Andrew357

A month! at least it isn't.going to be scum black.

Why so longs?

Not quite today, but roof + bike racks are back on. I've gotta stop being so lazy.

Damm that blower looks sexy , was that wheel on ebay?

Yep, Steven linked one on the Ebay Finds forum. It should be a direct bolt on for any 4-spoke Aurion setup.

Nice, we'll get to see how much potential there is with the cams now! Maybe you'll match me without upping the boost

LOL!

Knowing the G5CFH, with the cams AND the ECU with a tune I won't hit your 172kW.

Yep, bought as is for approximately $450AU posted.

Real carbon fibre and thanks for the birthday wishes :)

Car gets WAXED every 3 months, CAR is washed by hand WITH LOVE AND CARE by me. Dried with a terry cloth and finished with a Polishing cloth for the shine

Only once every 3 months??? :P

Any interior shots at all?

Trent: Power runs are cheap as chips!

Small update:

- Intake cams are cleaned and ready to be installed, likely to be put in before the end of January. We're still unsure whether the ECU will handle the supercharger AND the cams or not.

- Have priced up a new ECU, looking at getting an Adaptronic e420d which is suitable for the engine. Will be interesting how much power I can get from the cams, exhaust and supercharger from a proper tune.

- Bought a carbon wheel suitable for an Aurion and after some testing it's not quite a straight swap. I have the airbag cover and the wheel (obviously) but will need to get my hands on an airbag and the garnishes and she's ready to be put on.

Thanks for that link mate. I was mucking around with the horn beep programming this morning and said to my partner, I bet this is how you reprogram the keys and keypad. Local dealer wanted $25. As for mods. I was going to mod it in the beginning (had always modded my falcons), but I felt a bit stupid, being that I am a ford man and usually laughed at camry mods lol. I may still put a K&N filter in it and I want to put blue globes in (can't figure out how to get to lights), but as it is my finace's car now and she usually has kids, it won't be modded with exhausts etc. My fairmont will get that treatment.

- If you can get your hands on a set of springs from an Altise/Azura/Ateva that will reduce the 'harshness' of the ride a little.

- Lights are very easy to access

Good choice in terms of modding. Nothing really available off the shelf so it's damned expensive

1) - I think this is what you're after?

3) I used to fill with 91 all the time (God help me) and had no running issues at all. Economy used to be around the 500km city mark but slowly deteriorated to about 15L/100km. Putting in 95/98 octane gave me marginal gains.

I found with mine:

1) Fitting a modified exhaust system (custom headers, 2.25" catback, Lukey muffler) put the mileage back to around the 12.7-13.2L/100km mark

2) Replacing the fuel filter + on-vehicle injector clean (Lube Mobile) gave me about 40-80km a tank.

4) I never had issues with the suspension, I found the ride to be spot on however I have a soft spot for a stiffer ride. I never found it too be loud though. Reading reviews on the Sportivo they seem to say it is too stiff.

I might bring the bike and go for a leisurely spin along the beach boardwalk

Why thank you, Mr Juvenile :)

Typical reaction from someone who has bought into something without doing the proper research; and is unwilling to accept it.

Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware

Ouch on the idler mount! I'd bring it to an engineering shop and get them to fabricate one to specifications. It'd still be better than $1600!!!

And on the seats issue, I am out of the running. Steven, DJKOR, trentmeyer23, Ghost 5, The Viking and I (team effort) had a play around + inspected the seats and confirmed that the entire mount and rail assembly from the ACV36/MCV36 to ACV40/GSV40 models are very different. I can't even switch the rails and by the time you factor in the extra costs it's not worthwhile. :(

So HT has the 'rights' to the seats

Exterior is quite meh (new GS front looks better) but the interior looks amazing.

Side note: VF-X, not a big fan of Asian birds but if she was doing that in my bed I wouldn't say no.

Wow that is cheap for 19" and the level of tyre it is.

Will be there i think. Seat exchange, cam inspection and if this missed package is what i think it is... steering wheel.

Worst case scenario is replacing the handbrake assembly with the PBR Gen5+ handbrake setup.

Or I just buy them off him. Same same different.

in.

Andrew If parting out ends up being the go as apposed to selling complete .. you got first dibs on the seats mate. ;)

Cheers mate :)

I can organise a courier for all seats if you decide to part out :)

I would be interested in those seats!

Good luck with the conversion.

my speakers must be failing cause i think i heard laughter instead of panicked prayers and hysterical shrieks

You really should do it all at once. However, I have done work like this:

Day 1)

Wash

Clay

Day 2)

Wash

Polish/Correction

Sealant/Wax

If the panel hasn't got stonechips or down to the white; you can do correction but it's not worth it on a damaged one as they'll respray the entire thing anyway.

I have replied already to the same thread in

basically, unless u are tracking, dun waste money

Yep. Better off paying for some angled steel instead

Oh, like that was it? Did you take her home?

Serving staff was attentive, attractive and polite but not friendly or engaging.

Still would have taken her to The Stripclub though.

Soft :(

Sorry!

On the upside, dinner was tasty but the wines are incredibly expensive.