She's baaack!

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Sideways
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She's baaack!

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After 8 years, I've bought back my old GTO :o :D
She's unfortunately a little worse-for-wear in the body and there's engine 'issues' - but nothing that can't be fixed easily enough with a bit of elbow grease. Probably do one or two Historic rallies later this year as her 'swansong' and she'll be stripped down to bare shell and rebuilt purely as a road car. (could be tempted to do the odd bitumen event though 8-) ;) )
Cheers, S
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LOL .. where was Kodos? theres one he missed...
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Hey, I have enough already :mrgreen:

Well done matey, Good to see another GTO getting the love they deserve.
Needs GA or GB galant front cut to resurrect a GTO. Please help if you can :mrgreen:
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Thanks Kodos, was a real pity to let that blue one go recently, but unfortunately finances were urgently needed elsewhere. Am pretty happy to have this one back though, as there is a fair bit of personal history there. :)
Cheers, S
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Nice car mate lovin it 8-)
Previous owner of a GC Coupe, a few GSRS and random Sigmas.
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well done buddy as it is always really hard to get something like that
back and doesnt matter damaged she is fix it,its worth it
arrrr aint love grand
cheers stealth 8-)
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Yeah, really looking forward to tidying her up. The fellow who I bought her back from (top bloke too btw) has another really nice one, in fully original trim including the JDM front wing mirrors :mrgreen: And before anyone asks (Kodos :P ) - it's definitely NOT for sale :(
Oh, he's a bit of a 4G32 fiend too - he's got one producing 90 KW at the wheels which I thought was pretty good for a single cam 32' (yes, saw the dyno sheet).
Here's the head off my original non-balance-shaft 4G52that came back with the car (48mm inlet ports :D )
Cheers, S
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Sideways wrote: Oh, he's a bit of a 4G32 fiend too - he's got one producing 90 KW at the wheels
:shock: :D
Give him our addy ! :mrgreen:
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yeah T is always looking for saturn freaks to back him and kodos up :D
ha haaa haaaaaa hhaaaaaaaaaa
rolling around laughing stealth 8-)
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He had the inlet and webers off it when I saw it on his engine stand and the ports were the biggest I've ever seen on a 32' (should've taken a pic :( ) he reckons the motor owes him a small fortune.
Yeah, they're kind of fun, particularly good in LA's but when the bodyshells start getting heavier they struggle - I ran them years ago in the GA, my Nav and I had plenty of time for a chat while waiting for the little 32' to pull us up hills on a stage :roll: You just can't beat cubes, boys :P
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stealth wrote:yeah T is always looking for saturn freaks to back him and kodos up :D
ha haaa haaaaaa hhaaaaaaaaaa
rolling around laughing stealth 8-)

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Well done mate, Last time we spoke you were sure you werent gonna get it back, but you werent gonna give up either. well it was worth it.
Congrats
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Sideways
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Thanks.
Pretty happy to get her back but she'll need a bit of work. :( Not in a hurry though, as I'm a fussy bugger. I'd rather take my time and be happy with the end result.
Hope everything's working out for you up north?

Cheers, S
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