Old School FTO in OZ

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:32 pm

Ha, yes, perhaps a little harsh but he's on and off the throttle too much - too tentative. An engine like that loves to rev and you need to keep 'up it' - crucial in a bitumen motorkhana - wheelspin is king and the car is sooo much easier to drive - far more fluid! (but yes, nit-picking perhaps

) He has definitely got good taste though....
Bogan's motorkhana in the Lancer is good for the eyes and ears too

Cheers, S

ftotogo73 · Post by **ftotogo73** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:49 am

Actually the reason that prompted the rebuild of the FTO was running in a motorkhana in 2003
Certainly not knowing a history on the motor i should of taken it easy but shit happens

Not having a rev limiter fitted caused engine damage after my 3rd run

Nothing to serious luckily
thats why it now runs a MSD and limiter
It's certainly an engine worth protecting

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:01 pm

Absolutely!
Well , if you lunch it, at least you can find bottom-ends easily enough - heads are a slightly different story though

Nath76LA · Post by **Nath76LA** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:11 pm

Smithy wrote:New flares are available here-about $300 delivered http://www.sportsclassic.com.au/misc_parts.htm

How much did Carlos quote you without delivery on these?

Post by **A112H** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:17 pm

I have enquired about these
http://pegasusmanufacturing.com.au/inde ... Path=15_22
$159 a set and $20 for delivery to Adelaide. I will order some next pay

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:06 pm

Carlos quoted $250+$50 delivery to perth. I thought it was a bit expensive but they are a correct copy of the factory items.

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:06 pm

Certainly not wanting to jack this thread but the flares that Carlos had - I'm pretty sure they're the Lancer 'works' flares aren't they? I didn't think he had the GTO/FTO ones?? (they are quite diferent)
Cheers, S

Rallyant · Post by **Rallyant** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:58 am

ftotogo73 wrote:Thanks Dave.
When it was imported into Perth in the mid nineties it had the 4g32 dohc fitted.
I'm the cars 4th owner in OZ and the other guys had no idea how rare it was.
It does have a stroker crank out of a nimbus fitted.
Darren

Oh HELL yeah, thats sweeeeeet!
So you even managed to get it at a good price im guessing, if they didnt know what it was. How did you find it?

Tj. · Post by **Tj.** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:06 pm

Carlos's guard flares are definitely for lancers. I don't know how close they are to the works flares or if they'll fit anything else but they're definitely for lancers.

Btw your car is gorgeous!!

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:37 pm

I saw this car yesterday and it is simply gorgeous. The pics dont do it justice. Make sure you post some pics with the superlites on it

Post by **ddt** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:39 am

did ftotogo73 buy ur superlites, Smithy?

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:23 am

No just trying them on to see what they look like.Nice car and nice guy.He has lots of rally experience.

ftotogo73 · Post by **ftotogo73** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:57 pm

Rallyant wrote: Oh HELL yeah, thats sweeeeeet!
So you even managed to get it at a good price im guessing, if they didnt know what it was. How did you find it?

A mate bought it as a runabout then 2 months later needed some money for a turbo for another project

Smithy wrote:I saw this car yesterday and it is simply gorgeous. The pics dont do it justice. Make sure you post some pics with the superlites on it

What do you reckon guys 13x7 on front & rear

13x6 on front 13x7 on rear

Or hang out for something like these !!

webby · Post by **webby** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:01 am

I really, really like those last ones

Starsharks? If you go Superlites go 7's all 'round, looks nuts

SUPER hot car mate, I love it

Post by **A112H** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:23 am

I like the last two much more, I am not a big fan of 13's but if you gotta have 13's you need lots of dishy dish. Something like 13x6 +10 on the front and 13x8 +-0 on the back

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:22 pm

They all look good

77galantv6 · Post by **77galantv6** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:06 pm

last ones, hands down....

Post by **75wagon** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:30 pm

I like these...

Maybe a different colour in the centre though? Metallic charcoal grey?
( IMO Black is too dark and silver is to light for your body colour, for this style of wheel anyway).
The bottom pick look good also, but the picture of them is very flattering, I've seen other pics with cars with those wheels

I'm not a big fan of them

Dave...

ozyvr4 · Post by **ozyvr4** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:00 am

That is unreal I love look of that engine. I have never seen the dohc before today. I knew they existed.

A57C · Post by **A57C** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:52 pm

your car has a twin back in japan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_302EXcp0

@6:22

Xraider · Post by **Xraider** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:55 pm

^^ Nice video mate such a nice range of good old stuff!

Yiannis · Post by **Yiannis** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:24 am

Hi all :-)
I'm local in Perth & wanted to find out some info/assistance re: engineering approvals for these type of cars. The owner of this beaut FTO may be able to help me out... How would I go about contacting Darren ?? Cheers

(I've got something in the 'pipeline'- as they say... hehe

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