So, when I set the time aside this weekend to write my next entry, I was fully anticipating having got the GTO back from having the work done on it, posting images from taking her for a hoon through the countryside to celebrate her return. Unfortunately due to a slight miscommunication she is not yet ready. Cue sad face emoji.
So instead I have been sat working out what my next few mods will be for the car, as I get stuck in to working on her properly for the first time. The next big purchases are easy, I live up in the hills and as a result have a wealth on winding, apex filled country roads which are national speed limit, so it would almost be insulting to the car to not start with a big brake kit and some suspension upgrades. Brakes will probably come first, and I'm in the process of saving up, but don't think they'll happen until July.
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| Big brake kit for a Mitsubishi |
So what happens in the mean time? When she's up and running again I don't exactly want to wait to July before I can start with improvements... Well, as mentioned at the end of my last post I have a 57i induction kit waiting to be installed. When I install this I will also trying to use up my stash of elbow grease to clean up the engine bay. For some reason I don't quite trust 25 year old electrics with the power spray, so it may be a long and tedious job doing it by hand, but it's gotta be done!
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| K&N Logo |
Along with the induction kit, I also have ready and waiting a set of JDM speed tow hooks and a Summit Racing windscreen repair kit. Although my insurance covers me for windscreen replacement, I would have to pay a rather large excess, and as the chip in mine is only small thought a gamble on repairing myself first was well worth it!
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| My JDM Speed Tow Hooks, hope the red against black looks mint! |
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| If I fluff this one up can always cover with a sun strip I suppose! |
The first thing I want to try when I get her back is Sleepy Eye. In theory it should be the easiest, most straightforward mod I do on the car. Aaaaaaaand I shouldn't have said that because I've just jinxed myself. The picture below demonstrates sleepy/lazy eye, but when I do it I'm going to consider removing the side light cover from below the main headlights as it looks cleaner without that there.
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| 'Sleepy Eye' or 'Lazy Eye' on a Mitsubishi GTO (3000gt) |
Whilst we're in the head light area, driving the car in the dark and rain before she was taken off the road was a little scary. I want to do a bit of a DIY headlight restoration as I went to turn my full beams on, thinking my normal dipped headlights weren't enough.... only to find I already had the full beams on. This won't be as important for visibility through summer, but if I'm drawing attention to the headlights doing Sleepy Eye, they gotta look good!
I also want to try and polish some life back into the paint, I would love a full respray eventually, however priority with budget will be on performance first. With that in mind I'm hoping a good seeing to with a rotary polishing tool/mop will do the trick! (at least in the short term) and in my head I'll be silently hopeful that I wont burn the paint having never used one before or the respray may be moved up in the schedule.....
If these mods don't keep me busy until I can afford bigger and better mods, there is always weight reduction. I don't really want to do this until the new clutch is broken in, so I can do before and after 0-60 runs. She is a rather large girl, and does need to go on a diet rather badly, but we shall see how the other mods progress before we get started with this.
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| GTO having been on a diet |
I'm hoping the next time I post it will be with the GTO back in her home in the garage. Keeping my fingers crossed for the next few days!
I'm currently running a poll on Garage Amino. 'Which reinvention of 90's JDM muscle looks best?' At the link below:
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| Top left: Mitsubishi GTO (3000gt) Top Right: Toyota FT-1 (but will evolve to next Supra) Bottom left: Mazda rx9 (possibly first true replacement to rx7?) Bottom Right: Nissan GTR - for the fanboys, I once read it would have carried the skyline name were it not for a legal hiccup between the Nissan and Infinti brands. |
Head on over to the app to cast your vote! I have already had a couple of messages denying the FT-1 becoming the next Supra, for doubters check this link http://www.teamimports.com/2016/03/finally-officia-new-toyota-supra.html regardless, the Supra is currently smashing the vote! Lets face it, none of these cars will have many parts left over from being used on their predecessors, so lets just enjoy the next breed of Japanese muscle!
If you enjoyed this post, check out my previous entry E85 Society - April Meet. Caution, the entry contains much car porn.
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