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colt45_gto · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:43 pm

the wheels are auto strada, modena's seems the skyline posse love these rims.....so do i lol

dnaxton · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:09 pm

Looking good Dave.

I like the wheels also :wink:

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:53 pm

cheers mate

its getting there...

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:27 pm

had issues with matching the paint so it changed to a nicer color.

time to start on the engine bay almost went with candy yellow but they had no candy yellow so... i got some true gold candy by alsa it looks good as a gold but if you go heavy with it like double the coats you end up with an orange/gold candy.

Daz85lux · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:19 pm

That look the boll***s mate!
I liked it in silver, but the grey is very nice.
Definitely tempted now. :wink:

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:32 pm

cheers mate, i found a few places that need re-doing so hopefully when i get over my cold i'll get stuck right in and make it perfect. btw i had the car out in daylight today and the engine looks crap lol so thats got to be redone lol

J.J. · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:41 pm

Cold. Me too. It's the pits. Bet kiddy seats fit in GTO's :lol:

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:44 pm

J.J. wrote:

Bet kiddy seats fit in GTO's :lol:

lol GTO's come ready made with rear kiddy seats

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:20 pm

been experimenting with the candy gold today, like a tit i left the camera at home but something gave me an idea. i ditched the gold/orange/sick colored cam cover and plenum and went black with gold lettering. my sample piece was my coolant cap. i gave it a spell on the buffing wheel to bring the chrome back to bright and dusted true gold candy on it and this is the result....

the candy comes out just like gold plate over highly polished parts. stay tuned, tomorrow i will have new engine bay pics of the new configuration.

Pete917 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:43 pm

nice work fella!

Daz85lux · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:40 pm

colt45_gto wrote:

cheers mate, i found a few places that need re-doing so hopefully when i get over my cold i'll get stuck right in and make it perfect. btw i had the car out in daylight today and the engine looks crap lol so thats got to be redone lol

Spoke to the guy on the trader and it's a non turbo

But i spotted a black one on pistonheads for a grand! :wink:

How much are ecu upgrades for the GTO?

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:40 pm

ecu upgrade? is the ecu shot?
s/h ecu will cost about £120, or have the original one done will cost around £180 by the ecu doctor.

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:25 pm

i have a plan for the engine bay color but that won't be done till next year, but here is the progress of the engine so far

Daz85lux · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:50 pm

colt45_gto wrote:

ecu upgrade? is the ecu shot?
s/h ecu will cost about £120, or have the original one done will cost around £180 by the ecu doctor.

It's ok as far as I know.
Just thought a bit more poke might be needed as they are a heavy old beast!
Engine looks much better with the black and gold.
Coming along nicely now mate.
What grey did you use for the respray?
Might be asking my bro to do the same to mine :mrgreen:

colt45_gto · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:26 pm

daz try to get a test drive in a gto mate, they may weigh almost 2 ton but they leave most things standing and they handle! i think the weight contributes to their stableness. they certainly are not a slow heavy old bus. they actually feel half the weight of a '44 to drive. and they deffo don't feel old either. you will be majorly surprised

the grey is acura sterling grey,

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