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My Imperial Blue VLCT

Started by patch · 11 Aug 2008 · 349 replies

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patchArchived member
cruise control is now out of the car, now just trying to make wires a bit better and next will be taking out the air con to get rid of all those hoses but still waiting for timmy to get the cas put in for me also trying to suss out if i can keep the engine in the car to get the airbox and battery areas sprayed... but just need to get it going first
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5spdvlArchived member
Another cruise control set up bites the dust. Get yourself a new washer/overflow bottle!
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patchArchived member
well i never really used cruise control, but if anyone looks in the cabin, the buttons are there the washer bottle was brand new, may just clean it, if u look at the first pics of it, it was a brand spanker
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patchArchived member
hey guys got some updates for you first of all got rid of washer/overflow bottle and partially neatened up the wiring in the bay made my own washer bottle and overflow bottles too also changed my CAS and now it idles perfectly also may be buying a to4b turbo,forward facing plenum, dump piip and all piping to suit which will see a bit more power also, my car made the banner Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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obsesvArchived member
so the CAS was that idling problem!? hahaha. buy that set-up off nate, oh btw it made 230 HP not kw!.. it made 300hp @ 12 psi so it would definately get you some more power and get some pics up or your bay! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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patchArchived member
yeh im not getting nates setup, he's giving it to mish however im getting his rajab lookalike plenum with pipin to suit i went down to ray genner to sus out my bay, they said they should be able to get the airfilter area and battery box area smoothed and the two little humps in the drivers side guar where the overflow/washerbottle screws into smoothed too and also getting my rocker cover and nates plenum sprayed into imperial blue so it should all be looking the goods very soon for cfc6
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patchArchived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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obsesvArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by patch yeh im not getting nates setup, he's giving it to mish however im getting his rajab lookalike plenum with pipin to suit i went down to ray genner to sus out my bay, they said they should be able to get the airfilter area and battery box area smoothed and the two little humps in the drivers side guar where the overflow/washerbottle screws into smoothed too and also getting my rocker cover and nates plenum sprayed into imperial blue so it should all be looking the goods very soon for cfc6 waah, i thought mish just put his full set-up up for sale lol? do you mean nates selling it to him or giving it!? thats heaps good man, im just hoping my car will be on the road by cfc6 :|
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patchArchived member
nates selling him the setup hopefully pick up the plenum and piping tomoz night, but will probs be monday sometime still waiting for ray genner to get back with me on the price for it all too how is your car going man....? u got your license yet
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obsesvArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by patch nates selling him the setup hopefully pick up the plenum and piping tomoz night, but will probs be monday sometime still waiting for ray genner to get back with me on the price for it all too how is your car going man....? u got your license yet check my thread for progress on my car i just updated it a bit lol. you should have a go at your bay yourself man it wouldnt be that hard! and no licence yet still another couple of weeks til my test. its booked for the 18th Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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patchArchived member
hello all Well i spoke to Queen St Smash the other day on the phone about doing my bay and they seemed happy enough for me to pop round for a quote, so i will be heading down there on saturday for them to hopefully say yes and make it all pretty looky also picked up my plenum and cooler piping off nate on monday so that, aswell as my rocker cover should hopefully be painted imperial blue when the bay is getting done this is the plenum i got which has an XF tb on it too and this is how the bay is looking atm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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7FOUR7Archived member
can vouch for ray genner smash patch, they painted my car and done my bay and I have to say it was worth every cent, the only flaw I can pick is a run in the paint on the underside of the bonnet but it's hardly noticable
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patchArchived member
hey man, yeh i heard they were good, they called me back today with a quote but i will see what qsr have to say cause ray genner's quote seemed a bit pricey
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MorgzArchived member
my calais is the same as yours patch.. was weighing up whether to keep it or whether to change it.. it desnt look too bad tho! I recon convo's or calais internationals look good on this colour.
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patchArchived member
yeh i wanted to get internationals but there were none around at the time and i saw the cv8z on ebay and though hey y not put a bid in and i won so yeh lol would still like a set to see how they look, i wouldnt mind a set of vk calais' rims with a white wall on it though, saw a pic of them the other dya and looked gorgeous seeing QSR tomoz so fingers crossed it all goes well and they say they can do the bay for a reasonable price
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7FOUR7Archived member
what did ray genner quote you? I think my engine bay was around 1100 but I got the whole car done at the same time.
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patchArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 7FOUR7 what did ray genner quote you? I think my engine bay was around 1100 but I got the whole car done at the same time. they quoted 1500-1700 without including getting the rocker and intake done and only spray the two side bits spoke to QSR today nice guys down there, gonna take it to them on either mondya or tuesday...so it should be looking nice and purty very very soon
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7FOUR7Archived member
Ahk yeah, I guess mine was cheaper because I was doing the whole thing. What did qsr quote if u don't mind me asking? Also, get them to airbrush some of them sick ghost skulls on your rocker cover :P
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obsesvArchived member
haha them ghost skulls would be awesome, i agree, do it patch!
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patchArchived member
i dont get the ghost skulls bit... QSR said it would be 1800 to smooth and paint everything they could reach, polish up some of the metal things, paint fusebox lid,rocker,intake and radiator covers.... the guy seemed really nice and helpful and its getting organised with maatouks to get the work done as well so should be good
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