hey all, I wanted to introduce myself, matt, and my new car, just off the boat and compliancing now.
i bought it when i was in japan earlier this year and sent it home ahead of myself.
really looking forward to registration and finally getting into a sprinter.
car spec; AE86 Trueno Sprinter GT-Apex Model.
heres a photo of the car at compliance.. its very dirty as it literally just got delivered..
really happy with the car so far, no rust whatsoever, straight panels, motor is fresh and a nice suspension setup.
bolt on bits and pieces already in there include
cusco strut braces front and rear.
FRONT: JIC coilovers (5ways)
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REAR: TRD short stroke (damper adjust) (green)
DIFF: LSD, unknown...?
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recaro drivers bucket
sabelt harnesses
leather wheel
alloy shifter
Mini Disk stereo! supa japanese!
trd leads
hks (death mushroom) filter
cat back exhaust (over diff)
and i thought id leave the wheels and tyres till last because thats been a bit of a project might be interesting/worth mentioning..
i bought a set of Volk Racing "2 piece" Wheels of very poor asthetic quality but straight. (matt black spray paint, chipped with runs)
Turned out they were actually 3 piece when the tyres came off.
matching wheels of different size front to rear,
front: 6.5 * 15 off +20
rear: 7 * 15 off +14
here is the original condition.
ive had them sandblasted and powder coated and the lips polished all at a fantastic business who did the right thing by me everystep as well as being extremely price competitive. I'm unashamedly giving them a plug as I'm really happy with the work they did, and for those of you in brisbane looking for wheel reconditioning i recommend them thoroughly!
Powder Coating Professionals
Enoggera, QLD
(07) 3855 3700
here is what they made of them.
they look amazing and change from a gloss black in the shade to a dark charcoal with faint silver fleck in the sun.. they custom mixed the colour for me.
the rubber is the same all round, Bridgestone Adrenaline 195 50 15.
looking forward to seeing how it goes compared to the G3's which i have driven.
so about me. been keen on cars since i can rememeber, love things that go,
Have a CAMS licence, (BSCC member), love the mount cotton hill climb!
other things that slide include my go kart and RC drift car
sorry to all the drift advocates, but on road I'm into grip (;>_<)P
at QUT, finishing a business degree.
just returned from japan where i have been living for the last half year.
and thats me.
so thanks for reading and I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and sharing the passion..
matt.
