FTO AUSTRALIA

Hey guys just thought id introduce myself.
Im Jamie, 27 year old chick from Launnie Tas. I used to have an FTO that i had resprayed in Morpheus purple WHICH I LOVED but sold it to buy a family car. I have now just brought another FTO. I think most of you will be familiar with it, i flew to Newcastle to buy it. Its the orange one that was in HOT4s... NEM02L.
However due to living in Tassie its obviously a lot harder to just go check out a car before buying, so after speaking with the people i brought it off and them taking it to a mechanic to have the once over i decided to go and buy it. The problem is though the mechanic they took it too must not be that great at his job as theres a lot more wrong with it than he said..
The good thing though... my bf is a mechanic, and although he didnt come with me to pick it up, atleast i know he can fix whats wrong with it.
It unfortunately isnt in as good condition as when it was in HOT4s, with clear coat coming off in a couple of areas, and a few of the mechanical issues and general wear and tear. I dont mind too much though, as i currently also own a Nisaan Stagea which is heavily modified so i brought the FTO as a daily. But i am going to get NEM02L back to its former glory however due to to changing states the new name ( number plates ) will be PRNC5S.
Is there many other people on here from Tas?
So i will be on the hunt for a few car parts for PRNC5S over the next few weeks, and will put pics up at some stage

Welcome!
I remember nemo!
Those stageas are sick! Haha

Welcome..

I go to Sorell from time to time .. But yeah live in NSW.

I remember Nemo.. What are the problems with it? I also thought it had a carbon bonnet?

Nemo fknlol
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And score - those look like ganador side mirrors!

you sure do like bright colours
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Thanks guys
Im not sure if it had a carbon bonnet, but it will have another soon enough
Yep do love the bright colours love to stand out
As you can see Tas doesnt have a lot of good cars for sale hence going to newcastle for this and SA for the stagea lol
bf needs to take it to work this week and put it on the hoist but just from having a quick look its got some oil leaks, ones on the side between the head and block, hoping its not head gasket
a lot of it is just things that arent too bad and can be easily fixed..
The suspension is pretty well stuffed, cant really afford new ones atm as am bout to put new ones in the stag, was hoping to put some standard ones in with lowered springs but they seem to be a bit pricy too so not sure if i should just get second hand decent standard ones or wait and get more coil overs...
driving it back to the boat and the drivers side mirror glass fell out, luckily didnt break, the cluster isnt working.. which was a little bit sucky driving it back from newcastle trying to figure out when to put petrol in haha.
when i turn just before full lock theres a knocking.. thinking it may just be that the wheels are huge or something to do with suspension??
my horn wont work wahhhhh..
and some of the dash sint sitting right and when i open the bonnet half of it falls out :S
these sorta things will be an ok easy fix hopefully but some of it needs doing before i can pit pass it and re register it in Tas...
Just sucks coz the guy said it was in pretty mint condition before i went up to buy it..
BUTTTTTTTTTT it will be mint again soon enough
Does anyone have anywhere they suggest to get parts from?
Thanks so much for the welcome guys xxx

Wow. Far from mint condition by the sounds. Did u get it for a decent price at least ??

Should definitely throw some more pics up, the wheels and mirrors look very nice

The mirrors and wheels def are sexy minus the slight gutter rash on 2 but its all fixable.
Got it at a decent price thankfully, but still could have talked them down more if i had of realised the extent of it all... i will put pics up soon... once i realise how to do it properly haha and take some more shots

Thats the one... outside still looks pretty good cept a few clear coat coming off spots, i will post newer pics over the next few days, apparently at some point it had white wheels too hence the NEMO plates but i havnt found any pics or anything from then

Welcome to the club!

I can probably help with some parts as I have a shed full. Between those of us that have donor cars on tap, we should be able to sort it all out for you.

Naww thankyou, u guys on here are so lovely thankyou

Main thing im wanting like asap is suspension and a cluster...
Will have a nice big list of more stuff soon enough

I HAVE A CLUSTER!

Really Would u be able to send me some pics and info like ks etc and price? PM me n i can give u my number if thats easier?

http://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28123
That's my for sale thread and also have el glow dials if you're interested
PM me

EEEKKK cant seem to pm u, can u pm me n ill reply

Welcome to the club!

You got yourself a very special FTO there... Looks very special indeed! Fingers crossed you can return it to its former glory

Your Stagea looks mint as well

awesome FTO!
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