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Vectose' Red 97 GPvR

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Bought on 31 March 2011 from a dealership a few streets away from me. Dealer didn't know what he had and kept calling it a Mitsubishi GP. Traded in my GPX which I had bought only a few months prior + some cash on top.

What it looked like when I got it.

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List of mods so far

UAS Intake kit + 9" K&N pod filter with CAI from the front bar
RPW Extractors, cleaned up all the welds and painted with VHT Flameproof cast iron. (Now a bronze colour)
2.5" mandrel bent exhaust with two hot dogs and two hooker mufflers. (Custom made by me, still need to modify and weld the tips on)
BBS RG-R 17X8 +32 wheels
Federal 595 RS-R 235/40/17
Magnecor 8.5mm leads
BC BR Gold coilovers
HardRace rear camber and toe arms
Alloy rear control arms
SuperPro poly bushes all round
Rebuilt calipers
HEL braided brake lines
RDA slotted and dimpled rotors
EBC Red Stuff pads
Short Shifter
dstocks full kit
Two Alpine Type R 8" subs in a custom box that fits behind the strut brace
Alpine Type R 6.5 components
Alpine Type R 6x9 rears
Two Alpine MRX-F65 amps powering subs and speakers
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in dash connected to a pioneer head unit sitting behind it
IR Repeater in air con vent to control head unit with remote
Optima D34 Yellow top battery
Retro fitted folding mirrors
One touch passenger window
Auto window roll up + window operation with key
Electronic boot release
Factory option light up kick plates
Factory option cup holder arm rest
Carbon wrapped stereo surround
Stainless steel slam panel with light up EL panel
Stainless steel dial surround
Stainless steel foot rest and aluminium pedals
Moddiction Anvil 2 stainless steel shift knob (weighs about 500g)
Modified Nissan flip key and custom circuit board to fit my alarm fob
RGB LED Strips in foot well, map lights and boot
Red LED dash lights
Angel eyes on fogs and indicators
55W 6000k Fog Lights
Headliner and sun visors dyed black
Bonnet gas struts
Tinted side indicators


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Car is looking really good, congratulations on it.

Does that remote incorporate the FTO key in it?
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Cheers mate.

Yup, I got the correct blade for the FTO and had it cut.
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That's awesome, yay for you finally making a thread!! haha
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Holy sh*t we kept saying make a build thread and u kept saying yeah one day but I didnt think u would actually do it :lol: great work mate looks great altho I notice u missed stuff like when u swapped over the heads to fix your tappets :p
gotta get there one day :)
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:lol: I never swapped over the heads. Swapped over the hydraulic tappets.
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Bout time you put in a build thread... :lol:

Looks good mate...
I just had to add it ......
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Vectose wrote::lol: I never swapped over the heads. Swapped over the hydraulic tappets.
either way u forgot sh*t right hahahaha still good work mate
gotta get there one day :)
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:cheers: love this car!


owners alright too i spose
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So many pretty lights :afro:
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What's a version R? Never heard of it. Is that like a VR commodore?
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F**k your paint really is immaculate. Well, the entire car. :lol:
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Lol at dat roof rust doe
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Awesome transformation. You've done pretty much all the things that I'll be doing to mine. Can't wait to see the results from suspension upgrades. How does it handle hairpins and roundabouts now?
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Nath wrote:Awesome transformation. You've done pretty much all the things that I'll be doing to mine. Can't wait to see the results from suspension upgrades. How does it handle hairpins and roundabouts now?
Come and see for yourself lol.

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Can it?
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Well done Vectose...

I really like your car, you have done so much work to it, you must be so proud, I wish my car was as good as yours.

BTW...Those tinted side blinkers look really good on your FTO :lol:
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:lol: Cheers guys.

Got my wheels back from the machinist yesterday.
$130 to repair the gutter rash on all 4.

Wrapped them in Federal 595 RS-R's 235/40/17

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Looks good!
Can you tell they've been repaired?
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