I think i found my new toy!

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:17 pm

http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/61648840

Turbo FTO
not to sure if the link will work

brent

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:22 pm

Comments... i dont like the boot lit... looks outta place w/ altezza lights.

but i do like the carbon fibre bonnet.. looks SxC... ginving me ideas for my fto

Tim

JagerMarty · Post by **JagerMarty** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:23 pm

I might be mistaken but carbon fibre panels aren't roadworthy yeah?
Other than that looks like a sweet ride, just wish it was manual.

Post by **smorison** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:42 pm

only other problem is seeing as its a turbo it will never get complied in australia anymore

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:58 pm

JagerMarty wrote:I might be mistaken but carbon fibre panels aren't roadworthy yeah?
Other than that looks like a sweet ride, just wish it was manual.

I think carbon fibre panels are alright. Maybe it's a rule that varies from state to state. But I've never found any thing in the rules for the RTA (in NSW) that mentions carbon fibre is illegal.

Some cars are produced with carbon fibre bits like the M3 CSL straight from factory.

Yeah that FTO looks like it has the Project F west carbon fibre boot lid. Incidentally, they have other bits and pieces in carbon fibre.

Post by **smorison** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:04 pm

there is something about crumple zones or soemthing that can defect them... We are currently looking at making Evo style bonets for the FTO (with engineer's cert), would anyone be interested?

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:49 am

depends how dodgy the compliance place is!!!

brent

Post by **smorison** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:45 am

yeah i think these days with the new laws you'd be hard pressed to get it done. and it has to go over the RTA pits...

"yes sir i always keep my hair dryer in the engine bay"

ummmmm...

Bluntman · Post by **Bluntman** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:24 am

Ive got my hand up for a carbon fibre bonnet (plenty of vents i hope)

If u need a bonnet for a mold let me know i might be able to lend mine to you for a while.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:39 am

Yes Sir, it was an option in the accessory catalouge

brent

Post by **smorison** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:52 am

yeah brent

sure brent...

hey bludger you coming on sunday????

i'll give you a wakeup call about ohhhh 7am

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:06 pm

I had to change my bonnet (i had the fibreglass bonnet) and get a custom new one. It comes in black and looks awesome, especially with the gt wing

. but my car colour is silver. ill show you if someone can host the pic.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 6:25 pm

ummm, yeah good luck bringing that car in its current trim from japan... you'd be spending prob half the price of the purchase of the car to rip them out and replace them with OEM parts first before you can get it rego'd for the road, LOL...

the turbo job looks pretty neat though (too bad it's tiptronic). but i'd be curious to knwo what sort of mumbo it can produce under the hood, hehehe...

akuma · Post by **akuma** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 2:14 am

yeh evo bonnet, i have interest in it yep

Biot · Post by **Biot** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:41 am

depends which style evo bonnet.

"EVO" is very generic these dayz

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:39 pm

i think everyone is referring to the Evo-5 copy job...

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:47 pm

Is EVO 5 the same as EVO 6?

What about the Supra TRD bonnet style?

Personally, I like something subtle like the bonnet from the Aston Martin Vantage.

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rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:58 pm

D-TRAIN wrote:Personally, I like something subtle like the bonnet from the Aston Martin Vantage. )

That's the one from the last Bond movie right? Not that I'm picky, but isn't that called the Aston Martin Vanquish?

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:06 pm

Yeah there are 2 models, Vantage (V8 ) and Vanquish (V12). Vantage is the newer model but both have the same style bonnet. Good pick up

The Vanquish was in the Bond movie.

I love these cars. Pimpin ain't easy!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:41 am

i wonder what the Poms will think at the Aston Martin HQ when they see us comparing our Jap toy with their flagship models, hahaha...

but geez, never realised how striking the similarities are esp at the front... guess we should be flattered that they copied our front-end eh? hehehe...