FTO AUSTRALIA

mr-charisma wrote:I'm sure you've no doubt come across this, but thought I'd post anyways..
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... ster&mid=0

best thread EVER on this stuff..

you might be best off trying to find a damaged (Full) Evo for this .. never know what extra parts you might need .. & you can always sell the rest of the parts / panels / interior .. I'm sure you'd have no drama's finding buyers..

Damnnn...That guy has put a lot of effort into that job. Just amazing

mr-charisma wrote:I'm sure you've no doubt come across this, but thought I'd post anyways..
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... ster&mid=0

best thread EVER on this stuff..

you might be best off trying to find a damaged (Full) Evo for this .. never know what extra parts you might need .. & you can always sell the rest of the parts / panels / interior .. I'm sure you'd have no drama's finding buyers..

Sick!

knowhopetattoo wrote:

mr-charisma wrote:I'm sure you've no doubt come across this, but thought I'd post anyways..
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... ster&mid=0

best thread EVER on this stuff..

you might be best off trying to find a damaged (Full) Evo for this .. never know what extra parts you might need .. & you can always sell the rest of the parts / panels / interior .. I'm sure you'd have no drama's finding buyers..

Sick!

aye ..

I can't believe the amount of work that these guys have put into this car.. they have literally re-built the FTO from the ground up..

when asked how much it would cost someone to get them to do it ..

desertcolt07 wrote: just had a look back through the photos and it looks waaaay complicated. how much would this build cost if someone payed you to do it? only the 4wd though.

wraith888 wrote: Its not the kind of job you would do in your shead...lol
Iv been asked this a few times now....
Your looking at around 500 hours, give or take a week.
So your looking at £15000-£20000....

soo... I don't know if that's 500 man hours ,or just 500 hours all up.. but, Simon.. if you need some help with it, let me know I don't mind coming down on weekends

Yeah Simon, I'd be up to come down and give you a hand as well....in a non *~delightful!~* context of course

Yeah yell out if ya need a hand. If you find at some point your stuck just organise a DIY day. Im sure a few of us would be happy to help

Wow thanks guys much appreciated, and ill probably take you all up on the offer

As for the 500hrs, remember he has made it a convertable and also looks like he is fabricating new bonnet etc. The chopping of the roof would have been a massive task. On a FTO (and a lot of cars and houses for that matter) the strength is in the roof so by cutting that you have to strengthen the structual integraty of the car in other ways. I wouldnt even contemplate doing that to a FTO.

Dont get me wrong I dont think this will be as easy as the turbo project but still totally do able

Yeah Simon, I'd be up to come down and give you a hand as well....in a non *~delightful!~* context of course

ROFL, sh*t man glad you cleared that up lol

is this done yet?





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hurry up aye..

yea simon, wats taking so long ???

I have found 3 evo 4 (chassis engine g/box etc etc) for sale and are now currently in negotions...... ill have it done by tuesday lol

I8A4RE wrote:I have found 3 evo 4 (chassis engine g/box etc etc) for sale and are now currently in negotions...... ill have it done by tuesday lol

hehe, fair enough

now off to rip on Yang on his fully sik AWD FTO project thread..

Ok guys found a chassis and everything else i need bar the engine and gearbox for $2.5k what you reckon. The guy reckons the rear diff is lsd with AYC and is worth $1500 alone......Come on evo guru's tell me what you think

do it

I'd say do it But hard to say what they're really worth. Didnt ftosam get an evo4 rolling shell?? Might wanna check with him what's a fair price to pay

I8A4RE wrote:Ok guys found a chassis and everything else i need bar the engine and gearbox for $2.5k what you reckon. The guy reckons the rear diff is lsd with AYC and is worth $1500 alone......Come on evo guru's tell me what you think

what evo is it out of? & is it local? or do you have to get it shipped?

Honestly, I can tell you nothing about whether it's a good deal or not..
.. but .. you should be able to haggle

I think it might be worth it.. a lot cheaper than buying a whole car..

You can always sell all your left over FTO running gear / gearbox / engine / etc etc to make back the majority of the cost..

might be worthwhile jumping onto the EVO forums & asking those guys about it ..

yeah ill have to get it shipped nsw i think. its a ev0 4

ev0 4.....nice


Any yes, he his right as the evo 4 did come with active yaw control system which isnt just the rear diff but both front and rear diffs....not sure how much it would be worth but if the chassis looks clean then see if you can talk him down a little.....this would be an awesome project...

I can't remember exactly how much Yang had to pay to get his rolling shell shipped .. but i think it was over 1K .. it should be in his rolling shell thread, but i CBF searching

$1000 Shipping?
Hire a car trailer and go get the thing.......if you do it between sunday 6PM and tuesday the same time I'll even come with you and help with the driving.
We could leave sunday night....pick it um monday morning and be back for dinner monday night.
I'm also available to help when you get started on the job...I'm a skilled beer opener with lots of experience opening all different kinds of beer, both ozzy and imports ^^
Probably help you out with a bit of panel work also....if I haven't lost my touch.

knowhopetattoo wrote:$1000 Shipping?
Hire a car trailer and go get the thing.......if you do it between sunday 6PM and tuesday the same time I'll even come with you and help with the driving.
We could leave sunday night....pick it um monday morning and be back for dinner monday night.
I'm also available to help when you get started on the job...I'm a skilled beer opener with lots of experience opening all different kinds of beer, both ozzy and imports ^^
Probably help you out with a bit of panel work also....if I haven't lost my touch.

thanks chris i might actually take you up on that.

and yes i have seen your skill with beers and i must say it is quite impressive