FTO AUSTRALIA

Yeah. I'm just a SLUT for projector headlights

I hope soon to be able to offer a lot in return, i tend to rip apart my car the day i get it so i'm sure i'll soon (hopefully) be telling the old timers exactly what thread the rear handbrake nut (etc etc) uses

Well, when you do it, write it up and ill publish it as a guide on Complete FTO

Hold the press, ive found altezzas.........

Before you buy Liquidity, check this one out:

Black Manual 1999 GPVR, 65k, grade 4 plus altezzas

https://bzl.cis6200.jp/e/p5_search_deta ... o=DESC&p=1

May need the login to see this one:

https://bzl.cis6200.jp/e/ use password of J79672

if theres one thing i'm good at, its faq's/tute's.
http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/forums ... wuser=9081

If you need to log in to see it sorry, i'm not sure what the go is on that forum.

Check out the edit on my last post Liquidity......

i cant open those links (Gf's home computer, needs work done on it hehe) but if its this one (sounds like it) your right on the money
https://www.japanusedcar.net/auction/de ... 5C60210139

That be the one!!!!

oh, and i dont like the altezza's, so if they come over i'll probably put em up for sale.

why, are they rare for the fto?

Only a couple of hundred Project F's ever made. Youll get in the order of $1500 for them!

Oh and thats a GPvR in case you didnt know - can see it on the rear spoiler. In other words, LSD, front strut brace, no climate control (manual aircon) etc.

i'm *sure* i can swap the altezza's for climate control.
hell, cc's are easy as to pick up when doing the ce swap, i'm sure it can be done for fto's as well.

The wiring loom is what may stuff you up. Unlike most cars, the FTO does not come with a complete loom. Im not sure whether the climate control fits into this category (the wiring may be present in the GPvR), but I know things such as the rear wiper and the external aerial require extra wiring that is not automatically present. I know this, because I have been through this pain (had to splice in 2 wires into the main loom to get an external aerial working! And the climate control used a few more than 2 wires. Climate control may not matter to you, but if it does.....

i'm a bit of a (unqualified) sparky for car stuff. Electronics doesnt faze me (was a computer/telephony network technician for quite a while). Hell, i had to splice more wires putting in my headunit

Running new power/grounds (fused etc), through-firewall gear, using probes/multi's/oscilliscopes to find pin-outs i want etc, no drama to me. Hell, i'm sure i could rig the f**king thing up to work in my bedroom if needs be.

Interesting that the gpv-r doesnt come with climate control. Is that a weight reduction measure or? I was under the impression the gpv-r had "all the goodies" that other models didnt neccesarily, like strut bar, lsd, etc.

Nup, Think of the GPX as the luxury model and the GPvR as the Sports model. Differences at a glance (1997 - 2000 model):

GPvR:
Got:
- Sports Suspension
- Front + Rear Strut Brace
- LSD
- Manual Aircon
Optional:
- Fog Lights Optional
- Remote Central Locking Optional
Missing:
- Remote Folding Mirrors
- Climate Control
- Adjustable Speed Intermittent Wipers

GPX:
Got
- Climate Control
- Fog Lights
- Remote Central Locking
- Adjustable Speed Intermittent Wipers
- Remote Folding Mirrors
Optional:
- LSD
Missing:
- Front and Rear Strut Brace
- Sports Suspension

This is based on the document below. Cant say whether its 100% correct, but havent had any indication it isnt???. And yes differences are to do with weight reduction.

http://www.redmorris.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... /index.htm

when i say "the extras"... i mean the performance side

Remote central locking etc isnt a big deal, an alarm was going on anyway.
foldable mirrors...hahaha. Come visit adelaide, you dont need them.
adjustable speed wipers. again, no biggy, and it wouldnt be hard to wire rig up a variable dash resistor if i REALLY missed it.

main selling points are LSD, discharge headlights, s2 bumper. Those three items alone i would have been "grafting" onto a gpx, and the price difference would have been very similair to just getting the gpv-r outright.

Hmm. Not sure if this in fact has the hid's (its an option, it seems) but eh.
will be finding out soon

PM sent Liquidity.

Let me know how it's going

That grading sheet has to be outta wak for that altezza fto - grade 4c and it is marked all over??

sometimes u gotta think they up the grade some places just to sell them

well it is four CEE.
Its being inspected independently today.

hmm...seems you were right on the money messy

excerpt from email i just recieved

Bad luck Adam, car was NO good.
Not looked after with poor body/paint and very rough interior. Oil
seems to be mixed or have H2O content so could be issues with head
gasket.

well nuts. ah well, now i can save up some more (go interest rates )

Be patient, the right one will turn up sooner or later.......

couple of interesting ones on here:

http://www.j-spec.com.au/auction/listin ... earch=DE3A

i dont want much
just black, manual, s2 bumper, gpvr or gpx with lsd.

ahahah. Might be waiting a while. No problem.