FTO AUSTRALIA

well as most of you know i had a bad bump with his beautiful v6 colt,

so he got another 1.6 colt and got to keep my old car... so as you have guessed, im putting everything from the smashed colt into the new one .. and this one will be a lot nicer and faster when we are finished with it ..
so here is the pics so far of my total strip down and build up !



















these are the pics from my phone























and the reason there hasnt been any updates or photos of parts









well time for an update !

got the v6 into the new body and also got the new brake discs on.
got all of the loom wired up and the hearter matrix in, got the carpet it too !

best part of the day is the fact that we got the engine ticking over lovit
but we hadnt hooked up the fuel lines so it didnt start . just wanted to hear it tick over


next week we will get the new petrol tank on and exhaust, hook up the fuel lines, finish the interior (dash, back seats, front seats) fit the coilovers get the wheels on and then we will be done !
then the paint job ...

heres the pics






my other wee jap car





my wee nephew following n our footsteps


agian .. following in our footsteps




spot the gavo !













engine in and ready to go





having a bit of fun with a can of spraypaint


pics from the other day








this is what we done today !

* grind rear tow eye off *done*
* underseal entire car * half done*
* mount rear bumper
* mount fuel tank
* grind and batter 2 stuck bolts out *took about 3 hours but done*
* mount rear camber arms and arm
* fit rear suspension * half done*
* fit driveshafts need 2 order diff ones due 2 changing to a diff box
* re atach fuel lines * done*
*double check all bolts
*change n/s/r caliper
*fit exhaust *half done*
*fit hid kit
*wire sub cables under carpet *done*
*fit seats *rear seats done*
*fit dash *done*
*get all 4's on the ground *half done*
* have a coffee and take loads of pics *had a hot chocolate but still ... done *

BIG THANKS TO LUCAS FOR HELPING FROM THE START
AND A BIG THANKS TO VOYTECH AND MATT FOR HELPING TODAY

here is a few pics from my phone

lucas adding underseal to the tank for protection


finish product


putting interior together







under sealed the rear end

and my new s/s blue flame downpipe


and here is some random pics from lucas phone

DAMAGED IN POST


the fronts


the side




the back


start and rev (its cold so no mivec in the vid)

bout time i gave yous an update

hmmm wonder what this is for hehe


ok and here is a bit of fiberglass work i have been doing







haha oarrr









ok and i done the light over a month ago so i have just got round to posting up the pics up and i fitted the bumper today















thing i should update yous with some photos

postman came today with some goodies







and a massive thanks to robgsr


cheers again mate for all your help


















o yea i forgot about these ones

Damn, very nice mate!

HOLY f**k, i was like what the f**k this is so fail at the beginning then i was like *jaw dropped* by the end.

Congratufuckinglations, that is an epic build thread and i will shout you a beer next time you are in AU.

That is just E..pic.

Top work there.

That is a massive effort, and good work sticking with it.

Seems like a lot of hardship, but atleast you are reaping the rewards.

wow
thanks very much guys im glad yous like it
a lot of blood sweat and tears whent into it (actually) lol
still got more pics to put up when i get the chance
this will include my single td04h turbo kit andother bits and bobs to make the car handle, perform and look better

Wow. You must really like Colts

Wow just wow!
Great effort mate, Top notch stuff.

love it mate looks hot as keep us posted with more pic's

lol yea a love them. out of all the cars iv had. by far the colts the most fun all round
and thats up agenst supercharged saxo and bmw 325, fiesta xr2s etc
had 5 of them lol
my first was a 1.6 blue glx tastefuly modifyed
my second was the smashed black 1 in the pics (broke my heart when that happened)
this is the third
the wife wanted a colt so bought another and made it a wee rappid 1.6.
lol beat another 1.6 colt with about 3 car lengths in a drag haha.
and the 5th was just for spares its some laugh having a v6 in the colt. ppl think they are wee 1.3 1.6 put puts
till you drop a gear and eat a suburu haha

yea will deffo keep yous posted. its an awesome forum you guys have

i was thinking about putting the fto motor and running gear in a mirage thats what we call a colt over here but im having to much fun in the fto at the moment. a lot of people on here were not big fans of fto motor's in mirage's but seeing your awesome build i think thay might like the idea

Love it!

nothing more to say!

mattman wrote:i was thinking about putting the fto motor and running gear in a mirage thats what we call a colt over here but im having to much fun in the fto at the moment. a lot of people on here were not big fans of fto motor's in mirage's but seeing your awesome build i think thay might like the idea

when i saw this thread I was thinking it reminded me of a mirage... so that's why, they're the same car!

Love it. Wanted to do the same myself.

*waits for AWD-turbo part*

Are the side mount insulator the same size as the the colt? Always thought they were the same??

Looks great there Gavo
Never realized that this isn't the original Colt.

Just a couple of q's:
1. Did you get new windows? Are they lexan or something?
2. Did you put the D2 coilover top mounts wrong at the front?
3. On your dyno sheet, you seem to be making peak power really early? Under 7,000rpm?
4. How many miles were on each respective Colt, and did they feel at all different to each other?

Keep up the great work, and make sure to keep updating us

whats a side mount insulator?
nope just standard glass then had them tinted
nah im sure thats the way the top mounts sit man
for some reason they couldnt read the exact rpm
the purple colt seems more controlable
not sure if its because im using d2 coilovers
i was using jic coilovers in the black colt
they were both around the same millage
there is only 3 days of manufacturer dates with them lol

yup will keep yous posted

The hp relies on rpm though so I assume there must be some mistake with the reading