Hey guys

[foxy]

Hey guys

Thought id pop in and say hi. I just bought myself a 1995 FTO Manual Mivec








The Orange Rover is also mine lol

[colm_mcm]

Welcome along!

Stick up pics of the car

[holio]

Howdy and welcome. Car original (or what is classed as original on a 16year old car)
Any plans for it?

[foxy]

added some pics to the post see above

[holio]

Liking the rear bumper
Did you buy it like that or is it your addition?
Alloys look like vw alloys.

[foxy]

The bumper was already like it when I got it and i havent got a clue what wheels they are the set that coem with the car were completely knackered so got those from a freind

So here is a list of whats I've actually done

Changed front and back anti roll bars and bushes
New starter motor
New Sunroof blind
A bit of welding on the driver side wheel arch
new side indicators (not in pictures)
New Ignition Failure Sensor (as rev counter was not working)
Momo Steering wheel
Momo Gear shift knob
Momo Chrome hand break sleeve and leather gator
Alpine 250w amp and sub
Chrome race pedals (not in picture only put on yesterday)
footwell neons (gunna put them on at the weekend)
changed the battery as it had a nissan micra battery (330amp) on it which is actually recommended and is fine for the standard FTO but with all my extras like amps subs lights etc gunna need a heafty power source so this is a desiel battery (570amp)

Here is a list of what I am going to do

Replacement Leather Seat Covers
Undercar neon Lights
New Idle speed control valve aka stepper motor
Front bumper lip
Side skirts
at some point gunna get some new alloys

thats all i can think of at the moment

[holio]

You have it looking well.
Good few lads from your side of the water on here, yous should get a meet going.

[foxy]

Ive also got one of these



But havent got the foggiest how to use it or what it does lol apparently its got a speed limiter removal but again havent got a clue lol

[StewyD32]

its a mivec controller.
The mivec on a GPX is set to kick in @ 5,500 rpm.
When you hook this up which i never done before so don't know, you can set it so activate the mivec at what ever rpm you want.

Im presuming you hook it up to the OE mivec controller in the car but someone else here with more brains than me will tell you.

[Sebastian]

love the spoiler
don't mess with that mivec controller if you don't know how it's wired .
I never understood why would you fit one of them in the fto . .. .

[goz_83]

+1 on the spoiler. Looks great. I want it.

Aside from messin around with the mivec control, you would have her drinking way more juice than normal if you adjust the rev activation limit south. I reckon the car is heavy enough on the pocket without an addition like that.

[StewyD32]

I reckon the car is heavy enough on the pocket without an addition like that.

Stop buying everything in sight for an FTO then goz.

[paul2508]

its a mivec controller.
The mivec on a GPX is set to kick in @ 5,500 rpm.
When you hook this up which i never done before so don't know, you can set it so activate the mivec at what ever rpm you want.

Im presuming you hook it up to the OE mivec controller in the car but someone else here with more brains than me will tell you.

No point in this in my opinion.mivec is set at 5,500 for a reason. Cant see any advantage setting it to kick in earlier than 5,500 less you want to hear mivec noise constant,which is not a bad thing

[colm_mcm]

I'd fit a normal plate on the back, the motorbike one looks silly.


The rover is just shocking.

[goz_83]

I reckon the car is heavy enough on the pocket without an addition like that.

Stop buying everything in sight for an FTO then goz.

What else am I to spend my money on? The wife?

[foxy]

I'd fit a normal plate on the back, the motorbike one looks silly.

Yeah already done that lol those pictures a pretty much the day after i bought the car lol

[breno58]

Welcome along,
The exhausts are cool looking and thats a funky looking spoiler

[foxy]

+1 on the spoiler. Looks great. I want it.

I decided I didnt like the Bozz Speed spoiler in the end so I put the original one back on till I find something I do like. so its now listed on ebay I like the GPvR one so might have a look out for one of those I want somethign a bit higher

[Kace]

Welcome - nice clean looking machine. One of the best looking and relatively cheap next mods for you should be to get the car lowered. The front end looks a bit like it's on stilts.