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by **steelroe** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:27 pm

I had a GpVr in earlier tonight for some work and noticed it had huge disks and Brembo 4 pots fitted straight onto the hubs, no bracket. Now either they changed the hubs or someone has sussed out a kit the does not need brackets with the standard hubs.

It is a UK reg car so I am going to contact the previous owner and what the fitment is.

I suspect EVO upgrade!

Would anyone with a 98 version R be willing to take some pics of the hub and wisbone on either side of their FTO.

I am doing some leg work for the up and coming project.

by **steelroe** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:32 pm

Oh and doesanyone notice anything strange about the colour in the picture of the engine bay.

by **ftoandy** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:40 pm

engine bay is black. Car is blue

by **steelroe** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:46 pm

Look even closer.

by **Bernard** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:47 pm

I've Brembos on mine, they're from a Seat Leon cupra R, if that's any help.

There's some pics on Photobucket.

by **steelroe** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:54 pm

Bernard can you please take pics of rear of wheel. taking in hub, wishbone and brembo's. Your has a fitment bracket I would say given the cupra calipers.

by **Bernard** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:00 am

Can do, should I just mail them to you?

by **kevinod** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:35 am

I reckon whoever it was swapped the hubs. Thefreak on ftooc did a lot of research on brake kits so if there were Brembos that fit without brackets I'm sure he would have known about them (and half of ftooc would already have them on).

He got the brackets done up for the Wilwood calipers I have on front of mine.

Would be interesting to see how easy a swap the hubs would be though!

by **Bernard** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:50 am

I have these pads, the link says they're for Tony Banton Kitted FTOs.
He might be worth looking up.

by **steelroe** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:34 am

Bernard wrote:I have these pads, the link says they're for Tony Banton Kitted FTOs.
He might be worth looking up.

Yes Tony Banton kits were around some years back. I am more interested in the option I seen last night. Could work out a lot cheaper!

So if anyone could take pics of one of the GpVr front hub from all angles please I would appreciate it. (including wishbone and mounting bushes)

by **gfalls** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:51 am

steelroe wrote:Look even closer.

I give in. What should I be looking at?

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:53 am

steelroe wrote:Oh and doesanyone notice anything strange about the colour in the picture of the engine bay.

To my eyes its showing evidence that this FTO was involved in a fairly heavy frontal collision at some stage - it also seems that this FTO was originally Steel Silver.

by **d_dan** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:37 am

there GTO twin turbo callapers anyway. I THINK

im sussing out a set for myself. the uk sites foinf group buys and kits with everythiong inc callepers pads and disks for shy of 500 quid

by **steelroe** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:51 pm

HAd a slight frontal alright at some stage, nothing serious.
As for colour, the car was originally white, resrayed blue (damn good job on the exterior, but then they go and paint some of the engine bay black.
Look closely in front of the battery and you will see the bits of missed white
As for the calipers dont think they are gto, alomost sure we are looking at an evo 3 set up. Hubs and wishbones etc and big brake kit for same.

Nice car for £4K.

Will update as I find out more.

by **steelroe** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:52 pm

to Justin

Yes please just email to me whenever you get a chance.
Cheers

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:13 pm

steelroe wrote:HAd a slight frontal alright at some stage, nothing serious.
As for colour, the car was originally white, .........

Ah! the white looks silver in the photos.

Like the Rotas & Brembos - good combination.

by **steelroe** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:20 pm

I really like those alloys aswell.

Pic of the rear

by **Kace** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:20 pm

Pity about the exhaust though - those look shocking IMHO.

by **steelroe** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:38 pm

And is is really loud. REally nice clean car otherwise. Factory HID's etc

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:32 pm

Kace wrote:Pity about the exhaust though - those look shocking IMHO.

Doesn't look well - however from a performance point of view I could see why a straighter exit from the left hand side of the FTO (as opposed to the normal right hand side exit) makes more sense.

Still leaves the right hand side with an empty rear bumper indent where you'd expect the exhaust to be.

by **miss-enzo** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:30 pm

steelroe wrote:I really like those alloys aswell.

Pic of the rear

are they Rays Engineering Volk Racing TE37 ????
http://www.nfcperformance.com/volk-raci ... 2_784.html

or are they the "ravs" copy??? http://www.bsawheels.com.au/users/Produ ... spx?id=276

by **steelroe** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:03 pm

Rota's

by **optical illusion** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:39 pm

You're all wrong.

There is clearly a tennis ball lodged to the left of the engine.

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