Howiyas
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:01 pmHi everyone,
I'm new as the topic location suggests, been lurking for a little while and now that I'm an FTO owner figured I should post.
The name's Carl and I'm a lover of cars. I'm more interested in how they look and their ability rather than how they work and how I could possibly fix them, though.
I'm a friend of Mick Ah and I met Gary last week after my purchase (Pictured below). Mick and I went to Wexford on Saturday to have a look at it. I've seen the odd FTO over there years and they've always caught my eye. I think there was one hanging around fairview that I passed on a regular basis which had racing stripes and the grey one in Kinsealy..but bar those two they were a rare sight. I hadn't experienced one until a spin in Gary's a few months back which was good craic altogether, that's brought me to where I am now. Initially I wanted a Skyline or Supra but I needed something to fill the void until then, that day came last Saturday.
It'll require a bit of an investment until she's on the road as there's (apparently) a significant amount of rusting underneath which needs to be welded. Brake lines need fixing and a new steering wheel needs to be purchased. She's also missing a console, the plastic behind the door handles and one of the light-up sills is off.
I'm interested in knowing if anyone's seen this car about over the years or possibly owned it themselves?
Areas of her were faded due to the car being red so I picked up some t-cut the following day and went to work. I know it's a temporary fix but it'll do for now!
EDIT: Spent the day looking for insurance, XS DIrect were the only ones that would touch me and that's for €2,500.. I was surprised I got any quote for it!
The boot lid and spoiler before:
After (The clouds really don't help):
Hopefully I'll be seeing you lot about.
I'm new as the topic location suggests, been lurking for a little while and now that I'm an FTO owner figured I should post.
The name's Carl and I'm a lover of cars. I'm more interested in how they look and their ability rather than how they work and how I could possibly fix them, though.
I'm a friend of Mick Ah and I met Gary last week after my purchase (Pictured below). Mick and I went to Wexford on Saturday to have a look at it. I've seen the odd FTO over there years and they've always caught my eye. I think there was one hanging around fairview that I passed on a regular basis which had racing stripes and the grey one in Kinsealy..but bar those two they were a rare sight. I hadn't experienced one until a spin in Gary's a few months back which was good craic altogether, that's brought me to where I am now. Initially I wanted a Skyline or Supra but I needed something to fill the void until then, that day came last Saturday.
It'll require a bit of an investment until she's on the road as there's (apparently) a significant amount of rusting underneath which needs to be welded. Brake lines need fixing and a new steering wheel needs to be purchased. She's also missing a console, the plastic behind the door handles and one of the light-up sills is off.
I'm interested in knowing if anyone's seen this car about over the years or possibly owned it themselves?
Areas of her were faded due to the car being red so I picked up some t-cut the following day and went to work. I know it's a temporary fix but it'll do for now!
EDIT: Spent the day looking for insurance, XS DIrect were the only ones that would touch me and that's for €2,500.. I was surprised I got any quote for it!
The boot lid and spoiler before:
After (The clouds really don't help):
Hopefully I'll be seeing you lot about.
A Supra was on the agenda for Saturday but the cost of tax isn't justified for a Twin Cam. Hopefully a TT pops up in the not-so-distant future.
Although she's attracting a little more attention than I'd like and for some reason the Gardaí are everywhere...
I still need a new stereo in it which is near the top of my priorities.