ShadowofaDoubt
Resident Tyre Fitter
- Location
- Logan
- First Name
- Lindsey
- Drive
- '13 Triton TUBRO DIESEL
'98 VR4 Galant - Currently rebuilding
Joined up a little while ago as I was waiting for a Galant to pop up, and wanted to know more. My other (running and rego'd) car is a '13 club cab Triton.
Long story short, I picked up a 99 type V Manual this Sunday gone, and I'm 95% sure it was floating around here, someone knows the car for sure, it has a few tell tale mods. I'll list them below.
So far, I've ditched two badly scollped Federal 595's for a couple of Kumho PS71 (So much better you have no idea) and did a wheel alignment. I've also ditched the reverse camera, faulty headunit, and installed amps actually up to the task of powering the speakers, also cleaned up the wiring a bit. Sadly the left front speaker sounds like it has a blown cone, so, that sucks.
I've found a few issues, some aesthetic some mechanical.
As for plans, I want to get it sound first, but I'm thinking about evo brakes, some braided lines to start with, after I fix the front speakers. Then maybe one of TME highflow turbo jobs and a tune. It goes pretty good now, but extra straight line speed never goes astray.
Anyway, g'day, hope to see some of you around, and does anyone know this car? (I don't have any great pics yet, I haven't even washed it lol)
Long story short, I picked up a 99 type V Manual this Sunday gone, and I'm 95% sure it was floating around here, someone knows the car for sure, it has a few tell tale mods. I'll list them below.
- Meek front pipe & high flow cat
- Fujitsubo Legalis Super R catback AM intercooler
- Cusco aluminium intake piping
- 3-port boost solenoid
- 3sx fuel loop (255lph fuel pump?)
- Denso COP kit
- NPC Heavy duty clutch & solid clutch line
- Battery to boot
- Selby swaybars (?)
- Reinforced rear swaybar mounts (?)
- Projector retrofit headlights
- Short shifter, Rigid shifter bushes and ralliart shift knob
- Ralliart engine mounts
- ISC coilovers
- Evo 7 wheels
- Hi-vis cluster swap
- HKS boost gauge
- TME tune, it's running 1.2bar peak
- BOV delete
- Custom peeling factory mitsi clear coat on the roof and bonnet
So far, I've ditched two badly scollped Federal 595's for a couple of Kumho PS71 (So much better you have no idea) and did a wheel alignment. I've also ditched the reverse camera, faulty headunit, and installed amps actually up to the task of powering the speakers, also cleaned up the wiring a bit. Sadly the left front speaker sounds like it has a blown cone, so, that sucks.
I've found a few issues, some aesthetic some mechanical.
- Front turbo dump is half crushed, I'll need to get a new turbo dump to cat.
- There's way too much camber (pretty much 3 degree all round (why aren't these adjustable?)
- Caster split is also wrong way around, car pulls left a bit, kinda annoying.
- The rear valve cover is leaking like a sieve. (standard V6)
- The RHR wheel bearing I think is noisy, I had it running on the hoist, and I could hear something there, but I can't actually feel anything wrong in the bearing, feels smooth. Driving it sounds like a bearing, though could be brakes, could also be tyres. (Don't buy Federals, pls)
- Power steer is pretty noisy, might give it a flush and see if it comes better
- There's a noisy lifter or two, sometimes, so, hopefully they'll be good for a while
- Rear diff whines. Sounds like it's time for an LSD
- LHF outer CV boot is torn
- HVAC leaks water all over the passenger floor, a royal pain it the ass
- There's also no center brake light?
- All the rotors are pretty worn
- The balljoints on the rear toe arms are worn, they have a couple of mm of play.
As for plans, I want to get it sound first, but I'm thinking about evo brakes, some braided lines to start with, after I fix the front speakers. Then maybe one of TME highflow turbo jobs and a tune. It goes pretty good now, but extra straight line speed never goes astray.
Anyway, g'day, hope to see some of you around, and does anyone know this car? (I don't have any great pics yet, I haven't even washed it lol)