My New Red Beast

[Guest]

as some of you may know from the cruise on the 30th, i was getting an AWD tx3 turbo, well last tuesday was the day it got her, and she flies! i've never owned an awd car before and i live how quick the takeoff is and how grouned the car feels, anyway here are some pics

side

interior is immaculate

my engine bay

i love my plates

hope you like, i know i do!

 

[leebutts]

I'd have a better idea of what it looks like if I could fit the photos on my screen!

You need to resize them down!

 

[Guest]

there ya go sorry mate

 

[king_panther]

^^^^^^^^ What Lee said.

We're not all running 1900x1200 resolutions!!!! :cursing:

 

[leebutts]

there ya go sorry mate

Thanks - much better!

Looks like a fun car - it's in amazing condition!

 

[Guest]

um daihatsu ........ congrats on ur purchase u must be thrilled( pics.. are a bit big )
ill give u a head start ok

 

[Guest]

um daihatsu ........

its a ford tx3 turbo, and i won't need the head start

 

[VR-04-TT]

I used to know a girl who rallied one of these. She said it was indestructable.

Good work, it looks pristine

 

[Guest]

looks like a fun little rig, id love one with say 200horse that looks stock outside

 

[ygoslo]

Congrats on the purchase. Looks very clean. Lower it an whack a set of white P1s on there and it'd look fantastic.

Make sure you buy a workshop manual and study up on the "how to remove your gearbox" section though.

 

[Guest]

also its only got 166,xxxkm's and yea i want some new wheels, Victor suggested black with chrome lip after we saw a tx3 with some on the weekend, it was a fwd shitbox but the rims looked awesome

 

[ygoslo]

White P1s would look cool cos you'd keep the red & white theme and the design of the wheels would make it look like an improved version of standard.

And also red & white is the best colour combination you can get.

 

[Guest]

thats a good point i'll do a quick chop

 

[MasqUAP]

Make sure you buy a workshop manual and study up on the "how to remove your gearbox" section though.

+1 on this.

I have had a lot to do with KF / KH lasers (currently building a track KF FWD turbo, and I have 4 1.8L SOHC and DOHC motors in my garage at the moment) and I can't agree with the above more.

Be prepared to spend $1200+ on gearboxes each time you break one (and you will)

I can't stress enough, DONT DUMP THE CLUTCH, even while shifting, you *will* regret it.

Other than that, VERY fun car

-Dave-

 

[mookers]

Nice car. I always wished my BG Astina would have come with the turbo awd drivetrain.

Instead of attempting a conversion, I just went and bought a VR-4 lol

 

[steveP]

White P1s would look cool cos you'd keep the red & white theme and the design of the wheels would make it look like an improved version of standard.

And also red & white is the best colour combination you can get.

red and white is so cliche lol.

i would go time time attack spec rims. black with red lip.

 

[ygoslo]

red and white is so cliche lol.

My comment may or may not have been based largely around the fact that I'm a Swans supporter.

 

[Guest]

ok i've done some chops to see what the wheels you guys have suggested would look like, and thanks for the gearbox advice as well

P.S. not exactly accurate chops, so ignore stud patterns and brakes and stuff lol

black time attack spec with red lip

white P1's

but these are still my fave, black with chrome lip

 

[Scottie]

Chop in some "dumped"

Black with chome rim really suits it tho...

 

[Guest]

ok, i've chopped in some "dumped" as scott suggested and i also made the sill panel grey to match the front and rear lips, i think it looks better and plan to do the lips and the sill panel gloss black or matte black at work sometime next year.