Re: Member Profile - LorrenK 08GTB 6sp aka "The Scub"

by **LorrenK** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:03 pm

Ah, there's no paint code for the wheels, they're a custom colour in the literal sense, in that the guy laid down the shadow base coats, and then he did the metallic gold/bronze a coat at a time until I said stop and it was exactly the shade I wanted, bearing in mind that we couldn't go backwards, and the more layers means gradually more colour but gradually loosing the shadow effect. The whole process was amazing to watch and the colours evolve right in front of me, and it was 'my' colour : )

The Defis were part of a bundle, along with the APEXi intake and and the 5th wheel; all 3 for 1400. Happy with that :beach:

I think the Defis were listed as 400 or 450 separately, I forget. About that.

by **jslayz** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:27 pm

Wow, you have good mod taste!
Really starting to crank a list of sweet mods, keep it up!

J

by **agan** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:24 pm

Very nice list of mods Lorren!! ESP with what you've done to the wheels. Love them

by **LorrenK** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:14 pm

Some more sexy porn for you :girl_devil:

Took these today after the wheels went on the car, which coincidentally turned out to the the most amazing mid-winter day for a mini cruise and some photos. If only I'd thought to wash the car first it would be even sexier... Ah well, here you go : )

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by **satogixxer** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:24 pm

Very nice mods and pics, car is looking great! Nice set of pipes they look pretty familiar - love the Fujitsubo they're awesome! :wink:

by **LorrenK** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:52 pm

Got brake..?
Finally got these on after sitting in my garage since november sometime. (2nd handies, freshly re-milled)
A nice highlight to glint from behind those Enkies

Yeah, and they stop and stuff too..

by **bigBADbenny** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:04 pm

Nice but deserve a little detail lovin too

by **senator** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:24 am

Nice bit of kit there, must be looking forward to some spirited driving………… :mrgreen:

by **LorrenK** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:44 am

Stage2 handling mods. Or "Active Safety" enhancements if I'm describing them to my parents :good:

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This is what happens when I'm left alone in the G88 showroom while they were doing some other small job; I walked away with a set of Cusco sway bars and bushes, and a matching tower brace with master cylinder stopper-sized impulse buy. They just looked so shiny and blue hanging up on the wall there...

The swaybars really liven up the car on a fun road, really changes its character without spoiling the cruising ride.
The strut brace and stopper? Hard to say what difference it's made, swapping my old brace for a different one, but it's sexied up the engine bay no end

Also new in the underbonnet department since my last update is the Apex'i intake and cold-air box. This I'm a little less sold on. I do like the whoosh and pseudo-BOV sounds when I'm having fun, but when I'm on the freeway or with my non-car friends I do wish it was quieter and spending less time explaining what that noise is and why I deliberately made it sound like that. And the Apex'i is quiet relative to other pod filters. Maybe I can insulate the box with something to make it quieter. Or go back to stock. Undecided... but will probably stay.

As for any performance gains it's gotten me, I think the KiDo tune I had when I put the new intake on has made 99% of it! Amazeballs!! It's transformed the Scub into a whole new car. It blew me away with how linear and drivable it now is. And that tricky flat-shift Matt programmed into the code is just addictive and will never wear off ^_^

Purely cosmetic is the Zerosport CF ABS cover which has actually been on the car for ages but was never really worth a mention, but it's a pleasing touch and makes the engine bay look cluttered and messy when it's not there now. The only thing is I had to take a little chunk out of it with a hack saw because it fouled with the new brake stopper. Small sacrifices..

Less exciting are the Whiteline front lower control arm bushes; more a necessity after I was told by the guy putting on the sway bar they they were "rooted". But still a noticable difference on hard braking and quick intersection getaways where it's not definitely a lot less wandery!

That will probably be it for the time being, or at least until tax return time :derisive:

I'm still keeping ear to ground for some STi SpecR recaros, and an eye on a JDM SpecC steering rack, and maybe a DAMD steering wheel... because reasons

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by **jslayz** » Wed May 14, 2014 2:13 am

Park yeah!!

You know you are doing it right

Good work, soon to be to be built block, Gt 40.... hahahah! just kidding.

Liking your take on the best wagon around.

J

by **senator** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:34 am

Just in time for track day :mrgreen:

by **alessandro132** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:05 pm

Was the Cusco gear really an impulse buy or did Dom upsell you? Bloody salesmen… :mrgreen:

by **Sean82** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:59 am

Looks awesome!

And that DAMD wheel...you need it mate; got one in mine. Wow! Awesome!

by **LorrenK** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:44 pm

Sean82 wrote:Looks awesome!

And that DAMD wheel...you need it mate; got one in mine. Wow! Awesome!

Haha, yep. There was just the one I wanted sitting on top of the display case too... It came very close to being mine let me tell you

And no, it wasn't an upsell, it was purely me being left alone in the candy shop for too long!

by **LorrenK** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:31 pm

Flicking back through the post I realised I've missed one of my coolest mods; the Defi-Link gauges tucked neatly in the cubby hole in such a way I can flip the lid closed if I have to park her somewhere a little dodgier than my usual hangouts.
I love them; they're even the same style as the instrument cluster, and do the startup sweep.

http://youtu.be/OigZS2mvncg

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