New gt spec b owner

by **Spiez** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:15 pm

Well thought I'd write an intro

Just put money down on a my08 liberty gt spec b manual dark grey 80,000kms on the clock

Pick it up this week very excited

Will get some pictures soon
Originally was looking at sti models but this car was neat and local so it sold me!

Going to keep this car for a long time, have wanted one for ages and it's going to be my wedding car so lots of good plans!

I will do the following shortly
Tow bar for the dirt bike and jetski
Rims and lowering
Phat gt dump if they still exist?
Finish the exhaust with hi tech system if this works?
Avo intercooler (TMIC)
Tune to suit not sure who by yet (kido or hpf or msr) come to mind
Sway bar maybe
SPIEZ plates I already have
Change grill to a jdm or aftermarket one

After testing sti cars I def felt a drop in power going to a spec b but after some mods I think it will tow my bikes and ski without any trouble ha ha

Thanks to all the forum guys for the info leading to finding my car

Cheers Michael

by **Newbie GT** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:04 pm

Spiez wrote:Well thought I'd write an intro

Just put money down on a my08 liberty gt spec b manual dark grey 80,000kms on the clock

Pick it up this week very excited

Will get some pictures soon
Originally was looking at sti models but this car was neat and local so it sold me!

Going to keep this car for a long time, have wanted one for ages and it's going to be my wedding car so lots of good plans!

I will do the following shortly
Tow bar for the dirt bike and jetski
Rims and lowering
Phat gt dump if they still exist?

Finish the exhaust with hi tech system if this works?
Avo intercooler (TMIC)
Tune to suit not sure who by yet (kido or hpf or msr) come to mind
Sway bar maybe
SPIEZ plates I already have
Change grill to a jdm or aftermarket one

After testing sti cars I def felt a drop in power going to a spec b but after some mods I think it will tow my bikes and ski without any trouble ha ha

Thanks to all the forum guys for the info leading to finding my car

Cheers Michael

Congrats Michael

You would have not noticed really any diff in power between a stock spec b and an sti IMO

by **Spiez** » Sun May 18, 2014 10:12 pm

Yeah well that could just be a mental thing also haha

by **CAAD7** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:06 am

Were you looking for the wagon?
Where did you find the car? If it's a sedan would explain why carsales didn't tell me about it!

by **Spiez** » Mon May 19, 2014 10:18 am

Sedan was in Bairnsdale only just came up so I jumped on it fairly quick haha I did want a wagon but this one was very neat so I'm happy

by **shav** » Mon May 19, 2014 10:55 am

Nice one spiez, hope to see pics once you take ownership.

by **Spiez** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:14 pm

Well got the car home safe now and very happy!

Will put up a picture soon just got to do that from PC ipad won't play the game!

After the 1.5 hour dive home I don't think the power difference between an sti is that bad anymore but I am looking forward to a tune for some better response feels like the car is being held back from what it could be

Pics soon!

by **Spiez** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:04 pm

Well this is it! I guess i should start a build thread soon

by **shav** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:38 pm

Great choice mate. Nice color! :mrgreen:

by **Spiez** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:22 pm

thanks for your unbiased opinion! ha

just wondering how black rims will look maybe takuma rso at this stage mmmm

by **shav** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:43 pm

Spiez wrote:thanks for your unbiased opinion! ha

just wondering how black rims will look maybe takuma rso at this stage mmmm

I reckon they would look awesome, but you'd need to paint your grille to match the amount of black with the wheels.

Another wheel I like is the rota gravels. Look them up

by **Spiez** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:25 pm

Looking at a jdm honeycomb grill and aftermarket ones

Yeah I like the rota wheels

Not sure if I want 18s or 19s yet the car has brand new tyres on the current 18in rims and 18s ride nicer but 19s look sexy haha

by **shav** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:25 am

yeah I am of the same mind. The 19's look awesome. But for more practicalities sake, I'm gonna stick with the 18's. I wish the Spec B rims came in an 8" wide wheel. The extra width would have made a huge difference with tire selection and grip.

by **Spiez** » Mon May 26, 2014 7:26 pm

changed my mind rota pwr rims are on top of the list now!

by **shav** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:13 pm

Spiez wrote:changed my mind rota pwr rims are on top of the list now!

NICE CHOICE :mrgreen:

Man they do look good. I hope you can get the offset right.