Had no idea you were in newy. I think I've seen your car around. Great thread so far. You're car isn't too different from mine. Which turbo did you go with? I got similar dyno results when I put mine on however I do have a massive boost leak coming from the BOV. 

I was in Newcastle mate, I moved in August last year to a tropical paradise called Mount Isa. My wife and I are planning on returning to the Newcastle area early next year we hope.

Turbo I have purchased through gumtree. So it's a GCG rebuilt CT26 with steel wheel and 55 trim comp.

I don't know too much about them as I usually dabble in old school v8 toys. But it feels okay so far. See how it holds up once I add fuel and an ecu i guess...

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DDB disdnt have cameras at that stage. But he was pretty good about it as he is a wheel and tyre outlet as well. So he said that he was happy to get me anything I wanted to replace regardless of cost.

I was tsmpted to go crazy but i had already been thinking about chaning rims the the Enkei RPF1's so i just stuck with them.

When i picked it up he had it detailed and a coouple of stone chips touched up. I was pretty happy with it, especially as i was getting close to needing new tyres haha.

 
Oh thats fair enough then, can't knock an offer of anything you want for a replacement!

Wandering around my shed last night and realised I still have a full box of Dynamat extreme left over from my Coupe build. So decided to Dynamat at least my doors and see if it improves the sound of the stereo and the cabin noise at all.

I lined the entire inner skin and then just covered the holes on the outer skin. seems to feel solid. hopefully it sounds much better. If i get around to it I might even have a crack at the rear firewall as long as I am not cutting my time too short as I leave on 14th at 03:00am. so dont want to be up all night putting it back together lol.
 
This is looking inside the door skins. Dynamat applied to inside for the full length:

 
looking at door: would never have normally done this given the weight it adds. however with 7,000kms ahead I want the sound to be as good as possible.


Blocked the holes in the outer skin. didn't worry too much about doing the entire door. if it doesn't make much of a difference maybe I'll cut some to fill in the areas I missed on the outer skin. wait and see

My Raybrig's showed up. Installed them as well as the LED conversion kit to change my H4 Halogens to a LED kit.

the light is really clear and white. the spread is nice. I have driven past 2 cops and hit the highway to see if i get flashed. also got opinions from a few people. they think its bright but doesn't have the reach of halogens etc. so looks like these are staying  put. I love them, very keen to use these for dancing with roos on my trip. 

I'll adjust them a bit further up and go take the head on test again. see how far up I can adjust them till i am blinding people... then back it off I guess.

PICS:

 

 

WOW. Time flies when you're having fun!!.
 
Update:
In the 2 years + since my last comment. I have lurked on the forums when time permits but the deuce has sat fairly dormant!!. It gets started regularly wherever it is garaged (not always with me) and I have had to live a life of homelessness and constantly on the road as my business has gone crazy with work taking me all around the countryside, sometimes driving 2,500kms at a moments notice!.
I've been in Orange NSW on an underground construction project, Boggabri NSW on a startup, Townsville on a Water Treatment Plant upgrade then back to Boggabri for a 6 week fill in role which has now taken 4 months and likely to take 6 more!.
I even brought another Holden Colorado LTZ and had the time to drive it off a freakin cliff 'Dukes of Hazard' style! (Exaggeration but not by far! - see attached pics...) surviving hell or high water being overworked and underpaid with a crap boss...
 
However!!, Progress is at hand. I have rented a house in Gunnedah NSW as I am going to be in one spot for at least 6 months. So I have scoured the nation and gathered all my toys, my tools and bikes, even my Wife and Son!!. I have the SDub parked in prime position so I must walk by it several times a week and feel the pain of my heart weep as it gazes upon the damaged front end and sun damaged dash (Mt Isa killed my whip!!)
 
So alas, the time is upon us for repairs and more upgrades to begin!!. I have planned ahead ensuring a smooth process and no complaints by booking my wife a holiday which should ensure nothing but smiles as I spend more on my SDub!.  (total win/win given that I get to go on holiday too!). I've started buying parts I need for my repairs with more to come.
 
New Parts Purchased (used parts):
- Frunk Lid
- Bumper
- Head light cover
- Right Hand front fender
 
Parts I Need to source (Get in touch if you can help...)
- Complete Dash Pad (One that is in good condition and not warped or split... bloody gumtree sellers!)
- Glove Box
- A/C Vents including top and side vents and centre dash facia (pulling all the leather and gauges out - going back to near stock)
- 2 X Door trims(Brought some off gumtree that were 'perfect condition'... but the muppet duped me. they had been drilled for component speakers... )
- Centre console (Standard Black)
- Centre Rear storage compartment
- Link G4 ECU + Tuning
- Injectors (E85 Capable - just in case)
- Fuel Pump (E85 capability)
- Replace all fuel lines (E85 compliant)
- Full time body repair guru to come live with me free of rent... But he will be busy!!
- Underside plastics
- Inner wheel well plastic liner for front right hand side
- Front Bonnet (Frunk) release lever and plastic surround (cabin mounted unit)
- New door seals (I don't think mine are worn but I will replace them anyway just to be sure.)
 
 
I'll update as more comes to light. When I get a day off next week I may even grab some current pics of all the panel damage and Sun damage and post an update.
 
Cheers!!
 
Treay.

That looks like a hell of a ride down the hill! Damn you were lucky! 
 
Hope you had some rain out there this week. It's badly needed out that way. 
 
I don't have a Link but do have a Motec with wiring harness and ignition system if you are interested. 
Also have a near new Greedy EGT and guage, AVCR boost controller, ACL race bearing, 650cc Seimens injectors and a few other bits and pieces. 
 
 
 
 

Ride down the hill was my most feared crash of all of them (I have had a few... haha) but this was due to my young son being in the car.
 
In the Ebor ranges in the twisty bends on a slightly wet night the roads were very greasy. I tapped the brakes on a tight right hander approx. 40 to 50kph and slid straight off the road in no time rolling til I got to the bottom.
 
I spent the trip clinging to the passenger seat with my right hand feeling like it was slow motion and pushing my son into his car seat with my left hand. The awkward twist caused me damage to my neck and upper spine but saved me from a lot of damage as the roof line on my side was stoved in. (That 'all for looks roll bar on the back turned out to be worth its weight in gold too!).
 
That car has 27 thousand K's on it. happiest I have ever been to see a car so mangled up!. Towie asked me why I was smiling when he was trying to get it up from the bottom of the gully. I said because my son and I are alive!!.
 
Council are currently undertaking an upgrade of that section to install Armco guarding. The corner just past the one I hit had 4 cars at the bottom of it!
 
As for ECU, what type of Motec is it?. I was hoping to go plug and play in an effort to keep things straight forward and maintain some originality given the prices of these things now coming out of Japan.
 
What would you want for the injectors, ECU, EGT and AVCR Boost controller?.
 
 

Treay81
Ride down the hill was my most feared crash of all of them (I have had a few... haha) but this was due to my young son being in the car.
 
In the Ebor ranges in the twisty bends on a slightly wet night the roads were very greasy. I tapped the brakes on a tight right hander approx. 40 to 50kph and slid straight off the road in no time rolling til I got to the bottom.
 
I spent the trip clinging to the passenger seat with my right hand feeling like it was slow motion and pushing my son into his car seat with my left hand. The awkward twist caused me damage to my neck and upper spine but saved me from a lot of damage as the roof line on my side was stoved in. (That 'all for looks roll bar on the back turned out to be worth its weight in gold too!).
 
That car has 27 thousand K's on it. happiest I have ever been to see a car so mangled up!. Towie asked me why I was smiling when he was trying to get it up from the bottom of the gully. I said because my son and I are alive!!.
 
Council are currently undertaking an upgrade of that section to install Armco guarding. The corner just past the one I hit had 4 cars at the bottom of it!
 
As for ECU, what type of Motec is it?. I was hoping to go plug and play in an effort to keep things straight forward and maintain some originality given the prices of these things now coming out of Japan.
 
What would you want for the injectors, ECU, EGT and AVCR Boost controller?.
 
 

I had a friend who lived on a farm about five minutes north of town. Nice part of the world up there. At least you made it out alive! 
ECU is a M800 with a Gen 2 tune on it. Has a complete loom. Not sure about the plug and play aspect of it. 
You can have it all for 2300. It's no big deal if you don't want it as I was planning on wiring it into a 1MZ which I have in the shed. 
Also have a factory blow off valve, a new set of ACL bearings for crank and rods if you are interested.