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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2015/08/14 17:59:41
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I saw this car at the Qld Nationals, and it certainly deserved the People's Choice award.
Fantastic car, amazing paint job, and an absolute credit to it's owner.
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2015/09/30 18:46:26
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The paint job is amazing. Just wondering, how much did it cost for the respray? Obviously it'd cost more incl. the paint-stripping labour,etc. but just as a rough ball-park idea.
I really like how your's turned out, and in the future hope for a very similar paint job or maybe even a closed door respray back to OEM yellow (makes me sad how Google images yellow 2s are so shiny meanwhile mine is matte as)
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2015/10/01 06:45:41
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Hoonsy
The paint job is amazing. Just wondering, how much did it cost for the respray? Obviously it'd cost more incl. the paint-stripping labour,etc. but just as a rough ball-park idea.
3K for paint alone + 2.5K for painter + hi fill and prep did myself 1.5K = $7k rough idea
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2015/12/13 08:52:52
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One of the best looking mr2's out there! Glad you ended up choosing to keep a clean 'stock' look for the body, it looks perfect I wouldn't change a thing.
I certainly have a lot of work left on mine before it even gets close to this level!
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2015/12/14 10:20:44
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ashtwo
One of the best looking mr2's out there! Glad you ended up choosing to keep a clean 'stock' look for the body, it looks perfect I wouldn't change a thing.
I certainly have a lot of work left on mine before it even gets close to this level!
Thanks Buddy, it all takes time and money but worth it at the end.
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/01/25 20:41:46
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Hi Eddie,
I'll add my name to the list of the impressed. I also saw your car at the Nationals in Qld. Very nice.
Any goss on what you did to the engine to keep it "stock" ;) Curious to know what sort of turbo you went with and what you had done to the ECU? I've been reading a bit on the ATS Racing website about the ATS ROM ECU tuneup?
Cheers
Col
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/01/28 12:43:21
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Col
Hi Eddie,
I'll add my name to the list of the impressed. I also saw your car at the Nationals in Qld. Very nice.
Any goss on what you did to the engine to keep it "stock" ;) Curious to know what sort of turbo you went with and what you had done to the ECU? I've been reading a bit on the ATS Racing website about the ATS ROM ECU tuneup?
Cheers
Col
Re built bottom end and head completely stock bolted on a equivalent GSR turbo, performance clutch, apexi intake, doubled the core A to A intercooler, Halltech ECU and Armour motorsport tune "Magic" 13 sec 1/4 mile all day.
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/01/29 12:00:20
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Fast Eddie
Re bolted on a equivalent GSR turbo,
Is that the lancer GSR turbo? and from which year? just curious what advantage there was running this over a 20B? I see some of the later generation EVO turbos have some good spec's from their twin scroll turbos but it would take quite an interestingly designed adapter plate to adapt it to the factory 3S manifold.
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/01/29 12:43:27
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Fast Eddie
Re bolted on a equivalent GSR turbo,
Is that the lancer GSR turbo? and from which year? just curious what advantage there was running this over a 20B?
I see some of the later generation EVO turbos have some good spec's from their twin scroll turbos but it would take quite an interestingly designed adapter plate to adapt it to the factory 3S manifold.
Sorry its a equivalent 20B from GCG turbos
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/01/29 12:48:36
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Ah ok, I thought you were onto something for a min ;-)
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/03/30 20:14:58
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Awesome build man that is one beautiful SW20. You deserve all the awards it gets. You've clearly put the hard yards in to get it where it is today. One thing I noticed was the dump pipe gasket, you went with what looks like a thin SS. Any reason for that over OEM? I only ask because I had to do it and waited 2 weeks for the OEM gasket.
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/03/31 08:13:02
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Matts_SW20 One thing I noticed was the dump pipe gasket, you went with what looks like a thin SS. Any reason for that over OEM? I only ask because I had to do it and waited 2 weeks for the OEM gasket.
Thanks Matt, Its what came with the new GCG turbo including the nuts,
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/03/31 18:40:18
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Ah yep Alex who works there is an old school mate he prefers those gaskets I was arguing with him about it recently :p
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/04/04 20:42:05
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It was good to come into MCM Nationals behind your car, shame we didn't get to meet up but with you at the drags and me at the motorkhana it gets difficult to meet up with people. I did manage to film your race with my mate from the MCM forums Jenga. Mind the potato spec quality film: https://youtu.be/s7ZiyBMU49U
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Re: (Eddie’s New Found Love) -SW20-
2016/04/04 20:53:10
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That looked like a really good launch Eddie! Do you know what your best 60 foot time was?
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