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Admin's GT4
I bought this car for $1300! It had a seized engine. The clown I bought it from says it was knocking for a while and then one day it wouldn't crank over. Duh! It now has a rebuilt JDM engine, Blitz ECU, high flow turbo, a bit more boost. The rest of it is standard except for 17 inch wheels and a ST205 steering wheel. It's a great car for the amount of money I have spent on it. It's quicker in a straight line than one of the new Golf R's 
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:59 AM
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:01 AM
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What are you swapping? Your girlfriend?
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:12 AM
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Nah, test drive could be awkward. So what did it cost to get it going?
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:33 AM
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hehe Rather than fix the seized engine, I bought a GT2 from a wrecker for less that what I could have bought just an engine so I wrecked that car and rebuilt that engine and then put it into the GT4. All I did was change the bearings, service the head, put new water pump and timing gear on it. With the wrecking of the GT2 and the money I made out of it, I probably didn't pay anything on top of the purchase price of the GT4 in order to get the GT4 going. BTW the GT4 still had some rego when I bought it.  These cars are getting a bit old though if you can find an unmolested one like this, it's great bang for your buck. This car was 100% original when I bought it. It even had the original wheels. Only 230000kms too.
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:53 AM
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That body looks totally straight!!
How did you come across it?
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Re:Admin's GT4
Sunday, January 29, 2012 3:44 AM
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It has a couple of minor dents here and there which I will get fixed eventually. The bonnet needs a respray as the clear coat is peeling off.
I found it on eBay.
It had a horrible big stripe across the whole car. It took me 8 hours to get it all off. It was sun damaged so wouldn't peel off in one piece.
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Re:Admin's GT4
Monday, January 30, 2012 1:30 AM
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Awesome! Replace the bonnet/front with GroupA items. I love GT4's....
Widebody FTW!
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Re:Admin's GT4
Thursday, March 29, 2012 0:55 PM
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Awesome ride Bud, I love getting a nice cheap ride, its fun when everything just works out (finding a gt2 at the wrecker).
I've never found anything good at the wreckers around me :(
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Re:Admin's GT4
Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:00 AM
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Great find and very, very nice for the $'s. I also have a GT4 (Group A Rallye #94/150). Mine's in pretty good original condition, too, with genuine 140,000 kms. What offset and width are your 17" rims ? cheers Steve 
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Re:Admin's GT4
Friday, March 30, 2012 0:40 PM
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^ Pic of your GT4 GroupA Groper?
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Re:Admin's GT4
Friday, March 30, 2012 2:39 AM
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nice!! damn that's some good finding / and luck!
GT4 would be a fun lil car to drive around, the condition on this one looks pretty darn good tho!
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Re:Admin's GT4
Friday, March 30, 2012 3:02 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys. I do love the car. The only thing that would make me sell it if there was a ST205 in good condition for sale and for not too many $$$
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Re:Admin's GT4
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Re:Admin's GT4
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:59 AM
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Wow - thats an awesome price for one of those.
Never been a big fan of the ST185 - the 205 on the other hand is awesome....Very Nice buy!
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