YEAH, JUST ANOTHER BA XR6 TURBO

Post by **Sunboost** » May 24th, 2009, 11:00 am

Was is this at Deca in Shep?

BBQBurner · Post by **BBQBurner** » May 24th, 2009, 11:21 am

But you locktighted and torqued the bolts, yer?

doggey bolts?

i'd be asking why the bolts supplied with a 380kw clutch failed miserably

i've heard of standard ford bolts holding much higher power than what your making.

bentls · Post by **bentls** » May 24th, 2009, 11:27 am

we used permatex not loctite brand... same shit really or so we were told, id never used permatex before (dylan used it on his brothers flywheel bolts with no problems)

and torqued the bolts up to ford specs which is specified in Nm whereas mal wood use a foot pound measurement... maybe they use fords nm reading and just use ft/lb instead which would make them all tighter... who knows.

here is the torque specs on it all

mal wood quoted to dylan they torque their flywheel to crank bolts up to 65 ft/lbs which is 88nm

DEVLXR · Post by **DEVLXR** » May 24th, 2009, 12:40 pm

Bugger Dylan, so no damage to the crank or gearbox then?

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » May 24th, 2009, 5:48 pm

DEVLXR wrote:Bugger Dylan, so no damage to the crank or gearbox then?

Still unsure if the crank is damaged.
Pretty sure the box is fine.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » May 24th, 2009, 9:21 pm

once i get my car back im looking at some new wheels for it. i love the bf11/fg gt wheels.
or the fg xr8's. can someone photochop these onto my car?
or other wheels that may look good.

hope this pic is ok to use to chop.

heres some i like.

travs ea-xr6 · Post by **travs ea-xr6** » May 24th, 2009, 9:51 pm

the fg gt ones are so mad i want to put them on my ea so badly

stav50 · Post by **stav50** » May 24th, 2009, 9:52 pm

i love the FG XR wheels they would look mint. good luck with fixin it btw

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » May 24th, 2009, 10:05 pm

Yeah I prefur the gt's I think. But never seen em on a orange ba yet.lol I wana be the first.

Post by **Sunboost** » May 24th, 2009, 10:39 pm

They look good I reckon.

DEVLXR · Post by **DEVLXR** » May 25th, 2009, 5:51 pm

Those FG GT's look better than the XR wheels IMO. So are you keeping the car now Dylan?

DEVLXR · Post by **DEVLXR** » May 25th, 2009, 6:22 pm

Quick attempt photochop, kinda hard with different lighting and no brakes make it look odd,

And how about painting them a darker grey, kinda like dark agents but different wheel design.

Post by **pHaT`eL** » May 26th, 2009, 6:41 am

Dark Argents are the same as BFGT, just grey

If you get big brakes, get Dark Argents to show them off!

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » May 26th, 2009, 8:15 pm

thanks guys. yeah i like the gt's more than the xr8's.
i saw a orange gt with my wheels but painted dark argent and it looked crap imo. thats why i wanna go silver wheels.

well ill prob chuck it up on car sales once i get it back, and if the right buyer comes along ( right $$ i mean lol) i guess it goes. see what happens.

cranners · Post by **cranners** » May 26th, 2009, 10:23 pm

Dibs on you spair set of springs mate

bentls · Post by **bentls** » May 26th, 2009, 10:32 pm

they are goin in my car friday night lol.... hope dylan doesnt read this till its too late ahahah

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 1st, 2009, 9:35 pm

ok well before my mishap at shep i did a few things to the car last-minute preparing for deca.
thanks to bentley again.

i put on some big swaybars. whiteline 30mm front 22 or 24 mm rears.
feels great to drive. no pics but ya all know what sway bars look like

.
while doing the sway bar i changed the swaybar mount. it was fuked.

and also i had a feeling that i had a R.H front wheel bearing gone.
sure enough it was so we fixed that. once again much nicer to drive.

Yagz · Post by **Yagz** » June 3rd, 2009, 11:27 pm

Hows your car now dude?

Did you get a whole new clutch? How are the bushes?

Hope it's all well mate.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 4th, 2009, 10:25 pm

car is better. still a slight noise from clutch but only when car is cold.
dont know if i said but pedders fucked my diff bush and put in a stock ford bush instead of nolethene.

also as i didnt have the car for 2weeks as soon as i got it back i was modding again

now has the bf interior silver grab handles. will post some pics when i get em.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 12th, 2009, 11:08 pm

my wheels are sold pending payment.... might have some nice pics 2moro

Post by **needfordspeed** » June 12th, 2009, 11:15 pm

Did ya get new wheels already!?

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 12th, 2009, 11:20 pm

nah gil , all being well ill be getting em 2moro morning

Post by **needfordspeed** » June 12th, 2009, 11:23 pm

Oh mad as, what are you gonna get? Guessing you won't say until you get em tomorrow lol

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 12th, 2009, 11:25 pm

i got a set in mind but knowing me it could change at any time lol.

Post by **needfordspeed** » June 12th, 2009, 11:28 pm

Haha fair enough, keen to see the pics tomorrow

Mr_4.0 · Post by **Mr_4.0** » June 12th, 2009, 11:31 pm

get what u told me. they would look good.

othwerwise is suggest 5th anneversery gt rims. they are awesome.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 13th, 2009, 5:25 pm

ok well the wheels sold. as you know i like the factory ford wheels. so here are my new wheels...

stav50 · Post by **stav50** » June 13th, 2009, 5:30 pm

lols hit em up with some high gloss enamel paint! haha looks mint

Tiga_EL · Post by **Tiga_EL** » June 13th, 2009, 5:30 pm

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo........... lol. i bet it skates hard though =P

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 13th, 2009, 6:19 pm

lol . just joking. it looked like that for a few hours today untill i got my wheels fitted.
i ended up going with the fg gt style wheels.they looked heaps better than the dark argents against my car.

so what do we think?

ed xr6 · Post by **ed xr6** » June 13th, 2009, 6:31 pm

looks kool mate how much u pay for them

Phillis · Post by **Phillis** » June 13th, 2009, 6:40 pm

needs a 2 door conversion

Post by **FordFairmont** » June 13th, 2009, 6:50 pm

LOW_XR wrote: i ended up going with the fg gt style wheels.they looked heaps better than the dark argents against my car.

so what do we think?

i reckon that car looks hot no matter what wheels are on it

however i think the ba gt wheels did suit it better

DEVLXR · Post by **DEVLXR** » June 13th, 2009, 7:42 pm

Looks sweet Dylan, amazing how much different a car looks with different wheels on it. I liked the BA GT wheels on it too as they not often seen, too bad they were only 18's tho, but the new wheels look fantastic mate, good work.

EBOOST · Post by **EBOOST** » June 14th, 2009, 10:53 am

yeah looks good and i like that ride height better to be honest not massively dropped like before but nice.
cheers josh.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 14th, 2009, 7:43 pm

ed xr6 wrote:looks kool mate how much u pay for them

wheels cost $780. tyres i been picking up for last few weeks so all up bout $1000

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 14th, 2009, 7:47 pm

Phillis wrote:needs a 2 door conversion

lol. dont temp me phill

FordFairmont wrote:
LOW_XR wrote: i ended up going with the fg gt style wheels.they looked heaps better than the dark argents against my car.

so what do we think?

i reckon that car looks hot no matter what wheels are on it

however i think the ba gt wheels did suit it better

yeah i loved the gt's. i regret selling em already but 18''s look to small on ba's

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » June 14th, 2009, 7:50 pm

EBOOST wrote:yeah looks good and i like that ride height better to be honest not massively dropped like before but nice.
cheers josh.

haha yer well cant wait to see it with my old springs in with these wheels. hopefully i tuck rim

Kenaz · Post by **Kenaz** » June 14th, 2009, 8:02 pm

**** yeah! I love the FG GT rims!

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » June 14th, 2009, 8:53 pm

damn yeah, they look mint on there... i knew after seeing the pics of that other ba on them they would look sweet.

love this car... whats next?