BA XR6T... BQQST

by **Parfrey** » October 29th, 2009, 2:21 pm

yeah i used a die grinder on the hose.. wasn't to hard just a pain in the arse.
I'll have to have a look around to see what will look the best.. i thought the whole garnish might look like to busy sorta. and BF lights are on the long list of things to do.. want it to go faster before that stuff tho!
pic of the old brakes... this was going easy on them!

new brakes

hard to tell but they are a fair bit bigger..

by **Parfrey** » December 13th, 2009, 9:47 pm

made up a ecu cover yesterday.. just bent it up out of alloy. still want to polish it and finish it off a little, but you get the idea.

by **EFDOFF** » December 20th, 2009, 3:04 pm

gangster shit man looks awesome

by **bentls** » December 20th, 2009, 3:10 pm

ive got a fibreglass one if ur interested... if not all good, looks good in alloy tho

by **Parfrey** » January 7th, 2010, 9:48 pm

ended up gettin a chrome rear boot spear.. looks pretty mad.
and today i got a chrome grill.. still not to sure on it tho? gave it another service, coolant change + colder thermostat (thought it had one already..)an now it needs new rear tyres again :cry:

shit pic

by **Kenaz** » January 8th, 2010, 3:53 pm

I'm really not a fan of those chrome spears and grilles on XRs. The rest of it is still mint though :drinks2:

EDIT: forgot to add something

by **pHaT`eL** » January 8th, 2010, 4:04 pm

I like it

Cant have the boot spear without the grille.

by **LOW_XR** » January 9th, 2010, 9:28 am

lose the grille. stands out way to much. keep the rear one tho...

by **burnt turtle** » January 9th, 2010, 11:45 am

did you drive through pakenham yesterday or the day before? i could have sworn i saw this going past my work

by **Parfrey** » January 9th, 2010, 12:40 pm

yeah went through there yesty.. where abouts do you work?

still not sure about the grill either.. i'll get some better pics soon. atleast its not exactly the same as every other ba/bf getting around (dunno if thats good or bad haha)

by **LOW_XR** » January 9th, 2010, 1:46 pm

maybe paint the top body color and leave the rest chrome? meh might look shit tho...

by **burnt turtle** » January 9th, 2010, 2:53 pm

i work at the ford dealership there, saw a black xr6 with those wheels then saw the grill and thought it was you.
the grill looks the goods on black. i like

by **Parfrey** » January 13th, 2010, 3:28 pm

got a bit better pic.. think i like it now

i was thinking about painting on section black but i'l leave it for the time being.

Also did afew lil things under the bonnet, polshed thermostat housing.. can't wait until i can put a proper cooler and piping on it so i get rid of the factory crap.

by **EBOOST** » January 13th, 2010, 5:12 pm

yeah i like it man looks very classy.
cheers josh.

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » January 13th, 2010, 6:07 pm

Im a fan of the grille,mmm engine bay looks very neat

by **Parfrey** » January 14th, 2010, 5:10 pm

Ah another day another CV joint

busted it about 500m from my parents place.. so they got a call at 230am to tow me home haha.

this time i got a stronger one (lets hope it is!) looks alot beefier than a standard shaft.. i'll have to do the other side later on so they're both matching.

the stock axle part is 28mm and the new one was 33mm...

by **Parfrey** » January 14th, 2010, 7:05 pm

few pics.. that little peice shouldn't be there>

by **EBOOST** » January 14th, 2010, 7:53 pm

where did u get the new d/shaft and how much was it?
and also not to offend but do u give this thing a fair bit?
cheers josh.

by **bentls** » January 14th, 2010, 9:20 pm

lol thrashed daily id say is an accurate description... how else do you break a cv at like 3am wednesday night haha

and from what i hear the only aftermarket cv worth running is the billet nizpro ones...

theo said hes tried and broken just about every other aftermarket one out there and the factory ones are the longest lasting hes had...

by **Parfrey** » January 14th, 2010, 9:31 pm

some guy in pakenham does them and it cost $450, i found it on ebay.. so lets hope its ok

yeah i should have asked theo but i don't think these ones have been around all that long?? i'll ask him next time i see him.

haha yeah it cops a fair bit 24/7 lol
plus my tyres are down so they're getting extra punishment :thumbsup:

by **Parfrey** » January 27th, 2010, 10:52 pm

couple more pics of BF taillights and chrome rear boot spear..

and i did a little more shining under the bonnet lol. might do the throttle body next??

by **TBO240** » January 28th, 2010, 8:50 pm

i have had my turbo for 5 1/2 and done 150000 km and have yet to do a cv joint you must give the poor thing a flogging.but i have had to rebuild the auto twice.good luck with the new ones.

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » January 29th, 2010, 5:19 am

nothing wrong with having a little fun

lol

by **bentls** » January 29th, 2010, 6:14 am

james has gone through his fair share of autos too haha thats why he put the t56 in it...

by **stevo** » January 29th, 2010, 6:26 am

You're doing a great job with that man. It looks perfect

by **Parfrey** » January 31st, 2010, 9:33 pm

cheers

ya not trying hard enough if you don't break stuff!!

by **Parfrey** » February 11th, 2010, 10:19 pm

been doing some more work on the ol girl...
Battery now lives in the boot

was easier than i thought too. Also lowered the rear of the car a bit cos its moved some weight from the very front to the back :grin:

So now i have space for a nice 4inch intake and pod filter..

and i started making up some cooler piping tonight, going to paint it black with black silicone joiners.

by **NUT347** » February 13th, 2010, 3:09 am

looks sexy as man!

man I want less spoiler!!

by **bigdell** » February 17th, 2010, 5:59 pm

man this car has made me try and find a black xr it looks so good with no spoiler.

by **Parfrey** » March 1st, 2010, 8:28 pm

replaced diff bushes the other week.. fair gay job! and the nolathane bush i got is a noisy mofo

Ordered me new cooler :drinks2:

should be here in a few weeks, got most of the silicone joiners and a huge big K+N pod.

so it should look somehing like this...

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » March 1st, 2010, 8:30 pm

by **apoc** » March 4th, 2010, 2:58 pm

I LIKE.

Man this thing is mint as! I cant believe how easy they make power... 280rwkw from basic mods & a tune! Simply awesome.
Love the silver panel too.

by **NUT347** » March 4th, 2010, 4:18 pm

Good work man

Has yours got valve springs? I could only go 10psi and i only made 264

by **Parfrey** » March 4th, 2010, 4:48 pm

yeah mine has valve springs.. when i got it and it had a 10psi generic tune it only it made about 250 but ws on the edge of valve float..
so i got them done.
can't wait to get the new stuff fitted, cooler has arrived so might go get it tonight

by **Parfrey** » March 16th, 2010, 7:24 pm

yay!! got the new cooler and my pipes fitted up, along with the big pod and a hi flow cat.....

Resulting in..........

326rwkw on 14psi

pretty happy with that! goes better throughout the revs, more responsive an stuff too. Can't wait until it cools off and i can see how it performs then!

by **EBOOST** » March 16th, 2010, 7:33 pm

very nice man does this have valve springs done?
cant be bothered reading back.
good job man, tuned by bluepower?
cheers josh.

by **Parfrey** » March 16th, 2010, 7:59 pm

yeah mate has springs had to do them at the start, an yeah as always the boys at Bluepower did it

still haven't made the airbox..

needs a good cleanup but you get the idea

oh forgot to add, the dose is epically loud!!! i haven't put the BOV on yet cos a cbf welding the fitting on, but the Dose is sooo big hahaha

by **EBOOST** » March 16th, 2010, 8:03 pm

ahh nice man suprised they would tune it without an airbox when i first got my au i made piping for my twin throttle body manifold but not an airbox and he refused to tune it.
just realised u said in the post just above that it has valve springs.
did u fit them yourself and how much did it cost?
cheers josh.

by **LOW_XR** » March 16th, 2010, 8:29 pm

good shit man. good figure too. just get slimline front number plate now

by **Barnsy** » March 16th, 2010, 8:35 pm

Great work, I like the look of the chrome rear spear and front garnish

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