Project Milkybar

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Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

149 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Even in standard form GT86's still make me stop and look. Lovely looking cars thumbup

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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To save you skipping them, maybe I could take the old wheels...?

CoolChimaera

976 posts

113 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Looks nice! Cant wait to see her when she is finished!

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Look forward to seeing the results.

Anything less than 600bhp is a cop out. wink

dragonheart

770 posts

181 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
Even in standard form GT86's still make me stop and look. Lovely looking cars thumbup
Each to their own and all that. Personally i have never been a fan, always thought the wheelbase looks to long and the wheels to small.

The world would be boring if we all liked the same thing so looking forward to seeing what the OP creates.

TotalControl

8,015 posts

197 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Oooouuh, a GT86 that's potentially going to be modified? I'm in. smile

neilbauer

2,467 posts

182 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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What he said ^^^^

Ilovejapcrap

3,274 posts

111 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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Bookmarked

Chunkychucky

5,942 posts

168 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Can't wait to see how this progresses and would love to try one - long wheelbase, low centre of gravity, LSD and narrow tyres, should be fun! I'll just leave this here for inspiration... (much want)

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/01/kiwi-flavoured...


DanielSan

18,745 posts

166 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Chunkychucky said:
Can't wait to see how this progresses and would love to try one - long wheelbase, low centre of gravity, LSD and narrow tyres, should be fun! I'll just leave this here for inspiration... (much want)

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/01/kiwi-flavoured...
Funnily enough that car was my first thought aswell.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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In a similar vein, have you seen Dave's car? Click.

K14A

Original Poster:

236 posts

109 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Small update coming soon. I was actually going to have a few other bits done today but delays have pushed those back to the weekend. Just need to get some pictures taken.

Chunkychucky said:
Can't wait to see how this progresses and would love to try one - long wheelbase, low centre of gravity, LSD and narrow tyres, should be fun! I'll just leave this here for inspiration... (much want)

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/01/kiwi-flavoured...
DanielSan said:
Funnily enough that car was my first thought aswell.
Would love to do that but I believe that costs about £36'000 + labour. Amazing though. I believe an LFA engine costs similar money. But one can dream. wink

LordGrover said:
In a similar vein, have you seen Dave's car? Click.
Somewhat of an inspiration but I would like to go a little more mad with it.

Edited by K14A on Thursday 5th March 23:42

hoppo4.2

1,531 posts

185 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Can you not just pop a sti lump in there quite easily?

DanielSan

18,745 posts

166 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Yea, I knew the Synergy V8 would be expensive, didn't think it'd be insanely expensive.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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How did rogue get on with the Lexus v8 lump in their britcar gt86?
Saw a few shakedown at castle combe but nothing since.

castex

4,935 posts

272 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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What about a Range Rover / Buick 3.5l V8? It's cheap small and light, highly tuneable with plenty of torque IIRC.

J4CKO

41,282 posts

199 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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castex said:
What about a Range Rover / Buick 3.5l V8? It's cheap small and light, highly tuneable with plenty of torque IIRC.
Yeah, just what a GT86 needs, less power !


LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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To be fair, the RV8 is/was a great engine but over fifty years old! In TVR guise it can make north of 400BHP with considerable tweaking/fettling.
Too tall amongst many other things though.
Not a good fit in all respects.

Rogue motorsport's Lexus V8 looked promising though, as a race car.

RS Grant

1,416 posts

232 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Massive improvement on the new wheels, although it'll be even less likely to play now with wide SS tyres fitted I guess??

It's a shame that they never made a proper 'hot' version of these and/or the BRZ because I'm sure they'd have sold thousands and thousands of them!!


Cheers,
Grant

neilbauer

2,467 posts

182 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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We mustn't forget the idea behind this car was for the buyer to modify and make their own. It was primarily a hark back to the 'good old days' of skinny wheels small engines and just fun to drive. I think that's why there is no 'hot' version as stock, that's been done already ( insert sports car of choice). They offered this in Japan in basic form for that reason, to be modified.

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/278485/lowspec_g...

I like the car for what it is, a cheap (ish) fun car made to make your own.