My Pulsar GTI-R

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dean350z

327 posts

148 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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Great cars and it's good to see one getting time and money spent on it...i had mine 7 years and in quite a few magazines which was nice in it's various guises.

This was from the Revs magazine shoot in about 2000/2001:










This was from a few years later, I think the paint job indicates that the cheese had slid off my cracker.


jbsportstech

5,069 posts

181 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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They are Chav tactic, nothing better for driving fast round your local McDonald's carpark!

dean350z

327 posts

148 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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jbsportstech said:
They are Chav tactic, nothing better for driving fast round your local McDonald's carpark!
Looks only a mother could love but have a drive in a well modified one and you'd change your mind.

ruff'n'smov

1,092 posts

151 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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jbsportstech said:
They are Chav tactic, nothing better for driving fast round your local McDonald's carpark!
What a nob.

Neith

621 posts

142 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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Haha, don't see many of these around now. Always remember thinking these were awesome when I was growing up (no thanks to Gran Turismo hehe ), great to see one that's almost standard as well!

What kind of power were these putting out standard?

jbsportstech

5,069 posts

181 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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ruff'n'smov said:
What a nob.
If we all liked the same cars life would be boring.

There used to be one years ago that just used to whoosh everywhere. The guy was a tyre fitter and very proud that he could melt a set of toyos in 3k according to him.

dean350z

327 posts

148 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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jbsportstech said:
ruff'n'smov said:
What a nob.
The guy was a tyre fitter and very proud that he could melt a set of toyos in 3k according to him.
Now that sounds like a nob.

dean350z

327 posts

148 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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Neith said:
What kind of power were these putting out standard?
227 bhp as standard but they weigh very little compared to similar cars of today.

At it's peak mine was spec'd to 500 bhp but i got made redundant which ended the project and it got sold in parts...the engine ended up in New Zealand making a very comfortable 400bhp.

scottdd

39 posts

138 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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That looks like it is getting the treatment! I have had my GTiR for 6 years now and it is just excellent, would love to give my shell similar treatment to be honest.

You can see it in my profile if you want to have a look.

Nothing better for a McDonald's car park, gets all the boys wet.

ruff'n'smov

1,092 posts

151 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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jbsportstech said:
ruff'n'smov said:
What a nob.
If we all liked the same cars life would be boring.

There used to be one years ago that just used to whoosh everywhere. The guy was a tyre fitter and very proud that he could melt a set of toyos in 3k according to him.
How about this next time you disaprove of someones P&J, 'Not my preference mate but good look with it.'

grim_d

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765 posts

192 months

Wednesday 9th January 2013
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dean350z said:
Great cars and it's good to see one getting time and money spent on it...i had mine 7 years and in quite a few magazines which was nice in it's various guises.
Thanks, why did you sell up eventually after so long? I really like those wheels, what are they?

dean350z said:
Looks only a mother could love but have a drive in a well modified one and you'd change your mind.
This. Although I think they look fantastic. hehe

scottdd said:
That looks like it is getting the treatment! I have had my GTiR for 6 years now and it is just excellent, would love to give my shell similar treatment to be honest.

You can see it in my profile if you want to have a look.

Nothing better for a McDonald's car park, gets all the boys wet.
It's a long hard slog.

Nice spec, and in the right colour too! Got a thread anywhere with more pics?


Edited by grim_d on Wednesday 9th January 01:14

swansea v6

1,280 posts

227 months

Wednesday 9th January 2013
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I was thinking yesterday that I have not seen one of these in a long time, then a black one drove straight past me in Hailsham. Although not the best looking of cars always seemed so fit for purpose.....

dean350z

327 posts

148 months

Wednesday 9th January 2013
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grim_d said:
dean350z said:
Great cars and it's good to see one getting time and money spent on it...i had mine 7 years and in quite a few magazines which was nice in it's various guises.
Thanks, why did you sell up eventually after so long? I really like those wheels, what are they?

dean350z said:
Looks only a mother could love but have a drive in a well modified one and you'd change your mind.
This. Although I think they look fantastic. hehe
I loved the look to, just so in your face aggressive.

As for selling up I'd staring working towards getting it spec'd for a 500bhp track car, it had just been rebuit at agra engineering in Scotland and I had ready to go on an HKS 3037s turbo/manifold set up, screamer pipe, Apexi pro management, fueling, coilovers and all the usual gubbins when i was unexpectedly made redundant, I tried to hang on to the car but in the end I had the break it up and sell in parts, I was gutted to say the least but these things happen.

The wheels are Raceline RL-7, apparently they were the first set of the revised design.