Jeez I read through the whole thread as I love these Galants (having had one myself) and it's gutting to see her the way she sits at the moment

So i'm guessing that fluids were drained and not refilled?

holy crap Mazz, that must have gone with a BANG!

Hope you get her on the road again soon!

I dont know what they did to her, but all i know is that they tried to kill her.
and they only changed what they knew i could get to, to check. i had a gut feeling that something wasnt right when i got the car back, and he refused to give me any paperwork.
but i gave him the benfit of the doubt. should of lernt really when he told me he had stopped the affair he was having while i was carrying his child
but all that is now in the past and i now have me a Rob Who, after this little thing now refuses to drive the car once she is fixed as he still blames himself (and i still slap him for thinking like that)

The super will be back out to play in the first week of June this year
although i will be sending her to another mates garage to have her resprayed (same colours, just to touch up dents, dings and chips etc...) so i will need to re do the graphics again, i might re think them and maybe add in some more
She is also having a full custom manerfold and downpipes made up and fitted so i can do a TD04 upgrade, and unlock a few more ponies, as 300BHP just isnt enough!!
Got news today that my mate up north has just finished the mould for the bonnet and will be posting pics tomorrow.
I cant wait to have the kit and moulds back, as im getting a full set in CF they WILL be going on the car!
also thinking of keeping the wheels on her now as i like the look of them (got them off a club member here) and it gives me a chance to find new rims for the tri spokes (as they are a 3 peice split set) so will look for a deep dish ones.
We fired up our other VR4 last night to move him from one garage to another, (as we just dont feel safe with him in the garage that he got broke into ) and oh boy have a i missed the sound of one of these beasts fiering up! it was a perfect messy pants moment

As iv said, she looks worse then she dose, and im not fussed nor fased by this. as i know its not that bad. iv got everything i need to fix her back up.
just i don thave the right sort of tools to do the floor myself, and to get the hanger for the prop right, as they will need to be 100% spot on or i will be eating them bushes like buggery, and at £56 a pop with a 14 day wait while they come in from Japan..... no thanks.

..... 33 hours and 30 mins till the super gets picked up and is taken away to have the work started....

Im not clock watching.... Honest!

mazz cant wait to see her all working will have to take me for a run in her

just make sure you put on some papmers, cos i dont have leather seats in her, so its no wipe clean

i can hold my guts but may dribble so a bib i think

hahhaa! just put your trust in me and all will be ok
and let the beast leave you gagging for more
cos she will

And she has gone

Got picked up this morning after a very late night of me and rob stripping and cranking her over to make sure all was safe.

Pictures to follow tomorrow at some point when i am more with it.

The restoration project has begun

The super was got from the lock up and taken to the garage at the back of my mums where myself and Rob started work on her.

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We had to strip her insides and do a bit of work to the engine and breaks to get her ready to be taken away to a body shop, we worked till gone 3am only to be up again for 8am ready to meet the guy picking her up and to follow them to the garage.

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For the first time in a year, I get to see this

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Being loaded up

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Bit of a tight fit!

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On the drive to the garage

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Arrived at the body shop

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Ready and waiting for work to start

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I have asked the guys at teh garage to try and get some pictures of each stage if they can.

I hope to collect her in a bout a week or so all, fixed and MOTed, just have to tax and insure her then bring her back home to be treated to a full detail inside and out then put on all her super bits, evo style bonnet and extra stuff

Can we say i am a wee tad excited?

Just had some news from the garage.

Not what i wanted to hear, but needs must i guess.

In order for them to sort the floor out, a section has to be cut due to tension. but once they have finished, I wont be able to tell.
And the car will be ready to be collected on Saturday, they cant do the service so it looks like we will have to do this our self, should be fun.... unless i can call upon someone who can undertake this challenge esp the cambelt.

Maybe try some of the places people get their FTO's done for the cambelt / servicing etc pretty much same engine but 2.5 and twin turbos?

Eurospec
CMS fto
Japco

Got a mate in the next few towns over to sort it for me cant rememebr the name of his garage, but hes gonna take on both this one and the merc.
Top bloke and charges very good prices. and to top it off, dont mine me helping out, now... how could i turn down an offer of getting down and dirty.........



with my cars?!

The super is now finished and should be back with me Freiday or sat, depending on the driver.
Part one finished.

Part two coming soon

Sweet.... now maz i know you were off the forum for a while so you might not know the knew rules........



PICTURES OR YOU ARE LYING

hehe lol

im still waiting for it to be dropped off and once it is i should have some pics of the work that took place i did ask them

he car has been dropped off at its next point.
no pics of the work, I will speka with the garage and see if they can email some over, I will do this in the week.

But I do have some from the moment it was delivered to the garage that will undertake the full service.

This was what we saw on the entrance to the place we had to go
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This did make us giggle!

Now for the moment she was dropped off
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This garage is in the back ass end of nowhere in the middle of a wood! talk about secluded
when we got there, after getting lost in the woods! and who would of know a merc C250TD could go off roading!
there was a couple of skylines (drool) a pulsa, sillycar sorry celica and a few others dotted around the place all awaiting work.
We said to our friend, that this isnt a rush job, but as long as its done before JAE that would be good
He likes jobs like ours

so as and when its done but cant do the servicing till we take the oils to him, simple cos mitsi he deals with are being arses about selling oil to him in small quanties.
thats alright, i will go speak with my local mitsi dealership and sweet talk the parts kiddy wont be too hard as he had a small crisis over my car

So this is what £61.50 worth of oil looks like, engine oil not included....

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and a just because.

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The work will start in the next week or two now

is mazz excited? HELL YEAH BABY!
Mazz was that excited that i over shot the turning for the yard the garage is in by 3 miles! but its all country roads and we all know how the mazda's love them sort of roads

why is rob trying to put an inspection lamp up his nose
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that is my old bedside lamp works just as well hehe.
as for putting it up his nose, maybe he wanted to get a bit "light headed"???

oh and on the way back home, i could not resist taking this pic, as it made me giggle, so much so i had to pull over for a few to dry my eyes
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WHEN its at JAE, can i have a drool over it

as long as you dont get the paint work you will be ok

Iv got to get to work sorting out a info board with pics so i can have it all up on display and the party bit prob will be there as well

I cant wait to get her back, when i do, she is gonna be driven to a half inch of her life! so watch out, as i dont know where i will end up

might even go on the tunnel run.... i will have some seats going if anyone wants in

I had to get out today to clear my head, (as it got a bit over cooked from last night) so i took the spazda 4x4 wanna be and had a nice "spirited" drive up to fairford today to see a very sexy lady who i am madly in love with.
([size=85]if you look closely you will see a black car placed up the side of the brick work, this was my very close mates skyline GTST there isnt anything left now, other then this shell of what was once a very powerful road going monster[/size])

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upon seeing her, its made me feel some what better. She always makes me feel better, just looking at her dose the job. knowing full well its one, if not the only thing in my life that will always be there for me and not let me down (other then my family of course).


I tried some new shoes on her, well possible new shoes,
First off are these wolf race numbers.

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I dont like the look of them on my car, they might look good on my silver super VR4 (yes i now own the only two super legnums in the UK)



Then I tried these little black and red numbers.
made by Vaulks

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I like these but it all depends if they will fit over the brembo's when i get them.
they are off a skyline R33 GTR

(hummm im seeing a pattern here with me and vaulks)

Me and Nathen talked a fair while about plans with my car, and we are going to have further chats about a nice little set up he once had in his skyline some may call it "cheat in a bottle", i call it a whole "bottle" of fun and talk prices.
I also handed him my uprated alternator for my car, as i will be needing it fitted for what the car will be running electrical wise.
Got a date for when i can go pick her up as well
Now to get all the paper work up together, get tax and sort insurance. Job done, mazz will be happy once more!

Then on to the next stages of her "developing"

Bit of a small update.

I had a message from the garage this morning saying my car was FINISHED!!

But i cant get her till he is back from his honeymoon.
ah well gives me time to try an find an insurance company who IS willing to insure her.
iv been having so much trouble finding some cover due to what the car is and just how rare it is. and being the only one of two of its type over here... gonna have the same problem when we go to insure the silver one
the insurance people seem scared of it.

i will find someone soon, i hope.

Will they not just insure it as a regular VR4 and then add the extra super bits on as a factory modification ?

Love the car Mazz, look forward to seeing pics when you get her out and on the road again.

Stu, I could do but then the value will only be 5k.
She is one of 28 ever made and one of three I know of in the world.
Her value is between 15k & 20k.
But looking at things it might have to be that way.
What dose go in my favour is I have all the moulds for this kit
So if needed I can make more.

Cheers Shayne. I can't wait to get back behind the wheel again.
I can't put into words my yearning for her again.
The power, the pull.... Oh god.... I think I'm having a chrisis

Looking forward to seeing some more pics Mazz, I absolutley love these cars, such an aggressive front end that screams get out of my way

I never tired of looking at mine, even though it was a poverty spec 2.0 GLS I even have it as my desktop pic

I bet the acceleration is savage when you plant your foot Subaru's beware