1LOUDXFUTE

Hey all,
Thought it was about time I started a build thread. My name is Ryan, I live in Perth and I am a student currently studying Electrical Engineering.
My car is a November 04 BA Mk2 XT I bought at the end of January 08.
This is the only picture I have of when she was stock



I then bought a Fairlane Ghia grille, Typhoon 3 leg spoiler and also had 14% tint fitted




I then fitted My Optima Blue top, an Alpine Headunit, Kicker Sub running off a Crossfire Amp and amped the front speakers with an Alpine V12 amp.

I then paid a visit to BPT performance in Wangara and bought a typhoon lower and upper intake and also a Sniper flash box. I am currently using the generic 98ron tune.


I also fitted a chrome shifter surround and polished up my shifter backing plate (didn’t do a very good job with this :()


Next was to remove the Mud splats, I also fitted some Kingspring SLs all round and removed the badges from the back.



A few weeks after she was lowered I had a little prang :(, smashed one of my headlights, my Fairlane grille and destroyed my front bumper. I then decided to do a BF XR front conversion, This is how she looks today

I also got the side stripes and mirror scalps colour coded



I am currently looking at getting a full exhaust system fitted, custom plates, getting some wheels and also getting a new diff ratio fitted with LSD.
I will try and keep this thread up to date as I get some more mods done.

Cheers
Ryan

Fev

got the mods in there quick! cant wait to see it with a set of rims

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CADSKY

looks great mate. coming along very nicely. 1 positive you can always take out of an accident is the chance to upgrade :P you really need to do something about the rear bar and the tow bar, but other than that it looks great! maybe some rims will set it of with a bar change keep it up mate, cant wait to see the final product

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Loooking good, its crying out for some alloys though! Should look great once they go on though.

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1LOUDXFUTE

yeh tow bar is gone now lol

what rear bar/skirt combo do you guys think would look good.. i was going to go with XR but they are a bit too common. hmmm

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CADSKY

cant go wrong with a GT rear bar id like GT front and rear bars, but the xr bars will do me for now.

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1LOUDXFUTE

do you think the GT rear will match the XR front though? ive always wanted to get a BF phoon kit, but after hearing some of the stories about fibreglass i may stick to genuine

i really do need a new rear bar tho, it has a few dings and scratches from where the previous owner has hit it with his/her trailer :(

see no more tow bar

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CADSKY

i reackon the GT rear bar will match the XR front better than the XT rear bar does :P

whats worse that scratches and dings from the previous owner is when you buy your car with perfect paint and six months later you have 3 marks where people have backed into you!!! damn these small queensland car parks!!!

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Mr Brooksy

How is the car coming along? Did you decide on the Rear bar and wheels?

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1LOUDXFUTE

hey bud, still undecided on the rear bar, probably gonna go with an XR one with XR skirts..

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1LOUDXFUTE

pic with new wheels

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Burnout

Those wheels suit the colour of the car, looking very nice.

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InfernoSR

Massive visual improvment with those rims! Well done

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Mr Brooksy

Those wheels looks great! And I think your right, go with the XR kit. Its easier to find the Genuine parts and they are much cheaper. Finding Genuine FPV kits are hard trust me, I have installed them to my Futura!

Brooksy

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1LOUDXFUTE

yeah and you're in NSW! even finding a wreckers over here is a challenge, then they charge very close to the new price anyway

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Mr Brooksy

Mind you I have seen heaps of awesome priced parts on eBay in Perth over the past 6 mionths! There was one guy who was selling a BA GT, 2 BF GT and one BF F6 bar for approx $500-600 for the lot. They all had been damaged, but would have been easily fixed with a bit of plastic welding and interchanging of parts that fit (so I could see anyway).

I do see lots of awesome priced interior parts on eBay too, from XR's though which if your thinking that later on, might be some info to keep in mind.

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ch33z1l

Those wheels are gorgeous!

1LOUDXFUTE

wow, looks like i need to start looking at ebay a little more



thanks mate, got them from wheelmags on ebay, VERY happy with them :

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In the past we have had work done, body kit fitted etc by the spoiler shop in Myaree. They did a very good job on our old EF no gaps and perfect colour match.

1LOUDXFUTE

I got my FG XR8 calipers in the mail today (thanks FTG), so i spent a fair bit of time cleaning them up and painting them :

here is a before and after shot


I have called up and organised myself a set of braided brake lines and i have a set of BF XR6 Turbo rotors that i will fit with my new calipers on my next day off.

Now i have to start saving the pennies for a nice set of slotted rotors and a good set of pads.

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Mr Brooksy

Hey with the brakes check the prices from Race Brakes Sydney. I know they are on the other side of the country, but maybe they can give you a good price to haggle with for places in WA. I got RDA's and they are awesome! Best $500 (for 4 slotted and 4 sets of Pads) I have spent on the car so far! And by the way the paint job looks great!

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NudgE^SIKBRO

Lookin the goods mate, still amazes me how much a nice set of rims can change the look of something so dramatically well done

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DC357

Yeah looks sweet Ryan,
Not sure if I lready told you but if you still want the XR6 towbar cover you can get them off Ford for about $21..they come unpainted though!

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1LOUDXFUTE

thanks David! i read somewhere that they were around the $100 mark so I didnt even bother to ring ford haha.

i read that you got your skirts painted for $150? The panel beaters I am going to want double that.. and that is without fitting :

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Mr Brooksy

So you have bought an XR kit then?

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DC357

Ryan that sounds a bit expensive, mine where black & needed to be White + I got the rear XR6 skirt painted & the whole lot was $250 & that was in the bush(Gunnedah) so I suggest you get a couple of quotes first.

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1LOUDXFUTE

yep :evil3: I decided to get a plastic kit, as i have seen too many horror stories with fiberglass (cracking sagging etc) I would love to get my hands on a BF2 runout kit, but they are way to expensive.

David, The skirts are already in the shop getting sprayed. I might quote around for my rear bumper/boot lid. This panel beater sprayed my front bumper/bonnet and the colour matching was perfect.

Ryan

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