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Club G40 => Photos and videos => Topic started by: batten on December 21, 2008, 02:17:31 am

Title: Batten's G40
Post by: batten on December 21, 2008, 02:17:31 am: quite a few of you will probably recognise this car, was one of PhilJ's and i think built by Nick_S on here who converted it from a Genesis to full G40 spec.

Engine: 1272cc G40, derestricted airbox and KnN panel filter, PSD Fulll blend charger and 65mm toothed pullies, chip, boost return removed, de wedged throttle body, GT inlet.

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/4.jpg)

Suspension: HnR 60/40 cup kit, new G40 tcas with powerflex outter bushes, G-ladersite green arb mount blocks, and Front lower brace bar.

Brakes: G40 brakes, greenstuff pads, and grooved discs.

Wheels and Tyres: 14x6 BBS RA's with 185 50 yokos. A539's

Exterior Styling: Badgeless grill, clear indicators, and side repeaters, late spec rear lights with german cluster.

Interior Styling: standard G40

as bought

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/3.jpg)
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/2.jpg)
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/1.jpg)

and now as it stands

only other difference is all the interior trim has been put back (although i need rear seatbelts! anyone?)
Badged-up and german pressed plates (i need to find something else as these are too scene for me now and also illegal)

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/r1.jpg)
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/r2.jpg)

and at this years clubpolo show...only a brief visit on the sunday as i thought i was pants and got annoyed by chav kids in 6ns giving us useless directions...found it a bit of a mission to find.
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/r4.jpg)

and at RAF Cosford Breakfast Club Meet
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j287/battenj/r3.jpg)

That is my mates red GT, hasnt touched it since buying it at roughly the same time as i got the 40. Rather quick for a GT aswel, believe it has a schrick cam.

Plans- Half colour code the bumpers, then when money comes in from me hopefully getting a career soon, i will get the wheels diamond cut. then if a company/lease car arrives, take it off the road and send it off to jabba sport for engine work

sorry enough of my rambling

;D

Batten
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: Max on December 21, 2008, 11:26:18 am: Lovely car mate, nice spec and sweet colour :)
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: batten on December 21, 2008, 05:27:55 pm: cheers thought it was a good purchase at the time, would love to get involved with a few 40 meets now, i guess aldon is the next one i'll be heading to
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: Phil on December 22, 2008, 01:31:16 pm: Whored my old pictures! Nice car that, I spent a fortune on sorting it out. Still miss it, so I'm building another daily friendly g40.
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: batten on December 22, 2008, 01:51:18 pm: haha certainly did ;D

yeah its a quality set-up only had to replace the battery and fan motor so far. do you have the history for the car knocking about btw Phil?

John
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: sohailG40 on December 25, 2008, 08:05:50 pm: looks good mate
nice one ;D
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: Phil on December 26, 2008, 01:31:38 pm: I do yeah, give us a few weeks and I'll dig it out.
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: rich4130 on February 05, 2009, 03:45:49 pm: Love this, I almost went to look at it when PhilJ was selling it, but wasn't in a position to insure it at the time.

Looked smart at the polo show.

I saw a Genesis the same colour at work the other day, pounced on the elderly owners who are looking for a new car, and gave them my number, will be getting a GT lump as a daily.
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: batten on February 05, 2009, 11:05:55 pm: oh thats cool, its definitley a rare colour dark green and a gt lump sounds nice. would make a cool photo if you badged it up as a gt and parked next to mine ;D
Title: Re: Batten's G40
Post by: rich4130 on February 06, 2009, 11:33:53 am: Haha yep, im just awaiting their call, got a GT lump and loom and a rear beam/disks etc to go straight on.