2008 GT 5 speed "ELEANOR"- rebuild thread

[Mike K]

You have a GT500 now don't you?

Yes he does but he's also looking for a money maker for over the winter.

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Oh, I was thinking he was dumping that sweet GT500.

If he has the skills to rebuild and paint and keep the overhead down, go for it!

 

[madrussian]

Oh, I was thinking he was dumping that sweet GT500.

If he has the skills to rebuild and paint and keep the overhead down, go for it!

Yep, that's an Idea, I just have to find a right car at the right price

 

[madrussian]

Got a new toy, it's actually up for grabs. Will be looking for a saleen or roush soon.

Painted candy apple red, 26" versante wheels with 305 wide tires, HIDs, LEDs and 53k miles!


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[07TGGT]

I'm sorry but please tell me what possessed you to make you want to put those rims on there? Yuck

 

[Boozshey]

SPOT THE RICE.. Quick someone copy these pics over to their... haha...

 

[Steedman07]

SPOT THE RICE.. Quick someone copy these pics over to their... haha...

 

[madrussian]

What you see is exactly how I got it, 26s are gigantic and personally I would not purchase them, but they were already on the truck and frankly they don't look that bad on this particular vehicle.


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[Docktour Z]

Looks good to me

 

[cop on my back]

Man, I just quickly scanned over this whole thread. I think if I have a project in the future I will keep it to myself. What a bunch of synical, ignorant fools on here. Seems most on here should live by "if you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself".

I think you did great on that repair job. You saw a way to make a few bucks to work towards a goal of getting a 500 and it worked as planned. Lots of hard work and you never gave up, even with all the naysayers on here.

Keep it up, you will get to that goal.

 

[Ampire]

Nice thread. I agree that it was a risky move, but it was well played. The car turned out beautiful.

For all the people doubting that it was a profitable venture at the beginning, take a look at the people that modify their cars, dumping $10-15k into them only to sell the car two years later at 50% of the money "invested".

 

[302]

Man, I just quickly scanned over this whole thread. I think if I have a project in the future I will keep it to myself. What a bunch of synical, ignorant fools on here. Seems most on here should live by "if you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself".

I think you did great on that repair job. You saw a way to make a few bucks to work towards a goal of getting a 500 and it worked as planned. Lots of hard work and you never gave up, even with all the naysayers on here.

Keep it up, you will get to that goal.

Agreed.

The Russian got the last laugh.

 

[madrussian]

Thank you all, I think it's a cool way to earn few extra bucks and keep it in circulation towards a better car. I got to own a different car for a few month, have fun with it, learn a thing or two about it and then move on to something new and explore that all over. Some of the vehicles I would like to go through in the near future would be: evo, sti, escalade, m5, m3, gto, newer a8, 370z or g37.


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[Zrxpilot]

Nice job. Like you said..you got to play the game with something cool and made out allright in the end. For that experience, even breaking even is not so bad.

The trick to this buisiness is to be always looking. The really good deals arent advertised. I picked up an 05 Hyundai XG 350 with like 55,000 on it hit very light in the left front. New bumper cover, headlight.....$1,500 later and now the wifes driving it. Loves it. Got 5k total into it. Got stung on this one a bit due to the rarity of the parts. This never happens with a Mustang. Stick with what you know.

 

[calebparkin3]

car looks great! good job!...how was the ground clearance with the side exhaust? it seemed to be lowerd correct?

 

[madrussian]

car looks great! good job!...how was the ground clearance with the side exhaust? it seemed to be lowerd correct?

Going over bumps could be challenging, you just have to be careful that's all.


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[calebparkin3]

How much was it lowerd?

 

[madrussian]

U think it had k springs, so it was dropped about an inch

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[Turbolvr321]

Man, I just quickly scanned over this whole thread. I think if I have a project in the future I will keep it to myself. What a bunch of synical, ignorant fools on here. Seems most on here should live by "if you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself".

I think you did great on that repair job. You saw a way to make a few bucks to work towards a goal of getting a 500 and it worked as planned. Lots of hard work and you never gave up, even with all the naysayers on here.

Keep it up, you will get to that goal.

Same here, and I agree. I am glad to see he came out on top.

 

[madrussian]

Oh shit, was just going over this thread and reading all the dumb ass comments from so called "professionals" and other "know it all" self centered people and thinking how awesome this shit worked out for me! By the way, here id my 2011 SVTP GT500! 2.8 mammoth kenne bell stage 3 arrives this Friday! I guess i won this argument!!!

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