I must be mad

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:47 pm

She's now home with me and looking good after a good clean

Check out the leather! Changed the spark plugs/dizzy/rotor/air filter

Found the turbo red pipe from the turbo valve was rubbed through and replaced (like Brasco's which I sorted) Tomorrow new oil/filer and ATF.

This 480 has to do a 66mile tripe mon-fri so no modding well maybe a rich mod lol.

pLoTz · Post by **pLoTz** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:51 pm

martinholmesuk wrote: This 480 has to do a 66mile tripe mon-fri so no modding well maybe a rich mod lol.

... and maybe just that little bigger turbo

... oh well, just those bigger injectors

... man, those rims DO look good !

... ah well, i'll replace that rusty exhaust with a new one, well... let's have it custom-made!

....

I know that story. Mine was like "Ah, no tuning for that Civic, I won't keep it THAT long"

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:52 pm

I would

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:16 pm

in the imortal words of wayne and garth "shwiiiiiiiiiing" looks like a nice find, would love a turbo in that colour! not an auto fan but to each his own

wishing you better luck with this one!

i also vote luke for the name, or possibly han? (solo) then it could be less of a squeaky clean charecter but still on the good side...

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:27 pm

What about Yoda? He's green too.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:17 pm

ozturbo wrote:
martinholmesuk wrote: I had forgotten just how well a 480 goes.
I am certain a good one is much quicker than Volvo said they were. Ours is going like a rocket (touch wood). It is good to see you back. We need your expert and friendly advice.
What happened to the WREX?

WREX went bang

I then sold it on to some guy is going to fit an STI engine then re-map it.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:20 pm

pLoTz wrote:
martinholmesuk wrote: This 480 has to do a 66mile tripe mon-fri so no modding well maybe a rich mod lol.
... and maybe just that little bigger turbo

... oh well, just those bigger injectors

... man, those rims DO look good !

... ah well, i'll replace that rusty exhaust with a new one, well... let's have it custom-made!

....

I know that story. Mine was like "Ah, no tuning for that Civic, I won't keep it THAT long"

Bad Bad thoughts! I'm not allowed to have those thoughts when connected to a 480!

Sure I'd love to lower it and play about but I will not (going to regret this!)

I have another toy in mind for toys

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:15 am

Nice one Martin!

Looks like you found a nice one there, is it just the pics or does that leather look like it's never been sat on?

Hope it all goes well for you mate

J

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:09 am

Very nice Martin, HOWEVER that gearstick looks suspiciously like an auto to me..... Could it be that you bought yet ANOTHER bloody automatic?
Tut tut, when I come over the auto comes out! (no buts!)

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:29 pm

Hello my friend! Glad you like it

Changed the oil tonight and shes running very well

being my 480 it's going to be loved (unlike Vader lol)

Vader always had the best evil parts. I'm lucky as I have all new suspension to fit to this green 480.

Hmmmm now she need's a name but time will tell.

pol · Post by **pol** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:51 pm

So she's a she already then?

pol

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:57 pm

Call her "Hope"

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:31 pm

She's a pretty 480 and nah not called Hope. i did think it but that's kinda errm not what it's about.

I have a LEGO Vader which I picked up last year which now hangs inside this 480 to remind me of why I'm driving a green 480 and not a black evil.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:24 am

and you also have an Apple iBook by the looks of things, you really ARE leaving the dark side. Good lad!

(says me typing on a acer lol)

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:18 am

starwars episode something, "A new hope". That where you got hope from? haha

Theres always "Leia"

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:36 am

its green, you have to call it yoda

ozturbo · Post by **ozturbo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:16 pm

It's funny, but I used to call cars "she", because, I guess, my grandfather always did when I was a kid. My mum named my drag Beetle "Big Bertha" and she is still known by that name in my family (my younger brother owns her now). For some years now my cars have all been "The" eg "the 75, the GTV, the Volvo, the 33".

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:19 pm

Very nice indeed. I hope Vader isn't transfering evil as they sit next to each other!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:47 pm

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:51 pm

drivers side wish bone is bent so that's a weekend job. I will also get around to ATF change, cleaning car outside again, changing heater matrix.

jobs jobs jobs.... awwwwww to be kept busy with my darling