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    Street racing whore! Vern's Avatar
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    My new GT ***NEW PIX ON PAGE 3*****

    So ive picked this little beast up today from Pitsea in good old Essex, got it for a decent price but im undecided if il keep it and put my touches into it or getting up to scratch and flog it on!!

    Its got a few niggles with it ie the injector light is on even after a new Lamnda sensor but i beleive theres an air leak somewhere so il be pulling it apart tomorow to suss it out plus a minor oil leak, maybe the sump gasket as it near the back!
    Its also missing a dumpvalve of any note, bunged up either end and a vacumm pipe just tied into a not, also may have something todo with it running a tad rough?

    As for spec well, it comes with light weight 17's,lowered,T25 Turbo,R5 Intercooler (not sure why?), cool louvred bad boy bonnet, some sort of kit not sure what make tbh,uprated discs front and rear, silly mirrors (not keen at all), over the top exhaust system with de-cat and letter box trims i think its a modified magnex but il check tomorow,induction kit,in-car boost,tinted lights all round, Sparco buckets and Harnesses which im not a fan so will be looking to take em out and swop em for a GT3 interior plus some cash my way if any ones interested lol. Plus other bits and bobs, just want toget it running right then il move onto to changing bits.
    Opinions welcome.........................



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    Looks alright...

    But what the **** it that blue thing next to it? MR2?
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    Nice, i've seen this punto before in a halfords in hayes middlesex just before Southall, there's some pics floating about somewhere i swear it looked slightly different then.

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    Street racing whore! Vern's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Puntoboy
    Looks alright...

    But what the **** it that blue thing next to it? MR2?
    Yeah its the guys MR2 not sure if its a turbo but no roof inlet so i guess not lol, its fecked though apparently!

    Quote Originally Posted by Faz
    Nice, i've seen this punto before in a halfords in hayes middlesex just before Southall, there's some pics floating about somewhere i swear it looked slightly different then.
    Cool, yeah if you can find the pix that would be good of you old chap
    Last edited by Vern; 9th February 2008 at 18:59. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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    Boosty MacBoostface Puntoboy's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by vern
    Yeah its the guys MR2 not sure if its a turbo but no roof inlet so i guess not lol, its fecked though apparently!


    Cool, yeah if you can find the pix that would be good of you old chap
    MR2 turbo's don't have the snorkel

    Looks crap though

    I thought you were selling up?
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    Street racing whore! Vern's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Puntoboy
    MR2 turbo's don't have the snorkel

    Looks crap though

    I thought you were selling up?
    Yaeh not my cuppa either, well i can never say never to a GT and this one caught my eye so thought id give it a bash, just wanna get it running sweet so if i keep it will be bringing it along to Brooklands

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    With a new front bumper and bonnet it would be very nice. I like the rest of it.
    Punto Gt no more!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomas
    With a new front bumper and bonnet it would be very nice. I like the rest of it.
    Yeah i hear you about the bumper, not my favourite either but i really like the bonnet

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    Yeah definately sort that bumper out out; the mirrors made me laught to

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    can i be cheeky and asked how much you paid for it?

    Im looking at buying a GT (not now) but want to start to get an idea on what you get for your monies

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