LeggyxPower's 1998 GT -H1 Mini retrofit

[LeggyxPower]

so it begins!

[iampetro]

LeggyxPower and I finally crossed paths. Glad I was driving the red foz
I definatly noticed the red calipers and am totally stealing that one for the foz



I totally support keeping it stock till you get your G. No matter what they're supposed to do, you will be judged differently if your car looks unstock...

[LeggyxPower]

LeggyxPower and I finally crossed paths. Glad I was driving the red foz
I definatly noticed the red calipers and am totally stealing that one for the foz



I totally support keeping it stock till you get your G. No matter what they're supposed to do, you will be judged differently if your car looks unstock...

That pic is actually beautiful. Yes i slacked hard enough on my G, its going to expire in a few months, i go for the test august 1st so until then the mods just keep piling up.

[iampetro]

My G2 was gonna expire 2 days after my scheduled G test. I wasn't very smart leaving it so long.
I went to walkly rd and it was interesting
I sped by 20km/hr twice, rolled a stop sign, stopped halfway through parallel parking to re-adjust so I didn't mangle my sweet BD on those concrete barriers and he said don't bother just keep going so I did. All obviously by accident and he didn't mark me for any of it. I only got marked for 1 hand on the wheel and following too close (I was following another drivers test car that stupidly wouldn't merge onto the parkway) I'm sure he felt he had to put SOMETHING down but I had that second hand on the wheel every moment I wasn't shifting.

I went to Winchester for my G2 and it was super easy going there

[LeggyxPower]

well i bought a load of cutting discs and got started today

[iampetro]

omg. your cars twin with less milage and 5m/t for 2700
Sooooo much want for this car
Just went up for sale this morning


http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/otta ... nFlag=true

[LeggyxPower]

omg. your cars twin with less milage and 5m/t for 2700
Sooooo much want for this car
Just went up for sale this morning


http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/otta ... nFlag=true

GOD DAMN IT, yet again what a steal!....beautiful....very jelly

[LeggyxPower]

Well the time has come, and i had a good weekend. I finished my uel header and installed them!. They have a completely different sound then the ej22 did with the same set up...uel headers and a vibrant muffler..

Total cost for Uel Headers
$10 for scrap yard headers
$30 for pipes/tubes
$15 for flame proof paint

A grand total of $55!!!!!

Some Pics and Video

[iampetro]

Sounds awesome and they look great
but I think I enjoyed the "my boyfriend does my makeup tag" even more lol

[LeggyxPower]

So throughout this past week I have noticed little oil spots on the ground that smelt like gear oil....Tonight I put the car up on ramps left it for an hour and half and there was some gear oil on my headers. So i cleaned up the diff to see where the leak was coming from..returned an hour and a half later to discover only oil was around the drain plug. For shits a giggles i decided to see how well torqued the drain plug was in..while putting my wrench over the drain plug it MOVED! it seemed to be only finger tight! So i was able to tighten it a good quarter turn..to much relief i am glad it was just that.

[LeggyxPower]

So i had a massive fail. i bought a grill from a legacy , modified it and it looks good. What i didn't know is the GT's have a larger grill, then all the other models...It fits and everything but on the bottom there is an 1 3/4" gap on the bottom. Not quite sure what to do to make it fit, Any suggestions?

[Muse]

So i had a massive fail. i bought a grill from a legacy , modified it and it looks good. What i didn't know is the GT's have a larger grill, then all the other models...It fits and everything but on the bottom there is an 1 3/4" gap on the bottom. Not quite sure what to do to make it fit, Any suggestions?

I'm actually a little surprised you didn't know this. Can we get some pictures of it with the gap? depending on the color of the grille, you could probably just paint the gap black, and hide it some. Alternatively, maybe some kind of foam could be used to fill the gap, if it'll take paint. I had a decent gap on mine after I put the third-gen OB bumper on, but I just ignored it since I'm also missing the fogs and tow hook cover.

[LeggyxPower]

Yes I'm surprised too as well, I felt like a complete noob, it was one of those moments where you can't believe you just did that...

[LeggyxPower]

So i had a massive fail. i bought a grill from a legacy , modified it and it looks good. What i didn't know is the GT's have a larger grill, then all the other models...It fits and everything but on the bottom there is an 1 3/4" gap on the bottom. Not quite sure what to do to make it fit, Any suggestions?

I'm actually a little surprised you didn't know this. Can we get some pictures of it with the gap? depending on the color of the grille, you could probably just paint the gap black, and hide it some. Alternatively, maybe some kind of foam could be used to fill the gap, if it'll take paint. I had a decent gap on mine after I put the third-gen OB bumper on, but I just ignored it since I'm also missing the fogs and tow hook cover.

as requested





OH ya i forgot to update, that i installed these again

[LeggyxPower]

Also decided to grind down and paint that rusty alternator cover.

[Muse]

Er, wow. That's a bigger gap than I expected. Perhaps some insulating foam (Not self-expanding) could be made to fill the gap, and painted black, or something?

[LeggyxPower]

Er, wow. That's a bigger gap than I expected. Perhaps some insulating foam (Not self-expanding) could be made to fill the gap, and painted black, or something?

I don't want too but I think I will have to take the grill as lose

[Muse]

Or... cut that section out of an L bumper, and make it fit somehow? might be interesting. I tried that a while back with poor results, but I have no skills in that arena of accomplishment.

[LeggyxPower]

Or... cut that section out of an L bumper, and make it fit somehow? might be interesting. I tried that a while back with poor results, but I have no skills in that arena of accomplishment.

hmmm theres an idea

What colour do you think i should paint my snowflakes, i'm stuck between white or black

[iampetro]

I voted white because that's what I want to do with my (close to snowflake)rims for my red Foz
I think the white rims on red car will look hawt and add at least 10hp

[98legwag]

Where is the gunmetal option?

[Muse]

Where is the gunmetal option?

Or the gold/bronze one?

[LeggyxPower]

Where is the gunmetal option?

Or the gold/bronze one?

you know guys you haven't made my decisions easier...ugg i was also thinking about gunmetal, but you guys know me by now , i like to be a bit different then the average crowd (old barney purple legacy)

[LeggyxPower]

So i finally decided to give the leggy its weekly wash, and wow i really love the colour red and how clean this car is. I keep falling in love, oh ya tinted my rear windows and cargo windows 20%

[LeggyxPower]

well the other day while in my garage, i was looking at my failed grill attempt, a decided to cut the grill up... i already had all the materials so it cost my nothing to mod and extend the grill..

[iampetro]

Looks much better

[Muse]

Very nice. Did you get pictures of the process?

[98legwag]

Well done sir.

[LeggyxPower]

Thank you guys, unfortunately no i didn't take any pictures of the process. I'm more of a person that works and works away then when i'm near completion, i realize i haven't taken any photos and kick myself for it.

[Hinyo]

Cant wait to see more of this. That is some really nice detailing. I think even THOM would be jealous =)