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15/7/2009 22:51:55

lozcb

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Cheers Mark , your spot on having to try and put it to the back of my mind sort of so that i can get some work done , What is it about Maserati 's that do this to a man , done loads of cars in the past with no anxiety whatsover , Bloody italians have got under my skin again

never been like this with anything German or British for that matter now ive put my self through it twice in 2 years glutton eh But it WILL be worth it

regards loz

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16/7/2009 11:54:46

MAF260

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Loz, have you seen THIS?

Next project after the GS.........? I can't work out if it's a bargain or not. Used value c.£60k-£65k* cat D value repaired say 25%* less, so £45k-£49k* How much would repairs total - perhaps £5k* ?

If my assumptions were in any way correct, a Gran Turismo for c.£40k......hmmmmmmm.........

*all estimates, based upon absolutely no facts whatsoever. Please feel free to correct me or add your own unfounded values.

16/7/2009 18:47:19

lozcb

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Bollocks , Mark how the heck did i miss that one Im Gutted was holding off for a good 4-5 months in the hope a Tourismo came up , iused to reguarly visit SWS site untill i realised that they buy from a,lot of the places i do and just put a mark up on and sellem on , so i stopped looking at there site , mmmm gutted but the good news is that the price for Tourismo cat d direct fron main salvage sites will be around 26-28k Now that is Good news if i had the spare cash but more importantly the spare time i would go for it

have a crack at it Mark looks a right easy repair on the surface, needs closer inspection , parts arent too expensive either considering, ive been checking certain parts over the last year for tourissies and there coming down a little

regards loz

regards loz

< Message edited by lozcb -- 16/7/2009 18:50:13 >

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17/7/2009 14:35:59

pacoryan

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I was just having a look at that, not sure about the damage in front of the O/S/R wheel - needs (as Loz says) a very close inspection.

4/8/2009 10:10:44

lozcb

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Well after a longer wait than anticipated , wheels all refurbed and ready to put on the 2 new Vredstein ultrac sesantas for the rears, front Pilot sports have 6mm left and the Fagin

in me wont let me buy 2 new Vreddies fronts tho i would love to have 4 the same all spanking ( its a vanity thing

) oh well i may weaken when and if they dont spiv up with some tyre gel , All the final bits (bumpers etc) will be going on this weekend so i'll be be burning the midnight oil sat and sunday

Cant wait now to get the car in a nice Location/Backdrop to take the final pix

regards loz

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4/8/2009 10:50:54

MAF260

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You can't beat a full set of new boots. Buy the fronts and either sell the Michelins on fleabay or keep them as spares. You know it's the right thing to do!

4/8/2009 10:53:02

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If you drive the car properly, and I am sure you will Loz, you'll soon get the tread down on those rears level with the fronts ;) Then you can do them all in one go.

4/8/2009 12:38:28

Safrane

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Loz,

Your front N/S will be buggered after Goodwood so wait till after then and save your self the £££

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20/8/2009 17:54:55

lozcb

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Well guys,

happy to announce the GS will be on my drive sat morning, spent most of today putting on the front bumper , and the headlights in place and must say,,,,,, the car well looks like my 4200

outside at least, but shinier

, Derek the owner insists that he wont let me bring it home tomorrow as he is giving it a full days pucker valet , he wants to badge it up put on the new private plates and then wants to take picks to plaster his office with who am i to complain , but i do really get a kick out of doing that stuff meself but hey ho, project nearly over just the mods to sort out

Prospeed total decat with new sports cats, also with new stainless rear boxes with the GS valves adapted then some lowering and spacers (already have 275 rear tyres ) and possibly the FD/ DBW if all the teething is sorted out by then , and if the bank balance allows it possibly the ecu chip aswell , must stress the FD stuff depends on it being 100% sorted with a few happy customers trouble free and ecstatic,

Having talks with a company close to Milton Keynes who do a lot of carbon fibre work for a few of the well known F1 teams, trying to get a fixed price and final design for an extended front splitter , if its reasonable money then i'll have a go
If it looks attractive and more importantly does the job any one else fancy the idea of it my ease the price if they thought there might be future business in it for them

Then im bloody well gonna enjoy it to the full ,

Oh will post a full set of pics on Monday in fact i;ll probably nick some of Dereks

regards loz

< Message edited by lozcb -- 20/8/2009 18:00:36 >

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55 plate 4200 cc Gransport Full Larini system,AP Racing big brake upgrade ,more stuff pending

20/8/2009 22:59:15

BigFoot

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Great news Loz, keep us posted!

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21/8/2009 0:39:46

WGG

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Looking forward to seeing them

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24/8/2009 12:19:48

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Great stuff Loz, I'm really interested in how you get on with the exhaust de-cat etc!

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27/8/2009 19:29:24

lozcb

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Cant believe how quiet the Gransport is , had my first real drive tonite about 30 miles really just to clean the discs off as she,s been idle for 3 months , and even in sport mode sounds quiet compared to the Tubi's on the 4200, agree whole car feel a lot tighter hard to say whether its faster , gear changes more positive and certainly a more together car only just a couple of notches on the 4200 mileage on both cars is very similar GS 31k 4200 34k and is spot on performance wise, so Gs is Not the startling drastic change some have led to believe, but im happy with it , Once the mods are done , maybe that will give me the surprise i thought i was going to have.

Will post some all round picks when i have an hour or two to spare

regards loz

< Message edited by lozcb -- 27/8/2009 19:31:13 >

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27/8/2009 21:06:13

lozcb

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Just cleaned the engine bays on both sisters , bit dark for pickies

I;ll try again tomorrow

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27/8/2009 22:16:24

BigFoot

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Great stuff Loz, congrats!

I think after a few high speed bends, you'll notice a starker difference between the two cars

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28/8/2009 8:51:14

lozcb

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Just been on to Larrini, I really have got to get the exhaust sorted sounds like a lame mute, compared to the 4200 ,

Right result, seems Larrini are already into advanced stages of producing rear boxes with the intergrated valve system, great news in itself, now what i really want is LOUD LOUD when on, and a little bit louder than stock when off lets hope we can work together to produce that Infamous 430 scream , so waiting for a call on tuesday when David from Larrini is back at work

Wannit now

Regards loz

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55 plate 4200 cc Gransport Full Larini system,AP Racing big brake upgrade ,more stuff pending

28/8/2009 10:20:53

SimonM

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Loz - good news on the gs mate!

might be interested in jumping in with you on the front splitters, subject to pics and the price?

and like BigFoot says, get in on a big sweeper and take a look at the speedo!

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28/8/2009 15:40:35

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ORIGINAL: lozcb

Just been on to Larrini, I really have got to get the exhaust sorted sounds like a lame mute, compared to the 4200 ,

Right result, seems Larrini are already into advanced stages of producing rear boxes with the intergrated valve system, great news in itself, now what i really want is LOUD LOUD when on, and a little bit louder than stock when off lets hope we can work together to produce that Infamous 430 scream , so waiting for a call on tuesday when David from Larrini is back at work Wannit now

Regards loz

Loz, I hear you my friend - I feel your pain. I sometimes wonder if I miss the noise of my 4200 Larini exhaust, more than the car

I had the full turbo/manifold back set up in my 3200, so try and get the full kit from them, as they develop all their components to work together. A GS with Larini de-cats/sports cats/centre pipe/valved rear mufflers I believe would sound absolutely immense!!!!!!!!!! and far better than a 'powerflow/mufflershop' system and would be just what you need to fall in love with your new stead. Their stuff ain't the cheapest but it is the best: http://www.larinisystems.com/video.php

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