new guy

Hi everyone I'm new to the site so thought I'd introduce myself! My names Dave and I'm from northern Ireland I'm a heavy vehicle mechanic. Had my gtir a couple of years now and I'm yet to have it on the road with having a few projects on the go at the same time

Here's the r when I got it


Needed the back arches replacing so got a set and zapped them in


Just finished painting the drivers side quarter last week and stated prepping the passenger side for paint




Thats how it stands at the min! Also have this laying needing finished



And heres the main reason these two aren't finished











Had the corolla coming up on 6 years now it's the pride of the fleet so everything gets put to the side for it lol

Sorry for the life story lol

Welcome abourd mate

Loving the AE86

Stu on here is a nova lover aswell

Hey Dave, nice to see you on here mate!
I gave you the link on png
Nice motors! I'd love an ae86 one day!

Stu wrote:Hey Dave, nice to see you on here mate!
I gave you the link on png
Nice motors! I'd love an ae86 one day!

Yea stu I hot your link thanks I hadnt heard about this site.

Gaz GTiR wrote:Welcome abourd mate

Loving the AE86

Stu on here is a nova lover aswell

Thanks buddy yea it was stu who sent me the link as he said ther. Can't wait to get the r on the road now

Welcome aboard dave some nice projects on the go you got there .... whats happening with the nova and spec wise .

nomad wrote:Welcome aboard dave some nice projects on the go you got there .... whats happening with the nova and spec wise .

Thanks nomad the spec on the nova is pretty basic at the min just the usual updated suspension gte astra brakes up front and disk rear beam. Polished and ported head and a superchip. Iv had it a lifetime but I'll get it done some day I can hardly remember what's done to it it's been sitting that long lol

nice work fella, you obviously know your way round a motor.

and welcome to the forum  

Welcome to the forum, what spec is your R and that Toyota?

Welcome to the forum nice motors

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! The corolla is pretty much the way I want it. It has konis up front and potenza gymkanas at the back lowered about 50mm braided hoses and a hydraulic handbrake. Fully polybushed and a rose jointed panhard rod. Steering lock extensions. Engine wise ther isnt much just an air filter and full janspeed including 4 branch and a kazz 2way lsd

are you in the car game dave or is it just a hobby?

GTI-R US wrote:are you in the car game dave or is it just a hobby?

Just a hobby buddy sometimes I wonder how I can be bothered lol

welcome!! nice cars as stated on the modifiers club

davegtcoupe wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome guys! The corolla is pretty much the way I want it. It has konis up front and potenza gymkanas at the back lowered about 50mm braided hoses and a hydraulic handbrake. Fully polybushed and a rose jointed panhard rod. Steering lock extensions. Engine wise ther isnt much just an air filter and full janspeed including 4 branch and a kazz 2way lsd

Sounds like a recipe for excitement  

fair play fella, gotta say you've done a cracking job there better than many so called pro's could do

welcome mate, love the cars!

Thanks again fellas the comments are great iv got a few more pics ill post up

The extra lock kit which is great for a bit of drift action lol


Interior shot


Engine bay. Sorry about the crappy pic


Gave the front end of the nova a bit of a freshen up over the winter to




At the start of the year I found a set of mim raffino's for sale do snapped them up they dont make wheels like they used to



O i almost forgot the daily driver