My car is now back and safely home from winter at The GT Guys.
I had Rich and Dennis go over the car, and essentially find every worn item from 27,000 miles and replace it. I don't really drive my GT enough anymore to feel responsible hopping in here and there with 1000 hp. Beyond skipping winter, I've really only been driving the GT 1-2k miles a year tops the last couple years. In 2014, I drove my GT to Carlisle and drove it at the Rally. That was about it. At the same time, they had a customer looking to go 200 mph+ at the mile, so it worked out where he bought my turbo system and I turned around and replaced a whole bunch of stuff. I just said "if it looks old, do what you do and make it new."
New headlamps, new windshield, new door sill plates, new clamshell struts, new clamshell glass, reverted to pulley and tune, put on a Borla (had stock exhaust with the TT system because it was so loud at WOT), ceramic coated the manifolds, all new belts and fluids, random odds and ends, alignment, etc, etc.
Everything looks phenomenal and I'm very happy with it. My headlights had substantial cracking from running them frequently, so not having that and no more pitting in the windshield makes a huge difference. Needless to say, it's like a new old car. I highly recommend their "restoration" services that Roketman and I have taken advantage of.
Will I miss the turbos? Yes, but it felt like the right time to take the GT back to its essential roots. And of course, I can always get another GT with a set of turbos down the road... :wink
I had Rich and Dennis go over the car, and essentially find every worn item from 27,000 miles and replace it. I don't really drive my GT enough anymore to feel responsible hopping in here and there with 1000 hp. Beyond skipping winter, I've really only been driving the GT 1-2k miles a year tops the last couple years. In 2014, I drove my GT to Carlisle and drove it at the Rally. That was about it. At the same time, they had a customer looking to go 200 mph+ at the mile, so it worked out where he bought my turbo system and I turned around and replaced a whole bunch of stuff. I just said "if it looks old, do what you do and make it new."
New headlamps, new windshield, new door sill plates, new clamshell struts, new clamshell glass, reverted to pulley and tune, put on a Borla (had stock exhaust with the TT system because it was so loud at WOT), ceramic coated the manifolds, all new belts and fluids, random odds and ends, alignment, etc, etc.
Everything looks phenomenal and I'm very happy with it. My headlights had substantial cracking from running them frequently, so not having that and no more pitting in the windshield makes a huge difference. Needless to say, it's like a new old car. I highly recommend their "restoration" services that Roketman and I have taken advantage of.
Will I miss the turbos? Yes, but it felt like the right time to take the GT back to its essential roots. And of course, I can always get another GT with a set of turbos down the road... :wink
. I caught that one. lol
