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Volume 4 Issue 1 - FTO Owners Club
FTO NEWS The Official Newsletter of the FTO Owners Club Nitrous Powered FTO F T Oblivion and Back Goodwood Trackday Xmas Bash Autosport 2002 Winter 2001/2002 Volume 4 Issue 1 BRAKES. GPX/VR Standard Front Brake Discs £59.00 Black Diamond 12 Groove X-Drilled & Heat Treated Front Discs£145.00 Standard Rear Brake Discs P.O.A. P.O.A. EBC Kevlar Std. Front Pads £20.40 EBC Greenstuff Front Pads Fast Road £42.50 Mintex 1155 Track Days £99.00 EBC Kevlar Std. Rear Pads £22.10 Stainless Steel Braided Brake Hose Kit £99.00 Motul Dot 5.1 Brake Fluid ( 500ml ) £5.00 Motul HD600 Racing Brake Fluid ( 500ml ) £6.50 SUSPENSION and STEERING. High Quality U.K. Made Lowered & Uprated Spring Kit Lowers by -45mm Front -25mm Rear Koni Adjustable Shockers (set) Rear Anti-roll Bar (ARB) Droplinks Std Height Suspension (pr) Rear Anti-roll Bar (ARB) Droplinks Lowered Suspension (pr) Rear ARB Drop Link Rubbers Polyurethane (8) Rear ARB Mounting Bushes (pr) OE Mitsi Rear ARB Mounting Bushes Polyurethane (pr) Front ARB Droplinks Std Height Suspension Front ARB Droplinks Lowered Suspension Front ARB Droplinks GP Version R only Front ARB Mounting Bushes (pr) Front ARB Mounting Bushes Polyurethane (pr) Uprated Gas Front Shocks - Non-Adjustable (ea) Uprated Gas Rear Shocks - Non-Adjustable (ea) Full Car Set of 4 Shocks ( Save £20 ) Front wishbone - inner mount bush Poly Front wishbone - rear mount bush Poly Front wishbone - complete inc. balljoint Front Strut top bearing Inner rear lower arm bush OE Mitsi (Pair) Outer rear lower arm bush Track Rod End Front Wheel Bearing Kit inc. circlips and seals ENGINE / GEARBOX PARTS and LUBRICANTS. ITG High Performance Induction Kit inc. Spray ITG Filter Spray Can Standard Replacement Air Filter NGK Laser Double Platinum Spark Plugs - 45k Mile Life Alternator Belt - High Quality Power Steering/Air Con. Belt HQ Extended Life Cambelt Cambelt - Tensioner Idler Fuel Filter - Genuine Mitsi inc. Bracket Fuel Filter - Copy Oil Filter incl Sump Plug Washer Sump Plug Washer - Copper Motul 300V Power 5/40w Fully Synthetic Oil (2l) Mobil 1 0/40 Fully Synthetic Oil (4l) Mobil 1 0/40 Fully Synthetic Oil (1l) Mobil 1 15/50 Fully Synthetic Oil (4l) £29.95 Mobil 1 15/50 Fully Synthetic Oil (1l) £7.95 Auto Transmission Fluid Filter - OE Mitsi Mobil 1 Auto Trans Fluid (per litre) Motul Auto Trans Fluid (per litre) Motul Gear300 Fully Synthetic Manual Trans Oil (1l) Rocker Cover Gasket and Camshaft Oil Seals IN STOCK Engine Coolant Temp Sensor GR/GS £59.00 £145.00 £18.70 £37.40 £104.00 £22.10 £99.00 £5.00 £6.50 GPX/VR GR/GS £145.00 £145.00 £450.00 £ 58.00 £ 58.00 N/A £ 7.00 N.Y.A £33.00 P.O.A. P.O.A. £4.00 £11.20 £87.50 £47.50 £250.00 £36.00 £36.00 £77.00 £32.50 £23.00 P.O.A. £25.00 £35.00 £450.00 P.O.A. P.O.A. £15.00 £7.00 N.Y.A £33.00 P.O.A. N/A £4.00 £11.20 £87.50 £47.50 £250.00 £36.00 £36.00 £77.00 £32.50 £23.00 P.O.A. £25.00 £35.00 GPX/VR £66.00 £6.00 £12.00 £11.00 £8.00 £13.00 £79.00 £20.00 £40.00 £20.00 £5.50 £0.50 £15.75 £29.95 £7.95 £29.95 £7.95 £11.00 £11.00 £3.50 £9.50 GR/GS £99.00 £6.00 £12.00 £11.00 £8.00 £13.00 £49.00 £20.00 £40.00 £20.00 £5.50 £0.50 £15.75 £29.95 £7.95 £40.00 £40.00 £11.00 £11.00 £3.50 £9.50 ENGINE / GEARBOX PARTS and LUBRICANTS. 5 Slash Cut Tail Pipe Stainless Steel System inc Catpipe Stainless Steel High Flow Downpipes Mongoose Exhaust System Twin Square inc. Catpipe Mongoose Cat Pipe Bosch Spoiler Type Wiper Blades Bosch Wiper Blade - Rear Window Headlamp Bulbs - Main Beam Std Wattage (each) Headlamp Bulbs - Dip Beam Std Wattage (each) Headlamp Bulbs - Hi. Wattage (each) Headlamp Bulbs - Hi Power (each) White Dials Kits - 110 and 180 mph faces Choice of White-Green Writing / White-Blue / White-Red GPX/VR GR/GS £349.00 £349.00 £Ring £Ring £325.00 £325.00 £70.00 £70.00 £10.00 £10.00 £7.00 £7.00 £9.00 £9.00 £9.00 £9.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £55.00 £55.00 WHEEL ACCESSORIES. Wheel Locks for OE Alloy Wheels - OE Mitsi Wheel Locks - Aftermarket Alloys Wheel Locks - Aftermarket Alloys - Mc.Gard Wheel Locks - Allen Bolt Type Wheel Locks - Allen Bolt Type - Mc.Gard Wheel Nuts for OE Alloy Wheel - OE Mitsi Wheel Nuts - Aftermarket Alloys Chrome Bolt-in Valves Very Short Rubber Valves Chrome Valve Caps Mitsi (3 Point Star) Centre Badges 50/60mm (Pk4) Draper 4way Wheel Brace - 17/19/21/22mm Spigot Rings (each) £23.50 £20.00 £30.00 £20.00 £30.00 £5.00 £1.00 £2.50 £1.00 £1.00 £10.00 £5.00 £2.50 WHEELS and TYRES. 205/50ZR16 Pirelli P7000 P.O.A 205/50ZR16 Toyo T1S P.O.A 205/50ZR16 Falken FK451 P.O.A 205/50VR16 Falken ZE502 P.O.A 205/50ZR16 Avon ZZ1 - Very High Mileage 205/50VR16 Nankang EX500/NS1 215/40ZR17 Pirelli P7000 215/40ZR17 Toyo T1S 215/40ZR17 Avon ZZ1 215/40ZR17 Falken FK451 215/40ZR17 Falken ZE502 215/40VR17 Nankang NS1 225/35ZR17 Pirelli P7000 225/35ZR17 Falken FK451 215/35ZR18 Pirelli P7000 215/35ZR18 Falken FK451 P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A P.O.A All other makes and sizes available - Please Phone All makes of wheels available @ the best prices . We have latest tyre fitting & balancing equipment. 17" Alloys from £95 / wheel inc.Vat Main Dealers for MilleMiglia, Momo , BK Racing , Mania Parts ready for Next Day Delivery order by 3.00pm Saturday Delivery and EXPORT not a problem! All cards accepted over the phone. CAMSKILL MOTORSPORT Pottery Road, Off Coach Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 9BZ TEL: 01946 694794 FAX: 0870 052 7552 Email : camskill@bigfoot.com Website : www.camskill.com P A G E 2 All Prices are Inc. VAT Club Contacts Membership and Subscriptions Dawn Woodward 38 Coberley Road Cheltenham Glos GL51 6DG membership@ftooc.org 08707 650386 (6pm-8pm) FTO News Editor / Artwork Steve Hemming 07977 125967 editor@ftooc.org Club Merchandise Mark Nash merchandise@ftooc.org Club Treasurer / Chairperson Jon Jones treasurer@ftooc.org 0121 7454068 Club Website (www.ftooc.org) Andy Macnaughton-Jones webmaster@ftooc.org Special Projects Richard Batty richard@zentac.force9.net 07966 473951 EVENTS / AREA CONTACTS South East Aiden Leathead aiden.l@btinternet.com 01843 232908 A Word from J.J. An autotrader advert ... an unusually beautiful looking car what the hell is it and why have I suddenly lost interest in the Cavalier Gsi 2000 that I was looking for? Such was my introduction to the FTO in early 1998. A visit to a trader working from home instilled terror as I test drove the car, resolved that nothing would stop me from buying it, and then realised that I couldnt because it was foreign import and I knew absolutely nothing about it. I bottled out - it was a further 3 months before I looked at an FTO again and this time nothing stopped me. The most common affliction of the new FTO driver is of course the grin that begins to spread across the face when foot hits floor and engine growls. I still suffer from it now, and despite the warnings of Mitsubishi garages, mechanics, salesmen, and my wife, I still have absolutely no regrets about buying the car. The FTO club, which I originally started selfishly as a desperate search for other owners and their experiences, is flourishing thanks to the major efforts of the committee, past and present. Amongst other things it acts as a safety net to help FTO owners in trouble, with the addition of the new FTO Club list on the Internet as the latest aid and information point to club members. Please use and support your club as much as possible. It needs you as much as you need it. South Midlands Noel Brennan brennanp2@bp.com 07770 543490 West Midlands Martin While mwhile89@btinternet.com 07989 823574 North Dave Wilson eventsnorth@ftooc.org 01946-592457 Scotland Vacant www.ftooc.org Cheers Jon Jones. Chairperson Freebies with this Issue The long awaited Tax Disc holders OK, I have been promising these for what seems like a year (most probably more). Well, as Im typing, the order is with the manufacturers, so fingers crossed they have them done in the time quoted and delivered with this issue, but just in case I have arranged for some goodies to be won in the magazine and the pull out tuning/styling catalogue Gizmos n Stuff. South West Linley Gales linley.gales@ntlworld.com 07980 524841 East Midlands Stewart Mutch stewart.mutch@vivendiwater.com 07977 503430 The car itself is more common now, but with that comes better access to parts, and a general acceptance that a grey import car need not be something that will cause you to fall out with your bank manager, family members and generally lose your mind with worry. As FTO owners I think you all need to be congratulated for having the courage to buy such a car, generally against the run of advice, and to have played a large part in making grey imports more acceptable in the UK. Safe and happy motoring Gizmos n Stuff Gizmos n Stuff is a small section of tuning and styling products which are available for the FTO, some of the items are imported from Japan, etc whereas others are developed and manufactured in the UK. It also features some other FTO related products, like the toy cars etc. Most of the suppliers/ contacts listed do other tuning and styling products for the FTO, so get in touch and have a chat. Lastly if you know of any other new products/items/suppliers contact me at editor@ftooc.org so they can be contacted for more info. This newsletter is the official publication of the FTO Owners Club. The views expressed herein are purely personal and it does not necessarily imply the editors agreement. All technical data and details are given in good faith and we can accept no responsibility for them. The club can accept no responsibility for the quality of any work carried out by any advertiser within the newsletter. If in doubt always seek professional advice about your vehicles maintenance. P A G E 3 The Voices Made Me Do It Words: Dawn Woodward Photos: Steve Hemming It had been sometime since I last saw Riki and Id heard rumors that hed been rash with his cash! There was to be a mini meet held at Binfield near Reading so we arranged to see if it was true!. As usual we arrived too early and ended up waiting on a freezing Sunday in the empty pub car park. There was the usual Mivec growl and a red dart blipped into the car park. We headed off to a suitable location for photos and a chat. The thing I noticed straight away was he had been lucky enough to source a second-hand Veilside front bumper from a guy here in the UK. He had also replaced the standard rear spoiler with that from a GPvR and he added his own touch, where the GPvR spoiler has Version R written on the side he had changed it to Version Riki, I think this just about sums this FTO up. Riki was not satisfied with the standard GPX wheels and changed them for a set of 17s BK Racing, then not completely satisfied with those he sold them and settled on a set of 17s Khan RSS clad in Toyo finest Proxes T1-S rubber. The other thing that really grabs your attention is the front brake conversion, he has upgraded his brakes to 330mm cross drilled and grooved discs that have an anodized blue mounting bell, with 6 pot callipers. At the moment the rear brakes are standard but he has plans to put the EBC cross drilled and grooved on when the centres have been anodized blue. The interior of the car is as striking as the exterior. The seats have been re-upholstered in black leather with red alcantara insets. The black and red theme doesnt stop there the door panels have been retrimmed in the same vein. Wanting to finish the cabin off the original steering wheel had to go as well, he changed it for a Momo Commando. Being a sensible sort of guy he added a SatNav System / DVD player. After a short demo I asked him if he used the SatNav much, he replied all the time. I drove round France not long ago and never took a map, being a shiny gadget kinda girl Ive added this to my wish list. What else could Riki have done to this car? A quick look in the boot revealed a small red canister, A Nitrous Oxide Kit. A look under the bonnet revealed to two small solenoids mounted near to the bulk head. Riki explained how it worked The Nitrous is injected into the engine ice cold; the heat of the engine splits the nitrous into 2 parts ni- P A G E 4 trogen and 1 part pure oxygen. With an increase in fuel this aids combustion and adds more power in a way similar to Super Charging or a Turbo. Since fitting the Nitrous he had upgraded the jets from 25 bhp to 100 bhp and had an onboard computer fitted so that he could control the settings himself. To avoid additional stress on the gearbox and engine, the nitrous is added over a time period, a 40% burst is used with a 5 second delay, before a burst of 100%. The on board computer has 10 programmes so that the Nitrous burst can be chosen for its application e.g. Santa Pod. (The 25 bhp - 50 bhp jets do not require the computer but with the 75 bhp - 100 bhp jets it is advisable.) With the cold really beginning to set in and the photo shoot all done we decided to join the others at the pub. Just as Riki was about to leave I asked him if he could take Steve along for a ride and show him the N2O in action. By the time Id turned my car around Riki was out of sight. On arrival back at the pub I asked Steve how it was. He said At the first give way sign, I though Riki was never going to brake, when he did, the car stopped on a penny incredible. When we Owner approached the hump back bridge Riki slapped his foot down and I thought we were going to take off, I had visions of him grounding and taking his Veilside front with it but, fortunately we didnt, impressive! When I asked Riki why the mods he said The voices made me do it Specification Riki Lamb Engine Standard 2.0 litre V6 24Valve GPX MIVEC, Wizards of Nos Nitrous Oxide Kit fitted with 100bhp jets and computer control unit, Kakimoto Racing stainless exhaust system, Anodised red aluminium brake reservoir cap, Anodised red aluminium oil filler cap, ITG Air Filter, Aluminium Radiator Brackets, Aluminium Battery Clamp. Chassis Factory damper fitted with AVO/Chassis Dynamic Lowering springs front 45mm rear 25mm, Kempys front strut brace, Type F rear strut brace, KAD 6 Pot Big Brake conversion, EBC Cross Drilled and Grooved Rear Discs. Wheels and Tyres Kahn RSS 17 x 8, Toyo Proxes T1-S 215-40-ZR17 Exterior D-Speed Clean Indicator Lens, Veilside Front Spoiler, Veilside Side Skirts, Version R Rear Spoiler. Interior Leather / Alcantara retrim, Illuminated kick plates, Aluminium door handle cups, Aluminium gear lever surround, Momo Steering Wheel, White dials, Type F Aluminium dial rings, Aluminium pedal extensions, Aluminium / red gear lever, Aluminium handbrake sleeve, Panasonic DVD/SatNav Win this Nitrous Oxide Kit fitted to your FTO Heres a chance for you to win this Nitrous Oxide Kit. The kit comes complete and fitted at the Wizards of NOS or one of their agents, this will ensure that it is fine tuned to your FTO and therefore giving you the best from the system. If you have any questions about having Nitrous fitted please see the Wizards of NOSs FAQ here : www.highpower.freeserve.co.uk/faq.htm. We will be coming along to the fitting session and do a feature/photo shot for the next issue of FTO News. To win this Nitrous Oxide Kit just answer the following question : What size Nitrous jets are fitted to Rikis FTO ? 25 bhp 50 bhp 100 bhp Name: Address: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Daytime Tel : FTOOC Membership No: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Rules of Entry: The closing date for the competition is 1st March 2002. Only one entry per person. You must be a current member of the FTOOC. The Editors decision is final and the winner will be notified. Open to UK FTOOC Members Only. Members of the FTOOC Committee are ineligible to enter. A photocopy of this form will be acceptable. Send your entry to: FTO Nitrous Competition 38 Coberley Road Cheltenham Glos GL51 6DG P A G E 5 ○ ○ ○ F..T..Oblivion and Back The Alton Towers Meet FTO People Meet of the year 28th October 2001 Most out of character, I arrived late at the meeting point...and what a surprise I had when Stu, Patt and I rolled up. After getting the tickets and sending them out, it just never occurred to me just how many FTOs may be in attendance! Sixteen FTOs and one Honda Integra R all crammed into the bulging community centre car-park at Alton .wicked! view to having a group photo took on it Well we managed it and heres the proof! Adrenaline junkies are: (back row) Mark Nash, Stewart Mutch, Donna, DCs partner, Darren Cooksey, Rob Upham, Louise, Dave Hughes. (front row) Patt Torr, Kym, Julie, Me, Kevin Cheung, Noel Brennan, Marcus and Lee Hemming. What a bunch of nutters, eh? until the final water geyser managed to soak myself as it did a number of other passengers, notably Joe Patane. On The Log Flume, a favourite of favourites and with the odd out of season mild day we were enjoying after the freezing start, this turned out to be not too wet for most. (Well except Patt of course!). A few photos were bought after this ride and this has got to be one of the best .showing Noel, Marcus, Mark, Rob and Joe. Quality shot chaps! So after a quick chat and strategy talks with Stu and Patt to keep the convoy together, we set off. Just 2 miles up the road and we were in, all lined up together in the car park. So a drying period was called for and what better than the tumble-dry effect of Nemesis. It was about our ticket time so we trekked back over that way and within 30 minutes we were all either on or queuing that extra bit for the front seats. See the next photograph for some familiar FTO owners being speed dried A little tyre kicking, introductions (as a few newbies had made it to this event) and donning of warm clothing followed before the gang made its way into the park. Isnt it typical eh? You try and get all the FTOs together and someone parks a Honda Integra R in amongst them! Entrance to the park is via a mono-rail, which Patt thought was superb! I gathered as many people together inside the gates and we arranged a time to meet back up for the firework display on the evening. I also asked if people would mind making up a full carriage on Oblivion with a Photos: Martin While The same gang then descended upon Nemesis but the queue was very long, so we all acquired virtual tickets which gave us time to eat and take in a couple of water rides, these being The Rapids and then The Log Flume. All was well on our water chariot P A G E 6 Great fun and if you ever go on it, try the front .its the biz! Suitably impressed people then had the need for food and drink, so the gang descended on the McDonalds and tried out the Patt enjoying the Mono Rail ! The main event.... Tea Cups ! spend loads and try and get a toy with the ineffective claw things nearby. A couple of us won, much to our surprise. Meanwhile Messrs Hughes and Brennan found a bar! And ambled over sporting a couple of very fetching pints of lager just the sort of thing you want when you are planning on getting swung around in all directions! Once refreshed a few decided to try out the main event, the most amazing, scary ride in the park .The Tea Cups! Honestly this ride was wicked and a few felt the effects of it I can tell you. See for yourself ..oh dear Mr Nash :) We all trekked over to Ug Land to try out the hanging swings and Submission as the dark drew in. With the darkness came the hour for the fireworks. So we all quickly made our way over to the entrance to bring the Infamous Log flume Photo PRECISION TRIMMING Car Interior Specialist Tel: 01484 663404 Mobile: 07899 962463 Quality leather interiors in a vast choice of colours and finishes. Special offer for FTO Owners Club Members Full leather interior, including seats door panels, handbrake gaiter, and embroidered or embossed FTO Logo £800 Inclusive of fitting Proof of Membership is required More examples of FTO interiors can be seen at www.precisiontrimming.co.uk Unit 6, Bridge Works, Woodhead Road, Honley, Holmfirth, West Yorks, HD7 2PW P A G E 7 whole gang back together. Finding a suitable viewing area we all watched the fireworks, which Marcus, being an authority on these sort of things, said where very good. So that was the FTO Alton Towers Fireworks Meet .FTOs, people, rides, fun, food and fireworks. This was more a meet for the people rather than the cars, and what a great bunch turned up. Good to see some new faces and hope you make it to more events in the future. Final thanks to Stewart Mutch for checking out the meeting point and generally helping out during the weekend. Thanks, Martin FTOOC Area Rep (West Midlands) FTO Xmas Bash 2001 Photos: Martin While Fresh air and a crisp clear morning was what greeted Stewart Mutch and myself when we turned up at the car park of the Matlock Bath railway station. And within 10 minutes we could hear the distinctive noise of the FTO V6 as 3 other FTOs arrived. and eventually there were 10 in attendance. Introductions over and much head scratching over the sight of the 19 shod FTO A very nice 4-course meal was enjoyed by all, together with crackers, party hats, silly string snappers and loads of beer! After introductions, we all set off convoy style over The Dales to the Blacksmiths Arms in Henbury, about a 30-mile drive. This was the venue for the mini-meet and also the place we had arranged to meet up with Dave Wilson, this being his last FTO meet with his Imperial Pearl Red, Hiro-winged, track monster of an FTO. Rain had started by now and together with the Sunday drivers that were adorning the roads on this fine Saturday; the convoy was a very sedate affair. Labelled as The Wacky Races, it was more like The Smooth Cruise. Some great roads between Matlock and the pub, if ever you are over that way! After a short while a few more FTOs arrived to tell over a quick drink before we were all ushered into the main function room and shown to our tables . So by the time everyone had finished their coffee and the tables were cleared, we were ready to rock the party and with Patt, Sam and Stu to name a few on our side, the other groups in the room did not know what had hit them J Check out these pictures of the evening there were more but we had to censor some of them! What a great night, if a bit emotional!!! Loads of hugs, tears and FTO camaraderie. Into the pub for drinks and banter whilst we waited for Dave to arrive. After about an hour he did, together with Clare and we all ate a hearty meal. Most of us then set off back to Matlock, whilst others made their way home. Some just wanted to convoy, some had to get to the hotel to get ready for the evening meal. So after an enjoyable morning and an afternoon siesta, we all started to get ready and all 29 attendees made it to the bar in the hotel for 1900hrs. Lots of hugs, kisses, tales P A G E 8 The next morning a few people were worse for wear and Dave Wilsons FTO had been decked out with hearts and Please dont sell me on it! A few made it over to Stu & Donnas, for coffee and some 3 way i-linked PS2 action on Gran Turismo 3 (well recommended), before all set off their separate ways. Thanks to all for making this one of the best FTO People events I have attended. Special thanks to Stu & Donna for putting up with Joolz & I, to Patt for being the life and soul of the party and to Sam for being Sam ;) And finally Dave Wilson for being such a good mate and helping me and a lot of other FTO owners during his FTO ownership (he sold his FTO hours after the convoy!) a true FTO enthusiast and dear friend. Martin While - FTOOC West Midlands Area Rep. I took this shot of Dave Wilsons FTO before we set off for his last FTO convoy the last dance! Reeves and Mortimer (AKA Dave Hughes and Dave Wilson) Patt & Stu get the first dance in. A good show, from Sam & Dawn Doing the Y.M.C.A. (Go for it Aiden!). 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Phone 01357 529291 and ask for Colin www.motorsportworld.co.uk sales@motorsportworld.co.uk P A G E 9 GOODWOOD Z Club Anniversary Photos: Lee Hollyer The Owners Club attended the Datsun Z/ ZX Nissan Clubs 25th Anniversary celebration held at Goodwood racing circuit near Chichester. This was a Japanese car track event by invitation only with track time booked in advance through the Z Club. 18 FTO Owners jumped at the chance of driving the historic circuit. The day would be an early start and a long drive for Mel and I. Still jet lagged from a 12-hour flight from our winter holiday we headed out on the A2 towards the south coast. The weather was cool and misty as we approached Goodwood, but it had been a lovely drive on clear roads. I had to miss the convoy meeting point in order to rush a membership list to the main gates of Goodwood so that all FTO drivers would be allowed in, since the event was strictly for Club Members. When I arrived at the gates Panic suddenly set in .. I expecting to see rows of Nissans and other Japanese cars / Balloons / Noise .. but I struggled to find another car or person ! Had I got the right day ? Is this the right place ? The place was DEAD with no one to give the membership list to !? I decided to just drive straight into the paddock area and finally I was relived to see a friendly wave from a Nissan ZX owner there was life at Goodwood !! I was obviously just a bit early. I quickly grabbed a section of Paddock for the FTO club as cars had started to stream in and the atmosphere was beginning to build. The FTO convoy finally arrived and was an impressive sight indeed, I think we can safely say we put other car clubs to shame with our turn out. We all attended a race briefing /sign in session where rules of overtaking and track discipline were explained in a very friendly manner, the feeling was they wanted us to enjoy the day but respect each other on-track. Goodwood has an excellent top floor spec- P A G E 1 0 tators area alongside the Pitlane allowing a nice view of track action. Ian Mould took the plunge early eager to make the most of his all day pass and put in a few blistering laps before a rather abrupt halt when he discovered a damp section of track approaching the final chicane and made contact with the tyre wall the FTO camp went silent as we waited for him to return to the pits, now displaying his white and blue War Stripes luckily it was only minor damage still a few now felt a little more cautious. Word from Dave Hughes was that the Datsun Zs were fast although many of them having unusual engines hidden under the bonnet. The FTOs where also putting in good lap times the best a touch under 1.43 and certainly nothing else sounded as good as the Mitsubishi V6 on the main straight. After lunch break it was time to put my GS through its paces, so I joined the queue with Mark Nash. With a lot of cars now eager to get on track we reckoned on a good hours wait, although it seemed every time we got to the spectators area we had to dash back to our cars to move them up a bit. Finally we reached the dreaded decibel test. This is set down by the local council a static noise level of 105 db at ¾ revs is the limit - Mark Nash and I both have the same Tube Torque twin exit exhaust with Cat Bypass, although serving different engines. Our exhausts seemed twice as loud as usual during the test and I held my breath waiting for the results I suddenly had a nasty feeling we would not get through .. but it was okay, I think we were about 98db. Finally out on track, Marks promise to take it easy on the first lap and stay behind me lasted just past the first corner when he shot past with a ZX Turbo on his rear bumper. I settled for a battle with Red Datsun 260 ZX we were matched on the straights but he was braver on the corners. I should trust the FTO more as Im sure my brake and suspension upgrades would have easily let me past him on the corners. Im still a bit cautious with my baby and with my wife watching from the pits I didnt want to end up on the back of a tow truck ;-). I did not know the track well at all and it had some strange cambers and bumps, but it was still very exhilarating and I wished Id bought more time awesome fun. The afternoon got very busy, but most people got a few more runs in. Highlights were a Crazy Audi TT with a Honda Rear mounted engine and the day nicely rounded off with a great battle between Rob Upham and Ian Mould who had bravely carried on through the day Great Stuff. Ill keep an eye out for more events this year at Goodwood as hopefully this will be the start of a few more South Track Days. Thanks to everyone that attended and many thanks to the Z Club for an excellent day. I wonder how an FTO would handle at Brands Hatch ? www.sejoc.co.uk sales@sejoc.co.uk Distributors of EBC KEVLAR ROADSPORT - GREENSTUFF - REDSTUFF NEW YELLOW STUFF - ULTRA RACE MATERIAL and TURBOGROOVE BRAKE DISCS scount 10% Di rs Membe to Club Aiden (South Events Rep) 13 Civic Square, Tilbury, Essex Telephone : Tilbury 01375 846401/843380 P A G E 1 1 AUTOSPORT International 2002 Photos: Martin While / Steve Hemming First of all Ive got to say, Smartgroups, could you pick a more convenient time to go looloo in future please! Why? you may ask. Well, this was the first rally/meet that Ive ever had the pleasure of organising and to me, a rally aint over until youve had the opportunity to dissect it with everyone else via what is normally a very reliable medium. Two weeks down the road and poor old SG is still in the throes of righting itself so in my book, this rally is still ongoing people. Back to business. After a leisurely eight ball convoy up from Cherwell Valley services, the old nerves started jangling instantly as I was confronted with a monstrous array of FTOs at our meeting point, The Clock Inn. 30 of the clubs finest, some in the car park but most could be seen overspilling down the lane. Lots of drooling and dribbling (sorry, tyre kicking) ensued as convoy time crept closer. Then it was time to splutter out the script for the ride to the NEC, check radios with my merry trio of convoy helpers and off we went. Couldnt believe all 30 cars made it to the carpark all together that is some achievement believe me. Big thanks to my convoy helpers Martin While, Stu Mutch and Dave Hughes (remember that name?) who also provided me with invaluable assistance in route planning this. Word of advice though, dont bother spending 3 hours washing, waxing and vaccing their car the day before a winter rally! Believe me, with the NECs car parks it just aint worth it!!! So, hard bit over and time to sample the delights of Autosports. Sports machines in both 2 and 4 (I didnt see any Del boy motors) wheel varieties for kids of all ages and tastes were there although pride of place must go to the grid style line up of last seasons Formula One participants. Parts, kits and bits were also available on the trade stalls for those who wished to treat their cars to a little special something or two. Mix all that lot in with the odd pole dancer, a smattering here and there of scantily clad hostesses plus one exceptionally daring thong arrangement and you come up with a brilliant recipe for a day out. As late afternoon approached it was time to say goodbye to Autosports for another year and head to The Boat Inn in the leafy triple barrelled village of Catherine De Barnes. 18 FTOs pulled into the ample car park, where a few last snaps were shot off before the light gave out on us and it was into the boozer for a long overdue pint of shandy and some top, top scram chappies. A fitting end to the day, so there really aint much more to say other than hope you all enjoyed and if Ive missed anything, Im sure Ill find out about it when SG comes back, God I missed it. Noel Brennan FTOOC Area Rep (South Midlands) P A G E 1 2 The story behind Calendar Cover Photo For those that are not aware the F15 Eagle is the $48 million dollar pride of the US Air force, with the squadron based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk being the only home to the F15 currently in Europe. The F15 is very distinctive from its twin tails, to its flowing lines, near perfect aerodynamic shape which oozes both aggressiveness and agility. The F15 was going to be the perfect companion for my most challenging photo shoot to date. too much for these guys. The aircraft up close is truly awesome, made even more special to the fact that the wing commander himself had taken time out to let us use his The day took months to arrange with a very disappointing last minute cancellation previously; but patience paid off and the day finally arrived to meet the machine. RAF Lakenheath has a press office that is very aware of the value of good PR and this was going to be an opportunity for them to show off their own pride and joy. On arrival both Noel Brennan and myself handed our FTOs over to the USAF to drive to the flight line. Once there we were then given both full co-operation and free rain over where and how we positions the cars by the aircraft, nothing was ride and it was hard to concentrate on the photography while being excited as a school kid. An hour later and 5 rolls of 35mm and the day was all to quickly over. Both aircraft and car had been photographed from every conceivable angle, the USAF even gave me an air platform to raise myself some 12 feet into the air to get the calendar shot (which is titled, the ballerina and the street fighter). The guys from RAF Lakenheath were truly fantastic hosts and it was such a pleasure to have the photograph on the front cover this just finished the whole experience off.. All this came from an e-mail to the public relations offer and an idea that was conceived on a very wet track day at Binbrook some 1 year earlier. My heart felt thanks to the men and women of RAF Lakenheath, without them the day would not have been either possible or anywhere near as enjoyable. You can see the full range of photographs from this day at http://www.ex-s.net selecting F15 from the menu. Lee Caller The Hunt for TURBO FTOs SPECIALIST IN NEW AND USED FTO PARTS Spares for Japanese Sports and Executive cars, including body panels. If any Owners have one of these Turbo Charged FTOs, Please contact me as Id like to do a feature on it. Contact : Steve Hemming - editor@ftooc.org or 08707 650386 Importing ALL MAKES of Japanese SPORTS cars direct from Japan for immediate sale. Also importing DAMAGED REPAIRABLE Japanese performance cars to order. Contact: Kevin Mitchell 01452 549116 or 07790 843263 15 Balfour Road, Gloucester, GL1 5QG Email : enquiries@jappexlimited.co.uk Web : www.jappexlimited.co.uk Photos : www02.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/sb3/k-u1/ P A G E 1 3 For Sale Mitsubishi FTO GR 2.0 V6 24v Tiptronic (N Reg) Air Con, Original Mitsubishi Radio/Cassette/CD Player, Nokia Carphone Kit, Cat 1 Alarm & Immobiliser £7,500 email tims61953@blueyonder.co.uk or Phone 01634 314251 Mitsibushi FTO GPX Mivec, Red 1997 P Reg, 45000 miles, full dealer history, one lady owner, Imported as new. Never been modified show room condition, receipts for everything spent. £9495 Contact Steven on (Reading) 07931 545367 or stevenj@procare.co.uk Mitsibushi FTO 1996 GPX (N) White, MANUAL Gearbox, Air conditioning, ABS, Alloy wheels, CAT 1 Alarm/ Immobiliser, SONY 10CD, Illuminated Kickplates, Aluminium Pedals, Always Garaged. 59000 miles. £7450 Contact Steve on 07767 436439 or steven.waites@citi.com Mitsibushi FTO GPX Mivec, Passion Red 95 M Reg, 53K Miles, Cherished Reg (GPX) Cat 1 Alarm, Usual Extras, Alloys. Full MOT, Service, Cam Belt Changed New Tyres, Excellent Condition. (Regrettable Sale) £8495 ONO Contact Simon Byland 01255 852700 (Frinton on Sea, Essex) Complete FTO interior For Sale : comprises of front and rear seats, door panels and rear passenger panels. perfect condition off 25,000 mile car. Offers Contact : Rob Jay 07973 866 853 Mitsibushi FTO GPX Mivec, White, Stainless Steel Exhaust, Induction Kit, 17 White Alloys, White Leather Interior, Lowered, Front & Rear Strut Braces, White Dials, Side Skirts, £1500 Hi-Fi System, Full Years Warranty Left, £9500 ONO Contact Lee Mitchinson 0191 238 6884 (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Pair of Bilstein Shocks Brand new still boxed £268 Buyer arranges carriage etc. Contact : Adrian Swistak adrian.swistak@btinternet.com Event Diary Midlands Bi-monthly Meets - 21st Feb 2002 This event will be at the Mill on the Soar, Coventry Road, Sutton in the Elms, Nr Broughton Astley, Leicester. LE9 4JU at 7pm, the pub has a massive car park, so no problems there. From the M1, Junction 21, follow signs for Leicester. At the first major roundabout (Fosse Park) take the B4114 for Narborough. The pub is situated on the left hand side, 3 miles beyond. Contact Stewart Mutch (see club contacts) Silverstone F1 Testing - 7th March 2002 Open to the public and its FREE! This is one of the provisional dates offered to teams but no guarantee of attendance. Big maybe on this as I will not know until nearer the date if it is actually on or not. If you are on-line you can express your interest at http:// www.smartgroups.com/group/group.cfm?GID=179410 under the calendar section. Contact : Martin While (see club contacts) Santa Pod IV The Return - 7th April 2002 With last Septembers Santa Pod basically rained off, we shall try again on April 7th. A convoy will be leaving the Southbound car park of Rothersthorpe Services on the M1 near Jcn15A at 9.15 am. Previous convoys have seen over thirty FTO's making jaws drop left, right and center, try and be there for this one. The theme for the day will once again be Mivec's (GPX, GPvR) versus Nivec's (GS, GR, GX) in two classes, tiptronic and manual cars. Please come along and join in or support your team. The prize for the fastest tiptronic and manual cars is a £50 Co-ordsport Voucher in each class, with a £50 Camskill voucher for the fastest reaction time. Valid timing slips must be handed to me by 3.30pm for an awards ceremony at 3.40pm. Any timing slips handed in after this will not count in the competition. Supercharged, turbocharged or Nitrous powered cars are unfortunately not allowed to enter the fastest ¼ mile time competition, but are welcome to enter the fastest reaction time competition. Contact : Linley Gales - 07980 524841 Rolling Road Day II We will hopefully be holding a second rolling road day at Aldon in April or May. Details in the next newsletter etc soon. Cumbrian Rally Following the sucess of the 2000 Cumbrian Rally, Dave Wilson will be arranging another this year, more details will follow in the next issue. Japanese Auto & Performance Car Show - June 2002 Last year was the first for this event held at Stanford Hall, Nr Lutterworth, Leics. about 15 FTO Owners went along to check it out, so this year as long as it does not clash with any other summer event, we will be there, more in forthcoming newsletters. J.A.E. - July 2002 As ever the FTOOC will descend upon Billing Aquadrome, Northampton for one of the main events of the year. Last year we managed a huge turnout of 89 over the two days, lets try for the 100. TRAX 2002 - Sept 2002 Biggest track day of the year, as always the FTOOC will be going. Tickets will be avaliable later in the year. If you have any questions etc please email : trax@ftooc.org New Mailing List for FTOOC The FTO Owners Club has started a Smart Group mailing list exclusive to club members. This will be by invite only and will run along side the main FTO Smart Group mailing list. 1996 P reg Manual GR. Silver. 20K miles. Air con, NEW Khan 17" alloys Eagle F1s, CAT 1 alarm/ immob., Lowered, BD discs, EBC pads. GPX Spoiler. Immaculate condition. Undersealed. Serviced by PDQ, Platinum Spark Plugs Recently MOTd. Tax Sept 02. FSH. 1 owner. Kenwood RDS Radio/MD player, amp, Infinity speakers all round. £7900 ono. Contact Faisal : Mob 07720 839 763. Email : faisaluk@yahoo.com 1996 N Silver GR, 3 spoke alloys. Very good condition, Original radio cassette,12 CD changer. Recent 50,000 Service, 4 new 215/45 R17s tyres. Purchased April 01 from Importer.Navtrak Tracker, immobiliser fitted. MOT April 02. Taxed Sept 02 Located in Rochdale / London. £9,000 ONO Contact Debra Pennington 07976 619743 This new group called FTO Owners List will allow the club to announce events, discounts, new merchandise, newsletter release dates and other club related information. And features Photo Albums, etc. It will give you (the member) a channel to voice any Owners Club specific queries, suggestions or complaints (hope not!) without having to trawl through hundreds of posts and at the same time, move the Owners Club related posts away from the main flow of FTO banter (in the same way the IT stuff was shifted to the FTOIT list). The FTOOC list will be moderated and only club members will have access. Your access will run for the same period as your membership. Remember this list does not replace the main list; its designed to accompany it. If you havent received an invite to the new list by now, please email : ftooc-owner@smartgroups.com. P A G E 1 4 FTO Mini F.A.Q. Whats that flashing light ? A yellow light showing intermittently on the top right hand side of the instrument cluster is simply reminding you to fill up your windscreen washer reservoir. The reservoir can be found under the bonnet just behind the nearside headlight. Fill it with clean water and add a splash of windscreen-washer additive. Dont use washing-up liquid as this congeals and eventually blocks your motors and nozzles. THE FTO SPECIALISTS Replacement Battery NEW and USED PARTS SERVICING AND DIAGNOSTICS A Halfords HB054 battery is a direct replacement. Its intended for a Nissan Micra but will get you going - if you want a beefier version there are alternatives available, but you will need to change the terminal connectors, for the bigger size ones. MOST PARTS IN STOCK - IF WE HAVEN'T GOT IT WE WILL FIND IT Whats size wiper blades ? *RECONDITIONED AND NEW STEPPER MOTORS* Drivers side: 20 - Passengers side: 21 -Rear (if fitted): 16 or 17 Available from Halfords, etc. PLUS Can I change my Mitsubishi Head Unit ? Yes, and if you dont want to chop your wires up you can buy an adapter from Autoleads, part number PC2-46-4. These can be picked up in any good car hi-fi centre. If you have a large (double DIN sized head unit) you will most probably need to fit a cubby hole slot to fill in the gap left by a smaller head unit. These can be purchased as an accessory from Co-Ordsport (MB898861 for the standard type at approx. £12). Are there any Locking Wheel Nuts available ? The security wheel nuts from a Shogun fit the standard FTO alloys and are Mitsubishi part number SP029173. The use of TriLocks are not recommended. STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUSTS, EBC BRAKES, LOWERING SPRINGS, SPEEDO CONVERSIONS, SVA AND MOT PREPARATION MANUAL GEARBOX CONVERSIONS DISCOUNTS FOR FTO OWNERS CLUB MEMBERS DAMAGED AND INSURANCE WRITE-OFFS ALWAYS WANTED - CASH WAITING WE HAVE BEEN CARING FOR FTOs FOR OVER 5 YEARS, SO CALL NOW FOR A FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL SERVICE TEL: 01604 880272 Whats Tyre pressures do I run ? For all wheel / tyre sizes from 15 - 18 Front: 2.2bar (32psi) Rear: 1.9bar (28psi) Mobile: 07970 708994 Email: info@japco.co.uk Website: www.japco.co.uk What Tyres? With experience from other owners and Camskill Pirelli P7000 - Excellent dry grip, good wet grip. Good driver feedback and control. Toyo T1-S - Great wet grip, reasonable dry grip. Mileage good. Great sidewall protection. Bridgestone S02 - A heavy tyre but a fantastic all-rounder. But expensive. Goodyear Eagle F1 - Tend to feather easily at edges. Be careful of non-E marked grey imports. Good wet and dry performance. Mileage good. Good to drive and good control. Tend to aquaplane more easily when compared to other tyres in the wet. Avon ZZ1 Good looking tyre. Excellent mileage at expense of poorer wet grip. The new Green Line tyre is a good one to look out for. Speaker Removal Front : The front door speakers can be removed as follows; gently prise the bottom and right sides of the grille out towards you. Once it is loose grab it with your fingers and wiggle it out - it is held in place by clips and so will come out fairly easily. Once the grille is removed you will clearly see the speaker and the screws that hold it in place. Once you take out the screws out and disconnect the wiring connector the speaker will come out. The speakers are 6" (15cm) diameter. LOOK ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR JAPANESE VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS EURO-SPEC 2000 LTD There is no grey in imports for us We have a no frills honest approach, offering advice and a wide range of products and services relating to all aspects of imported vehicles. We specialise in SVA and MOT test conversion work, we service and carry out all major and minor mechanical work, no job is too small or too large. All work would be carried out in one of our two workshops. Kick Plates FTO Handbooks Band Expanders Converters / Delimiters Drilled Pedals Undersealing Clock Faces The Tweeter covers are located on both sides of the dashboard right next to the Apillars. They are again held in place by clips so removal is simply a matter of gently prising the front end of the cover up and pulling it away from the dashboard. Youll see the tweeter underneath. Rear : The rear speakers are 6"x9" as standard and are located under the parcel shelf (if you can call it that) which you need to remove. Unfortunately because of the level of detail needed for complete instructions they cannot be printed here. For full and illustrated fitting instructions for front and rear speakers see : www.mitsubishi-fto.org in the workshop area. Touch-up Paints The paint code can be found stamped into the silver plate which is fixed to the back of the engine compartment. If you need a touch-up stick, Halfords should be able to order and supply one. Alternatively use Automotive Paint Supplies, Unit 1, Consort Premises, 13/37 Boundary Road, Newbury, RG14 5RR. 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