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Trailbraker · 15-12-2007

Haven't seen any rust bubbles to date on any myself.

Chris is correct on the plastic skirts fading quicker than the body. Paintwork color itself doesn't seem to fade itself much though, but does chip easily.

Re impellor: I'm pretty sure my replacement was plastic, but if I had known about the metal one from the 3.0 GTV as an option at the time I would have considered that if it wasn't much heavier.
Maybe its possible that Jamie just came accross somebody who had done this already?

BTW how many hrs labour is it to change the pump after the event? Oh balls cambelt replacement.. I see, not cheap.
I am having my idler pullies upgraded with stronger ones soon, would this save much time changing the pump?

RE the teledials, I hadn't noticed the impacts on the rear alloys you referred to Chris
The GTA rear arches are fairly wide so it looks fairly hard for the rear alloys to be hit.

Numerous track days and superheating from DS3000 pads did eventually cause some bubbling though on mine..

Yup, they are easy to kerb, no sidewall overhang atall from the tyre.

15-12-2007	#16 (Post Link)
Trailbraker AO Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,648 Member car: 156 GTA	Re: 156 / 147 GTA Buyers Guide Haven't seen any rust bubbles to date on any myself. Chris is correct on the plastic skirts fading quicker than the body. Paintwork color itself doesn't seem to fade itself much though, but does chip easily. Re impellor: I'm pretty sure my replacement was plastic, but if I had known about the metal one from the 3.0 GTV as an option at the time I would have considered that if it wasn't much heavier. Maybe its possible that Jamie just came accross somebody who had done this already? BTW how many hrs labour is it to change the pump after the event? Oh balls cambelt replacement.. I see, not cheap. I am having my idler pullies upgraded with stronger ones soon, would this save much time changing the pump? RE the teledials, I hadn't noticed the impacts on the rear alloys you referred to Chris The GTA rear arches are fairly wide so it looks fairly hard for the rear alloys to be hit. Numerous track days and superheating from DS3000 pads did eventually cause some bubbling though on mine.. Yup, they are easy to kerb, no sidewall overhang atall from the tyre. I'm not a doctor - but I really do recommend braking later Last edited by Trailbraker : 15-12-2007 at 11:53.