YouTube 2007 GT Project

Goodfella

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State of that!
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conaero

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I’ve been watching his vids regularly and have subscribed to his channel.

He ok and I like his ‘have a go, can do’ attitude.

Sure he’s a generation below most of us, but things move on so that shouldn’t be held against him.
 

Doctor Houx

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Latest instalment and the LW kit has arrived and he’s preparing to have fitted. Given this is an early cat D 4.2 that he paid £16k for, the LW kit cost more than the car! Plus the end result will be hideous IMO, but as I’ve said before, I like his style and fearless approach to the work.

Having seen what he’s done with his previous Conti GT and Audi R8 he seems to be able to quickly sell enough £15 raffle tickets to both cover all his costs and make about £10k on top. Not such a daft Geezer after all!

 

Motorsport3

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I actually think that it would be wayyy cooler if he had fitted the air suspension system in QPV. Proper gangsta.
 

safrane

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Takes him 6-8 months of faffing with a car to turn a profit of £10k on it... bit of a non starter in my eyes.

Reminds me of the post office bloggers who would tell me they had the £30/40k they got from the robbery stashed away...however doing a 10/15 year stretch works out less than a paper round.
 

spkennyuk

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Takes him 6-8 months of faffing with a car to turn a profit of £10k on it... bit of a non starter in my eyes.

Reminds me of the post office bloggers who would tell me they had the £30/40k they got from the robbery stashed away...however doing a 10/15 year stretch works out less than a paper round.

£10k profit on the car is just a bonus. He is already earning his living from youtube and sponsor deals. £10k bonus twice a year isnt so bad when you look at it like that.

If he made 10k on 2 car sales a year that would be tax free as a normal sale. Not sure how it would work on a raffle basis.
 
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Doctor Houx

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£10k profit on the car is just a bonus. He is already earning his living from youtube and sponsor deals. £10k bonus twice a year isnt so bad when you look at it like that.

If he made 10k on 2 car sales a year that would be tax free as a normal sale. Not sure how it would work on a raffle basis.
He’s raffled the Bentley and R8 in the last 3 months and has the GT and Golf R well on the way, so probably £40k in 6 months plus sponsors, merchandise and you tube subscribers payments. If you look at one of his videos about what he was doing and earning before this, he’s doing well by comparison. Good luck to him!
 

Oneball

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He’s raffled the Bentley and R8 in the last 3 months and has the GT and Golf R well on the way, so probably £40k in 6 months plus sponsors, merchandise and you tube subscribers payments. If you look at one of his videos about what he was doing and earning before this, he’s doing well by comparison. Good luck to him!

And assuming the £40k is take home it’s more than I earn.
 

Oneball

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Brilliant, been there with the saw, got the T shirt.
I do like some of the Japanese ways of customisation hope he chooses a decent colour.
 

philw696

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Certainly not my cup of tea.
People have been customizing cars since the start and most end up looking hideous.
Beauty in the eyes of the beholders.
 

mjheathcote

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He's on a roll buying the Lambo and an air suspension kit to start the modding off!
How long till he burns out?
Likeable honest chap though all the best to him I say.
 

Doctor Houx

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In the latest instalment the LW kit is on. It looks hideous IMO and he can’t get full lock on the steering with it.... but he fully admits it’s not everyone’s taste and says it meets his goals, so fair play to him.

still a bit of fettling to do and then he will auction it off with £15 tickets as he’s done for his previous projects. Form an orderly queue ha ha!

 

Oneball

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When it’s not on the bump stops it looks pretty good, not my taste but the work that’s gone in to it shows and there’s a reason those kits are expensive, it fits. The colour, wheels and smoked bits all work too.

I’ll get my coat!
 

Cquadphil

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Wouldn't be seen dead driving it but I think the colours and kit work well, he's done a good job.
 

Scaf

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I can see why someone would absolutely love that, equally I can see how most people would hate it.
Each to their own :D
 

spkennyuk

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In the latest instalment the LW kit is on. It looks hideous IMO and he can’t get full lock on the steering with it.... but he fully admits it’s not everyone’s taste and says it meets his goals, so fair play to him.

still a bit of fettling to do and then he will auction it off with £15 tickets as he’s done for his previous projects. Form an orderly queue ha ha!


Wouldnt the fact of the steering doesnt go lock to lock without snagging be an MOT failure ?

I know if any part of the steering linkage snags it is a fail.