The Mafia's GTZ

[polishmafia]

So, here is the story about my Galant.

November 2004

It all began with me, driving my 1990 Toyota Corolla. I was living in Ogden, Utah and one day I passed this used car dealer. In the lot, was this white car with tint and nice rims. I didn't know what it was at first. I pulled in the lot, got out of the car.... and fell in love with Galants. It was the beginning of my horrid love affair with them.

April 7th, 2005

I moved to Minnesota, and found the car I wanted. 01, fully loaded, and black - my GTZ.

http://www.polishmafia.com/galant1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/galant2.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/galant3.jpg

My Corolla in the background! I miss it :(

http://www.polishmafia.com/galant4.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/galant5.jpg

I joined TGC and GF a few months later.

I bought a pair of eyelids from TGC.

http://www.polishmafia.com/g_1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/g_2.jpg

This picture was perfection for me when I took it.

http://www.polishmafia.com/g_3.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/g_4.jpg

I did all of the cheap mods at first; debadged, clear corners. I also got the windows tinted.

Then winter came...

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ_winter2.jpg

I bought FrankMB's suspension and installed it.

Oh yeah, I also bought a set of eyelids from DANJ I believe. Where is that guy anyway?

http://www.polishmafia.com/g_5.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ2.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ3.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ4.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ5.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/GTZ6.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/cold/1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/cold/5.jpg

In the spring, I traveled down to the land of TGCIL and met up with Gabe (n3oacid), Jon (CHICAGO_ONE), Raphael (FRDC) and Phil (Phil haha) I bought Phil's rims in the parking lot of the hotel I was staying at.

Shots to celebrate Jon's birthday at Hooters (fucking good times!!)... Ahh memories :)

http://polishmafia.com/rims/1.jpg

http://polishmafia.com/rims/4.jpg

http://polishmafia.com/rims/7.jpg

http://polishmafia.com/rims/8.jpg

After about 20 feet of driving, I quickly realized the tires were way to damn big. So I sold the tires on CL, and bought some new ones.

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0407/1.jpg

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0407/5.jpg

Somewhere along the way I bought a CAI off CL too.

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0407/9.jpg

Ugh okay this has taken me an hour and a half... To be continued! Alot more continued! :D

[RAZ_76]

DAng dude,clean under that hood.

[glantv699]

I remember you posting all these pics like it was just yesterday, love the fat rubber.

[JDM4G64T]

DAng dude,clean under that hood.

^^ You said it...

[RAZ_76]

love the fat rubber.

That's what she said...:lol:

[greddy]

nice

[99 galant]

wow fucking clean G the whole time man

nice car

[Fishboy55]

That's what she said...:lol:
Unfortunately for you only the rubber was fat, what are you gonna do with all that extra space :lol:

[00galantguy]

So, here is the story about my Galant.



Ugh okay this has taken me an hour and a half... To be continued! Alot more continued! :D

haha your not kidding I saw this thing last month. it looks even sexier

[00galantguy]

considering ur car is in my sig lol

[dwjp90]

no cancer? niceeee

[99 galant]

a suggestion: take the chrome off the bottom of the windows or add more chrome around them

[dwjp90]

polish black out your heads (including the turn signal area), and get switchbacks

[greddy]

polish black out your heads (including the turn signal area), and get switchbacks

He has a vr4 converted front, aka jdm lights, which means he doesn't need to black out his heads anymore. Those are old pictures of his car.

[99 galant]

polish black out your heads (including the turn signal area), and get switchbacks

would the lids make it look good like it does now if the heads are blacked out?

[greddy]

would the lids make it look good like it does now if the heads are blacked out?

yes they would, and lets discuss this somewhere else, and not jack his build thread.

[99 galant]

its more of suggestions

[4g63lover]

Pete, you're car is the cleanest black 8G I've ever set eyes on...

haha. seriously, your car is beautiful, and yes, sometimes fat rubber is not good. lol.

are you going to five-speed this thing?

[airborneparainf82]

more pics stat! i like what I see and now Im itching for more! :)

[9G]

nice

[polishmafia]

Thanks for the replies.

Thanks for the suggestions too... but remember that the last pic I posted is over a year and a half old LOL. I'll update this soon.

((Reserving this space for updates))

[99 galant]

well then we need new pics! :D

[00galantguy]

come on pete! lets gooo with more pics. ive seen ur car in person I know its sexy.

[dwjp90]

moar piczzzz

[polishmafia]

Vultures... haha! Give me some time. :)

[00galantguy]

haha well i can be patient cuz ik what it looks like but everyone else seems to think that last pic is how it sits now... rofl

[dwjp90]

moar piczzzzzz

[Blackmm]

Pete, you're car is the cleanest black 8G I've ever set eyes on...


AHEM,

Just kidding, but nice car. Keep repping the Black 8gs.

[blkg01]

Damn i wish my black paint could look like that, I dont even remember what the original paint job looks like cuz when i bought mine it already had fade spots. Lucky you.

[CHICAGO_ONE]

hahaha I remember when you picked up those wheels.
HOOTERS!!

[rez887]

Somewhere along the way I bought a CAI off CL too.

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0407/9.jpg


Thats is NOT CAI!!!

[4g63lover]

AHEM,

I am sticking to my previous statement. lol.

fap fap fap

[polishmafia]

hahaha I remember when you picked up those wheels.
HOOTERS!!

Hell yeah! Phil dropped them off to me at the hotel parking lot. Hooters was a blast... we drank it up! :D


Thats is NOT CAI!!!

Damn... relax man. I typed up that first part over a three hour drinking session.


I am sticking to my previous statement. lol.

fap fap fap

LOL! You're awesome, man.

[Serstylz2]

i'm gonna out-clean your G sucka.. :P

[polishmafia]

i'm gonna out-clean your G sucka.. :P

That would mean that you are envious and/or jealous of mine. Thanks for the compliment. ;)

[polishmafia]

Bump from the bottom of Hell!

So I never updated this thread with pics from the JDM conversion.

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz1108/5_sm.jpg

You can find more pics here -> https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?t=39337&highlight=polishmafia

I've just been playing around with my new camera. Thanks Dave <3 <3 <3!

Here is a picture of my dirty ass car on a nice day in MN. I think it was 36 degrees that day. Notice the dent on the passenger door. Thats where the dumb broad in a Lexus hit me (search for my I love snow thread)

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0211/1.jpg

And for absolutely no reason, here is a picture of the baddest mother fucking cat on the planet, my boy Sid Vicious!

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0211/2.jpg

[M-Rod]

damn where did this guy come from? Looks much better than I thought it would after hearing about the accident.

[polishmafia]

damn where did this guy come from? Looks much better than I thought it would after hearing about the accident.

She was driving northbound on 169 at Bren Road. I got on 169N, changed lanes and the ass of my car swung out. I corrected and was staring straight at the median. I didn't want to hit the wall, so I corrected back and overswung again and drifted into the right lane. Thats when the Lexus hit me. I was shocked at the minimal damage my car had.

[polishmafia]

Today while driving to work I added a fucking awesome mod!

Its called the "Horizon Positioning System". If the long crack in my windshield doesn't match the horizon, that means my car is tipped over sideways.

http://www.polishmafia.com/gtz0211/3.jpg

A rock came out of nowhere and cracked the glass. Continuing driving, bumps in the road kept making it worse. The windshield is getting replaced tomorrow.

[99 galant]

nice way to laugh and be postivive about it glad it is geting fxied tho

[beam514]

eh time to upgrade to a new windshield anyway. It looks like your has a lot of pits, which from my experience, are pretty bad when the sun is at the right angle.

[polishmafia]

nice way to laugh and be postivive about it glad it is geting fxied tho

Yup, thanks. Shit happens. Its not worth dwelling over something so simple as getting a new windshield. It can be fixed, so not worth freaking out over. :)

[polishmafia]

eh time to upgrade to a new windshield anyway. It looks like your has a lot of pits, which from my experience, are pretty bad when the sun is at the right angle.

You are completely correct. I've been thinking about replacing it for the last couple of months. I'm kind of afraid to replace it because I think I might freak out and think that there is no glass there with the new, non-pitted glass haha!

[polishmafia]

Got a new windshield, and I can see so clearly now it kind of freaks me out.

Is anyone even following this thread? Haha

[beam514]

I am! haha. If you don't mind me asking, how much did that run you?

[polishmafia]

Thanks for reading this thread haha!

It cost me zero dollars. I have full glass coverage with no deductible. Without insurance, I have no clue what it would run me.

So I got the windshield, let it sit inside the shop for 5 hours, and then pulled it out and let it sit outside for 2 hours. I got a little bit of frost build up on the inside on my windshield. I don't think thats normal, because its never happened before. Anyone have any ideas why? New glass? Not sealed correctly?

[DTP]

Maybe it has moisture on it still? Not sure. Could be just like the condensation when the windows fog up.


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[beam514]

Thanks for reading this thread haha!

It cost me zero dollars. I have full glass coverage with no deductible. Without insurance, I have no clue what it would run me.

So I got the windshield, let it sit inside the shop for 5 hours, and then pulled it out and let it sit outside for 2 hours. I got a little bit of frost build up on the inside on my windshield. I don't think thats normal, because its never happened before. Anyone have any ideas why? New glass? Not sealed correctly?

I'm going to say it may have been somewhat humid/damp inside the shop. When you parked it outside, the condensation froze. Just a theory lol

[DTP]

I'm going to say it may have been somewhat humid/damp inside the shop. When you parked it outside, the condensation froze. Just a theory lol

This


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[polishmafia]

It very well could be. It was just strange because I have my car inside the shop all the time and then park it outside, and this never happened before. Who knows haha

[Rach3T8G]

When its extremely cold outside ii get frost build up on the windshield from the inside...I thought it was normal.

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[Joe (G8)]

The exact same thing happened to my windshield, but mine is not fixed :(