cant, just taken a deposit on the bmw, so need to go find a golf gt tdi lol!

theres only a coupla things left to do anyhow lol

 

Thats a great job youve done mate and the thread made good reading

 

thanks mate

 

Excellent thread, informative and amazing project... respect due

Am on my way up to Harvey's in a few weeks time to have my turbo replaced VF28 not enough blow for me... Harvey putting one of his modified TD05 18G's on and Bob Rawle mapping my Sim Tek ECU the next day... classic 98 with forged internals, raised compression, H rods etc etc...

Amazed at the way your project has grown and thanks for the inspiration guy...

All the very best

Nobby

 

Great AVC-r mounting spot Rob

 

nobby cheers wouldnt say it amazing compared to some stuff but its not turned out too bad

Not spent my wages this months so may do some implulse buying over the weekend, provisionally booked in for my arches rolling on 24th also...

 

As said before good write up on your project,threads like these well worthy of a good read from start to finish.looking forward to reading more.
keep up the good work.

 

not much done, as not much left to do but went to maplins t'other day for some ALS/LC switches, came away £15 notes lighter, 4 switches, some LEDS and a box of jubys. on the way home, had a stroke of genius...4 maps...4 positions on a now redundant switch i already had and 4 LEDS to indicate each one annnnnd its factory look



so thats the next little thing to do, also working on stealth security options which im not revealing for obvious reasons but i think once complete and along with everything else i have in mind...the car will be pretty much un stealable even with the keys...unless you have a crane.

Off to go look for a golf tdi runabout in and to start my new insurance policy with moley @ KM...

Jon

 

tidy!!!

get it done............

 

great idea with the headlight dip switch Jon

 

Loving the AVCR Mount and use of the headlamp switch..

Have you got a use for the 'bright' switch...... although I think that is on UK only (I know I haven't got one - felt shortchanged ).

Happy one year anniversay on the thread

 

cheer rossi, yeah the bright switch does my illumination on the gauges.

it took a year to get the thread underway, its been stored for 2 years in november lofl oh dear, should really get my *** into gear, get some coilys, get a painjob, and get mapping sorted!

 

Not e asy to just get on with it though, what with budget restraints each month ansd jobs to go to..

Keep up the good work.

Who you planning to use for mapping?

 

Local guy who runs MND motorsport, as hes literally 10mins away. After that, hopefully il have learnt to do it myself as il be purchasing the software for my ecu. and will have had all winter to do my homework and get some detcans.

So anyway next thing was to get an air filter sorted so i could start it and check everything was running and regulate the fuel pressure down..so off i went and ordered a nice hose i thought, with some bungs for the inlet tract...ok..lets av them on i said..forgetting the standard hose goes from 76mm to 80mm at the maf side...guess what!

doesnt fit the fookin maf


so sometimes standard is better...*sigh*


it will do for a few mins while things get checked over...going to have to work on that cold air intake sooner then i thought afterall..maybe still be able to use the inlet hose i duno..

heres the lovely ally bungs that actually fitted anyhow


if anyone wants some bungs for an inlet tract...well viper performance sell them! in my rage i also chopped the stupidly long coolant hoses too, much tidier now as you can see.

sometimes youve just got to laugh.

 

Well im not gonna lie, iv just been mincing about since last update but iv bought a couple more bits...im trying to save for coilovers ATM, both the scoob and the golf.

Heres the gee-olf after 10 hours washing, claying & machine polishing







Yesterday i had rob ryan c/o Arch Enemy.co.uk come roll my arches back for clearance of 18x8's or maybe wider, didnt think the fronts needed it so if they do he will be coming back again lol

Rolly and slight pull...atleast 10mm more clearance there now.




Momo Team + Boss...need to order d1 QR boss now. didnt think i would notice the difference between 280mm and 300mm so went 300mm to be safe and well its PERFECT





And this arrived today, Cheers Carl Davey!



*goes in seach of coilover suspension..*

 

looking good Jon, must have missed the post with the bungs...they are nearly as nice as mine

 

PITA to fit mind. need to source some dry ice to do the rest of the sound deadening too!

 

yey for alloy wishbones, these will be cleaned, possibly powder coated? poly bushed and coupled to an ALK and new drop links. at some point!

 

You should have had someone fab you some

let me know on the dry ice...thats a job i've been avoiding

 

lets buy a bulk, split it, il help you do yours if you help with mine? lol

 

done...although its going to be a LONG round trip

 

Just wait a few more weeks for it to get colder and then give it a go.

 

the fire ext in the boot isnt really easy to get to is it :P

 

nice bracket though

 

Theres one on the pass footwell to have a go with first though, the one in the boot is for backup and better then none at all - tbh im hoping i have to use neither..

So i gets me d1 spec QR boss today, sod it ill have a go at getting the old one off..




and i got to here and got stuck


christ how hard are the steering wheels to get off, how do they come off because iv pulled it alot and its still on :| bit of wd40? lol!!

 

You just have to persist, wriggle n pull, or get a mate who is stronger than yourself

 

rive and tear is that what your saying ?

 

Put the centre nut back on a few threads to stop you beaking your nose when she goes!!!! and then wiggle like ****

 

^ deffo do as Jamie says...I ended up in the back of the car when I finally managed to remove mine

Bit of Rocket over night will help too

 

the 2 boss setup does bring things closer but, i kinda feels better! not sure what i have to do with the black thing that came from behind the original wheel - if anyone can shed light there - much appreciated!



and did you notice it? Hopefully the first of a few things Bride! Graduation gator


And my early xmas pressie, BC BR's avec 6/5 springs


Cheers mr_flipstone for them! got my name down for an alloy pitch mount and new drop links for the alloy arms from CDF.

Now gonna clean and paint my under arch's silver, polybush f**k outta everything, fit my alloy arms with an ALK & Roll centre kit from whiteline. Uprate the mounts for the rear rollbar and errr maybe a cage? then errr, il post it all up in here with pics.