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randomman

2,033 posts

58 months

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Loving the last set of pics matey! Feel free to post more whenever you can!

Altrezia

6,826 posts

80 months

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Good to see it's still going strong, Gary.

smile You still owe me a ride in it, iirc.

Celt

1,200 posts

61 months

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That looks really nice! Good job!

jp19

92 posts

51 months

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What gearbox is that youve got?

GVK

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259 posts

111 months

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_Batty_ said:
that is one mean MOFO.
had chance to do any ingear times 0-60 etc?
it must fly!
Has done 14.3 @ 96 with 2.1 60ft @ Santa pod. 0-60 timed at 6 secs @ GTI international
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GVK

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sniff diesel said:
What type of gearbox is that?
5spd 02A VR6 casing, mk3 16v ratios with 3.68 final drive, Peloquin ATB diff.

Gearshift is from a mk4 Golf R32 mounted inside the car rather than under it.

GVK

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Ladvr6 said:
Ace lookng mk2 mate, love seeing track slag mk2s! What rear ARB are you using?
Thanks - it's a H&R 28mm rear ARB with 3 way adjustment (drop links)

GVK

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antihero3000 said:
Fantastic car. Whats your daily driver?
I drive the mk2, MrsGVK has an '08 Golf GTI edition 30

GVK

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Altrezia said:
Good to see it's still going strong, Gary.

smile You still owe me a ride in it, iirc.
Well Alex, if our paths cross jump in!!

GVK

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randomman said:
Loving the last set of pics matey! Feel free to post more whenever you can!
Cheers.

thetrash

1,143 posts

75 months

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Saturday 7th March 2009 quote quote all
Good looking car, what steering wheel and boss are you using?

GVK

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259 posts

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Momo model 78 and OMP spacer 50mm (I think)

Pentoman

4,132 posts

132 months

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Thats nice, I bet its fairly safe handling?
Looked well driven which makes a change for a castle combe trackday vid! I'm just laughing at the Mk3 escort cabriolet out on track in the wet...

GVK

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259 posts

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Thanks, It's ok - not as adjustable on the throttle with the bigger 6 pot canted over at the front as with the 16v motor.

GVK

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259 posts

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[ does a middle finger salute @ the slammed police ]



I bought these VR6 Coil overs , they are a bit tatty, but aren't Bilstein as advertised, as I found out that.....

***H&R *** use Bilstein inverted monotube dampers....

[URL=http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186408&highlight=bilstein]http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.ph...hlight=bilstein[/URL]

Once upon a time they looked like this....



New set is £971 at the moment!!

[QUOTE]Category :

H&R Coilovers
Sub-category :

H+R Coil-Overs - VW
Application :

Corrado Models with Plus susp.
Product Code:

H-29865-5
Details :

Lowers by 30-70mm/30-60mm. See notes 13, 17
Price:

£971.23 inc VAT
Delivery: £13.50[/QUOTE]

Not very often I get a proper bargain - but this time I bloody did! :lol:

Fitted them night before last, in the dark .

Far too low = front arch - tyre scrubbage.



Raised it 15mm on the threads (95mm of thread) @ the front and dropped it down at the back (50mm of thread) to give a level stance.

Needs the geo setting up and once I've moved the battery going to get it corner-weighted. [ChrisP might need your mate Jtech's details?]

Even though the Bilstein dampers are not adjustable it gives a firm but well damped ride, isn't crashy at all.

Springs are 180-70 front 300-50 rear

[QUOTE]The way H&R lists springs is "length-rate"

The 180-070 in the front is the length of the spring in milimeters, 180 and the rate 070. The 300-050 for the rear is the spring length in millimetres, 300, and the rate 050.

The rates are listed in newtons/mm of travel and can be converted to lbs/inch as follows, 1 newton / millimeter = 5.71014715 pounds force / inch.

So 70N/mm = 399.7 lbf/in
and 50N/mm = 285.5 lbf/in[/QUOTE]




More pics















Fitted gen VW new header tank as my old one was no longer transparent so meant taking the cap off to check the level..

Yes. I could go lower with the rear ride-height, but have to consider arch clearance as I have increased the rear track 20mm each side. Also not tried my 888s on there yet, as they have squarer sidewalls may have probs with tyre>arch scrubbage. B)

GVK

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259 posts

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Single light grille fitted



Bumper irons lightened



Inspired by [URL=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/Silverstone%20May%202009/IMG_1056.jpg]Reeves mk2[/url]




Shropshiremike

8,109 posts

72 months

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How's the new suspension Gary? Have you had the geo set up yet with them?

GVK

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259 posts

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Mike, I've set it up myself to 0 toe and 3 degs negative on the front , having a session on the corner weight scales in the near future.

Shropshiremike

8,109 posts

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GVK said:
Mike, I've set it up myself to 0 toe and 3 degs negative on the front , having a session on the corner weight scales in the near future.
Is that somewhere near Worcester?

Need to get mine done soon - heard anything bad about Northampton Motorsport?

GVK

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259 posts

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This car has been sat dormant for 2 yrs.









Maybe time to get it back up-and-running. spin


Edited by GVK on Monday 4th June 13:21

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