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MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
M4T VW:
--- Quote from: tommygti on September 17, 2016, 11:42:24 am ---That DIY blast cabinet is brilliant. I would do most of the modification myself aswell if I simply had a garage/workshop.
If your building a track car I would recommend buying some S3/TTS/passat front alloy hubs to help save some weight and they are more robust than the oem steel versions. You can pick them up very cheap if your look properly.
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Yes, I don't have a picture of them but i have a set of S3 alloy fronts. I put a wanted advert out for them and it was Luke who sold me the brakes messaged me to say he had a set also so i purchased them :happy2:
welshname:
Some serious work going into this.
Loving the dash panel.
M4T VW:
Thanks!
Plenty of work has gone on since, Just need to find the time to write it all up.
teo_parvu:
Superb work here! Need to watch where this is going ... :party:
Good idea with the carbon wrap, looks pretty cool. :happy2:
M4T VW:
With the car still away getting the cage done i moved onto the brakes i bought from Luke. One new addition is alloy front hubs which i put a wanted advert out for. Who contacts me? Luke again lol
I wanted to mock them up (or one anyway) because reading around, i was going to have problems with the carrier as the mounting point on the alloy hubs are thicker for added strength so longer bolts are needed from the S3 to go with the hubs. Some bolts were supplied with the brakes so it was a case of put them together and see what happens.
Here are the bolts supplied with the brakes. They have been replated so they look like new but sadly they are too short because of the alloy hub. This is even without a locking washer which they ideally need as the heads are quite small on them.
This is a factory S3 bolt that would be correct with the hub and standard carrier. It's the perfect length and has a locking washer built in. However this is not a standard carrier so the thread is a fine thread, not a coarse thread like the VWR brakes so that's a waste of money.
The two side by side.
The other problem is wheels. I was having trouble shifting the edition 30 alloys as they are rare and no one wants to pay money for them. I saw a set go for £100 more than I'm asking on ebay and they were in worse condition than mine. I was thinking about using them as track wheels until i fitted one over the brakes, well i tried to! I couldn't even bolt them up as the offset is all wrong so i either run a 5-10mm spacer or sell them. I don't want to run spacers on this car really so the best option is to sell them and purchase some proper wheels.
It's a shame as they do really compliment the brakes.
I look around on the internet and find a cracking deal on some pro race 1.2's. Doing research again these fit over the brakes fine with the correct offset and these are even the correct fitting from VWR. No spigot's, no spacers, nothing. Bolt straight on! They are also in the VWR anthracite grey which will look amazing once fitted. So i bought 10 of of them lol
[l] They look amazing behind these wheels.
Perfect amount of clearance, direct to hub fitment.
Purchased longer bolts and nord-lock washers for the fixing. I bought two sizes so have an option when i come to fit them.
While all this was going on i received a call from a friend of mine that a suspension set that i have been looking for just popped up on facebook. I had to stop what i was doing and look straight away as these just done come up 2nd hand. This set was removed from garage midnight's track project that never made it to the road. They were fitted and it was pushed around the workshop only so they are like new. I saved a load of money on these. They are KW clubsports so should be perfect for this car.
Oh, It's back! :D
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