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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #45 on: November 20, 2016, 10:57:18 am »
Mines a little more in depth and has a few more issues, but hopefully reveal it after xmas.  :jumping:

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #46 on: November 21, 2016, 10:37:07 am »
More in-depth than this? I'm intrigued!  :happy2:

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #47 on: November 21, 2016, 12:30:28 pm »
Amazing work!

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #48 on: November 22, 2016, 06:49:31 pm »
More in-depth than this? I'm intrigued!  :happy2:

Yeah, talking complete chassis back strip etc and a special drive train system I'm designing. Its my 4th mk5 project now....if you need any advice just hola!

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #49 on: November 23, 2016, 10:49:57 am »
More in-depth than this? I'm intrigued!  :happy2:

Yeah, talking complete chassis back strip etc and a special drive train system I'm designing. Its my 4th mk5 project now....if you need any advice just hola!

Nice! Look forward to seeing that then  :happy2:

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #50 on: November 23, 2016, 04:47:29 pm »
How nice are those brakes behind the TDs?

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #51 on: December 22, 2016, 09:33:19 am »
Rebuilt the spare rear axe and used superpro bushes all round, i have pictures and will upload them over christmas. Not touched it for a month sadly as i have been too busy at work and had the flu. Hopefully get some stuff done over christmas as i have 2 weeks off!

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #52 on: December 22, 2016, 12:31:17 pm »
Go Matt!! i have a spare rear 2wd subframe if anyone wants it too do the same

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #53 on: February 17, 2017, 11:24:12 am »
Matt......updates?

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #54 on: March 30, 2017, 10:12:15 pm »
I have been so busy with this car and work since Christmas that I have had no time to write any updates. We have lots of catching up to do for the past 3 months so I will try and type the updates up over the next few weeks. I have uploaded over 100 photos just for the past 3 months of work!

Firstly, I’m not one to sit around in the winter months so several weekends were spent in the unit building different components and mocking things up in prep for the final assembly. A nice easy one to do was assemble the refurbished rear axle and put in the new Superpro bushes. It’s a satisfying job to do, putting a new bush into the hole (no pun intended) but that silicone grease they supply gets everywhere! You can’t really wear gloves with it because it’s sort of sticky and if you don’t wear gloves you have to wash your hands 10 times before everything stops slipping out of your hands! Still, got there in the end and it looks great! Thanks to Henry and Jamie at Jtech Automotive for the superpro kit and also the advice on fitting.

Handy to have a workbench to do it on. I had to dust this off it had been sitting around for so long.



All the bushes ready to go. I used a laptop with the Superpro website on so i could see where each part number went.



Some already done, Working out the others.



All done! New bolts, washers and nuts used everywhere apart from the one on the top trailing arm as i forgot to order that one. I have since changed it for a new bolt.


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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #55 on: March 30, 2017, 10:22:20 pm »
A couple more odd jobs that needed doing. Removing the AC system and wrapping the new down pipe. The AC system was pretty easy, wrapping the down pipe not so much but much easier than the 6-branch manifold on the MK2!. I hate working with this stuff. It turns out i wrapped way too much of the middle pipe, i only needed a few inches of it in the end lol














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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #56 on: March 31, 2017, 11:49:53 am »
Good work Matt.

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #57 on: March 31, 2017, 11:56:31 am »
Awesome... that axle :drool:

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #58 on: March 31, 2017, 12:44:11 pm »
Love this project and the attention to detail.

Keep it up!

Chris
It wouldn't be fun if it was easy, I just wish it wasn't this much fun.

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Re: MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
« Reply #59 on: March 31, 2017, 01:25:35 pm »
Love this project and the attention to detail.

Keep it up!

Chris

Thanks guys. I have carried the attention to detail through to the inside so you will see that soon!