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GTI Track Car - Now big turbo, sidewinder.
bobby_fodge:
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--- Quote from: bobby_fodge on May 11, 2021, 09:11:48 am ---Do you use any chemicals or just wire wheel on a grinder to get all the underseal off?
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Just a wire wheel on the grinder. Wish there was some kind of chemical I could have left on there to soak. It was hard work.
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Thanks. I was hoping you'd found some miracle stuff that made the job less of a nightmare. I've had the stonechip and that for two years and still haven't done it.
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: bobby_fodge on May 11, 2021, 11:05:32 am ---
--- Quote from: shannon-ob on May 11, 2021, 09:19:52 am ---
--- Quote from: bobby_fodge on May 11, 2021, 09:11:48 am ---Do you use any chemicals or just wire wheel on a grinder to get all the underseal off?
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Just a wire wheel on the grinder. Wish there was some kind of chemical I could have left on there to soak. It was hard work.
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Thanks. I was hoping you'd found some miracle stuff that made the job less of a nightmare. I've had the stonechip and that for two years and still haven't done it.
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It's not a job I'd want to do again, not even if i was being paid :jumping:
rich83:
--- Quote from: shannon-ob on May 10, 2021, 03:59:27 pm ---I believe these are 1166 if i remember corectly I’ll have to look back into it.
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Do those match yours except for the compound difference?
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: rich83 on May 14, 2021, 04:08:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: shannon-ob on May 10, 2021, 03:59:27 pm ---I believe these are 1166 if i remember corectly I’ll have to look back into it.
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Do those match yours except for the compound difference?
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I believe so mate yes. I’d have to pull one out.
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shannon-ob:
I’ve had many comments regarding the arch kit from friends and social media expressing how the car was in desperate need of some side skirts.
Well, I’m currently breaking a MK1 Leon Cupra R and had a brain wave regarding the side skirts. I offered them up to the golf and found they were only 5mm or so too short of fitting. With the rear arches I didn’t need the end anyway, so I cut the end cap off. I then stupidly decided to cut where the skirt met the rear arch, as I thought it would be easier to scallop the end piece to fit the arch. BAD IDEA. Then meant plastic welding it back together, which was harder than I thought. Never done it before. Got the hang of it in the end though.
I have made a little more progress than these pictures but forgot to get updated ones. I am actually smoothing the jacking covers into the skirts.
I still need to do a little more fettling with the end piece that meets the rear arch. But otherwise, I’m happy with the result.
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