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th3_f15t '07 GTI
Morgen:
Hats off to you, car's looking sweet :happy2:
th3_f15t:
--- Quote from: Morgen on October 30, 2014, 12:32:45 pm ---Hats off to you, car's looking sweet :happy2:
--- End quote ---
Thanks. In my eyes I see every stone chip, un-finished job, little niggley things so to me it's still way off where I want her to be, but kind words always welcome!
th3_f15t:
Finally managed to take my Golf out for a spin around Dartmoor this morning, didn't get to stay out long as the weather was due to turn bad around mid afternoon so just went to scout out the roads and see what they're like now I'm running Bilstein B14 coil overs. I also wanted to grab a picture of some wild Dartmoor ponies too, but sadly I got distracted by the driving experience.
I've toyed with the idea all year about whether to keep my Golf as it is so it's a half way house between daily driver and weekend toy, or to replace the daily duties with something more suited and turn this into an all out toy. But after today's drive I've realised keeping it almost as she is will be the way ahead for the foreseeable future.
The roads through Dartmoor, for those who haven't been lucky enough to visit the moors, are second only to the views along the way. Long, undulating roads with tight corners but in the weather I had today you can see the road ahead in places) for miles so over taking and cutting corners was the order of the day. Despite only running coil overs, the chassis handled everything I threw at it without a problem. My OEM mk6 R brakes coped with the punishment well too, really showing why investing just a few hundred pounds into them was one of the best ideas I've had so far.
After touring across Dartmoor and enjoying the views along the straighter roads, I came out onto the A38 and cruised back to Plymouth in complete comfort. The B14's transforms from an inspiring and confident suspension kit to a better than stock comfortable ride along the A roads. Also, the R32 buckets proved their worth today by holding my firmly in place while throwing it around corners and comforting me further along the A roads.
Today has been the first day in over a year (I think) that I've really been able to go out and enjoy my car fully for what I've modified it for. To be my ultimate driving machine. Didn't even get many pictures as I was having too much fun, but I did snap 2 just so it's not all text on this page of posts.
Provided the weather holds out next weekend I'll be going out with food to last the whole day and with a full battery on my SLR for many pictures out on the moors. Until then...
th3_f15t:
For the poll, here are the two options for front end designs.
Option One:
A carbon fibre grill (OSIR or Seibon), Edition 30 splitter (red with black lower centre section) and gloss fog grills. This is the best example I can get from the internet;
Option Two:
An SRS Tec front bumper, replica of the mk6 Golf R but minus the daytime running LED lights as they add about £300 to the price!
This poll will run till around summer time when I begin sourcing and prep'ing parts for the overhaul. :happy2:
Nodz:
Option A, Neilm had it on his eddy and it looked the nuts
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22082.msg297258.html#msg297258
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