MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: skuncan67 on August 03, 2016, 02:14:06 pm
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So thought i would start a my ride thread....
Little history, got the car in August 2013 at a nice price, it had all i wanted... 2 doors, DSG, F1 highback seats etc....
She was a daily driver for two years and i put a whooping 50,000kms on her, but since 2015 she has been not used so much and after the MOT (french) it came to light that a few things needed sorting.....
Suspension has shoot after 172000kms !!!, front brakes needed a complete overall etc....
So i set about doing the stuff i wanted to her...
Below pictures are as she was when i first got her
(https://s31.postimg.org/4xkae7jrr/1120032_10201184124798879_839547008_o.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4xkae7jrr/)
(https://s31.postimg.org/4hx0xwi3b/1167225_10201184122038810_1322291499_o.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4hx0xwi3b/)
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I have just replaced all the suspension, wishbone rubbers, anti roll bar rubbers and brakes all round..
Current list of updates:
Bilstein B8 shocks
H&R springs 20/25mm drop
Powerflex rubbers (front wishbones and anti-roll bar (Fr+Re)
Cayanne 6 pots (front) and 4 pots (rear)
This is how she looks at the moment...
(https://s5.postimg.org/wzfccjsmb/20160803_080439.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/wzfccjsmb/)
(https://s5.postimg.org/llo7nlspv/20160803_080407.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/llo7nlspv/)
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lovely looking car.
how do you find the 6pots?did you change the master cylinder?
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lovely looking car.
how do you find the 6pots?did you change the master cylinder?
Thanks... yes i changed it to a TTRS vsersion 25.4mm... really straight forward swap...
at the moment i have not really bedded the brakes in... the car inlinement needs to be done, and its booked in... so not wanting to drive her, if the inlinement is quite out it will kill the front tyres and they are new !!!
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looks great, nice transformation, good job :congrats:
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I like how you've blacked out the grille. Never been a fan of the chrome bits on R32s!
But.... your photos are crap! Get some better ones up please!
Nice stoppers too.
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I like how you've blacked out the grille. Never been a fan of the chrome bits on R32s!
But.... your photos are crap! Get some better ones up please!
Nice stoppers too.
The grill was changed because i hit a wild boar one night on the way home... so its a aftermarket unit... comes in black
My photos are crap.... :surprised: they were taken with a samsung S7....i think you might need to clean your glasses mate :P
oh and the stoppers are mint.... thanks
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Haha, wild boar is one thing! But glasses?!! 20/20 vision here mate! :)
I'm on tapatalk on me mobile though, so it could be that.. but most other pics are fine.
Would any young whippers with better eyesight care to evaluate these photos for resolution and clarity please??!
I'm only 35 :(
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Oh and I respect the fact you sorted the MC for 6 pots. Complete job.
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Ok...i understand the artistic value of the pictures is not great...i will try harder with the location...outside the garage is not the best place and she is still wet after i washed it...
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This is how they're coming up for me.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160803%2Feddfe76edb7e967f793ea4242b7b7663.jpg&hash=089a187ad1f6c5896b27f2af499c5c82cba43810)
And if you tap on them it's just a digital zoom of that small image. I (we) want to see more of this car!
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This is how they're coming up for me.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160803%2Feddfe76edb7e967f793ea4242b7b7663.jpg&hash=089a187ad1f6c5896b27f2af499c5c82cba43810)
And if you tap on them it's just a digital zoom of that small image. I (we) want to see more of this car!
Ah ok... thats not good..better a big screen PC... more pictures to come for sure.... sorry i didnt mean to be rude earlier... :notworthy:
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I'm on a laptop, the original pics are very small but if you click on them they're better quality higher res, seems to be linking to a hosting site.
Nice car BTW :happy2:
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I'm on a laptop, the original pics are very small but if you click on them they're better quality higher res, seems to be linking to a hosting site.
Nice car BTW :happy2:
Yes they are thumbs for a link to a photo hosting... then you can see the better quality pictures.... and bigger...
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Haha, no worries mate you didn't come across as rude at all. I detected slight banter!
It's a lovely looking car anyway. Best colour. I've always got respect for an R32, and probably more for an owner of an R32... bigger bills and all that. They do sound incredible, and an easy 400bhp at low boost with a turbo kit, going through all the wheels.
It's true that you can make a GTI/Ed30 'faster' than an R32 for not much money. But if you wanted to, you could turn the tables in a big way.
HPA have done some good stuff with the 3.2 and 3.6 engines. 700bhp in a mk6.
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Haha, no worries mate you didn't come across as rude at all. I detected slight banter!
It's a lovely looking car anyway. Best colour. I've always got respect for an R32, and probably more for an owner of an R32... bigger bills and all that. They do sound incredible, and an easy 400bhp at low boost with a turbo kit, going through all the wheels.
It's true that you can make a GTI/Ed30 'faster' than an R32 for not much money. But if you wanted to, you could turn the tables in a big way.
HPA have done some good stuff with the 3.2 and 3.6 engines. 700bhp in a mk6.
Thanks mate.... the plan is to go with a TVS engineering stage 3 supercharger... which is from 385-425 HP.... I have seen the HPA stuff.... its monster crazy...but i have a supercharger in my head and thats the plan...
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Front and rear brakes !! :laugh: :laugh:
(https://s5.postimg.org/62vd489sz/20160803_080452.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/62vd489sz/)
(https://s5.postimg.org/xeqm5kejn/20160803_080504.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/xeqm5kejn/)
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Haha, no worries mate you didn't come across as rude at all. I detected slight banter!
It's a lovely looking car anyway. Best colour. I've always got respect for an R32, and probably more for an owner of an R32... bigger bills and all that. They do sound incredible, and an easy 400bhp at low boost with a turbo kit, going through all the wheels.
It's true that you can make a GTI/Ed30 'faster' than an R32 for not much money. But if you wanted to, you could turn the tables in a big way.
HPA have done some good stuff with the 3.2 and 3.6 engines. 700bhp in a mk6.
Thanks mate.... the plan is to go with a TVS engineering stage 3 supercharger... which is from 385-425 HP.... I have seen the HPA stuff.... its monster crazy...but i have a supercharger in my head and thats the plan...
That'll be a beast and a half. Although it's worth noting a lot of VR supercharger builds end up swapping for turbo(s) further down the line for whatever reason.
Lag won't be a problem with a turbo or twin turbo kit if 400bhp is your goal. You've got displacement on your side.
What's made you decide on the supercharger rather than turbo? I'm genuinely interested, rather than simply saying "turbo is better", which seems to be the consensus. I want to learn a bit more about 6 cylinder stuff.
I'd like my next project to be 6-cyl turbo and awd. So I'll be following your progress.
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That'll be a beast and a half. Although it's worth noting a lot of VR supercharger builds end up swapping for turbo(s) further down the line for whatever reason.
Lag won't be a problem with a turbo or twin turbo kit if 400bhp is your goal. You've got displacement on your side.
What's made you decide on the supercharger rather than turbo? I'm genuinely interested, rather than simply saying "turbo is better", which seems to be the consensus. I want to learn a bit more about 6 cylinder stuff.
I'd like my next project to be 6-cyl turbo and awd. So I'll be following your progress.
I like the fact that the supercharger kit is a easier install than the turbo kit... *less piping extra* plus normally the day to day use of a 400hp + supercharged motor is a little more user friendly than a mad high boost turbo kit of the same power...at the end of the day its a personal thing for sure... i know the supercharger is less effective than the Turbo...
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Will always be the best colour :happy2:
I do miss my Mk4 :sad1:
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Trying to be arty with the phone camera !!!
(https://s5.postimg.org/6f9w7xlsz/20160804_165619.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6f9w7xlsz/)
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Lovely looking R, what wheels are they??
Si
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Some serious stopping power there, nothing beats the noise of the 32 lump, nice motor bud
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Beautiful car - always liked the R32 in both mk4 and mk5 versions. Looks great with the new wheel and brakes!
Just one question - does the car have wider / flared front wings in pictures 3 & 4 on the first page?
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I like it! :congrats:
What wheels you using for the 18Z?
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Lovely looking R, what wheels are they??
Si
They are RH BM Multispoke black 8x18 ET35....with 10mm spacers on the front and 12mm on the back
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I like it! :congrats:
What wheels you using for the 18Z?
They are RH BM Multispoke black 8x18 ET35....with 10mm spacers on the front and 12mm on the back
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Beautiful car - always liked the R32 in both mk4 and mk5 versions. Looks great with the new wheel and brakes!
Just one question - does the car have wider / flared front wings in pictures 3 & 4 on the first page?
No its all standard bodywork...but i have pushed out the wheels with spacers to the arches...
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Couple of new pictures... :smiley:
(https://s11.postimg.org/6w3duvoub/20160929_181501.jpg)
(https://s9.postimg.org/hmyosyn67/20160929_181340.jpg)
(https://s21.postimg.org/p5cbffxef/20160929_181323.jpg)
(https://s9.postimg.org/mgf4e34rz/20160929_181420.jpg)
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Stunning pictures :congrats:
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Nice agressive looking R!
I like :happy2:
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Looks lovely and clean. Great colour.