MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: NeilM on November 24, 2010, 08:34:34 pm
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Edition 30, DSG, #418, bought new in March 2007
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Carefully run-in, strictly to the manufacturer’s specifications :wink:
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Within a year a trip to AMD Essex for: AMD re-map, Full Milltek, Quaife LSD, Brembo GT BBK, Forge Intercooler, KW V1 suspension, H&R Anti-roll bars, Forge DV, PF Engine mounts, Forge Hoses & Turbo kit, Carbonio.
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Featured in some mags
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Problems with overheating brakes on track so I put in some cooling ducts :happy2:
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Trip into the gravel at The Old Hair Pin (Donnington) was a good excuse to get some 18” BBS CH black edition wheels :ashamed:
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13.6 @ Santa Pod (its just the camera angle that makes Ben look good :wink:)
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An unhealthy Carbon obsession begins after a trip to The TT Shop, Bedford.
Osir front fog vents, Bonnet & Grille
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Bonnet Sides painted white
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I fitted Bonnet catches as the corners were lifting with the wind on a long straight
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Another trip to The TT Shop and Revo Stage 2+, Autotech pump, Forge Intake & Catch tank
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I modified an engine cover to fit with the Intake
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Track day at Silverstone with Phil and Simon and their VW Cup cars, just before their first season.
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nice work, it's always good to see the progress/updates on a car. I'll be the first to admit CW 3DR Editions are growing on me.
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May 2010, New car arrives and I’m fortunate enough to be able to keep the Gti.
A trip to VWR in Milton Keynes,
***CAUTION*** the following contains images that some may find disturbing.
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Move along Nath, there’s nothing to see here. :signLOL:
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Complete A/C about 10kgs
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4130 Chromoly Steel (CRMO) Rear roll cage
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Remove spare wheel well and finish level
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Mmmm Furry
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Finished
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Recaro Sportster CS Seats & 4 Point SCHROTH Harness
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Fantastic job mate!! :congrats:
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Holy flip in Heck. Amazing Neil.
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About time too! :laugh:
That looks like a proper weapon Neil! :notworthy: Have you had a 'play' yet?
Oh and I now have a rear bench thanks! :booty:
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WOW :happy2:
we need more pics though.
And more importantly have you weighed it yet :party:
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as i have said so many times good on you and the boys and vwr for making you something very very cool and i hope you like the brakes :driver: :congrats:
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OMP Superquadro Steering wheel with quick release & horn,
Lost the MFSW buttons & Carbon Paddles so Simon @ VWR fitted UP/Down shift buttons & a Stalk thats gets some functions on the screen
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The O-sh*t buttons :laugh:
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Fronts - VWR 355mm Disc & 6-pot Calipers
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Rear
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VWR Full Race 2 way Suspension kit, Adjustable Top Mounts, Extra Camber
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Rear
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Mmmm Camber :smiley:
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Flock dash & front Pillars
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Also:
VWR Fast Road Engine Mount Kit
Wheel studs & nut kit
Electronic battery cut off system
Repaint Interior white
Remove Rear wiper assembly
Fit Golf Mk3 seat belts for public road use
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you got pics of how your wheelchair goes in as i did like the setup
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For those that may not know me, some years ago I had a motor bike accident that left me in a wheelchair (paralysed from the chest down) and I drive with hand controls, on the right hand side, Push for Brake – Pull for throttle, obviously has to be DSG.
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The lads at VWR have done a great job :congrats: and we have designed some things specific to my needs:
Extended roll bar to help me transfer from Recaro to wheelchair as the side wings make it quite difficult.
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Fixings for wheelchair wheels and lock down points for frame.
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Dug out the old Dremel and adapted the centre console to take a small fire extinguisher.
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Had a play with Photoshop and the art work made into stickers.
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Still a few bits I want to do:
•Get a set of spare wheels with slick tyres, we positioned the roll cage to get them in the back,
•Tidy up the wiring looms,
•Template & cut some carbon panels in the rear,
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:notworthy: how you finding it then :driver: some mad man hours and £ on that car :rolleye: :grin: 100% worth every penny mate :congrats:
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The only problem I have is 20 minutes after driving it I still have a stupid grin on my face :smiley:
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absolutely love it Neil, love all the little custom bits :happy2:
love the seats, reckon that centre alcantara pretty much matches my std seats, now theres a thought :laugh:
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Thats a stunningn wepon mate :notworthy:
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WOW :happy2:
we need more pics though.
And more importantly have you weighed it yet :party:
1329kg, I could have saved more by stripping the doors & plastic windows but with no A/C :rolleye:
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:congrats:
Highly impressed mate. Why didn't you have a build thread before now?!?!?
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I only went in for an oil change :smiley:
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WOW :happy2:
we need more pics though.
And more importantly have you weighed it yet :party:
1329kg, I could have saved more by stripping the doors & plastic windows but with no A/C :rolleye:
so i reckon it feels a bit more rapido then ? :pomppomp:
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I only went in for an oil change :smiley:
Same as me then :laugh: but I don't care what anyone says about vwr they do an awesome job and my car never goes to anyone else pure and simple :driver: the workman ship is awesome Simon and mat know what they are doing and it shows in your car :smiley:
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I only went in for an oil change :smiley:
Same as me then :laugh: but I don't care what anyone says about vwr they do an awesome job and my car never goes to anyone else pure and simple :driver: the workman ship is awesome Simon and mat know what they are doing and it shows in your car :smiley:
.... x 2! :notworthy:
Oh dear, I'm at VWR for an oil change soon.
I love the attention to detail, Neil. Gotta be the coolest blue badge car ever!
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I love the attention to detail, Neil. Gotta be the coolest blue badge car ever!
You want to see the looks I get when I pull up in a Disabled Bay :signLOL:
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Same as me then :laugh: but I don't care what anyone says about vwr they do an awesome job and my car never goes to anyone else pure and simple :driver: the workman ship is awesome Simon and mat know what they are doing and it shows in your car :smiley:
I know it took a bit of time but the guy's I've met down at VWR have a passion for their work and it was nice to meet people willing to do One-of stuff, the car is immense to drive, it just squats down and f**ks of and the noise is addictive.
I know it would be a bit to hard to live with day to day but fillings aren't that expensive are they :signLOL:
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Wow now thats a cool car looks amazing! :drool: I can imagine the amount of people who stare when you go into a disabled bay but i bet you just grin! :happy2: What more can u do.... lol
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you gonna paint (or wrap as its CF) bits of the wheelchair to match the roll cage now then ? :signLOL:
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Totally love it Neil. :driver: :pomppomp:
We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. :wink:
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Totally love it Neil. :driver: :pomppomp:
We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. :wink:
i dont think he would have much of a car left after a few races :scared: the rocco vwr did first outing the guy rolled it :scared:
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looks absolutly nuts, bet it is so much fun to drive
the lads at vwr look like they have done a fab job
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I love the attention to detail, Neil. Gotta be the coolest blue badge car ever!
You want to see the looks I get when I pull up in a Disabled Bay :signLOL:
I would have loved to see their faces when you did that :congrats:
Great looking car Neil, really love the all or nothing approach as well as the clear goal set for your rebuild, one of the finest build here IMO :notworthy:
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Mental car :scared:
Hats off to you for your total commitment :congrats:
I remember it at the Surrey RR- it sounded amazing and convinced me to buy a twintake :evilgrin:
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neil it looks absolutely stunning fella proper full on and the little details are great, so pleased you kept it :notworthy:
bagsy a shotgun ride :happy2:
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about bloody time!! :P :grin: :grin:
looks awesome pal, your nuttts!! :happy2:
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nice work neil :notworthy:
bet its a hoot to drive :driver:
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it looks amazing, this is what i aim to do next year to my r32, already have it semi stripped with fixed buckets but want to cage it next year when i get around to going fi
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:congrats: Neil
Bet your glad you chose to keep her now. :happy2: (apart from the bank balance i guess!)
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Car looks amazing Neil. After reading this thread im glad that you decided to keep it! Definitely worth it seeing the result.
Next track day you are doing Shotgun please!!
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tres cool
did they weight the car before and after? also minus the roll cage.
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Neil, I want this more than my Mrs at the minute... :drool: Absolute master class :notworthy: Hat's off mate and it's been well worth the wait.. :happy2:
My favourite bit by far... :happy2:
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Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that? :confused: Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?
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Awesome machine you have there Neil, glad to see her all back in one piece again and looking very trim! :drool:
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are there many rattles?? is it very very loud??
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are there many rattles?? is it very very loud??
Its a race car so I would say yes to both :evilgrin:
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dont know how i missed this , but wow a proper track toy at last .
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you gonna paint (or wrap as its CF) bits of the wheelchair to match the roll cage now then ? :signLOL:
Its funny you should say that, my chair is Titanium/Carbon construction but I had some old carbon wheels and thought, powder coat Candy White, but bottled it and went for Black Chrome to match my BM's Brakes. :happy2:
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Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that? :confused: Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?
This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring :happy2:
Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.
Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start :happy2:
Neil
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Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that? :confused: Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?
This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring :happy2:
Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.
Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start :happy2:
Neil
what was jonny's bhp/ton on his ed30?
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Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that? :confused: Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?
This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring :happy2:
Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.
Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start :happy2:
Neil
What seats are they Neil?? :smiley:
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probably similar if not more. afaik they are near identical stages of tune so power would be similar dependant on the dyno figures used to qupte the bhp/ton
however jonnys didnt have the roll cage
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Totally love it Neil. :driver: :pomppomp:
We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. :wink:
Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid :happy2:
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Totally love it Neil. :driver: :pomppomp:
We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. :wink:
Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid :happy2:
I could tell when i had my last chat with him, he was coming out with excuses like fires and big crashes, :laugh: But i know Neil, that doesn't scare him for one minute. He was just worried about keeping up with you guys. :driver:
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Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide,
....So your seat shells aren't one-piece? I thought they had to be for racing.
I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.
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his is built for track days Robin so the rules of racing cars are not for his set up but if changing to the vwr cup race then i think but not sure he would have to change them to the fixed type
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Sig pic is immense Neil! :notworthy:
Quite haunting sat there tempting you to go and spank her!! :driver: :laugh:
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Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide,
....So your seat shells aren't one-piece? I thought they had to be for racing.
I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.
wouldn't cropping the picture ruin the proportions? the site SW would stretch the sig would it not?
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I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.
wouldn't cropping the picture ruin the proportions? the site SW would stretch the sig would it not?
....You may have a very good point, Dave, but I'm not sure the site software would stretch it. Judging by mine I'm fairly confident it would hold the proportions of the original but I may be wrong of course. :smiley:
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Incredible work.
Excellent details
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Great work :happy2:
Sig looks quality too :congrats:
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Thanks for all the positve comments lads, I must admit when I saw it half way through, I thought what the f**k have I done.
The seats are Recaro Sportster CS, they needed to be tilt & slide so I could get the chair in behind the passenger side this does make them 14kgs each.
If (big if) it does ever go into a race series like the VW Cup I’ll need to change them, fit a full fire extinguisher system, extend the roll cage to the front and Increase the diamenter of the two spherical attachments in the groin area. :smiley:
Also no carbon panels allowed in the VW Cup. :confused:
Neil
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Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid :happy2:
Hi Si, I will have a meet with David Butler (BMSAD) to see whats what.
I have heard that Simon Elliot is getting a new Caddy Van for next season :jumping:
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Amazing............!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just amazing......!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep on my friend... :happy2:
I'm very suprised with the result on the dashboard...
Flock dash & front Pillars
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Can you give me any details about the flock dash...
What materials did you use and where can I find them.
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Excellent work fella. :happy2:
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Superb looking, Great Inspiration for mk5 owners :happy2:
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why the flocked dash. most people flock it when they have cut it apart and reshaped it.
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why the flocked dash. most people flock it when they have cut it apart and reshaped it.
.... x 2
It's a great look though and looks very racey :happy2:
Does it show every spec of 'dirt'? And has it been applied on top of the oem finish?
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why the flocked dash. most people flock it when they have cut it apart and reshaped it.
The flocked dash is to prevent, as much as possible reflections. :innocent:
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why the flocked dash. most people flock it when they have cut it apart and reshaped it.
The flocked dash is to prevent, as much as possible reflections. :innocent:
....Interesting to know :happy2:
I guess that some cars, not the GTI upper dashboard, suffer from this.
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Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid :happy2:
Hi Si, I will have a meet with David Butler (BMSAD) to see whats what.
I have heard that Simon Elliot is getting a new Caddy Van for next season :jumping:
One of the things is you'll need to get out in 10 seconds for a sprint licence, then your racing the clock :smiley:
Master Elliot is building a new van but how long will it be before its in the bodyshop :laugh:
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One of the things is you'll need to get out in 10 seconds for a sprint licence, then your racing the clock :smiley:
....VWR have experience of achieving that. I've forgotten which driver it was but officials were given a demonstration and the car passed.
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One of the things is you'll need to get out in 10 seconds for a sprint licence, then your racing the clock :smiley:
....VWR have experience of achieving that. I've forgotten which driver it was but officials were given a demonstration and the car passed.
you do know that simey has a car built by vwr dont you :grin: well i think he does :rolleye:
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One of the things is you'll need to get out in 10 seconds for a sprint licence, then your racing the clock :smiley:
....VWR have experience of achieving that. I've forgotten which driver it was but officials were given a demonstration and the car passed.
you do know that simey has a car built by vwr dont you :grin:
....I don't know simey - Was he the fella? This was back in the days of Mark Farmer at VWR, pre your mate Matt Walker, Mat :happy2:
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going to have to nip and see Mark at some point :smiley:
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going to have to nip and see Mark at some point :smiley:
....I've grown to like Matt but was very sorry when Mark left VWR.
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going to have to nip and see Mark at some point :smiley:
....I've grown to like Matt but was very sorry when Mark left VWR.
yeah me too :sad1: but then again Mat is a very good mate of mine so its a big help knowing Mat like i do :smiley:
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One of the things is you'll need to get out in 10 seconds for a sprint licence, then your racing the clock :smiley:
....VWR have experience of achieving that. I've forgotten which driver it was but officials were given a demonstration and the car passed.
you do know that simey has a car built by vwr dont you :grin:
....I don't know simey - Was he the fella? This was back in the days of Mark Farmer at VWR, pre your mate Matt Walker, Mat :happy2:
I can confirm I was that fella back in the days when Mark was at VWR as it was the 1st race car they built with hand controls.
I managed to get out of the car in 5 seconds, quicker than most abled body
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I really like this, I know I'm biased to track cars rather than show whores, but surely everyone can appreciate just what hard work and skill has gone into this. I look forward to seeing it on track soon. :happy2:
Simey, does that car go into Votex in Congleton every now and again? Only I remember seeing a MK5 race car on occasion built for a disabled owner - cracking car it was/is too.
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I really like this, I know I'm biased to track cars rather than show whores, but surely everyone can appreciate just what hard work and skill has gone into this. I look forward to seeing it on track soon. :happy2:
Simey, does that car go into Votex in Congleton every now and again? Only I remember seeing a MK5 race car on occasion built for a disabled owner - cracking car it was/is too.
Wouldn't of been me as I've never adventured that far north!!
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That is bloody lovely! Bet it goes some! Would love to have that as a toy... :drool: :driver:
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New to the forum and loving the readers ride section! what an awesome build :happy2:
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....I've grown to like Matt but was very sorry when Mark left VWR.
I never met Mark but I've found Matt a nice bloke,
Incidentally you can see Matt on Beetle Crisis when he worked for Race Shack a few years ago (Discovery Channel I think), apparently he is the god of Air cooled VW.
When you meet him you must call him by his full title Matty 'are you that bloke of the telly' Walker. :happy2:
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:grin: he gets some stick for that show :laugh: and it's nice to know they roped you in on the name calling too :signLOL: and yes Mat knows his aircooled stuff big time hence how I know him. Did he show you his ghia ? :notworthy: it's been a big big build that car and is simply stunning
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Yeh the ghia is under cover (in parts) at VWR, really interesting bloke, a petrol head of the first order. :happy2:
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Yeah I know mate it 2 bits :signLOL:
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I'm pretty much snowed in, but I've got this to play with :happy2:
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Going to template and cut the panels in the rear, looking at fixings but only 1mm thick so countersinking is a bit tricky.
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This is a cracking thread. I like the bolt bottom right mate, used to race karts and used them for alot of fixings. Its quite a neat finish compared to most of them.
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Yeh I like the Stainless Steel finish against the Carbon :happy2:
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I'm pretty much snowed in, but I've got this to play with :happy2:
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Going to template and cut the panels in the rear, looking at fixings but only 1mm thick so countersinking is a bit tricky.
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Lookin good Neil, we use a thing called a tinamun(think thats spelt correctly :smiley:) washer on the aircraft when its a thin skin to allow countersinking and can also allow for a bit of adjustment, I'll try and get a picture of said item 2 morra if you like :happy2:
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You must use stainless fittings on carbon, its the law :chicken:
Just looks soooo gooood :happy2:
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Lookin good Neil, we use a thing called a tinamun(think thats spelt correctly :smiley:) washer on the aircraft when its a thin skin to allow countersinking and can also allow for a bit of adjustment, I'll try and get a picture of said item 2 morra if you like :happy2:
Cheers gaz, be nice to get the fixings flush. :happy2:
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there you go Neil, not the best picture but i hope you get the idea, they can be had in various materials and sizes :happy2:
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you drill the hole slightly bigger than the underside csk, and sometimes give the component that your mounting to a slight csk, depending on material thickness. Hope that makes sense, probably make more sense when you have 1 of the washers in your hand :happy2:
I'm sure I can get you some if you require :happy2:
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Neil,
You must have an endless supply of carbon!!
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I like to think I'm giving some Chinese bloke some overtime Si :signLOL:
Did you get your DV sorted, saw the split one, explains your loss of power, Phil says you've got a Pre-Season shakedown @ Silverstone in March :happy2:
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DV & lamba sensors have sorted the problem I had at Donny, no torque & 40 horses grazing at midlands airport. With no power Phil could only get passed by pushing me off track :signLOL:
Its the first time I've heard of testing at Silverstone in March, I'll pinch his leg at the awards party in January :wink:
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amazing car ,
what more can i say that hasnt been said.
prob one of the best gtis ive seen.
im amusing by the look of it that its road legal
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Thats mental. I got given the magazine you featured in when I bought my Eddy, got me looking at mods. Never got round to it and had to sell up :sad1:
I went to pick up a car from ALD Automotives in Milton Keynes and that magazine is still on the stands there.
Managed to get a drive in a 335i and that was just amazing, loved the sound. Only got to drive it from Porsche to my work which is only about 5 miles. Very nice motors you have :happy2:
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Neil, Nice to meet you 2day mate... Your car is un real in person... I hope you got home and put blankets around your tyres ha. :wink:
Ash.
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Nice to meet and chat with you guys.
New & cold R1R's = spinning on the rollers :ashamed:
Neil :happy2:
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Nice!
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I have cut and fitted some 1mm thick, 2/2 Twill Carbon sheets to tidy up the rear (carbonmods.co.uk).
Big thanks to gazbutS3 for getting me some flush fitting screw caps and reminding me of Rivnut fixings :happy2:
Managed to do it with 3 no 950mm x 500mm panels although not all the weave is in the same direction, and backed the panels with Neoprene sponge to avoid squeak/rattle.
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If any one else has OCD, likes carbon dust, enjoys working in a fridge, wants the templates :happy2:
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lookin brilliant Neil :happy2:
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As allways a very tidy and excellent looking work Neil, every time i see carbon i get a lust for licking it :drool: :jumping:
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That is mega mate. Massive effort involved no doubt, looks uber cool. :congrats:
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lovely Neil :happy2: youve got a great eye
surprised you didnt cut a GTI symbol and add lighting :pomppomp: :signLOL:
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Your car is quickly becoming a work of art as well as a weapon on track. Loving your work Neil :notworthy:
Needs to go on an inside stand at Ultimate Dubs as a prime example of "how to do things right" :happy2:
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Your car is quickly becoming a work of art as well as a weapon on track. Loving your work Neil :notworthy:
Needs to go on an inside stand at Ultimate Dubs as a prime example of "how to do things right" :happy2:
....So true! I recently learnt that some people fit show cages and not real roll cages - Wankers!! :fighting: :stupid:
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lovely Neil :happy2: youve got a great eye
surprised you didnt cut a GTI symbol and add lighting :pomppomp: :signLOL:
Do it in the tailgate panel. Also do it backwards so you can check your work out in the rear view mirror.
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Looks brilliant. Like the fixing youve went for in the end, the flush finish is 100x better! :happy2:
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Thanks for the comments :happy2:
I may have been a bit preoccupied with Eddies diet, so to avoid an edition 30 being named as ‘the other’ in divorce papers made this for the Mrs.
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NOW WHERE'S MY BREAKFAST :signLOL:
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now there's an idea: How many do you need to make to get the expences for the ED30 covered?? :signLOL:
Looks mint though. I just love CF :love:
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Car is ace Neil and as for the egg stand I see a market for those. :laugh:
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Thats awsome Neil, I need one for my Mrs....
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Great idear neil just hope it keeps your mrs happy :signLOL:
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Thanks for the comments :happy2:
I may have been a bit preoccupied with Eddies diet, so to avoid an edition 30 being named as ‘the other’ in divorce papers made this for the Mrs.
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NOW WHERE'S MY BREAKFAST :signLOL:
Egg-cellent... :fighting2:
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stunning as ever neil and group buy for the egg stand :happy2:
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An egg-stremely good idea :happy2:
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I have to say it, i absolutely love this car :happy2:
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Wow, great work.
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I have to say it, i absolutely love this car :happy2:
I think you are eggs-agerating :signLOL:
It's eggs-asperating thinking of all these puns and a little eggs-hausting, but any eggs-cuse for a laugh is good in my eggs-perience :laugh:
Oh - and nice rack the missis has there Neil - pun intended :grin:
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Had a go at tidying up the carpet in the front as some of it was cut out to get the Recaros in.
Found this, not a bad colour match, 3mm thick a very light.
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Fitted
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Cut a removable piece for the back
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Hopefully I wont break the eggs now :signLOL:
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That looks really good mate, love what you are doing with this, and look forward to one day seeing it in the flesh,
Going to look so good when finished that you could show it if you wished! :happy2:
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i really like this car very nice. :drool:
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so much attention to detail, love the car.
keep up the good work :happy2:
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Awesome, just awesome :happy2:
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as always Neil attention to detail and execution is superb :drinking:
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as always Neil attention to detail and execution is superb :drinking:
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Very exciting and inspiring :drinking: I bet you can't wait for your first track day this year, Neil.
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Without doubt, my favourite car on here. Proper job :happy2:
Hopefully see you on track soon, I wouldn't mind a pax.
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Cant wait to give it a run on track.
I was hoping to get to Oulton in Feb, not sure I can make it now.
The new Snetterton 300 Track layout looks good, not to far from me :happy2:
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Saw this in the metal over at AMD and what a car.
Absolutely cracking. :notworthy:
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Keep me posted on Oulton, if not, we're all doing Rockingham (the long, long version) on March 5th.
Snetterton does look good too, perfect place for a shake-down!
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cant wait to see this! what shows are you going to this year??
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Usually make the Inters & have a few runs :happy2:
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Ah cool! It will be good to see your new mods since I saw the car last time! :wink:
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Jamesh did I see you at AMD?
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Jamesh did I see you at AMD?
That you did sir. You turned up later in the morning at the AMD rolling road day when there were a whole bunch of us from VAGOC there back in November!! :smiley:
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Hi there!
You have a great, great looking car. Your car is very close to what I want my car to be. There are a lot of great mods but, for me, the seats, seat belts and roll cage are truly awesome!
Since I am looking for a similar setup (not as radical), I have some questions, and I would really appreciate it if you have the time to answer them:
1. I see that you do not have a complete rollcage (you only have one in the back). Is this approved by FIA (is VWRacing a competition aproved by FIA?).
2. Is your car road legal?
3. My teacher (pilot) from a Rally Academy I attended some time ago told me that roll cages are illegal in France and Italy (for example) for road use. He told me that the fines are really big and it can even cost you the car. Do you know anything about this?
4. Could you please tell my what is the weight distribution in your car (if this is not a secret).
Have a great day and keep up the good you, you are an inspiration to me (I would say "to us all" but I can't speak on everybody's behalf).
Cheers!
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3. My teacher (pilot) from a Rally Academy I attended some time ago told me that roll cages are illegal in France and Italy (for example) for road use. He told me that the fines are really big and it can even cost you the car. Do you know anything about this?
....Aha! That explains why those cars with roll cages I drove back with from Nurburgring were all going like a bat out of hell through France!
Most folks I know don't like to drive a roll-caged car on the road without a helmet because banging your brains on a cage ain't nice. Trouble is that if you wear a helmet in an enclosed car on the road everyone thinks you're a dick and the Police might think you're road racing: "Who do you think you are then, sonny... Michael Schumacher Sunglasses Ron? [snigger snigger]"
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Yes you are correct . Helmet is mandatory for cars with roll cages for the reason you said :happy2:. BUT, for NeilM, since he only has a roll cage in the back it is not mandatory. I would not like to wear a helmet every time and that is why I consider having one only in the back.
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Ah, you mean a half-cage (in the back). I hadn't realised Neil's was a half-cage - I better check his earlier pics.
I seriously looked into a roll-cage for mine. I wanted it ideally to be removable. But even a half-cage would seriously hack into a road car's interior trim and take serious time and effort to take in and out. I was advised that unless racing, for trackday events the Mk5 Golf's structural strength was such that a half-cage would be fine in most, not all, cases.
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Yup, I agree. The first time I went to Nurburgring some of my friends rented a GTI from "Rent a race car". This GTI also had half cage and the interior trim was not so badly affected. When I go next to Nurburgring (may 2011) I will ask Teo (the owner) for instructions. I am only concerned about the French or Italians taking my car because of the roll cage :D.
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I am only concerned about the French or Italians taking my car because of the roll cage :D.
....The Italians will only take your car because they want to play with it :evilgrin:. The French will take it because you're English. Even the Belgian Police don't like the French cops! :laugh:
I don't know, I've seen plenty of caged cars driving through northern France to and from The 'Ring.
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im sure thats for cars that are registered in france mate, there was a point not too long ago when i think an induction kit was illegal. as RR says seen plenty heading for ring from calais with a cage :happy2:
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how can you hit your head on the cage if your strapped into the car? or is it if your getting out?
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Sorry for the OFFTOPIC. Well, I drove 2 rally prepared cars with roll cages. The head room was not to great and when getting in and out of the car, I had to pay attention. Second, because the head room was small it was likely to hit the roll cage with the helmet if not properly fasten or if the roll cage would bend. The guy who was using one of the cars in our national rally (Romania), put a lot of rubber on the roll cage just above his head (for me this is a indicator that he hit the roll cage sometime before :smiley: ).
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Don't worry - The French and Italians can only impose the law on cars registered in their country as far as cages and mods are concerned. If you are from say Romania and you have a cage, they can do nothing about it if it is legal in your country.
Wiechers do 1/2 cages and they are TUV approved, a 1/2 cage won't be FIA, those rules only cover full/6-point+ cages as far as I know but it can/should be built to FIA spec and by someone certified to do so. I'm fairly sure Wiechers 1/2 cages are what is in the Golf/Scirroco rental cars at the Ring too.
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Hi Rex, Tony's right about the cage, I'd have to extend mine to the front for full FIA, which would cut into the dash and arm rest in the front door, you would probably strip the doors & you can also do away with the crash bar inside the door if you went that far.
The 4 point Schorth Harnesses can be extended to 6 point.
I would also have to change my seats as they are tilt and slide, I have always wanted to keep it road legal and drive too (and hopefully from :happy2:) track days and don't intend to race it although my mates only give me a year!!
I can see how it would be a bit dangerous to have a full cage on the road without a helmet but I've not heard of anyone in the UK getting done for it.
The weight distribution is:
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Good luck with you car Rex, hope to see you some time
Neil
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is that with a full tank of fuel Neil?
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is that with a full tank of fuel Neil?
About half a tank I think Mat.
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mine with full tank was
front 426.5 453.5
rear 276.5 271.5
total : 1428.0
and thats a five door on fully stock. thought yours might have been less
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Hi Rex, Tony's right about the cage, I'd have to extend mine to the front for full FIA, which would cut into the dash and arm rest in the front door, you would probably strip the doors & you can also do away with the crash bar inside the door if you went that far.
The 4 point Schorth Harnesses can be extended to 6 point.
I would also have to change my seats as they are tilt and slide, I have always wanted to keep it road legal and drive too (and hopefully from :happy2:) track days and don't intend to race it although my mates only give me a year!!
I can see how it would be a bit dangerous to have a full cage on the road without a helmet but I've not heard of anyone in the UK getting done for it.
The weight distribution is:
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Good luck with you car Rex, hope to see you some time
Neil
:smiley: Everything you said makes sense. That is my opinion also. I don't want my car to be approved by FIA I just want to be better for track days, just like yours.
About the seats, why didn't you go with Recaro Pole Position instead of Sporter CS? You could save about 4kg per seat...
And about the weight... I am amassed... By my calculations you saved approximately 60kg at the back (I have 278 for back left and 263 for back right as stock with spare wheel and full fuel tank + some accessories ). Since I do not think our cars differ in the back, that is a great weight lose. :happy2:
But you still have a noise heavy car (like us all). Did you do any stripping in the front (except the carbon hood which might save you 10kg)?
Because of this weight distribution does your car understeer a lot? Or how did you make it more neutral? I would suspect your car understeers and you get only lift of oversteer. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Is 1392kg the weight with the driver?
Sorry for the long list of questions :fighting2:.
I would really like to meet you guys some time. Maybe at a track event. I've seen some awesome cars here and I would really like to see them live. Your car is a great contender for the first place :smiley:
Vlad
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mine with full tank was
front 426.5 453.5
rear 276.5 271.5
total : 1428.0
and thats a five door on fully stock. thought yours might have been less
Is this with driver?
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well i was not in the car so no :smiley:
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mine with full tank was
front 426.5 453.5
rear 276.5 271.5
total : 1428.0
and thats a five door on fully stock. thought yours might have been less
Mat is yours DSG?
Not sure what the rollcage weighs but the DSG makes mine a bit heavy, strange how yours is lighter front left, must be the food in my glove box :smiley:
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I had just brimmed the tank at the shell grg around the corner as Mark said make sure its got a full tank of fuel. Might try get it back on the scales asap Oh and no got a propper gear box :laugh:
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that was also pre having the kw v3 set up too so maybe thats part of it :confused:
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My days of fancy footwork are over :sad1: The Jeff Gosling push/pull hand controls will only work on DSG or something similar :happy2:
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My days of fancy footwork are over :sad1: The Jeff Gosling push/pull hand controls will only work on DSG or something similar :happy2:
dont be daft mate i have so much respect for you doing what you do driving the car like you do :driver: :driver:
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Cheers mate looking forward to seeing you on a track day, I'm going to make you take mine out hands only, its a good laugh (for me :signLOL:)
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i would be so happy to have a go honestly would if you would let me :party: :party: will 100% catch up at a track day
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What was yours at the 30-130 day Neil, can you remember?
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What was yours at the 30-130 day Neil, can you remember?
Not that great really 19.60, cant even blame a head wind! Cohiba did much better 17.91 he's got a manual I think.
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Engine Cover MK3
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:congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: Can't believe i hadn't seen this thread sooner!! Amazing motor, so good to see someone taking the performance route rather than show :notworthy: but still keeping road use touches! Can't wait to see this at inters if your going.
p.s ill be the first.....very nice engine cover too! :drinking:
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Nice to see you've kept the Forge Twintake, Neil. You still happy with it? Does it sound noisier now the car is stripped?
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It has taken me a while but I have finally managed to read the whole thread! :happy2:
Brilliant work!
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i can safely say this is the best mk5 ive seen , totally blown away
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Looks amazing Niel, great job!! :)
what was jonny's bhp/ton on his ed30?
Mine was around 450hp and last time I checked weighed 1175kg with about 5 litres of fuel.. So around 383hp/ton
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nice motor
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Looks amazing Niel, great job!! :)
what was jonny's bhp/ton on his ed30?
Mine was around 450hp and last time I checked weighed 1175kg with about 5 litres of fuel.. So around 383hp/ton
Hi Jonny, what did you have to do to get it down to 1175kg? I think with the DSG and roll cage I'll struggle to get anywhere near that.
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I wanted a spare set of wheels for the track and looked at OZ Alleggerita HLT's but discovered they wont clear the VWR 6 pot's :confused: Big thanks to RR for checking the size of his for me, VWR have a scale drawing of the brake set up which was sent to OZ technical Dept in Italy, and none of their wheels will clear the 6 pot's.
These were on the shelf @ Awesome Gti and have plenty of clearance,
Neuspeed RSe07 18x8 in Graphite, nice and light 8.7kg, the VW badge fits :happy2:
The difference:
BBS CH & Toyo R1R's = 22.5kg
Neuspeed RSe07 & Toyo R888's = 19.7kg
saving over 2.5 a corner :happy2:
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Also lucky to get a set of Toyo R888's (demon tweeks)
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I wanted to keep them in the boot and swap them at the track but it was a bit tight.
Had to take out the tail gate linning.
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But the angle of the rear light wire plug was hitting the tyre, had to grind of the locating tabs and spin it 90 degrees.
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And tidy up cables, carbon panel to come.
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Neil :happy2:
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Top job as always Neil, when is its first outing???
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As always very well thought out mods, a pleasure to follow this build :drool:
Were the rims reasonably priced if i may ask?? :happy2:
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Hoping to get a few free days next month, probably do a safe one at Bedford, VWR want to be at the first one for a shake down and set it up for me :happy2:
The Neuspeed's were £1150.00 Danish, a bit cheeper than OZ & BBS but top quality.
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Looking nice Neil. R888's are great on track too. Looking forward to getting mine back on when the weather improves!
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superb neil , looking forward to a pic with the wheels on :happy2:
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Hi Jonny, what did you have to do to get it down to 1175kg? I think with the DSG and roll cage I'll struggle to get anywhere near that.
Mine was DSG too..
Well first of all it was weighed without fuel.. So say 30kg there if you were over half full when it went on the scales..
Recaro Pole positions, 10kg each including frames etc.. I think your seats are around 25kg each so theres another 30kg saved
No cage, that must be 50kg
Wheels I had Pro race 1.3's which are way lighter than CH's.. Around 10kg total loss there..
Turbo kit was 5kg lighter than OEM
Bonnet was 4.5kg, not sure how much yours comes in at..
Stripped totally A/C and interior like you so no difference there..
Brakes were project Mu which were 11kg a side.. Not sure if you got a weight for yours but I expect closer to 15kg as far as I remember.
Removed rear bumper bar 8kg
No headlight washers and light weight bumpers (cut out all the supporting plastics) 10kg
Thats about 150kg already and there was some other stuff too..
Still a LOAD of weight to come out..
1050kg would be possible :)
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Jonny you were on a weight saving mission, well done.
I would have loved the Pole position seats but just couldn't manage without the tilt & slide.
I keep looking at the front doors, their must be a fair bit in those and a crash bar I think, Also changing the rear side glass & rear screen for plastic???
I have seen a replacement carbon roof panel................... :rolleye:
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Carbonfibre bootlid, Neil?
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Neil,
With all of my calculations, using realistic figures I expected that if you went mental on a MK5 ED30 you would be able to get below 1000kg
Just depends how far you want to go really
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Didn't you have a lightweight battery too Jonny?
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Absolutely immense !! :notworthy: :notworthy: Everything you have done is top quality and each time i come back on here i just have to have a quick look at your car !! Its given me some ideas and inspiration for my Cupra !! :D
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Didn't you have a lightweight battery too Jonny?
Oh yeah.. And one of those too lol.. Thats almost 12kg on its own!!
Also cut down AC bracket was 2kg and cot down bolts and removed bolts from the inside was 5kg or so..
Carbon boot, wings, and poly carbonate the whole car will be 75kg+ saving on its own.. Along with removing electric windows etc thats almost 100kg :)
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just spend the last hour reading your build thread Neil,really is truely amazing work
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Just Wow! What a fantastic car
I really am in awe of you. Everything you've done is immense
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Almost went for the BTCC system with R32 rear that AMD use, but it is very loud (over 100db) and chances are I'd start to get turned away from track days :surprised:
Large Bore Downpipe & Small Silenced Centre Sec :happy2:
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Old and New
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Even without the insulation its still not to bad (or am I just going a bit deaf) :smiley:
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I should think that's plenty loud enough as it stands Neil. Do you have the smaller rear box already?
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Looks mint Neil, and no doubt our resisident Welding experts will concor that looks "Quality" :evilgrin:
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looks cracking that :laugh:
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:signLOL: de dum tisshhh
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Everything that goes in this candy white looks the best you can get Neil, which is a good way to do it.
Would like to hear that giving it some, you doing any drag strip runs this year? was a shame that you only had the Beemer at the Pod last winter.
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Looks good Neil, cant wait to see this car in the flesh!
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Hi mate, I no this is a long shot but you don't still have the templates for the carbon cutting to save me some time do you? :signLOL:
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Amazing mate, very very nice track weapon, take my hat off to you :happy2:
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Just spent ages reading this thread. What a weapon you have built :happy2:
I bet some people get in a cold sweat looking at all that ripped out interior!
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Neil your signature made me hunt for your build thread, and what a find! What an amazing project. being honest, the only things I don't like is the OSIR grill and the painting of each side of the bonnet, but everything else is spot on! :happy2:
Is there anything else on the horizon? I'd love to see a full mod list along with a dyno chart if possible :notworthy:
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I don't know if I should thank Neil or not for letting me have a drive of his car at Shakespear last weekend or not, as it was better than I had imagined which has seriously given me some food for thought :laugh: :laugh:
Having owned a Stage 2+ Eddy I was surprised how much quicker this felt and how direct the whole setup of the car made it feel :jumping: :jumping:
The build quality was great and Neil's own touches like the CF panels and carpet really finished it off so well :notworthy: :notworthy:
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So back in an eddy for you then :signLOL:
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:popcornsoda:
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So back in an eddy for you then :signLOL:
:popcornsoda:
nice one steve :happy2:
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So back in an eddy for you then :signLOL:
Incorrect :P
Anyway this is Neil's thread so get out :laugh:
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wow!!!!!!!!!!! i've just seen this theard and all i can say is :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: very impressed with this and it proves that you can do anything you want with your pride and joy
Ryan
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A short clip sounding :evilgrin: @ Anglesey.
http://s372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/neilmelvin/Build/?action=view¤t=Zorst.mp4
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Sounds nice and aggressive I like :happy2: what are the noise restrictions there??
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Sounds nice and aggressive I like :happy2: what are the noise restrictions there??
105db I think, no check on the car though. Not sure what it is, I dont think I upset Will & Kate :signLOL:
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Sounds nice and aggressive I like :happy2: what are the noise restrictions there??
105db I think, no check on the car though. Not sure what it is, I dont think I upset Will & Kate :signLOL:
I wondered what that noise was throughout the service :laugh:
That's a good one as the last one I went to at elvington was 98 and I got told to short shift as it was 104 on the back straight. Black flagged me and everything. They said not many track days are over 98 now :sad1:
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A short clip sounding :evilgrin: @ Anglesey.
http://s372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/neilmelvin/Build/?action=view¤t=Zorst.mp4
how did u find Anglesey pal? I'm there again in June :smiley:
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A short clip sounding :evilgrin: @ Anglesey.
http://s372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/neilmelvin/Build/?action=view¤t=Zorst.mp4
....Perfect sound! Racey but not too much for the road. I bet it's wonderfully noisy in the car! :notworthy:
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Here's a video of me trying to follow it, it just romps away in the straights!
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Nice circuit, nice day, nice cars, nice video. I think you guys had a blast...
P.S. Is the camera in the right fog light housing?
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Yes, gives a slightly odd view of apexes being ahead of the wheels and on one side.
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Sorry for the offtopic...
Yup, that is why I asked.
I am only asking, isn't it better on the number plate or on the roof?
I think you would get better footage from higher up since you can see the track and the lines better...
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Sorry again Neil for the offtopic.
Cheers
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Can't use suction mounts on UK tracks and it was the only decent place I could find on the Clio where it wouldn't get damaged. I do see your point though.
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Neils car is very quick!! :surprised:
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I'd like to say the car is epic Steve but clearly its the natural talent of the modest bloke behind the wheel :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
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Looking great Neil :happy2:
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Here's a video of me trying to follow it, it just romps away in the straights!
Only watch the first two mins but that's some bloody good driving from you. Not sure why but the footage does look like it's from GT5 or something. Think it's probably to do with the frame rate!
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Love this thing Neil!!
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Did alright at the Gti International on Saturday :smiley:
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Love Neils car :happy2:
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Fantastic times and pic of the car :happy2:
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I've been looking for a large paddle to shift up & down to replace the up/down shift buttons on the steering wheel, the buttons work ok but are a bit small and can be hard to hit at times.
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I ended up having a go at making my own.
The buttons only need a push of a couple of mm's and I figured their was enough flex in 2mm thick carbon to push them in.
I have it set, pull to shift up and push to change down.
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Seems to work well although you dont get the 'click' when changing gear, good test will be at Snetterton on Thursday :happy2:
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Neil, between this and Steves track tart my favourite car on here :congrats:
Love it, great work. Class skill & ingenuity on this mod!
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Top work as usual Neil. :happy2:
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that looks very cool mate :smiley:
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Just wow, I thought at first mmm nice white edition but fair play for having the bottle to strip it out like that! How do you find racing with the hand controls? We have a car adapted for them at home and I find it seems to be no brakes or fully down even with the slightest of movements (although that may be just the setup we have)
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Just wow, I thought at first mmm nice white edition but fair play for having the bottle to strip it out like that! How do you find racing with the hand controls? We have a car adapted for them at home and I find it seems to be no brakes or fully down even with the slightest of movements (although that may be just the setup we have)
Yeh they take a bit of getting use to, mates say the first time you use them its like left foot braking, all or nothing.
I've used them for a few years now, on the road a gentle thumb push is enough and on track its more of a fist full and a propper shove. You do seem to be able to feel the brakes through your hand, probably more than through your feet.
The real problem is your right hand is taken up with brake or throttle so just your left hand to do everything else, (rude hand signals, pie eating etc etc) :signLOL:
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Are you in redline??
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Yep that's Neil :happy2:
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Are you in redline??
It’s in this month, never read it before, Davy came up to me at the Inters, I think I'm a bit down on bhp really!
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They did miss out the bit about my relentless charity work for the underprivileged.
It’s so sad to see girls on the streets in Essex who can’t afford a fake tan or Vajazzle let alone a few extra cup sizes, please give generously. :happy2:
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Are you in redline??
It’s in this month, never read it before, Davy came up to me at the Inters, I think I'm a bit down on bhp really!
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They did miss out the bit about my relentless charity work for the underprivileged.
It’s so sad to see girls on the streets in Essex who can’t afford a fake tan or Vajazzle let alone a few extra cup sizes, please give generously. :happy2:
id like to point out that i was browsing through ebooks to download and saw your car..i don't buy this either lol
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Neil im sure ive seen this not too long go on the M25, would that be right! I know you go the VW in Chelmsford and i always look out for this! The chaps at VW have told me about your car!!
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Gutsy work, looks great!
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Got her back from KPM last week after the Cam Follower failure, I was quite lucky the shrapnel didn’t do more damage.
However did need a strip engine clean to make sure no bits still flying around, couldn’t strip the oil pump so put a new one in to be on the safe side, went for an APR fuel pump this time and a noticeable improvement over Autotech, also had an RS4 valve fitted.
While it was there I thought it would be rude not to have an Odyssey Racing 40 AGM battery fitted, put it under the passenger seat.
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And picked up a Ctek MXS 3.6 to keep it topped up.
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I also had a Lucas style cut-off switch fitted that enables me to disengage the electronic battery cut-off switch so I can turn it on when on track and it won’t drain the battery in normal use.
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I’ve been trying to hold the spare set of wheels in place and have put a bar across the back with hooks attached that can be used to strap a single wheel or all four with a ratchet type strap or bungee.
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Still think I could have saved £25 by patching up the old Cam Follower though :smiley:
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Considered the amount of failed Cam followers overseas they seem quite rare in UK and Europe, scary to look at though. The tyre rack looks ace Neil, now you just need some of these along with wider tyres up front :happy2: :P
http://www.kerscher-tuning.de/styling/index.php?marke=VW&typ=Golf+5+%281K%29&gruppe=Kotfl%FCgel+%2F+Seitenteile
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just got the number to order me a cam follower, picked the car up with 28k on and its now on 62k without a cam follower change
car is looking great as always
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Considered the amount of failed Cam followers overseas they seem quite rare in UK and Europe, scary to look at though. The tyre rack looks ace Neil, now you just need some of these along with wider tyres up front :happy2: :P
http://www.kerscher-tuning.de/styling/index.php?marke=VW&typ=Golf+5+%281K%29&gruppe=Kotfl%FCgel+%2F+Seitenteile
Hi danish, are those the carbon ones you have? guess you dont really need to fit the linners do you.
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just got the number to order me a cam follower, picked the car up with 28k on and its now on 62k without a cam follower change
car is looking great as always
Mine went pop at 59k, about 15-20k of that Revo2+, probably the best £25 you'll ever spend :happy2:
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Neil im sure ive seen this not too long go on the M25, would that be right! I know you go the VW in Chelmsford and i always look out for this! The chaps at VW have told me about your car!!
Hi baldwined, yeh bought it new from VW in Chelmsford, and take it there for a few bits, I'm just down the road so use M25, M11, A12 alot, with the Golf mainly to and from track days. Well spotted it usually just blends into the background :signLOL:
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Considered the amount of failed Cam followers overseas they seem quite rare in UK and Europe, scary to look at though. The tyre rack looks ace Neil, now you just need some of these along with wider tyres up front :happy2: :P
http://www.kerscher-tuning.de/styling/index.php?marke=VW&typ=Golf+5+%281K%29&gruppe=Kotfl%FCgel+%2F+Seitenteile
Hi danish, are those the carbon ones you have? guess you dont really need to fit the linners do you.
Not carbon, but from what I saw at TEFF's R20, they should be lighter than stock. I think it only makes sense if you need some more room for the front tires.
Kerscher seem to be the best build aftermarket fenders I've seen. If you buy these fenders please post pictures because I will only buy these fenders in spring and I would like to see how they look before buying my own.
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Considered the amount of failed Cam followers overseas they seem quite rare in UK and Europe, scary to look at though. The tyre rack looks ace Neil, now you just need some of these along with wider tyres up front :happy2: :P
http://www.kerscher-tuning.de/styling/index.php?marke=VW&typ=Golf+5+%281K%29&gruppe=Kotfl%FCgel+%2F+Seitenteile
Hi danish, are those the carbon ones you have? guess you dont really need to fit the linners do you.
Hi Neil, No mine are the Seibon ones, they are only 10 mm wider, the ones in the link is 30mm wider than stock. The Seibon ones are glassfiber covered in CF.
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Neil, i noticed in Redline that you have both the R1R and R888, how do you rate both compared to eachother? :smiley:
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Carbon engine covers..............sooo last season :happy2:
water transferable printing (WTP)
http://www.pitstopdesigns.co.uk/
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Also some Spa pics
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Re your latest engine cover.... You better stop taking the drugs, Neil! It's the only thing on your car I don't like, to be honest.
Cool pics at Spa, especially up from Eau Rouge :notworthy:
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Truly an amazing car Neil, absolutely love it. The little homemade touches of CF in certain places and things like the engine cover and rear carpet all add up.
Keep the updates coming mate, really like what your doing. :happy2:
One of my most favorable bits :grin:
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Great pics, propperly love your car Neil. Look forward to seeing it again in the flesh. (was perving over it in VWR when you was getting the cage :drool: )
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The engine cover is cool as flip :happy2:
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stunning as ever neil, thanks for digging them out as was going to send a few bits off for the eddie :happy2:
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Personally, I like that engine cover. Its refreshingly different like the rest of your car Neil! :happy2:
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Amazing car, I've loved reading through this thread so far!
Great work bud.
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Loving your work as ever Neil :happy2:
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Amazing MK5 Neil, truly inspiring with how it's been build & what its used for... Well done mate, keep the great work up
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Neil, what tire and rim size do you use ? Me and rex will be buying the Kerscher fenders next months. For me they are a must since I'm now on 8x18'' TD 1.2 + 235/40/18 Toyos (wich are 245 in reality) + TT arms wich take the wheel out by another 7-8mm !
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Neil, what tire and rim size do you use ? Me and rex will be buying the Kerscher fenders next months. For me they are a must since I'm now on 8x18'' TD 1.2 + 235/40/18 Toyos (wich are 245 in reality) + TT arms wich take the wheel out by another 7-8mm !
I thought about wider arches, I have two sets of 225/40/18 wheels which have OK clearance ATM, if I went a bit wider I'd look into it.
What are you doing at the back?
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I think I know what Fuscobal will do... Firstly he hopes the back wheels have enough clearance.
Depending on the rear camber adjustment that might work...
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Hi Neil. Can you please tell me who designed the roll cage? Did VWR tell you what bars you need? The "X" (in the center of the rollcage) does not exist in SteveP's car. Did VWR advize you to install an "X" instead of a single bar?
Thanks! :notworthy:
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Hi Neil. Can you please tell me who designed the roll cage? Did VWR tell you what bars you need? The "X" (in the center of the rollcage) does not exist in SteveP's car. Did VWR advize you to install an "X" instead of a single bar?
Thanks! :notworthy:
Good question, I'm curious about this as well.
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Custom cages in Daventry iirc :happy2:
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Legend! Hats off to you buddy. I had a serious Bike accident 7.5 years ago and wont let anything hold me back, reading things like this just fill me full of admiration!
Sheldon
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YES! Nice work, especiallyo n the interior, liking the fact you have still opted for comfort with race in mind.
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Custom cages in Daventry iirc :happy2:
Thanks Mike, I had a look on the site and as far as I can tell it seems like the same cage.
http://www.customcages.co.uk/Rollcage/LoadRollCage.castle?manufacturer=Volkswagen&model=Golf%20Mk5&type=2004%20Int
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Custom cages in Daventry iirc :happy2:
Thanks Mike, I had a look on the site and as far as I can tell it seems like the same cage.
http://www.customcages.co.uk/Rollcage/LoadRollCage.castle?manufacturer=Volkswagen&model=Golf%20Mk5&type=2004%20Int
Yes VWR use these cages in the race cars, I just wanted the rear but had the X members because if I ever extended it to the front it would be FIA certificated. :happy2:
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Legend! Hats off to you buddy. I had a serious Bike accident 7.5 years ago and wont let anything hold me back, reading things like this just fill me full of admiration!
Sheldon
Hi Sheldon, hope you made a full recovery, bikes, not the safest form of transport, but I'd be back on one tomorrow if I could :smiley:
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A DSG is always going to be harder on the brakes than a manual and I’d cooked them in 4/5 laps of Donington, (I had to let Ross past in his R26R :ashamed: it is 75kg lighter though).
Thought I’d try to improve the cooling to the front brakes :happy2:
63mm Spun Aluminium Air Inlet on to 63mm Ducting.
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Aluminium 60>50 Air hose reducer to get some air flow direction.
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Stuck a hairdryer (not mine) in the front and seems to work OK.
I've done a track day at Bedford with this fitted but hard to tell if it worked as it was pi$$ing down.
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Respect for more carbon butchering DIY, love your car neil :congrats:
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nice to see some updates mate :smiley: does look good
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OSIR Telson GT1 Carbon Spoiler
Before
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OSIR is bonded over the old spoiler.
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I think that ducting needs to go nearer to the disk as at the distance of wont have much effect.
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Rieger Front Lip Spoiler and Splitter
Looked at a few designs but the Rieger was the only one that looked like it might actually do something.
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It may need a few turns on the old KW V3 :wink:
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OMG I want that Splitter :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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OMG I want that Splitter :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
I want that car :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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I think that ducting needs to go nearer to the disk as at the distance of wont have much effect.
I'm going to fit these eventually, right now I just think any air in there is better than nothing :happy2:
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That new front splitter really suits your car, Neil. :happy2:
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The extra downforce should be noticeable with the lower splitter. I hope your fibreglass repair skills are as good as your woodworking skills. :laugh:
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That new front splitter really suits your car, Neil. :happy2:
I like the look of it Robin and it may even help a bit, I think I'll have to raise the front a bit to get to the track in one piece though. :happy2:
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The extra downforce should be noticeable with the lower splitter. I hope your fibreglass repair skills are as good as your woodworking skills. :laugh:
I didn't think coming off the road my drive was that steep :ashamed: still, its a good way of letting the Mrs know to put the kettle on.
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I think that ducting needs to go nearer to the disk as at the distance of wont have much effect.
I'm going to fit these eventually, right now I just think any air in there is better than nothing :happy2:
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Yeah that should work, just run a bit of flexi piping to bridge the gap. :-)
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I think that ducting needs to go nearer to the disk as at the distance of wont have much effect.
Neil - Have you considered taking out the fog lights and ducting some air to the brakes that way also, it would have the added benefit of more weight reduction :signLOL:
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Neil - I purchased the Rieger front spioler a couple of months back but where did you get the lower balde from? dont suppose you made a template ot that did you?
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This is full of WIN
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cars looking as great as ever neil,
this car just gets better and better
alot of respect for what your doing with this
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Neil - I purchased the Rieger front spioler a couple of months back but where did you get the lower balde from? dont suppose you made a template ot that did you?
Got it through the Spoiler Centre 028 8775 8723 talk to Gerry :happy2:
Rieger do a straight, bended, and 2 part one.
http://www.rieger-tuning.de/shop/article/details/artno/00099727
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Car looks amazing Neil. I'm actually glad you didn't sell it now having seen the way it has been transformed!
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This car is immense!
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I do basically have the same air-dam from VwRacing but without the splitter because I won't be able to get the car in the basement anymore :( As for the rear I will go with a Reverie rear wing for about 70kgs of downforce ( chord > 225mm, span > 1400mm). Great project Neil, keep up the good work !
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Neil - I purchased the Rieger front spioler a couple of months back but where did you get the lower balde from? dont suppose you made a template ot that did you?
Got it through the Spoiler Centre 028 8775 8723 talk to Gerry :happy2:
Rieger do a straight, bended, and 2 part one.
http://www.rieger-tuning.de/shop/article/details/artno/00099727
Yeah i saw all the different options in the booklet i got with the spoiler, How much was the add on if you dont mind me asking?
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I have never seen a more beautiful Edition 30 in my life.
The splitter and carbon parts on the front are absolutely stunning :notworthy:
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Yeah i saw all the different options in the booklet i got with the spoiler, How much was the add on if you dont mind me asking?
It was £115.00 + P&P, but as FUSCOBAL said be careful if you have to drive on and off a steep incline, I've had to raise the front a bit to get on my drive, and now have 4" clearence at the front as it sticks out quite a bit :happy2:
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Cheers Niel, May look into making a template up for one before i fit my spoiler and get one made up from aluminium,
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as FUSCOBAL said be careful if you have to drive on and off a steep incline, I've had to raise the front a bit to get on my drive, and now have 4" clearence at the front as it sticks out quite a bit.
....Invest in some good aloooominum ramps like wot I did?:
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The biggest problem the Mk5 GTI has to deal with in this respect is the frontal overhang (and for a change I ain't talking about breasts).
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£115 for that lower splitter :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
If so that's a great price for such a good looking mod :congrats:
Is it carbon look or like a satin black colour?
It's very nice either way Neil :notworthy:
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Rieger Front Lip Spoiler and Splitter
Looked at a few designs but the Rieger was the only one that looked like it might actually do something.
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It may need a few turns on the old KW V3 :wink:
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I've just realised that this is the Rieger splitter AND the lower spoiler :ashamed:
Guess I wasn't paying much attention! I thought it was just the splitter blade piece, and that it just fixed under the eddy spoiler! :stupid:
Hmmm not sure if the fields at Inters will be splitter friendly :surprised:
Could you let me know the part numbers and links please Neil?
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crazy build dude.... :laugh: good job
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Few Updates
New CamShaft
65k miles and 2 Cam Followers later, thought it would be a good idea to have a new CamShaft after seeing the state of my CF after just one track day and about 1000 miles.
You can see the damage on the end lobe caused when CF disintegrated previously and hpfp came into contact. Should have changed it the first time but the Shaft looked OK then, cost £255 + 3hrs, gaskets , sealant, @ AMD.
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AMD/AS Induction kit with Heat shield
AMD and AS Performance have produced this Induction Kit, looks well thought out, proper heat shield that works well to channel the air through the front grille.
90mm pipe work, 10 colours of Silicone Hose available, with nice smooth flow.
I’ll get some GoPro footage from Goodwood Trackday soon and compare it to the Forge TwinTake I had on before.
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http://www.amdtuning.com/news.read.cfm?articleid=3186
Millers Oil
Changed my oil to Millers Nanodrive CFS 10w 50 NT Fully Synthetic.
They claim, for fast road use or track days, for competition or high performance modified engines. Suitable for all normally aspirated and turbo-charged engines from 2 litres upwards, suitable for operating at 125°C with peak temperatures up to 150°C.
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Looking great as ever Neil
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When are you at Goodwood Neil?
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What coilovers you have Neil? Still V1's?
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Looks lovely! Where did you get the engine cover done at?!
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Looking great as ever Neil
I agree. Looks fantastic in the flesh.
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Autospecialist make some good kit
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Great read this thread Neil :happy2:
Stunning car.
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When are you at Goodwood Neil?
I'm there next Saturday 30th Ian, you local? maybe see you there :smiley:
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What coilovers you have Neil? Still V1's?
VWR put their KW V3 with top mounts on, just about bearable on the road :happy2:
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What coilovers you have Neil? Still V1's?
VWR put their KW V3 with top mounts on, just about bearable on the road :happy2:
Do the cut outs in your scuttle make them adjustable on the car?
Sorry for all the questions!
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What coilovers you have Neil? Still V1's?
VWR put their KW V3 with top mounts on, just about bearable on the road :happy2:
Do the cut outs in your scuttle make them adjustable on the car?
Sorry for all the questions!
Yes, just saves pulling it right off to get to the top, (not that I adjust them, set at 3 degrees)
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Looks lovely! Where did you get the engine cover done at?!
Altered it myself and tried several colours, then met a bloke who does Water Transferable Printing, (Pits Top Designs).
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Fantastic as ever Neil, just re-read your whole thread. Think I need some of those seats for the S3 they would match the standard trim perfectly :happy2:
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Fantastic as ever Neil, just re-read your whole thread. Think I need some of those seats for the S3 they would match the standard trim perfectly :happy2:
They do match well, saw them in Demon Tweeks recently, £1000 a pop!!!
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Neil
Have you had a chance to alter your fuel setting via the SPS and test it yet? I remember you saying you thought it was holding back a little? Your currently running Fuel9 IIRC you saying.
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When are you at Goodwood Neil?
I'm there next Saturday 30th Ian, you local? maybe see you there :smiley:
Local enough mate. See you there. I do believe Jim from JKM will be on track. :happy2:
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Fascinating read. All credit too you for building such an amazing machine :happy2:
The engine cover and Special K sticker are nice little touches :grin:
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Lovely car Neil, one of my favourites on here. :congrats:
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awesome as always neil
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Brilliant car :happy2: some fantastic work has gone in to this and some seriously sweet touch added :congrats:
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Yep great car inspired me to do a mk5 track car
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Great build with attention to detail.
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After seeing it at Combe this is a proper weapon. Good to see the write up too
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When it manages to not break down on track, it is indeed a weapon. :evilgrin:
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I did see it on combe the other month looked well.. Very nicely setup..
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Love the steering wheel! Cars awesome, love white golfs :drool: