MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: LeeGTI89 on March 12, 2013, 06:32:35 pm
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Well I thought I might aswell make a build thread to keep track of my ongoing progress with my car, so here it is.
This is when I first got my baby:
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Decided to vinyl wrap my badge, as I had some spare laying around :D
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Got my self a second hand Milltek cat back. The tips needed a bit of attention: before:
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After:
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Got myself a snow foam lance to keep her nice and clean :D
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Got an induction kit.. Only a cheap one for now:
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Seen these in a shop and I just couldn't resist.. Staggered fitmet. They are reps tho..
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Made some Lego brick dust caps myself haha :D
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Oh forgot to mention. I got some AP coilovers and fitted them myself:
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Then I got a remap from shark performance and then had her on the rolling road and got. 266bhp stage 1 :D
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But unfortunately after about a month of the newly gained power :D the clutch started to slip in 3rd and 4th gear quite a lot. So I had to get a new clutch. I got this from Awesome GTI:
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Had it fitted at a local garage for the "easy" option. After 40 miles this happened :(
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After a while of arguing it was clear the garage was not going to do anything about this. And he kept on saying that he has done his Jon correctly. I phoned up awesome who I bought the clutch kit off and we came to an agreement that he would pick my car up and take it to Manchester to have a look at what went wrong. Then they sent me a photo of this.... My crank with all 6 flywheel bolts sheared off into it:
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After awesome gti fitted it correctly this time i have not had a single problems since..
The flywheel does chatter a little bit but nothing excessive tbh. But the 4 paddle clutch is just a bit too harsh for everyday driving in my opinion. And that's all I do haha.. But I've got used to it now.
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I got myself a all LED interior light kit.. Lots better than oem . Very bright. :D
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The rear wiper blade snapped off so I decided to de-wiper it. Even though I didn't really want to, but it actually isn't that bad without a rear wiper. Not as bad as I thought.
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Here's how she sits today:
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And yesterday a really nice package turned up to my doorstep... Hmmmmmm can't wait haha:
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No Hanging about... :happy2:
I would not be a fan of Air ride... But good to see you do most the work your-self :smiley:
What will be next to land on your doorstep :popcornsoda:
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Well every car I have had since I started driving has been static... Last 3 years. So I think it's about time for a change. I've got fed up of speed bumps and stuff. I would just like to drive to work without having to mess about slowing down and dodging speed bumps and pot holes etc. with air ill just be able to drive it at a more sensible ride hight and lift it up for speed humps.. also still will be able to slam it at shows etc.. :D
Thanks for your reply.. :) yeah i do like to do as many things as possie by myself. Just didnt fancy crawling under the car on axel stands messing with the clutch.. But I might have been better off if i did though. It cost me twice to get it installed :(
Nearly £1000 on clutch.. But at least it is okay now.. After not having her for just over a week..
Stay tuned for air install anyway. I started some today ill post up some pics when I get chance :D
Ooooohh and next big thing to arrive on my doorstep hopefully will be some new wheels. I've fell in love with (3SDM 0.06) But that might be some time yet..
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looking nice and good progress your making there!! :happy2:
you going for the chasis notch on the air ride too? what clutch did you go for in the end?
good luck with the install :smiley:
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Great build there mate, I've got the same wheels but with grey centres and the same induction kit which I love the noise of, along with the forge dv. :happy2:
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Car looks nice! Very much looking foward to seeing the air install. I'm a fan :wink: Sub'd :happy2:
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looking nice and good progress your making there!! :happy2:
you going for the chasis notch on the air ride too? what clutch did you go for in the end?
good luck with the install :smiley:
Yes I think I'm going to do the notch. But I'm fitting it without the notch for now.. Because I don't have a decent welder at the moment.
I went with the clutch kit that awesome gti sell on their website.
Thanks for your positive comments. I will Deffo keep you updated on air. I have some progress to post up soon when I get a chance later today.
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Sooo here is a bit more progress from last couple of mornings:
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Autopilot V2 management :D
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Lets get cracking :D - layout idea..
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I started by building a basic frame to raise the floor about 4 inches
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Then I cut a bit of plywood out the same shape of the wheel well and cut a hole in the middle so I can screw it down with the spare wheel holder. Avoiding drilling holes all over my car :D
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More to come
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Where did you order V2 from & how much did it set you back? :ashamed: I think I could install it all myself, its just the electrics & water traps. I am thinking about V2. Wouldnt do the notch even if I had a welder :grin:
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Where did you order V2 from & how much did it set you back? :ashamed: I think I could install it all myself, its just the electrics & water traps. I am thinking about V2. Wouldnt do the notch even if I had a welder :grin:
I got it from car audio security. It was £2149 and he gave me a free upgrade to 3/8th lines and manifold.
From looking at this kit the wiring Looks easy tbh. Well you'll see shortly haha :D
My deadline for this install is end of month. I'm hoping to have it done for this weekend tho.. If all goes well.
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I've bolted the tank to the plywood and all seems good. Nice and secure.
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Just got some more bolts today to finish it off:
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Started cuting out a cardboard template for false floor:
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Cut out the shape of the boot floor. Took a while but got there in the end haha XD
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Started making a card template for my tank to poke through:
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Not bad & at least they gave you the upgrade to 3/8th lines. I'm guessing Parm @ Car audio was your contact? :happy2:
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Wouldnt do the notch even if I had a welder :grin:
Do you mean you won't do it yourself? Or never get it done at all?
I am still slightly unsure if I want to do it or not tbh.
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Wouldnt do the notch even if I had a welder :grin:
Do you mean you won't do it yourself? Or never get it done at all?
I am still slightly unsure if I want to do it or not tbh.
Sorry, wouldnt do it myself! :grin:
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Loving the progress bud, keen to see what 0.06's look like on a mk5, theyre pretty! Also keen to see how you get on with the air build as i certainly have it on the cards!
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Loving the progress bud, keen to see what 0.06's look like on a mk5, theyre pretty! Also keen to see how you get on with the air build as i certainly have it on the cards!
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Yea I think they are nice wheels.. Not seen them on a mk5 yet myself.
Ill keep ya updated :D I've always wanted air :)
Yes chris, parm was my contact :) I was talking to him at ultimate dubs aswell.
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Loving the professional so far Lee :happy2:
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Great progress mate, can't wait to see this on air. Autopilot V2 is an ama zing piece of kit :notworthy:
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Making me want air a hell of a lot..... again :ashamed:
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I'm not sure if ill get much today like i planed. Gotta take her in for MOT. And I'm shattered.. i was up at 5am for work. Only had 5 hours sleep haha.
Thanks for the positive comments guys...
Haha yea I do try and be "professional" I just want it to be done right lol.
Oh and yea the V2 does look like a good piece of kit :D
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Tiny update... Finished installing air ride over the weekend.. It took 2 of us a day and half. Ill go into more detail later when I get time.. I didn't take as many photos as I would have liked because I was soooo busy I forgot haha!
Ill keep you guys updated soooooon.. :D :happy2:
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Sorry about the late update. I've been really busy last couple weeks.
Started mounting everything in the boot.. Manifold etc
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Threaded the pipes straight through the 2 grommets that are in the boot. And the rear air pipes just go through the control arms, straight into the air bags. Then the front air lines I've just followed the brake lines under the belly pan. And the fuel lines under the belly pan on the other side.. Just used tie wraps to hold it in place and put the belly pan back on to cover them up.
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I routed the wires through to the center console where the power socket it and the controller sits in there, the wire is long enough to reach outside the car for playing about haha :D
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Ill finish up later. More to come xD
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Nice! get a vid up when your done!
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Looking good mate!
You from rawmarsh? Positive I've seen this nocking about and at the retro rides meet the other night!
Also very jealous of the air ride :grin: keep it up dude!
I drive the white k1 Leon btw with the GIAC stickers sure you'll have seen me about :happy2:
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Rear bags where really easy to fit. Just had to cut the included bracket down if your using after market shocks like I am. I just ended up using a jig saw with HSS blade.
Then you have to drill the hole at the top of the spring holder bigger and put a "nut sert" in there then hand tighten the bag onto it. Pretty simple.
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The hardest part of doing to job was taking out the anti roll bar! What a b*****d. Had to take all the sun frame off. And in the end ended up cutting one of the drop links to get it out. Because all the subframe had been removed I had to get 4 wheel alignment after..
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Here's comparison to a Ap coilovers and new slam air bag:
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Wired the ignition into the fuse box. Used a volt meter to check which fuse stayed live whilst cranking the engine.
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That's all the photos that is got cos I was so busy fitting it. Any questions I will try and answer :D
Here's the controller turned on:
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And some slammed pics... Car is filthy here though:
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Some mint clean photos at elsecar mega meet.. I need to get the chassis notched tho because it will only go this low on the front.. Could go about inch and half more:
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And the competed boot build.. (For now) carpeted.
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Looking good mate!
You from rawmarsh? Positive I've seen this nocking about and at the retro rides meet the other night!
Also very jealous of the air ride :grin: keep it up dude!
I drive the white k1 Leon btw with the GIAC stickers sure you'll have seen me about :happy2:
I'm not 100% sure which car you drive. Ill keep an eye out tho haha.
Yea I did pop over to the retro meet after I came from elsecar mega meet.
PS ill get some photos of the side that ain't notched compared to the side that dosent need a notch.. :happy2:
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Nice! get a vid up when your done!
Yea I'm gonna record a video :grin:
:D
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Boot looks mega tidy mate, good work, looks so good! :happy2:
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Boot looks mega tidy mate, good work, looks so good! :happy2:
Cheers :happy2:
Here's what is under the floor from another view:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F5612e937-8c25-458c-ab93-8f6053fffb93.jpg&hash=eb05dca08552a5b3c1eb438bc37e42788708ae66)
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Hi Lee, any updates mate?
Si