MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: alextrea on June 15, 2013, 10:26:35 am

Title: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 15, 2013, 10:26:35 am: Alright guys,

Bought this the other week!

06 plate 60k on the clock, absolutely love it.

This project thread mayyyyy be slightly slow as at the moment I'm spending more on fuel than anything else whilst I get the up in power from my old car out of my system.

This is what I had before:
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And this is the new wagon :)
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Plans for it are more based around drivability than silly lows like my past two cars have been.

Exhaust
Intercooler
Intake
Map
Lowered... Not sure whether I want fixed spring and damper set up on about a 40mm drop or coilovers.
RARB .. Most likely whiteline or H&R.
Possibly some spacers
Either update the brakes I have already, pads, disks and hoses etc or uprate to big break package.
And eventually ill change the wheels to possibly pro race 1.2s
Also need to fit an aux cable!

Any ideas are welcome, and once I've gone over the car today, weather providing, then ill upload some more pictures.

Thanks!
Alex :)
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 15, 2013, 11:00:11 am: I have no idea why this thread has uploaded 3 times! Can some one delete the other two please.
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 15, 2013, 09:18:32 pm: Been rolling around with out a plate for a week and I like it!! However I think I'm pushing my luck and will eventually get pulled over by a great white shark...
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Ordered some pressed plates and they arrived the other day so got them on today

Apologies for the phone pictures!

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Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: prp74 on June 15, 2013, 10:32:57 pm: Lovely looking motor. Like the press plates, where about did u get them from?
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 16, 2013, 01:02:13 am: Thanks!!

Got them off eBay! ill have a look what shop and get back to you
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: Simon_2.0t on June 16, 2013, 11:35:23 am: Looking good mate, has the front grill all been colour-coded black? The honey comb section looks gloss black, much better than standard plastic.

Si
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 18, 2013, 12:54:47 pm: Couple more from the other day!

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Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: Twiggy on June 19, 2013, 05:05:54 pm: Liking the plans for the car... :happy2:

just liked a few of your images on instagram.

look forward to the progress.

:driver:
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: nathangallo on June 19, 2013, 06:12:59 pm: If your running those plates anyways mate I wouldn't care about having it on the front because I'm sure they ate illegal anyways,(someone correct me if I'm wrong) so regardless it's a fine. I've run a plate in the windscreen 5 months and I've been ok
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 19, 2013, 08:22:27 pm: Yeah they are metal and pressed plates so they are illegal! If I'm gonna run no plate on the front I'd have to get the holes filled, but I'm liking how the plates look at the moment! Breaks the front up a bit.

Ahhhh that was you twiggy? Cool, yeah progress will be slow as hopefully ill be in the forces in September so it will halt for 32 weeks whilst Im training.. Either that or I just surprise my parents with intercoolers and exhausts arriving at the house haha!
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: Saintsteve on June 19, 2013, 09:39:23 pm: Quote from: nathangallo on June 19, 2013, 06:12:59 pm
If your running those plates anyways mate I wouldn't care about having it on the front because I'm sure they ate illegal anyways,(someone correct me if I'm wrong) so regardless it's a fine. I've run a plate in the windscreen 5 months and I've been ok

You are wrong. Those are legal. Correct Font and spacing is correct .

If you look it has the BSA stamp mark on the reg plate to proove it :laugh:
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 19, 2013, 10:10:05 pm: I'm sure you arnt allowed metal plates though. Either way ive never been pulled for them, they are legal as in spacing and font and registration mark, but to whether the material is allowed is another question ... Even better if they are not.. And if they are illegal I have the other plates in the boot lol
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: nathangallo on June 19, 2013, 10:15:32 pm: Used to have these on my ~~corsa~~ police said no as you need the postcode and name
Of the company who made them at the bottom also the police said its a non reflective material, I had a £60 fine because of them.
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 19, 2013, 10:38:01 pm: It's got the post code and the company name, they are also reflective! Really good plates like, I ran them on my mini for two years and didnt have a problem. Cops have to be in a reaaaally bad mood to pull you for something so petty
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: nathangallo on June 19, 2013, 11:08:40 pm: Ah mine never had the postcode, and also he said something about the fact there metal
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 19, 2013, 11:27:38 pm: Yeah I'm sure I've heard that we arnt allowed metal plates in this country like, blahhh who cares they look awesome!
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: nathangallo on June 19, 2013, 11:38:44 pm: Ye same here it dont bother me i keep on forgetting to order myself a set !
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: Saintsteve on June 20, 2013, 07:22:23 pm: Mine are from Dubmeister, and are UK legal, as per avatar pic .(Pressed Metal Plates front and rear)
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 22, 2013, 10:07:17 am: Quote from: Simon_2.0t on June 16, 2013, 11:35:23 am
Looking good mate, has the front grill all been colour-coded black? The honey comb section looks gloss black, much better than standard plastic.

Si

Just noticed this, yeah the grill is colour coded gloss black, looks a lot better than the un painted one :)
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on July 06, 2013, 12:54:53 pm: Went to the first Northern Madness car show last weekend, just a couple of photos that my mate snapped! (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F07%2F06%2Fu4u4ybuj.jpg&hash=914c5393790b17edbc21a5f92dd61eb332b86c37)
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Then just a couple I took on my phone

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Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on June 28, 2014, 01:43:49 pm: Slow progress is better than no progress! Haven't been on here in a while but I thought I'd get back in to it and update you guys :)

Bought some KW V3s, on my previous cars I've sworn by AP Coilovers, however I've found my new norm for now and the future, the ride on the V3s is exceptional!

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Time to get them fitted! The rears took about 20 mins to sort out.. Then there was the fronts, what a ball ache that turned out to be! Apparently it's not a one man job so had to get my friend round to help me, we got there in the end though after lots of Fing and blinding and many cups of tea later!
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And the end result.. Think I need to bring it down ever so slightly but I'm happy with the height as I plan to put 18s on, either speedline turinis or TD 1.2 pros!

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Looking at either exhaust, wheels or brakes next!

Cheers
Alex
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: jomatuom on June 29, 2014, 05:14:40 pm: Nice looking car. Have you liked the KW's?
Title: Re: Alextrea's Tornado GTI
Post by: alextrea on July 03, 2014, 03:37:57 pm: Quote from: jomatuom on June 29, 2014, 05:14:40 pm
Nice looking car. Have you liked the KW's?

Absolutely love the KWs! 10x better than the standard setup. Im gonna have a play around with the dampening and maybe stiffen it up a little. however it handles like a dream on the V3s