MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Haz911 on May 13, 2014, 12:00:08 pm
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So after swapping and changing my daily cars every couple of months I purchased a Black Mk5 R32 but after a few months I just couldn't warrant the fuel cost for my daily drive to work so got a Bmw E90 but it just wasn't for me and wanted to get back into a Mk5 again.
So about 3 weeks ago I took the long 4.5 hour trip up North to go look at a car, money transferred and I was away.
2007 Tornado Red Edition 30 - Your may recognize it as it was up for sale on here and Mk5GolfGti.
Spec as of the day I picked it up:
Build #1505
High Mileage - 102k but has full vw service history up to 92k and specialist at 96k.
DSG
FK Coilovers
20mm rear spacers
Gloss Black Wheels with Red BBS Centres
RCD 310
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After I got the car home, I dropped it a few mm all the way round slightly and gave it a good clean.
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Also purchased a Carbon Weaved Front Badge:
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Now running this Private Plate too :)
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Ace Cafe Almost Famous Meet on Sunday night:
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Had a Stage 1 Remap last weekend also so should be running approx 290-300bhp.
I've got a few subtle plans for the car over the next month or so ;)
Cheers
Harry
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Harry have you got the part numbers for the centre caps? Nice touch that.
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Harry have you got the part numbers for the centre caps? Nice touch that.
I don't unfortunately no as they were on the car when I bought it but I will whip one off tonight and have a look for you :)
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Looks great :happy2:
How do you find the ride on the FK's?
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Looks great :happy2:
How do you find the ride on the FK's?
Thanks :smiley: To be honest I was a bit wary about them and wasn't sure when going to view the car but after test driving the car and the 4.5 hour drive home my opinion changed completely, the ride is firm but not over the top/spine breaking and eliminates a lot of body roll.
My only problem with them now is that the fronts are almost maxed out but quite a few threads left on the rear.....but I'm debating swapping these out for something different :happy2:
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Very nice can't go wrong with tornado red....
Where's the carbon badge from?
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Very nice can't go wrong with tornado red....
Where's the carbon badge from?
Thanks! Carbon badge was bought from a guy off here brand new who didn't end up fitting it to his car, he bought it from - http://carbondynamics.net/
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Where you at ace cafe on Sunday?.. Looks good though dude!
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Where you at ace cafe on Sunday?.. Looks good though dude!
Cheers :) yeah I was there! Were you? Saw a few edition 30's up there...
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Thought I saw this .... Roll (boost) past yer I was in my mk5 gti tr
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Hi mate, pleased happy with the badge :happy2:
Lovely car mate.
Si
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Hi mate, pleased happy with the badge :happy2:
Lovely car mate.
Si
Yeah really good quality! Cheers :happy2:
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Few small updates :smiley:
Gti Seat Handle inserts:
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Carbon F1 Paddles:
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
Yeah, here's the link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261430933315?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Good quality and fit perfect!
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
Yeah, here's the link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261430933315?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Good quality and fit perfect!
Cool, what was delivery times like?
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
Yeah, here's the link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261430933315?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Good quality and fit perfect!
Cool, what was delivery times like?
Got them within 4 days from when I ordered them so not too bad!
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
Yeah, here's the link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261430933315?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Good quality and fit perfect!
Cool, what was delivery times like?
Got them within 4 days from when I ordered them so not too bad!
Speedy considering from China! Might order a set.
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Get those seat inserts of eBay mate? Got a link?
Si
Yeah, here's the link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261430933315?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Good quality and fit perfect!
Cool, what was delivery times like?
Got them within 4 days from when I ordered them so not too bad!
Speedy considering from China! Might order a set.
Yeah I would highly recommend them :)
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Ok so not much happening on the car at the moment as I am saving to move out with the Mrs :stupid:
But I have some good plans for this over the next few months :happy2:
Few Pics to keep this alive:
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Took a drive down to Aldershot yesterday afternoon....
Mk6 Golf R Front Brakes, EBC Red Stuff Pads, Ultimax Grooved Discs and HEL Braided Lines
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Will get them fitted up over the next week :)
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Looks good to me Haz, solid theme going on :happy2:
Brakes look like beefy stoppers :drool: :evilgrin:
I hope they do the job nicely.
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Looks good to me Haz, solid theme going on :happy2:
Brakes look like beefy stoppers :drool: :evilgrin:
I hope they do the job nicely.
Cheers :happy2: the theme will be carrying on :evilgrin:
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Are those Golf R calibers same as S3?
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Are those Golf R calibers same as S3?
Yes apparently the same as the R32 and S3....I done a bit of research and it was confirmed here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=258809.0
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Lovely car mate some nice touches you've added
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Lovely car mate some nice touches you've added
Cheers :happy2:
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GTI Dead Pedal :smiley:
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Can I ask the carbon badge u got is it genuine carbon if so where did u get it from thanks
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Can I ask the carbon badge u got is it genuine carbon if so where did u get it from thanks
Carbon badge is genuine and was bought from a guy off here brand new who didn't end up fitting it to his car, he bought it from - http://carbondynamics.net/
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Can I ask the carbon badge u got is it genuine carbon if so where did u get it from thanks
Carbon badge is genuine and was bought from a guy off here brand new who didn't end up fitting it to his car, he bought it from - http://carbondynamics.net/
Awesome thanks very much dude
Lovely red edition BTW
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Spent the day cleaning it yesterday....Jet washed, snow foamed, quick wash, clayed, re-washed and then it started to rain just before I was about to wax it :sad1:
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So the Brakes have been painted :)
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GTI Dead Pedal :smiley:
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not fitted yet ?
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GTI Dead Pedal :smiley:
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not fitted yet ?
Nope still not yet, waiting for a build up of parts so I can do the lot in one go :)
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GTI Dead Pedal :smiley:
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not fitted yet ?
Nope still not yet, waiting for a build up of parts so I can do the lot in one go :)
:signLOL: me too, building piles of bits to fit at various stages
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Looks stunning that, what wax/glaze are you using on that? Looks gleaming in the pics,
Defo the best colour
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Are you running 225/40 tyres like standard all round with the 20mm spacer on the back? Does it rub much?
Looks very well!
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Looks stunning that, what wax/glaze are you using on that? Looks gleaming in the pics,
Defo the best colour
Thanks :) Use some Dodo Juice Purple Haze which I had lying about but looking into something a bit different....
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Are you running 225/40 tyres like standard all round with the 20mm spacer on the back? Does it rub much?
Looks very well!
Yeah standard tyre size all round with a 20mm spacer on the rear....with a full car it does scrub when you hit a big bump or dip in the road so have to take it easy but I rarely have people in the back at all so nothing to worry about :)
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Little update, finally got the front brakes fitted - Mk6 Golf R calipers painted BBS Gold, EBC Red Stuff Pads, Ultimax grooved discs, HEL Braided Lines and bled with Blue race fluid.
Pedal now feels a lot firmer and braking is a lot better but I did take it for a slight spirited drive late last night and they were very good but I did get some brake fade still which I am a bit concerned about as I wasn't really pushing the car and still got some fade - any recommendations to help improve this?
Pics :)
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Cheers
Harry
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Brakes look good :happy2:
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Brakes look great.. How much is your car lowered by in mm's or inches? Curious.. :smiley:
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Very clean example love the gold brakes too
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Cheers guys :happy2:
More to follow next month :evilgrin:
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Took a trip to Forge Action Day @ Castle Combe on Saturday and managed to get a few parts at some really good prices but they didn't have them with them on the day so should receive them sometime this week :)
Pics to follow!
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So the part I ordered at Forge Action Day got delivered and had a go at fitting them last night :)
Inside of the old PCV then the new Revo PCV Revamp Kit:
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Revo High Flow Intake System:
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More to come ;)
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where did you get your grill badge dude?
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where did you get your grill badge dude?
Got it from a guy off here, it's a Seibon carbon badge :)
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where did you get your grill badge dude?
Got it from a guy off here, it's a Seibon carbon badge :)
thanks mate, it suits the car. ill have a look at one for mine
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Couple of Phone Pics :)
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Just read your posts, saw that you were getting brake fade. I would swap the pads for some other ones, the EBC ones aren't very well rated on this forum. I just plain OEM replacement parts and they haven't faded yet, even on a spirited drive but I've not taken it to a track day yet.
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Just read your posts, saw that you were getting brake fade. I would swap the pads for some other ones, the EBC ones aren't very well rated on this forum. I just plain OEM replacement parts and they haven't faded yet, even on a spirited drive but I've not taken it to a track day yet.
Awesome, thanks for the info! The pads on there have a load of life but I might swap them anyway, the discs were used when I bought them and I think they have been cooked at some point as feel slightly warped.
Especially as it has the blue race fluid I didn't think I would get may fade tbh - will report back :)
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So after thinking about some more power and potential for some track days, I decided that the R32 brakes just aren't cutting it for me....
SO I managed to grab a bargain on Ebay:
Tarox B360 10 Pot Calipers with 360mm 2 Piece discs......I have taken them to a local engineering shop who have said that 1 of the seals could do with replacing so I have ordered 20 brand new pistons/seals to refurb the calipers completely, the discss are being skimmed as look like they have taken some abuse from some real hard compound pads (Although no lips on them!)...
Also found out from Tarox that they were used on one of Milteks Race cars :signLOL:
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Ohh and removed the rear seats for the time being as I need to give them a serious clean :)
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:congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
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So after thinking about some more power and potential for some track days, I decided that the R32 brakes just aren't cutting it for me....
SO I managed to grab a bargain on Ebay:
Tarox B360 10 Pot Calipers with 360mm 2 Piece discs......I have taken them to a local engineering shop who have said that 1 of the seals could do with replacing so I have ordered 20 brand new pistons/seals to refurb the calipers completely, the discss are being skimmed as look like they have taken some abuse from some real hard compound pads (Although no lips on them!)...
Also found out from Tarox that they were used on one of Milteks Race cars :signLOL:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FInstaSize_2014_10___95961_zpsx1zqzbzb.jpg&hash=4388a829401bec0cdfa291633c3471c4fccf38f9)
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Ohh and removed the rear seats for the time being as I need to give them a serious clean :)
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How much was your bargain then?? :popcornsoda:
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So after thinking about some more power and potential for some track days, I decided that the R32 brakes just aren't cutting it for me....
SO I managed to grab a bargain on Ebay:
Tarox B360 10 Pot Calipers with 360mm 2 Piece discs......I have taken them to a local engineering shop who have said that 1 of the seals could do with replacing so I have ordered 20 brand new pistons/seals to refurb the calipers completely, the discss are being skimmed as look like they have taken some abuse from some real hard compound pads (Although no lips on them!)...
Also found out from Tarox that they were used on one of Milteks Race cars
How much was your bargain then?? :popcornsoda:
Just shy of the £700 mark which I thought was a bargain considering they are over 3K brand new :signLOL:
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So a few more updates, had a bit of a scare today when the guy started to skim the discs. He was very wary of the minimum thickness of 24mm and the discs were slightly warped but luckily they stayed within the limit at 24.7 and 24.8 mm and now basically brand new and straight again :)
After having a few conversations with Tarox it turns out these brakes were on a German Mk6 R milltek Track car and done a 24 hour session in Dubai and a few other races so I can now see why the seals where completely destroyed and discs warped.
Anyway, 20 brand new pistons and seals (10 per caliper) as well as brand new bolt kit, pad retaining clips and new fast road/track pads:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0188_zps1x9j4k2c.jpg&hash=25b4af06051b0cb9f3a84d4a8754d0c0fdeab235)
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More to come after soon :happy2:
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nice brakes
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nice brakes
Thanks :smiley:
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Spur of the moment purchase (s) at the weekend, should be delivered after Christmas! Hopefully my wallet has time to recover by then :grin:
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So cleaned the car yesterday and managed to pull all these out the bottom of the drivers wing :sad1: wings will be coming off soon to give them a proper scrub underneath!!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0205_zpsheq3bcj2.jpg&hash=008aca719df55b0ddd06112bac909d77fca5f119)
Mrs bought me a new Edition 30 badge for Christmas :love:
Old one was battered, someone had decided to paint it with nail varnish by looks of it :stupid:
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New one :happy2:
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Just need to get a new GTI rear badge and the VW boot flip badge too!
Updates this evening on the brakes hopefully :party:
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Now the good bits, calipers have had a full rebuild, fresh pistons, seals and the discs skimmed!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0210_zpscgnuwibe.jpg&hash=32adfbbadcb05e1407f83632cb6c28540597a404)
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Test fitted the brakes and seems like they will just about fit behind the standard Pescaras (360mm discs) so will hopefully get them on over the new few weeks :happy2:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0216_zps6u1ztftt.jpg&hash=653e0924ee33b09d337917901dbb046d16e5e6a5)
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Also got the US running lights coded in :smiley:
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Also got confirmation that some of the other parts I ordered are on route :happy2:
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So got 'some' of the parts I ordered yesterday :party:
Autotech Fuel Pump Internals:
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Reflect-A-Gold Heat proof Tape:
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Millers Nanodrive Engine oil:
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H&R 28/24mm Anti Roll Bars:
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Garage Midnight heat shield I got a while back, I used some of the Reflect-A-Gold tape:
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More to follow over next couple of weeks :happy2:
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So decided to wrap the inlet pipe in reflect-a-gold but ran out :( so will order some more and finish of the corner sections!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMG-20150111-WA0001_zpsuxew8y7u.jpeg&hash=8405ca1cc5ea0b9489bca9c7d819ffcd41ca079f)
Rear wiper delete :)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMG-20150113-WA0001_zps6m6vo4gd.jpg&hash=066ea2dee8654aaca75f481b78496a132a4e96d8)
Also last piece of the puzzle on the brakes, so will get the setup fitted tomorrow/Saturday hopefully!
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Love the work going into this! :congrats:
Did you just get the Reflect A tape of eBay?
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Love the work going into this! :congrats:
Did you just get the Reflect A tape of eBay?
Thanks :D
I got it from demon tweeks :)
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Looking awesome :happy2:
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Looking awesome :happy2:
Cheers :ashamed:
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Looking good pal
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Looking good pal
Cheers dude!
Brakes are on and they fit without spacers, so chuffed!
Pics to follow tomorrow :D
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So got the brakes fitted now! Tarox B360, 360mm 2 piece discs, 10pot calipers and fit behind the standard bbs pescaras without a spacer (just!)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMG_20150118_110641_zpsdnt24hkk.jpg&hash=c342a35954cd104ba3b2ea9986d0a52a7b2da8a8)
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Still waiting on delivery of a few more interesting parts which should be here in the next week or so....
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Exhaust has been ordered - Stage 2+ here I come :drinking:
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Final few pieces of the puzzle turned up yesterday :party:
Eurojet Front Mount Intercooler
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Full Revo Engine Mount Kit
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Now just waiting on the exhaust which I've been told is going to be about 3 weeks....
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So fitted the drivers and passenger side engine mounts at the weekend, pretty easy job. They do cause a lot of vibrations but feels like a totally different car now, difference is unreal! Just need go fit the rear dogbone mount this weekend....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMG-20150220-WA0005_zpsbvpw1kub.jpeg&hash=69867ad492cf8c894d348e029888493401e6cb47)
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Also got myself some Toyo R1R to replace the front tyres as they are almost dead, will swap the rears out too at some point....heard some good reviews so can't wait to get them on!
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More to follow at the weekend ;)
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Great looking tyre, don't know anything about them, but if they preform as good as the thread pattern looks they will be awesome. :)
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Great looking tyre, don't know anything about them, but if they preform as good as the thread pattern looks they will be awesome. :)
Cheers, seen some good reviews so I'm hoping they should be good! I'll try and get them fitted this weekend and report back :happy2:
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I had them on my ed30'there very good
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So the Toyo R1R have been fitted on the front and they have completely transformed the car, hardly any loss of traction on dry days and in the wet they perform just like a normal tyre, absolutely amazing, easily the best tyre I've ever bought!
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Some more progress:
Fitted the Revo dog bone mount a log with torque insert, feels very firm!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0287_zpstf9xgjn4.jpg&hash=14814672ce3f57084600c43d2d04375350e25011)
Front end off and fitted the Eurojet intercooler, very nice piece of kit, wasn't the best fit, some of the bolt holes between the intercooler, rad and air con rad were slightly off so filed them out a couple mm and all good :) although I'm tempted to get rid of the air con as the rad for it sits in front of the intercooler, not much to say about performance of it at the moment, car feels a littme more lag than before but will sort itself out once it's stage2+ and my exhaust turns up!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0284_zpszeffabas.jpg&hash=787ff60f3a3d1e90e1aae63b980ca2830b150dea)
Rear anti-roll bar fitted yesterday, 24mm H&R set to hard and will fit the front over the next couple of weeks on soft :)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0291_zpswsbz6zzh.jpg&hash=4a77681bba5980bf9d314e39e84ade877e2bde2c)
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Ohh and while doing this a couple of flys were using my roof to get jiggy!
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More to follow :)
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So the car went off for a Stage 2+ map along with a BCS Powervalve TBE Decat system and Autotech HPFP. Also to be fitted was the anti lift kit and the H&R 28mm Front Anti-Roll bar and a stage 2 DSG map.
After the dismantling of the car, they noticed a load of issues with it. I didn't even notice that the car was rough which is a bit worrying because it seemed fine and wasn't smoking or running rough.
Once the standard exhaust was off they noticed the turbo had a load of play in the shaft of the turbo. That has been sent off to Owen Developments and the bearing and seal are completely destroyed, bearing has worn away the housing so they are going to machine that back smooth and fit a motorsport spec seal and bearing (Oversized) to compensate for the machining.
Also, the inlet etc. has all been taken off for a thorough clean and the valve springs have found to be completely dead so the engine is undergoing an overhaul at the moment, consisting of:
- Drop sump, fit new oil pickup pipe
- Remove and clean cam cover
- Remove Inlet and clean intake ports and valves
- Fit new injector seal kit
- Clean crankcase and replace filter
- New Oil Filter
- Revo Catch Can is to be fitted
- Remove Cylinder head, Clean and Skim
- Replace head gasket
- Cambelt replacement
- Water Pump Replacement
- Fit new Golf R valve springs
- New Tappets and Rocker Arms
Gutted I'm without a car for a couple weeks in this nice weather but just can't wait to get it back now!
Anyway some pics:
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And the Mrs bought a new car at the weekend too - Vw Polo 1.4 TSI, Dsg, such an awesome car to drive!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz171%2Fhaz911%2FIMAG0324_zpsownocibr.jpg&hash=92e012c15eaa86974785e6c9d809b0e88273a94d)
Cheers
Harry
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So update from the garage today, the injectors are all coked up at the ends so they are being sent off to be cleaned and tested to be on the safe side as the residue in the turbo has been found to have a lot of fuel in it so the HPFP seals will be replaced also.
Final inspection of the turbo at Owen Developments today and they weren't completely satisfied with how it came out after machining the housing and fitting new bearing and seal so they have decided to replace the full internals with uprated motorsport spec stuff :happy2:
Head is coming back tomorrow and the injectors and turbo tues next week!
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Long overdue update, the car has been back together for a couple of months now after undergoing major work (Just under 5k spent on engine work) and is running sweet as a nut at Stage 2+
Will get some pics up soon!