My Golf - Update thread

[Sp00n]

Looks loads better but I reckon it could probably do with another 15

hellaflush

 

[DreXeL]

In all honesty my original thoughts were 25 rear, 15 front. There's no way that'll happen without some brutal arch surgery though

 

[Sp00n]

Got any bum shots to show the stance?

 

[DreXeL]

I'll take some over the weekend

 

[Will]

Sounds nice in the vids, looks a very hard ride from the vids judging by the shaking and the rattling, though I guess the camera being mounted on the cage won't help matters? Guess its more sset up for track work than B roads?

 

[DreXeL]

It's noisy and rattly because it's semi-stripped, and you're correct that the camera being mounted to the cage makes it even more shaky/rattly. It is a hard ride, but but not so hard that it makes b-roads a chore, it's more compliant than the video suggests.

 

[coolamasta]

Coming along well mate, I quite like the wheels actually they suit it well
You had the carbs set up and rolling road'ed yet? Also any ideas on its weight?

fancy a race

I'll take ya up on that mate hehe

 

[DreXeL]

Coming along well mate, I quite like the wheels actually they suit it well
You had the carbs set up and rolling road'ed yet? Also any ideas on weight?

Haven't got it on the RR yet as my local place (SWiCT) are in the process of moving and the rollers aren't ready yet. Weight wise I got it on the weighbridge at work a couple of months back and IIRC it was 930kg.

 

[jegz]

Prabaly get it sub 900 if you lost the show cage

 

[coolamasta]

Haven't got it on the RR yet as my local place (SWiCT) are in the process of moving and the rollers aren't ready yet. Weight wise I got it on the weighbridge at work a couple of months back and IIRC it was 930kg.

Ah thats a decent weight! Will be great fun once the carbs are set up etc
Need to find a weighbridge to get mine on when I've finished ripping stuff out of it, standard mine is 1350kg but I must be around 1250~1270kg-ish now

 

[DreXeL]

Give me a shout when you want to weigh it, I'm sure the boys at work won't mind you sticking it on

 

[DreXeL]

Got any bum shots to show the stance?

A few pics I took today at a meet:

Looking at those pics I reckon I need to go a little lower at the front, dial in a bit of negative camber, and add ~8mm spacers.

 

[End Creditz]

Lovely looking motor apart from the door mirrors. I prefer the later ones as I couldn't get comfortable with the mirrors set that far back

 

[DreXeL]

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow morning

 

[agw_01]

That looks seriously good for its age. Pretty menacing from the front.

 

[stulid]

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow morning

Rolling the arches so the wheels fit with spacers.

 

[DreXeL]

Aye, the 15mm spacers that are currently on the rear will now be going on the front, and those 20mm spacers in the pic above will be going onto the rear. The Sikaflex is to bond the plastic arch extensions back on after rolling the arches.

 

[Berger]

This is when you find out that the rear 3/4 is made from filler!

 

[DreXeL]

This is when you find out that the rear 3/4 is made from filler!

LOL, reminds me of this vid:

Still, at least I can just cover it up with the plastic arch extensions

 

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Loving the inverse Pedo Bear on the Rear bumper