Soldato
I think I enjoy these occasional reads than I do the rest of the year on the forum.
Thanks
I have to totally agree - great posts as ever.
My experiences of a Nurburgring trackday. It`s a long post, 2 trips and a new engine in one report !
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I have to totally agree - great posts as ever.
Soldato
Agreed. Love the fact you just whip off the cylinder head to take a look 
Associate
Another great read. Thanks
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Good video on the car
Thank youI have to totally agree - great posts as ever.
It's have been better if I had a spare with me I could have refittedAgreed. Love the fact you just whip off the cylinder head to take a look
Cheers !
That's the video I mentioned in the report
He asked me to talk about the Golf before we went out, which I was happy to do. I expected him to cut most of it out but he left nearly all of it in
I don`t like watching / listening to myself on video, but to be fair, I don`t think many people do 
He asked me to talk about the Golf before we went out, which I was happy to do. I expected him to cut most of it out but he left nearly all of it in
Was interesting how much you'd modified it - I hadn't picked up on quite how far you'd taken some of it before.
Soldato
Not enough emphasis on the shock tower work in the videos, the engineering in this car is superb and love reading your updates. You come across as such a stand up interesting bloke too. Thank for sharing
Soldato
Fair play on the X5 going flat out too! What engine has that got in it?
oh, and any donuts left?
oh, and any donuts left?
Caporegime
Love this car. Just goes to show with a little thought and dedication anything can be made to go fast
Have you ever thought of trying something RWD and going full out on that or is this one of those cars for life?
Have you ever thought of trying something RWD and going full out on that or is this one of those cars for life?
Associate
Great read as always, thanks Nige
It has been a very long project. Find the limiting factor and modify it. Then find the next area to focus and repeat. Making mistakes along the way too !
Turrets needed raising particularly after switching the 17`s. The damper travel was very near the end of it`s stroke when the car was at rest, raising the top mount regained that lost travelNot enough emphasis on the shock tower work in the videos, the engineering in this car is superb and love reading your updates. You come across as such a stand up interesting bloke too. Thank for sharing
It`s an F15 40d. 3.0 Diesel twin Turbo. Brilliant car.Fair play on the X5 going flat out too! What engine has that got in it?
oh, and any donuts left?
The donuts only just made Folkestone
Oh definitely. I retire in under 4 years and I`ll be starting a new project then. M2 Competition as a base. Golf will be broken for parts.Love this car. Just goes to show with a little thought and dedication anything can be made to go fast
Have you ever thought of trying something RWD and going full out on that or is this one of those cars for life?
Appreciate you replyingGreat read as always, thanks Nige
Enjoyed that vid. Was interesting how the Golf kept up with and even caught that 911 GT3 through the twisties with the 911 pulling away in the straights (obviously).
Also enjoyed Nige's own video (Pinderwagen channel) of a lap of Croft:
From reading some of the comments on Mishas video, you do wonder what world people live in
"oh, that Porsche was faster than you" , "but you can`t drive the Golf on the roads daily" , "The Porsche could leave you if he tried" etc etcWell OBVIOUSLY ! It`s a 991 GT3RS for goodness sake and I`m driving a home built MK2 Golf !.
Was still a fun lap though
Good to hear you liked the Croft lap Stu. It was almost dry, I`ve been to Croft 3 times now I think and it`s been wet everytime
Caporegime
There are a lot of kids on the internet. It's not difficult to believe a stripped out track car could be as fast as a normal road car.
I am not of the ilk to be able to purchase a 991 GT3 RS (At least not yet
) but their is no harm in building something that can give you a large percentage of that performance for next to nothing.
I am not of the ilk to be able to purchase a 991 GT3 RS (At least not yet
) but their is no harm in building something that can give you a large percentage of that performance for next to nothing.
Soldato
Bit of a Necro I know but the OP hasn't been on here for a long while and I still watch the various bits on YT where I saw this video of a recent 100mph bump he had at the Ring -