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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 gallery => Topic started by: tigerj360 on 19 March 2012, 12:33
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As some of you might know i have wanted a GTi for bloody ages and now i finally have one! :grin:
I took the long (ish) drive from Bracknell to Cambridge on saturday morning to go and see the car, it belonged to sveed1.8T on here and was the first one I had gone to look at after selling my astra, from the pics i knew it was very well looked after and when i arrived it really was as good as the pictures! :smiley:
sveed was a great guy and filled me in on everything I wanted to know about the car, we took it for a test drive and I knew i had to buy it!
Anyway enough of the boring stuff heres the spec:
2000 Reg
1.8T ARZ Engine
R-Tech Remap
Pearlescent Black (R32 Black I think)
Bora Sport Clocks
Retro fitted Cruise Control
Original Recaro GTi Seats
I love it already and had a nice drive back with it and have already hammered through a fair bit of petrol, will have to have my eco head on from now on :evil:
Havent got many pics yet but heres a couple to get an idea and will get some more later:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/607a0ffa.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/e48e1eac.jpg)
Plans for now are to lower it a little bit and get some nice wheels!
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Looks a good example!! I see a forum sticker in the back ? Yours or brought off the forum?
Happy modding :cool:
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Looks a good example!! I see a forum sticker in the back ? Yours or brought off the forum?
Happy modding :cool:
Cheers mate I'm loving it! :cool:
It was already in the car as i brought through the forum, would have added them anyway :smiley:
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Looks a good example!! I see a forum sticker in the back ? Yours or brought off the forum?
Happy modding :cool:
Cheers mate I'm loving it! :cool:
It was already in the car as i brought through the forum, would have added them anyway :smiley:
Someone just likes to look at the pretty pictures.. :grin:
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Got Some new pictures yesterday after i gave it a good clean and polish, it looks :cool:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/dcaf097e.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/adb07830.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/27d6ed35.jpg)
Still cant get over how bloody quick it is! :evil:
Really wants some new wheels now!
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Purchased a nice few extras now its payday. :smiley:
So when they arrive I will be installing a Pipercross panel filter and a forge 007p.
What are peoples opinions on drilling the air box on a 1.8T? Am I better off just smoothing it out?
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Managed to get the forge and the panel filter for just under £90 :smiley:
The panel filter arrived today and I'm just waiting on delivery of the DV
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What are peoples opinions on drilling the air box on a 1.8T? Am I better off just smoothing it out?
Smooth it out is a good move.
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What are peoples opinions on drilling the air box on a 1.8T? Am I better off just smoothing it out?
Smooth it out is a good move.
Thanks Wayne Just checked when fitting my new panel filter, turns out it was already smoothed out :cool:
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What are peoples opinions on drilling the air box on a 1.8T? Am I better off just smoothing it out?
Smooth it out is a good move.
Thanks Wayne Just checked when fitting my new panel filter, turns out it was already smoothed out :cool:
That's convenient :rolleyes: :wink:
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Haha cheers for that mate :) got the piper cross fitted and it sounds awesome! Getting the bushes done tomorrow and then I can start saving for some wheels and coilovers :smiley:
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Right new bushes fitted, worked a treat! Stiffened up the front nicely :smiley:
However while they were being done, we noticed one of the front wheel bolt covers had been super glued on to hide one of the locking wheel nuts being sheered off, so gunna need to get that sorted asap.
Also the car has been going into limp mode as it has the n75J or H fitted which was causing it to throw up the upper boost limit exceeded code on vag com. So I've got a N75F valve off the bay and will have that fitted to stop the limp :smiley:
Forge arrives tomorrow and I was going to clean maf and throttle body today but waiting for the bloody rain to stop :lipsrsealed:
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Big update needed!
Got the forge fitted and it runs so much better now, along side the new n75.
Also went and purchased some new wheels today after saving for ages from Jnufcuk which are absolutely stunning since they were recently refurbished by martz. Here's a rubbish pic since it was dark when I got home:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/12f3c442.jpg)
18" vmr replicas, came with VW centre caps too! Will get better pictures tomorrow fitted, I'm expecting monster truck stance so will also be buying coil overs tomorrow and spacers with the rest of my money :smiley:
Can't wait to see everything fitted now!
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Right got the wheels fitted tonight! Needs lows ASAP! Wheels look sweet though
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/1c3f1058.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/43ee2e4b.jpg)
Gave my mate the TDi wheels to look after for his 1.6 so he's happy too :smiley:
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Also just bought some forum number plate surrounds and tax disc holder as mines knakered so looking forward to recieving them! :smiley:
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Look even better on the car. First time I've seen them on a car since they've been painted :cool:
Would like to have kept them but needed money :grin:
Sorry the centre caps are a bit crap that's how they came :sad: but better than nothing for time being :wink:
More lows and got one sweet ride :cool:
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Look even better on the car. First time I've seen them on a car since they've been painted :cool:
Would like to have kept them but needed money :grin:
Sorry the centre caps are a bit crap that's how they came :sad: but better than nothing for time being :wink:
More lows and got one sweet ride :cool:
Thanks man! I knew they were gunna look awesome on the car!
No worries on the centre caps, will be cleaning them up :smiley:
JOM's on there way shortly :wink:
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When i first saw the wheels i thought they will not work..
Then when they were on the car..
:cool: :cool: :cool:
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When i first saw the wheels i thought they will not work..
Then when they were on the car..
:cool: :cool: :cool:
Cheers dude :smiley:
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Cleaned it up, put on the golfgti number plate surrounds and took some photos yesterday, looks so much better clean and in the sun! :cool:
Sorry for some of the blur had HDR on my iPhone on without realising :grin:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/9ea70c7c.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/9d5a7344.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/54078b97.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/ff88fa34.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/ca11fba4.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/e157185a.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/4f24e84f.jpg)
Shiny :wink:
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/385d0afd.jpg)
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Fitted some rear spacers yesterday, now it just needs the drop!
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/fd0cf8c4.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/d71b2b45.jpg)
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/tigerj360/e9a30af9.jpg)
Hopefully will be getting some coilovers next month when my old wheels sell and I've been payed :smiley:
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How wide are the spacers?... Brave fitting them before lowering it.. Nice car though and wheels suit it well.
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How wide are the spacers?... Brave fitting them before lowering it.. Nice car though and wheels suit it well.
Thanks mate, I know they dont look fantastic untill its lowered. But I'm having to do things as I can afford them :grin:
Just rears at the moment, 20mm wide. Thinking 10mm at the front when I see some pop up :smiley:
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How wide are the spacers?... Brave fitting them before lowering it.. Nice car though and wheels suit it well.
Thanks mate, I know they dont look fantastic untill its lowered. But I'm having to do things as I can afford them :grin:
Just rears at the moment, 20mm wide. Thinking 10mm at the front when I see some pop up :smiley:
I meant brave in the fact that you may have spaced too much before checking how much clearance you have to drop.
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How wide are the spacers?... Brave fitting them before lowering it.. Nice car though and wheels suit it well.
Thanks mate, I know they dont look fantastic untill its lowered. But I'm having to do things as I can afford them :grin:
Just rears at the moment, 20mm wide. Thinking 10mm at the front when I see some pop up :smiley:
I meant brave in the fact that you may have spaced too much before checking how much clearance you have to drop.
Oh I see! Sorry, I'm hoping it will be ok as its what I've been advised :embarassed:
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Right haven't updated in a while! But this weekend its all systems go! :cool:
I recently bought some coilovers from AD1.8T, great guy!
Also got a new cold air induction kit (the ebay special) which im swapping the cone for a RAM-AIR jobbie!
So Saturday I'm heading over to Granta Gti's garage to get the coils fitted which he has kindly offered to help me fit :smiley:
Then when I get back, will be fitting the CAI and giving her a clean to take some much needed updated pictures!
Cant wait :cool:
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Holy thread revival. Im now the owner of this car. I've been scouring sites for any information on it for ages.
Been in the garage for the past month having various issues sorted out.
Can't wait until its all completed.
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Wow, haha small world!
I haven't been on the forum in ages, but any info I can help you out with be sure to let me know!
Jon