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Title: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 27 February 2007, 16:35: Hi,im Dave i,ve been into golf GTI' since about '89.I've had lots of GTI' but only mk1,2,3'.I competed in various sprint and hillclimb championships in one of my mk1'which i will post some pics of it up when my nipper loads them onto the PC for me :rolleyes:This is my current GTI mk3 16V in satin silver,its not very modded just decent suspension,nice camshafts and a decat.But plenty left to do.Though i believe this will end up as my next trackday car as i have just sold my dragbike so am lookin to get back to the roundy roundy tracks but just for a bit of fun this time.I hope you like.

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/DSCF0068.jpg)

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/DSCF0067.jpg)
and one of my dragbike so you guys get the idea of what i regard as fast :wink:
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/DSC00485.jpg)
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Len on 27 February 2007, 16:37: Well hello to you Dave!
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Neaty on 27 February 2007, 16:39: hello and welcome :smiley:

I like the ride height on your golf, how much has it been lowered by?

nice bike too, not a fan of bikes but that thing looks pretty cool, and extremely fast I would imagine :evil:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 27 February 2007, 16:46: Hi guys,the golf is lowered about 60mm at the front and 35-40mm at the back.It makes for a bit of lift off oversteer which is always handy.
The bike was a bit quick 8.3secs@176mph down the quater,The miserable face is because i,d just wheeled it out to go to its new owner. :sad:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Neaty on 27 February 2007, 16:52: Quote from: pro7dave on 27 February 2007, 16:46
8.3secs@176mph down the quater

:shocked:, that is quick!
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Dinky on 27 February 2007, 17:56: welcome to the forum hun :smiley:
im a fan of bikes..so bike pics wud be appreciated!

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 27 February 2007, 20:08: Quote from: Neaty on 27 February 2007, 16:39
hello and welcome :smiley:

I like the ride height on your golf, how much has it been lowered by?

nice bike too, not a fan of bikes but that thing looks pretty cool, and extremely fast I would imagine :evil:

Oh i just looked at that photo of my car.its loaded with all the holiday rubbish from two weeks away in the south of france after my fireblade broke down.so in that photo its about 70mm at the rear :shocked:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 28 February 2007, 00:48: Arrow. :cool:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 28 February 2007, 08:02: Quote from: Slick#13 on 28 February 2007, 00:48
Arrow. :cool:

were currently building a 1650cc nitrous hayabusa dragbike to run in the new outlaw class that should run very low 7'or once i get used to it and we start really spraying the engine high 6' @ probably around the 200mph mark.But that bike were building at the shop i work at so not all my money tied up in that :wink:
So i should have some to start messing with my mk3.
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: Hurdy on 01 March 2007, 13:41: Welcome Dave. :cool:
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 04 April 2007, 16:35: Hi again guys, thanks for the nice comments on my bike and car etc.
Well after selling my hillclimb/sprint mk1 7 years ago a suprise phone call from a long forgotten work colleague came the other day, it went a little something like this "Hello dave long time no speak this is$%^ Just a quick call really to say hello and pick your brains." "Hello buddy,sure what can i help you with" says i. "Well what it is,is were moving to france in about ten days and i,m trying to off load one or two bits and bobs and i wondered if you knew anybody that would be interested in them" "well if i cna help i will. What you got" I reply "Well theres my wives VR6 highline{which will probably be for sale on here in a week or so} and i.ve still got my MK1 in the garage aswell".So to cut a long story short i now have a mk1 gti to play with.I could'nt be more happy if i tried it needs some work, but basically i intend to build a trackday/ring toy out of it.Now after many years away from the scene i,m after some help in the engine direction and advice from anybody who runs a ABF engine.This is a sterling engine which drags my mk3 along lovely.So hopefully with abit of help from you guys i should be able to fire a nice toy together.Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,Dave.
Title: Re: Oh hello
Post by: pro7dave on 20 April 2007, 20:45: Heres a couple of pics of my old mk1 sprint/hillclimb car.
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/MK1otherside-1.jpg)
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/MK1Front-1.jpg)
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s46/pro7dave/MK1back.jpg)
I hope you guys like it.It was sold seven years ago as i couldnt drive it after my bike accident. Its new owner as restored it in a more modern "cruiser"[whatever that means] way.