barry-gti - 1.8T

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Heres the pics as promised...





i couldn't see the point of spending £70+ for a guage pod. so i bought the one in the pic for £30.

i went and picked up my G60 Fly-Wheel, Shorter bolts and bolts for the clutch pressure plate




Also my Sachs VR6 Clutch arrived 

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i purchased myself a bonnet bra 



i really like the way it looks on the car. its a bit marmite but oh well 

you can see my pressed plates on there aswell from Tuningwerkes



Next up might be black vinyl roof!

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had my car serviced and M.O.T'd the other day at 67,100 Miles. got some bosch super 4's put on and it passed the M.O.T with no problems 

but the engine management light was on and it threw up about 7 fault codes. the garage cleared them and then one came back. they cleared it again and now the engine management light has come back on. so it looks like i got an investigation on my hands. will keep you informed once i know the exact fault code

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After going down to JKM and getting a Rolling road here's how things turned out...







Some of you may be able to tell on the last graph that the air fuel ratio is a wee bit fooked to say the least. so Nick from R-Tech asked me to take it to him to get sorted out... so i did 

Me, BaV and Glenn went up there on the saturday before the Rolling road day with Briskoda to get all our cars sorted out







So. After a new Fuel pressure regulator, new fuel filter, new fuel pump and the PCV hoses replaced (and some bypassed, and already set-up for installation of a saiko-mitchi oil catch can) the AFR was running sweet. so Nick put on a Gen 4 Map and rolling roaded it again and got some positive results 

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A Mate has offered me brand new 40mm Koni Lowering springs for £40 (the're £90 new) so i'm gonna get them till i've got the uprated ARB's sorted and the Coilovers. but its a slow process because i'm saving for christmas and insurance renewal at the same time 

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Well the lowering springs never happend. Because when i got to my mates house i found out that the bloke had already sold them lol

SO! i've bought some front and rear R32 brakes  it comes complete with pads, disks, front braided hose, standard rear hose, Calipers and carriers...

Also fitted the Saikou-mitchi oil catch can (well, i aint gonna lie... Bav fitted it lol) so as soon as the brakes come i'll get some pics up of it all

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The brakes are done

Had a little bit of hassle though, I helped BaV fit them with only minor problems. But, then we tried to bleed them with the ezbleed system...which, well, didnt really work 
we was doing about 5mph and i slammed on the brakes and it took about 5 seconds to stop! so, the next day it was off to the garage. so i got quoted about £40 + v.a.t for bleeding which i accepted, and then got a call about  hours later saying that the master cylinder has gone! so with a couple of calls to The Phirm, Tuning-werkes and BaV, i never went ahead with it. i sat around for about an hour and half different companies here there and everywhere and no one seemed to know what they was doing or just didnt have time to fit me in, and then i stumbled across a company called AD Autotechnik. They agreed to bleed the brakes straight away! so another £45 later and the brakes are all bled and i reccomend AD Autotechnik to anyone, quality guys...

Anyway, heres the brakes as i bought them






After a bit of painting


The car is absolutley filthy so you wont be getting a picture off the finished work right now lol

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Heres the Sakou-Mitchi (i never know if i'm spelling that right  ) Oil Catch Can...





Yes i know! the engine bay is still dirty 

And the R32 Brakes, They need a little touch up on the paint after a long weekend grafting over them lol

Fronts:




Rears:


We had to bend the splash guard on the rears back as a temporary measure but that will get sorted in good time. I'd just like to say a big thanks to BaV for spending basically his whole weekend dedicated to helping me sort my brakes out. As i've told him before, He's a ledgend!

Next up will be suspension, when i next get paid i'm going to get the Front ARB (and rear if i can find one cheap enough. Wishbone bushes, Dog-Bone bushes, Top-mounts and bearings and i think i need a CV Joint or 2 and then the next month i'll be getting either AP Coilovers or Possibly FK's and some spacers for the rears at least

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Quick update

I've ordered an Eibach Front ARB from Awesome-gti but they're out of stock (suprisingly). But i have also bought some second hand (2000 Miles Max) AP Coilovers. The rear shock is not there so i'm gonna use the standard one for now hence why i got them really cheap. and i've got Some audi TT Wishbone rear bushes and some Top-Mounts and Bearings.

And, i think the car has developed a failed wheel bearing. it sounds like one of the rears and is whining really loudly. So, when i have the coilies etc fitted i will get it (or them) replaced.

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Received a nice looking parcel today! 



Its my nice new Eibach Front ARB





Going to get it fitted Friday! Cant wait because coilovers are getting done aswell