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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #40 on: 20 February 2012, 20:56 »
The radiator is going to burst?

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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #41 on: 20 February 2012, 21:05 »
He's being put in dry dock?

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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #42 on: 21 February 2012, 06:14 »
Haha, not quite.

I just purchased a set of 7x16 Momo Arrows in 5x100 fitment.  :wink:  Another ebay bargain for £51, with tyres, and 10 miles from my house.

Dunno how they will sit yet as they are ET45, so might require spacing out.  Tyres on them are 205/50/15, so something a bit narrower and lower profile will be on the cards.
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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #43 on: 21 February 2012, 08:05 »
Interesting...

will pass judgement when I see them fitted  :wink:
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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #44 on: 21 February 2012, 08:08 »
Interesting indeed, I can't wait to see the 15" tyres on the 16" rims.

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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #45 on: 21 February 2012, 08:11 »
Doh, typo!  Should have read 205/50/16.

Come on, it was early in the morning when I made that post! 

Wheels should be identical in fitment to the ones on the vento on the previous page.

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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #46 on: 21 February 2012, 20:18 »
So, I picked them up today, and now the task begins to get the Momo Arrows on and get it sitting right.

I get the feeling that the car has settled at the rear somewhat...

When first purchased:



In 2009 on 17s:



And how it sits now on the pepperpots:



Its not just me is it, that has settled shed loads hasn't it?

Obviously I have to trial fit the Momos to see what is going to be needed to get them sat right.  The wheels are 7Jx16, with an offset of ET45.  These may require spacing out.  The tyres are 205/50/16, and therefore balloons, so I am going to pull them off and sell them.  Lower profile/narrower tyres will have to be to be sourced.

But I want the car to sit like Mark Poys does on his 16" Antera 3 spokes at the rear:



The front wont be a problem, but it looks like I am going to have to raise the rear? (And space it I reckon).  I also might need to have my arches rolled underneath those plastic arches for clearance reasons?

This saturday I am going to be up at my mates garage as my missus is having some work done on her Corsa, so I am to take the opportunity to check the centre bore, and potentially trial fit the wheels to see how the car provisionally sits.....

Watch this space for updates.

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Re: My Mk3 Golf GTI - "Kermit the Gonto" - Huge pic heavy first post.
« Reply #47 on: 21 February 2012, 21:15 »
I is watching...
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Still no further progress on the Momo Arrows, due to lack of funds for tyres and spacers or machining out the centre bore - although a local harley davidson specialist is going to do that for me.

So why the update...?

Pretty pleased to say that Kermit passed his MOT yesterday. With 182,243 on the clock he still flew through the emissions with no problems, MOT tester said he has been well looked after.  2 advisories - one for a previous repair on the sill seam where some numpty jacked it up (not me) and split it slightly.  And the speed bump at work has taken a bit of the underseal off a 2 inch square patch of the front floorpan, so going to clean that up and sort out.

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Gongrats on the pass  :smiley:
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