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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #10 on: 17 January 2012, 22:19 »
Quote from: lemskigolf987 on 17 January 2012, 09:44
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though

Cheap and Cheerful. FTW!

My First Golf had chopped springs.   :grin:

Well...after upgrading the engine to The Mighty 1.3 Carb we (decided by committee majority vote) should lower it by cutting the springs with an angle grinder.  Fair play...it looked ossum!
 

My mate decided that this was after all "a bad idea" after following me down the M4.

Bouncy, bouncy 'bout sums it up.

Still.  I was 18 and Power Tools were new and exciting!   :evil:

Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.




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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #11 on: 17 January 2012, 22:22 »
Quote from: The Mighty Elvi on 17 January 2012, 22:19
Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.

I think you're more likely to give it a Ron Burgandy moment.
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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #12 on: 17 January 2012, 22:55 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 17 January 2012, 22:22
Quote from: The Mighty Elvi on 17 January 2012, 22:19
Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.

I think you're more likely to give it a Ron Burgandy moment.


What...you and me adopt a child in Vermont?

Didn't know you felt that way DH.

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Offline mcgee9t2

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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #13 on: 17 January 2012, 23:04 »
Quote from: lemskigolf987 on 17 January 2012, 09:44
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though
nope, im 19 and feel the same way. either get proper lowering spring/shocks or leave it as it is mate, i know a few  people with cut springs and can safely say a cheep set of loweing springs gives alot better ride even if just on standard shocks.
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Offline luke

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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #14 on: 18 January 2012, 00:10 »
it has lowering springs, I have come to the conclusion, the next car is a mk3 gti, it is nice to drive and does pull (down hill), and grips in the ice, although used an 1/8 of a tank in 10 miles from trying to see how it handles  :grin: plus i feel like a dad driving it haha
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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #15 on: 18 January 2012, 08:40 »
Dan had it sorted.
Dh ur right, but I feal once upon a time I would have been for cutting springs.
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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #16 on: 19 January 2012, 23:29 »
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)

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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #17 on: 20 January 2012, 00:38 »
Quote from: stow1985 on 19 January 2012, 23:29
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)


will grab some more photos soon, it was on ebay, and i won  :wink: :tongue:
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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #18 on: 21 January 2012, 09:58 »
Quote from: luke on 20 January 2012, 00:38
Quote from: stow1985 on 19 January 2012, 23:29
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)


will grab some more photos soon, it was on ebay, and i won  :wink: :tongue:

Thought so!  :grin:
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Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
« Reply #19 on: 21 January 2012, 15:35 »



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