Author Topic: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'  (Read 57632 times)

Offline andynorfolk

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #110 on: 27 March 2013, 18:39 »
that's just the way the car sits, different amounts of weight over each corner man, you just don't notice it at stock ride height :)

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #111 on: 28 March 2013, 10:28 »
that's just the way the car sits, different amounts of weight over each corner man, you just don't notice it at stock ride height :)

aha! that makes sense! so should I even the height according to even strut lengths or even arch gaps?


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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #112 on: 28 March 2013, 10:29 »
just ordered some CL lights. CL + dragon green ftw  :cool:

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #113 on: 30 March 2013, 13:04 »
spent all morning washing and waxing. even gave it some black bumper love..





got my shiny new center caps today


and got even better on the mpg!


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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #114 on: 30 March 2013, 16:27 »
Looking very clean! Some spacers would finish this off nicely
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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #115 on: 30 March 2013, 16:59 »
How on earth did you get that MPG?  :cry:

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #116 on: 30 March 2013, 18:33 »
Looking very clean! Some spacers would finish this off nicely

cheers man. you're right, she needs spacers desperately!

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #117 on: 30 March 2013, 18:35 »
How on earth did you get that MPG?  :cry:

driving like a pro  :grin: and cos virginia's amazing :) was on an hour's motorway drive. think the heatshield around the cone was a help.

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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
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Re: AK's mk3 16v 'Virginia'
« Reply #119 on: 12 April 2013, 17:49 »
finally got some CL lights! so happy they look miles better than gti ones. also pressed plates on now too :)