bristolbaron

Sweet! G60 stages look like a very good idea. any idea of approx power gains at each stage?

£200. do you take paypal?

Err.. thats exactly what i said. :lol:

I believe the technical answer is a plastic timing cover thingy. Should be cheap from VW.. dont know how much of a problem it is if its missing though, as it stops crap getting in the engine..

WOW! Crazy work Ben.. Just when i was thinking taking out the TVR dash was a mistake. Cant wait to see the finished article. 8)

Looks great, i'd have a couple..

interested in interior if you break..

Good spot! Think it is.... But Why??? Corrados and wet cucumbers don't mix.. damn,thats not nice! glad to hear your okay though. nothing a bit of t-cut wont sort :lol:

thats cool..

good stuff andy, we'll have to catch up soon. i blew my charger the other week, so mines not going anywhere until e38.. when you heading up?

what about the 2nd journey when you was sitting just behind me for about 20 mins doing 140mph flat out? i've been trying to forget that journey! Although the fact my car now has no charger in it is serving as a reminder :lol: damn boost..

have a look here: http://www.workwheelsusa.com/main.html

having been to Belgium and back in Furkz car on some hideous roads, and seeing as they've stayed put for a year, I can't see stretch being as bad as people make out.. i'm going for 205/40/17 on a 9"..

hey Andy, things arn't looking so great this end at the moment.. my wheels still arnt back from refurb as i wasnt happy with the job first time round. also, i blew my charger a couple of weeks ago! its down in littlehampton with the surgeon at the moment :lol: would be good to see you at the bristol meet soon though!

Only thing i agree with is the zero alcohol limit, but I think this should be the case for drivers of all ages. Why it's now been decided that we have to smoke outside, but we can have a pint before jumping in the car is beyond me.. Also, retaking test annually for oldies would be a good idea, as is a retake every 10 years. I passed my test at 18, and the 6 points in first two years thing had come into play. My first car was a £100 sh!tter of a 1.1 C plate Fiesta. I loved it, and drove it all the time. With the exception of loud music i was fairly sensible. I then bought a Renault 19, which was 80bhp monster! I didn't know what to do with all the power, it could do 120mph!! So i did it all the time, just because i could! I got 3 points for 64 in a 40 and 3 points for 70+ in a 40 and lost my licence. I sold the car and didnt retake my test for 18months, partly because insurance was now crazy, partly because i knew i had some growing up to do. I think the high insurance costs and risks of loosing licenses make it tough enough for the majority of young drivers now. To say you cant go out at night is ridiculous.. wouldn't it be better to pull someone over at night because they're driving like a tw@t than it would be to check the age of the driver?

Best person to ask would be Elliot at PVW.. [email protected] If you emailed him, as a genuine question and gave ideas as to what you'd like to see in the mag you'd get a positive response. A lot of mags will browse forums, read threads like this and dismiss whats written as keyboard warriors having a moan. If you take the time to make contact, thats how progress/change is made.

225/45 is too big..

Cheers mate, hopefully be seeing yours out there next year? yes defo will be taking it next year.. car was off the road wk upto MIVW so didnt fancy taking it incase it broke down :lol: Cool, always better to be safe. cant believe i made it there and back with no probs! the Lux was rocking anyway! haha.. what a wake up! dont know if the forum is ready for it! Cheers bud.. just need to get the next stage moving now!

i did mine with wet and dry, smoothed all seams and then used plastic paint, as well as tinting the clear sections so they're all red. finish isnt crystal anymore, but prefer the look as more oem.

Gwerks supply H&R adaptors, these come with both sets of bolts, only need to find locking wheel nuts. Think theres a thread on here about offsets/adapters somewhere.

sell it or fit a/c and take it with you and mod it out there.

Cheers mate, hopefully be seeing yours out there next year? PMSL!

The show was MIVW in Holland. We drove up on the friday, getting the ferry at 12pm. The afternoon was a killer. Stop start in traffic all the way through Belgium. Once we were through the worst of it, there were some decent roads for testing top speed of the car. I was happy! :lol: Saturday morning we cleaned the cars off before heading into Amsterdam. Learnt valuable lesson - Don't take Furk'z to a coffeshop unless you have plenty of snacks. :icecream: the icecream was gooood. no wotsits though. Sunday was a scorcher. Didn't know what to expect from the show, and it seemed very slow to start. Where a UK show seems to be up and running by 10am, people were still turning up through out the afternoon. It was good because it kept me entertained throughout the day, as there was always something new to see. Entry to the show and shine finished at 1pm. At 12.50 Furk'z asked if I'd entered, which i hadn't. He persuaded me too and i got 3rd place, behind him and Sukh's VR6 Turbo.. Both awesome cars, and inspiration for me to take mine further. All in all a brilliant weekend, for fun factor as good as Worthersee.. the driving experience was great, which is now making me think i'm gonna have to drive to Austria next year. 7 weeks to E38 and counting...

Heres a few of mine, don't have many pics from the back of the car as it's the tattiest area! As far as the exhaust is concerned, i'd definatly recommend it. fitment is spot on, it sits at exactly the same angle as the standard one, and the sound is perfect. nice and quiet on idle, good on the motorway and rips when you floor it. worth getting the de-cat pipe too, however, i fitted mine straight away, so don't have a comparison.

Cheers mate, still got along way to go before challenging your place though. 8)