NickVR6

Hi all, hav'nt been on for a while, been busy moving house, working stupid hrs to keep my job, 5yr old, "interesting" times at home...blah blah blah. Also been doing quite a few track days and been really enjoying working at the garage. Not paid but its great after the day job. Anyway, can't wait to catch up, have really missed everyone :-(. now i'm back online as i've had no internet at home for months and forums are banned at the orifice :gag: Anyway, finaly back in a 2.9vr although im sorry to say its not a C :dorky: couldnt find one i was happy with with the cash i had so its a mk2. It was completely rust free and increadibly original, still having the 15" bbs etc! Having got the track day bug pretty bad its being "adjusted" from its very original form to suit as follows: part stripped to 890kg :) she's even got manual windows lol bmc Med Top Mounts TS Rear Brace KW's 26/29mm ARBs! Brembos with yellow stuff pads just put some 15" Pro Races on tonight - some picks below NEXT Bye bye cat and standard 8v exhaust :shock: :shock: yep! Off to Vince for some mocal action RR 3 weeks ago 210/192 picks and apologies its not a C :(passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfIMG_1731.jpg[/attachment:2g3ov9qy]

I still love the speedlines i once had on mine from the vento cup series. Ultimate oe upgrade imo. Infact I love them so much i've bagged a 2nd set off the bay, can't beleive nobody spotted em on a vento that was being broken. I just have no car to put them on :(

Glad your going charged mate you will love it!! I put my charger on at 135,000 miles and it loved it with NO aquamist or anything. I have since had the head clutch and chains done at Stealth which upped things from 279 to over 292hp. I then fitted the Aquamist, but due to a wiring discrepency :lol: my aquamist pump is no longer with us, but ive been enjoying some serious driving in mine recently and all is good. I may be able to help with some of your pipework from what ive bought and not used. PM your mobile and ill give you a shout. and to 3rd whats been said, 8psi mate. then if you get stuck with that fuel thingy there's a lot of good map knowledge around for 8 psi. My current map is insanly good, its impossible to fault and imo better than it was standard. i would fit an AFR gauge if your going to rely on some fuel device rather than a map btw, head gasket is a pain but not expensive in the scheme of things, melted pistons are though :-( i dont mind being on call as im sure Mr Cheese also doesnt when your fitting it 8)

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurg, Brain fry

A lovely car, very tastful. Absolutely gutted for you bud :-( What was the an.s face's reaction to what he'd done then????

Andy, don't know what to say mate, gutted! Allways been one of my favourite C's from the first day i signed on here. Give me a shout if you want that amp still :-O still here waiting if your scallying again this yr lol?? Chin up, try something different, get it out of your system, then buy another C! Your not that old either mate, but i know what you mean, my back groans getting in and out these days!! If you wanna do Mulvern/Inters or E38 im more than happy to pick you up btw.

i had an avx1, awsome peice of kit. screen quality was psp clear and watchable even being so small. Thought the buttons felt a little tacky though. However the avx 2 seems much better made and loads more features and you can get for 294 on line now from newimagecarhifi.co.uk and id recommend them too. havnt seen the avx33 though?

Mine ran a 15.07 at inters pre-charger with just a BBTB, zorst and filter. Its really hard to hit 60 in second, i kept missing out on that by abt 50rpm :-( Great buz though mate, even if you run 17s you'll still be grinning for a month

I'd be happy to give up a weekend to give you a hand, but your a fair old way off. Its all doable at home and in theory easily in a less than a day. BUT as Jim said that is a list of jobs most likely to have complications, so you need to be prepared for the car to be off the road for up to a week to get bits that break, or already have them. I work in a garage sat mornings, its just a shame your so far away, particularly if it does all go up the swannington :-( pm me if you want my mobi if you do take it on and get really stuck :-)

i think youve done more than slightly well there bud!! oh and mines on 140k now ont eh original clutch/chains/head lol and its blown, but hasnt blown yet lol. am think of getting the big 3 done soon though. bottom end can wait another 100k ;-)

Firstly, lovely VR all round Caz, really nice car. and as for the grid, ffs!! Have to be honest that would be my worst nightmare out with our little one, allways plays on my mind. Sounds like you got by and kept spirits up though and glad you all survived intact! I hope the bill is huge, well if the council end up offering to pay it! legally they should though i believe. My wife worked for the AA, and does'nt now (through choice) nuff said!!

ffs, to..ers

fing tw.ts. You know i reckon i could beat that amazing feat of coolness and skill. Put your car on a hill without the handbrake (parking brake) on and leave it out of gear, i think it would move by its self, it just could work you know. Don't reckon its an american thing, you get tw.ts like that anywhere its just human nature. Only difference is when you slag them off over here you get a stanley knife, over there you get busted with a 9 homey. bunch of ga.s

Look at the 3rd picture.............. looks like he left a 16v inlet mani on the bonnet when he sprayed it by accident lol!

must be a good feeling, well chuffed for you mate. lets hope its 3 strikes and as you say he gets his Nurburgh stretched ! Mind you, if he was'nt speeding a may not even be an offense :-(

aha, your in winchester!, ill be there on friday night this week, so you can check it out if your about Mr Toad

i bought a JVC one 2 weeks ago, and ive allways avoided them before. It won a test on sound qaulity and has those bur brown dac whatevers etc on it lol. Anyway, you can get it online for about £95!! I paid £110 with a 2gig usb pen drive which subtley plugs straight into it, or you can use mp3s wma's offa cd etc. Its ipod ready too. I am totally over the moon with it, particularly the bassy warm sound from mp3s, ease of use and it has far better build quality than any of the £300 alpine units ive had in recent years (sorry but its true!) its a kd-g722, or if you want blingy moving graphics the G821 is an extra £30. I ordered the black one, as it looks very oe in the dash and it comes with a remote too, although i cant see the point at all its nice to have!

Any ideas on this? Cooling seems to be the VR topic of the month as usual!

not sure it has to be a Q?? I thought as long as you had it repaired to a good standard then it could be put back on the road as is. Don't quote me on that though! Gutted for you either way mate, horrid to see it. At least you cant debate it with yourself, could i have done this that and the other. Situations like that can happen to any of us and there begger all you can do.

My car has recently started running really cool, well going by the gauges. I can't get the oil temp above 80 max, and thats giving it some for 30 mins, and coolant sits at about 75! It appears that the bottom hose is not getting very hot at all. I know it should be cooler than the top hose being the cooler output side of the rad, but its only luke warm and i think by heat soalk. I've got a brand new stat and housing and water pump. Got good oil presure, and the heater works fine, and also the engine warms up reasonably quickly and then stays too lower temp as stated. Also, its a bitch to re-start when its warm, I have to give it loads of throttle and it slutters away and finally fires up. Its going like stink so no worries there. Whats wierd is, if the new stat is stuck open it would take longer to heat up and id expect the bottom hose to be hotter after a run. If its stuck closed then i'd expect the water temp to keep climbing and the thing to over heat. Anyone got any idea what the hell is going on!!?? I dont think its related, but when i started it from cold the other day none of the instruments worked (rev counter, mfa, speedo etc etc). Then after it got warm they all flicked back on!!??

well it looked the dogs before so its going to look stupidly awsome this time round! is that The Old Barn Farm pub near Ashley Heath ?

loving that, awsome stuff!!

Right, if anyone wants one i've just reserved 3 at my 2nd from most local store lol including the display one, so chances are thats not all there but its still worth it for 16 squids. Will post up when i get back. B A R G A I N! ! ! ! You can never have too many spanners standing in your garage

they look awsome !

Well i sold my 8v 1991 mk2 18mnths ago with 99k on the clock for £3500, to a guy that almost forced me off the road. it was mint, i didnt want to sell it but i only paid 1550 for it and stuck a set of wheels on to replace the steels it came with. I just had too for that money though. (didnt even have pas!) My point is, he offered me £3k and i nearly soiled my pants, said id sleep on it and decided (even with that offer) to keep it as it was such a good one. So i said i dont want to sell it but i would for 3.5 to put him off, but he said ok :-o Id say 2.5k and if he really wants it he'll buy it. mileage isnt an issue imo sad day if you are C-less though bud :-(