combinetom 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hi guysBought this little monster on Saturday, and loving it to bits at the mo, such a nice car to drive, and bloody immaculate outside and in!!Some Piccies!!There we are.As i've said in the new members section, got a very slight rattle from the chainage area, so going to get that looked at today, and see where to go from there really.Fancy getting some Borbets for her, but that may depend on what happens engine wise!!ThanksTom Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 mmmmm... That is gorgeous mate... you got a really good buy there i think, looks like a minter!! Ive replied to your other thread re the chains... but officially i can now say welcome to the fold!! Now the Veeeee Ahhhhh experience begins!! enjoy! :) Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yeh, i gave it a clay barring at the weekend, and she came up a treat, but got dirty almost straight away again. I only used techwax after the clay though, so i'll probably give it the full wax this weekend!! Link to post Share on other sites
H13VYY 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 looks like a minter. nice buy. Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 The best bit about it was, i got the train up and guy picked me up from the station, and on the way back to his house, he mentioned his brother had just bough an Audi R8!! So we turned up at his house, and there it was parked up in the drive, and i'm ashamed to say, i slightly forgot about the golf for a few minutes!! Sat in it, and it is amazing, sounds awesome!! Do you think the V10 would fit in the VR?? :-d Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Very nice looking example you've found there. Are you going to get to some of the meets? Link to post Share on other sites
M44 DUB 2 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 WOW she's clean!! Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yeh definitely matey, looking forward to seeing everyone elses dubs, been on the Jap "Scene" as it were for the last 5 years or so, so be interesting to see what else everyone has done euro wise etc.Are there many regional or national meets during the year?? Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 WOW she's clean!! Thanks dude, she really is spotless outside and in, a small crack in one of the rear lenses and thats it!!Just , as said before, want to make sure everything is ok mechanically, and then it'll be fine!!Just a few questions ive got:I've read a few times about VR's warming up, and mine probably takes around 5-10 minutes to warm up to 80 on the gauge first thing, is this right??Is the engine supposed to give the car a slight shake on idle, i mean the shake that comes from having a huge block, or thats the way i see it anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Are there many regional or national meets during the year??yes mate loads have a look through here http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewforum.php?17 and sign up to any you like Car looks very nice and as said looks like you got yourself a great starting point mate Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 There are loadsa great meets throughout the year that a lot of us go to and camp out, get drunk have a lot of laughs, its great fun!! As for the shake... it depends how bad it is, lift your bonnet up n have a look at the engine, if its moving around a fair bit it could be one of your engine mounts needs replacing... but might be ok if its not too bad, just keep your eye on it. Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 No it's not bad at all, just noticeable, but i think it's to do with the sheer size of the thing more than anything.It's going in the garage i said about on Tuesday anyway, and anything that needs doing will be done (Good old credit card) so she'll be all sorted then!You wouldn't know where the cheapest place to get black diamond brake products would be would you? I've tried Europerformance, where i got my Primera stuff from, but they seem very expensive now?I'm looking forward to meeting everyone, and getting to some meets, can't wait!! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 ahh well its prob nothing to worry about but im sure the garage will let you know when they see it. and no i dont to be honest, i run Brembo discs and Pagid pads on mine which i got from GSF and with my discount come to about £90... I looked into it a lot before i brought them and they good good reviews on here... Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 oh yeah, Venom motorsport do Black diamond, think they may give a discount if you say ur premium, i cant remember, ill have to check the list... Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Is that £90 for discs and pads??Thats pretty good isn;t it, crikey!!I also checked the MOT history on VOSA last night, and the good thing is that everything he told me tallied up with what the MOT history said, and it's had to have a very minimal amount of welding done in the last 6 years, which, in my eyes, is a good thing!! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Yeah, I got Brembo Vented dics and i think the pads are pagid fast road pads... you get 10% off at GSF so yeah, bargain and seem to work well for me... but by all means ask around, i dont know if the upgrade to black diamond is really necessary as the set up i have stops me well enough!! lol. Link to post Share on other sites
tododavies 1 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 lovely car mate, nice to see another vr bein well looked after Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Got a blowy cat after inspection on Saturday, which proably explains the slightly rich smell from the exhaust, so got a new (2nd hand) one on the way, £30, which i'm pleased with, and also got a ram air filter on the way too!Some more good news, as i took the car to my VW blokey, and he said it's spotless, underneath has had a small amount of welding around the bungs ( a common place apparently) and thats it, and he said he thinks the chain rattle is because of the state of the oil in the engine, he reckons it hasn't been changed in a year, so i went to VW as well and picked up synta silver for the weekend!!Pleased as punch!! :-d Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Bit of a pain today.Went out to the car this morning, and there was a puddle of water in the centre console, and a wet roof lining. I presume it's leaking from the sunroof, and so i squeezed the drain nipples in the door jambs and a small amount of water and crap came out, would this be enough to block them up, or could it be more serious, i.e the seal around the sunroof?? I'm hoping it was just the drain tubes, as it was preety thick and black gunk that came out, allbeit just about a lump say a 5p size.Any help would be appreciated guys. Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
combinetom 0 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Some new pictures taken today after a bloody good clean.Down by the sea!! Link to post Share on other sites
H13VYY 0 Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 wow..that is cleeean. nice work. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6stormt 0 Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 very nice....... Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 loving the pics v nice :-) Link to post Share on other sites
SamboVr6 0 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 SWEEEEEEEET!! Where abouts in cornwall are you cos the pics look very familiar? 8-) Link to post Share on other sites
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