cornishvr6 52 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Well heres a pic of the calipers and redstuff pads im waiting to fit, Myself and a friend attempted to fit them at the weekend but found my brake hoses had corroded where they meet the brake pipes so couldnt unscrew the end to swap them over....so ordered some brake pipe and fitttings which arrived yesterday.. So job this week is fit the new front brake pipes, and then the brakes can finally go on Only small but got some new bolts for the steering wheel as it was missing a couple..god knows how And a new vw aerial base as my current one is falling to pieces..hope to get this on when i have an attempt at paint correcting the car, Hopefully a last shot in the sun in winter modeAlso going on this week should be new vw top mounts and coilovers, so will update with pics when this happens, Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 So today i had a go over the car with a machine polisher, 6 hours in total was quite hard work but im quite happy with the results i got, Also got my front wiper motor fitted as the old one was on its way out..no more noisy wipers And as i finished the paintwork the postie had a parcel of audio cables which allowed me to fit my new headunit to my sub,amps,components, pic taken was just before i clipped it securely in its cage Link to post Share on other sites
tjsmudger 2 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Bet you have arms like Arnie, after all that polishing!! Link to post Share on other sites
ashmk3 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 you have gotta be happy with those results, i love the look of a black clean car. Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Looking good mate Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 6 hours for the whole car is good going and nice result, what polish/pad did you use in the end? Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Well its been quite a while since i have updated this mainly due to being made redundant soon so the plans for the car went on hold and its future with me was hanging in the balance, Decided to carry on regardless with my plans in time for Bristol volksfest and got the wheels polished, balanced and tired up, ready to go on and fit the samco kit from the Group buy along with a bonrath air intake to complement the other polished bits in the engine bay, Quite happy with how its looking at the moment Bristol volksfest 2011Helston motorshow, June 19th Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Wherry 0 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 That looks bloody sexy! (H)Does the Bonrath air intake differentiate betweek OBD1 and OBD2?Loving the side rear shot, looks lush! Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 That looks bloody sexy! (H)Does the Bonrath air intake differentiate betweek OBD1 and OBD2?Loving the side rear shot' date=' looks lush![/quote']Thanks for the comment mate, I think the bonrath fits both obd1 and obd2 the only difference is the fitting of the hoses and believe the obd2 you have to blank a pipe off instead, might be worth asking in the tech section as im not 100% Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Not many updates to speak of recently, Painted and fitted the de-badged grill i had in the loft, Serviced it again inc fuel filter, Got some plans engine wise over the winter but recently got a new addition to the family...not vr related..yet anyway, but a black mk1 golf clipper, mainly as a toy and also for the girlfriend to learn to drive in as she aint learning in the vr Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Well last week i had fitted a pair of new lower arms, Bushes, Ball joints, Drop links, Car handles so much better now, Removed the polished expansion bottle and replaced with a new oe bottle, Removed my show cage so i could fit my black abc pillars, Retrimmed the headlining in black cloth and painted the grab handles, sunroof/interior light controls and sunvisors in satin black, Was quite impressed with the finish and the whole interior feels a much nicer place to be in, Will post up some pics of this later, Just a quick pic of the front end with the painted debadged grill and pressed plates Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Happy birthday to me....thanks to member Dr Rich for this purchase Will be painted in the next couple of days so will post a pic when its completed, Hopefully will be fitted with a set of schrick 268 cams at the same time and put on the rolling road for setup and remap, Also got braided fuel hoses and stainless fittings so will get these on at the same time, pics will follow Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Passenger side window mech gave up yesterday so had to do a temporary fix until today, Went down to my local vw specialist...£25 inc vat which i was pleased at and just finished fitting it now, Fiddly task i must say especially swapping the motor over but all done and working again, Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Well after searching high and low for a new set of wheels these popped up...16" porsche silver roses, 8x16 fronts, 9 x 16 rears, Refurbed in oem silver, metal centre caps195/40/16 falkens upfront and 215/35/16 falkens on the rear using fk hubcentric adaptorsWill get some better pics once they are fitted to the car,Also waiting on a new oe front splitter to arrive as my current one is starting to show its age a little, Managed to get it booked in at a local bodyshop for a few bits doing ready for next year will try get some progress pics throughout the work. Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Mr postman today brought me my shiny new rear badges to replace the old faded ones, Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Wheels now fitted, Took it to check the alignment today and had it adjusted, Now drives awesome and love the stance it has, The 9's on the rear fit perfect with no scrubbage running the 215/35's falkens, The grip in wet conditions is very good. Will post some pics over the weekend with the new setup, Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Just a quick pic of mine parked next to my mates v5, Both showing quite a bit of poke at the moment, Hoping to bring mine down a little more soon..awaiting a sump gaurd to be fabricated first Will upload some better pics later today of how the wheels look on the car Link to post Share on other sites
VR6_Absy 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Loving the wheels, one of my favoritesCheeky Schrick as well, whats the plans with this ? Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Loving the wheels' date=' one of my favoritesCheeky Schrick as well, whats the plans with this ?[/quote']Cheers Gary, Always wanted a set it was just the cost and that they rarely become available but here we are, really happy with the setup of the adaptors and tyre stretch i think its just about right apart from needing it a bit lower all around if not quite a bit lower on the front, Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well i managed to get a few pics in the daylight en route to work this morn, So excuse the dirty state its currently in, As i previously said the whole car needs coming down a bit more, Let me know what you think Link to post Share on other sites
filtee 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 What size adaptors are they mate and how do you think it drives with them? I had porsche d90's on my old one 8s front 9s rear with 25mm adaptors all round (see my pic) and it drove pretty bad compared to straight fitting wheels. Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 What size adaptors are they mate and how do you think it drives with them? I had porsche d90's on my old one 8s front 9s rear with 25mm adaptors all round (see my pic) and it drove pretty bad compared to straight fitting wheels.Im running 30mm adaptors on the front and 35mm adaptors on the rear with an added 3mm shim, I cant fault the handling at all it drives superb, The silver roses are quite a bit lighter than d90's anyway which may help but combined with new falken ze912 tyres, new wishbones, bushes and set up the alignment it has totally tranformed the way it handles Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Well Decided to de-sticker the car, Changed the debadged grill to the oe grill with chrome badges now, Bit of a detail today, Still waiting to drop it at a local bodyshop for a few bits and new coilovers are getting picked up tommorow to solve the height setup on the front and rear. Heres a few pics from today... Link to post Share on other sites
filtee 0 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Im tryin to find some of those wheels. I had polished d90's on my old one. I think those silver roses are slightly better. Get them mirror polished. Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 That's a smart looking golf mate, very tidy. The 'early' look plus your wheels really make it stand out! Nice work Link to post Share on other sites
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