Jump to content

antera309

Members
  • Content Count

    2,354
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

Everything posted by antera309

  1. Great fun pulling stuff apart, ain't it!! Have you found another shell yet?
  2. This is the proper way to do things... redesign the car from the ground up to run FI. Fair play for the time, trouble (and probably expense) you're going to to get things just right. Can't wait to see this one when it's finished!
  3. The casualty list so far includes an Astra VXR, a Foicus RS & and Audi S3!!! (6)
  4. Sorry it's taken so long getting the photos up - been too busy out driving it! It's pretty mint, only 30k on the clock. You have no idea how many dog rough R32s I looked at before I found this one! Mods so far include a VW MFD Sat Nav unit & ipod interface, amp'd Vibe 6x9s on a stealth shelf and a laser.. er.. parking sensor on the front. I also had the VW 6463 ECU update done, which has made it run super-smooth!
  5. I'm now all booked up and confirmed for Saturday! For all of you that fancy taking on an R32 up the strip - get ready!!!
  6. antera309

    inters

    I'm there on the Saturday.
  7. Yep. When it comes to low-down torque, there is no substitute for extra CCs. If you want your VR to go just like an R32, I'm convinced that this would be the way to do it. Pete is right though, the engine is only half the story. A lower final drive helps matters enormously on the mk3 VR.
  8. On account of spending all my money on a new car, I'm gonna have to drop out on this one, I'm afraid. See you all at Inters!
  9. I'll be on the VR6OC stand for this one. Will confirm once booked.
  10. Having had experience of both engines, I reckon that a 12v VR6 bored & stroked to 3.1 litres with a gasflowed big valve head, 264 cams and a schrick manifold would give you almost identical power and delivery to a stock R32.
  11. There is a Haynes manual for the Golf mk3, which covers everything apart from the VR6 engine itself. For engine work, the most widely used manual is the Bentley one, available from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Volkswagen-Cabrio-Service-Manual-1993-99/dp/0837603668/ref=sr_1_1/202-6871941-5468634?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179872112&sr=8-1 Is it OK with everyone if I move this thread to the FAQ section? This question gets asked a lot.
  12. Very, very nice! The exterior & interior are pretty much impossible to improve upon, so you can concentrate your attention on the engine.... ....I hear the distant whine of a supercharger.....
  13. Never feel obliged to buy a car you have "won" on eBay if it is not EXACTLY as described (and very few are). Worst-case scenario is one negative feedback point on your eBay account, which sure beats buying a dog.
  14. Well it's now been sold, and I'm sure the new owner will have a great deal of fun with it. An all new project is coming soon. Watch this space!
  15. MCN Classifieds? Bike Trader?
  16. The idea is to install a light alloy rollcage, welded to all 4 suspension turrets, to get the chassis strength back.
  17. I retro-fitted electric mirrors onto a car that already had electric windows. There were no additional relays required for the mirrors, it was just a case of 2 door looms and one loom behind the dash. Having said that, I never figured out where the white plug on the dash loom (for the mirror heating function) went.
  18. antera309

    Daily driver

    I did 50,000 miles in two years in my old VR6 without any mechanical problems whatsoever. However, it was 8 years old when I bought it with only 50k on the clock and a full VW service history, 2 lady owners from new. Examples like this are difficult to find these days, but if you can get hold of one, you should enjoy many miles of trouble-free motoring.
  19. I still have the mag that features this car. The engine is an almost standard VR6 - aftermarket cams, gas flowed head, straight-through 'zorst and uprated FPR, but that's about it. The weight loss is extreme though - floorpan cut out and thin ali plates welded in, perspex windows, fibreglass bootlid, bonnet, bumpers, motorcycle battery etc, on top of an extreme stripdown. Even the wheels are ultra-lightweight items. The thing weighs little more than a single-seater. It may not be pretty, but on the dragstrip it is devatstatingly effective and just goes to show how much the standard mk3's p
  20. Starting 1988 @ age 18 1977 Porsche 924 (Yes - this was my first car!!), green 1982 Renualt 5 Gordini Turbo, red 1982 Renault 18 GTS, red 1982 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi mk2, gold 1987 Vauxhall Astra SRi mk2, black 1988 Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V mk2, black 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo phase 2, pearl white 1991 Ford Fiesta RS Turbo mk3, red 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier GSI2000 4x4 mk3, white 1988 Ford Escort RS Turbo Cabriolet mk4, white 1995 Ford Escort RS2000 mk6, blue (bought 1997) 1994 BMW 325i Converible E36, blue (bought 2000) 1994 VW Golf VR6 mk3 5-door, Atlas Grey (bought 2002) 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX Tur
  21. Did you pay through PayPal? If so, you can claim money back through them.
  22. The red mighjt not be to your taste, but it's R-reg, 3 door, has air con and you should be able to knock him down to £1.8... http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CARS_popup.jsp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=block&sort=3&hassearched=Y&make=VOLKSWAGEN&min_pr=75&source=0&model=GOLF&max_pr=3000&miles=1500&agerange=3&mileage=&postcode=hp15+7et&variant=VR6&bodyid=0&trim=&fuelid=0&colour=&transmissionid=0&keywords=&ukcarsearch_full.x=71&ukcarsearch_full.y=7&start=4&a
  23. You definitely want to keep your climatronic, so a car with air con already fitted would save you a lot of money on sourcing new air con rad/condenser/pipework etc. False economy to buy a non-aircon VR.
×
×
  • Create New...