I think as long as you get decent hub centric spacers then you will be ok, i run 10mm Eibach hub centric ones for a while and had no probs... a lot of people run them
i have only heard that the FKs have a tendancy to leak or seize up after a couple of years... i have mates running the £180 ebay specials and have had no problems with them at all.
thats crazy... i wouldnt even want a car thats been sat around for that long not being used... and starting a car regularly but not driving it isnt a good thing either...
sand blasting is always an option, my mate had a whole set done for £80 and came out really well. you just have to make sure they use the finest grade sand and on a low pressure...
ive been with sky and now adrian flux, both support the vr6oc and were really helpful, chris knott were not so good for me... im also insured on a mk2 with HIC
i thought he meant dodo juice wax... Looks good mate, and i find those wheels quite distracting... but your plans sound good, look forward to seeing your progress