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golfrabbit33

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  1. thanks for that kie, the car is back running now:) quite impressed that it only took 5 days from breaking the box, to get rebuilt and the car put back together, chuffed to have my toy back gti spring on the 29th will be the cars first 1/4 runs. i hope you can bring your car too kie.
  2. yes goth, if its still cool, it would really help me to be there saturday. and my friend (caddy) to come too as requested before thanks gavin, i really cant wait, gotta start practicing my statrs all over again, for years i had it sorted in my standard vr,but now i have the vrt, wheelspin is a real BIG issue. so i pre appologies to the neighbours of my local industrial estates long straight :) at 115mph in 5th on high boost the wheels span and smoked,so when i can afford new underwear lol, i will have to sort out how to get up the 1/4 with minimal traction l
  3. what a shame man, thats a lovley looking car and colour. chin up ive had a new vrt for less than a couple of weeks and had a punture on first day 200 miles from home,keyed the first night i had it, and broke the gearbox and spent £1600 in two weeks. if we didnt love vr`s............ but WE DO
  4. gearbox broke (well, i broke it). new front discks,pads. (£92 for front pads aaaaahhhhhh!!!!). driveshaft,hub engine in,out.shake it all about. the tears have stopped now, and im over the invoice so i will be at spring gti getting my first 1/4 time in the new car. here`s a good one for all car owners. i was at the rayliegh go kart track in essex,seeing a friend who own`s it. and next door is a lazer quazar shootem up place. after only ten mins i came back to open my car,the alarm did not work ???? first time in 4 years ??? then i smelt smoke, then i thought i would
  5. sounds like you have a little more power than you think,maybe some internals where done, i drive my standard vr6 hard and only at the top end of revs does it spin. you could give my turbo vr a race
  6. i was planning on keeping just for a year,but it has got me allready,i think i will keep it for longer. taking the gearbox out tonight, trying to source a quaife gear set as cheap as possible. i know that it will happen again and again so just going to go for straight cut quaife gears. might have to come to gti with a standard box so not too sure about ragging it hard. any help appreciated with gear set
  7. i just became a full member of the turbo club today, i broke 3rd gear and mash up the box. does anyone know of a strong gearbox,the likes of quaife or such FOR SALE ?? plus i had to drive on about a mile to my friends, how much damage would have been done to the quaife lsd attatched ?? was booked in for new disks and pads ( £390 grrr ) for the front tommorow,but it seems fixing the box and getting it running properly again will come first. pod on the 29th is my target i can only pray. just a quick rundown on the cars luck. got a puncture on the m6 on the first day(im f
  8. it was sunny southend today, now its just dark, cold and about to get its usuall 3000 tuners on a saturday, all screeching round the seafront.
  9. cant find the sticker under bonnet and need help to get touch up paint made any help
  10. my friend has a vr caddy, he`s not a member yet but im working on it is it poss he could camp with me ??
  11. thanks ben, even a postcode for my twatnav, i will def be at tesco at 4pm. is it the tesco just a few miles down the road?? the one that allways runs out of ice at bugjam weekend
  12. thanks goth,gav and ben. camping on sat would really suit me. do i need to let anyone know this ?? and am i the only nutter who goes to pod on the m1 ??? lol tommorows practice (rwyb open day) seems to be off due to forecasted rain sleet and snow.
  13. anyone know if there`s camping,the night before ?? or at what early hour you need to be at the gate to avoid the que. i have an all or nothing clutch that is a nightmare when inching forward in standstill traffic. cheers
  14. i just bought the 440 bhp vr6 turbo, and cant wait to get my new 1/4 time. i will be there !!!!
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