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I think that arch trim was holding that part of the car together :-D good luck with getting it all sorted
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Picked up some cleaning products this morning. Clayed the car for the first time with meguiars clay bar and quick detailer then gave it the dodo juice purple haze treatment for wax and even managed to give the engine bay a once over.
Very happy with the finish although it does highlight areas down the sides of the car where the paint has been touched up
previously which is bugging me a bit.
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Got tyres fitted today...yokohama AD08's, not cheap at 150quid a corner but I like to try different tyres. Link to a picture of the tyres http://image.popularhotrodding.com/f/30412765/1010phr_23_o+1975_laguna_project_car+yokohama_advan_neova_ad08.jpg
Anyway, wheels are on, and need to remove the stilts! Didn't sit as high as what I thought it would on standard suspension but still needs dropping asap!
Want to have it lowered before the RR day.
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Shame you didn't get the figures you were hoping for. How much oil do you think your using?
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like the wheels and the colour combo. Two splitters?..do you just stock pile them on your back seat :-)
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Compomotive thv2 18x8. Purchased from reyland motorsport who I believe are currently the only supplier in the u.k to offer them in 18's. Thanks to reyland for supplying these beauties.
Will be sorting the rubber later next week.
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After a 6 week wait the new wheels are in :-)
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http://www.totb.co.uk/cms/component/content/article/146.html
Three events quarter mile/top speed test and handling. Very jap dominated but you can enter as a club against other owners clubs. Be interesting to see how vr6oc finest would fair against the "big boys". You can enter fwd/ rwd or 4wd class.
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Double din fitted, and spent the past week painting the wooden centre trim in BMW graphite grey with a satin lacquer.
Still need to do the handles and will give the gearknob a try but will probably get an R-Line gearknob if it doesn't work.
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I bought a 4 mo to tide me over for the few weeks my MK3 VR was getting repainted. Just wondering how you find the comparison? I much prefer my mk3 if I am honest the power is delivered completely differently. The 4mo is a little more refined imho.
I think out the box the 4mo is a great daily driver. I loved the noise my mk3 made...but now the 4mo has a decat and non-res milltek I definitely prefer the noise of the 4mo. As for power delivery, I had my limiter raised to 7100 when I got it mapped and it gives you the extra time through the gears that you "miss" when used to driving mk3's. Everything considered I prefer the mk4 as a car but probably would prefer to be seen driving a mk3 lol.
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woah! Like your choice of colours for this car and looks like you did well with painting that engine bay....oh...and the air ride setup!!
The pipework is definitely my favourite part. Put's my handy work skills to shame lol -
Payday treat! Been wanting a double din stereo for a while so picked up this Alpine today. Square buttons...very nineties interior :-d .
Anyone got any tips to remove the c.d changer in the mk4's? Haven't had a good look yet.
More goodies to follow over the next couple weeks :-d
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Looks like it came out really nice! Love new paint on old cars.
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Can the stealth rollers accommodate an m5? I'm up for this! Let me know when deposits need taking.
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Done a brake fluid change today and put new spark plugs in as the last set had done 38k according to the service book. Given it a clean and polish as well. Not a bad weekend's work.
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Seeing as all my discs and pads were shot...I took advantage of the nice weather today and went ahead and fitted new discs and pads all round. I went for pagid discs with "yellowstuff" pads. I was looking at big brake kit options but would rather spend the money on other bits for the time being as I don't intend on tracking the car or anything. Doing a brake fluid change tomorrow and fitting o.e.m spark plugs I bought a few weeks back.
Still waiting on the call for when my new wheels are ready so I can crack on with fitting them and finally put the weitec's on.
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When are we going to see another feature car writeup? Love reading these...sure im not the only one!
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Good figures there mate. Bet it drives totally different now
It goes nicely, and the noise it's making when I take it to 7000rpm with the miltek, decat and bmc is unreal..just reminds me why I stuck with the "V" engine. Driven my mates standard r32 and dont think there was any real noticeble difference.
Once my wheels arrive and I've fitted my weitec's I'll start collecting turbo bits and do a few "odd jobs" on the interior/exterior.
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New wheels ordered today! 2/3 week lead time as they are made to order at the moment and the design has literally only just been re-released as new alloy wheel for purchase..absolute nightmare as a couple websites "claim" to sell them in the size I want but ended up getting them from a well respected ford tuning company :-)
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gorgeous car! Nice to see you kept it looking original from the outside. Maybe a new expansion tank would finish that bay off? Not expensive and makes all the difference
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Please see links below in regards to radiator fan issues on the above vehicles. Please read the thread that gives all the information you need in terms of testing the operation of your fans...hi and low speed, as well as the attached diy fix guide. This could save you hundreds in repair bills.
thread:
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/59897.aspx?PageIndex=1
diy guide:
http://website.lineone.net/~alan.james.lorely/fan%20mod/Repair.html
please note that it's important to check both the hi and low speed operation of your fans even if they appear to work and stop your car from overheating.
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Couple pictures of the bmc and milltek in place. Managed to squeeze the cold air feed in to where the old snorkel was fitted by the headlight.
Decat was fabricated and fitted on Wednesday so its now a full stainless system from the exhaust manifold onwards.
Just got back from stealth today after getting a remap. Vince cleared the fault for the decat and also raised the limiter to 7100rpm.
After a handful of runs and some tweaking, the car saw 225bhp at the flywheel. Vince also ironed out a flat spot that came in at the top end.
Already got some weitec coilovers for the car, just getting funds together for some wheels.
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Thanks for the offer spadam but I'm going ahead with getting one fabricated on Wednesday
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Got this fitted now but still need to figure out what to do with the cold air feed as it doesn't quite fit with the bmc in place.
Picked up a milltek non res cat back today. Wasn't keen on the custom exhaust I had made so decided to go with the milltek option.
Car is booked in to get a decat fabricated and fitted next Wednesday. Been quoted 120 for the job which I thought was reasonable considering how difficult it is to
Source an off the shelf item for the 4mo.
Got it booked into stealth this friday to get a remap done for the new parts and cancel the management light should it come on after the decat. I'll post up the rolling road figures when it's all done.
The pipework is definitely my favourite part. Put's my handy work skills to shame lol 
Chaz's Slowmo build
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This car has now been sold to my housemate..so at least I still get to see and enjoy it. I couldn't justify spending any more money on this car as I struggled to see any returns come from it.
Maybe if it was an R32 things might have been different. Anyway...moved onto Jap crap and got myself this. It's got the 300bhp prodrive pack 0-60 about 4.5 seconds, Brembo's all round and you can change the split of the power between front and rear wheels. Seems like a good platform to start with. Looking at buying an old 95 Passat estate off a friend in a couple months as a Daily driver and got loads of my mk3 vr parts left in the garage so an engine conversion could well be on the cards a few months down the line. If I don't conver that then would love a mk2 or raddo vr at some point so we will see ;-)