I'm just playin', man! You've always had awesome shit and can clearly pedal as well
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:20 pm
by Beany
Having bought a ragtop, it's rained more than it's shone lately.
I've just bought and applied some more RainX. So expect weeks of glorious sunshine, peeps
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:49 pm
by Nic
This happened today.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:43 pm
by John
I know they've been mentioned earlier but I absolutely love those alloy wheels
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:53 am
by Nic
I’m 50/50 on the wheels at the moment, something less fussy perhaps.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:21 am
by Mark_bt52
They must look better on the other side of the car where they are going the right way...
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:34 am
by Jobbo
I love those wheels on it. They look exactly the right period for the car; the ones you had on it before (similar style to the Ur-Quattro, IIRC?) didn't suit it quite so well.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:57 am
by ZedLeg
Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:34 am
I love those wheels on it. They look exactly the right period for the car
JIC, the car looks great Nic. Is that it finished for the moment?
Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:34 am
I love those wheels on it. They look exactly the right period for the car
JIC, the car looks great Nic. Is that it finished for the moment?
Another +1. They suit the Golf.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:36 am
by Coaster1
GG. wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:13 pm
Been very pleased with the improvement to the car the PSE added when I retrofitted it around 18 months ago... but well, the temptation is always for moaar and louder isn't it
Just booked it in at Hayward & Scott in a couple of week's time for the centre silencer delete & replacement with stainless crossover pipes which is very popular with the 997 GTS crowd. Mulled over whether it was worth it to go for the Sharkwerks pipes but with import taxes etc. they're essentially 2x the cost for no tangible benefit, so H&S it is.
Think the last vid I posted with pre-PSE so will need to post a before & after with this new set up - can't wait now
GG. wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:13 pm
Been very pleased with the improvement to the car the PSE added when I retrofitted it around 18 months ago... but well, the temptation is always for moaar and louder isn't it
Just booked it in at Hayward & Scott in a couple of week's time for the centre silencer delete & replacement with stainless crossover pipes which is very popular with the 997 GTS crowd. Mulled over whether it was worth it to go for the Sharkwerks pipes but with import taxes etc. they're essentially 2x the cost for no tangible benefit, so H&S it is.
Think the last vid I posted with pre-PSE so will need to post a before & after with this new set up - can't wait now
Guess you won’t be tracking the car then.
Teh centre silencer bypass still retains the PSE side cans so will have a quiet mode for appeasing neighbours and track use
Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:34 am
I love those wheels on it. They look exactly the right period for the car
JIC, the car looks great Nic. Is that it finished for the moment?
Another +1. They suit the Golf.
Thanks, wasn’t expecting it to go down so well.
Yes I think it’s pretty much finished now. At some point it needs a steering rack rebuild, im tempted with a quaiffe quick rack but it might make it too twitchy.
Possibly better front brake calipers, currently running G60 calipers and perhaps a switch to 4 pot AP brakes or similar would be a good idea.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:27 am
by speedingfine
Are they Ronal wheels? Love them (keep them!) and the decals look great too. Are they just for Retro Rides? Take plenty of photos there please
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:33 am
by JLv3.0
+1 on the rimlove. Yes I said it.
It was on Turbos before, wasn't it?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:59 pm
by Nic
Decals will stay on, they make me laugh.
Wheels were oz super turismos, then centras and these are now oz routes.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:16 pm
by Rich B
I quite like the decals - though what does the bbs refer to?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:17 pm
by Nic
The bodykit Rich, it’s made by BBS.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:23 pm
by Rich B
Nic wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:17 pm
The bodykit Rich, it’s made by BBS.
That looked like immense fun while it was running - what went wrong, we need to talk you out of selling it...
Never raced or rallied, just for JL, yes the best fun ever, what maybe isn’t obvious is that I was hitting the hard limiter twice a lap there, and it’s geared to 142mph..
the cars an absolute weapon!
Oh and I was on road tyres in that race, everyone else was on slicks, I couldn’t get th slicks switched on in qualifying, later discovered they were an endurance compound.
888R’s for the win, although near the end they start to go off a bit
110 ish is my terminal before braking for duffas. Lasted in the session the closing speed on the Cooper s is pretty impressive.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:57 pm
by Marv
Nic wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:17 pm
The bodykit Rich, it’s made by BBS.
I didn't even realise BBS made body kits. Trés cool
