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Messaged you man

Not really an update or anything, just some photos taken at the VASK meet last week (not by me).
You will be able to see how much higher the car is now, much better for everyday use.

btw that's a pretty a nice golf haha

Had fun and some really good food.

Look forward to meeting up with you guys again 

Hey man, only just found this! Awesome to see some pics of it.

Looks like it's in good hands!

That's what I ran in my old vauxhall, worked perfectly to run two 6x9's and was completely hidden. Just a little cable from under the dash

Haha cheers man, only noticed after I chucked photos up!

Turns out coilovers settle a good few cm and the car is now far too low on the little 13's. I hit and scrape everything so car will be raised but not too much haha

Cheers man. There's a few around but yea, quite expensive

Do it man, 3 x $8 paint cans and a few hours work, mostly waiting for paint to dry haha

I was real keen to paint the car a different colour but am now really happy with it.

Plan to do thinner stripes down the bottom of the doors as well

Any comments/advice on wheel colour welcomed 

Hey guys,

I've had this golf for around a year now and have done a lot to it.

When I picked it up it wouldn't idle what so ever and just didn't run well generally, timing was so out. 

Kept cutting out (electrical problems as well) had AA get it going 3 times before I got it home (9 hour drive). 

That's basically as it's had a 1.6 KJET swapped in over the original 1.1 carby and had a lot of missing parts.

Good increase in power but want to do something bigger down the road.

Finally lowered it on $300 coilovers from china haha

Really like how it sits but is quite bouncy, can't complain for $300

I've had the 4x114 volks for ages but could never run them all around as adapters made them stick out too much, finally found a set of 4x100 on Trademe for $80 (selling as trailer wheels) which are perfect for the front then 15mm adapters on the back. 

I highly recommend deathmat with ccf as I had to but earmuffs for the drive home, it use to be so fuckin loud with all original insulation stuff removed by the last owner. 

On the advice of a mate ended up going over to Fusion Metal Works, they are going to cut them on the plasma cutter. Really cool guys, showed me the machine and how they do it etc. Highly recommend using them, cheap as well.

Cheers for the help guys

Cheers man

Cheers man, at home in chch it would be a breeze but up here for uni so have a socket set and that's about it haha.

Have a few good leads atm, love oldschool for that 

Just need a few spacing plates made up to fit my front struts, have got coilovers but the brackets are too wide (opening is 26mm, need it to be 20mm). 

If anyone knows of a good place or has the equipment to do it please let me know.

Cheers guys

Haha cheers man, will keep that in mind. A pair of spring compressors may be on the list

I reckon I'll sign up to it tonight, cheers for the link.

As for the springs/shocks what sort of price would I be looking at?

Thanks heaps by the way, would be keen as on a hand to fit them as I've only ever replaced shocks on my beetle which is extremely simple. Yea the cars in Christchurch and I'll be back there mid November so work would happen around then.

If you don't want to post a price on here just pm me, thanks heaps man.

I would love to do it properly but we will have to see the price haha.

Also shocks that are in there at the moment are like new so just replacing the rear ones to front ones would be the go.

Also any help with ideas for lowering etc would be awesome

Yea could be the one from Turners, the guy I got it off hasn't had it for long so could well be.

No record of that though however still have original bill of sale etc which all look pretty dang cool

Cheers man, will investigate 

Discussion,

probably not much as car is only having minor mods haha

cheers

Cheers by the way