VIDS (update, 20vt and lowness)(RIDE HEIGHT NOW SET)

walshc · Post by **walshc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:14 pm

Hi all, ive been checking out this forum for a while now and i thought its about bloody time i singed up n show you all what im driving (no rude gestures please

)... if i knew how to put my pics on here, im crap with computers, can someone please tell me how i can do it. ...to try my very best to help you with any probs you may be having and to also get some tips from you guys n gals. Lookin forward to chattin to ya,

walshc · Post by **walshc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:46 pm

Forget that help on pics, i decided to look in the help section and oh what did i find,

so here she is.... (feel free to coment)

Quick spec, 1.4 8v

for now

stainless steel cat back, k&n 57i, g-max sport kit -50mm, pagid fast road pads with brembo max discs, fat steffan wheels (8x14) total blacked out rear lights indicators and side repeaters, fairly decent sound system (mixture)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:48 pm

part one, prepare your picture - im sure you're probably ok with photography but that can be sorted later if needs be. In terms of the file, small and sweet does it - over about 320x240 pixels and 30kb after saving to JPG (ie dont turn the quality down too far), but no more really than 800x600 and 300kb.
To make it easy, if you're going to go out and get fresh pictures, a standard digital camera's "email" or smallest size setting (and medium quality mode) should do the job just right - 640x480 and a hundred kb or so.

part two, upload it. Easiest and cheapest way, go to http://imageshack.us, hit "Choose", navigate thru your hard drive to where the picture is saved, double click and then hit Upload. Wait thirty seconds or so for it to transfer, and...

part three, insert it into a post.
Keep the imageshack page open, start a new browser window or tab, write what you want to in a UKP (or other internet board) post, then flick back to imageshack when you want to insert the picture. Copy the code displayed where it says "for posting on web boards" (or, if you prefer, "thumbnail for internet boards" - particularly if you want to post a higher resolution picture than will fit on the page) and paste it into your post.

carry on writing, or if youre finished, hit submit.... sit back and bask in its multicoloured glory!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:53 pm

ok dude, seems we were writing at the same times there

UKP itself doesn't have any hosting capability, and your computer isn't going to be able to send em into the big wide interweb all by itself like that unless you set it up as some kind of server, so follow the instructions above with the files you have listed and you'll be golden.

open them up in a paint package or something first though and check out the pixel size 'n' all, if its any much larger than 640x480 or 800x600 use the thumbnail link; smaller, use the regular one.

if the file size of any/all of the pictures is 1mb (each) or more, though, you'll have to try shrinking them down a little first any way, as that's imageshack's limit. never used to be a problem with earlier digicams, but anything that does 2 mpixel or higher tends to make some whopping files - my 5mp one goes into the 2.5mb range at high quality

walshc · Post by **walshc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:17 pm

ok lets start again

http://img271.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... dit8ql.jpg

http://img271.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... dit8mz.jpg

http://img271.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... dit5ci.jpg

http://img271.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... dit0fn.jpg

eureka!! thanks for the help bud i was starting to tear my hair out

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:26 pm

Not a bad ride mate, keep up the good work.

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:41 pm

Yep, I really like that!

I had a black MK4, many moons ago, and I think they look mint!

Just a couple of things... Loose the side rubbing strips and maybe drop the front end down a little further (if you're using coilovers?).

Really nice though

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:50 pm

hello and welcome to the forum

nice car i like the smoked bits and bobs on it

-Ben-

walshc · Post by **walshc** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:14 pm

yeah i agree on the rub strips there coming off soon, and as for lower ride height, coilovers will be fitted after the engine swap. im thinking -70mm

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:42 pm

Welcome

Nice ride

robz · Post by **robz** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:51 pm

welcome 2 the forum m8. Liking the polo

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:19 pm

glad to be of service, because that looks phat

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:16 pm

welcome!

walshc · Post by **walshc** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:30 pm

UPDATE
Got the polo back a couple of weeks ago now so i thought id show my new pics (camera phone pics

)

Splitter and grill have still got to go on, ive just got to trim them

This was mid conversion and sadly its the only one i have

And this is it all fitted and ready to go, just having the remap at time of pic

Im over the moon with the conversion (thanks Dubsport) loving the power

, Ive got some good ideas on how im going to dress the bay

but youll have to wait for that

Today i thought id start twisting down the coilovers

god i wish i could have it this low

But due to plenty scrubish and this

(whitch i scrapped every speedbump on test run

) its not going to happen (I had to put my phone on its side and upside down to take theese pics because its so low

)

After i took the pics i spent the next few hours trying to get the height just right

then it got dark so ill have to finish it tomorrow.
Heres how i left it, cant see much but i quite like the pic (even though it is a camera phone pic

)

Ill post some more pics tomorrow of set ride height

Craig

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:39 pm

Looks good decked! And damn, I love your wheels