Si_GTi's winter progress thread

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:25 pm

Si_GTi wrote:This also suggests that Chris, your kit from eBay wasn't the 80/80 kit after all

Well im glad thats cleared up!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:24 pm

My standard suspension would always make a crunching noise when reversing just before setting off. Think it was normal. Coilovers don't seem to do it

Si_GTi wrote:

That picture looks excellent

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:46 pm

A minor update re the coilovers. Had the tracking sorted (Â£30) and the headlights adjusted at VW (Â£26). Now that the tracking is back to where it should be I can let the car off the leash and really give it some beans. Feels great to drive I must say

Prash · Post by **Prash** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:34 pm

Your car's lookin awesome Si, nice work

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:41 pm

Okay folks here is an excellent comparison of how low the Polo is now. I cleaned her this morning and took a couple of photos in the same location as my signature images. Forgive me for not having blacked the tyres

haha. After getting back from this trip, I now have dirt and mud splattered up the sides and rear of the car again from damp roads and other cars. Stupid weather...

Oh and I've just noticed that the "crop image" markings are still on the first image

(look at the leading edge of the bonnet just above the grille). D'oh!

polo power · Post by **polo power** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:53 pm

lookin good si you can really tel the diff between the pics with the height

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:57 pm

that looks awesome, what did you lower it to? any prob with speed bumps etc..

are those the standard RX II's with bbs caps?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:35 pm

shantybeater wrote:that looks awesome, what did you lower it to? any prob with speed bumps etc..

are those the standard RX II's with bbs caps?

Its roughly -60mm, I think. No worries with speed bumps so long as you take it nice and easy. We have a fair bit of street furniture in this town and none of them have stopped me yet. Only the work one is a touch higher than the other speed bumps so I take it slowly and at an angle and its fine

And yes. Those are the standard rims with "carbon-look" BBS centre caps that I bought from VAGParts.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:26 pm

looks awesome si, the stance is perfect. spacers tho

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:56 pm

I'm going to see how things look with the G60 steels on first before thinking seriously about spacers. The back might need to come up just a little with the steels fitted as they are a lower offset. I'm trying to get a G60 steel sorted out this week from MintySE for a good price then will be off to get quotes on powdercoating. Looking at no more than Â£140 if I can help it but so far haven't gotten lower than Â£180, I'll keep looking!

Very tempted by a Raceland stainless manifold at the moment thanks to olop_chris

but these BBS have to go, they're shot to bits IMHO. Then we can think of manifolds

Cheers

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:54 pm

OK so I have been sidetracked slightly from getting these steels finished and fitted. This lunchtime I bought... an OMP front upper strut brace! At long last

but its going to take 15-28 days to arrive, bought from Demon Tweeks like olop_chris did and they get them direct from OMP in Italy AFAIK

Once its here I'll be fitting the upper and lower braces simultaneously

which will sharpen up the handling nicely! Bit worried about the front lower brace though as the car at it's current height doesn't even clear dead pheasants (there is a thump from under the car and a load of feathers from the back bwahahaha) but does clear the vast majority of speed bumps and also drives fine through the local multi-storey car park

Still, we'll find out what its like once they're on

vdubit · Post by **vdubit** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:09 pm

ooh ooh ooh, full report when fitted please!

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:53 pm

When you get your braces fitted Si, Ill take a drive across and check it out, and have abit of a catch up...ill be interested to see how low the lower brace will hang! If its not too bad i'll get one also as we're at a similar height!

sally_healey · Post by **sally_healey** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:02 pm

Oooohhhhhh gotta see this, reallt want an upper one, but too scared to fit the lower.......