MountainBikeMike's Skodaru

[MountainBikeMike]

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[MountainBikeMike]

MODS!!!


Superchips Bluefin! First time ECU mod, and oh my freaking god! The difference!


42DD MK6 shifter bushings. $60 at Carformance.au


One of the first mods. Installed these leds, $20 on ebay. Look up courtesy lights


Bought these VRS alloy left footrest covers


Mounted to the center column with self tappers. Because racecar


Plastidipped the center. Still need to do the silver trim all 6 parts


Yay! Eibach 20mm Pro Kit! Thanks Mark for the hookup


My third hand pulling down the lower control arm


Soo many hassles getting these off!


This is the tow ball mount for my bike rack. I thought it would be a laugh to weld on a spanner to the bolt that tightens it so it doesn't make noise, instead of using a shifter all the time ahahaha. The manufacturer here in Melbourne loved it (GripSport )


Newer badges for the rear, and also for the doors near the front. Superskoda license plate lights, as well as ebay white led kit for the whole interior ($25 and not pictured)

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Got one of these little things for $3.66 on ebay lol. Sits around the ignition and looks pretty good imo. Helps the key go in slightly better to! Functional!

[MountainBikeMike]

MODS:

Handmade fibreglass cargo sub box!

This was one of the first projects of mine for this car. A massive commitment time wise, and certainly not cheap, even DIY! But I bit the fibreglass bug and its awesome what can be done! See link below:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ics-88268.html




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Sound proofind with Dynamat and mass loaded vinyl:




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Fibreglass/carbon boost guage pod





This is designed to sit under the silver trim, lower left of the steering wheel, inconspicuously! You can see it clearly through the wheel, but I haven't bothered to install it yet! Doesn't line up perfectly...

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Audi S5 18x8 wheelset restoration and Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tires (235/40/1

Found these on ebay and loved how they look. Hadn't seen them in person though. They were $400 and already had 37 watchers on ebay, I thought wtf? Must be pretty good lol, so I bought em quick! I really liked the wrx blue/gold theme and thought it would work well. They had heaps of gutter rash and stuffed paint, so I spent hours and hours sanding and painting them, and putting on some decals, and this is how they turned out:


Before



After


Looks fat now


Best tires I've had



Did a slight plastidip mod while I was at it


Thought this might look good......... HOW WRONG I WAS. Pressure washer!


Didn't end up liking this

[MountainBikeMike]

MODS:

DIY Fibreglass front lip/splitter/spoiler! This was a big project for me, but done in only 3 weeks! Was a lot of fun and hopefully I don't leave it on a steep driveway or curb somewhere. Now down to 13cm! Also, since taking these pics I've gotten the little corner gaps sorted and mounted a bit better Its still a little rough and there's some light air holes and dimples, making it look semi-pro, but honestly, I put around 45 hours in to it and far out, I'm happy with the turn out, just don't look too close.



Finito


First sketches in mdf


Molding the bumper over the EZ lip I had on


Starting to glass



Attaching bumper piece to splitter


Filling sanding Filling sanding Filling sanding Filling sanding Filling sanding Filling sanding



Painting!



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You'll have also noticed the new branding from Magneto Industries! I won a $100 voucher from them at the downhill race in Maldon. The blue chrome is pretty sweet.




Also did my bike wheels, forks, and jerseys:

[MountainBikeMike]

Front Mini Mud Guards

I saw the Golf mini mud guards that Tarmac Engineering are doing but wanted to save some cash. They protect the skirts and doors from front wheel splash. Took me an hour to make, paint, and mount the set. Will take some photos of it mounted tomorrow. Still not sure wether to keep it under the fairing or not


Simple and precise cutting with a scroll saw


Bent this to shape by hand


Painting



All done. Not sure yet wether I should have extended it a little lower, didn't look at the Tarmac one enough haha. Will see

Ski/snowboard racks

Made these for fun. And because Im a tight arse with things I wont use often!
It was made from some no-bolt shelving, door seals, and bolts lying around hahaha. Bolts to the racks in about 5 mins, and takings a couple mins to secure the skis. It will hold 4 pairs of skis.

[MGV]

Have you sought any counselling or treatment for your condition? This is a severe case of auto-obsession!

But seriously, great write-up & pic's so far! Enjoyed a lot & quite inspiring! Keep up the great work!

[MountainBikeMike]

Re: MountainBikeMike's Skodaru

Have you sought any counselling or treatment for your condition? This is a severe case of auto-obsession!

But seriously, great write-up &amp; pic's so far! Enjoyed a lot &amp; quite inspiring! Keep up the great work!

Thanks, haha. Not bad for 3 months

[PsychoPuppie]

if thats 3 months, i cant wait to see what the next few months brings.

the tinker bug is highly addictive and impossible to shake

[darksigno]

Love this build and subscribed to see what comes in the future, you almost make me want to sell the Golf for one of these, the misus wants one as well, however I will not be showing her this build thread or I may just wake up to my Golf "missing" haha

[1NSANE]

Nice work. The blue plastidip looks like a fairly close match to the race blue paint, except for being matte that is

[donweather]

Who did ya get to do ya towbar? I like the fact it didn't require any cutting of the back bumper and when not it use it's tucked away very nicely.

[MountainBikeMike]

Re: MountainBikeMike's Skodaru

Who did ya get to do ya towbar? I like the fact it didn't require any cutting of the back bumper and when not it use it's tucked away very nicely.

Thanks guys, great response!

Yeah its great that I can take it off in 20 seconds. It came on the car as dealer option from previous owner so no lead there sorry

[team_v]

Wow, what an awesome build thread, good to see you having a crack at everything yourself.

To be honest, i really like the silver/blue insert style on the wheels but the gold is pretty swanky too.

[dArK5HaD0w]

ur homemade lip spoiler turned out nicely.

u better watch those kerbs & steep driveways.
hopefully u don't get any flutter at speed.

[roshea]

Great write up, thanks!

Mountain biking has been my primary passion since I was 15 (2004).

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Work-wise, I started at Coles for a year then moved on to Goldcross Cycles for two years, and ****Smith for a year. BikeSportz Imports was next for two years before travelling, and now I've been at Sheppards Cycles (biggest distro in Aus) for two years.

Nice! I used to race MTBs (until about 1994 - my race bike had no suspension!) but am more into road riding now. If you can hook me up with a new Scott Solace when they get here, that would be awesome! I'm still loving my 2006 CR1 SL - at the time it was pro level (grand tour winner!) sad that they've down-graded that range now.