16v slow build

[GoLfMan]

looks really great Carl. Looking forward to seeing the finished product

[Jarred]

LM's are the sex.

[Cookie28]

LM's are the sex.

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[DubSteve]

nice work carl, love the wheels

[madglf3]

Good work! I remember seeing this as one of the first cars I remember from the site when I signed up a while back. Cool to see it has had so many phases, looks like it keeps getting better and better.

[valentino]

Very rare 2 door is oz

[ausgolfer]

thanks for the positive comments guys, progress is slow as the title states.
Only thing thats happend in the last few weeks is 3 out of 4 wheels have arrived, and have been reverse mounting them for a better offset and so they'll actually fit with my massive coilovers.

Here's a trial fit with the reverse mounted wheels on front and rear, but couldn't lower it because the rim bolts aren't tigtened to spec yet.



Temporary bonnet in place.

Also have gotten rid of the carbon fibre bonnet and a new one is on its way, albeit red, so will get a proper respray of that.

[Jarred]

so awesome...

[GoLfMan]

looks so dam good man!

[Preen59]

Muchly nice, Carl.

[walshydub]

Looks great. 2 door 16v on BBS LM's doesn't get any better!

[ausgolfer]

Last week finally,,,,, put the LMs back together after polishing and reverse mounting.
I ordered some tyres and although they aren't the exact size I wanted they are and will be quite functional. Looking at the tread pattern you'll understand why, ideally these tyres would have been available in 195/40 or even 205/40 but alas they weren't.

[Stiggy_21]

lookin good
you coming to Dub-Stitute this sunday??

[ausgolfer]

Now with them on the car....
I've had to raise the car quite a bit, especially at the rear (approx 40mm) to avoid scrubbing, I'll fix this asap to get rid of the rake. Maybe before Dubstitute.
Am driving the car a little gingerly at the moment to avoid damaging the rear tyres on the rear arches. Even in this condition I can feel the extra grip, am worried what else will break with this amount of grip.




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Yes will be at the show.
Am happy with how fat the car looks at the moment, just need to fix the rear arches and lower it back down.

[Stiggy_21]

Stunning
mines gonna look like a ****box if i park next to you