I did it - I now drive a 2003 Bora V6 4Motion

[Manaz]

I look forward to getting one for mine when I do the control arm bushes than !!! because that's one thing that bothers me is that the steering and feel is somewhat numb and my guess is that's partly due to the chassis and AWD system..

The dogbone won't help steering. It's an engine mount that restricts movement of the engine in the chassis - meaning that the engine turns less and there's a more immediate transfer of power to the gearbox/wheels.

The other thing I did was have the ECS MK4 Golf / Jetta / New Beetle Front Suspension Refresh Kit - Stage 2 fitted. I had lots of bumping and grinding from my suspension/steering, as well as some noticable play, and this kit has made a noticable difference - everything feels much more tied together.

[Manaz]

Looking good mate.
Quick question with the brakes, did you buy them slotted or get them done at a machinist?
Cheers,
Trent

They're RDA slotted rears. The fronts that are coming in are yet to be slotted - I was getting EBC Sport rotors, but apparently they were ruined during the slotting process - and not an issue with the process, but rather the rotors - GAP have stopped carrying the EBC Sport rotors due to quality concerns as well...

[qsilverza]

Yep, I meant the steering and feel of the car

The dogbone won't help steering. It's an engine mount that restricts movement of the engine in the chassis - meaning that the engine turns less and there's a more immediate transfer of power to the gearbox/wheels.

The other thing I did was have the ECS MK4 Golf / Jetta / New Beetle Front Suspension Refresh Kit - Stage 2 fitted. I had lots of bumping and grinding from my suspension/steering, as well as some noticable play, and this kit has made a noticable difference - everything feels much more tied together.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Duuude..that's stunning. I'd own your car.

[Treza360]

They're RDA slotted rears. The fronts that are coming in are yet to be slotted - I was getting EBC Sport rotors, but apparently they were ruined during the slotting process - and not an issue with the process, but rather the rotors - GAP have stopped carrying the EBC Sport rotors due to quality concerns as well...

Hmmm... I'd just do a double check that they have been fitted on the correct sides. From what I've seen it is normally common practice for the slots to face in the other direction. That said I have seen them the way yours are installed.

However it is the directional venting veins that are more important and is worth checking to make sure that they are going in the right direction. If not they won't be cooling properly.

Cheers,
Trent

[Yevvy]

Duuude..that's stunning. I'd own your car.

just coz its white

[Treza360]

They're RDA slotted rears. The fronts that are coming in are yet to be slotted - I was getting EBC Sport rotors, but apparently they were ruined during the slotting process - and not an issue with the process, but rather the rotors - GAP have stopped carrying the EBC Sport rotors due to quality concerns as well...

I spoke to quozl about EBC rotors a last year when I did my fronts. When he enquired about the sport rotors back in 2006 or something EBC had never actually made a batch of them. They had all the specs and CAD drawings and some development ones etc (which I imagine are the photos on the websites you see) but they'd never actually made any batches of them.

GAP didn't even stock the fronts last year when I did all this and EBC Australia wasn't interested and I didn't get a response from any of the overseas stores that did as they just refused to ship to Australia.

Mine are just the stock OEM rotors which I had machined locally. ECS do the same thing with their slotted rotors too.

Cheers,
Trent

[GoLfMan]

if the front was a little bit lower I'd say thats the nicest Bora I've seen in Aus

love your work!

[Manaz]

Hmmm... I'd just do a double check that they have been fitted on the correct sides. From what I've seen it is normally common practice for the slots to face in the other direction. That said I have seen them the way yours are installed.

However it is the directional venting veins that are more important and is worth checking to make sure that they are going in the right direction. If not they won't be cooling properly.

I'm not sure if the venting in the rears is directional, I will ask the question though for slotting and venting. I've seen them both ways as well, and have even seen some manufacturers specify one way for some of their products and the other way for others.

I spoke to quozl about EBC rotors a last year when I did my fronts. When he enquired about the sport rotors back in 2006 or something EBC had never actually made a batch of them. They had all the specs and CAD drawings and some development ones etc (which I imagine are the photos on the websites you see) but they'd never actually made any batches of them.

GAP didn't even stock the fronts last year when I did all this and EBC Australia wasn't interested and I didn't get a response from any of the overseas stores that did as they just refused to ship to Australia.

Mine are just the stock OEM rotors which I had machined locally. ECS do the same thing with their slotted rotors too.

GAP stocked the EBC Sport rotors for a brief period of time (probably not starting until after you looked) up until a few months ago - I was all set to buy a set, but they vanished off the GAP website. Here's the response I received when I asked what'd happened:

"We are not handling the EBC rotors for that application at this time due to some quality issues with them."

I asked if there were specific details, and got this as a reply:

"We had many customers report noise and/or vibration and return them."

At the same time, I'd had a set brought in and due for machining. Apparently the rotors "failed" (I can only assume structurally) during the slotting process - and RDA (who were doing the work) said it was not an issue with their process - leaving only the rotors as being the fault.

I've seen the ECS get the stock rotors slotted, and know that quozl uses them - that's an option for me down the track. GSL Rallysport are investigating another option for me - if that goes well, I'll be sure to let people know.

if the front was a little bit lower I'd say thats the nicest Bora I've seen in Aus

love your work!

The front's going down a fraction, and the back is going up to match (it's too low at the back at the moment, and it's causing both camber and ride height issues). In the end, it should be sitting nice and level, just a fraction lower than the front is now. It should be sweet

[nashan]

Looks about the same height as my car when i had my coilovers...wait...they are my coilovers! haha Glad to see the install went good. Hope your liking them! Car looks good mate.

[Manaz]

Looks about the same height as my car when i had my coilovers...wait...they are my coilovers! haha Glad to see the install went good. Hope your liking them! Car looks good mate.

haha, yeah, Seb did mention that he didn't modify the height from whatever the previous owner had them set to...

[Manaz]

Hmmm...

[AusScare]

Hmmm...

Would make it sound pretty good, some of the youtube vids are awesome.

That single tip would need changing though.

If it makes it sound anything like a modded vr6 zorst, then it'll be worth it.

[Manaz]

Would make it sound pretty good, some of the youtube vids are awesome.

That single tip would need changing though.

If it makes it sound anything like a modded vr6 zorst, then it'll be worth it.

I don't mind the single tip actually...

[Manaz]

Update time!

I'd kinda forgotten about this thread!

What's happened since the last update:

* K-Sport coilovers gone, Bilstein PSS9s installed.
* R32 steering wheel come and gone.
* Air intake from DSG-equipped Euro-spec Mk4 R32 fitted.

The car just keeps getting better. The ride on the Bilsteins is better on the road than the K-Sports (more controlled and yet more supple at the same time), and should be better on the track as well.

I had an R32 steering wheel for a while, but passed it on to someone else. Things are happening there to make me happier again.

The air-intake mods seem good - power seems smoother, measured airflow was higher than prior to the upgrade (though my old panel filter was *filthy*, which may have had a part in that). Will see how things go long term.

I've got a TyrolSport brake caliper pin upgrade, new rotors (from ECS), new pads (QFM A1RMs from GSL RallySport), braided lines (HEL/Goodridge lines from Ingolstadt Autosport) to fit. I've got a set of wheels available to me now for track work, will get getting track tyres fitted to those shortly.

I've just about finalised the purchase of a Unibrace for the car, and am starting to investigate front strut braces (upper and lower).

In not so good news, the car broke down last night. Thought it was the fuel pump, but it ended up being the in-tank sender units - so I'm up for $500 or so by the time they're sourced and fitted, but at least then I shouldn't have to worry about fuelling for a while. Also having a new fuel filter fitted whilst I'm at it, to be safe.