Passion Garage - Bora Progress

[PassionGarage]

made a new thread to keep it very dedicated just to the progress of the car and get constructive feedback on mods and what i could do and any help i need and to show off the car a little

2001 24v VR6 AUE 4motion Bora
picked her up from Melbourne back in Early Feb and drove her home - thanks to Samuel Wood for helping me find the car and giving me a place to crash when i came down !!

This is the car as it used to sit on the Volks before i sold them - Taken at Fitted Friday 2016



How the car is currently as i wait on some parts and my new Wheels





Current Modifications

- BC BR Super Low Coilovers w/ 30way Adjustable damping
- Powerflex -10mm drop strut tops
- Pod filter for the good sound and a bit of pick up
- 17x7.5et33-215x45 - 17x8.5et35-225x45 / Rays VolkRacing CV Pros ( SOLD )
- new headlight covers plastic $30
- MK5 GTI Red Stitched Steering Wheel
- mk3 12v Steel Sump
- Hella Magic Clears (First set in Australia for mk4 platform I'm pretty sure, anyone else got them ? or know anyone who does?)
- Sony Radio - nothing fancy just to keep me happy on those long drives
probably forgetting a few things

Future Mods
- Camber tops (Bought and waiting for them to ship - thanks to Samuel Wood )
- MK5 r32 sump and oil pick up
- R32 Front LCA's
- Drop Links
- Low cel cat - de res - Flapper mod ( have annoying neighbours and a HYP that lives on my street ) - 2.5' piping stainless tips
- Stubby chrome or white Mirrors
- Shaved Boot - with licence holder/or US Spec Jetta boot without boot lip (for the smaller VDUBBN Plates)
- R32 Brake Conversion
- Bora R or GLI - Side Skirts painted White
- GLI front & Rear Valance - painted white
- New front rubstrip - will keep the chrome just don't want the plate indent
- Magnet Licence Plate Mod - Just like having the plate off the front
- Stubby antenna
- Tucked Bay - Remove emissions - Expansion tank delete ( replace with an overflow connected straight to the Rad ) - battery relocation to the boot - polished Rocker cover - wiper fluid tank removed - Intake Mani and Rad Support Wrapped with a carbon fibre overlay ( not the wrap but true carbon, i like the look, link - https://flic.kr/p/KtXjD7 ) - new coil pack wiring and spark wiring ( tucked under intake mani ) - tucked engine wiring
- Engine mount spacers

Thats all i can think of right now i guess

now onto the car

day i picked the car up




got my new BC BR Coils straight from DUBTUNED




cleaned the bay up a little - Painted the engine cover to match the bay ( keep it clean look ) and then my mate james did a home hydro dip job which actually came out pretty awesome and sortve matching my woodgrain trim




Nickmk1's mk1 caddy 20vturbo both of the rigs at HOUSE OF VW



Then after putting big holes in 2 alloy mk4 sumps i moved to a 12v vr6 mk3 steel sump and it saved me heaps !!
still going strong even after a few sparks and harsh driving




painted my other 4motion lip white and put it on and will be painting my rear valance the same. the finish came out really **** imo, when i repaint both lips i will be sure to sand waaaay more and put a heavy primer on so the paint doesn't chip and crack.
Sydney Airport shot


random shot from the Rocks



Then nick hooked me up with a mk5 gti steering wheel with red stitching all round and perforated leather
BEFORE

AFTER


A good shot from EOMM back in march

[PassionGarage]

my volks after i refurbished them






then the wheels on the car a few pics of the burnt guards







The majority of the stickers are off the car now the martini one was a joke sticker, and the passion banner is now off as well so is my Defyallodds rear banner as well


Dubkorps sent me some stickers to cover up my rear guards





and the Hella Clears i will take some better photos later once the new wheels are on








So now, until i finish my HSC trials this is how the car will sit until i start doing some more work on the car.







my mate from germany who i got the Hella's off also sent me some stickers, so i covered up the other burn marks with them




car will stay on stocks til my wheels get here which will be 18x9.5 square

[PassionGarage]

Quick Update HELP

New wheels and Ground Control Camber tops arrived the other day thanks to samuel wood

Specs on the wheels
Genuine Azev Type B
5x130
18x9.5 Square - Unknown Offset but will measure soon
215x40r18

got a text from my mother

" when did you buy new wheels ?, theres no space in the garage for 5 sets of wheels Brad.... "





Ignore the mess of the house, renovations are almost over






I really love the design of these and even the little detail of having Azev with the Diamond Stamped on the wheels, just rad









Will mount them up soon, i have 30mm Adapters on the way thanks to Wheelmods.com.au






Hoping to install the Camber Tops from ground control this week
and then mount the wheels up when the adapters arrive

Part number is Product SKU #CCPA4
http://www.ground-control-store.com/products/description.php/II=653/CA=88



I won't be able to do much until the reno's are finished and until i move, as my garage is full of Building materials and stuff for the house, so hoping the garage will be empty soon for the open houses and in-between open houses i can get the car in and out and get the camber tops in


Also have Bora R Side Skirts coming in from a mate in the states sometime this week or next

[nick_mk1]

Good stuff brad


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[PassionGarage]

Good stuff brad


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thanks brother

[LeStig]

I like them ..... Different !!

[dylan8]

nice wheels

[PassionGarage]

I like them ..... Different !!

Thanks dude, always love being a bit different

nice wheels

thanks Dylan, just noticed they look a bit like cookies

[PassionGarage]

Quick Update

Drove the car around the block, did a skid and made me happy again.
i miss being able to drive this car everyday.
still waiting on a few parts to come before i put it all together though.

Anyone have tips on Painting Textured Lips ? ( Colour matching front, rear, and side skirts )
I've tried some high fill plastic primer and a lot of sanding is there another quick ways/tips ?

thanks guys

[PassionGarage]

aight lets do a quick update


ordered the Adapters, just waiting for a response and a due date for them
decided to go with 30mm all round hopefully it goes alright



front end is still off til i can flare the guards and roll the inner lip or cut them out with a grinder ( plus has made working on the struts and that super easy !!!! )




just need and want to clean up the bay a bit more make it shine, so will be spraying the Intake Mani black sometime soon
and will get some billet caps made up for the oil, expansion tank, washer bottle ( if i still keep it ) and the steering fluid Reservoir



most defiantly need a new expansion tank, this one is getting a bit gross



also put a bit of clear coat on this burn mark ( from old tires ) so it won't rust ( hopefully )



then got around to putting in the Ground Control Camber tops i got from Samuel with some help from Nick_mk1


Before



After







Finished it up just before the rain started



I'm super keen to get these on !!


gave one of them a good clean and haven't gotten to the rest of them, they're in pretty good nik, look good, paint and centre caps all fresh !! and shine pretty good after a clean !!
will be rad once I've got them mounted on
might have to get smaller tires not sure yet, but we will see when we get there

also have been thinking about some other colours for the wheels
( suggestions are welcome )

some stupid stickers for fun til the guards go back on !!





alright, til next time !!

[PassionGarage]

so the ****ers that are sending me my adapters are taking me forever, they were being custom made and sent so i don't know whats taking them so long !!
but in the meantime i gave the azevs some attention


so here what i got up to


wanted to give them a good clean !! as they were a bit dusty


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I love the attention to detail even have g the logo stamped into the wheel with the diamond


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215x40's i think il go to 205x40


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i changed the valve caps as well, will be getting stainless steel valves as well when i change the tires over


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the barrels were really clean !!
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all cleaned up, Coated the barrels with brake dust repellent and buying some new ceramic brake pads as well
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and last but not least my ugly head


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aight will update this again when the adapters get here !!!

[anthony--t]

Why not just run the same tyre and adapter size sam had setup? Was perfect.

[PassionGarage]

Why not just run the same tyre and adapter size sam had setup? Was perfect.

I'm running 30mm back and front and running a bit more aggressive camber in the front than Sam so i can be a bit lower
sam had 30mm on the rear and 27mm on the front

[PassionGarage]

quick update

so finally got a message back from the guys in Melbs about my adapters



lets hope they're here by friday


so put the other guard back on and need to roll the guards some more



so i also took the sway bar links out and need to cut it out as well or drop my subframe and take it out



Really wanna go a bit lower, tbh i think it'll sit a bit lower as well as the car isn't on a flat surface atm





Thanks to a mate Chester ( some of you might know him, bagged r32 (DCUPS) ) - WCI MT10's i grabbed this plate holder coz my old stance works one got stolen



these plastic headlight lenses i got are holding up well!! Still on the search for some OEM glass ones




think its time for a Notch, will do it sometime in the next few months - self notched right now





i love these tails !!! so can confirm atm that they're the only Hella Clears in Australia - Dylan Taylor ordered some while back he said but got lost in transit - so if anyone knows of anyone who has them in Aus as well let me know !!



ok and also my side skirts arrived and i was upset in the condition they arrived in
Aus post or USPS handled it really bad and was ripped open and the bubble wrap was removed and only left on the tops
then the side skirts were snapped - so i have put a claim through and told the seller and he is taking care of it but for WTAC in october il just repair them



as you can see the cracks in the skirts line up with the box marks



but tbh they look alright will colour code it with the boar's paint same goes for the front and rear valance
they look good give the side of the car a bit more shape





til next time !!

[joshmrmateria]

What side skirts and front and rear are they if you dont mind me asking?