Vwthunders build thread (finally)

[vwthunder]

Well.... How much power????

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f127/what-did-you-do-your-polo-today-11306-532.html

[Njay]

Well.... How much power????

[vwthunder]

[kaanage]

I reckon if the wheel spyders and all the badges were gold coloured, it would be out of this world (not that it isn't already truly excellent)

[FLYINGTI]

Got my mate to drive as i took a few rolling shots

This picture.
Oh Boy Drools

[vwthunder]

Got my mate to drive as i took a few rolling shots

[Jmac]

I pieced it together myself
Designed some carrier spacers myself and had them made

Thats the thing, if your going to buy stuff you have to be prepared to get your hands dirty, be prepared that things wont fit. Some places wont even fit it as they will tell you its not engineered and not designed for the car.

So true mate, so true, been there many times, can add to the fun but can also put you miles behind. Nice job, looking the shiz.
Cheers
Jmac

[vwthunder]

[vwthunder]

So how does it actually drive?

How does it drive with the new brakes ?

Feels ok, I am guessing with the Hawk HPS pads, well they will need a bit of heat to get them stopping on a dime

[Stuwey]

So how does it actually drive?

[vwthunder]

Ok, so I finally got the front and back brakes on, even tho both sets did not fit.
Still have to clear coat the red calipers i have done, so the black ones are on for now

Here is how they look through the BBS's

[dood9n3]

Nice progress

I bought s3 calipers and carriers, hoping to get them fitted hassle free

[vwthunder]

Few pics of my friend painting the calipers

Going to wait a week, then hit them with a few coats of clear.

[VWindahouse]

Wow, nice job!

[vwthunder]

Got the calipers painted today, lets see how they hold up to chipping this time. Used 2 cans of VHT