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Ricey's Vr6!
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Looks tops! Is that dash navy blue?
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Thanks Everyone for the comments, I will try answer all questions!!
- Im not sure what the colour is called, it has been re-sprayed a custom blue though
- Yes I am the second owner M. Conacher was the previous owner! (real nice bloke) . . . sit tight for his next project, 1.8t (british imported) donk in a mk1 3 door shell, upgrade ecu, bigger turbo (i think) full piping + cooler, big brake upgrades, sweet fat wheels (not sure what type), tail and headlight upgrades . . . heaps more!! is about 95% complete, i will see if i can get any more info!
- And the dash is black! must be the light playing tricks
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Originally posted by BlueVR6sit tight for his next project, 1.8t (british imported) donk in a mk1 3 door shell, upgrade ecu, bigger turbo (i think) full piping + cooler, big brake upgrades, sweet fat wheels (not sure what type), tail and headlight upgrades . . . heaps more!! is about 95% complete, i will see if i can get any more info!
Your Mk3 is a great car - I saw it go through its build-up under a very well practiced handI've seen it parked outside the Telegraph a few times when I've been working too.
1976 Project Carbon Mk1 - Sold! | 2015 Lotus Exige Cup | F80 M3 Family Wheels
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still looking great!!!
good to see that your looking after it!VW: it aint just a car, its a way of life
There are few things more satisfying in life than finding a solution to a problem and implementing it
My Blog: tinkererstales.blogspot.com.au
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Good stuff, Ricey! Found a couple of pics I had floating around! Time to get some 17s back on it.....I'm sure Amy will let you spend some money on the carI'll let you know when a set of S3 or TT wheels pop up......some good deals about!!
This was taken as the finishing touches were being made! Still some glue, buffing marks and bits of trim missing!
Some more!!
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Those S3 wheels look teh sex! Suits it so well I reckon!
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Well everyone . . . the time has come . . :twisted:
After weeks, lets even go as far as saying months!! i have finally got my new wheels on. (sight a breath of relief)
Many complications arose from the very start!
the wheels themselfs were purchaced from Melb over GodBay about early January. they did come with tires, how ever the profile was a little to big for my liking so Ed kindly passed a set that he had lying around.
problem number 2, the offsef of the wheels that was described in the ebay entry were not true !!so that ment there was no way the wheels would bolt up on the hub without touching on the brake calipers . . . SO what i did was order a set of 20mm spacers to counteract the lack of offset from my wheels. if you want the guy's detail's your welcome, because he was great to deal with (UK based). when the spacers arived there was a minor hick-up too, there was a small lip on the edge of one side which has to be files off (didnt take too long) BUT THEN!!! there was a massive $#%^ up when this garage in town put on new rear rotors a week earlier. the idiot at the shop realised that the hub was about 1/2 a ml to large for the wheel to slide over, so brain cell decides to DRILL out my inner wheel so it would fit!! now at the time it was my original 15" BBS that were drilled (not the newies . . thank god) anyway what that meant was when i whent to fit the 17's on there was no joy as the hub was still to big. SO i stompped into this place and in a huff and told him where to go, so he fixed me up no worries.
woooo and so, with no further a-do here is the finished product
(by the way, i should have taken progress pictures to show you but i didnt think of it HA! sorry) i might take a wheel off one day and show you all
Enjoy . . .
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