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Rob's UK B5.5 Passat Saloon on air (soon)
Well the time came to start a new project, so searching around the classifieds, I found a low milage (53k) B5.5 saloon TDi 130 Highline in Stonehenge Grey.
old and new
First job was to de-badge
Gave the engine bay a tickle
First proper mod was to up the power a bit, I went for a revo software upgrade, so gone from 130 bhp & 210 lb/ft to c.170 bhp & 280 lb/ft. Also fitted a Pipercross air filter.
Next I dangerously decided to have a peek on German ebay, never a good idea for a V.A.G owner as there are so many tempting things.
Suffice to say I ended up bidding on a set of wheels and ended up winning them...... not planned! haha
3 weeks later they finally arrived
19" MAE Crown Jewel III splits: 9.5" Fronts and 10" rears
Time for a test fit. As they came off a Merc CL500, I needed to sort out some spigot rings, just a little bit of poke at the back, though it is up in the air, might not be so bad once a tyre is on and it's on the ground.
Now the fronts.
errr, think I might need a 10mm spacer!! haha
Next came some winter wheels as they came up at the right price.
Finally I managed to start getting some bits for the air-ride!!
A mate in my V.A.G club had a B5 RS4 on air, running Bagyard Supremes. As luck would have it he recently sold the car to make way for a B7 RS4, and I bought the Bagyards off him as the fronts fit my Passat. Unfortunately the rears don't as mine isn't a 4motion, so the rear struts will be sold to fund either some Bagyard or Airlift bags.
And finally, for now, I purchased some bits off the US ebay, some bumper side markers and a shark-fin ariel.
Thanks for reading, I'll update this as soon as things happen.
old and new
First job was to de-badge
Gave the engine bay a tickle
First proper mod was to up the power a bit, I went for a revo software upgrade, so gone from 130 bhp & 210 lb/ft to c.170 bhp & 280 lb/ft. Also fitted a Pipercross air filter.
Next I dangerously decided to have a peek on German ebay, never a good idea for a V.A.G owner as there are so many tempting things.
Suffice to say I ended up bidding on a set of wheels and ended up winning them...... not planned! haha
3 weeks later they finally arrived
19" MAE Crown Jewel III splits: 9.5" Fronts and 10" rears
Time for a test fit. As they came off a Merc CL500, I needed to sort out some spigot rings, just a little bit of poke at the back, though it is up in the air, might not be so bad once a tyre is on and it's on the ground.
Now the fronts.
errr, think I might need a 10mm spacer!! haha
Next came some winter wheels as they came up at the right price.
Finally I managed to start getting some bits for the air-ride!!
A mate in my V.A.G club had a B5 RS4 on air, running Bagyard Supremes. As luck would have it he recently sold the car to make way for a B7 RS4, and I bought the Bagyards off him as the fronts fit my Passat. Unfortunately the rears don't as mine isn't a 4motion, so the rear struts will be sold to fund either some Bagyard or Airlift bags.
And finally, for now, I purchased some bits off the US ebay, some bumper side markers and a shark-fin ariel.
Thanks for reading, I'll update this as soon as things happen.
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