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My Daily Commuter • Golf MKV GT
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VW Polo 2011(Vivo) deceased daily,
BMW E30 316 1986 failed project,
VW MK1 Golf 2007(Velociti) daily,
Nissan NP200 16v1.6 High 2017 stolen daily,
Celica Supra mkii P-type (MA61) under construction 1986,
Toyota GT86 2013
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Removed my handbrake and took it to the trim shop
Back in the days, in the first Golf MK5 I used to own, the whole thing was covered in leather. Then they went cheap, and covered half of it. F A I L
But I think that is about to change
Then, we sourced the starter I was after
Looked a bit tired to begin with
but it was nothing I couldnt turn around in some minutes
Then, dont ask me why, I decided to do something with this heat protection for the front axle.
It was tired and dirty
Cleaned it
Removed the protection that reflects heat
Cleaned again
And then, gave it some wrinkle flat black to make it fresh
But did not stop there and gave it some protection myself to reflect downpipe heat from the axle
Cheers more to come
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Originally posted by Just Visiting View PostThat gold tape under the hood will only increase engine bay temperatures. The tape on the heat shield sure, but putting it under your hood will only deflect heat back into your engine bay.
Dont worry, I have done this before in the past, and worked perfectly like it should.
Chech my Audi build thread for reference.
Cheers
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So let's pick up from where we left
Here is a pic of the quick fix we did on the exhaust .Not looking pretty, but will definitely do the job for now, bringing together the 3' downpipe with the 2' catback.
The remaining front axle went on next
And then it was time for the mishimoto
Fitment was tight
And the GT A/C piping would not work, it needed the GTi piping.
Didnt see that coming, given the A/C Compressor is the same. So, luckily for me, I grabbed Tom's piping, who has long ago removed his A/C piping, hehe
Now you see the induction scoop
Now you dont
Car got somewhat filthy from all these days in the shop
Fixed that with a quick going over
Then, it was time for the electrical work - it was tricky - but if you know your thing, and want it to be done, it can be done, bossy style - no errors no nothing, all oem stuff. Some randoms pics
Then I took piece from the back of the firewall
Can you guess that is unacceptable for my tastes ?
So removed the . . . thing , cleaned it, and had this to begin with
Which after some serious effort and time, became this
Installed in place to see how it came out
Yeap, looking good
Then, the front custom mesh was looking a bit tired
Nothing I cant fix
Painted and came out great and fresh again
Bought some new parts
Replaced the first one - because it was damaged
Then the upper one - old vs new to be installed
And then I changed the appearance of the radiator fans a bit
From this
To this
Tweaked the ecu and electronics some more
Left it to rest for the night
Did we forget something ? Oh yes . We did.
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Happy Easter everyone
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no maf? or is it hiddenMy super boring build http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...other-M3-buildInsta Mintyhinrichs
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So, time for a proper update
Came to the exhaust shop
Excuse the pics - only had the 5s with me, not my camera at that point
I already had the 3in Downpipe, and my 3in rear muffler, the plan was to make the cat back in 3in as well.
The ugly connection before
Different parts from the years that have passed
CHOPPED!
Pipe being prepared
Test fitting
In situ
Rear connection - front one, downpipe to catback is a v-band
Wrapping it up
Besides the exhaust, I had to fabricate or modify my Air Intake.
First I thought I'd modify my 1,4 Gt one, but then I thought the filter might go somewhere else
So started working on that
Came out great to be honest -full 3in, no maf - not needed at all since my tune will be totally custom, already is by Tom- thus, keeping it simple
Now, you know that I am a fan of aluminum, however at this pipe I chose a different material because I wanted this porn
However, I couldnt say no to powdercoating it wrinkle black either
So this happened
I think it is great
Then we had some mud rain
So decided to give both of our golfs some love
Got this
Installed in place - with the side clips - need to see if I can find the yellow instead of orange lower fitting mount
Then I received this sexy item I was waiting for, from the trim shop
Porn isnt it ?
Like I said, car is running a solid ecu tune now, and along with the full 3in exhaust, Air intake, S3 Intercooler, RS4 Valve, it is stretching its legs nicely. For now.
Cheers
More to come
Mike
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