Lizard wagon in Golf mag

[iguana]

The Golf+ mag, out on Friday, 16v Frenzy article.

My old track slaaag = not really built for straight line blasts, but set some fairly respectable times 0-60, 0-100, 1/4 mile & Vmax.


[pic]http://www.aufg48.dsl.pipex.com/bruntersgroupshot640.jpg[/pic]

[clubsport]

Nice pic, yours really stands out Alex, what do you use to give it that special radiance Zymol, Swissol or Meguires???

[iguana]

Washing up liquid

[EmmaP]

clubsport said:

Nice pic, yours really stands out Alex, what do you use to give it that special radiance Zymol, Swissol or Meguires???

iguana said:

Wasing up liquid

There's nothing poncey about our Iguana

[iguana]

EmmaP said:

There's nothing poncey about our Iguana

Oh I dunno, I quite like the way it makes my hands feel all lovely & soft

[zcacogp]

Which one's yours?

(I notice that the G***GVK machine in the front row is the one owned by GVK of the Club GTI forum - he's a good lad.)


Oli.

[anonymous-user]

zcacogp said:

...GVK of the Club GTI forum...

I did think, having seen the article in the mag that they must have found all their participants by just posting to ClubGTI asking who wants to go hoon around a track for a day. They all seem familiar faces.

[iguana]

zcacogp- the blue heap that looks like i wash it with a brillo pad

Better pics here at brands the other wk

[zcacogp]

Iguana,

Stealthy! I like it ...

I presume the cut-out in the grille is functional?

A set of BBS RA's (or even better some 14" steelies) and it would be the perfect Q-car. I like that ALOT!


Oli.

[jeremyc]

zcacogp said:

I presume the cut-out in the grille is functional?

Its needed to show off the expanse of green B&Q garden netting behind.

[iguana]

zcacogp said:

Iguana, Stealthy! I like it ... I presume the cut-out in the grille is functional? A set of BBS RA's (or even better some 14" steelies) and it would be the perfect Q-car. I like that ALOT! Oli.

Cheers Oli, yeh the single light grill is off a carb'd car & has a molded in blanking section, hence twas cut out & meshed in- thus lots of lovely cool air is diverted to the modified airbox. Some just remove the headlight on track, but I couldnt be arsed with all that, besides I like the power for the road too & thus don't need it unduely stiffled

For stone protection mesh is also below the grille front of the huge rad (the metal under grill bit & number plate area removed for more cooling) & all the way down to the lower panel for the nice big additional oil cooler too.

Not quite a chav-tastic as wire mesh I thought.

Tho some don't seem to bother & have no grief with exposed coolers it seems-

http://people.freenet.de/nordschleife/2005-05-22/IMG_3641.JPG


Actually anyway JC you cheeky bugger it was Homebase!


Wheels well ive got 5 dif sets! inc a set of the super steathy 14 inch 16v bottle tops.


Got 3 tatty sets of 15" alloys & I was gunna go 15" G60 steelys for a nice set, but only 6j wide & then I picked these clean 15" beautys up for £70- bargain



Tho I do also quite like the steathyness of the tatty old 16v alloys & my other tatty 15 inchers- like thise for example-



Police aware sticker 'chic' I think its called




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>> Edited by iguana on Tuesday 7th June 01:44

[edc]

Nice.

DIY tuning is great. I'm still trying to find some 80mm ducting. Can get the 100mm alu extractor fan stuff in Wickes and Homebase thought but it's a bit large! Arco do some -20 to +65C PVC stuff for ok money but their shops are miles away. I did find some flexible waste hose which in due course I might adapt for brake cooling

[neil_cardiff]

Hey Iguana,

What shocks would you recommend to replace mine with?

I've just fitted some Toyo Proxes on the front and they ROCK! so want to properly sort the thing out and really find the limits of the handling...I kept on the back of KingRSevens Caterham R1 and Daz's M5 through some very twisty stuff, so would imagine properly set up handling to be incredible...

Aren't you SW local - can you recommend a breakers for VW parts - I need a few interiory bits!

Neil

>> Edited by neil_cardiff on Tuesday 7th June 14:09

[iguana]

neil_cardiff said:

Hey Iguana, What shocks would you recommend to replace mine with?

You just after shocks or the whole 9 yrds suspension wise?



I run the full Eibach set up- with the 'Pro- springs' 'Pro-dampers' & the bigger front & additional rear anti roll bars. (std rear ARB stays in the beam)

Massive improvement over standard (even 16v which is better than 8v) is night & day, oh and all the bushes- wishbones, rear axle etc are powerflex poly bushes.

IMHO its firm but absolutley bloody perfect for road & still ok for light track, tho its too soft for heavy track & esp when i run the slicks, some guys run 3 times harder springs rate than me & still want to go harder!



If on tight budget I'd say use sachs sporting (Gas) or Boge turbo gas shocks with Eibach or H&R springs.

I've got the Sachs on an 8v gti runabout & its a decent ride- lots better than stock, but with normal 8v GTi springs- decent springs would improve it no end.

If even tighter budget, just use either of those shocks with standard springs (or use 2nd hand 16v springs) thso the springs will make all the diference.

Or maybe try that full Boge kit one of the retailers sells- think its GSF? (i have no personal experience of that kit tho) can't advise the Budget Bilsten kit tho as ive had one & the springs sag & mate did the same- the shocks are ok tho.

If you have a few more quid then use Koni adjustable shocks with Eibach or H&R springs. That is perhaps the best suspension set up on a reasonable budget.

If lots of spare ££ then can think of fully adjustable coilovers (the purely height adjustable ones are a waste of cash IMHO)

You are more than welcome to have a ride in either of mine some time, to see what the rides like.


Breakers I can't help with im afraid, my local guy who has loads of bits, seems to have gone into hiding!

Mechanical bits you can try DesignaDubs in basingstoke, they have loads of stuff, dunna about trim tho, but maybe worth a call anyway.

>> Edited by iguana on Tuesday 7th June 18:45

[anonymous-user]

Being a wuss (and having the valver as a daily driver), what are the chances of any of these setups giving better handling AND better ride quality? Although having said that, it looks as though the springs on (especially the rear of) mine are so sagged, just standard replacement parts would probably do both of those.

[iguana]

LexSport said:

Being a wuss (and having the valver as a daily driver), what are the chances of any of these setups giving better handling AND better ride quality?

Ah well better handling sure, but better ride quaility- well yes assuming you dont actually want it softer....

Decent new gas shocks & new O.E 16v springs would be ace, altho its a great set up as standard when its all new, but using decent aftermarket shocks would IMHO be even better- I know a chap who did just that as it was his every-dayer & didnt want it too harsh & he loved it.

Also if you did do that, you could always just change to aftermarket springs at a later date if you felt like it, Eibach & H&R stuff is not really that harsh anyway, tho it is pleasantly firmer than stock.

[anonymous-user]

Cheers for that. Some OE springs and adjustable dampers so I can choose a good compromise between ride and handling sounds good to me. Thanks.

[GVK]

Haha, the things you find out when searching for info on PH.

Did the lizard tell you about his 14" wheels with BRAND NEW Yokos?

>> Edited by GVK on Saturday 22 April 21:27

>> Edited by GVK on Saturday 22 April 23:24

[iguana]

Shut it baldy! those pesky 14 inchers may have been a factor in me being nearly 2 secs quicker to 100 than that old shed of yours tho 'eh

Good timing tho GVK, It was a year ago to the day that we all did that mag thing

[GVK]

Was a good day of hooning.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc

>> Edited by GVK on Saturday 22 April 23:23