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Yesss eric, a good choice for 14" wheels. Not light in the grand scheme of things, but a decent choice for abuse :)

are they generally pricey? orr...

yours sit lovely though, whats the widths ect?

and what you done with your old set? swear these ones are different offset?

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  • Quick little input, I've got a side full of nice bits for the G . Been mega busy with work and uni so its probably going to be May when she comes out. Should be a different motor by the time I've cr

  • Stainless one hasn't dude! Uni assignment ( 9000 words) handed in which leaves me free till november when I start up again! First couple of tasks are all structural, stitch both chassis legs in the

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The real problem is that they are rare in 14 x 6J , my old set were et48 so I needed 10mm spacers to run em. They got stolen with my last G40 unfortunately (hello £500 down the toilet) .

The current ones I got off Ebay the guy said they were (4 x 98 stud) 14" and 6J width with et20. They turned out to be 4 x 100 with vw centre bore which was a bonus and I picked em up for £220 after looking for a set for 18 months! I reckon with 10 mm stub axel spacers on the back it should sit perfectly tbh.

ahh i see. thats lame bro. musta been gutted!!

yeah i saw that bit, thats a bonus lol

220 is decent! yeah they sit well. I'm deffo considering a set in silver/white for mine

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I've always loved em since I first saw Yoofs when he ran em for a while. Yeah I was, complete G40 conversion with stage 3 frame and comps taken and scrapped into a cube!

Would look really decent on yours, might even improve your pod handling course time haha

ouch man. thats proper shit!!

yeah I've put up a photoshop request so we shall see. and yeah i want to be able to run 195 tyres!

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Yeah, I've always ran 195 45 tyres just for the extra tread on the road. Never forked out for the decent yokos other than when they came on the last set of M05's i had. Best tyre though compared to the Uniroyals and the falkens which I've used before.

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Just cleaned, polished at waxed this for Vw Action. First time its been waxed since my ownership....

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:drool:

This would be even better if it was a breadvan!

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I'd prefer it to be a mk1 dude! Could'nt find a running one for 2k when I wanted one, I'll have a wander round yours at the weekend :)

i want your wheels so badly.

obviously they would have to be painted silver

but i still want them

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i want your wheels so badly.

obviously they would have to be painted silver

but i still want them

Would look awesome in silver on yours man! With a blue Compomotive sticker down a spoke with the blue centre caps. Still need some centres for mine but I will be spraying them satin. Keep an eye out on ebay !

oh my goddd itd look so hot haha

hope someone will hurry up and photoshop it

I'd prefer it to be a mk1 dude! Could'nt find a running one for 2k when I wanted one, I'll have a wander round yours at the weekend :)

Please don't

Its a right mess!

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oh my goddd itd look so hot haha

hope someone will hurry up and photoshop it

I'm sure Lance withe the G40 ITB Turbo monster had his M05s refurbed with that scheme, pic may still be on his thread.

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I'd prefer it to be a mk1 dude! Could'nt find a running one for 2k when I wanted one, I'll have a wander round yours at the weekend :)

Please don't

Its a right mess!

I will be doing pal, you racing saturday? I'll be chucking mine on a clubstand on saturday cos I'm still not confident on the map of mine.

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After the final layer of Poorboys Natty wax strawberry mmmmmmmm strawberrrys

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Current Spec sheet, left some bits off which I've either took off to repair or are waiting in the wings of another update

1992 Mk2f Polo G40 Alpine White

Chassis:

 Polo Performance Parts Stage 3 Sub frame including Wishbone conversion, Rose Joints and rear engine mount.

 Front Coilover Conversion with TA Technics

 Rear Coilovers Raceland with 1” Nylon spacer

 Bonrath Camber adjustable Polyurethane top mounts

 Powerflex Polybushes Inner and Outer TCA bushes

 Custom Rear Strutbrace TIG welded

 G40 Steering rack with Damper

 G40 239 vented Disc Brakes

 Compomotive M05s alloy wheels 14 x 6 et 20 with Falken 195/45/14 tyres

 Tuner Hex Wheel bolts

Engine:

 Wossner 77mm Forged Pistons (2mm overbore and decked)

 Full rebuild including; Mahle bearings, Febi Oil pump, Chain and Crank seals

 Head rebuild including; Stem Seals, Cam seal, 3- angle valve cut, pressure test and skim

 Newman Turbo 268/268 Camshaft

 Clutch – Helix Motorsport Paddle Clutch

 G40 ATV Gearbox

 K03 Turbo including Custom braided hoses and return feed to sump

 Forge Adjustable Actuator

 Ported GT Inlet manifold

 Pit Stop Developments 51mm G40 Throttle Body

 Custom Tubular Turbo Manifold

 Turbo downpipe (heat wrapped) leading to a 2.5” stainless 1 box system with custom mounts EUK

 SPAL Slim line Fan

 Custom Alloy Catch tank

 G60 Green injectors with PPP Map #G40008 utilizing 6psi Boost switch (circa 180bhp)

 Forge 008p Dump Valve

 Custom 420bhp Front Mount Intercooler with blue Silicon 57mm Boost Pipe

 Jabba Motorsport Induction Filter

 Sytec Racing Fuel Pump

 Magnetic Sump Plug

Interior:

 Cobra Racing Bucket seats with custom mounts

 OMP Harness Mounts

 Rally Design Oil Temp, Oil Pressure Gauges

 AEM Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge

 Tim Turbo Boost Gauge

 Factory black roof lining, sun visors, leather gaiter and carpet.

 Black GT Door Cards with Audi Window winders.

 G40 160 Clocks, Leather Gear Knob and Steering Wheel

Shell/Bodywork:

 De-Locked Passenger and Driver handles

 H4 OSRAM Night breaker Bulbs

 Clear Indicators with Silva Tech bulbs

 Badge less Grill and Pressed Metal Plates

 Front and Rear Original G40 Badges

 Re-painted smoothed wings

 G40 rear arches

 Mk2 Polo Coupe Front Arches

 Re-painted Boot Lid

 G40 Rear Lights

 Clifford Proximity Alarm with Immobilizer and central FOB locking,

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Small Update,

Raid snap off and OMP Trecento 300mm wheel.

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It's the start of an OMP covered interior hopefully.

That's one heck of a spec sheet! :)

Looks good shame about the rusty allen bolts on the steering wheel :sorry:

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Looks good shame about the rusty allen bolts on the steering wheel :sorry:

Nothing a couple of quid can't solve, on photos they look far more brown than in real life!

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Few updates;

Two new Stack gauges, I will be getting Oil Temperature and Oil pressure ones shortly. Also heavy duty connection block, 150 amp fuse holder with fuse and battery terminals. All from here http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu which is a really decent website for all your electrical needs. Battery is going to be relocated in the boot when I manage to find a decent priced box for it.

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Moved the AFR into the heater vent so I could use the pod for the new boost gauge.

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Drove to Bury the other night and collected two Alpine white doors and an Alpine bonnet. Need to sort out the central locking before swapping them over but it should tidy up the currently rusty looking doors.

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A quick one of the stack volts gauge. If anyone has a boss rubber cover laying around gimmmie a shout as I need one!

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How much do you think that you have spent on it to get it to that spec and what Bhp do you think it is pushing out.

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Not added it all up mate and I don't think I want to! At 1 bar its probably around 170-180bhp, need to sort a PPP map and I should be ok 1.5 bar and 190bhp+

I have a rubber boot you can use for the boss mate

and did you get my message on instagram about the Wideband if you sell it I'm very interested ;)

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