What is the Pinderwagen ?
Back in April 2007 I bought this MK2 Golf CL shell to replace the previous one I`d crashed at the…
Raise Suspension Top mounts
In very simple terms, a suspension damper is a piston within a cylinder that has restrictions inside to slow the…
Spa April 2018
The Javelin dates for Spa couldn’t have been planned any better. 2 days during the Easter holidays when Louise was…
Croft 12th March 2018
First trackday of 2018 after the winter check and overhaul was at Croft with Javelin Trackdays. Took a friend from…
Plate differential inspection and complete rebuild
The plate diff I fitted was a huge improvement over the LSD for track use but I was starting to…
Ball Joint Spacers do not affect roll centre – Extenders do.
I explained how lowering a car can affect roll centre and what to do to resolve it in a lot…
Engine breather and catch tank setup
When converting the standard 2.0 16V engine to run a Turbo they often `breathe` quite a bit of oil from…
Engine strip, inspect and rebuild.
My Golf had zero engine issues on the last outing at DN in May. The wastegate broke as I`ve explained…
Roll Centre Correction
The Roll Centre of a vehicle has a large impact on handling but it`s something not many people fully understand. …
Overhaul multi Piston Brake Caliper
Inspecting the calipers after a trackday I noticed a small brake fluid weep from 2 pistons. They had been installed…
Bumpsteer measurement and correction
Due to the track width and ride height changes I`d made over the years I was experiencing some bump-steer. What…
Helicoil a stripped Caliper Thread
The design of the HiSpec calipers to give more wheel spoke clearance mean the pad retaining pins are bolts which…
Cobra Seats and Schroth Harnesses
Whilst the old seats and 6-point harnesses were OK, the seats were over 13 years old and the harnesses were…
ECU rewiring and new ECU fuse and relay board
At the end of 2016 I had a weird intermittent electrical misfiring issue and I was 100% it was wiring…
Worn wastegate to actuator connector repair.
At Silverstone last year I`d noticed an odd boost oscillation around 6,000rpm. Highlighted in Blue. After removing the actuator…
Rear Wing Supports
I wanted to move the rear wing rearwards and up into the clearer airflow. Previous supports were 3mm Aluminium but…
Turbo Brace
After the manifold fracture back in 2015 I braced the downpipe to help reduce stress on the Turbo / Manifold.…
Thermal Imaging
I borrowed a Flir Thermal Imaging camera to see what was happening when the car was hot. I`ve taken a…
Clutch Failure and Helix replacement
The Clutch failed engaged at Silverstone giving me no drive. I could select gears but it was as if my…
VW Clutch Fork reinforcement
The clutch was struggling to engage and disengage at Silverstone and I thought the clutch fork was failing. This is…