Splitter and Airdam
Why Plywood ? Well as I`ve said before, it`s cheap, easy to form and does the job. A friend commented…
Manifold & Turbo check
I decided it would be a good idea to check the manifold repair I made in the summer. I have…
Brands Hatch December 2015
For the last couple of years I`ve done Brands Hatch with MazdaOnTrack on the first Friday in December. It`s a…
Engine Build
Before we went to Mexico, I posted a `wanted` thread on ClubGTi for a replacement engine. I NEEDED a new…
Oulton Park November 2015
Crap drive over on the M62, traffic was particularly bad, added another 30 minutes to a 90 minute drive, but…
Destination Nurburgring #13. September 2015
You might want to grab a cuppa if you are going to read this, it ended up being a bit…
Manifold Repair 2015.
Post Anglesey Manifold failure & repair I had a failure on my manifold, appears to be along the Fusion line.…
Destination Nurburgring #12. July 2015
Just before I went, my long awaited Hi-Spec Calipers, floating discs and other bits arrived. I mention is now so…
Hi-Spec. 6 Pot Calipers
Some time ago, I asked for suggestions on 4-pots for my MK2. I`d initially run G60`s with 280mm discs for…
Croft. July 2015
A bit of a last minute rush to get it finished, but it was loaded up onto the trailer around…
Rollcage and Interior
The screen has had a stone chip caused crack for a while and it`s getting bigger, so I used the…
Anglesey June 2015
After a lot of work that 99% of people will never even see, never mind notice, it was pleasing to…
Rear Fibreglass Diffuser
Had an old mirror I picked up via freecycle locally. Makes a great platform to lay fibreglass. 3 layers with…
Bedford. March 2015
Had a steady drive down to Bedford on Sunday afternoon. Sat behind a lorry for over 100 miles at 56mph.…
Conrod Failure
As part of my ABF 16VT Conversion, I decided to go for some Forged conrods. I stayed away from the…
Goodwood August 2014
I`d always fancied going to the Goodwood days run by ACE Engineering, but as they are sessioned and it`s a…
Destination Nurburgring #10 July 2014
On the drive over, Matt and I tweaked the boost control map to reduce pressure above 6,300rpm to the `low`…
Cadwell Park May 2014
The car was mapped and ready for Cadwell park. We drove over Wednesday afternoon. The plan was to drive over…
Bedford March 2014
Golf went to Bedford yesterday. I`d organsied a trackday there for ClubGTi. We took 35 cars. After the trouble free…
Rockingham 2014
The very first outing after `the Golf `became `The Pinderwagen` First trackday since the Turbo conversion so I was somewhat…