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  1. mat-ryder
    I think the link is bad, pm me your email address and ill add you. I thought the meet was on monday? Ill give Tony a shout too
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    Quality, hopefully ill see you and some of the other guys there
  3. mat-ryder
    So Monday week then. What time do they usually kick off down there as i dont finish work untill 7
  4. mat-ryder
    Just missed it then lol. So when is the next essex based meet? Im not fussed about driving anyone else's, i just want some feedback on how others think mine is. Fancy having a go Nat?
  5. mat-ryder
    Well at the moment im based near Thurrock but i work in Maidstone, Where is this local meet??
  6. mat-ryder
    Yeah, couldnt sleep last night so i thought it was about time i updated this. When the poxy weather sorts itself out ill get some finished pics up
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    In the mean time i set about re-furbing the 16"s that were on the car when i bought it as the 17" RS4 reps are heavier than tractor wheels. The wheels are off of an Audi A3 sport. Iv always fancied having white wheels so i thought f*ck it and went ball deep. They were pretty kerbed round the rim to start with but it was soon sorted with a bit of DA action before and after Finished items I havn't got any pics of them fitted yet or the car for that fact. As soon as the weather pics up and i get a chance to clean it ill post some up
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    The next mission was to remove the old loom and fit the VR one, I havn't got pics of this as it took quite a while and i was drinking for most of it 8-) Next was putting the lump in Then hooking up the exhaust It was all in and i gave it a quick run up (after putting the fuel pipes onthe right way) with no throttle cable (forgot to pick it up with conversion bits) and no rad , only briefly mind. I then went and scavenged/bought the missing parts needed including MAF, half the coolant hoses, new rad, throttle cable and other various small bits. I didnt get any pics of it all completed
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    A few weeks later i found myself on some guys drive removing the engine and subframe complete from a donor highline. The engine and subframe came out in about an hour. The longest bit was removing the loom and trying to memorise where it all goes. Anyone that has removed a loom before will know how much of a PITA it is to get it around the brake servo without fully removing it. That took the rest of the day lol. Any way, engine in the back of the van on the way home for a minor strip and replace The guy i bought the engine from had reciepts for work done to the engine including the chains. A
  10. mat-ryder
    It was then time for the big strip!......which turned out to be fairly easy after all It was a pretty hot day and my mate felt the heat a little (lightweight) Once it was out it was time to put it away for a few weeks untill i could get the new engine
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    Time for a bit of an update..... The VR6 engine went in finally a couple of months ago now, heresa couple of pics of the shagged ABF lump (bent 6 valves lol). Turned out to be a slack/worn chain It looked even worse once i got the head off
  12. mat-ryder
    Any chance of getting my name down for this, I went last year with golfgti.co.uk. Might be a good chance to meet some of you guys
  13. mat-ryder
    I want some one to drive my vr or take me for a spin in theirs. Iv just never been in another vr other than mine so i have nothing to compare it too. For all i know it might be shite lol. Any one local fancy it?
  14. mat-ryder
    You guys having a stand at the show?
  15. mat-ryder
    aha found the problem then lol. i have used abf clocks. is there anyway of changing it at all or do i have to swap the clocks completly? Cheers guys
  16. mat-ryder
    Does anyone have at least a schematic of the circuit?
  17. mat-ryder
    I might go now the conversion is finished. Any sort of convoy/ meet up before we get in?
  18. mat-ryder
    Iv just finished my conversion from 16v to VR6 and it all runs fine apart from the rev counter seems to be reading double all the time. Anyone have any ideas?
  19. mat-ryder
    Hella quads + 6000k HIDs FTW
  20. mat-ryder
    i had a similar problem when a rear shock and wheel bearing were gone
  21. mat-ryder
    iv got bonrath poly top mounts and you can feel the difference compared to standard items. I killed a set of standard top mounts with my coilovers in less than a year
  22. mat-ryder

    easy power

    mat-ryder replied to Roots's topic in Engine Tuning

    If he doesnt want it i may take it off your hands at the right price
  23. mat-ryder
    any probs in real wet weather though?
  24. mat-ryder
    Deffo mate pm me your number and ill give you a call. Cheers
  25. mat-ryder
    Anywhere that sells parts for airlines i.e a compressor shop. They look like the fittings i got recently in a kit for the airline plumbing in my workshop. Not 100% though
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