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ian did you notice how thorough mark is about wheel nuts ? he checks,checks,checks these days
Haha.. yup, kept mentioning "i've tightened those up"
Best be safe than.......
Looks very smart that, i can only assume the addition of the rear arb makes as much difference to the arosa as it did to the Leon when i got mine done. Really looking forward to seeing the finished product. That's the great thing when you have enough spare cash to throw money at something all at once, no scrimping and saving required - the biggest complaint i had when modifying cars in the past was that it took almost the life of ownership to get it how you wanted it.
The ARB has made a world of difference.. not sure about the spare cash - that's all gone now
Throwing money at it is the only way to make the deadline! I'm looking forward to having the finished product as despite it being great fun doing the project, it's all I'm doing at the moment.. and in it's present state it's neither one thing nor another. Once it's done I'll be able to enjoy it, and have the time to do other stuff other than work on the Arosa!Bring on Easter!!
really interested to see the finished result, should be a cool little pocket rocket. Good power aswell seeing its only a 1.4
With the mods that I've done, the most that I've seen reported on this engine is nudging 125bhp, so it'd probably reach 120 or just over, so there's not that much more left in it..
The Work Continues
Today I headed off to get a full wheel alignment done following the coilover fitting yesterday. Once again, I can't fault the chaps or equipment at our local chain of Chemix autocentres, the branch in Stourbridge has recently been renovated and boy have they got some trick kit.. shame I forgot my camera as this was the most sophisticated 4 wheel alignment equipment I have ever seen! (Moreso than my usual Halesowen branch and that's good)
I now have a nice bit of camber and a fraction of inward toe:
Ignore the steer-ahead, I've now adjusted the position of my steering wheel by a few notches Needless to say, the handling is now about as sharp as it could be! Very positive indeed.
Next up after cleaning my A2 it was time to prep for the cage install and remove some unnecessary wiring whilst things were still 'easy' to get at:
Today I headed off to get a full wheel alignment done following the coilover fitting yesterday. Once again, I can't fault the chaps or equipment at our local chain of Chemix autocentres, the branch in Stourbridge has recently been renovated and boy have they got some trick kit.. shame I forgot my camera as this was the most sophisticated 4 wheel alignment equipment I have ever seen! (Moreso than my usual Halesowen branch and that's good)
I now have a nice bit of camber and a fraction of inward toe:
Ignore the steer-ahead, I've now adjusted the position of my steering wheel by a few notches
Needless to say, the handling is now about as sharp as it could be! Very positive indeed.Next up after cleaning my A2 it was time to prep for the cage install and remove some unnecessary wiring whilst things were still 'easy' to get at:
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..and for a laugh:
I've now only put one front seat back in (the drivers one before some smart arse say's summit!), so, fingers crossed for next weekend as it's gonna be a busy one
I've now only put one front seat back in (the drivers one before some smart arse say's summit!), so, fingers crossed for next weekend as it's gonna be a busy one
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Some of that Tar needs removing further away from the plate is going - weld tends to not stick that well to it
noticed that OMP have supplied us with 2 sets of front feet and no middle ones
Busy weekend indeed, its going to be a mission
noticed that OMP have supplied us with 2 sets of front feet and no middle ones
Busy weekend indeed, its going to be a mission
We made a mock up of cross door bars as well its a mission to get in and out off, noticed your seats are on runners, can i offer some advice and get stu to fix the seats like mine as those runners break after 6 months.
Haha.. that stuff is wax, god only knows
I think I'll still be up for a bit of cross action
Erk.. doesn't sound promising about seat runners.. will have to see how things go together, prob is, as I won't be the only driver they need to be adjustable
ask stu to drill the side mounts for adjustment, i would'nt use those, i have a set in my workshop and i decided they were as strong as paper
Crumbs seems like a tall order for February - although anything is possible and you have a nice basis there
amazing what an extra day in a leap year can make
did you consider a 1.8T transplant on higher miler car ?
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