Jonny doesnt take this whole car thing seriously at all....

just been looking at private number plates and found LOW35T, get it.....

lowest

anyone wanna lend me the £8995 asking price?

Might give you the £5 if your a good boy

not too much to update really apart from the fact the 17's won't be ready for spring fest

had far too much work on over the last couple of weeks and as always have left the wheels to the last minute (i've had them 4 months now), the barrels are painted and the centres are in primer awaiting paint and lacquer but the lips and bolts still have the old paint on and need polishing up, then the whole lot need rebuilding and the tyres put on.

after thats all done i've then i've still got to work out what spacers i need to get the best fitment and then find out how the hell i'm going to lower it enough to still be anti social.... so there you go, no new wheels for spring fest. f*ck it.

on other news i have been collecting panels for the imminent freshen up and so far have 2 grills, 2 front bumpers, 1 rear bumper, 2 wings, gti splitter, VENTO splitter and full set of VR6 side mouldings all ready for playing with!



the smooth bumper in the top left of the pic is probably never going to be finished now as its completely the opposite to the look i'm going for now.

oh and just because parking near standard MK3's still amuses me......

because i'm a bit p*issed of with myself for not pulling my finger out and getting my wheels on i decided to swap the lips today, scuffed and manky gti off and trimmed vento on!

looks way better!

good to see you've put your wipers back on

splitter looks awesome mate, makes me think i shouldve kept it

billybug wrote:

looks way better!

cheers billy, didnt think it would make that much difference but i'm more pleased with it than i thought i'd be. just gotta see how long it lasts before i destroy it?....

nelds wrote:

good to see you've put your wipers back on

i resisted for as long as possible but night time driving in the rain became pretty 'interesting' with fully blacked out headlights, no mirrors and no wipers.

rp24k wrote:

splitter looks awesome mate, makes me think i shouldve kept it

cheers buddy, too late now! haha! well chuffed with it, be even better when the rest of the cars done too.

looking good jonny looking real good!

*did you get 4 wings or not. i.e ones for a certain person?*

vladimir, he was gonna get 4 wings off me but when i took the 2 off the 16v i was breaking i realised they were shot to bits. i'm going to break a 3dr dragon green 8v soon so i'll give you first dibs

time for a little summer time public service announcement on health and safety....

when working on your own car in the summer afternoons in a 'diy' capacity it is good practice to follow some basic guidelines :

• when jacking a vehicle do so on the manufacturers recommended jacking points
  
• if the vehicle is to be worked on whilst jacked up be sure to use axle stands on a flat level surface so the vehicle is equally supported and not able to move
  
• make sure your work environment is suitable for the task in hand and not in a place that is dangerous to yourself or others
  
• make sure to correctly wear and use PPE (personal protective equipment such as overalls, steel toe capped boots etc)
  

now i've got that out the way here's a couple of pictures of me setting the ride height on my car today......

Wow you can adjust yours with your wheels still on? lucky barsteward

the joys of big arches and small wheels, dont even need to put the steering on full lock.

maybe you should run 15's on the TT, would make any height adjustments a piece of p*ss!

on our way to spring fest this morning i almost ran over a dead rabbit on the A14 at about 70mph, managed to avoid hitting the new splitter but the sill took the full hit. got to thrapston and found the passenger sideskirt cracked and hanging off, good job i keep black gaffer tape in the glovebox!!





lowest MK3 at springfest?.......

screw that splitter on dude, ur pics r making me want to come and nick it back!!!


big fail on the road kill mate, do you want the sill trim off the 16v i broke that you had the bumpers off?

so when you actually gonna lower it?

just that splitter changes the hole car, all mk3s should have come with them tbh

billybug wrote:

so when you actually gonna lower it?

just that splitter changes the hole car, all mk3s should have come with them tbh

i totally agree Billy, VR splitters are so much nicer.


Dope picture whoever took this:

the splitter is one of my most favouritest things about the whole car now, didnt think it would be that noticably different. but it is.

Max its actually a Vento GL splitter, same as the american spec splitters so is shallower than a VR but better than a GTI as its the same depth all the way round.

Oh and steph took that picture on her phone, whilst driving!!!

Billy, i'll lower it when you get a MK3 and give me something to worry about......

rp24k wrote:

screw that splitter on dude, ur pics r making me want to come and nick it back!!!


big fail on the road kill mate, do you want the sill trim off the 16v i broke that you had the bumpers off?

haha, i would actually kill for this splitter now, so be warned!

cheers for the heads up but i'm going to leave it for now until i get the rest sorted as it'll prob happen again anyway. if i change my mind i'll give you a shout!

WeFoundThePark wrote:

Billy, i'll lower it when you get a MK3 and give me something to worry about......

well, next year me and my parents are downsizing from the jeeps and im planning to get a golf, so a challenge could be on but my dad will have to drive the car some times, that will be ammusing hahaha

omg tht jus stupidl f*****g low but i this fooking car keep up the good work jonny boy

saw this at the weekend in Willingham looks rude

billybug wrote:

WeFoundThePark wrote:

Billy, i'll lower it when you get a MK3 and give me something to worry about......

well, next year me and my parents are downsizing from the jeeps and im planning to get a golf, so a challenge could be on but my dad will have to drive the car some times, that will be ammusing hahaha

that would be awesome, i keep thinking about getting my nan to drive mine round saffron walden whilst i filmed it......

chubby353 wrote:

omg tht jus stupidl f*****g low but i this fooking car keep up the good work jonny boy

cheers matty!

pinky wrote:

saw this at the weekend in Willingham looks rude

cheers buddy, i know a few people are seeing it now it parks outside my house, tinks doing late night VR6 drivebys......

if anyone see's me about feel free to drop in, introduce yourself and have a chat!