Finally Road registered and Legal

[jenk]

read on the vortex forum about the yanks sayin our coastdown methods were useless. no nothing about it but i no the yanks tend to do most things wrong

 

[Stu_HR]

..yeah. I was reading that too but lost the will after about the 35th post!

 

[Red Ibiza VR6]

I`m glad theres nuthin wrong with my engine. Its only got 80,000kms on it. Feels like its right on the money with the power. My mate has a Golf VR6 which he drives daily. Let him have a go of this yesterday and he reckons it was slightly quicker

 

[james_mk]

Just out fo interest how much was the conversion in total?

 

[Red Ibiza VR6]

This car would have cost over $20,000. If i were to do it again and with VR6 engines getting ever cheaper, I could do it for $10,000 I reckon.

 

[IbiVR]

I bought a mk3 golf vr6, and by the time i'd sold everything we didnt use it cost about £1200. Including buying the Ibiza. lol.
At a guess you'd be looking at about £4k to get someone to do the conversion for you.

Not bad figures those - i take it your still running a cat?

Tom.

 

[james_mk]

fair enough, but to be fair 4k is a hell of a lot though just for a vr6 engine. Imagine what you could do to the standard 2.0v for that tb's etc? Im pretty sure you can source a 20vt engine for around 800-900 quid anyway, im sure it wouldnt cost another 3k to fit it etc, and all the bits that go with it?

 

[IbiVR]

Depends. If you do it yourself, no, if you pay someone to do it yes. It'd be about the same cost as fitting a 20vt. Always gonne be cheaper if you supply your own parts too.

Theres so much choice you cant say xxx is a better engine, zzz is a better engine etc. VR is a good choice cos the amount of power you get from it without tyring. Yeah, spend a bit on a 2l 8v and you could be looking at similar power, but it'll be working hard. loads of potential in the vr too. And it sounds nice...

 

[jenk]

a vr6 is definatly at the top of my list when if sorted the looks. supercharger

 

[james_mk]

hay jenk, what are you doing to your beeza then to euro pimp it up?

 

[jenk]

Well theres plans and then theres the fact of finding money

What i hope to do is get some smoothing done, little touches to bumpers, set of polished design 90's and get it lower. should look simple and sweet.

love your wheels mate you doing anything bodywork wise

 

[Brummy]

jenk.. did you not 'go ' for them rims from the other week? when i was gonna race you there?
if not, i might stil be interested in them...

 

[jenk]

well im about to dig the post out and pm the dude in question, to be fair it is a megga mission to fetch them. found out on clubgti that you can actually polish them yourself for minimum cost

 

[Brummy]

he's only Hereford way isnt he??

 

[jenk]

hertfordshire in his sig, just pm'd him.

To be honest mate im stumpt to were that is, north londonish me thinks

anyhoot.........road trip

 

[Brummy]

race ya?
i get a bit of a head start.. im not far from J3 m5....

 

[jenk]

junction 10 m6 + 600cc extra if im rite thinking uv got a 1.4

and iv just filled the tank, no pitstops required

 

[Brummy]

got the choice of the Mk2 OR the Mk4..oh, also,..i got a 2.7 litre WORKVAN!! wont cost *me* a penny in Diesel!!

 

[jenk]

oh bugger.....mother can i borrow the ST, the mans bullying me

 

[Brummy]

oh bugger.....mother can i borrow the ST, the mans bullying me

lol.. Jenk, yowm a nutta
just seriously thinkin' of 'ditching my multi-spokes now.. i need change.. was thinking of Euro style or poss going for a really 'Old -Skool' kinda 'Retro' feel.. but dunno.. got a Cupra rear bumper on, a sport(?) front bumper.. and a set of fibre glass sideskirts ready to go on in my shed.... but really dont know where to 'go' with it...... have recently put Cupra clocks in and a Half Leather interior.. but now im 'struggling' ..i need *inspiration*....