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Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:25 pm
by Trottagti
Yeah it is mate, Right i better keep that then lol!

Going to make a nice little ali box to house it abit neater!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:55 pm
by emma_88
I'm liking the stripped out seat thing at the mo.

Good progress, keep us updated!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:15 pm
by Tim_GTi
Nice mate. Can I ask why your choice for a cage though? I've never understanded the concept of putting one in a daily standard motor.

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:39 pm
by jamie1.8tpologti
why not put a cage in?? i have one in my daily 20v polo andits awesome. dont ave to take people anywhere looks rude as = winner imo

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:47 pm
by Tim_GTi
Fair enough dude. It's just to me they don't make sense. They add weight, and if they're the type that don't, then they're not doing their job, but they're not even put in there to do the job they were made for, just to to look nice in a supposingly lightend car? :?

I saw one at Spring Festival and just laughed, as it wasn't even bolted down.

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:18 pm
by 6N2 GTI 00
Totally Agree with Tim. Dont really see the point in a roll cage unless its being used as a Track Car.
If a boy racer comes behind you and see's that in the back they are going to try it on every time.

They are not the nicest looking things either. 100% with you for track use though but not as a daily driver.

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:16 pm
by Trottagti
If i am still going ahead with the cage idea it will be a saftey devices cage, so not ur non bolted down chrome mega heavy crap ones!

Not bolted down, really lol?

I only want one as it will be for show more than designed for track, im just abit gay like that ha,

But im in the process off making a non adjustable rear turret brace atm, i made an adjustable one wich just pushed the top of the suspension out and didnt work lol!

So a solid bar will replace it now!

If i had 20v action id deffo cage it so boy racers would try it then i would be like oh know, look at you cry as i beat you lol!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:38 pm
by tomo87
i think it looks cool with a cage, everyone used to want to race me when i had one!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:59 pm
by jamie1.8tpologti
plus its soethin different. every car has front and back seats and that makes it stand out a bit more. and show cages weigh nothin at all a bit less than back seats actually imo so savin weight :D

everyone does have ago but just show em the road like me lol.

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:20 pm
by Trottagti
Just purchased some of these bad boys from venom and i got free delivery on them, so its all good, sensible drop of 85mm all around will be fun lol!

What we all think?

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they can go low as 100mm all around so they say!

Also im doin something super cool to the inside of me stripped out rear and my headlinning to match, watch this space ppl's!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:15 pm
by nazzurro19
the cool thing your doing i bet is camo roof lining if so tell me where you got the fabric from as ive been looking for weeks ive asked babz and other people and i stil cant find any

oh and AP coilovers FTW !! :lol:

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:57 pm
by emma_88
Good buy on the coilovers, I was gonna get the ap ones, but were a bit too expensive when I bought mine.

Keep us updated!!!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:23 pm
by Trottagti
Ha, no camo stuff for me just a change in colour, with maybe a gti logo in the corner very small tho!
Or even uk-polo.net!

Coilovers where a good buy for me as i really need it lower than 60mm, and being A.P there gona be pretty coolie!

Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:25 pm
by Trottagti
Took a couple of days to be delivered but oooooooh was i happy when they arrived!

Going to get them fitted this week some time, maybe tuesday as im having me mate help me set them up, not just fit them so its low as hell!

Need them to be fitted and set up for fast road use,

Also need to get new top mounts as one of my bolt threads is rounded off a tad!

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Re: Trotta's progress thread, stripped out, manifold, etc!

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:14 pm
by Si_GTi
Good stuff. I'd have bought new top mounts anyway, simply because its soooo much easier to do when the opportunity is there (i.e. when the suspension is off the car!).

Post some pictures up when they're on! :D