So far so goose

[Preston Pirate]

Thought I'd stick a couple of pictures up of my latest build, should be done for when my broken elbow mends, hopefully in time for a rip around the MK track. Can't wait to get out there on a track, it's been 15 or so years!

Comments welcome

[selfpreservation]

that will be spectacular did you break your spanish archer while polishing it?

[Preston Pirate]

na, did the old hell-bow in Rom's pool on a skateboard 

[oberonspacefruit]

id put a crank in it. all my bikes have them.


otherwise,looking good

tyres?

[kdw712]

so far so good ! 

[Preston Pirate]

3 piece crank should be arriving tomorrow, I'll then mirror polish it. Also waiting on renthal layback seat post, brakes, and seat clamp. I have all the rest of the stuff I need. I've also got soem tioga comp 3's to go on there as well as a NOS Mongoose padset.

That's as far as I got tonight with a broken elbow before I got called in for me tea.

Once it's built I'll ride it until winter, then strip it for a re-chrome and some new decals.

id put a crank in it. all my bikes have them.


otherwise,looking good

tyres?

[DR VINOAH]

jobs a goody

keep up the  build

[mif]

looking good mate, a fellow veedub owner too

[Preston Pirate]

Thanks for the comments guys!

Mif > I recently sold the supercharged VR unfortunately, I now have a kitchen instead What dub have you got?

[motomagII]

love the pro class wheel wish id kept mine .nice build so far so good

[kdw712]

Mif > I recently sold the supercharged VR unfortunately, I now have a kitchen instead What dub have you got?

that don't seem a very fair exchange   
bet that VR was fun to drive  as well

like a VR myself but have got the 8valve GTi for now

[Preston Pirate]

The VR was a beast! It started out life as an 8 valve GTi I then swapped the running gear over for VR6 stuff out of a 55k mile VR6 highline. I sourced the Vortech supercharger from the states along with the fitting kit, fitted a dastek piggy-back for the ECU and had it re-mapped  to suit. It was putting out around 270 bhp which is more than enough in a FWD car!

[kdw712]

270 Gee gee's   

mmmm 

[Preston Pirate]

Yup!

1st gear was a write off, 2nd just span up too if you were too heavy footed and 3rd was just brutal!

My mate has a VR with a similar spec and he's just fitted a Quaife 6 speed box and limited slip diff, makes a massive difference on getting the power down.

If you ever get a VR, budget another £2k for a 'charger it's the best 2-large you'll ever spend! 

270 Gee gee's   

mmmm 

[mif]

Thanks for the comments guys!

Mif > I recently sold the supercharged VR unfortunately, I now have a kitchen instead What dub have you got?

ive got a 65 devon splitty and a 65 beetle, bus is nearly done, just finishing some welding before it goes to my mates place for paint, and the beetles just sat in my front garden looking sorry for itself  also got a 90 golf driver for a daily