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    Quote Originally Posted by sports racer View Post
    I've just read the whole thread from stat to finish. Makes good reading how it's progressed from a standard 1.6 with rust to what you have today. Well done.

    I couldn't see anything about a rear sway bar, did you ever get round to fitting one?

    That and a lower strut brace make a big difference to how well you go round corners.

    Cheers

    Paul
    Thanks for the kind words Paul
    The car and I have come a long way these past few years.
    The car currently doesn't have any bracing or swaybars whatsoever yet.. but I'm saving all that for a rainy day. I have a rear sway bar that nseeds some links made up and I plan to make front and rear top strut braces and a front lower brace along with some A pillar and roof repairs. all in good time. First and foremost, I need to address my wheel alignment (mostly the rear to :/ ...) decent bucket seats and I've been on the eternal quest for the perfect wheels.. so I gotta sort that out haha

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    A proper fitting bucket seat will give you a huge boost in driver confidence, especially when you're not holding onto the wheel for dear life
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    Be sure to not "over tyre" a Mk1. My old man ran 185/60/14 in Yoko IPRA control tyre for a long time.
    Spend your money of brakes, handling and seat time before you get some fancy track tyres.

    Well done and im enjoying your updates!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Water Boy View Post
    Be sure to not "over tyre" a Mk1. My old man ran 185/60/14 in Yoko IPRA control tyre for a long time.
    Spend your money of brakes, handling and seat time before you get some fancy track tyres.

    Well done and im enjoying your updates!
    As far as brakes go, they haul ass. So that's done
    Seating will be taken care of, most likely a pair of saas fixed back seats. Car Handles well but will need to spend time in that department. My goal after all this is to win a bet of producing 100+fwkw without spending over $500 hehe:/:/ gonna be quite a task

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    So, I did a thing. Dyno day, made 67kw MK1 Ragtop also watch this space, new wheels on their way..

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcusAurelius View Post
    My goal after all this is to win a bet of producing 100+fwkw without spending over $500
    You do know that equates to 200hp at the motor?

    67kw is a long way from 100 but still lots of fun in a car that weighs 800kg.

    Car still looks good.

    Cheers

    Paul

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    Oh I'm just setting the baseline, my 100kw goal definately involves induction, of the forced kind MK1 Ragtop
    Quote Originally Posted by sports racer View Post
    You do know that equates to 200hp at the motor?

    67kw is a long way from 100 but still lots of fun in a car that weighs 800kg.

    Car still looks good.

    Cheers

    Paul
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    100kw from a 1.5 NA diesel??? :O :O :O You must be a wizard

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    I'll leave that dream for you, I can't steal them all :O
    Quote Originally Posted by Browneye View Post
    100kw from a 1.5 NA diesel??? :O :O :O You must be a wizard

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    As I've slowly been piecing together parts to boost the adz, I've been also playing around with a set of wheels..
    Enjoy



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