spraycanmansam build thread

[VWindahouse]

I thought this day would never come

[vwthunder]

Loving the red valve cover, it looks awesome

Nice list of mods, getting there

[Jmac]

Nice mate looking forward to seeing what else you do. What did you use for the tappet cover?? ill be doing mines on the AGU for the 6N2. .
Cheers
Jmac

[s4mmie]

Hey Jimmy,
I just used the VHT series of engine enamels, primer and then wrinkle-coat. $15 + $18 all up.
I want to try Krylon products as it looks like you can get a tighter wrinkle finish..
It looked really good when it was all glossy red before it wrinkled up. Still deciding which finish I like better.
..still have to zip-tie that intake on too haha


Cheers,
Sam

[s4mmie]

I fitted my Wiechers front strut brace today, really straight forward and looks great.
The car feels noticeably different, traction seems improved.

I've decided to prioritize tuning the suspension and getting some good rubber in those arches as I can't fully give it the boot in 1st without losing traction as it is.

On another note, I removed the spare wheel. After tapping around the wheel well, I thought I'd chuck a few squares of dynamat in to stop the reverberating. I also blocked off the vents. I didn't think it would make much of a difference as there wasn't a heap of dynamat, but oh my goodness! It's quiet as a mouse now! It's probably the happiest I've been with the car, it's quieter and feels faster as a result


Do it!

[VWindahouse]

Great progress mate! Any word on the wheels?

[s4mmie]

After trying to source the GTC01 in the right pcd and offset, I found that they have to special order them. There's an 8 week lead time, extra $100 and $500 shipping. Still thinking about them, but I don't know if I want to lay it down on wheels I'm not 100% sure on.
In the meantime I found the PF01's that I like --
The World's most recently posted photos of hankook and pf01 - Flickr Hive Mind

Just trying to find a retailer.
Geez it's so hard to find good wheels!


Also got a nice order coming from ECS and hoping Jimmy can source me a SEAT cooler... it's getter warmer!