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  1. 17-01-2012, 12:19 AM #191
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    Just read from start to finish, and gotta say im loving waht you're doing bro !! Great to see another young guy with an early vw Im on my greens in a few weeks too haha ! But yeah all seriousness, love the motivation you have, and that you dont just mod the car, rather, you fix all the little issues it has, and making it very special. Keep it up mate !
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  2. 17-01-2012, 05:18 PM #192
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    Looks awesome man Good work
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  3. 17-01-2012, 06:01 PM #193
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    What's with the tape on the A/C pipe?
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  4. 17-01-2012, 06:18 PM #194
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    Thank-you all for the encouragement and kind words, really do appreciate it


    Quote Originally Posted by benough View Post
    What's with the tape on the A/C pipe?
    Just a bit of insulation, with a cut up stubby cooler, wrapped in aluminum tape and then some cloth tape as a final layer.
    Looks sus, but I've seen US guys wrap their entire A/C gas line (cold side) in proper, dual layer insulation tape.

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    MK2 - *Insert list of dealer purchased extra's/standard features here*
    80 series - The MK2's BIG, Sooty, polar opposite...
    HAHAHA
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  5. 18-01-2012, 06:47 AM #195
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    haha nice. Does it work?
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  6. 18-01-2012, 10:16 AM #196
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    Quote Originally Posted by benough View Post
    haha nice. Does it work?
    In theory it should, but I haven't noticed a (noticeable) difference haha
    MK2 - *Insert list of dealer purchased extra's/standard features here*
    80 series - The MK2's BIG, Sooty, polar opposite...
    HAHAHA
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  7. 31-01-2012, 05:29 PM #197
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    As usual, just some more maintenance work.

    Swapped in a MK3 weighted shift rod, woah, what an improvement in shifting/feel!
    Thanks to kideuro for that

    Purchased a hydraulic rear engine mount (thanks to discussion on ED38 ) and had that installed.
    Again, big improvement in drive-ability when the engine isn't jumping around the bay.


    ^Old mount wasn't terrible but needed replacement.
    The hydraulic damper was actually in good condition apart from the completely melted/FUBAR'd rubber bushing on one end!

    Threw in a K&N panel filter, just for laughs (the paper filter was due for a change)

    Stiggy, have fun with those solid mounts haha.
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    HAHAHA
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  8. 31-01-2012, 06:38 PM #198
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    I'm glad it is quiet at work tonight because I found the time to properly read through everything you've achieved with this.

    Big ups to you mate for tackling it all yourself and documenting it so thoroughly!
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  9. 31-01-2012, 06:53 PM #199
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryana89 View Post
    Stiggy, have fun with those solid mounts haha.
    they're awesome!!!!
    a bit shakey when cold.... but cornering OMG!!
    wack some bigger roll bars in, and you got yourself a little race car

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  10. 31-01-2012, 07:00 PM #200
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    I love your thread Ryan! The next MKII I'll own will be modded according to your thread ->easy research and less time wasted on the interwebz. haha
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