My AWD Swift GTI

wow thats a great launch, i cant wait to get mine running

Thanks for the comments, I am really pleased with the results, it has made the last 18 months building it worth while. First time I have ever done the quarter, but I am addicted & the van held up to the abuse really well, need the nos next

i take my hat off to you. Sir!

can you get in touch with me when you read this please jerry

Van update:
Got rid of the CAT


New 3" tailpipe welded on:


New wheels fitted:


Booked in on the Dyno next week, old wheels off to their new owner:D

why for you know tell me about the old wheels i probably would have had them ive got some cxrs aswell


steve

Somebody on here asked me to sell them, that made my mind up to buy the new wheels

Decided to upgrade my Turbo before next season, so I bought a VF35, will be interesting to see how much more power it gives

James woke me up at 7.00 A.M yesterday morning, at last we have snow, about 6" of it.

8.15 out in the Justy, by 10.15 it was making some horrible noises, think the bottom end has given up:(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJMfWRB1_eo

Then borrowed the wifes Golf 4motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OI8vD9g2B8

Then had a go in an STI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDwN5tSpKmg

jerry do you have anything that isent 4wd loool lucky bastard haah


steve

STEVEGTI2 wrote:jerry do you have anything that isent 4wd loool lucky bastard haah


steve

Yes & you know what it is, no good in the snow though

errr i dont actually unless its the merc but i thought you sold that i want it lol

He has a Justy with no drive since he blew it up
Allan

OK list of cars
Mini / Justy van
Mini Clubman with Swift GTI engine
2 x Justy's
1 x V6 4Motion Golf
1 x 3.2 V6 Frontera
1 x Vauxhall Zafira
1 x Diesel Laguna
1 x 3.2 Laguna Estate
1 x AMG Merc which I had sold & is now back again


My son James has:
1 x Justy / GTI hybrid
1 x Astra SRI
1 x Mitsubishi FTO
1 x Bedford Rascal van
1 x Astra Diesel van

My daughter has:
VW Lupo

lool your daughter is slacking jerry haah now can i see a revised list of wich cars work lool that merc is mine wait a year or 2 when i can afford the inscurance then we can do a deal lol

You would get stopped every 2 minutes were you live in the AMG, Mr Plod would think you are dealing either drugs or sex

Little update
VF35 now fitted, the one on the left is the TD04, should have a bit more power after its re-map:)

lool naa they dont bother the old man cars around here they love the 1 series golfs bmw compacts lool all what the youth are driving lool shit if ya ask me haha dont sell that merc again im saving up lol


steve

This year I plan to do a lot more racing & need to get my Van MSA registered, however you can't register a van. So today was the day my van became an estate, MattG came over to help, thanks Matt:)

Starting to cut my lovely van


Few shots of how it looks now




We did try to black the windows out prior to fitting them, but after the 4th attempt the air turned blue & we decided it could be done later:)

On the bright side Perspex is much lighter than metal

Cant you do anything your self
Does Matt work cheap or does he drink yor cupboards empty
Its looking more like a race car now you just have to cancel that trip and you can come to Scarborough.
Allan

AllanMcD wrote:Cant you do anything your self
Does Matt work cheap or does he drink yor cupboards empty
Its looking more like a race car now you just have to cancel that trip and you can come to Scarborough.
Allan

LOL, I hate fitting windows & having never used a nibbler before I really didn't trust myself to cut it straight, I would love to cancel my trip but if I did Karen would not let me buy the new trailer I need

that looks brilliant as an estate in my opinion! my parents used to have a clubman estate when i was a kid in a similar colour it just didnt have 4wd or a g13b turbo lol

Thanks Hobo, I am pleased with the result, looks better than I expected

no worries what sort of motorsport were you thinking of doing?

I have a few Sprint / hill climbs in it & want to do a lot more this year, most tracks wont allow you to race unless you have an MSA log booked car & a race license. So I need to make it an estate, upgrade my harness to 6 point, fit a fire extinguisher & a few other bits.

oh good stuff i think that would be technically eligable for the nippon challenge, god if i had the money i would love to do motorsport competitively