Mellow Yellow 3.2ltr 24v Conversion
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Been a little while and the Golf is MOT'd for the year but decided to change my wheels and a few other changes .
But to do that needed to change over the brake calipers.
The new wheels I've had for years in storage after having them refurbished. They are Borbet Atiwe cheese hole wheels in 4 x 100 15" 7J ET21.
The offset is quite aggressive but fit with 10mm spacers with the Wilwoods or no spacers with the Girling 256mm calipers.
The Wilwoods will go on my caddy when it's ready but have 256mm Girling jobbies with the rare Audi carriers which bolt directly to the hub.
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So have this:
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So finished the boot install:
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From max lift to the normal ride height:
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Need to finish refurbishing the centre caps this weekend which aren't fitted in the pics.
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Rich. said
Hi Rich Nice install! Any issues with sump clearance ?
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Lhasa2008 said
Rich. said
Hi Rich Nice install! Any issues with sump clearance ?
Lhasa
Cheers chap. No issues at all, when I was running the aero 16's and G60 15" steel wheels there was 4 inches of clearance.
Now running on the lower profile tyres and a bit lower I have 3 inches. The engine is quite far forward on the mounts in a mk1 so you would hit the sump first before the wheels ever had a chance to go over anything.
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I've epoxied the prong to the cap:
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Ha thank you, I've tried to make it a no compromise vehicle but I also don't like clutter, visibly or where it adds unnecessary weight.paceman said
This is a great project, love the fact you can't stop tinkering with it!
Especially with this engine conversion people are deleting brake servo's, removing heater systems etc. I've managed to keep all of this by trial and error. It's very tight in the passenger side rear of the engine bay but works.
The sump is something people should be aware of with this conversion. If you want to go lower then it could be potentially troublesome.
I think I have the right level of drop without it being unpractical and to be honest I could've got away without fitting the air cup system but there will always be that time where you could get caught out by a nasty speed bump or slope and I don't want to carry 2 planks around with me .
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