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Postby Dropout » Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:14 pm

sold my ur-quattro last night, still have my S2, but the driveway looks strange! I was reluctant to see it go, but ive taken it as far as i wanted, enjoyed it, abused it, and kicked ass in it, so after 5 years, it was time to move on!! :cry:
I needed to free up some funds to finish my Audi TT 1.8T quattro powered mk2 Golf Rallye, i got the haldex controller yesterday, so i can adjust the drive ratio in-car, from 100-0 front to rear, to 80-20, 60-40, 50-50. As in my last mk2 fwd 1.8T, traction was a major problem, and that had 302bhp/310lbft, and with this being the UK, wet roads caused more trouble! TBH, my mk1 G60 had the same trouble,although not so extreme! 3rd gear wheelspin when your not trying starts to wind you up pretty quickly, as does buying tyres! This BAM code 1.8T makes 380bhp/368lbft and will be able to use it with the Haldex 4wd putting every pony down on the road! If the 4wd copes as expected, then i have hardware to get 440-460bhp, which will make for a bloody quick Golf!
im not adept with computers, but i cant post pics from my hard-drive, do i need one of the hosting sites?
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Postby mjslonergan » Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:50 pm

Hi, the easiest way to post pics is to open a photobucket account, when you have uploaded a pic there, in a little box under the picture will be a link, copy that and paste it into your message here, just use the preview button here to make sure it worked before posting.
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Postby Dropout » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:37 am

Thanks matey, im better with a spanner than a keyboard!

I just want to post a few pics of the Golf as it finally comes together ...... these damn 'computers' ......... they'll never catch on!
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Postby mjslonergan » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:16 am

Yep, work of the devil...
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