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by lawsy
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:08 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Hello all....
Replies: 6
Views: 1738

Re: Hello all....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310635061686?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 nice 4 motion for £4 or offers welcome back to the club paul cheers mate - wrong end of the country for me tho doesnt look like i will be hanging about tho, fell on a nice sorted B6 Audi A4 today, 6spd, 1...
by lawsy
Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:43 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Hello all....
Replies: 6
Views: 1738

Re: Hello all....

Cheers

Id rather spend less of course, then have some dollars left for making it mine..

not as much about round this way as I'd hoped for...
by lawsy
Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:16 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Hello all....
Replies: 6
Views: 1738

Hello all....

Ey up.. :hyst hows everyone doing?? Its been a while since I posted up on here.. Thought I'd pop up and say hello. potentially back in the market for a wagon, looking for a B5.5 wagon, ideally PD130, under 100k miles and under 4k.. so if anyone knows of anything decent then let me know Hope alls goo...
by lawsy
Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW
Replies: 262
Views: 4968

Re: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW

Definatly dig some old pics out! Id love to see them. I have the badges tucked away safe and sound. Going to make a mould from the santana one so I can put a replica one on the back. Id be gutted if someone stole the original. I had my mk1 in 2009 but i dont think i was on the forums so much back t...
by lawsy
Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:54 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW
Replies: 262
Views: 4968

Re: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW

sorry to hear you have had issues with some of the members on the mk1 owners club :( i read through your santana build thread on it earlier. it is good to see old pics of it :) here are a couple of recent pics for you mate; I should dig back out some pictures of when she had her purple laced metalf...
by lawsy
Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:47 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW
Replies: 262
Views: 4968

Re: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW

. I'll post some pics up soon. Or you could take a look on the mk1 owners club in the other cars or project section if you can't wait :D Rich Its already on there somewhere too.. I just cant bring myself to look on that forum anymore - far too many bad memories and my backs still sore from all the ...
by lawsy
Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW
Replies: 262
Views: 4968

Re: Tina the Santana - New Rims and Rake FTW

golf1980 wrote:i own this now. i have had it just over a year and it is an awesome machine. i intend of fixing it up this winter.

Rich
Awesome. How is she. I know she's been through a few hands since I let her go. Been wondering how she is and if still out there.
by lawsy
Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:55 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

Well in a shock turnaround, I sodl the bug - now the search fro my T4 goes into overdrive.. So to aid my funds, the wagon is now up for sale complete - if i dont get a sensible offer it'll be parted out http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=bugmot&thread=134749&p...
by lawsy
Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:30 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

Ghetto covers are awesome :-bd looking better in every respect to be honest :-bd lol - cheers mate I've done it before in other cars a long time ago - i wanna get some comedy eyes tho to go inside the hoods bit.. :hyst On another note, was rummaging in the shed today and found a couple of tins of r...
by lawsy
Sun Aug 26, 2012 1:44 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Turbo loss/limp mode but no fault code!
Replies: 5
Views: 1355

Re: Turbo loss/limp mode but no fault code!

sticky actuator on the turbo
by lawsy
Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:26 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

been using and abusing this past week or so, now in daily duties too and seems to be behaving ok.. This weeks latest mod - Ghetto seat covers... couple of old hoodies http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/546050_4253190883313_1658275057_n.jpg I've got to do something about the colour tho, t...
by lawsy
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:06 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS
Replies: 24
Views: 5673

Re: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS

As said above, this would cost the modified vehicle industry billions in lost sales and companies that specialise in modifying would be going under overnight! Not good for an already weak and unstable economy! I expect there to be changes to the MOT system but nothing of this enormity! from what i ...
by lawsy
Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:22 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS
Replies: 24
Views: 5673

Re: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS

here is a couple of things for those wanting to bury their heads to think about.... As a reply to people saying "even if this comes in it would be impossible to enforce" this legislation would be ridiculously easy to enforce, infact it would take no extra work from the governments point of...
by lawsy
Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS
Replies: 24
Views: 5673

Re: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS

Heard form an MOT tester yesterday, he said he had a car in to test and wasnt sure on something, he phoned VOSA and was told, yes its fine for now, but mark it as an advisory because in Novemeber there is a lot of changes happening and that would need to be tested for next years I've read up a lot o...
by lawsy
Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:12 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS
Replies: 24
Views: 5673

MODIFYING - IF YOU LIKE IT READ THIS

DO NOT IGNORE THIS It could all be about to come to an end if a little act gets put through soon forcing BIVA and IVA tests to all modified vehicles - no EXCEPTIOns Have a read of this article http://www.the-ace.org.uk/armageddon/ then click the contact us link http://www.the-ace.org.uk/contact-us/...
by lawsy
Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:52 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: The B3 Passion Wagon
Replies: 23
Views: 335

Re: The B3 Passion Wagon

Bloody awesome, I was enquiring about that one around the same time, by the time my funds were sorted it was sold - from the looks of things, glad it was, you've done a cracking job there :-bd
by lawsy
Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:53 pm
Forum: B3 & B4 PASSATS
Topic: 1991 Estate book and Spec sheet
Replies: 2
Views: 951

Re: 1991 Estate book and Spec sheet

I scanned these in ages and they are up on the B3 section as a sticky...
by lawsy
Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:00 am
Forum: B1 & B2 PASSATS --AKA OLD SKOOL !
Topic: audi engine into b2
Replies: 6
Views: 2289

Re: audi engine into b2

if yours already is the 5cyl then i guess it might

i know on my old 5cyl B2 space was tight up front, and to undo the cam belt tensioner there is a hole through the front panel..

but i think the basic 5cyl block is the same as thelater ones
by lawsy
Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:58 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Life After VW
Replies: 28
Views: 3648

Re: Life After VW

I'd rather bank the 7k, buy something older and enjoy it 3 years ago i took up a finance deal on a B6 passat, 2.0 TDI - loved it for the first few weeks, soon got the hump paying £200 plus on finance - then couldnt wait to get rid of it, eventually took advantage of the 50% hand back rule and am no...
by lawsy
Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:06 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

de fly-eyed

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and steels black

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feeling better about it already
by lawsy
Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:43 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

local hot rod builder has just been asking me about some floor tiling, so looks like i might be suggesting that i tile his floor in exchange for him banding my steels and some welding doing.. I'm only thinking of banding the rears anyway.. fly eyes now removed and the front end looks a million times...
by lawsy
Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:36 am
Forum: B1 & B2 PASSATS --AKA OLD SKOOL !
Topic: "Clive" my first B2
Replies: 13
Views: 3679

Re: "Clive" my first B2

looks nice, I had a GL5 one a few years back, was a dog by comparison tho

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by lawsy
Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:23 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)
Replies: 70
Views: 931

Re: I'm back... B3 Wagon content (yet again)

basically this scheme I know its done millions of times, but i like it Pinstriping on the bonnet and possibly a metalflake roof then, when funds allow, do a mocco style bench seat and even weld up the rear doors.. Drop in a dirty derv and thne roll http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/4266...