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by Rich00p
Wed May 26, 2010 8:32 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Show me your B5's on 17s????
Replies: 28
Views: 4176

Re: Show me your B5's on 17s????

end thread. amazing.

Cav wrote:thought i may mix it up for you with a set of 16's...

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which from that picture, looks awesome
not a passat, but this is on 17's.. :-bd

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by Rich00p
Tue May 25, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: NEW B3 PROJECT
Replies: 226
Views: 3608

Re: NEW B3 PROJECT

why when Ive just bought a new car do I find myself hankering after a B3? can someone explain please? these sorts of threads dont help, what with Chuff and now Doms looking better by the minute.. its not fair!! :hyst
by Rich00p
Tue May 25, 2010 10:39 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Passat Edition One Estate soon to be 2.9 VR6T
Replies: 96
Views: 4413

Re: Passat Edition One Estate soon to be 2.9 VR6T

Normally you read engine build threads and its like..

today some pistons arrived, still waiting until I can afford other bits
but no, you've gone and waited, which is so much more satisfying to read! best of luck with the install, should fly!
by Rich00p
Tue May 25, 2010 8:39 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Doobies B5 Now breaking
Replies: 219
Views: 4962

Re: Doobies B5 ....Finally the mock montreals are fitted

mate, lawsy threw me in the direction of your thread to check out your induction kit, but I gota say the job you've done on those rims puts some refurb companies to shame.. a really good job!
by Rich00p
Tue May 25, 2010 8:02 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: My reg has been cloned
Replies: 40
Views: 4655

Re: My reg has been cloned

at the very least, go let the V*****L's tyres down.
by Rich00p
Fri May 21, 2010 8:43 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon.
Replies: 2216
Views: 40596

Re: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon clean engine bay pics

much easier to work with than the standard PD130 cover... and much nicer to look at :lol: http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/Rich00p/MilletsFarm002.jpg http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/Rich00p/MilletsFarm009.jpg One thing I totally forgot to tell you actually mate, one of the mounting po...
by Rich00p
Thu May 20, 2010 7:59 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon.
Replies: 2216
Views: 40596

Re: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon tinkering AGAIN more pics

ahh so you went for the 110 one yeah?
by Rich00p
Wed May 19, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon.
Replies: 2216
Views: 40596

Re: Mini_dubs B5.5 wagon tinkering AGAIN more pics

mate you should have said you wanted one of those v5 covers, I've got one in the shed with a layer of sanded resin on it (to fill the holes) ready to be prepped for paint.. you could have had it for nowt
by Rich00p
Tue May 18, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: guess whos back you lovely people
Replies: 1425
Views: 41071

Re: guess whos back you lovely people

brakes *cough* :D
by Rich00p
Tue May 11, 2010 4:12 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Rolling Road Worries
Replies: 10
Views: 1211

Re: Rolling Road Worries

right.. hear me out on this one... it's common knowledge that VAG under rate thier power figures by quite a bit so its conceivable your 140 could be putting about 150hp out as standard, which makes the 9 or so hp gain even worse for £400 When I sold pipe n slippers (PD130) I sold it to a guy who's ...
by Rich00p
Mon May 10, 2010 8:42 am
Forum: SPOTTED
Topic: Slammed Green B4 in challow
Replies: 3
Views: 540

Re: Slammed Green B4 in challow

thats Dan's brother..
by Rich00p
Sun May 09, 2010 1:16 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: R949 DVF
Replies: 20
Views: 2448

Re: R949 DVF

i'll be havin me steels back then :D
by Rich00p
Wed May 05, 2010 2:43 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: brakes fail
Replies: 1
Views: 502

Re: brakes fail

haha, know how you feel.. I just stripped the twin piston calipers on my 80, such a messey job but boy what a difference clean pistons and new seals make!
by Rich00p
Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:23 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Yet anotherquestion....
Replies: 13
Views: 946

Re: Yet anotherquestion....

excelllent. £30 comin my way!
by Rich00p
Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:58 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Odd symptoms after radiator change
Replies: 10
Views: 1844

Re: Odd symptoms after radiator change

go out on a run and check your bottom hose tempretures when you get back...
by Rich00p
Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:40 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: H646 YRN In Life & Death
Replies: 9
Views: 1204

Re: H646 YRN In Life & Death

now Im not a beemer fan - but that looked awesome.. such a shame.
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:05 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: B5.5 Cabriolet
Replies: 7
Views: 1284

Re: B5.5 Cabriolet

saw it a few years ago, its a Golf 3.5 with a 5.5 passat front end on it - completely real..

and very ugly :-q
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:54 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 130 tdi running issues
Replies: 10
Views: 1842

Re: 130 tdi running issues

thats about right for a generic of the shelf jobbie mate, mine was an AMD map, had 172hp and 266lbs ft

with some mappers you can opt for a more aggressive torque curve - but your clutch will not appreciate it lol
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:59 am
Forum: SHOW PICTURES AND REVIEWS
Topic: Ultimate Dubs 2010- Pics Thread !!
Replies: 25
Views: 6786

Re: Ultimate Dubs 2010- Pics Thread !!

Harms old wagon still slays 90% of the metal in those pics!

awesome.
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:40 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: best place to get VAG com??
Replies: 5
Views: 916

Re: best place to get VAG com??

I may be wrong here.. but as I understand it if you have the free version of VAG COM from Ross Tech with a third party interface, you can get a licence release key from them for full functionality for $99 or about £60, seems worth it for the sake of a £15 ebay OBDII interface like mine which works...
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:34 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 130 tdi running issues
Replies: 10
Views: 1842

Re: 130 tdi running issues

sounds almost the same as the issue I had before I changed my EGR valve for a bypass kit.
by Rich00p
Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:46 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Handy with a marker pen?
Replies: 11
Views: 1226

Re: Handy with a marker pen?

i suppose, it would nee to be a waterbased coat I guess, otherwise he's going to end up with a dingy black mess!
by Rich00p
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:57 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Handy with a marker pen?
Replies: 11
Views: 1226

Re: Handy with a marker pen?

cant have a word against the effort, but MAN that's going to start looking very poo when then sun hits it with UV!
by Rich00p
Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: HOW-TO-SECTION
Topic: Outer CV Boot/Joint change - noobs guide written by a noob!
Replies: 36
Views: 17238

Re: Outer CV Boot/Joint change - noobs guide written by a noob!

I also learned the hard way - just bite the bullet and get a tool or find something to crimp the clip up.
by Rich00p
Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:03 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 540 miles to a tank any good?
Replies: 24
Views: 2258

Re: 540 miles to a tank any good?

Lol, I've just got rid of my PD130 for a 2.8 V6 Audi - sod the MPG, it sounds INCREDIBLE. 22 mpg FTW!! :))