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by walterclark
Sun May 01, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: Race Oriented Cars, Parts, Safety Equipment, etc.
Topic: Free VW stuff
Replies: 15
Views: 10041

Re: Free VW stuff

Those look like the BBS RA for the VW. Most of the VW that ran 4x100 did have the 57.1mm bore so I would guess those did too and if you can make them work, the snowflakes would as well.
by walterclark
Sun May 01, 2016 7:48 am
Forum: Race Oriented Cars, Parts, Safety Equipment, etc.
Topic: Free VW stuff
Replies: 15
Views: 10041

Re: Free VW stuff

Yes, I need to start clearing out things in my shop that are no longer relevant to what is the present GTI. An awful lot of it is either priceless or junk depending on whether you need it or not because much of it is no longer available. For instance I have a box of ECU's for the CIS-E 8 and 16V eng...
by walterclark
Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:20 am
Forum: Race Oriented Cars, Parts, Safety Equipment, etc.
Topic: Free VW stuff
Replies: 15
Views: 10041

Free VW stuff

I have a couple sets of things that I want to offer to my friends and hillclimbers for free before going elsewhere with these. First, I have 10 14" VW snowflake wheels. All have tires mounted (old tires - they have tread but I wouldnt recommend them for racing or regular daily drving), have bee...
by walterclark
Mon Apr 11, 2016 4:35 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Happy Birthday to me (280z build)
Replies: 205
Views: 116690

Re: Happy Birthday to me (280z build)

How about some spacers:
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This is a 1/4" ID example:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#92415a105/=11xtu5j
by walterclark
Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:26 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Happy Birthday to me (280z build)
Replies: 205
Views: 116690

Re: Happy Birthday to me (280z build)

Besides, integrated fender flares make everything look AWESOME!

From what I have seen, those universal JC Whitney, errr...JDM, bolt-on flares dont really fit any car correctly and when screwed in place to follow a cars fender shape you end up with an odd shaped lip opening.
by walterclark
Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Super Chicken Build
Replies: 10
Views: 7812

Re: Super Chicken Build

Either that (mid) or the seat is in backwards and it steers from the rear wheels...
by walterclark
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:15 am
Forum: Race Oriented Cars, Parts, Safety Equipment, etc.
Topic: AGM battery charger $50
Replies: 6
Views: 5910

Re: AGM battery charger $50

drummingpariah wrote:Thanks, now to sort out the other 3,281.25 things left to do before it's ready to race.
One thing at a time... That's how To-Do lists get done :D
by walterclark
Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:24 am
Forum: Race Oriented Cars, Parts, Safety Equipment, etc.
Topic: AGM battery charger $50
Replies: 6
Views: 5910

Re: AGM battery charger $50

No need. Your word is good. Its saved.
by walterclark
Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: My '86 GTI build
Replies: 556
Views: 160637

Re: My '86 GTI build

Rabbit Farmer wrote:Glad you won the contest..... do I get a cut?
Not won, runner-up. Got a T-shirt. Want part of it? By the way, thanks for putting me on to that contest. I am not sure what they are doing with the photos, but I wouldnt be surprised to see them somewhere at some point.
by walterclark
Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:47 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: My '86 GTI build
Replies: 556
Views: 160637

Re: My '86 GTI build

Roadmaster! That is what I was going for...

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