Spec.

Basically all options aside from leather/sunroof/Nav on a 56 plate GTI DSG - plus:

Revo Stage2 @ 265/300tq-ish
Milltek non-res & 3" downpipe
Hybrid Evoms & custom intake wrapped in Mylar
Autotech lightweight ARBs (less than 10lbs the pair)
Whiteline anti-lift kit (possibly THE best MKV handling mod ever, speak to Julian at Balance Motorsport)
Speedline Turini 8x18s and 225 PS2s
OZ Monte Carlo magnesium track wheels with PSCups.
Alcon 343mm 4-pots with track pads & braided hoses all round, Motul RBF600.
Eibach coilovers
Polybushed
VF Engineering lower mount
OEM German spec LED tails

It's all about handling and stopping for my track days/ring trips/fun drives out - I'm happy with the looks it left Wolfsburg with.

I love the car, even more so now I've tweaked it. It's done Curborough, Donnington, the 'Ring last year without fuss and will be starting the next seasons track tour in full on attack mode.

Detailing courtesy of the A-team - Tabs, Gary Cundliffe & Jonny Duvet

Thanks:

Mike at VW Speed, always a constant source of friendly, helpful advice and genuine enthusiasm for Dubs. The first person I go to, always and without exception - even if he doesn't sell what I'm after, he'll find it. I try to do business with people I like and trust, rather than just by best price. He manages both (the generous forum discount helps too!!)

Votex in Congleton. The ONLY people I let touch my car for the same reasons as above. The true meaning of a VAG specialist, they know VAG inside out, they build and prepare race cars, they employ the best people and they know what they're doing and talking about... not just a flashy shop front, all mouth and no trousers tuner. I've used them for the past 4 years, having had some bad experiences elsewhere and I'd never take a car anywhere else, or recommend anyone else.

Julian at Balance Motorsport, great guy and super helpful.

I'll get some daytime pics done, but these will do for now. Tabs on rolling cam by the way with my EOS 450D.

Here you go

 looks realy nice mate!

Looking fresh bro'!

Hopefully i can get a bit of a detail on the go with mine, now Mr. Livingstone has salvaged me from the threat of redeployment

Might invest in a silverline or similar....

Chris

 Cleaner than a hounds tooth!

Looks immaculate mate, good team work

Night and day Steve, mods aren't really cosmetic so it does look quite stock - it's all about the dynamics. With the exception of the LED tails, but even then they're for safety as the originals are bloody useless.

 Good jobs boys!!

deffinately showed on sunday, very good beading

Great rolling shots tabs

tony_danza:

Night and day Steve, mods aren't really cosmetic so it does look quite stock - it's all about the dynamics. With the exception of the LED tails, but even then they're for safety as the originals are bloddy useless.

Sorry Steve, handling is night and day!

Steering response is quicker, ride is smoother as the coils aren't having to work as hard, rotating mass is reduced so it's like shifting nearly 40kg out of the car - as a result it also picks up and slows down quicker.

Now the brakes are one too that's a bit more unsprung weight removed and some progressive, face smashing power.

Sooooooo happy with it now its finished! I've updated the first post with spec.

 nice shots.....

f'in awesome pictures

car's not bad either, it's the mk5 that makes me want a mk5

I say old chap, it does look mighty fine

Looks smashing old bean and made me realise how badly mine needs dropping, love it!

Candy white FTMFW....

Cuoldn't work out the additional MF there but i've got it now! 

tony_danza:

It's all about handling and stopping for my track days/ring trips/fun drives out - I'm happy with the looks it left Wolfsburg with.

Always a pleasure Mike.  That photo had 'sig pic' written all over as soon as Tabs tried to show me it as we pootled down the M6.

Jon.

Tony what are the blue things around the rubber trim and bottom of the sill?

Really nice car, I love the mk v GTi, love the white and love what you've done with it.

Good job

duckcm18:

Tony what are the blue things around the rubber trim and bottom of the sill?

It's 3M masking tape, used whilst machining the car to protect the rubber trim pieces from the buffer head and the polish splatter

Yep, what Beddie said - just keeps the white crap off the plastics.

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I'm pretty sure it's finished now, certainly is in terms of 'high value' mods, so that's how it stands...

Although I do have an S3 intercooler lined up, and possibly another couple of hidden performance parts, and then a custom-ish stage2 map....but nothing serious 

Beddie:

FTMFW....

T'was a pleasure and always more enjoyable when you've got good honest company to help out with the fluffin'

Hopefully your car won't need doing again for the next 10 years

nice ride! loving the plate!

Looks good that. Well done Mike and the boys really good job, car looks spot-on matey. Looks great with the new wheels.

Gaz looked very busy lol running away..

curley:

Gaz looked very busy lol running away..

Looks like he's doing one of his usual 'i'll just get myself out of this picture' dashes... too slow for quick draw Danza though...

He was ready to put bout' in I believe.

Tabs:

He was ready to put bout' in I believe.

t' put bout' in't back door... ?

Beddie:

Tabs:

He was ready to put bout' in I believe.

t' put bout' in't back door... ?

Jon.

ahhhh those wheels/brake set up look spot on!

Will be going to curborough for the CGTI gig. You gonna go there to test out those new babies properly?

Should beat ya time from last year!

Cheers Lee,

I am at Curborough, you coming along? I had a seriously knackered set of F1s, standard ARBs and no prior track knowledge last time out - so I can only get better.... maybe!!

A sub 30 second run is the target, I think I can lose 1.13 seconds and considering the car's weight I think that would be a great achievement for it/me.

I'll be there to spectate. Not been there for quite a few years. Hope the Reeve's Mk1 will be there tho. Love seeing that wee machine fly around the track.

You should come down and do Castle Combe in July!

Greenlight won't cover Combe on their track insurance, unless that's changed recently? - I'd love to drive it though, so I'll look into an alternative and see if I can get a stoppy at Ck's.

you won't/don't need insurance......... quite sensible these days as they limit number of cars out there per session.

you just have to trust yourself to not mash it like some silly RS4 owner last year!

lookin sweet mate, brakes are nuts