So I thought it was about time I introduced my black G40, picked her up back in 2007 off ebay on 38k with full service history with 2 owners, I picked the car up at Euston station from Dean (top bloke) looked after her for 13years after buying her from a german bloke who was a VW mechanic and orignally wore the plate J1 VAG for the first 3 years. Was an eye opener as a 19year old moving from a 1litre 6n... maybe even more of a shock than the insurance!
The car was completely standard with the exception of a vag decat (may have been fitted from new on a J Plate)...
Heres a pic of when I first collected and at tatton:
At this point I had no car knowledge at all so ina bid to try and preserve the G40 I bought a rat GT (Relaxi Taxi if you know it) to ease off the miles on it and give it a bit of an easy life... in short that didnt work... broke the GT on a daily basis which actually taught me loads about working on cars... meanwhile the G never stepped a foot out of line at all for 2 years!
I would say this ceased around the time I started tinkering!! So for a couple of years it saw a few different sets of wheels and a few little mods... (H&R's, 65mm pulley, chip etc)
Anyway back in June last year I was experiencing issues with the car starting, loosing coolant and so set to doing the head gasket and having the head rebuilt, with the car back together and another £500 sunk in to it I caught a wisp of oil in my rear view so with funds on the tight side decided to lay the car to one side for a while until I could afford a charger rebuild but got distracted for a year with my mk1 polo... here’s a few pics of years gone by...
So now that I have the love back and a lot more money sunk in to the G it is almost ready to hit the road again! The recent acquiring of a unit has played a big part in actually getting something done!
Recent works have resulted in the following spec:
Engine
-1341CC PY Block
-1341CC Newmans Cam
-R1 Charger
-G60 Greens
-G-Werks Map
-65mm BarTek Toothed Pullies
-PSD 4 Branch
-2,5” Stainless
-Dewedged TB
-GT Inlet
-Lightened Flywheel
-Organic Clutch
Chasis
-H&R Cup Kit 60/40mm
-G-Laderseite G40 ARB’s
-PPS stage 3 subframe with uprated box mount
Brakes
-256mm VAG Front Brake Set Up
-Golf GTI 256*20mm vented discs
-Braided Hoses
-Standard G40 Rears
-DOT 5.1
Wheels
-14” RA’s with 195/45 Falkens
Here’s a few pics of recent:
Some of the new/renewed gubbins...
Just got to bleed up the brake’s , tighten everything up, sort tracking, mot then go and enjoy
Trying to keep it looking as OEM as I can so future plans will see the return of the arch trims, other plans are along the lines of a decent 4 branch, toothies and a remap, then as funds allow a full respray...
Cheers,
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