Project 500R

easyrider · Post by **easyrider** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:27 pm

looking god so far stu, ashley's right though. plus some decent leds going on...

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:12 am

James321 wrote:Lovely, congratulations.

The wheels look great and will look even better once you've had it lowered.

Yes I can't wait to lower it. Probably 2 weeks till all the VWR suspension arrives.

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:28 am

philjay92 wrote:Didn't mess about with swapping the wheels over then looks good - jealous of those seats!

I got vw to swap the wheels over before I signed and collected it, so I actually didn't even wait 1 second before I started modding it.

selleym · Post by **selleym** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:37 am

Stu13R wrote:
philjay92 wrote:Didn't mess about with swapping the wheels over then looks good - jealous of those seats!
I got vw to swap the wheels over before I signed and collected it, so I actually didn't even wait 1 second before I started modding it.

Should have asked them to clip on the 4wd system while they were at it

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:40 am

selleym wrote:
Stu13R wrote:
philjay92 wrote:Didn't mess about with swapping the wheels over then looks good - jealous of those seats!
I got vw to swap the wheels over before I signed and collected it, so I actually didn't even wait 1 second before I started modding it.
Should have asked them to clip on the 4wd system while they were at it

Yes if only lol.

I'm sticking some miles on it first because the 4wd will invalidate my warranty and I want to make sure there are no niggly little issues that I have to claim on. So far so good, not even a rattle.

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:57 pm

VWR suspension arrives on Tuesday and is booked in at Regal to be fitted next Friday.

MrBarry123 · Post by **MrBarry123** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:20 am

Looking forward to pictures!

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:24 pm

MrBarry123 wrote:Looking forward to pictures!

if the kit gets here tomorrow I will lay it all out and take some pre installation pictures.

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Sat May 09, 2015 6:24 am

Just got my car back from Regal Autosports and having had the following kit fitted:

VWR 2 way Track Sport coil-overs with adjustable drop links and adjustable top mounts
VWR Alloy Control Arms (wishbones)
VWR Anti lift kit
VWR Roll Centre Adjusting Ball joints (lower)
VWR Transmission Mount (Gearbox Side)
VWR Engine Mount (Engine Side)
VWR Sub-frame Mounts

I will be getting the photos from Regal after the weekend to show the before & after and all the parts used.

Having only driven the car 20 miles I need to spend more time before I can give a detailed run down. I am probably as low as my old car on H&R 35mm springs, possibly a bit lower but will be taking it lower once everything settles.
First impressions are it is now like driving a totally different car all together. The steering is super precise and I can feel how the car is reacting to the road surface, very much like the old school performance cars I have owned with manual gearboxes and rack steering. When you put your foot down or brake there is no longer the feeling of weight transferring from front to rear and it feels very solid. Cornering is absolutely transformed from a decent hot hatch level to what I can only describe as some of the bespoke cars I have had driving lessons in at various track days.
There is a downside to the improvement though and that comes in the form of additional noise and vibration through the chassis. being a hard ride (even with coilovers on medium) does not bother me at all, as this is expected at this level. The extra noise/vibration will be one of those things I will either get used to or will hate. I would like to have tried halfway from standard to full on with the mounts but was advised by everyone that if you don't do all 3 at the same time it just cause the standard ones to wear out quicker.

Let's see what a couple of hundred more miles brings and some adjustment. Over all though I am pleased with the set up and have no doubt it is way more capable all round, including getting the power down.

roc82 · Post by **roc82** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:40 am

Great to see that the result is what you wanted to be

I would be interested to see the before/after measurements of caster and camber.
And of course, some pics with the rocco

Cheers

roc82 · Post by **roc82** » Wed May 20, 2015 4:05 am

any news?

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Wed May 20, 2015 11:00 pm

roc82 wrote:any news?

.

Doh, I collected it after adjustments today and forgot to ask. I'm off for a week but will ask as soon as I am back

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Wed May 20, 2015 11:23 pm

Finally I have the pictures for the suspension mods I have had done.

1000 miles on the clock and in to Regal for the first of the planned mods.

Underneath a standard R

Out with the standard R suspension

Full VWR suspension ready to be fitted

New kit fitted.

All sorted and adjusted to the height I wanted.

roc82 · Post by **roc82** » Thu May 21, 2015 4:15 am

Huge improvement in terms of looks after lowering! It looks awesome

selleym · Post by **selleym** » Thu May 21, 2015 5:57 am

Stu13R wrote:Finally I have the pictures for the suspension mods I have had done.

1000 miles on the clock and in to Regal for the first of the planned mods.

Get some bonnet struts on there

Looks great very jealous!

eMiL-VR6 · Post by **eMiL-VR6** » Thu May 21, 2015 2:33 pm

Now you just need to modify a gas damper for the hood

wigit · Post by **wigit** » Thu May 21, 2015 3:30 pm

Great set up, little tip with the engine mounts with a dsg car is to use neutral when stationary a bit as it reduces the noise and slight vibration in the cabin

They not tempted you into the new 360 6 pots, Scott mentioned you when i was sorting my set with them and i can vouch they are spot on and looking forward to using in anger in a couple of weeks

Stu13R · Post by **Stu13R** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:46 pm

wigit wrote:Great set up, little tip with the engine mounts with a dsg car is to use neutral when stationary a bit as it reduces the noise and slight vibration in the cabin

They not tempted you into the new 360 6 pots, Scott mentioned you when i was sorting my set with them and i can vouch they are spot on and looking forward to using in anger in a couple of weeks

Yes mate they are on my list of mods to get.

First off before the prices go up I am ordering a TBE from BCS tomorrow.

whiteDevil_170 · Post by **whiteDevil_170** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:52 pm

Stu13R wrote:
wigit wrote:Great set up, little tip with the engine mounts with a dsg car is to use neutral when stationary a bit as it reduces the noise and slight vibration in the cabin

They not tempted you into the new 360 6 pots, Scott mentioned you when i was sorting my set with them and i can vouch they are spot on and looking forward to using in anger in a couple of weeks
Yes mate they are on my list of mods to get.

First off before the prices go up I am ordering a TBE from BCS tomorrow.

Ooo exciting! !!
Make sure you pot some vid of what it sounds like.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:35 am

Looking good stu! Can't believe they still don't put in proper strutts...

Have you made up your mind on BCS? PeterG has just had a brilliant custom exhaust made at EMP and is probably the best sounding R i've heard

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