5e colin

so me being a poor man i could never afford the big brand pro coilovers for my starlet so i went on a mission to find budget coild for my starlet so after months off research i came up with a closed match and they were old golf coils *so i put up a thread off it on toc and our moderator DJNR8 came to the resceu he could provide me all the details i needed so he did he was strait on it emailing me the pictures and measurement * so first off i want to say thank you djnr8 for being there with mi od requests :) this is where i got them pm them tru ebay and request mk2 fronts and mk1 rears ( golf ) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK1-Complete-Rear-Coilover-1x-unit-ONLY-/251385383078?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123 so finally my ta technics coilovers arrived this morning there from mk1/2 golf fronts are mk2 and rears mk1 so strait away went digging up my old topmounts to try fitting them hoping they fit *:cheers:* yay they do strait bolt on we are in luck boys *they do knead small modifications but its only minor that could be done at home !!!!! here a quick pic with the topmounts on for now till i make some more detailed 1s about the mods needed on the bottom off the coils so taken some measurements *so here we go these are the bits u need they just unsrcew off the coils golf vs starlet mount starlet rear 32mm golf mk1 rear 50mm !!!!!!! this is how much will come off off the sides still plenty left its this way we knead to file the hole down a bit think i will get my angle grinder out in a min. and trim the rear bushes well i cut the rear bottoms to size *warning to people using a angle grinder cough cough some really nasty stinking smell comes off it do not inhale like i did i am still coughing brrr this is the spacer u want to cut down 5mm to get more thread uptop in the bench u get an idea now how much this 1 is for bimotoman *as requester when u cut the spacers make sure when u finish they are equal length like this now my 2 rear coilovers are ready to fit this is what they look like will have to play with spring tension and height adjusters have a small issue :)ha ha so i made the holes on both for the starlet hub to fit here you can see my rooky mistake i should off taken equal out off both holes then this wouldn't of happened anyways i am not bothered i will just buy 3mm thick washers and make a small cut out in them problem solved :) ------------------------------------------------------- measured the front coils for stock camber did a bit of a miss calculation on the previous 1s i then made a metal template for the holes now using my template i dont need to dos around trying to align the holes and makes the job so much faster + i will have the template for future coils to :) -------------------------------------------------------- so i finished my fronts today *and made a pic how low they go with the helper spring removed ONLY 400mm tall *!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! while with the helper still in it its 485mm tal thats an extra drop off 8.5cm !!!!!!!!!!! here are how they are now set to softest and with the topmounts on *ready to fit so who ever does this in the future go and enjoy them ha ha

there great kid but get a box a scinny 1 with a insert in it and make sure it wont hit the intercooler pipes on the corner otherwise u need to go tru the front and squeez the pipes between the headlight and intercooler !!!!!!

^^^^^ i did this 2 weeks ago i had to get mk2 fronts ( 26mm hub ) mk1 is 20mm !!! and got mk1 golf rear coils here is my build tread about it on tgtt http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/forums/showthread.php?107505-the-budget-coilover-setup-for-starlet-(-185%A3-)-under-construction

i run 1 myselve boost will come on quicker and there are no cons noise depends on the box you use

or go the golf route

^^^^ sure is mate bargain off the year so far i cant let that go

tiperarry south mate 052 no bother about gaskets i will make my own from copper cant go wrong at this price :)

the right 1 is a vsvNo !!!! i use it for my acis setup

hey mate wil u send this to ireland for me i wil take it and pay the extra postal to can you check postal charge wont be more then 30 £ anyways

yes kid if u can afford it go for it the most common failers are the 2 input shaft bearings and the bearing in the viscouse coupling im almost sure 2nd gear syncro is wel past it bedtime

al ciada robed it for there next tower attack thats what i am thinking atm

mk2 golf ( rears ) are way to long lads by 4" we need mk1 golf rears and mk2 golf fronts check out my thread on tgtt al is explained http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/forums/showthread.php?107505-the-budget-coilover-setup-for-starlet-(-185%A3-)-under-construction

its 3 on the back of the block kid then the whole unit comes down

she got robbed for spare parts

swap back over to the old alt !!!!! u might have fitted a fucked alt as for waterpump the timing belt doesnt nead to come off !!! its only held on my 3 bolts to the block !!!

you can buy some vag coils and fit them there 185£ :)

el44 is external coil like starlet turbo ep8/9 96+ cynos / paseo is internal coil / and coilpacks in some

it is if it comes out of a el44 cynosb

100 for the seized coils

thanks guys pmd ye there

bumpski ttt

jeez now i know why i dont see drew on our club anymore best off luck with the car kid its a wel minded 1

hey lads i am looking for an emanage blue, must have injector harness, ignition harness, main harness and 3 bar map sensor with harness.. what have you got ???

ok pm me wich town u live and i will sort somthing

gt box is stronger then the v box and about 5mph difrence in them gears are u running just c52 or c52/523