Niges MK2 Golf Track car build in 5 weeks.. MASSIVE Thread !

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:51 pm

Great read Nige

I remember getting the text from my dad and Robin on that day......

Safety_James · Post by **Safety_James** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:11 pm

Thats some really incredible work there mate, quality write up...very admirable work!! :-D 8)

Asty · Post by **Asty** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:43 pm

great write up , and excellent work getting that all done so quick

I've been thinking what car to get for a track car , and now i think i've deciced . :twisted:

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:52 pm

Thanks for the positive comments everyone :thumb:

It was a massive project and not one I thought I`d have to do, but the fact that it was a car that is so easy to work on definately helped. I had a lot of help from several people on ClubGTi and Northloop and unless I wanted RWD, I`d still get another Golf if I was doing it again, the spares are pretty cheap, easily accessible and you can get good power out of the fairly easily. As a first track car, I think they are pretty good.

My family were very supportive, especially after I`d had the crash, but my wife has told me that if I crash this one, there WONT be another in teh near future

Which to be fair, I cant really blame her for saying, for 5 weeks apart from going to work, every evening and weekend was spent on the golf....

Hopefully all you`ll see of it now is going round a track :thumb:

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:27 pm

Is the golf not staying at Manfreds like ours ?

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:44 pm

Cracking write up Nige. I admire the courage and determination.

I think I would have been divorced long before the 5 weeks was over

:D

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:52 pm

pc185 wrote:Is the golf not staying at Manfreds like ours ?

yes mate, parked outside with the others :thumb:

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:18 am

I'm absolutely speachless...i would love to have the patience and ability to acheive what you have done...what a hero :-D

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:45 am

One other good thing you have learnt,

Is that approximately 300 photos, 3 videos, and a big bunch of text is precisely whats required to bring 5+Mbit internet connection, a decent laptop and bigpower servers to their knees !!!

Good work again chap !!!

J.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:23 am

Bladerider wrote:One other good thing you have learnt,

Is that approximately 300 photos, 3 videos, and a big bunch of text is precisely whats required to bring 5+Mbit internet connection, a decent laptop and bigpower servers to their knees !!!

Good work again chap !!!

J.

exactly ..... i cant wait for page 2 to happen as it will be quicker to load to see the ongoing chat

This still amazes me and put things into perspective when we cry off events that are 4 weeks away because we have 'so much' to do - Nige stripped and build a car in that time