Mk3 Golf track project.

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:26 pm

Have a look on here for the correct part number for the belt:

http://www.vagcat.com/epc/

Pulleys are the identical if I remember correctly.

Reading your first post.....

If you are suffering from huge amounts of incurable understeer in a relatively standard car (eg no/minimal ride height adjustment or damping adjustment) take a quick look at your tyre pressures.

See how much the fronts have built up (will probably be circa 6-8psi with road tyres for a typical 15 min session) and reset them to a sensible level (PM me if you would like a starting point.).

Also check the rears and considering increasing your starting pressures to decrease the differential in heat/pressure build up as the session progresses.

Another "freebie" adjustment you can make with a standard(ish) car is to add some negative camber to the front. Remember the camber change will also change the toe angle so this will need to be reset at the same time.

jazzymonkey · Post by **jazzymonkey** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:57 pm

Thanks for the reply.
The majority of the under steer was due to the cheap tyres. I did experiment with tyre pressures but not much difference was noticed. I have bought some 16" beetle wheels which need some suitable rubber before the next outing.
The other thing I noticed was the engine was moving about due to worn mounts. I will be carrying out the hockey puck mod on the rear to stiffen that up.

jazzymonkey · Post by **jazzymonkey** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:06 pm

Quick update and a quick question.
all the interior is now stripped out with just the dash and heater matrix to go.
I'm gonna splash out on updated arb' s, any recommendations?
The next step I will be taking is chassis stiffening, I'm not going the cage route and was wondering about strut braces. There seems quite a few options, upper and lower for the front and rear. Which ones or which combinations work best?

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:20 pm

They are prone to understeer so I would go stiffer on the back or just fit the back. Eibach's are pretty good value for money, Neuspeed are about the thickest but mega money........if Ultra racing do them then they are normally superb in terms of cost.

Upper front and both for the back would be ideal. If funds are tight (or you can't be arsed

) I would go for just the rear in a decent size.

jazzymonkey · Post by **jazzymonkey** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:49 pm

Had a productive weekend stripping the rest of the interior out. The dash is now removed and I have made a start sorting out the wiring :-( getting rid of everything I don't need.
I understand I have to leave the ugly crossmember in for strength etc or is there a way of removing it but not going down the roll cage route.
The other question is how to mount the clock pod?

Post by **Ben** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:53 pm

Picture pictures pictures

jazzymonkey · Post by **jazzymonkey** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:20 pm

I will try and take a few tomorrow. I have some on my phone but I can't seem to upload them on here.

Post by **Ben** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:29 pm

Upload them to a photobucket account then copy and paste the /IMG codes

jazzymonkey · Post by **jazzymonkey** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:39 pm

Post by **Ben** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:59 pm

Looking good.
on photobucket - you copy and paste the link that is [img]########[/img]

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Mk3 Golf track project.

strut braces?