My old pocket camera definitely couldn’t take shots like this! Yes I could have framed these shots a little better but hey, the Lumix GF-1 takes a quick snappy shot in full auto and I’m treating it like it’s a tiny point and shoot. I’ve got some subjects coming over later tonight. Low light, good wine and a bit of Wii action! I’ll see how the new camera copes with that!
Photo by Felix Alim.
Christina and I are pretty happy today. The last VWGolf.net.au meet has been featured on the largely popular US car culture blog Speedhunters. Massive thanks to Charles and Felix for covering it.
View the feature: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/07/20/event-gt-gt-vwgolf-net-au-meet.aspx
BSH (USA) Complete Billet Mount Package.
BSH Pendulum Mount and Torque Mount Insert.
Forge Motorsport (UK) catch can installed.
Greddy (Japan) sensor adaptor.
52mm Defi Gauges (Japan) in NewSouth (UK) pod holder.
Lights on WHITE.
Or RED!
Review and issues
– Gauges are so awesome and change the vibe of the cabin enormously (much more serious!). I’m still torn between the red and white settings. White’s a lot clearer but red better suits the rest of the interior lights and displays.
– As soon as I started the engine I felt a lot more vibrations (to be expected of-course). The once small rattle from the passenger side door rubbing up against where it meets the dash is much louder now and what’s most changed is that I can actually hear the engine. It’s loud and sounds like kinda like a truck. It’s amazing how much engine noise is now transferred to the cabin because of the new engine mounts.
– Car feels more responsive off a standing start.
– I’ve lost a LOT of power. The battery was disconnected today (to install the gauges) so I instantly assumed that I had lost my REVO tune. I pulled over, turned the car off and on again and nothing, no power at all. I did a lot of googling and found that indeed my REVO tune has reverted out of performance mode and into a stock like mode. I’ve read I can buy a REVO SPS controller to switch it back myself whenever I unplug the battery or I can just drop in to see George at VW Village (where I got it flashed) and he can do it without charge (now I understand why people suggest to go with a tuner close by!!!). To be honest it’s nice to feel the difference between the stock ECU and the REVO tune which is absolutely light and day, so much so the car now feels mega retarded.
– Seats: I thought I had everything ready to go but I’m missing the side mounts! Sorting it out though so they should be all good to go soon.
Before
After
Last night I lost hours of sleep. I did a Google search for a mobile rim repairer and found this guy at the top of the list:
http://www.mobilealloywheelrepairs.com.au/
I called the number, spoke to a guy named John and explained the damage as a light scuff on a gunmetal grey rim. He booked me in for tomorrow but called a few minutes later to say that a booking had been cancelled and that he could come over in half an hour!
John spent about 20 minutes on the wheel and when I inspected the wheel I couldn’t tell where the repair had been done at all. In fact I pointed to the opposite end of the wheel! I had a few little nicks in the wheels too from my semi’s kicking up stones and he fixed them up on the house (nice!).
All up it cost me $150 and I have to say that I’m super happy with the result.