Scott Morgan 18/12/2020 Scott Morgan 18/12/2020

HEIKE'S 600+ BHP GOLF R32 MONSTER !!

So there she is …. My addiction

Lovingly called Blue_thing -- I know naming a car is a bit corny but who hasn’t got a secret name for theirs right.

The car is a Mk5 R32 originally modified and turbo converted by MTM (Motoren Technik Mayer) tuning currently running a Gtx3076R turbo with upgraded m spec core from Owen Developments at ~600HP with headroom for more in the future. Controlled by Syvecs S6 ECU with Bluetooth controller connected to a mini iPad as display in the cab. Modified front end to accommodate HGP intercoolers.

Photo’s: morganvw1
Words: Heike Sprote

So there she is …. My addiction

Lovingly called Blue_thing -- I know naming a car is a bit corny but who hasn’t got a secret name for theirs right.

I didn’t set out to buy an R32, in fact, I wasn’t even looking. I was after a cheap run around car for work, which got me introduced to Andy from Storm Developments and I ended up buying a modified Golf GTI (yes I know hardly a cheap run around but it drove lovely). A few weeks later I got to see and test drive the R32 and I quickly exchanged the GTI.

The 32 came with MTM turbo conversion, a modified gearbox, blue Haldex controller, ECU with custom map, forget engine, forged air intake, custom build front brakes, wingback seats, and Bilstein B14 suspension set up and 19”BBS CH-R rims.

The plan has always been to keep the car happy and reliable underperformance, as well as to maintain as much as possible of the original work done by MTM.

Over the years of ownership, a lot has been changed, tried, tested, re-changed, and upgraded. It took me over a year to admit that the 18” wheels helped with a better ride –(I like the big wheel look).

We went thru the typical time of finding weak points where work was needed and carried out. Although frustrating at the time it is part of owning a modified car and pushing it far beyond the limits of what it was intended for.

She is not a show queen but I have and will continue to enjoy meets and car shows and cannot wait to see everyone and their cars again.

Current specs include:

Forget engine with Supertech valve train and cylinder head,
Carrillo rods,
Wossner pistons,
Porsche injectors
Gtx 3076R turbo with a m spec core from Owen Developments
Syvecs S6 ECU with Bluetooth module and switchable maps
MTM inlet manifold
HGP upgraded DSG clutch kit
HGP intercoolers
Upgraded Transmission cooler
RAM air intake
Blue Haldex controller
8 -pot Audi front brake calipers with RS3 disks
Audi rs3 hubs
Audi RS3 rear brakes
HD TTRS top mounts
Adjustable lower arms super pro kit
Rear anti rollbar
Decat Milltek exhaust system
Bilstein b16 adjustable suspension set up
Neuspeed RSe 12 wheels 18x8.5x112
Carbon back wingback seats
Upgraded stereo and speaker system

I am far from finished and plans for next year include Water-meth set up for cooling and HAVING FUN.

A “BIG” thank you to Andy and the team from Storm Developments who guided me and never seem to get tired of my constant questions in the aim to learn more.

Also thanks to the rest of the “Storm family” for always being there.

If you see me out give me a wave.

BIG LOVE

Heike

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MITCH

Mitch’s 2006 BMW E91 330D Project

So where to start? After being an avid VW lover for many years, I felt that it was time to have a bit of a change and dip my toes into something I have never worked on and seeing as I have always loved BMWs it was only fair to give it a go …. although it wasn’t straight into the wagon I have today.

My first venture into the BMW life was in the shape of an E46 Compact – a car I hated with a passion but meant I could save up some money to spend on my Mk3 Golf project. The car served its purpose and got me from A-B. When it was time to step up and get something else a nice E91 320D turned up however it wasn’t meant to last – just a month later a lorry tyre exploded next to me on the M40 and damaged the car enough for the insurance company to pay me out to get it fixed myself …... something I was not interested in doing. That’s when the 330D was found, a quick visit to a local car garage and a test drive later I had my heart set, the car had as many extras I could have hoped for; heated leather, ice cold aircon, auto xenon headlights as well as the full glass panoramic sunroof! With the price negotiated I just had to wait till the weekend to collect.

E91 BMW ESTATE:

Photo’s: morganvw1
Words: Mitch Tyler

Mitch’s 2006 BMW E91 330D Project

With the car safely in my hands it was time to start actually planning what I wanted from it, I had been talking with friends that air ride was a must on my next car as it had to stay practical for work and I was fed up of coilovers and years scraping the floor in lowered VW’s. While I saved up to get the air ride I found a set of BMW Style 132 wheels to chuck on it and ditch the standard wheels, in the end, I had 9 of these so that I was able to run 10j on all four corners...because why not! In the meantime, after being bombarded with FB adverts over and over a set of full coverage diamond car mats were purchased, I wanted something a little different than just normal car mats and these fit the bill just nicely. As with most of my cars from the past few years a large screen head unit was installed, having a full size map and access to Spotify is a must these days and this is how the car stayed for a couple of months until early 2020 when the air ride was purchased, while not as sophisticated as the digital systems these days it suited my budget nicely with the option to upgrade in the future.

Fitting the air was relatively straightforward with the help of a very good mate and his boss allowing me use of the workshop, without their help the car would never have been done in one day! An early start saw us with the car on a ramp and the wheels off, old suspension off and new struts fitted. The airlines run in a funny way due to the manual switches but after a few hours all of the bags were plumbed in. The wiring wasn’t up to the normal standard leaving the workshop so was completely redone with uprated fuses and a cleaner look. Time came to get some air in the tank, the compressor sprang into action and within a few mins shut back off, confirming that all was wired correctly, and the pressure switch was doing its job. The only leak was from one of the gauges where I hadn't put any sealant!! Now comes the problem …. the car was sitting on the Style 132, 10j all round, rears went on without any issues at all.... the fronts however hit the new struts – an oversight that I had not even thought about!! A call to another mate had him collecting my standard wheels and delivering them to me 50miles up the road. Standard wheels fitted without an issue and the car was finally off the ramp. A quick test drive to make sure that everything felt ok and it was home time – after the long day it was time for a pint and celebrate the lad’s birthdays!

So, with the issues of the 132’s not fitting, even after testing the original fronts which were 9J and seeing that they poked out of the arch too far it was on the hunt for a new set of wheels. After speaking to a friend with an E46 touring we came to an agreement that if his old wheels fit then we would discuss a price. When I dropped into my local tyre place to get them to help fitting the wheels (it was heavily raining at the time) even other customers said how good it looked sitting on the new wheels, a phone call later and the money was paid! The car was ready for the trip up to Caffeine & Machine that weekend.

It was shortly after this that the Covid-19 pandemic hit and everything ground to a halt, luckily, I had ordered the new front grills a week or so before the full lockdown and these arrived a few days later. Next on the lockdown purchase list was a set of side skirts and a set of rear bumper extensions from Maxton Designs who were still shipping items, with these fitted everything was going well, the car was sitting nicely but never sat as low as I wanted it, also the paint on both the front and rear bumpers was rubbish to say the least. The choice was made that instead of repairing the standard bumpers again a new set would be a better starting point, the hunt then started to find a new front bumper that was in better condition than mine (not difficult) and also a rear Msport bumper – neither were actually that easy to find as most either had damage or were the wrong colour. Then one night after a trip out I thought I would have a quick search before bed, the first thing to pop up on my feed was a front bumper in good condition and the seller was willing to ship …. ding …. purchase made! The rear bumper then cropped up from a breaker who I had been speaking to and he messaged me telling me it was held for me.

Both bumpers went on within a few weeks of each other as lockdown stopped any parts collections for a little while and I fell back in love with the car again. Sitting back and looking at the car one evening up at the lad's lockup I just wasn’t happy that the front bumper was lacking so the front splitter was ordered, again a Maxton part to complete the lower sections of the car.

Fitting the front lip meant that the bumper had to come off the car, holes drilled and the 14x m6 nuts and bolts fed through, hopefully with that much metal holding it together it's not going to come off any time soon! The front still bugged me though as it just didn’t sit that low for something on air compared to others in the group, this had to be rectified and after a bit of research, a set of camber top mounts were sourced. Fitting was straight forward with me only dropping 2 bolts down into the undertray 😀 with the new top mounts being a third of the size of the standard mounts the car now sits almost exactly how I want it, a few more tweaks will see it sitting just right.

So, with most bits done now there are just a few things left on the outstanding list, sort out the rear so it sits a little lower to match the fronts, build something to correctly hold the air ride switches and gauges, move the compressor to hide it under the boot floor and then I may start to look at the audio to upgrade the speakers, but for now, I plan on just enjoying the car and planning a few other changes. As with most people I have built the car to enjoy it and hopefully get over to Europe for a couple of shows that I have been planning to go to for years

Spec

Engine

EGR Delete

Mapped ECU

Exterior

Roof rails removed

Pre-LCI front bumper with Maxton Design lower splitter

Lower grills painted gloss black

Msport rear bumper with Maxton rear extensions

Maxton Design side skirts

M4 style front grille

Interior

Xtrons 9” touchscreen head unit

Diamond Car Mats full coverage floor mats

Center console & Dashboard trims covered with suede

Full LED bulb upgrade

AirRideSystems air tank and compressor in boot

Wheels

Work Emotion 18x 8.5j fronts, 9.5j rear

15mm spacers all round

Suspension

AirRideSystems manual air ride setup

Front camber top mounts

Scott Morgan 19/09/2020 Scott Morgan 19/09/2020

CHAR MARIE

MK6 GOLF R 420BHP

Photo’s: morganvw1
Words: Char Marie

Char (Charlotte) from West Berkshire, 27 years young, Admin for South Meets & I am the proud owner of a 2.0 TFSI MK6 Golf R that is currently running 420bhp. The R has had around £12K (if not more) spent on mods from the showroom, some of which was done before my ownership. It is a Shadow Blue R currently mapped to Stage 2+ running on an uprated TTE420 Turbocharger with REVO High Flow Intake, RS3 Intake Fuel Pump, RS4 Fuel Pressure Valve, Sach Racing Clutch with Single Mass Flywheel.

It also has a Full Milltek Decat Exhaust System. It has the setup ready for meth injection I just need to put the tank in the boot. The Wingback Racing Bucket Seats were an optional extra from factory but in all honesty, it was the seats that drew me in. I have had the rear end of the car wrapped to create a two-tone contrast effect, it not to everyone’s taste but I absolutely love the colours together, changed the standard VW alloys to Bola B17s but she normally runs on 19” Borbet Y’s with R888 tyres (alloys are currently being refurbished) and I have added a few visual mods i.e. MAXTON rear diffuser and front splitter.

My ideal plans for the R is that I would like to strip out the rear seats and have a boot build around the meth tank once it’s in, Forge the engine, upgrade to a TTE480 Turbo & Stage 3 Remap, but at the moment I’m happy with how it runs and the power it puts down... for now anyway.

This is my fourth car in the last 8 years, I started off with a little 1.4 VW MK4 Golf, then due to travelling for work I moved to a 1.9 TDI AUDI A3, but after about a year of ownership, I blew the turbo up. This mishap made me fall back in love with VW so I went onto a 2.0 MK6 GTD which I owned for around 2/3 years before coming across the R, I fell in love with the MK6 shape and it seemed as though the R was like gold dust once the MK7 came out so I made it my mission to own one.

I am an Admin for South Meets (you can find us on Facebook and Instagram) we are always holding Meets and attending shows and would happily welcome any new members or if you just want to come along for a nosey and a chat. Unfortunately, I haven’t entered the R into any competitions yet as I wanted to work on it visually first, but she will definitely be put forward for a few when car show season starts again. I will be attending TRAX in the R this year so if you see me or have any questions please come say hi! My ideal dream car would have to be a Nissan GT-R.