Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
as posted in my daily beater thread i have had a real ballache getting out of the cottage of late as its all uphill and untreated roads, today for the first time in over a week i managed to get the passat out with some help from a friend.
i had the passat loaded up with a load of the clio bits to take back down to the unit with it, the clio had been away and as there was another car in the unit i didn't want to leave the stuff there to get damagedm the other car has gone now so this could all go back down. I got a call from the mate with the flatbed that he could pick the clio up this afternoon so it was arranged to meet him at CAGED.
I got over to caged and was super chuffed with the work, the had fitted the dash bar exactly how i had asked, they put a saddle bracket in on each upright and fitted it to them, this meant they had to strip and recoat the uprghts aswell as the new bar, but it was no issue and the job was done in less than a day (shame i couldn't pick it up that quick due to the weather).
before:
after:
the bends are really nice and the bar sits nice and tight to the column, should allow plenty of room for the digital dash and also add a nice amount of rigidity to the front of the cage, really can't recommend caged enough. + they are now moving to bigger premises and getting some new machines so they can fabricate pretty much everything.
it was a tad nerve wracking getting the clio loaded on the back of the flatbed, it just fairly slippery, the car was strapped down but even tightly strapped it still shifted a bit on the journey back to the unit, still all was safe in the end and the transport only cost me £40 return + some hoegarden (spelling), emptied the passat of all the clio bits ready to carry on the work at the unit, oh yeah, had a quick visual trial fit of the over-fenders also.....lol...could be interesting.
and then tucked the clio back in,
already spoken to the chap to remove the glass and hopefully at somepoint next week i can drop the glass of for the polycarbs to be made....can't wait
update again soon.