Jonnyc's MK5 ED30 Build Thread..

[jonnyc]

you can get a clear coat laminate to protect the carbon @ that price it would be wise investment.Looks good
Did you not buy a braille battery? just I see the original battery box and wondered why you still have it seeing as your slimfasting .

for the prev page I think the seats weighed 75-80kg (thats 2x fronts and rear bench)

Yeah I have the lightweight Braille Battery, I have the box in place to protect it, but to be honest, ill probably remove it.. Really it would only be a bit of dust etc that would find its way onto the cover..

Another job for tomorrow then haha.. 

Jonny

[joesgti]

that looks stunning!!  

[jonnyc]

Just been messing around with some numbers, and new ideas for weight saving..

If I go flat out then I can get the base weight down to under 1000KG's.. Thats the aim now! Its going to be a super light weight GTI..

Some mad ideas, will include lots of custom fabrication, and plenty more carbon bits, should be mega!!

[john_o]

as ever jonny looks amazing  , reckon the 'heavy' wing mirrors need to come off too 

[WhiteGTI]

Ahhhh everytime I read this thread I want to tear my car apart and loose all the weight!

[cal tdi]

drive naked that should spare a few KGs 

have you still got your speakers in? hard to live without but...
OEM headunits are heavy as hell too

[vwrascal]

drive naked that should spare a few KGs 

^^ 

Bonnet looks superb jonny, cant wait to finally see the lightweight beast at the pod!   

[NEWEY]

carbon boot on the list???

[jonnyc]

carbon boot on the list???

Carbon boot with polycarbonate screen.. 

[illyun]

Looking very very good Jonny...    can't wait to see it on Sunday. 

I didn't know VWR did CF?!  I would have bought my bonnet from them if I'd known - your bonnect looks beter quality than mine, although i'm sure it cost more than £400  ... still I'm also after wings, rear hatch (not with polycarbonate though) and maybe doors... but later this summer. My car's with JKM at the moment - I'm hoping and praying it'ill be fine for the strip on Sunday as its only got 255bhp due to the lean fuel issues with Stage 2+ on the car. 

[jonnyc]

Looking very very good Jonny...    can't wait to see it on Sunday. 

I didn't know VWR did CF?!  I would have bought my bonnet from them if I'd known - your bonnect looks beter quality than mine, although i'm sure it cost more than £400  ... still I'm also after wings, rear hatch (not with polycarbonate though) and maybe doors... but later this summer. My car's with JKM at the moment - I'm hoping and praying it'ill be fine for the strip on Sunday as its only got 255bhp due to the lean fuel issues with Stage 2+ on the car. 

This is the first one on any car actually.. But yeah, I listed the price earlier, about double what you paid for yours..

Yeah, hope you get yours sorted in time mate, Sounds like a bit of a strange problem.. 

[CarrG]

Think it look really good Jonny. Loving the black CF bonnet overall it looks so aggresive.

[RedRobin]

I didn't know VWR did CF?!  I would have bought my bonnet from them if I'd known - your bonnect looks beter quality than mine, although i'm sure it cost more than £400

....VWR have been getting carbonfibre parts made for their race cars for a while but, as you know, they don't hard sell.

Your bonnet looks absolutely stunning quality, Jonny and suits your car well. I don't think you need worry too much about 'looking like a chav's wet dream' (great expression) because yours is the real thing - Jonny McCoy! 

OSIR's carbon bonnets are I think the best of the rest - It's Horses For Courses.

Jonny, you could always get one of these portable bonnet struts : -

[jonnyc]

Jonny, you could always get one of these portable bonnet struts : -

Do they make it in carbon? 

[T88OMM]

Your a fookin madman Jonny, but in a good way! looking forward to seeing it in the flesh on Sunday