Touge Monster Unleashed! [56k run and hide]

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

Freshly lowered yesterday, I now dub my car the "Touge Monster!"
All shall ph33r it's 1.4 8v engine!

I took it for a rapido drive down some lanes last night, a friend in a gas-flowed, polished VTR couldn't keep up (of course, we didn't exceed 60mph

). Its like it's on rails! Best money ever spent

Gave it a simple clean today. Just turtlewax shampoo, turtlewax black in a flash, and turtlewax extreem wheel clean and extreeme wheel wax. Started raining as I was cleaning... grrr!

Dropped 60mm on Apex kit. Back is about 55-65mm depending on petrol, etc. Front hasn't settled yet, I expect another 10mm roughly?

Who has a strut brace on their Mk1? I wanna firm it up even more, but I dunno if the clio is already firm. (My mates VTR was very jelly like without the strut brace, but the clio doesnt seem so bad)

I'll post better pics when it's settled and there's better weather!

Peace!

-Akira
P.S: It looks like a remote control car now it's lowered with that aerial..haha... Getting a Bee sting soon...hoozah!

Dan@SJM · Feb 7, 2006

What engine work have you had done then?

graphic clio · Feb 7, 2006

looks like it could go alot alot lower.

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

No engine work... waste of money tbh, I'll just buy a valver lump if this one dies. Where I live, there's no such thing as a straight bit of road

The back could go lower... but I'd hate the weight distribution. As for the front, well, -60mm is the lowest kit they do! And I get 0 scrape on full-lock with the splash-guards still in...so...all is good!

-Akira

jimmylovit · Feb 7, 2006

Looks quality mate, where did u get the wheels, i'm thinking of the rally **** look, lovin the nurumberg details

Quality

makavelli · Feb 7, 2006

looks very nice m8y! havent seen it since the lichfield meet so look 4ward to popping down to another midlands meet and checking it out

Middo · Feb 7, 2006

makavelli said:
looks very nice m8y! havent seen it since the lichfield meet so look 4ward to popping down to another midlands meet and checking it out

ditto that. its sitting really nicely now matey

graphic clio · Feb 7, 2006

^^lovin the nurumberg details

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

Thanks guys!

Wheels are Team dynamics Pro Race 2 in white. (15" - 6.4kg) Click here

I think the "nurumberg" decals help to set off the whole red-white thing.

I may need a new zorst, as my current one is OE and has always been a lil' "saggy"...and its now the worst enemy of any speed pillow. I have a small spoiler that I need to get sorted... its alllllll coming together.

I'll be at star city on the 19th! :] I neeeeeeeed a cs sticker!

-Akira

Middo · Feb 7, 2006

know what you mean about the exhaust. i had to have mine adjusted when i had it lowered, and in the end i had it replaced lol

GarethM · Feb 7, 2006

nice dude, does look like it will go lower too

Weeman · Feb 7, 2006

nuremberg is where they had the war trials after 1945, the sticker you have on the back of your car is the nurburgring, named after the village of Nurburg around where the track is.

Nice looking car though, i like the rally look.

Tom · Feb 7, 2006

Im pretty sure those are Isle of wight stickers.

V1NNY · Feb 7, 2006

Looking good, you got a nice red and white theme going on there

nice seats they compliment the car vey well

Ali · Feb 7, 2006

Have you been to the ring??

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

Yeah... I've done like... 100 laps of Nordschleife in Gran Turismo 4 and Project Gotham 3.

Its not a suitcase... the sticker doesnt mean I've been there.

-Akira

Tom · Feb 7, 2006

Ring sticker rules:

#1 Before displaying sticker on automobile you must visit the nurburgring.
#2 See above.

Weeman · Feb 7, 2006

lol, i concur

Ali · Feb 7, 2006

^ agree'd

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

Well, Hope you dont loose sleep at night just because I have a sticker on my car ^_^

People wear "Harvard" T-shirts and stuff with never attending harvard! The same goes for apperel with US flags on, etc.

I mean.. my car has a renault badge on it.... but I've never been to the renault factory! :O Somebody call zee police!

-Akira

Lagerlout · Feb 7, 2006

Repeat after me
"It's only a sticker"

Breathe in

"it's only a sticker"

Repeat until you realise that 90% of the people who see it won't know what it is and the rest would think you just stuck it on to impress people - the last thought in their minds will be that you've actually been.

Weeman · Feb 7, 2006

welcome to the town of ownage popualtion u, mayor lagerlout.

arj256 · Feb 7, 2006

Looks nice with the white wheels.
are there any good mountain roads around you then? to be the touge monster

Akira2506 · Feb 7, 2006

Damn straight! King of the downhill, my B/C57!

-Akira

98cliosport · Feb 8, 2006

Hi,
I have a phase 3,mk1, 1.4 8v sport. Just wondering what the offset and tyre size is on those wheels you got? Was thinking of changing the standard 14" alloys.

Cheers

Akira2506 · Feb 9, 2006

Tyres; 195/45/15

PCD: 4x100
Bore: ø60,1
Fitting Kit: K 241
OE was 13x5.5 with offset of E36.
New is 15x7 with offset of E35.

Hope that helps.

-Akira

Sir_Dave · Feb 9, 2006

To put a 'ring sticker on a car that has not visited the 'ring is a sin of the highest order.

Yes, it is only a sticker, but those are the rules.

End of :rasp:

ben_p · Feb 9, 2006

whats touge, ?do u mean torque?

rmccardal · Feb 9, 2006

Does the mayor not count as part of the population then ?

Dutch 172 said:
welcome to the town of ownage popualtion u, mayor lagerlout.

blink172 · Feb 9, 2006

Is it the driver who is covered by the membership or the car?

Love the wheels, look great on Yass's cup too. Ditch the stickers

Weeman · Feb 9, 2006

rmccardal said:
Does the mayor not count as part of the population then ?

Fair point population 2. lol

Lagerlout · Feb 9, 2006

LOL @ Dutch.. git. hehe

RSi Dave · Feb 9, 2006

lmao @ the sticker arguement

The car looks great for a phase 3 :rasp:

I need to get mine lowered, its a jeep at the moment. Still impressed by them buckets for the price, although ive decided to get leather for mine when i find some

Daniel · Feb 9, 2006

Akira2506 said:
Well, Hope you dont loose sleep at night just because I have a sticker on my car ^_^

People wear "Harvard" T-shirts and stuff with never attending harvard! The same goes for apperel with US flags on, etc.

I mean.. my car has a renault badge on it.... but I've never been to the renault factory! :O Somebody call zee police!

-Akira

PMSL^^ Fair play to you son!

Oh, car looks really smart, not too ott, but just right!

CDMullins · Feb 9, 2006

Cant have the sticker unless youve been!!

Did you say a VTR couldnt keep up with you??
Yet youve had no engine work?

V1NNY · Feb 9, 2006

yeah i must say his little 1.4 is quite fast for what it is

James. · Feb 9, 2006

^^ They all are

CDMullins · Feb 9, 2006

Yeh when i lowered my 1.2 30mm i found myselt eating Evos and Skylines

Maxx · Feb 9, 2006

Car looks nice

Akira2506 · Feb 10, 2006

Heh, road driving is totally different to track driving. With no run-off zone, its just as much about guts n skill as it is BHP.

-Akira