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I want to propose that, even where a car on a given spec line came only with them, central locking and alarm/anit-theft systems may be removed. Further, auxillary wiring harnesses that manage these systems may also be unplugged and removed, but not modified. How do you nit-pickers think I...

Here it is - ITB Golf v.3.2 We got it towed to Cameron's shop this morning - after handling the paperwork and writing checks totaling a whopping $378 to make it ours. It's a plain-Jane 1994 OBD1 Golf III, without sunroof, air, central locking, or ABS. Somewhat surprisingly, it does have rear...

The Kosei wheels that we got for the Golf before the Summit race have a somewhat restricted recess around the lug hole. We asked TireRack to send open-ended lug nuts (M12x1.5), which they did, but they have a 19mm hex - which is too big for an impact socket to get all the way onto the nut during...

It looks like one or more of our driving crew from the Summit 12 Hours won't be able to make VIR in November, so we have at least one seat available. This would be in the Golf that won ITB at both Summit '05 and VIR '04. Email me if you want more details but there's lots of info at...

Since work and vacation travel are cutting into my racing schedule, I find myself thinking about other things. One, I will tell you about in a bit, when it happens, but the other came out of a conversation about "Touring 3," that I was having with someone at the SARRC/MARRS gig last month...

We are having ongoing problems keeping rear wheel bearings in the Golf III - like to the point that we can kill one in a long weekend on the track... Last year, we put in a new set, checked and adjusted them once early in the season, then left them alone for the entire year. Because I didn't...

I might have cool news in the next few days, if the final details of a deal I'm working on come through. Think, "no sunroof." Really. Anyone else have projects in the works? Anyone want me to start a page on the web site with blurbs and photos of your MkIII? K

The GTI is losing the ABS this week. We have all of the parts - I think - and are including a Tilton lever-style limiting valve in the rear branch of the system. We'll run one line through the cockpit, T it at the rear axle, and run one leg to each of the rear wheels. The question is where to...

I still have a spot for half of the ECR seat time at Carolina Motorsports Park, at the end of May, if anyone wants to come play. Very affordable. Email me for more info at kirk.knestis(a)evaluand.com and/or take a look at http://it2.evaluand.com/gti/events05.php for more info... K EDIT - and...

I've added a page to my site to document technical hints for the MkIII chassis in IT. If you have anything to add, let me know and I'll put it up with credit where credit is due. http://it2.evaluand.com/gti/tech.php K

I'm curious if anyone would be interested in some of these... ...in a 14x6 to fit any Golf or GTI. If you could get them for less than $150, would you order any? I'm thinking bulk shipment from Italy. K PS - I have an official request in but early info suggests that they run about 11 pounds.

Moves 5 gallons through an unleaded restrictor in less than a minute... K

I'm wondering if anyone is coming to either the March regional or May Double SARRC/MARRS at VIR from up in the Northeast, who might have room for 8 tires from Phil's in their nice, big trailer. There's beer in the deal if you are. Kirk

For some reason, my home computer gives me an "operation timed out" error trying to get to the new forums with Firefox. I tried deleting cookies. Any other ideas? I can get there with Explorer on that machine and with Firefox from the office but...? K ------------------ PhilsTireService.com...

Is there anyone out there with appropriate technical skills who would be interested in helping to work out the serial decoding application to allow the DL-1 to understand data coming out of an OBD2 port? According to the documentation that came with the system, it comes with a Visual Basic...

I've been thinking about this issue and got to wondering what the actual minimum feature list for this generation of Golf is. What did the stripper-est of the stripper Golfs (the Citi?) come with? Or without? Rear wiper? Anti-theft system? What? K

Out of curiousity, what are we up to in terms of member numbers? Maybe someone who just joined this winter could tell me? I'm wondering about turnover since we've pretty much had 50,000 members every year that I've been involved. K

So we don't clutter up Ron's thread about what people want to remove, how about equal time to present the case against that kind of initiative? Warning: Some of the following may be construed as intolerent but is put out in the interest of reasonable discourse. In no particular order... **...

I'm going to take one more shot at finding someone who'd like to do half of the "enduroissimo" at VIR, Feb 19-20. It would be pretty cheap seat time. Email me - kirk.knestis(a)evaluand.com K

Makes me sad to be in the warmth of the Southeast... http://www.mco.org/video/iceracing/chevetteicerace.wmv K