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Logged on after a while away and noticed the pic link was dead, so have uploaded direct.

Yes, I had the first GTI-R in NSW! Even had to 'establish' GTI-R records at the RTA with it! Put out the word I was wanting to buy one and arrived in at work to see a message from Jim Richards on my desk. Wondered who was taking the piss! Called him back and it was Jim, who had the first road rego'd...

Yeh, good guess. For much of my time on the mag the car was being built - there were occasional mentions of it in the mag. It took 3 years just to build the engine - THREE YEARS! SOO many problems on the engine dyno - breaking two sets of forged pistons - which need to be custom made each time - hav...

Guys, thanks for the positive comments. And yes, agreed, it's a lot of money to spend, as my dad has been telling me all this time! And friends. And myself! So it's nothing I don't know. But to suggest 'it really should look and go a lot better'?... It's not a drag car, it's not a show car, it's a b...

Name: Dean Location: Sydney Year/ Model: 1984 Colour: Factory white Period of ownership: 12 years Performance: Around 200kW at engine at 1.3 bar. Engine Mods: EVERYTHING!!! 1.6-litres, E16 crank, shot-peened turbo rods, forged 7.4:1 pistons, O-ringed block, copper head gasket, heavily ported head, h...