My Rivage from the UK

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Sam Wyatt
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My Rivage from the UK

Post by Sam Wyatt »

Hi all i found this forum from clubgti.co.uk
Anyway my names Sam im from th uk,i run a VW club in called Low Down Dubz (http://www.low-down-dubz.com) and heres a few pictures of my mk1 cabby, shes about 60% complete, shes going in for the front bumper to be completly flushed and a rull re spray in the same colour in about 3 weeks + summer wheels will be finished v soon, Porsche D90s are her winter wheels.

I hope you like em ! :)

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Post by kuklaki »

That is a beautiful Cabby-too bad you are over the pond, I'd love to see her in person!! Can you tell me any more about her mods?
2nd 89 Cabriolet 8v (Crabby Cabby)
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Post by kuklaki »

By the way, I stopped in on the site you posted. I was not aware of it before, but will be back to explore it entirely. It's rather late here now, but wanted to thank you for providing the link, and especially taking the time to sign up here and show off your Cabby.
Welcome to TRF!!
2nd 89 Cabriolet 8v (Crabby Cabby)
01 Jetta GLX (bun warmer)
87 Scirocco 16v (TWINS!)
71 Karmann Ghia (air sucker)
03 New Beetle turbo S (black widow)
01 Suzuki SV650 (go nekkid)
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1lowcab
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Post by 1lowcab »

welcome! good looking cab, that blue top is HOT. i wish my summer wheels were as nice as your winter wheels!
If you can't beat them, drop the top and pimp by 'em!

85 Mercedes 500SEL grey market euro
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Post by sixsracing »

Porsche wheels are his "winter wheels" Well excuse us! Just kidding, that is a beautiful car.
91 Cabriolet, red w/white
86 Cabriolet white/white (oldest daughter)
97 Golf, black (youngest daughter)
98 Beetle, red
94 Cabrio, dark green (oldest son)
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Post by Sam Wyatt »

Thanks alot guys well the d90s were my summer wheels then i got offered a set of BBS RM 2 peice splits for £300 when they normaly sell for like 650 over here so i couldnt refuse !
All of you that are interested in her full spec is here http://www.low-down-dubz.com/photo6.html

Sorry there all old pics, a few from shows last year. Ill get some new ones up asap !


Thanks
Sam

PS i have to say this a great forum guys ! its the first ive came accross just for us cabby lovers !
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Post by 1lowcab »

nice group of cars on that site...i'd like to see more pics of that polo. wish we had those over here, or the lupo gti... i'd pimp the hell outta one of those!!! :)
If you can't beat them, drop the top and pimp by 'em!

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Post by BigDaddy90Cabby »

That is a pretty car! by the way,... some of you guys have summer and winter wheels??? whats up with that?
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Post by 1lowcab »

some of you guys have summer and winter wheels??? whats up with that?
you put your nice pretty rims away when you live in a place that dumps 10000000 tons of salt on the road in winter . :)
If you can't beat them, drop the top and pimp by 'em!

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Post by G60 Cabby »

THAT CABBY IS PERFECT! :oops:
Half Cabby, half Coraddo.....
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Post by Sam Wyatt »

Hey everone just to keep you all updated

About a month ago i bought a new cab ! The old one needed loads more work doing to make it perfect and it was just easyer for me to start again on a new one.
Sooo every single part i changed on the old cab has been put on to the new one.
First thing was my interior and ice heres some pics.

The last pic of my Rivage D430FRF complete
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The start of striping both cars
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and here she is finished at last !
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Post by Sam Wyatt »

Next thing was fitting my FK Konigsports,

Here are pics of the rears fitted, still got 2.5" to go down !

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Check the speedboat ! this pic taken on my phone sunday night at guildford excuse the quality

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and a pic of my hoooooooge 280mm brakes taken on sat while trying to get the front suspension off

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Post by Briano1234 »

Isn't the steering wheel on the Wrong side? Or is it just me that noticed it.....lolol Cool......looks sharp
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Post by Sam Wyatt »

Also after a year of searching for a twin carb setup shes finaly running twin carbs instead of injection !


So her full spec is as follows...

Engine

1900 8-valve
Weber twin 40s, ITG filter socks
Facet fuel pump & reg with under bonnet pressure gauge
Polished alloy Rapid rocker cover
Grant Motorsport stage 2 flowed head
TSR 1.9 bottom end
K&N Crankcase breather
Unknown uprated cam
TSR 4-2-1 Manifold
2.5" bore stainless custom exhaust system, Supersprint 3.5 tailpipe
Braided metal water hoses
Carbon fibre rad top cover
VW motorsport chrome battery cover
Chrome bonnet lifters


Chassis

FK Konigsport coilovers currently wound down to equal 85mm drop 120mm for shows !
6.5x15" BBS RM O12, Kumho 185/55/15s
7x16" 8x16" Porsche Carrera 4, Toyo T1S 195/45/16s 'winter wheels'
G60 280mm Pagid fast road brake conversion


Exterior

FK single headlight grille
FK crosshair headlamps
Smoked front indicator lenses
FK Smoked rear lights
Wolfsburg side badges
Wolfsburg bonnet bra
German number plates with Wolfsburg surround
Aero filler cap


Interior

Full rivage cream leather trim
280mm Momo steering wheel
Wolfsburg golf ball gear knob
Wolfsburg mirror adjusters
Chrome beetle door handle surrounds
Chrome door pins
Mk2 Golf electric windows
Wolfsburg leather seatbelt harness pads
Wolfsburg floor mats all round
3x Audi vdo gauges Oil temp,Oil pressure and volt meter


Ice

JVC KD-LX11R cd h/u
7" Flip out tft screen in glovebox
Sony PS2
Focal 13cm 3 way components
JBL GTO 6x4" in rear cards
Focal 13" poliglass sub in custom enclosure
Jackslammer 4 channel 1600watt amp


A few more pics here http://www.low-down-dubz.com/photo6.html

Updated pics coming very soon so much has happened to it since those pics.
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Post by VWnoob »

SAM!!!! Awesome posts bro!!
Your Cabby is Saweeeeet!!!!! The mods are great and she is just an all-a-round clean ride!
Keep it up and post some pics of the carb setup! I would like to see that!

Jim
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