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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Golf mk2 gallery => Topic started by: cняis on 07 February 2010, 21:36
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Ok well i say project but its mostly sorted... needs a few minor (mainly cosmetic) things doing but will be remaining largely as it is:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0042.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0041.jpg)
yes its orange, and yes its benrevs old car.
spec is:
2.8 VR6 OBD1 engine, 280mm grooved G60 front discs/hubs with G60 master cylinder. Engine and washer bottle located in the boot. mk3 VR6 seats. Longlife stainless exhaust system, sounds mental. Toad full closure alarm system. Coilovers (which are FUBAR'd so urgently need replacing).
Goes like the clappers but needs a fair amount of tidying up:
Sunroof leaks
Needs new suspension
needs the remainder of my new lock set fitted (ignition barrel and boot lock)
Passenger seat needs looking at (a bit loose!)
Various trim items need sourcing
Gear selection is a bit of a lucky dip with 3rd and 5th :undecided:
Will be off the road for the next week or two until i get suspension sorted as it sounds like its about to fall off. more to come as I get off my arse and do it!!
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i like i like i like!!!! guna be a real head turner... oooof i loooove orangeeee!
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I thought it was benrevs car you had got, I'd love a VR6 MK2 :cool:
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I thought it was benrevs car you had got, I'd love a VR6 MK2 :cool:
you wouldnt like the fuel bill, done approx 155 miles on 3/4 tank... mostly driving steadily! :grin:
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how longs this one going to last :grin:
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how longs this one going to last :grin:
:lipsrsealed:
20mpg - thats all im going to say!
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how longs this one going to last :grin:
:lipsrsealed:
20mpg - thats all im going to say!
i was offered a deal on a vr6 AUTO Rado - it was going so welll til he told me MPG :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
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Looks a good project if you have deep pockets.
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I'd love something like this as a weekend toy :cool: :cool: :cool:
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You never know Steve it might be up for sale soon with that MPG figure :shocked:
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if only I had enough space for a another car :sad:
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it was meant to be a daily runner (once suspension is sorted) but i think it will be the 2nd car after the tug-boat mk3 :lipsrsealed:
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ok so a bit of an update (sorry no pics yet)
- Weitec Hicon GTN (coilover front/adjustable shock rear) suspension set up is fitted, handles like the tits as original setup was fubar'd :lipsrsealed: needs adjusting as the front is a bit low (sump scrapage!) and the rear is a bit high.
- 2 new tyres as rears were slicks and 1 had a notch in the tyre wall right back to cords!
- Bought and fitted most of an ebay full lock set, so at least i have a key to open the door if the full closure alarm goes wrong!
- Replaced a load of missing trim items including the NSR door card upper plastic retaining strip. I modified a 3 door OSF one to fit no problem!
- New earth strap fitted but still have electrical woes, everything dims for a second when anything electrical is switched on i.e. lights or heater
- Oil and filter changed so sounds less clattery when hot :rolleyes:
Next on the list is Mintex MB1144 (?) front pads, new rear door handles and a novelty (orange) gear knob! :grin:
Also considering some black vinyls of some description... any thoughts?
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Nice Chris :afro: seen this car up in Chippenham when Ben had it!
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well its back in the workshop again today, clutch cable snapped at the pedal end, sourced another but the brackets at the g/box end need changing... cant get reverse at the moment, it all fouls up! :grin:
at least if it ever goes again, i can fit another cable without adjusting anything, the clutch pedal has already been carved up to take a non-bodged cable :afro:
oh well!
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What clutch cable and set up are you running?
It *should* be running a SEAT Toledo 16V cable, gearbox bracket and actuator. If it's anything else I'd be suspicious that the problem is a botched set up, not an old cable.
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What clutch cable and set up are you running?
It *should* be running a SEAT Toledo 16V cable, gearbox bracket and actuator. If it's anything else I'd be suspicious that the problem is a botched set up, not an old cable.
it seems it was both a botched cable and botched gearbox bracket. double whammy! the cable had a crappy universal brass eyelet grub-screwed on (pedal end). of course the grub screw ripped through the cable threads.
the pedal itself has now been modified to take a SEAT clutch cable (manual adjust) with the standard chunky nylon 'eyelet'. the gearbox bracket had been incorrectly made as the cable was fitted back to front. I've had the bracket modified to accept the cable the right way *without* fouling up on the gear selector arm thing when selecting reverse.
anyway here are some badly exposed pics taken today. the 13 gearknob sums up my luck with the car thus far!
the front end needs highering up a touch as the sump is quite low :laugh: however i can get the power down much better with a proper suspension set-up :smiley:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1142.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1142.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1135.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1135.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1137.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1137.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1139.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1139.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1141.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1141.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1133.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1133.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_DSCF1134.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=DSCF1134.jpg)
Oh and the camber/tracking needs doing as its very twitchy at the moment!
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What's the gauge that's been mounted in the ashtray for ?
Doesn't look like it fits very well.
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What's the gauge that's been mounted in the ashtray for ?
Doesn't look like it fits very well.
quite... but that was already there :wink:
that plate holds the fuel pump switch (for priming the pumps), push button start and oil pressure gauge. the guage isnt plumbed in so i doubt that will be staying. i'll need to be fabricating a more permanent mounting plate when i can be bothered!
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looking good...shame about the issues already...hope you have deep pockets with that mpg though :lipsrsealed:
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looking good...shame about the issues already...hope you have deep pockets with that mpg though :lipsrsealed:
i dont mind the fuel bills, at least i will be using it! a bit annoyed as we havent had chance to investigate the overheating issue.
I think things will be love/hate for a while until i sort everything out. :rolleyes:
Things still to do:
- sort overheating problem - i have sourced a Febi 75 degree t/stat and new rad fan switch (as currently fans run off an independant dash switch)
- secure centre console as using the mk3 vr6 shifter some of the original mounting holes have been removed, and secure/remake the start button/fuel pump switch panel
- secure the clocks centrally within the dash as theyre off centre
- get the dash clock indicator warning lights working. indicators work fine but the dash bulbs dont illuminate (MOT fail) :sad:
- source a steering wheel boss as currently i have no horn (MOT fail) and the indicators dont self-cancel
- source a NSF outer lower window seal as the one fitted is not a mk2 item, and water runs into the door
- source side skirts, retaining clips and support strips (anyone have some for sale?) :wink:
- find another MIM centre cap!
- bind up the engine bay wiring with self-amalgamating tape as the wires arent protected at the mo! :shocked:
one thing at a time i suppose :smiley:
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oh the list goes on...
Cooling problem has now been sorted, turns out it was a sticky thermostat and the seal had disappeared on the rad cap :rolleyes: - a bit of a double whammy! so it was getting too hot and not holding any pressure :undecided:
Also fitted the rad fan switch so all is well.
BUT
now it seems i have a faulty brake light switch (brake lights stay on unless i pull the pedal up a bit) and potentially a brake servo issue, as you can hear a hissing behind the dash when running which disappears when you touch the brake pedal :undecided:
ARGH.
still, its a mk2 vr6 which sounds lush :grin:
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Good Lord!!
Today it was MOT time for the mk2 VR6.
to summarise: 17 failures, 18 advisories :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :cry:
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But as you said its a mk2 vr......keep the faith, once you sort all these issues you'll be happy. :wink:
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fook me chris, list the list then :shocked:
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It's in the MK2 section :wink:
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http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=148157.0
i can only laugh or else i'd cry!
fuel pump and alarm going t*ts up on MOT day is surely a sign?
haunted car!
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She is now called Christine, not after my own name, but after that of the haunted car from the Stephen King novel (then film) of the same name! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085333/ :afro:
"She was born bad. Plain and simple. Somewhere deep on a darkened assembly line. Christine. A '92 Volkswagen Golf VR6 possessed by Hell."
Most of the MOT parts are now sourced, tbh the parts themselves are relatively cheap. Sourced a brand new lift pump for £30 delivered, steering boss for £30 (currently the indicators dont self-cancel and i have no horn). Got rear pads, rear wheel bearings and rear brake hose through work nice and cheap :smiley:
D-Day is next thursday...
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Right then, a bit of an update:
Failed on 17 items including-
- Rear pads too low
replace rear pads and rear calipers as piston boot has split on NSR
- Rear wheel bearing buggered
replace wheel bearings both sides, plus rear discs
- No horn
Needs new steering boss with horn push, plus need to wire a horn in
- No indicator tell-tales (indicator bulbs in clocks not illuminating)
solder new wires between indicator left/right on fuse box to indicator bulb left/right on dash plug
- Rear beam bushes (fallen apart, central metal tube had cracked in 2 pieces!)
Fit new rear beam bushes (Done)
- Various brake lines (flexi and pipes) needed clipping up properly
Reattach using genuine clips as necessary (Done)
- Emissions 0.5% too high on CO
Hopefully pass on the day with an italian tune-up, if not possibly a lambda sensor fault
- Headlamp aim high/low on both head lamps
adjust on MOT retest
- Small patch of welding required near front subframe
weld as necessary
We were meant to be doing rear pads/discs/bearings today but the NSR caliper has a split piston boot so im being anal and replacing BOTH rear calipers for recon units. We were going to weld today however the unpredictable weather has gotten the better of us :angry: All MOT repairs need to be done by Tuesday, and we're due more crap weather!!
Also the front grill has 1 good clip left so i will be refitting the mesh type grill for the moment (you may remember it from benrev's pics). I'm fed up of cable tieing it :lipsrsealed:
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YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
MOT failures now rectified, christine is fully roadworthy :lipsrsealed: Got the pass ticket in my hands at 6pm this evening.
took pot-luck with the emissions, failed CO @ 4.0% 2 weeks ago and now passed @ 3.3%, so still high but a pass none-the-less. Possibly wants a lambda sensor.
Now i need to seal the sunroof as the f***er leaks and gives me a wet bum! Any know a good (reasonably priced) outlet for sunroof seals?
Shes due a tidy up over the weekend weather permitting, so more pics to come.
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Awesome news! :cool:
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nice one fella :afro:
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nice one fella :afro:
about time it was sorted, the missus says she wants me back after spending all this time on Christine. :laugh:
she had some silly idea of MOT'ing it and selling it on.... NOOOOOOOOONONONOnonooonono!!!
not now its finally on its way.
Next on the list:
-Seal sunroof
-Tidy up engine electrics, grommets where necessary, bind loom cables with self-emalgamating tape as most of the cables are exposed
-Votex style centre console from SWG (supplied with 2 DIN size blanking plates, 1 can be used for fuel pump & starter switches)
-Secure slam panel as some screws/bolts are missing beneath headlights
-Sort out front bumper, N/S is loose :rolleyes:
-Trace bad earth as everything is getting about 9 volts, but battery is fine.
-Still need several trim items including sill covers/side skirts and steering column cowling
meh the list goes on! :grin:
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Nice one mate!
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I think i nice picture of the car on the road would do nicely after all the negatives! :laugh:
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spent some times over the last few weekends sorting little niggles, fixed the power problem (the main loom power cable was damaged) so everything gets 12v now and not 10v :grin:
also the indicators now flash when alarm is switched on and off, plus got the central locking working off the alarm (as it suddenly stopped working - was a broken wire within the drivers door)
next things are:
- fit new lambda sensor (15mpg anyone?)
- wheel spacers on the rear
- solder all spliced fusebox wires (some are connected with chocolate blocks or crimp connectors)
- clean it!
other than that, it
I think i nice picture of the car on the road would do nicely after all the negatives! :laugh:
I still havent cleaned the old girl, as ive spent some time actually driving her, but I hope these piccies will do:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0096.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0093.jpg)
my mk2 VR6 and a customers rallye... the charger sounds evil!
and the borbets are 9" on the rear :cool: i want!
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Chris i might still have some bits knocking about you may want! send me a list?
also, if you work for a factors - are you supplied by FPS at all?
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Chris i might still have some bits knocking about you may want! send me a list?
also, if you work for a factors - are you supplied by FPS at all?
we get some things direct but thats mostly retail stuff and consumables (paints etc) rather than spares, which are often supplied by FPS but through another company acting as middlemen (for political reasons i think!)
i will have to pm you with a list! :smiley:
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Was going to say - they can do TRW brand new non exchange stuff - I got a pair of brand new rear mk3 calis from them the other week.. using the right numbers its hell of a recource using them as middleman to TRW.. Brand new carriers also FTW! :smiley:
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I think i nice picture of the car on the road would do nicely after all the negatives! :laugh:
I still havent cleaned the old girl, as ive spent some time actually driving her, but I hope these piccies will do:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0096.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0093.jpg)
my mk2 VR6 and a customers rallye... the charger sounds evil!
and the borbets are 9" on the rear :cool: i want!
I think i can safely say that will do! :cool: love the colour as well! get it cleaned up and it will look so good!
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Was going to say - they can do TRW brand new non exchange stuff - I got a pair of brand new rear mk3 calis from them the other week.. using the right numbers its hell of a recource using them as middleman to TRW.. Brand new carriers also FTW! :smiley:
just bought recon rear calipers. DOH! these didnt come with the carriers either. Carriers were fine but the internal hex carrier bolts are worn and i could do with some new ones, but genuine dont do them seperately! :angry:
I think i can safely say that will do! :cool: love the colour as well! get it cleaned up and it will look so good!
cheers love!
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Ive actually got a pair of carriers going spare after i fitted new.. if you pop up youre welcome to throw them in the mix with the other stuff!
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Ive actually got a pair of carriers going spare after i fitted new.. if you pop up youre welcome to throw them in the mix with the other stuff!
with the bolts? :kiss:
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Got sick of 15mpg so today we fitted a new NTK (NGK) lambda sensor, the old one was only fitted for around 12 months but was a cheap copy.
The decat pipe was also modified today as the lamda sensor mounting hole was sitting too proud of the pipe, so only the tip of the sensor was in the flow of exhaust gases :lipsrsealed: probably didnt help with the emissions/running rich issue. the sensor mount was shortened accodingly :cool:
MOT emissions readings a month ago were 4.05 CO (fail) and subsequently 3.45 CO (marginal pass) on the retest. Once warmed up i'm now getting CO readings of 0.6 to 1.1 - which is pretty good for a car with no cat :smiley:
there may still be temp sensor or thermostat issues cos it took an age for it to lean out (i.e. think its warm enough to come off choke). probably my fault for having a low temp t/stat fitted :lipsrsealed: but at least it wont be a constant 15mpg any more :grin:
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thanks to mattneck(Beavis) i have a host of new interior bits to fit in the morning, thank you :smiley:
piccies before and after when ive finished :afro:
other than that i made it to bristol and back (80 miles) without a hiccup, good times!
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ok so mainly been tidying up over the last few weeks.
needed to get the central locking working off the alarm remote, as this suddenly stopped operating. traced it to this:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0085.jpg)
worn through wiring :huh:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0086.jpg)
cut it out and soldered/heatshrinked the wires
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0087.jpg)
it still wouldnt work :angry: so had to dig the alarm out to trace a blown fuse on the alarm loom:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0089.jpg)
yeh so thats a right mess! once i convert my replacement centre console to a Votex style one i'll tidy the alarm wiring up :cool: One of the reasons for a Votex style console is to use one of the DIN slot covers as a back plate for the start switch rather than the aluminium effort thats jammed into the ashtray at the moment:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1139.jpg) :sick:
this shouldnt take much to fit, although you need to modify an original console so hence getting a replacement:
(http://www.swgmotorsport.com/asps/uploads/big/10-1.jpg)
Then i went about sorting the 10v issue on the main loom which feeds pretty much everything, in the end it resulted in the car being stranded as it wouldnt start.
traced it to the terminal block in the engine bay (as battery is in the boot), one of the cables was burnt through as it was too thin :angry:
then i visited mattneck(Beavis) for some interior bits, including new centre console, handbrake cover, scuttle tray etc
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0105.jpg)
(plus a whole load of screws!)
didnt use one of the switches on the dash:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0098.jpg)
so got a new switch blank:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0099.jpg)
handbrake was missing its trim:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0101.jpg)
sorted:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0102.jpg)
Rear strut top was missing a cover but got this from mattneck too, couldnt be arsed to take a pic of this :lipsrsealed:
also fitted the missing screws into the dash undertrays/clock surround as these were missing.
amongst the horde i collected yesterday was a drivers side footwell kick plate (top half) as this went missing in our workshop :rolleyes: but i cant fit it as im now missing the big plastic nut! :angry:
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getting there slowly chris :afro:
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getting there slowly chris :afro:
very slowly, still havent cleaned it but bonnet want a proper polish as its a bit cloudy.
also the timing chains/guide/tensioner want doing eventually, tickety tickety! :laugh:
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getting there slowly chris :afro:
also the timing chains/guide/tensioner want doing eventually, tickety tickety! :laugh:
You and me both :grin: :cry:
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getting there slowly chris :afro:
also the timing chains/guide/tensioner want doing eventually, tickety tickety! :laugh:
You and me both :grin: :cry:
group buy!! :grin: :laugh:
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getting there slowly chris :afro:
also the timing chains/guide/tensioner want doing eventually, tickety tickety! :laugh:
You and me both :grin: :cry:
group buy!! :grin: :laugh:
lmao! im dreading the day i book it in for them to get done :sad:
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chucked on some cheapy 5mm wheel spacers today, as the rear wheels seem a bit too tucked away inside the arches.
a pain to fit as they keep falling out when trying to put the wheel back on :lipsrsealed: plus they havent made any great difference, so saving my pennies for some wider hubcentric spacers (approx £120 for 20mm)
new spacers:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1194.jpg)
in situ:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1199.jpg)
making sure bolts are long enough, should have got 10 mm spacers!! theres loads of thread! :smiley:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1197.jpg)
fitted but not very inconspicuous :grin:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1200.jpg)
difference in stance, before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1192.jpg)
after:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1201.jpg)
before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1196.jpg)
after:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1203.jpg)
some random 'in need of a clean' shots just for the hell of it:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1206.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1208.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1207.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1209.jpg)
oh and what colour should i paint my calipers? i was thinking bright green? :cool:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1198.jpg)
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chris- i got 20mm hubcentrix for £50 :huh:
will find the link in a bit :wink:
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chris- i got 20mm hubcentrix for £50 :huh:
will find the link in a bit :wink:
cheers chuff!! a quick ebay hunt only resulted in £120 sets :laugh:
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oh and some more good news, after fitting the new lambda sensor and modifying the hole so enough of the probe was inside the exhuast, i now get 26.7 mpg rather than about 15mpg (worked out the old fashioned way) which was over an 80 mile trip with A-roads, city driving and traffic jams :cool:
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Good work, I had a stud conversion before, made fitting wheels/spacers a doddle.
Just remember to put threadlock on them :wink:
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Good work, I had a stud conversion before, made fitting wheels/spacers a doddle.
Just remember to put threadlock on them :wink:
hubcentric set ordered :afro:
getting some much needed stance on the rear!
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im sorry for posting this so late. but this is the cheapest and best way to do it. no extra pressure on the bearings.......
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213524
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im sorry for posting this so late. but this is the cheapest and best way to do it. no extra pressure on the bearings.......
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213524
too late now, 20mm hubcentric spacers arrived this afternoon. rain has stopped play though so these photos will have to suffice! :tongue:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1212.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1213.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1214.jpg)
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sh1te - forgot to search these out, how much did you pay :lipsrsealed:
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sh1te - forgot to search these out, how much did you pay :lipsrsealed:
47 plus delivery :smiley:
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:cool: think thats about what i paid - and better then your original £120 :shocked:
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they look like chunky quality, nice one. cant wait to see what ur stance will look like after them!
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here we go boys and girls:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1215.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1216.jpg)
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1192.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1218.jpg)
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1203.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1225.jpg)
Some more random shots:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1228.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1227.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1220.jpg)
Oh and make sure you have proper VAG wheel bolts as my car had longer bolts than normal, so the wheel bolts bottomed out on the disc :undecided: ... Nicked the correct bolts from her-in-doors' mk3 :grin:
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Looking good :afro:
Where did you get them from??
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Thats looooads better! :cool: does it feel any different to drive?
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Thats looooads better! :cool: does it feel any different to drive?
havent driven it yet :tongue: but it gave me chance to tighten the rear wheel bearings up as theyve settled now
Looking good :afro:
Where did you get them from??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390158230124
oh and you'll need to threadlock the spacer bolts (NOT the wheel bolts obviously) to ensure the spacer (and therefore your wheel) doesnt fall off the disk!
also when the car is jacked up, put the handbrake on tighten the spacer bolts up otherwise you wont be able to tighten them up enough. :smiley:
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Threadlock is a must, I found that out the scary way when I had spacers on the front.
I stopped so no harm done but fook me it was scary :grin:
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Cleaned my wheels today... if anybody has some tips on keeping polished rims looking shiney, please let me know!
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_Photo0115.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=Photo0115.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_Photo0116.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=Photo0116.jpg)
:smiley:
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Got stance?
No.
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Cleaned my wheels today... if anybody has some tips on keeping polished rims looking shiney, please let me know!
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_Photo0115.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=Photo0115.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/th_Photo0116.jpg) (http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/?action=view¤t=Photo0116.jpg)
:smiley:
Bel-gom, find it on Ebay!
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Got stance?
No.
Hang on, ED38 is this way (http://www.edition38.com/forums/)
seeing as there is now 40mm more stance than before *groan* its a daily not a show queen
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Well if your going to use such fashionable words as 'stance' then maybe you should also head over to E38 and find out what they think? I wasn't sure stance was something to be measured in 'mm'.
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Well if your going to use such fashionable words as 'stance' then maybe you should also head over to E38 and find out what they think? I wasn't sure stance was something to be measured in 'mm'.
ever so sorry to be using such a word! maybe i should change it :laugh:
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Thats the spirit, change it to 'got spacers' and there'll be no need for this nonsense.
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Thats the spirit, change it to 'got spacers' and there'll be no need for this nonsense.
sorry scene lord! :grin:
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I got stance once.
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There's a raging
clue stance right over there..
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Just some random shots, not much done recently except some stickers and a new VR6 rear badge as some pikey nicked my last one! :shocked:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0118b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0117b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0142.jpg)
I've FINALLY got some sideskirts, hopefully the new brackets and retaining strips will be arriving tomorrow which should more or less finish off the outside. I have rubbed down and painted the sills to protect them regardless, stops any nasty rot taking hold! :afro:
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looking good buddy :smiley:
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looking good buddy :smiley:
its getting there, she will never be perfect but she makes me smile :afro:
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Last night christine obviously didnt like having company, as whilst showing her off the mates the exhaust decided to start blowing again :angry:
The weld between the pipe and the narrow centre box has broken three times now, twice on the front and once on the back.
Seems like the system is too rigid for its own good! And as I cant be bothered taking it back to Longlife (30 miles away) I decided to have it repaired at work, rewelding the cracked joins and slotting a new flexi exhaust section within the decat pipe (pics to follow):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0143.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0144.jpg)
Finally sorted some side skirts (as seen above), and blacked the rest of the trim up to suit... before fitting the side skirts I cleaned, rubbed down and painted the sills to protect them.
Also got my £10 pipercross cone filter fitted (ebay bargain), again pics to follow once im happy with the mounting of it! At the moment the MAF sensor is fouling against a HT lead :angry: But better than having a holey K&N :lipsrsealed:
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Good progress, :afro:
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I keep asking them to fit a ramp at work but they say it's not necessary :rolleyes:
Good stuff though, looking good
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Been messing around with a new (cheapy) in car camera mount and windows movie maker :rolleyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpvU39fX30
:afro:
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Good video :afro:
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Love the noise :evil:
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Put a vid on without the music. Don't need music with a VR :evil:
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Put a vid on without the music. Don't need music with a VR :evil:
+1... best sound was at 2:40 onwards when you overtook the merc... awesome... :cool:
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Put a vid on without the music. Don't need music with a VR :evil:
+1... best sound was at 2:40 onwards when you overtook the merc... awesome... :cool:
need to sort out the camera and mount, started rattling :angry:
oh and i need the missus to agree to taking some fly-by footage :cool:
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Does make a good noise :cool:
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oh and i need the missus to agree to taking some fly-by footage :cool:
Easiest way round that is to give her a choice of two:
1. Anal
2. Fly-by Footage
Win win that is :grin:
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oh and i need the missus to agree to taking some fly-by footage :cool:
Easiest way round that is to give her a choice of two:
1. Anal
2. Fly-by Footage
Win win that is :grin:
lol! but first she needs to learn how to hold the camera steady, or anal it is :grin:
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So i've been rather busy with paint and a few other bits and bobs :laugh:
Firstly i fitted my £10 pipercross cone filter, after a clean and re-oil it was as good as new. The filter is much further away from the block, which should help prevent heat-soak. The pipework needs adjustment as the MAF is too close to the terminal block (as battery is in the boot) and one of the HT leads :lipsrsealed: but i've bought some more silcone hose/alloy pipe so extend the intake pipework:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0152.jpg)
I've also set to work with this stuff (just HAD to get it in this colour!), as some of the engine loom and associated wiring looks liable to damage. I made a start on saturday but once finished will take some more photos:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0153.jpg)
Then i set about painting the door handle inserts as I am fitting new door handles. (BTW do NOT buy cheap ebay handles, they start to loosen up and then fail to actuate the door latch!)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0154.jpg)
Then i started to prep another front grille for paint, as im bored with the 4 lamp one and most of the clips are broken. My spare one did have a red pinstripe... but now...
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0156.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0155.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0157b.jpg)
:cool:
The lower grille trim (the body coloured metal strip) has become stone chipped, so once ive re-painted that i shall be fitting the new grille. :afro:
Oh and here are a couple more random photos:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0148b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0147b.jpg)
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Be interested to see how that green grill stripe looks when fitted.
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Be interested to see how that green grill stripe looks when fitted.
+1 you gonna add any other green details?
Personally I think it'll look :cool:
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The green grille is awesome man :cool:
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here we go, new grille fitted but without the VR6 badge. I dont really want to bond it onto the mesh as that would ruin it forever :rolleyes:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0161b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0160b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0159b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0158b.jpg)
Was thinking of doing these green too but decided to keep them body coloured for now, the other half already thinks the car looks like a carrot with the green grille and all :grin: They were body coloured before but the paint was flaking off:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0162.jpg)
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Not feeling that green grill, you gotta change it back!! :sick:
:cool: mk2 other than that. :wink:
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Not feeling that green grill, you gotta change it back!! :sick:
:cool: mk2 other than that. :wink:
I had to remove the old one, as the clips were all broken and it was held on with cable ties :grin:
I might green-stripe a standard grille in future
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It needs the bars in the middle then it will be looking :cool: other then that i think it look good! :afro:
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looking good Chris, do like the green grille just needs the mesh or center puting back in perhaps a single slatted grille or will u have heat issues? and great vid :afro:
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looking good Chris, do like the green grille just needs the mesh or center puting back in perhaps a single slatted grille or will u have heat issues? and great vid :afro:
the mesh is in :laugh:
there are no heat issues as its a vr6 rad with twin fans, also i have a low temperature thermostat as my old one got stuck and it boiled over :sad:
perhaps the metal-work behind the mesh painting black? Also i think it needs a VR6 badge putting back on... :undecided:
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That grille is nasty.
Single light OEM FTW.
What's the alignment set up on the front wheels? Something about them doesn't look quite right.
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not sure DH, but the tyres are wearing evenly and it drives nicely. It doesnt pull to one side and when you release the steering wheel it keeps in a straight line :smiley:
do you think it should be running more neg camber?
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yup OEM grille would look alot better with the green surround imo, maybe some green badges to add abit of finish too. :smiley:
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Heh - maybe I'm just used to the look of a G2 with negative camber on it :grin:
I'd be tempted to drop -0.5 deg on the front - you'll find it'll sharpen the turn in no end.
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Love the car Chris but the grille is just wrong. Please remove it!! :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
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Love the car Chris but the grille is just wrong. Please remove it!! :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
sounds like i'll be cable-tieing the old grille back on then :lipsrsealed:
anyone have a spare grille going? :grin:
Heh - maybe I'm just used to the look of a G2 with negative camber on it :grin:
I'd be tempted to drop -0.5 deg on the front - you'll find it'll sharpen the turn in no end.
surely the front tyres would wear excessively on the inner edges? or is -0.5 minimal?
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-0.5 is what I run on any car I drive on the road enthusiastically.
Ask Nick whether the Polo's wearing its tyres evenly - that's what that was set up to when it got the new suspension on it.
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-0.5 is what I run on any car I drive on the road enthusiastically.
Ask Nick whether the Polo's wearing its tyres evenly - that's what that was set up to when it got the new suspension on it.
thanks DH will do :afro:
it handles great anyway on the weitecs (even with the lump hammer characteristics of a mk2 vr6) but im up for any improvements
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This afternoon I played about with the position of the MAF sensor as it was rubbing against the terminal block and a HT lead:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0152.jpg)
Got an aluminium joiner and got it like so, tolerances are very tight but nothing is fouling now:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0164.jpg)
Also found out why it sometime stank of burning oil, the breather pipe coming out of the rocker cover to air intake pipe was loose, it had lost its jubilee clip so oil was blowing onto the manifold :shocked:
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Get some alloy plate and put a shield around the back of that cone filter. This will mean it's actually getting cold air, instead of the hot stuff in the engine bay.
You *could* search out a Toledo ABF filter housing, which might serve you better than the poxy cone.
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Get some alloy plate and put a shield around the back of that cone filter. This will mean it's actually getting cold air, instead of the hot stuff in the engine bay.
You *could* search out a Toledo ABF filter housing, which might serve you better than the poxy cone.
the poxy cone was £10 and better than the old K&N cone which had holes in it :lipsrsealed:
heatshield is on the to-do list
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I had an idea to introduce more green to the car... wasnt impressed with the photoshopped outcome:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0160c.jpg)
:grin: nooooononono.
So i tried something more subtle:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0160d.jpg)
:cool: :cool: :cool: i think i'll be getting some green stripes
Also i invested in a new 4 lamp red stripe grill, for those more incogneto moments...
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^^Not keen, sorry
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^^Not keen, sorry
nor is the mrs, i might have to put it back to standard... :grin:
i suppose the orange is in-your-face enough!
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
its missing the inner slats, it has mesh instead. i have already painted the stripe green, but wondered if a matching pinstripe down the sides would suit the car.
Im not sure many are a fan of that grill tho, hence i picked up a cheap (new) 4 lamp gti grill yesterday :smiley:
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
its missing the inner slats, it has mesh instead. i have already painted the stripe green, but wondered if a matching pinstripe down the sides would suit the car.
Im not sure many are a fan of that grill tho, hence i picked up a cheap (new) 4 lamp gti grill yesterday :smiley:
yeah i commented on the cheapness of the new grille somewhere else on here, how come so cheap? Something green down the side might help!?? I think it was the mesh that didnt go with everything else.
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
its missing the inner slats, it has mesh instead. i have already painted the stripe green, but wondered if a matching pinstripe down the sides would suit the car.
Im not sure many are a fan of that grill tho, hence i picked up a cheap (new) 4 lamp gti grill yesterday :smiley:
yeah i commented on the cheapness of the new grille somewhere else on here, how come so cheap? Something green down the side might help!?? I think it was the mesh that didnt go with everything else.
cheap because a) i work for a motor factors and b) its not of OE quality but when fitted will look almost identical.
the former is useful when it breaks down. i must me due another breakdown as it hasnt happened recently!! :lipsrsealed:
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
its missing the inner slats, it has mesh instead. i have already painted the stripe green, but wondered if a matching pinstripe down the sides would suit the car.
Im not sure many are a fan of that grill tho, hence i picked up a cheap (new) 4 lamp gti grill yesterday :smiley:
yeah i commented on the cheapness of the new grille somewhere else on here, how come so cheap? Something green down the side might help!?? I think it was the mesh that didnt go with everything else.
Well thats handy then!... can you get any mk1 bits!?
cheap because a) i work for a motor factors and b) its not of OE quality but when fitted will look almost identical.
the former is useful when it breaks down. i must me due another breakdown as it hasnt happened recently!! :lipsrsealed:
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I love the orange.... the grille looks likes something missing in the pics... you could try getting a single headlamp grille???
its missing the inner slats, it has mesh instead. i have already painted the stripe green, but wondered if a matching pinstripe down the sides would suit the car.
Im not sure many are a fan of that grill tho, hence i picked up a cheap (new) 4 lamp gti grill yesterday :smiley:
yeah i commented on the cheapness of the new grille somewhere else on here, how come so cheap? Something green down the side might help!?? I think it was the mesh that didnt go with everything else.
Well thats handy then!... can you get any mk1 bits!?
cheap because a) i work for a motor factors and b) its not of OE quality but when fitted will look almost identical.
the former is useful when it breaks down. i must me due another breakdown as it hasnt happened recently!! :lipsrsealed:
most serviceable parts and many panels etc but we're not specialists. plus we dont do mail order :sad:
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good work matey. Painting the grill surround is a pain isnt it :evil:
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good work matey. Painting the grill surround is a pain isnt it :evil:
yes, took me a few evenings to get it right! wish i hadnt spent all that time in that grill thouugh... :laugh:
oh well its different i guess
looks very bright in the sunshine, those last pics dont do it justice.
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most serviceable parts and many panels etc but we're not specialists. plus we dont do mail order :sad:
Doesnt matter saw your other post about the supplier.... :smiley:
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Ive been tidying the bay recently using this stuff:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0153.jpg)
And bit by bit i've been sorting out crap like this:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0151.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0149.jpg)
and slowly but surely ive so far ended up with :
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1805.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1806.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1807.jpg)
BTW this scuttle cover needs replacing urgently but im trying to source the original clips for an OE cover!! :angry: The wiring is a lot tidier beneath the cover but i couldnt be fluffed unbolting it just for photos :rolleyes:
Oh and to replace the awful BLUE cable ties i received these badboys this morning:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1808b.jpg)
And some more random photos using the digital camera, which made the car look almust luminous orange (like Dynarod vans!) which it isnt!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1804b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1803b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1802b.jpg)
The front bumper is buggered in terms of paint and structure, hence the gap between the grill and top of the bumper.
Also got a new quad lamp GTI grill to fit:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1804.jpg)
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Nice one, where did you get that orange stuff from, I need some of that!!!!... good work too, looks loads better!
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Nice one, where did you get that orange stuff from, I need some of that!!!!... good work too, looks loads better!
ebay... this guy is good:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Venair-Performance-Silicone-Hoses
used him 3 or 4 times now for silicon hose/alloy joiners etc for my induction kit.
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Awesome... thanks mate... hmm now what colour!
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Awesome... thanks mate... hmm now what colour!
they do pink! :cool:
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Awesome... thanks mate... hmm now what colour!
they do pink! :cool:
i noticed.... :laugh: not quite the look i'm going for.
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engine bay looks loads tidier. great job
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Engine bay looks well tidy!! :cool:
You need to get that grill looking like it used to in your sig! It looks :cool:
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Popped down to the breakers today, theyve just received another mk2 so i went about pillaging as much as i could. It was however 3 cars up (well, there was a Transit on the bottom so a bit higher!) so i couldnt get everything in fear of falling off :lipsrsealed:
All this for a tenner!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1809.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1810a.jpg)
Got a new slam panel as the lower section (where the grill clips into) is a bit distorted. Plus there's 3 bolts missing so the headlights wobble... needless to say i picked up the full set. Also picked up new headlight mounting bolts, ECU cover and full set of clips (N/A from the dealers now) strut top covers, wiper arm bracket cover etc etc
Slam panel will be getting a clean-up and respray in satin black in due course.
Cleaned up the ECU cover (and my scuttle cover which has been lurking in the garage) with soapy water and some silicon spray
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1810.jpg)
Also got me Dremmel out and cleaned the scuttle cover clips:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1811.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1814.jpg)
Fitted what i could earlier, unbeknown to me the mk2 strut top covers are a bit loose on the mk3 top mounts :sad: Also changed the blue cable ties for orange ones...
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1815.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1817.jpg)
The 'to do' list:
-Paint and fit new slam panel, so i can fit my replacement grill (quad lamp, red stripe, badged)
-Repair front bumper
-Paint inlet manifold and obtain engine cover plate
-Finish sleeving conduit over the remaining cables, not much left now.
-Bodge-up a heat shield for the cone filter
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Lucky find as mk2's are getting rarer in the scrappies. Found a beauty about a year ago 32k 3dr driver could've eaten off the bottom of it. By the time I'd been to the office and back to get it down their d!ckhead crane driver had dropped a volvo s40 on it :cry: So I pillaged all I could from that.
Aside from that looking cool Chris, I've made heat shields in the past so if you need any info, you seem pretty handy though :smiley:
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Lucky find as mk2's are getting rarer in the scrappies. Found a beauty about a year ago 32k 3dr driver could've eaten off the bottom of it. By the time I'd been to the office and back to get it down their d!ckhead crane driver had dropped a volvo s40 on it :cry: So I pillaged all I could from that.
Aside from that looking cool Chris, I've made heat shields in the past so if you need any info, you seem pretty handy though :smiley:
any info gratefully received!!! :smiley: any ideal mounting points i.e. inner wing or chassis leg?
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good find.... wish i could find a mk1 i could rape for parts! bays looking great...
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good find.... wish i could find a mk1 i could rape for parts! bays looking great...
ive never seen a mk1 in a scrappy, there are 2 mk2's in my local scrappy now although 1 has been there for months, so is pretty much pillaged to death.
on the other hand though, there are around 6 mk3s, plus another (VR6) which seems too good to break, its an MOT fail with very little wrong with it..... :rolleyes:
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My top tip is ceral boxes :grin: Use that to mock up before commiting to ally. There are various pick up points to bolt it to securely.
I ended up boxing in the bit to the to the headlight. Unfortunately I don't have any pics but will try and get some. I'll be making a new one when I drop the ABF in as I have a similar setup to yours (cone K&N). Should've kept the one off my mk3 but a it got squished during tear down.
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good find.... wish i could find a mk1 i could rape for parts! bays looking great...
ive never seen a mk1 in a scrappy, there are 2 mk2's in my local scrappy now although 1 has been there for months, so is pretty much pillaged to death.
on the other hand though, there are around 6 mk3s, plus another (VR6) which seems too good to break, its an MOT fail with very little wrong with it..... :rolleyes:
yeah i hate that, my very first mk1 (3 door 1300) was one that i rescued from a scrappy!.. Went there on the right day as it would have ended up on top of a montego! it had just been dropped off and still had 3 months MOT!!! was in a bit of a bad state but only had a couple of leaks and rear arches were a bit shot but defo not scrap!!!
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For a bit of fun i bought these, wonder how long it will be before they get nicked! :smiley:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0180.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0181.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0182.jpg)
This chap is selling them:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=158402.0 :afro:
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Some new piccies cos i was bored, but it REALLY needs a clean...
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1823b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1822bb.jpg)
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Oh I miss it. :cry: My mates dubbed it "Double D" after David Dickinson and his florescent skin! Glad its getting love though mate, and some little chav isn't ranting it round my home town! I have just bought a 3 door which will be getting the treatment ready for december! Hopefully see you and Dave at a meet next year. :wink:
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Oh I miss it. :cry: My mates dubbed it "Double D" after David Dickinson and his florescent skin! Glad its getting love though mate, and some little chav isn't ranting it round my home town! I have just bought a 3 door which will be getting the treatment ready for december! Hopefully see you and Dave at a meet next year. :wink:
Gotta be honest, sorting the niggles and finding most of the missing trim has been a slight ball-ache, but i'm glad all the issues have been CHEAP fixes :grin:
Oh and the new rear beam bushes fell apart, i'm not sure where you bought them from but i had rear wheel steering for a few days :laugh:
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I got them from Camberley auto factors, so assumed they were of good quality! Hope you didn't get replacements from them!! I knew the skirts would be a beatch to get hold of tbh... looks a million times better with them on though!
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I got them from Camberley auto factors, so assumed they were of good quality! Hope you didn't get replacements from them!! I knew the skirts would be a beatch to get hold of tbh... looks a million times better with them on though!
Got some Febi Bilstein ones, much better...
Dont go buying any more bushes from camberley!
OOOH before i forget, is the dipstick from the donor car? It over-reads so wasnt sure if this was either an incorrect disptick (too long) or the engine being mounted so that it was sloping forwards :huh:
if the oil goes as low as 'max' on the dipstick, the dash light flashes at you :laugh:
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Been painting the inlet manifold today as it was looking a bit scruffy. 2 coats of matt black engine lacquer and a crafty stencil job later its good to go :smiley:
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1817.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1174.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1173.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1172.jpg)
Inspiration from Dmonday's mk3 conversion :afro:
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Nice touch mate, Looks loads better in there with the orange details too, still gotta get myself the same cable tidy stuff at some point but in red me thinks.
just dont paint your engine bay green with grafitti paint!... or maybe you should! :grin:
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looks good that, love stencil work on bits like that! :afro:
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thats tidy! Love how clean the chassic legs are too. :cool:
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very nice i like the art work on the engine
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thats tidy! Love how clean the chassic legs are too. :cool:
thanks, tbh thats down to benrevs who had smoothed the bay before i bought it. the filler is starting to crack in places though :sad:
very nice i like the art work on the engine
looks good that, love stencil work on bits like that! :afro:
cheers, didnt take much, theres loads of stencils on ebay :afro:
Nice touch mate, Looks loads better in there with the orange details too, still gotta get myself the same cable tidy stuff at some point but in red me thinks.
just dont paint your engine bay green with grafitti paint!... or maybe you should! :grin:
hmmm green would be good but engine would have to come out... i was going to stencil in green but i'd ran out of the paint i'd used for the grille stripe. oh and trust me, the engine will not be coming out unless 100% necessary! :tongue:
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Much better :afro:
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Got the oil changed in our workshop today, so thought i'd get the suspension dropped another 10mm all round. Was told i couldnt have it any lower as otherwise the car wouldnt get on/off our ramp :grin:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0194.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0196.jpg)
Also bought a new solid front engine mount, and UPPER front crossmember (I now need a LOWER crossmember!). Ive been prepping a front panel too as the original is a bit distorted around the lower grill mounts.
More updates to come :smiley:
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Also got a new front bumper, being sprayed later this week hopefully :afro:
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Looking good, its great when you can do little tweaks and make things perfect that you're not happy with.... love this car, if i'm tottally honest the only thing that still bugs me is the grille, the green is a good idea to go with the orange, its just the mesh??? :undecided:
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Ha, only just noticed the mesh, its pretty cool i recon. :smiley:
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Ha, only just noticed the mesh, its pretty cool i recon. :smiley:
car looks mean! just in some pics i cant help but think it looks like somethings missing. i bet in person it looks fine.
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i have a standard quad lamp red stripe grill to go on, but im waiting for my front panel/cross member/solid front engine mount/front bumper to be sorted yet :tongue:
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i have a standard quad lamp red stripe grill to go on, but im waiting for my front panel/cross member/solid front engine mount/front bumper to be sorted yet :tongue:
Forgot about the new grille, you gonna green the red strip?
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i have a standard quad lamp red stripe grill to go on, but im waiting for my front panel/cross member/solid front engine mount/front bumper to be sorted yet :tongue:
Forgot about the new grille, you gonna green the red strip?
perhaps not for the minute, we'll see :lipsrsealed:
also what looks strange with the mesh is the orange front panel :rolleyes: if it was black (like my new one will be) the mesh wouldnt seem so see-through :grin:
just need to bust the kurust out cos the replacement front panel is a bit rusty in places :lipsrsealed: but its straight and solid
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look'n good
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i have a standard quad lamp red stripe grill to go on, but im waiting for my front panel/cross member/solid front engine mount/front bumper to be sorted yet :tongue:
Forgot about the new grille, you gonna green the red strip?
perhaps not for the minute, we'll see :lipsrsealed:
also what looks strange with the mesh is the orange front panel :rolleyes: if it was black (like my new one will be) the mesh wouldnt seem so see-through :grin:
just need to bust the kurust out cos the replacement front panel is a bit rusty in places :lipsrsealed: but its straight and solid
yeah maybe thats it, the front panel coming through... ah well, sure it will look great with the new panel on, i cant fooking talk though, my cars all sorts of shades of black at the mo!
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i have a standard quad lamp red stripe grill to go on, but im waiting for my front panel/cross member/solid front engine mount/front bumper to be sorted yet :tongue:
Forgot about the new grille, you gonna green the red strip?
perhaps not for the minute, we'll see :lipsrsealed:
also what looks strange with the mesh is the orange front panel :rolleyes: if it was black (like my new one will be) the mesh wouldnt seem so see-through :grin:
just need to bust the kurust out cos the replacement front panel is a bit rusty in places :lipsrsealed: but its straight and solid
yeah maybe thats it, the front panel coming through... ah well, sure it will look great with the new panel on, i cant fooking talk though, my cars all sorts of shades of black at the mo!
maybe you should go gloss black lower half, satin black upper half and a red stripe down the middle... with a red spoiler....
i love it when a plan comes together!
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maybe you should go gloss black lower half, satin black upper half and a red stripe down the middle... with a red spoiler....
i love it when a plan comes together!
Stop it i'm getting all excited too soon! i cant wait till i'm at the stage where i can do things like you are again. great minds and all that, i did think similar but other way around, its the bottom half that needs spraying more than the top due to the dings it got in storage. i also thought about doing the side trim red!?? same in the engine bay, red detail, would be like an A Team MK1! :laugh: i need to paint the whole car though really as there are issues all over. its gonna be satin top to bottom, with red detail me thinks untill funds permit otherwise. :undecided:
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looking good chris but i think the qual almps will look better
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looking good chris but i think the qual almps will look better
+1 Looking great at the moment but will look the sex with the quad grill :afro:
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Ha, only just noticed the mesh, its pretty cool i recon. :smiley:
looking good chris but i think the qual almps will look better
looking good chris but i think the qual almps will look better
+1 Looking great at the moment but will look the sex with the quad grill :afro:
look'n good
Thanks chaps :smiley: New quad lamp grille is going on when the bumper/front panel/cross members etc are all painted.
The new front bumper got dropped off at the paint shop today, I need to drop a pattern in tomorrow (i.e. fuel filler flap) so they can get the correct paint ordered up. The quality of the bumper looked good, but unlike the OE ones the top half (textured black plastic) had no moulding marks on the corners, which i think looks better anyway :smiley:
Oh and shes now running on Castrol GTX 15w/40 part synthetic (170k mile engine), which has quietened the tappet noise right down :afro:
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I am going to spoil it. :rolleyes: I also found a few old pics of when it was white... looks weird :grin:
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/benrevs/MK2%20VR6/DSCN0708.jpg)
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I am going to spoil it. :rolleyes: I also found a few old pics of when it was white... looks weird :grin:
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/benrevs/MK2%20VR6/DSCN0708.jpg)
one of the pics that sold the car to me :cool:
front bumper should be ready for the weekend, but wont be fitted until i sort out the other front end bits i need.
anyone got a front cross member for sale? :laugh: the solid engine mount should be here any day :smiley:
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Good stuff, looking deluxe.Tis a shame I can't paint my new one orange!! :cry: Ah was meant to pm you. The one I have is 1.3, but should be the same. I don't have access to the car until the weekend though... I can send next week if that's any good?
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Good stuff, looking deluxe.Tis a shame I can't paint my new one orange!! :cry: Ah was meant to pm you. The one I have is 1.3, but should be the same. I don't have access to the car until the weekend though... I can send next week if that's any good?
yes mate no rush, im relying on free time in our workshop as working on our ramp would be far easier getting everything on the front end to line up.
the lower cross member i need isnt model specific, looks like it fits 1.0 to 1.8 models inc syncro models
condition isnt critical as long as its not too rotten, i can always prep and paint myself. pm me ref price etc :afro:
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Just a small update! Most of the front end is being replaced :wink:
- Front panel replacement
Started to prep my replacement front panel (the bottom edge of the grill wont sit properly into the original, it seems a bit chewed up). Its been rubbed back and Kurust'd, so is pretty much ready for primer and satin black paint.
The panel itself came off a H plate golf i found on top of an old corolla, which was on top of a transit, at our local breakers yard... it was fun getting it off! :grin: :lipsrsealed:
- Solid front engine mount/front crossmembers
My new solid front engine VR6 engine mount has arrived. Its designed for taking the mk3 VR6 engine on the conventional mk2 crossmember.
My crossmember has a mk3 inner section welded in. I wasnt happy with it so the hunt was on for a new mk2 crossmember to accept the new mount. WELL... I've gone and bought the WRONG front crossmember, low and behold mk2 golfs have 2 cross members, one which supports the radiator and one for the engine mount. I didnt realise this until i received the new engine mount. I'd already put a lick of paint on that (wrong) crossmember, as although new, it was a bit marked.
Been on the phone to the breakers today and theyve ripped the correct one out for me, but will probably need prepping and a lick of paint.
- New front big bumper
The OE bumper is falling apart, the outer shell has come away from the inner metal work. Plus its badly stonechipped. I bought a pattern bumper and to be fair it looks very good.
Collected it from being painted today, looks shiney!!!! :cool:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0206.jpg)
The only problem is the bloody paint suppliers damaged the fuel filler flap, its now needs some paint touching up and the tab has disappeared for the central locking solenoid. The flap wont lock now :angry:
- Replacement quad lamp GTI grill
I bought a pattern grill probably over a month ago, and havent bothered to fit it due to front panel issues as above. The quality isnt great (unlike the bumper), but it will do for now.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1804.jpg)
- Upgraded headlamp loom
My headlamps are shocking. I mean, dangerously terrible. The main loom gets 12v (after i replaced some burnt out wiring) but i want to take the strain away from the main loom.
Following the guide on matey-matey (http://www.matey-matey.com/uprated_headlight_wiring.shtml (http://www.matey-matey.com/uprated_headlight_wiring.shtml)) i picked up these parts from work:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0208.jpg)
I'm tailoring the wiring to suit the engine bay, so i've drawn up a diagram with all the wiring lengths etc :nerd::
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0207.jpg)
I'll be using new H4 connectors instead of chopping up the OE loom. That way I can remove it if neccessary without leaving any permanent damage. Also i've allowed for upgrading the dip and main beam including the spot lights.
I did toy with the idea of HIDs, or even modifying the OE lamps with projector units (http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/002518-068.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp (http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/002518-068.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp)). Saw this on an eastern european mk2 but typically i cant find the thread :cry:
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Good going mate, dont know if you remember but i did the same not that long ago here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265)
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Good going mate, dont know if you remember but i did the same not that long ago here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265)
Yes i remember now :smiley:
The only difference is that mine are 30amp relays and have fuses built into them for the feed to pin 30.
I was thinking, 15amp fuse for dipped, 30amp for main & spots?
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Good going mate, dont know if you remember but i did the same not that long ago here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265)
Yes i remember now :smiley:
The only difference is that mine are 30amp relays and have fuses built into them for the feed to pin 30.
I was thinking, 15amp fuse for dipped, 30amp for main & spots?
i suppose it depends what kind of bulbs you're gonna put in?? I'm on 20 all round at the mo with standard bulbs
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Good going mate, dont know if you remember but i did the same not that long ago here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1504265#msg1504265)
Yes i remember now :smiley:
The only difference is that mine are 30amp relays and have fuses built into them for the feed to pin 30.
I was thinking, 15amp fuse for dipped, 30amp for main & spots?
i suppose it depends what kind of bulbs you're gonna put in?? I'm on 20 all round at the mo with standard bulbs
could main and spots run off the same relay? if not i'll scrap the spots
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could main and spots run off the same relay? if not i'll scrap the spots
Again it depends on what bulbs you're going to run, you wouldnt want to overload it by essentially running four main beams through one relay. just add another relay in??.. although my spots come on with main beam i have a seperate relay, a) to keep the load down and b) if one failed, i would have the other. I might be changing how mine is setup at some point... :lipsrsealed:
With me keep saying about what bulbs you want to run consider this, 20 amp fuses and 12 gauge wire allows you to run up to 200 watts on each circuit if you want to use uprated bulbs.
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could main and spots run off the same relay? if not i'll scrap the spots
Again it depends on what bulbs you're going to run, you wouldnt want to overload it by essentially running four main beams through one relay. just add another relay in??.. although my spots come on with main beam i have a seperate relay, a) to keep the load down and b) if one failed, i would have the other. I might be changing how mine is setup at some point... :lipsrsealed:
With me keep saying about what bulbs you want to run consider this, 20 amp fuses and 12 gauge wire allows you to run up to 200 watts on each circuit if you want to use uprated bulbs.
The wiring i grabbed from work was 28/0.3 17.5 amp which i believe is 14AWG?
I reckonthis will be enough
17.5a x 12v = 210w
Will be fused at 15amp as i'll run 55w/60w bulbs for the mo, which should draw:
(55wx2) / 12v = 9.2amps :nerd: :nerd: :nerd:
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Sounds good to me, i'm guessing you're gonna want to up the bulbs though at some point hence the loom work?
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Sounds good to me, i'm guessing you're gonna want up the bulbs though at some point hence the loom work?
maybe, if i dont get carried away with the HID projector idea... :evil:
dreamt about the golf running projectors last night, it looked great :grin:
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Looking good dude, rapid progress like! :smiley:
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Sounds good to me, i'm guessing you're gonna want up the bulbs though at some point hence the loom work?
maybe, if i dont get carried away with the HID projector idea... :evil:
dreamt about the golf running projectors last night, it looked great :grin:
I've seen mentions on other forums about old BMW 7 series projector lamps fitting on a mk2. Needs some trimming but they fit apparently.
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Sounds good to me, i'm guessing you're gonna want up the bulbs though at some point hence the loom work?
maybe, if i dont get carried away with the HID projector idea... :evil:
dreamt about the golf running projectors last night, it looked great :grin:
I've seen mentions on other forums about old BMW 7 series projector lamps fitting on a mk2. Needs some trimming but they fit apparently.
or these:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/hid-projector-lamp-kits/50w-slim-hid-projector-lamp-bixenon-kit-p-345.html
Theyre designed for H4 HIDs to start with
although... angel eyes :huh:
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Sounds good to me, i'm guessing you're gonna want up the bulbs though at some point hence the loom work?
maybe, if i dont get carried away with the HID projector idea... :evil:
dreamt about the golf running projectors last night, it looked great :grin:
so did i and then i found these people:
http://www.sickhids.com (http://www.sickhids.com)
(http://www.sickhids.com/photos/Sick-Builds/DSCN1159.JPG)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/25kn4te.jpg)
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oh yes!
http://www.sickhids.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=66292995
chrome projector unit, black inner headlamp.... mmmm *wee's with excitement*
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oh man that blue mk1 looks the sex!
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oh yes!
http://www.sickhids.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=66292995
chrome projector unit, black inner headlamp.... mmmm *wee's with excitement*
same units but switched off, i want them without the chav sh*t... i think they're all made to order anyway.
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oh man that blue mk1 looks the sex!
would you think the same if the girl wasn't there?.... :grin:
could be the colour of yours one day!
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Are they still not illegal if it didn't come as OEM? :lipsrsealed:
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oh man that blue mk1 looks the sex!
would you think the same if the girl wasn't there?.... :grin:
c
it would detract a little :grin:
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Are they still not illegal if it didn't come as OEM? :lipsrsealed:
yeah maybe but nowhere near as bad as HID's in standard lenses! its poop if they are illegal as there's nothing wrong with projectors if setup correctly.
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Are they still not illegal if it didn't come as OEM? :lipsrsealed:
yeah maybe but nowhere near as bad as HID's in standard lenses! its poop if they are illegal as there's nothing wrong with projectors if setup correctly.
Tiz a bit poop, however I would double check the in's and outs before splashing the hard earned. Not saying don't do it just do your homework. I'm not 100% but if fitted behind normal glass beam scatter blinds everyone. Plus they need to have washers too(?) I know all the Xeonon's I've seen have washers (mine included). I'll need to look at the link again but do they replace the OEM glass with their own glass?
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Are they still not illegal if it didn't come as OEM? :lipsrsealed:
yeah maybe but nowhere near as bad as HID's in standard lenses! its poop if they are illegal as there's nothing wrong with projectors if setup correctly.
Tiz a bit poop, however I would double check the in's and outs before splashing the hard earned. Not saying don't do it just do your homework. I'm not 100% but if fitted behind normal glass beam scatter blinds everyone. Plus they need to have washers too(?) I know all the Xeonon's I've seen have washers (mine included). I'll need to look at the link again but do they replace the OEM glass with their own glass?
projectors dont need washers... My daily has standard projectors but no washers...
and it looks like those boys use new, clear glass.
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how about butchering crystal clear lamps for the clear glass? :smug: as (of course) the OE lamps have a frosted glass
anyways the projector units i linked to are designed for (and supplied with) HID bulbs.
Unsure on legality of headlamp washers on an older vehicle though
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Are they still not illegal if it didn't come as OEM? :lipsrsealed:
yeah maybe but nowhere near as bad as HID's in standard lenses! its poop if they are illegal as there's nothing wrong with projectors if setup correctly.
Tiz a bit poop, however I would double check the in's and outs before splashing the hard earned. Not saying don't do it just do your homework. I'm not 100% but if fitted behind normal glass beam scatter blinds everyone. Plus they need to have washers too(?) I know all the Xeonon's I've seen have washers (mine included). I'll need to look at the link again but do they replace the OEM glass with their own glass?
projectors dont need washers... My daily has standard projectors but no washers...
and it looks like those boys use new, clear glass.
I think I have been talking cross modalities between, Xenon, HID and Projectors. My bad, been a long day :embarassed:
I'll stop spamming up this thread now...
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i think what soundillusion is saying is that OEM (and aftermarket) projectors using conventional bulbs do not need washers
modern OEM HID headlamps on the other hand, projector style or otherwise, need washers
sticking HID bulbs in normal headlamps designed for conventional bulbs can cause glare as the beam pattern sometimes isnt brilliant, and isnt road legal (although would pass MOT if beam pattern is ok)
but using a purpose designed HID/projector lamp unit and modifying a mk2 lamp to accommodate it? now thats a grey area!!
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i think what soundillusion is saying is that OEM (and aftermarket) projectors using conventional bulbs do not need washers
modern OEM HID headlamps on the other hand, projector style or otherwise, need washers
sticking HID bulbs in normal headlamps designed for conventional bulbs can cause glare as the beam pattern sometimes isnt brilliant, and isnt road legal (although would pass MOT if beam pattern is ok)
but using a purpose designed HID/projector lamp unit and modifying a mk2 lamp to accommodate it? now thats a grey area!!
Not really as a mk2 lamp is not designed to run hid's, god knows where you stand with it.
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i think what soundillusion is saying is that OEM (and aftermarket) projectors using conventional bulbs do not need washers
modern OEM HID headlamps on the other hand, projector style or otherwise, need washers
sticking HID bulbs in normal headlamps designed for conventional bulbs can cause glare as the beam pattern sometimes isnt brilliant, and isnt road legal (although would pass MOT if beam pattern is ok)
but using a purpose designed HID/projector lamp unit and modifying a mk2 lamp to accommodate it? now thats a grey area!!
exactly what i meant but neo has made some interesting points... dont know about you but I would only be interested in conventional bulbs in a projector lens which has been the norm in soooooo many standard cars for many years now. the light itself would be perfectly legal if setup correctly but i'm sure as you say the setup would possibly upset the law and they wouldnt even know why!
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A few piccies, nothing much
New solid front engine mount for mk2 crossmember to mk3 vr6:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0211.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0210.jpg)
Scrappy front crossmember (and a dopey doggy!):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0209.jpg)
Its nice and solid, most of the original paint is perfect but felt like it needed tarting up. "In for a penny..." :grin:
Crossmember rubbed back for hammerite, trial fit of new engine mount:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0213.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0214.jpg)
Luckily i have a mrs who likes painting... so i expect it painted by 5.30 tomorrow! :cool: :grin:
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
yeah i was thinking that!... my missus hates my golf and there is a rule, no car parts in the house..
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
yeah i was thinking that!... my missus hates my golf and there is a rule, no car parts in the house..
When I built a 50cc motorbike when I was 15 I put the crank cases in the oven :lipsrsealed: My mum wasn't too impressed!
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
yeah i was thinking that!... my missus hates my golf and there is a rule, no car parts in the house..
When I built a 50cc motorbike when I was 15 I put the crank cases in the oven :lipsrsealed: My mum wasn't too impressed!
not bl00dy surprised! :laugh:
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
yeah i was thinking that!... my missus hates my golf and there is a rule, no car parts in the house..
When I built a 50cc motorbike when I was 15 I put the crank cases in the oven :lipsrsealed: My mum wasn't too impressed!
not bl00dy surprised! :laugh:
House smelt of oil for a while but I didn't see any other downsides at the time (having never used a cooker for actual cooking, I neglected the fact it should be hygenic :rolleyes:)
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Did your better half mind you making a mess of the cushions :laugh:
yeah i was thinking that!... my missus hates my golf and there is a rule, no car parts in the house..
When I built a 50cc motorbike when I was 15 I put the crank cases in the oven :lipsrsealed: My mum wasn't too impressed!
not bl00dy surprised! :laugh:
House smelt of oil for a while but I didn't see any other downsides at the time (having never used a cooker for actual cooking, I neglected the fact it should be hygenic :rolleyes:)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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painted the lower crossmember:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1177.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1181.jpg)
mmmm i love hammerite :cool:
my new febi bilstein crossmember bushes arrived today, getting them pressed into the crossmember tomorrow.
A couple more pics of the new (pattern) bumper, freshly painted:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1182.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1187.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1188.jpg)
The elusive front panel, has been prepped and now needs primer & paint:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1191.jpg)
Half way through making my uprated headlamp loom:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1178-1.jpg)
And a terrible photo of the car :grin:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1193.jpg)
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Looking sweet Chris :) i've got a habit of putting things in my mums oven too :D get abit of an arse kicking since we got the new one though :drool:
Dan
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luckily her-in-doors doesnt moan too much, except when i blame her for losing my soldering iron (which she hadnt, as it turns out :lipsrsealed:)
All thats left to do on the loom is trial fit it (so i can work out wire lengths on the earths, they have no ring terminals on for a minute... i want the wire lengths exact) and bind the loom/relays up with tape:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1197-1.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1194-1.jpg)
trial fit tomorrow afternoon, hopefully i wont fry anything!
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not really worth posting except to say that uprated headlamp looms are the BEST THING EVER!
going from 9v to 12v at the plugs is awesome.... i can now see at night again! just did an 80 mile round trip and besides the headache from the noise, hitting a pothole and going through a ford, it was a pleasure to drive :grin:
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not really worth posting except to say that uprated headlamp looms are the BEST THING EVER!
going from 9v to 12v at the plugs is awesome.... i can now see at night again! just did an 80 mile round trip and besides the headache from the noise, hitting a pothole and going through a ford, it was a pleasure to drive :grin:
(http://blog.gravitybureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2010_Olympus_Rally_by_Neil_McDaid-07.jpg)
:huh:
Just kidding :grin: Good to hear about the uprated loom, it looks like a tidy job from your last post :afro:
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lol jimp you joke but i was bricking it, i didnt know how deep it was :lipsrsealed:
All the cables were wrapped after that previous pic, plus a section was covered in the orange conduit i've still got knocking around :rolleyes:
the only thing i now need is a little box to pop the relays in to weatherproof them :smiley: as at the mo they're stuck together with electrical tape and stuck to the inner wing...
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lol jimp you joke but i was bricking it, i didnt know how deep it was :lipsrsealed:
All the cables were wrapped after that previous pic, plus a section was covered in the orange conduit i've still got knocking around :rolleyes:
the only thing i now need is a little box to pop the relays in to weatherproof them :smiley: as at the mo they're stuck together with electrical tape and stuck to the inner wing...
Tupperware box works well. Use a soldering iron to make holes either side, hot melt glue to reseal and the lid of the tupperware opens easily to give access. Mate used to do it on his rally mk2 escorts. Now all you have to do is find and orange tupperware box :wink:
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lol jimp you joke but i was bricking it, i didnt know how deep it was :lipsrsealed:
All the cables were wrapped after that previous pic, plus a section was covered in the orange conduit i've still got knocking around :rolleyes:
the only thing i now need is a little box to pop the relays in to weatherproof them :smiley: as at the mo they're stuck together with electrical tape and stuck to the inner wing...
Tupperware box works well. Use a soldering iron to make holes either side, hot melt glue to reseal and the lid of the tupperware opens easily to give access. Mate used to do it on his rally mk2 escorts. Now all you have to do is find and orange tupperware box :wink:
need to do the same to mine, thats a great idea!
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lol jimp you joke but i was bricking it, i didnt know how deep it was :lipsrsealed:
All the cables were wrapped after that previous pic, plus a section was covered in the orange conduit i've still got knocking around :rolleyes:
the only thing i now need is a little box to pop the relays in to weatherproof them :smiley: as at the mo they're stuck together with electrical tape and stuck to the inner wing...
Tupperware box works well. Use a soldering iron to make holes either side, hot melt glue to reseal and the lid of the tupperware opens easily to give access. Mate used to do it on his rally mk2 escorts. Now all you have to do is find and orange tupperware box :wink:
need to do the same to mine, thats a great idea!
had this thought today, then remembered some of our consumables come in resealable (and tough) mini tupperware style boxes
plastic primer, orange paint.... job done methinks!
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right then.
to preserve the life of the relays i grabbed a consumables box from work which is large enough for 2 relays (with built-in fuses) and the spade connectors from the wiring loom.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1239-1.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1240-1.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1242.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1243-1.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1244-1.jpg)
plan is to spray it satin black and obviously fit some grommets around the holes. the box is water proof around 3/4 sides. the hinged base is splash proof. I have another one too, unprepped, if anyone wants it for the price of postage? big enough for two standard relays.
Also I spotted that LL is starting to sell headlight tint film, so i've been toying with various ideas on GIMP this evening :nerd: this is an old photo, but a 4 lamp grill will be going back on soon.
Light smoke:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/lightsmokelights.jpg)
Dark smoke:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/darksmokelights.jpg)
Orange:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/orangelights.jpg)
Yellow:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/yellowlights.jpg)
whaddya reckon?
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Yellow ftw :smiley:
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Yellow ftw :smiley:
Got to agree......So will Chuff
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Yellow ftw :smiley:
+1
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Good job on the relay box, that'll be nice and neat by the look of it :cool:
As for your lights I'd try yellow high beams with clear mains.
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cant wait to see the relay box done... will need to do similar... its a tough call but i'm thinking dark smoke?
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Yellow has it so far... but i must admit im quite partial to the dark smoke, otherwise could there be too many colours?
cant wait to see the relay box done... will need to do similar... its a tough call but i'm thinking dark smoke?
i have another untouched box (oo-err) for the price of postage if you want it?
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Yellow has it so far... but i must admit im quite partial to the dark smoke, otherwise could there be too many colours?
cant wait to see the relay box done... will need to do similar... its a tough call but i'm thinking dark smoke?
i have another untouched box (oo-err) for the price of postage if you want it?
Soooooooolllllllllllllldddddddddddddddd!!! Thanks mate... do you reckon i'll get my three relays in there though!
Yeah thats why i was thinking dark smoke, the next main colour comes from the trim so think the smoke suits it.
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Yellow has it so far... but i must admit im quite partial to the dark smoke, otherwise could there be too many colours?
cant wait to see the relay box done... will need to do similar... its a tough call but i'm thinking dark smoke?
i have another untouched box (oo-err) for the price of postage if you want it?
Soooooooolllllllllllllldddddddddddddddd!!! Thanks mate... do you reckon i'll get my three relays in there though!
Yeah thats why i was thinking dark smoke, the next main colour comes from the trim so think the smoke suits it.
it measures 67x97x33 internally, so i should think so
my relays have built in fuse holders so are taller than yours, and mine will fit fine (albeit i have 2 and not 3)
pm'd
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ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!
some pikies tried stealing the car thursday night. They gave up when the alarm triggered as theres nothing taken from the vehicle and no ignition damage. I do however have 2 broken door handles to replace:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1250.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1248.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1246.jpg)
Luckily There is no more damage. The armoured door plate and OE door handle saved the drivers side. The passenger side (through which they gained entry and triggered the alarm) had no armoured plate and a cheap pattern handle, which snapped off around the rear mount. The passenger lock/barrel has also been totally butchered.
todays tip:
get armoured door plates and only use OE handles!
I dont think mine was specifically targetted as there was another vehicle in the village with ignition barrel damage and another golf which was stolen. I got off lightly!
Anyway I have now moved the car to a more secure location, so would-be thieves can go f##k themselves.
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Chris you still in Wincanton?
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Chris you still in Wincanton?
nope, i work in wincanton :tongue:
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That wouldn't be the first time Chris! Replaced passenger door as they bent the frame to get and nick.... 3 cd's. Pisses me off the lack of respect for peoples stuff. Glad the alarm is working properly though eh?!
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That wouldn't be the first time Chris! Replaced passenger door as they bent the frame to get and nick.... 3 cd's. Pisses me off the lack of respect for peoples stuff. Glad the alarm is working properly though eh?!
yeh it did the job, scared them from going any further. luckily this time the doors arent really marked :smiley:
i have a pile of handles here (broken and working) with a selection of barrels, will have 2 new handles in no time :grin:
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bad luck mate. I remember when my old mk2 had its window smashed in and had done the same thing. Screw driver down the side of the handle. The car was off the road and due to be scrapped. It also had no battery in it either so they wouldnt have got far. But it still made me feel physically sick! Such a horrible feeling.
I am waiting for something to happen to my current golf :(
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bad luck mate. I remember when my old mk2 had its window smashed in and had done the same thing. Screw driver down the side of the handle. The car was off the road and due to be scrapped. It also had no battery in it either so they wouldnt have got far. But it still made me feel physically sick! Such a horrible feeling.
I am waiting for something to happen to my current golf :(
all i can suggest is use OE handles and locks, as even the pattern lock barrel snapped in half on the passenger side. also get armoured door plates, saved the drivers side :smiley:
Anyway i just rebuilt a passenger side door lock barrel to suit my keys, i stripped 3 barrels of their pins and eventually got a working barrel.... a bit of trial & error and head scratching tho. those pins are fiddly too :grin:
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Anyway i just rebuilt a passenger side door lock barrel to suit my keys, i stripped 3 barrels of their pins and eventually got a working barrel.... a bit of trial & error and head scratching tho. those pins are fiddly too :grin:
Fair play mate - it was bad enough using a box of coded parts to build locks let alone by trial and error :shocked:
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Anyway i just rebuilt a passenger side door lock barrel to suit my keys, i stripped 3 barrels of their pins and eventually got a working barrel.... a bit of trial & error and head scratching tho. those pins are fiddly too :grin:
Fair play mate - it was bad enough using a box of coded parts to build locks let alone by trial and error :shocked:
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cheers chuff, the mrs is watching x factor so had nothing better to do :grin:
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:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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sorry to hear that m8!!
gits arent they! tried having the mrs' saxo the other week!
glad ya got away with it with minimal damage!!!
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sorry to hear that m8!!
gits arent they! tried having the mrs' saxo the other week!
glad ya got away with it with minimal damage!!!
im determined not to let it get me down. something good has come out of it, i now have a secure parking area for the car :cool:
which, shall we say, will keep my insurance company happy, as its not meant to be parked outside overnight :lipsrsealed: so if it was nicked, im not sure they would have paid out :undecided:
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lol, good, same here, the neighbour said its ok for me to squeeze my car down the side of his to get in the back garden, lol.
good thing they didnt get any further then eh.. ;P
btw - good thread, nice car!!!!!!
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lol, good, same here, the neighbour said its ok for me to squeeze my car down the side of his to get in the back garden, lol.
good thing they didnt get any further then eh.. ;P
btw - good thread, nice car!!!!!!
cheers buddy, theres always something to do on it :grin:
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lol, good, same here, the neighbour said its ok for me to squeeze my car down the side of his to get in the back garden, lol.
good thing they didnt get any further then eh.. ;P
btw - good thread, nice car!!!!!!
cheers buddy, theres always something to do on it :grin:
tell me about it :D
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thats really bad chris. the cheek of someone to even try is disgusting. glad to hear no real damage. there is always a debate about armour door plates. i think its been proven that they work.
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Downer dude, pleased it's sorted though.
Don't get me started on theiving b@stards :lipsrsealed:
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Really sucks to hear that chris, there's a car theft every weekend around here seriously sucks.. although mine has never been targeted (probably because it's an obvious car and probably couldnt go over 15mph around this area :D) glad something good has come out of it though :)
Dan
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You got lucky Chris they didn't prise those plates off it would have been butcherd big time!
One question I have no barrels on my 3dr its all keyless but the door handles are shody and loose can the rear door handles on a 5dr fit in the front? I thinks thats whats happened to mine and hence shody?
Jay
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You got lucky Chris they didn't prise those plates off it would have been butcherd big time!
One question I have no barrels on my 3dr its all keyless but the door handles are shody and loose can the rear door handles on a 5dr fit in the front? I thinks thats whats happened to mine and hence shody?
Jay
i believe 5 door rears can be used as keyless fronts, but not 100% sure. i kept locks in mine in case the alarm packs up (remote central locking).
make sure you dont buy cheap ebay rubbish, genuine front ones are £24 each from the dealers, minus the locks and the trims. i got some from the breakers tho :grin:
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Yeah mine are so loose you could pull them off, thats why with the recent breaking in's got me a tad worried mate :sad:
I'll go looking for some in breakers soon, but very hard to find any these days!
I hate the plastic shrouds on the handles they look like they are made from cheese!
Jay
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Not letting thieves get me down so i've been busy today spraying some bits :cool:
Slam panel finally takes a coat or two of primer... needs a bit of wet&dry treatment on the top section before the whole lot gets satin blacked. The garage made an ideal spray booth! Oh and the dining table makes an excellent storage area :grin:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1251.jpg)
Headlight loom relay box was then plastic primed and received a coat of satin black (couldnt carry on any further as dog needed a walk... pfft!) :huh:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1286.jpg)
And this is the reason why i couldnt finish spraying:
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nice, cant wait to see the front of yours finished.. hope thats not your nail polish on the window sill! :laugh:
ha, i'm going to be turning my shed into a spray booth so i can spray the body kit, wings and somehow a bonnet! :grin:
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And this is the reason why i couldnt finish spraying:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs800.snc4/68010_440248261363_505771363_5720589_264810_n.jpg)
YYYyyawwwwwwwww puppy dawwwg!
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:shocked:
just read about the attempted break in. pleased they didnt take anything and the damage is fixed.
nice kitchen table antics. i'd get shot for that
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:shocked:
just read about the attempted break in. pleased they didnt take anything and the damage is fixed.
nice kitchen table antics. i'd get shot for that
shes quite understanding! plus i bribe her with "the sooner i can paint it, the sooner it will be off the table!"
Anyway.....
Wow what a day. determined not to let the break in* get me down, i decided to crack on with my new bumper, cross members and solid engine mount. stayed on at work until 7pm to finish this!
New bits lined up
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0221.jpg)
Front of the car hanging over the end of the ramp, engine supported ready for crossmember removal :lipsrsealed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0222.jpg)
Old engine crossmember off
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0224.jpg)
Feeding the PAS pipe back though (had to disconnect for crossmember removal) and fabricated new rad supports for the new front crossmember (shiny bolts left and right)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0227.jpg)
New mk2 -> VR6 solid engine mount fitted:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0226.jpg)
All done minus lower bumper valance (it was dark so hence the bad photo:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0228.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0229.jpg)
only thing left to do is fix the lower bumper valance back on, the pattern bumper has thinner holes that the OE one, so i'll need to do some trimming. also the fogs dont align properly but they're sprayed black so i dont really notice it :lipsrsealed:
Result:
Quieter and lighter PAS pump now system was drained and has new fluid.
5th gear is now no longer a lucky-dip, all gear changes are more positive.
Car feels more connected both through steering and acceleration/deccaleration
All bolts copper slipped (and some missing ones added) for longevity/ease of removal in future
* police called me at work yesterday to inform me that someone has been arrested in connection with the break in and other break ins within the village on the same night! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Trimming the big bumper lower valances (so they'll fit into the new aftermarket bumper):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1289.jpg)
Using an old (broken) valance i trimmed off the valance to arch trim 'peg' and glued it onto the good one:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1291.jpg)
Currently with no valance or number plate :lipsrsealed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1299.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1294.jpg)
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(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1293.jpg)
New cross members and solid mount (bad pictures, sorry!)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1295.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1296.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1297.jpg)
And getting 5th gear without fumbling around... is a real luxury! :cool: yay!
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Great work :afro:
I take it that the pattern bumper is of ok quality then?? Certainly looks alright! :cool:
The car looks so much cleaner without the front number plate on, you not tempted to run it in the windscreen instead?
Also great to hear that the police have arrested someone, I know it'd make me feel better if I was in your situation :smiley:
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Great work :afro:
I take it that the pattern bumper is of ok quality then?? Certainly looks alright! :cool:
The car looks so much cleaner without the front number plate on, you not tempted to run it in the windscreen instead?
Also great to hear that the police have arrested someone, I know it'd make me feel better if I was in your situation :smiley:
2 problems with the bumper:
- fog light mounting bracket holes are in the wrong place, about 1/4 inch out so the fog mounts & lamps dont sit in the holes 100% correctly
- the holes for accomodating the valance/spoiler in the base of the bumper are too small, so i've had to trim the valance down to slot in properly
its fine apart from that. but i doubt perfectionists would be happy.
whats worrying is theres still a gap between the bottom of the grill and the top of the bumper. i believe the slam panel needs tweaking downwards as it was about 1/2 inch out where it bolts through into the front crossmember (on the right hand side of this pic):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1295.jpg)
required some muscles getting it to line up.
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woh.... been a busy boy then... nice going, nearly done then... sh*t just remembered i need to send you some money and my address!
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Coming on, looking good.
I saw these and thought of you :wink:
http://www.gumtree.com/london/20/67289320.html
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Coming on, looking good.
I saw these and thought of you :wink:
http://www.gumtree.com/london/20/67289320.html
:grin:
Nice find!...... that would go well if there's 300 notes kicking about?
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Coming on, looking good.
I saw these and thought of you :wink:
http://www.gumtree.com/london/20/67289320.html
:grin:
Nice find!...... that would go well if there's 300 notes kicking about?
group buy? :wink:
looks nice besides the diamonds in the centre of the seats :undecided:
seriously though, i am pestering herindoors for some black tailored car mats with orange binding :cool:
back into work early tomorrow to clear up my mess and retighten all the bolts if necessary
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Excellent work :afro:
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Chris I took my PAS pipe over the front mount and it sits nice there and then cable tied the rest to the slam pannel its much safer and neat instead of it hanging near bottom of the bumper?
Jay
Looking good though!
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Chris I took my PAS pipe over the front mount and it sits nice there and then cable tied the rest to the slam pannel its much safer and neat instead of it hanging near bottom of the bumper?
Jay
Looking good though!
i see what you mean but the section of pipe leaving the reservoir is cable tied to the cross member, then it runs through the triangulated mid section of the front cross member (rad support) so the centre is secure and protected, and the last piece to the pump wont move. it sits higher than the base of the pump, the VR6 lump sits low anyway :shocked:
i think the pic is misleading, it seams to dangle lower than the pump which isnt the case. plus its not floppy (oo-err!)
i know it could be neater routing it behind the lower section of radiator/across the top of the cross member BUT i was a bit time constrained on saturday :sad:
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Yeah you know what you're doing fella. I sometimes forget you have a VR6 in there, the clearance is proberly better than mine, but I've got one inch from spliter to floor too low for any dangling pipes :laugh:
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Yeah you know what you're doing fella. I sometimes forget you have a VR6 in there, the clearance is proberly better than mine, but I've got one inch from spliter to floor too low for any dangling pipes :laugh:
:shocked:
my sump would be pummelled by speedbumps if it were that low!
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could you not shorten the pipe and stick it back on
looks good though mate just been reading a few pages on this not looked for a while
shame about door handles some bastards out there
what crossmember are you using? i got a raddo one cant find solid mounts
good work :cool:
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could you not shorten the pipe and stick it back on
looks good though mate just been reading a few pages on this not looked for a while
shame about door handles some fatherless sons out there
what crossmember are you using? i got a raddo one cant find solid mounts
good work :cool:
its a standard mk2 cross member now from a scrap mk2, cleaned up and hammerited. fitted a solid mount as sold by Duff on mk2vr6.com
http://mk2vr6.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4325
theyre £50 and fit beautifully. i copper slipped the bolts (didnt loctite them), but checked today and they havent worked loose at all.
the original crossmember was a mk2 with the centre of a mk3 crossmember welded in, and a chopped down mk3 front mount. it didnt line up right cos i had a job getting 5th gear, and on hard left turns the auxillary pulleys rubbed the chassis leg.
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Yeah you know what you're doing fella. I sometimes forget you have a VR6 in there, the clearance is proberly better than mine, but I've got one inch from spliter to floor too low for any dangling pipes :laugh:
:shocked:
my sump would be pummelled by speedbumps if it were that low!
Go and have a look at the arch in my project page chris :laugh:
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Exhaust noise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakTNTOWMTA
only a short vid as neighbours might not appreciate it :lipsrsealed:
Its now runner hotter as the low temp thermostat was causing it to run at 70 degrees. With a new stat it now sits at 80 degrees and seems to warm up quicker. Should be slightly better on fuel now!
Also butchered a fuel flap (from tony_ack, thanks!) for its locking pin and plate, prised it off and stuck it to my fuel flap :smiley:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0230.jpg)
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Loving that exhaust note :cool: :cool:
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Loving that exhaust note :cool: :cool:
shame the phone records crap video/sound :grin:
you cant hear the popping!
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Mmmm Sounds sweet!
Quite funny actually, found a video I did of my old mk2's exhaust on my youtube account earlier :grin: Nowhere near the same though :lipsrsealed:
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soudy great. nice sky
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Come on!... give it some beans boy!.............. sounds :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Come on!... give it some beans boy!.............. sounds :cool: :cool: :cool:
ok ok will have to get a decent camera and use the mrs to film a flyby on the rev limiter :shocked: :grin:
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Come on!... give it some beans boy!.............. sounds :cool: :cool: :cool:
ok ok will have to get a decent camera and use the mrs to film a flyby on the rev limiter :shocked: :grin:
i actually did one of mine the other day once it was all sealed... mines loud for 8 valve! engine not set up right at all..
ha ha... dont forget to pick her up after! :grin:
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Come on!... give it some beans boy!.............. sounds :cool: :cool: :cool:
ok ok will have to get a decent camera and use the mrs to film a flyby on the rev limiter :shocked: :grin:
i actually did one of mine the other day once it was all sealed... mines loud for 8 valve! engine not set up right at all..
ha ha... dont forget to pick her up after! :grin:
just for you shaun! turn you speakers up
i dont normally drive like this :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYm2BQB32T8
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Oooooooohh......................that sounds nice !! :cool:
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after seeing that I realise I should have gone mk3 vr6 even just for the noise :drool: .... engine probably wouldnt have blown either :grin:
She is looking good mate! are ya keeping that grille?
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after seeing that I realise I should have gone mk3 vr6 even just for the noise :drool: .... engine probably wouldnt have blown either :grin:
She is looking good mate! are ya keeping that grille?
nope, when i get off my ass (and finally finish painting the new front panel) i'll be fitting a standard 4 lamp grill again :smiley:
you dont realise quite how good they sound until you're outside the car :grin:
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cool will look awesome with the standard grille :afro:
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just for you shaun! turn you speakers up
i dont normally drive like this :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYm2BQB32T8
Didn't think you'd come up with the goods so soon!.... great vid, looks and sounds frickin awsome mate..... love it..
oh... and don't lie, I bet you drive it like that all the time! :grin:
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Haaa awsome mate!
Shame you need at least a mile to give it some torque through out the rev range.
The last time I was in a MK3 VR6 storm and my neck was snapped back big time!
On that Mk2 it should fly :cool:
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Haaa awsome mate!
Shame you need at least a mile to give it some torque through out the rev range.
The last time I was in a MK3 VR6 storm and my neck was snapped back big time!
On that Mk2 it should fly :cool:
yeh but the wench other half wouldnt stand at the side of a road for me :laugh:
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i want your car.
:cool:
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i want your car.
:cool:
cheers lewis, but its had its moments and spat its dummy out a few times!
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dont they all dude.
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Chris, I hope you know I was joking when I said "Ha!... Thats nothing" when talking about your fusebox?... Are you having any issues with it or is it just the fact that it's untidy and doing your head in?
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Chris, I hope you know I was joking when I said "Ha!... Thats nothing" when talking about your fusebox?... Are you having any issues with it or is it just the fact that it's untidy and doing your head in?
no offence taken shaun, and its the latter... no issues so far other than a burnt out 12v feed to the main loom, but it does make me wonder! :undecided:
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Chris, I hope you know I was joking when I said "Ha!... Thats nothing" when talking about your fusebox?... Are you having any issues with it or is it just the fact that it's untidy and doing your head in?
no offence taken shaun, and its the latter... no issues so far other than a burnt out 12v feed to the main loom, but it does make me wonder! :undecided:
Phew, after reading my post back it looked to me like I was being big headed and i didnt mean it to be... If there's no issues at the mo thats something at least... the only reason I did what I did was because I had to... obviously it had all that sh*t in it (hidden) when i bought it and I had no issues to start with, then i had starting problems (clifford wiring) and then after the smash and engine out and no use for all those years had fooked it....
I'm sure you've said before but i'm guessing this is your daily which would make a tidy up project a little risky and difficult?
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Top both of your electrical issues!
When I got my car and looked inside the fuse box this is all I found :laugh:
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa51/Clipperjay/car_fuse0932.jpg)
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Top both of your electrical issues!
When I got my car and looked inside the fuse box this is all I found :laugh:
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa51/Clipperjay/car_fuse0932.jpg)
and yet everything still worked....... :grin:
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Sooooooooooooo????... did you do your front panel in the garden then?
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Sooooooooooooo????... did you do your front panel in the garden then?
yep :grin: took all day as i ran out of paint (1 tin isnt enough) so front and top is done in carplan satin black, rear and underside is done in hammerite satin black
out of the two, i prefer the hammerite finish as it went on a lot more evenly and smoother, took about 45 mins before other coats could be applied.
the cheap carplan stuff went on speckly and more thinly, so took more coats with about 15 mins between. unfortunately the carplan stuff also ended up textured, which looks cool but not original so will wet n dry that portion out later :smiley:
obviously both cans were heated in hot water and shaken vigorously :evil:
i have pics but theres not much to see!
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Cool... glad you got it done, yeah I used Ham Satin smooth (brush) in places under the car, really nice finish, better than you'd think.. should have done the wole car in that!... b*tch to sand off though! :grin:
I was going to get a bulk buy of satin carplan or simonz paint off the bay but have eneded up using the more pricey halfruads paint but be honest its worth it, the finish is really good with it and it always sprays well, never spits even when you're nearly at the bottom of the can...
any pic is better than no pic. :afro:
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Cool... glad you got it done, yeah I used Ham Satin smooth (brush) in places under the car, really nice finish, better than you'd think.. should have done the wole car in that!... b*tch to sand off though! :grin:
I was going to get a bulk buy of satin carplan or simonz paint off the bay but have eneded up using the more pricey halfruads paint but be honest its worth it, the finish is really good with it and it always sprays well, never spits even when you're nearly at the bottom of the can...
any pic is better than no pic. :afro:
used hammerite satin aerosol, lets not get confused :grin:
oh and the carplan spat all over the show when it was low :angry: although i can get it for cheap...
pics later mi amigo, back to work for me :laugh:
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Cool... glad you got it done, yeah I used Ham Satin smooth (brush) in places under the car, really nice finish, better than you'd think.. should have done the wole car in that!... b*tch to sand off though! :grin:
I was going to get a bulk buy of satin carplan or simonz paint off the bay but have eneded up using the more pricey halfruads paint but be honest its worth it, the finish is really good with it and it always sprays well, never spits even when you're nearly at the bottom of the can...
any pic is better than no pic. :afro:
used hammerite satin aerosol, lets not get confused :grin:
oh and the carplan spat all over the show when it was low :angry: although i can get it for cheap...
pics later mi amigo, back to work for me :laugh:
Ah OK... but still the brush on is very good if used properly......
Spitting is a pain, but halfrauds tins are expensive!
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Front panel went from primer to satin black yesterday, just needs a bit of wet n dry treatment on the top section as it has come out textured, but even with no runs, very pleased with it so far:
primer:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1425-1.jpg)
home made spray booth - the back garden!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1430-1.jpg)
textured top, feels nice but not OE so needs fine grade wet n dry. the white bits either side are paper from flipping it upside down too early to spray the underside... too keen!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1431.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1432.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1433.jpg)
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Nice work... all this effort you're putting into the front end is really going to pay off. can't wait to see it all come together. :afro:
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Nice work... all this effort you're putting into the front end is really going to pay off. can't wait to see it all come together. :afro:
its taking long enough! the bumper needs to come off again for realignment and so i can fit the chin spoiler/valance thing... stupid aftermarket bumper!
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Nice work... all this effort you're putting into the front end is really going to pay off. can't wait to see it all come together. :afro:
its taking long enough! the bumper needs to come off again for realignment and so i can fit the chin spoiler/valance thing... stupid aftermarket bumper!
Are you usning this as a daily?
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Nice work... all this effort you're putting into the front end is really going to pay off. can't wait to see it all come together. :afro:
its taking long enough! the bumper needs to come off again for realignment and so i can fit the chin spoiler/valance thing... stupid aftermarket bumper!
Are you usning this as a daily?
was doing 20 miles a day until it got broken into, now i only use it about 2-3 times a week, cos its easier to get the mk3 going in the morning. the mk2 is shut away at night now :nerd:
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Today i got busy making a custom cold air feed using the shell of a fog lamp, as neither of the fogs are wired in anyway.
Bumper off car:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1436.jpg)
The messy dining room (im in so much trouble)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1434.jpg)
The fog lamp:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1437.jpg)
Taking the projector out of the front casing:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1438.jpg)
Prised the tabs off to remove the projector lens:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1439.jpg)
Scraped the sealant off the projector back, to prise open tabs retaining the lens holder in place:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1440.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1441.jpg)
Cut the back off the projector shell:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1442.jpg)
Trial fit of 50mm cold air feed. Will extend to around double this length. It didnt hold with a jubilee clip as the projector shell is tapered, so superglue came into play:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1443.jpg)
Smashed the glass off the fog lamp front to reveal inner shell:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1444.jpg)
Painted projector shell and fog lamp front:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1445.jpg)
Clipped back together:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1447.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1448.jpg)
Installed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1454.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1455.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1459.jpg)
^ finally got the chin spoiler back on, but the stupid pattern bumper is slightly too slim on the corners, as the spoiler wont clip in all the way :angry: nothing a bead of black sealant wont fix! :lipsrsealed:
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nice work... nearly done then....... the air feed idea is great. looks very :cool: :cool: :cool:
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got cracking today and refitted the new front end including new bumper, salvaged (rust treated and painted) front panel and new 4 lamp grill:
green stripe grill and headlamps off:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1460.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1461.jpg)
old slam panel off:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1462.jpg)
tidied the wiring looms up. they come out of the chassis legs (around 6" back) and needed protecting, so got busy with the orange conduit again:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1463.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1465.jpg)
put the upgraded headlamp loom relays inside their new home:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1466.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1467.jpg)
stuck it onto the inner wing (as in hindsight i made the +ve and earth wires a bit short, so nowhere else to put it)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1472.jpg)
new slam panel on:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1470.jpg)
headlights on:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1474.jpg)
then i realised, whilst tidying the wiring looms, i'd chopped off and concealed the o/s/f indicator wiring! i thought it was the fog light wiring. so i had to dig it out of the conduit and make another connector:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1471.jpg)
after a bit of swearing (and now a bad back) its all back together, c/w the fog light CAI:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1477.jpg)
CAI runs up here, 50cm is just right!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF1478.jpg)
also
- i now have spot lights connected up (the OE plugs from the H4 plugs had been chopped off, so found some more plugs)
- the horn now has an OE connector
- the wings sit better around the grill
yay.
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looking good dude, great when a plan comes together.
cold air feed looks really neat. Is the pipe easily replaceable with the bumper installed? it is a little flimsy that stuff. i cut a hole in the chin spoiler of our first track car and used the same stuff to feed cold air to the calipers (possibly did nothing but looked hard as feck!)
didnt last very long though. not trying to wee on your bonfire, just a thought.
dave
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looking good dude, great when a plan comes together.
cold air feed looks really neat. Is the pipe easily replaceable with the bumper installed? it is a little flimsy that stuff. i cut a hole in the chin spoiler of our first track car and used the same stuff to feed cold air to the calipers (possibly did nothing but looked hard as feck!)
didnt last very long though. not trying to wee on your bonfire, just a thought.
dave
well the pipe is glued onto the projector casing... so i'd have to remove the fog lamp complete :rolleyes:
hopefully it will last :laugh:
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Great progress :afro:
The 4 lamp grill is a massive improvement imo, get a better pic up though :lipsrsealed: :grin:
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Great progress :afro:
The 4 lamp grill is a massive improvement imo, get a better pic up though :lipsrsealed: :grin:
sorry it was getting dark when i finished! :tongue:
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Looks loads better.
Excellent work.
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Looking so much better with the 4 lamp grill :cool:
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Massive improvement with the 4 lamp grille :afro:
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Massive improvement with the 4 lamp grille :afro:
Looking so much better with the 4 lamp grill :cool:
Looks loads better.
Excellent work.
Cheers!
A couple of quick daytime pics with the new grill & bumper :smiley:
NSF needs some tweaking though to get the [bumper to wing/bumper to grill] height gap reduced. im thinking shims on the bumper iron to lift it up? IIRC the wings wont go any lower, and theres no adjustment on the bumper irons where they join the bumper
Anyway...
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0237.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0236.jpg)
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Looks very nice that. :cool:
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Looks very nice that. :cool:
cheers martz, btw im loving those wheels you've got sorted for your new car :cool: proper oldskool rimmage!
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Looks spot on Chris.
Why not loose the VR badge.
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i know what you're saying, but i dont want to go "sleeper" look or too subtle cos its orange anyway :grin: oh and i've got a VR6 badge on the rear too:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0142.jpg)
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Fair enough being orange cancels the sleeper look I guess
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100% better. :cool:
That bit of chicken wire you were using as a grille was awful.
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100% better. :cool:
That bit of chicken wire you were using as a grille was awful.
:lipsrsealed:
it was free with the car :grin:
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100% better. :cool:
That bit of chicken wire you were using as a grille was awful.
:laugh: Made me lol quite a lot
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looking really good Chris, hats off you going through that car meticulously! :afro:
not going to put the green stripe back on this grille then?
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looking really good Chris, hats off you going through that car meticulously! :afro:
not going to put the green stripe back on this grille then?
cheers, its coming together piece by piece, need to get the dash area sorted next what with missing screws and clocks which vibrate ocassionally. also need a new wing bracket (which the bumper slides over) as the NS one keeps popping out :rolleyes:
ref the green stripe, the novelty wore off tbh, but we're clearing out a load of touch-up sticks at work so i might have a rummage through those :wink:
then im thinking maybe black vinyl on the bonnet/roof?
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then im thinking maybe black vinyl on the bonnet/roof?
To be honest I think it would not suit it.
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agree with wayne, not keen on his trend!
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Chris try photoshoppin the VR badge and VW emblem in black or Orange it might look nicer on the black grill? Just a after though? But it is coming along nicely and
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100% better. :cool:
That bit of chicken wire you were using as a grille was awful.
+1 much better. :wink:
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Right then, thats my next job. Cold Air intake, looks gooood!
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Right then, thats my next job. Cold Air intake, looks gooood!
the only thing i'd change about it is where the pipe picks up from...
use the front of the fog housing only and not the projector shell, that way you could get away with a bigger bore pipe i.e probably 70mm rather than 50mm (you would need to double check the correct size though). you'd have to squish the flexi pipe into a rectangular shape to match the fog housing but im sure you could manage that :grin:
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Was roaming around in my neighbour hood on google streetview, (used to live near ben)
*removed*
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cut the bit out with his postcode dude , he'd be pi55ed off if his car got nicked. :wink:
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cut the bit out with his postcode dude , he'd be pi55ed off if his car got nicked. :wink:
+1
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thats where the car used to live!
its now about 40 miles away :grin:
oh and no more attempted thefts please :angry:
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Will remove post if you want, but that's my postcode... I navigated to it from my house the pictures years old
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fair enough. :smiley:
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Love it with standard grill :)
Dan
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Just caught up with this, new front end is a massive improvement :cool:
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Love it with standard grill :)
Dan
Just caught up with this, new front end is a massive improvement :cool:
yeh cheers i think so too!
the only things ive done recently is replaced a front big bumper wing bracket, the OE one had snapped. what a ball ache that is, anyone that has replaced one before may know that the centre of the mounting lugs sometimes dont push through without a LOT of hassle :angry: but its all done now.
Also bought some yellow bulb caps, they are glass and clip over the H4 bulbs. Trouble is, they reduced my headlight brightness and clarity, didnt look particularly yellow and broke. So i superglued them back together, big mistake; the glue evaporated and misted up the inside of the headlights :sick: Caps then went in the bin :angry: along with my headlamps
so got a pair of good condition Hella headlamps bundled with another quad lamp grill c/w inner spots for the sum of £10 on ebay :grin: Popped in some phillips vision plus bulbs, and along with the uprated headlamp loom, my headlights are AWESOME :cool:
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Was roaming around in my neighbour hood on google streetview, (used to live near ben)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/0rang3peEl/golfie.jpg)
Hey thats my house!!!!!
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Also bought some yellow bulb caps, they are glass and clip over the H4 bulbs. Trouble is, they reduced my headlight brightness and clarity, didnt look particularly yellow and broke. So i superglued them back together, big mistake; the glue evaporated and misted up the inside of the headlights :sick: Caps then went in the bin :angry: along with my headlamps
After the efforts of the loom i'm surprised you did this..... sounds like it caused a right pain!
so got a pair of good condition Hella headlamps bundled with another quad lamp grill c/w inner spots for the sum of £10 on ebay :grin: Popped in some phillips vision plus bulbs, and along with the uprated headlamp loom, my headlights are AWESOME :cool:
ha ha..... now you're talking. :cool:
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haha :)
removed picture now just encase you have any stalkers
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Can still see it in bens post though. :grin:
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Can still see it in bens post though. :grin:
lol, clear your cache/cookies & you won't be able to, so new users can't atleast.. deleted the file from my photobucket :D
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Maybe I want stalkers?
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Maybe I want stalkers?
Plural? someone clearly thinks pretty highly of themselves...
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Nope, just greedy. :grin:
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Nope, just greedy. :grin:
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Oh dear.
Well i've not done much to it recently owing to the crap weather and the cold. :sick:
I'm considering taking this off the road for a while to sort out the interior, as insurance and tax are due soon, and i dont drive it that often. I have a new heater matrix sat on the passenger seat teasing me at the mo :grin: plus the heater controls need looking at, so i figured removing the whole dash would be easier than scrabbling under the lower half.
While I have the dash out I might get it flocked, Dan34's old golf looked great with it done. According to their website you can choose the colour of the flock too :cool: Upper in black, lower in orange?
Anyway some pics i took just now after quickly cleaning it (white dots are from the flash, not the primer coming though!) :laugh:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2417b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2418b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2419b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2420b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2421b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2423.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2424b.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2425b.jpg)
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looks tidy mate.. that Focus ? to the left of it could do with a clean though !! I think personally it should just be flocked black ive seen multiple colours and it never looks right.. just my opinion tho..
Out of curiosity how often do you drive it and how many miles a month ??
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looks tidy mate.. that Focus ? to the left of it could do with a clean though !! I think personally it should just be flocked black ive seen multiple colours and it never looks right.. just my opinion tho..
Out of curiosity how often do you drive it and how many miles a month ??
focus is nothing to do with me, it just blocks my garage all the time :angry:
i drive it maybe 50 miles a week at most, depending on the weather. the OH's mk3 is our main car, so is VVV dirty :grin:
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Take it off the road and give it some love mate haha.
Im in the same boat, and looks like i cant get down to the rolling road day as its now all sorn but needs must.
Flocked dash is the way to go. Mines lasted me just under a year though, it needs a re-flock due to ware marks which is a little anoying. The dash is coming back out any way to run the engine loom inside so its not too bad a job.
Have fun doing the matrix! What a royal pain in the japseye!!!....
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Take it off the road and give it some love mate haha.
Im in the same boat, and looks like i cant get down to the rolling road day as its now all sorn but needs must.
Flocked dash is the way to go. Mines lasted me just under a year though, it needs a re-flock due to ware marks which is a little anoying. The dash is coming back out any way to run the engine loom inside so its not too bad a job.
Have fun doing the matrix! What a royal pain in the japseye!!!....
shame yours hasnt lasted long, who flocked it for you? Dan34 used this place and it lasted v well: http://www.sbp.me.uk/
matrix will be OK, done one before but only removed lower dash (a right ballache) so my thoughts arethat removing all of the dash it will be simpler :grin: plus like you i get to sort the wiring out cos the fusebox and alarm system want a tidy!
back to the whole 2nd car thing, the OH isnt using her mk3 at all at the mo so mine really isnt needed :lipsrsealed:
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I've just read this thread. I like the car. Bad luck bout it coming off the road though. I wanted my dash flocking but is there much point if it needs doing again after a year
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Christine is coming off the road as from TOMORROW. Insurance is due tomorrow and tax is due in a months time.
She needs:
-Heater matrix
-Dash out so I can sort fusebox wiring
-Get the dash etc flocked whilst its out
-Refurb the MIMs and either source the missing centre cap or have a set of 4 fab'd up.
In the mean time i'll be using the OH's mk3 SE :grin: :sick:
Expect some pictures as and when :cool:
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how long you gona keep it off the road ??
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Christine is coming off the road as from TOMORROW. Insurance is due tomorrow and tax is due in a months time.
She needs:
-Heater matrix
-Dash out so I can sort fusebox wiring
-Get the dash etc flocked whilst its out
-Refurb the MIMs and either source the missing centre cap or have a set of 4 fab'd up.
In the mean time i'll be using the OH's mk3 SE :grin: :sick:
Expect some pictures as and when :cool:
Cool, and back on the road before summer yes?
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how long you gona keep it off the road ??
Cool, and back on the road before summer yes?
yup theres nothing ultimately wrong with it so i can just plod at my leisure. if the mrs lets me :grin:
should be back on the road summer time, might even pop over to bristol volksfest if i can be bothered :laugh:
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how long you gona keep it off the road ??
Cool, and back on the road before summer yes?
yup theres nothing ultimately wrong with it so i can just plod at my leisure. if the mrs lets me :grin:
should be back on the road summer time, might even pop over to bristol volksfest if i can be bothered :laugh:
Lazy g1t!... :grin:
I'm hoping to. :lipsrsealed:
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What this about the dash having to be flocked every year?
Sounds like your going to be occupied till Volksfest too! :grin:
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What this about the dash having to be flocked every year?
Sounds like your going to be occupied till Volksfest too! :grin:
aye its the first i heard about it needing to be flocked every year...
Dan34's interior lasted well apparently! plus it looked shhhweeeeet! :cool:
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Just had mine done and the guys who did it never mentioned it would only last a year.
They told me that as long as you look after it, it will last a very long time. Easier to clean than I thought too :afro:
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Just had mine done and the guys who did it never mentioned it would only last a year.
They told me that as long as you look after it, it will last a very long time. Easier to clean than I thought too :afro:
did you use SBP flocking services? (www.SBP.me.uk)
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Just had mine done and the guys who did it never mentioned it would only last a year.
They told me that as long as you look after it, it will last a very long time. Easier to clean than I thought too :afro:
did you use SBP flocking services? (www.SBP.me.uk)
My mk2's on that site!
get it done chris! you wont regret it :cool:
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I didnt mean it only last a year. Mine in particular has only lasted a year. Its had over 25k of miles worth of use so some of it has worn in places for what ever reason
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Been arsing about with wheel options, might have the MIMs sandblasted and repainted, thinking gunmetal centre and orange lip:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2424y.jpg)
Also been looking at these ROTA wheels, 15x8 and ET10, mmmmm.....
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/HPIM2422rota.jpg)
i'll have to start saving my pennies!
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Rotas are amazing!! Lol do it!!
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Just had mine done and the guys who did it never mentioned it would only last a year.
They told me that as long as you look after it, it will last a very long time. Easier to clean than I thought too :afro:
did you use SBP flocking services? (www.SBP.me.uk)
I did Chris, however, I didn't have a very good experience with them :sad:. A few other guys from our local club were going to use them up until that point but now they are using another company from Manchester :smiley:. I've seen the work and it's as good a quality as mine (and £20 cheaper :angry:)
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Rota's ftw
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Just had mine done and the guys who did it never mentioned it would only last a year.
They told me that as long as you look after it, it will last a very long time. Easier to clean than I thought too :afro:
did you use SBP flocking services? (www.SBP.me.uk)
I did Chris, however, I didn't have a very good experience with them :sad:. A few other guys from our local club were going to use them up until that point but now they are using another company from Manchester :smiley:. I've seen the work and it's as good a quality as mine (and £20 cheaper :angry:)
come on andy who did you use? :smiley:
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Work Equip 01's ftw
:grin:
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Work Equip 01's ftw
:grin:
rota zero plus & work equip 01 = same wheel as far as i can tell
work equip 01's look higher spec (choice of rim width/offsets and split rim as well?) :lipsrsealed:
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Work equip 01's are the real deal! Rota's are just a copy!
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Work equip 01's are the real deal! Rota's are just a copy!
work
(http://mizenkoltd.smugmug.com/photos/410653677_fq8NF-L-1.jpg)
rota
(http://cdn.driftworks.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/z/e/zero-plus_2_3.jpg)
meh look the same to me :grin:
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:grin: Ones a split rim, one aint!
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rota are well made wheels :cool:
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chris, you need those wheels in your life. does not matter which just do it!!!! :cool:
Hell i need them in my life!!! :laugh: :laugh:
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chris, you need those wheels in your life. does not matter which just do it!!!! :cool:
Hell i need them in my life!!! :laugh: :laugh:
lol thats a given!
on a side note ive been fabbing up a plywood false boot floor... it still needs some work (and carpeting) but so far...:
cardboard template made from the OE boot carpet:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2052.jpg)
template transferred to plywood:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2053.jpg)
The cut-out on the OS is to allow for the battery. since those pics the ply has obviously been cut to shape and all edges (except the OS edge) have now got batons running around them to raise it up.... The OS edge of the floor is raised slightly so the ply wont sit flat unless i bulk up the other 3 sides with baton.
The horizontal line is to accept a covered piano hinge so i can still easily gain access to the wheel well (for tools etc) and access the battery clamp
still to do:
cut across hinge line and install piano hinge
cover with black carpet (i have a roll gathering dust in the garage!)
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Treated myself to some fair condition BBS RZ's (cheers Adam) for sensible money including all four centre caps. I now have 5 of these, which is good as 1 is a touch ropey :laugh:
These will be just a temporary/winter wheel until I sell the deep dish MIMs to fund my new wheel choice :lipsrsealed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0260.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0259.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0258.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0261.jpg)
If anyone is interested in the MIMs then PM me. Theyre 15x7J ET35 4x100 and the dish is close to 3". Here's a quick couple of pics, the dishes will be hand polished in due course. They have only 3 centre caps (not shown) which can be seen in previous pics:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2154.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2155.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2157.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2158.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2163.jpg)
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That looks really good on the BBS's
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That looks really good on the BBS's
+1 :cool:
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That looks really good on the BBS's
+1 :cool:
cheers guys, i've never been much of a BBS fan because of all the fanboys (like the apple iphone) but they really suit it better than the MIMs, just need to sort some tyres, get the wheel weights sorted and clean them properly/give them a lick of paint :laugh:
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i reckon black would set it off just right!! suit it well as you have the black arches and side trim
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do like the BBS's chris, :afro:
but then I am biased as mine were fitted on 3 different Dubs i had :laugh:
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do like the BBS's chris, :afro:
but then I am biased as mine were fitted on 3 different Dubs i had :laugh:
Yep i still remember your red 16v with them on :tongue:
Any cleaning tips?
i reckon black would set it off just right!! suit it well as you have the black arches and side trim
If i change the colour i'd go satin or matt black :smiley:
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do like the BBS's chris, :afro:
but then I am biased as mine were fitted on 3 different Dubs i had :laugh:
Yep i still remember your red 16v with them on :tongue:
Any cleaning tips?
i reckon black would set it off just right!! suit it well as you have the black arches and side trim
If i change the colour i'd go satin or matt black :smiley:
COlour has to stay silver IMHO :smiley:
as for cleaning tips - a VERY understanding wife :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3237.jpg)
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3236.jpg)
, a toothbrush, a lot of patience and 5 or 6 coats of wheel wax = Jetwash and job was a goodun
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do like the BBS's chris, :afro:
but then I am biased as mine were fitted on 3 different Dubs i had :laugh:
Yep i still remember your red 16v with them on :tongue:
Any cleaning tips?
i reckon black would set it off just right!! suit it well as you have the black arches and side trim
If i change the colour i'd go satin or matt black :smiley:
COlour has to stay silver IMHO :smiley:
as for cleaning tips - a VERY understanding wife :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3237.jpg)
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3236.jpg)
, a toothbrush, a lot of patience and 5 or 6 coats of wheel wax = Jetwash and job was a goodun
Your wife looks like a fella
That is all
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My missus wouldn't have that! But then I got my man shed now so no bother..... Chris, they look good but i'm now more curious on what wheels you plan to end up with.....
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My missus wouldn't have that! But then I got my man shed now so no bother..... Chris, they look good but i'm now more curious on what wheels you plan to end up with.....
bwahaha :lipsrsealed:
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bloody hell BBS's are sh!t for cleaning.. look nice on the car tho
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Had fun polishing and waxing the MIMs :rolleyes:
PM any offers, but this similar set went for £275 on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200581756930&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2154.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0264.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0265.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0266.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2164.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2165.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2170.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2171.jpg)
Centre caps are these ones, but i only have 3 (old pre-polish pic) :cry:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0182-2.jpg)
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Love it on the BBS mate. Looks spot on!
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Wheels look really good :afro:
As for cleaning them, if they are anything like mine I dread having to do it! :grin:
Make sure you give them a good few coats of wax, something like collinite 476, it will make it a million times easier in the future. Then all you'll need is a small wheel brush and a spray on cleaner like bilberry or something similar :wink:
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Looking awesome matey, just read the thread from start to finish and its good to see that you've been working hard to finish it and tidy up all the small details.
I never did get the chance to drive it when Ben owned it :cry: but boy did it go well and sound awesome.
Keep it up! :smiley:
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Looking awesome matey, just read the thread from start to finish and its good to see that you've been working hard to finish it and tidy up all the small details.
I never did get the chance to drive it when Ben owned it :cry: but boy did it go well and sound awesome.
Keep it up! :smiley:
cheers buddy its slowly coming together, mechanically its fine but still needs a bit of refining. It will be SORN'd at the end of the month for a bit, so theres no excuse to get it sorted :laugh:
stage 1 is dash out... i have a new matrix to fit and a lot of wiring to tidy up. also the coilovers need cleaning up and protecting, the front is going lower :wink:
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As I have found mate. Doing that small finite list, will ultimately turn into a infinite list within that short space of getting it off the road. I have no idea which direction I'm going in with mine any more, so much to do to get to the final product!
Good luck with it mate!
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As I have found mate. Doing that small finite list, will ultimately turn into a infinite list within that short space of getting it off the road. I have no idea which direction I'm going in with mine any more, so much to do to get to the final product!
Good luck with it mate!
cheers luke, MIMs sold yesterday with no hassle, and money will be going towards some new wheels :smiley:
I worry about it becoming a long-term off-the-road project and sitting in the garage for months/years
And to top it off I 'unfortunately' spent all day gardening so no car updates i'm afraid!
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Spent a few hours tidying it up today:
Rear calipers and hubs got a lick of paint:
Before
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2256.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2257.jpg)
After
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2260.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2258.jpg)
Hammerite got a hammering:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2270.jpg)
Front coilovers were looking very sorry for themselves so i freed them up a little (they werent really seized, possibly due to the plastic adjuster ring rather than ally/steel). They got wound down a couple inches and greased up :kiss:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2267.jpg)
Before
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0260.jpg)
After
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2272.jpg)
Before
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0261.jpg)
After
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2271.jpg)
After a long afternoon and tightening up the rear wheel bolts (i forgot, silly me) :lipsrsealed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2275.jpg)
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Thats sitting ideal now mate i really like it :smiley:
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Nice ride height, nice looking brakes :grin:
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Likeeee
Glad you like the wheels good for winter.
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Always appreciate nose down stance :cool:.
How's it feeling to drive now?
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Likeeee
Glad you like the wheels good for winter.
Cheers adam :afro: although they were only a temporary set theyre really growing on me. im glad i already had one though (to replace the slightly kurbed one!)
Nice ride height, nice looking brakes :grin:
:tongue: still have the fronts to paint yet
Thats sitting ideal now mate i really like it :smiley:
thanks tech :smiley:
Always appreciate nose down stance :cool:.
How's it feeling to drive now?
Yeh i prefer the look, and im glad the solid engine mount seems to have raised the engine a touch, so the sump isnt on the floor...
As its sorn'd i couldnt officially test drive it :undecided: BUT it drives very well on 'private ground'! However I'm used to driving a mk3 now :lipsrsealed: so anything is likely to feel better
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:grin:
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Looks really good, cracking days work. :smiley:
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Looks really good, cracking days work. :smiley:
Been putting it off for long enough... i was procrastinating really as the heater matrix needs doing :lipsrsealed:
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lookings great. doing small things like painting calipers i find the most satisfying. Im weird haha. I reckon you should drop the rear down just a tad. looks great as it is though.
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looking great chris :smiley:
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Had this idea, the mrs hates it though :rolleyes:
The paint on the bonnet is flat in places, so how about covering it with a part-transparent urban-style camo vinyl?
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/Photo0237camo.jpg)
Meh not being able to drive it is taking its toll! :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Don't it mate....
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I think that spoils it tbh :undecided:
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nope, not feeling it chris, sorry
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No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no !!!!
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Sorry Chris but i'm not too sure about it either :undecided:
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(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx252/minimeliss/oranges.jpg)
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:smiley:
WELL.........
The car needs to be back on the road for my birthday (end of June).
I've been plodding along with the car over the last couple of months but mostly procrastinating :lipsrsealed: The bigger work to be finished includes heater matrix and dash wiring.
I finally finished a false boot floor, made from plywood (strengthened across the centre and batons of various lengths around the edge to level it out - the G2 boot floors are not level, theres a bulge on the O/S). Its been carpeted with some nice black foam backed stuff, which i found in the garage. :smiley: Its nice and light, but strong, and should help reduce the noise in the cabin especially if i whack some dynamat on the underside (which I have a spare half roll of), although it wont be quite so light then :grin:
The rectangular cut-out fits around the battery, and the front edge which fits against the rear seat is deliberately not tapered back around the arches as then I can remove the floor easily when necessary.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2052.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2053.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2634.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2644.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2636.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2635.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2645.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2649.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2648.jpg)
The inner arch carpets need a hoover but you get the idea. I'm on the lookout for a cheap black battery cover/lid, just to tidy that up. I could also do with hiding the main +ve cable too :undecided:
I though it was a good idea to create a timetable, otherwise I'd not bother doing anything :lipsrsealed:
By 22/5/2011
Fit reverse light plug and secure loom (I had no reverse lights, wiring had snapped at plug)
Fully charge battery (flat due to being stood)
23/5/2011 to 29/5/2011
Remove dash
Replace heater matrix and connect
Replace blue temp sensor and oil pressure sensor
Bleed & flush coolant system and fit new expansion bottle
30/5/2011 to 12/6/2011
Repair dash/fusebox wiring and secure loom
Pick up LED feed from alarm and install LED in dash
Move fuel pump switch and start switch (or rewire barrel to start)
Check & adjust steering column height
13/6/2011 to 19/6/2011
Continue to refit dash
Extend light loom wiring and move relay box to NS
Order new wheels
20/6/2011 to 26/6/2011
Check engine mount bolts
Clean outside and engine bay
Finish boot floor
Tigerseal splitter & arches
Fit tyres to new wheels
Im behind already :grin:
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Good luck with getting it all done.
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Looks great mate!
Love how your behind already :D
Gonna be awesome dude!
Ya set on a wheel yet?
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good work on the boot. new ride height gets the thumbs up too
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Good luck with getting it all done.
I'm going to need it, hopefully dash will be out today...
Looks great mate!
Love how your behind already :D
Gonna be awesome dude!
Ya set on a wheel yet?
I've narrowed it down to 2 sets, either Rota zero plus 15x8 et10, or the new wolfrace slotmags (40th anniversary edition) which are listed as 15x7 BUT theyre not released yet, nor have I seen any decent "in the flesh" pictures. All the images I have found have been CGI rendered and it looks like the wheel centre is convex not concave like the original slot mags.
good work on the boot. new ride height gets the thumbs up too
Cheers :afro: It will sit a touch lower when ive finally decided on wheels as the scrap tyres on the BBS are 60 profile :grin: and i have some 45 profile ready to fit to the new wheels
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look forward to seeing your choice mate, both sound nice :)
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look forward to seeing your choice mate, both sound nice :)
I wont decide until I've seen proper pics of the new Slot Mags :smiley:
In other news, today I took the dash out, took just over 2 hours (which for my first time i didnt think was too bad)
In the process I found an old micro SD card under the dashboard, left behind by Ben; sorry guys no juicey pics, just lots of photos of the car being painted :cool:
Plans are to tidy the wiring especially fusebox end, replace the heater matrix, move the start button/fuel pump switch and replace the centre console. If funds allow maybe have the dashboard flocked but I'm undecided...
PICCIES!
What horrors await?!?!?
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2657.jpg)
No wonder the steering wheel sits low, i thought it was spacer'd. This might be returned to stock height:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2658.jpg)
Start button and fuel pump switch to be relocated:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2662.jpg)
Ready to go:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2663.jpg)
Huzzah!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2666.jpg)
What have I done!?!?!?
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2665.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2668.jpg)
Progress at last! :smiley:
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flocked ftw!!!
great prgress mate
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Would look great flocked. :cool:
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Looking good!
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Looking good!
I almost PM'd you earlier, I couldnt find all the bolts to remove the dash :lipsrsealed:
Turns out there are 6 not 4: 1 on either end of the dash, 2 in the scuttle area, and the 2 I missed were either side the of centre console.
Re flocking, I'm wondering which colour flock I could go for. If not black, then something to compliment the black, perhaps orange, grey...!?!?!
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Orange flock would be a wow factor
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Orange flock would be a wow factor
Trouble is I'd need some other WOW interior bits to set it off, including seats :undecided:
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Orange flock would be a wow factor
Trouble is I'd need some other WOW interior bits to set it off, including seats :undecided:
Black or grey is best, light colour dashes reflect badly in the screen.
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Orange leather on seat bolsters with black middle. I'd be all for a wow interier in mine but its red :(
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Orange flock would be a wow factor
Trouble is I'd need some other WOW interior bits to set it off, including seats :undecided:
Black or grey is best, light colour dashes reflect badly in the screen.
Could always go for black dash, orange undertrays, orange centre console and orange door pockets :smug:
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Haha, everyone missed those bolts in the scuttle ;)
As above, if your not worried about reflections in your window go for orange or what ever. If you are, go black or grey. with my black one it was perfect, was never blinded by bright reflections in the screens once. I actualy had one bit of packing foam stuck in the air vent that I could see plain as day, but the dash i couldnt.
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Haha, everyone missed those bolts in the scuttle ;)
As above, if your not worried about reflections in your window go for orange or what ever. If you are, go black or grey. with my black one it was perfect, was never blinded by bright reflections in the screens once. I actualy had one bit of packing foam stuck in the air vent that I could see plain as day, but the dash i couldnt.
I'd read about the scuttle bolts, so I knew about those. Like a right smart-ass I thought that was it and began tugging away... but I forgot the dash support bolts either side of the centre console. whoops.
Im thinking of keeping the main dash piece (upper) as black, and go orange on all the lower sections to create a 50/50 black/orange feel. I hate dash reflection in the windscreen!
I spied some DIY flock kits on ebay, £20 for 1m squared coverage. I might give it a go. For the money I reckon I could probably do all the dash/console/under trays/handbrake surround/door pockets and steering wheel for about £100.
I've been quoted £220 for the whole lot to be done by SBP plus an extra £10 for anything other than black, and then I have the ball-ache of packaging everything up and arranging a courier :undecided:
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haha i never thought you would get round to getting the dash off! Right pain in the ass to do, good luck with all the wiring. I'll add this to my 'Keep a close eye on' thread :grin:
I like the idea of doing a 50/50 that's what i was going to suggest, think that would look uber cool! :cool: What are these dash flocking kits like? We don't have anything like that over here, so would be quite cool to see how you get on, got a link?
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oh ye of little faith!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renew-Flock-Finish-DIY-Flock-Trim-Kit-Blue-/140526245396?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D315588467301509207#ht_500wt_717
these guys do various colours but no orange!!!!! :sad:
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Your already behind on your list, you give us reasons! :grin: But all seriousness, good luck with it :afro:
That stuff looks good, but at £10 delivery that really puts me off.. :undecided:
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Just dont even bother with the DIY kits. Send it to jolfa and have it done properly!
Those DIY kits are ok if you are doing very small bits (wing mirror covers for the inside etc) but it ends up coming out very thin and uneven.
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Just dont even bother with the DIY kits. Send it to jolfa and have it done properly!
Those DIY kits are ok if you are doing very small bits (wing mirror covers for the inside etc) but it ends up coming out very thin and uneven.
Noted, thanks for the heads up :afro:
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plus if your doing your steering wheel then take it from me...
BALLACHE!!!!
in the middle of re covering mine now and its f**king hard to say the least!!
but would look fapping awesome!!!
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plus if your doing your steering wheel then take it from me...
BALLACHE!!!!
in the middle of re covering mine now and its f**king hard to say the least!!
but would look fapping awesome!!!
Im trying to find someone locally to do it professionally, I dont mind doing it myself but its starting to sound like I wont get a decent finish with the diy kits.
hmmm time to package it up :lipsrsealed:
oh and pics of your wheel when done :afro:
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Will do mate!!
It's hard! Need to start again I think!
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This update is especially for Wherry! :tongue:
Hurt my knob. Dont Loctite them on :lipsrsealed:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2681.jpg)
Horrendous alarm wiring... :sick:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2682.jpg)
General state of affairs:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2684.jpg)
The push button start will have a new home, its going where the choke cable would have been on older carb'd models (to the left of the steering column). The hole is the perfect size. Also I have a new centre console as my original has been cut to accept wires, switches and a makeshift switch mounting plate. It didnt look tidy!
Anyway...
After some swearing and some cussing later, the old heater box and matrix are finally out, looks to have split around the centre judging by the water marks (and dust stuck to the lower half):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2686.jpg)
Old and new:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2690.jpg)
The foam on the heater box flaps has had it, I still have a massive roll of (thin) foam backed carpet which I'll use to replace the OE foam:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2691.jpg)
This is just the tip of the iceberg, I have a lot of wiring to sort out, and i hate electrics. :sick:
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Good luck with electrics mate. Just done my golfs. A lot of messy looms got tidies and wires re connected from the alarm mess that was left. Like where the start buttons gone. Good idea
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Good luck with the electrics. :smiley:
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Ouch! That does not look fun! :shocked:
Glad to see you taking it by the balls and giving it a go! Good luck :afro:
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Nice one Chris... I feel your pain with the elcetrics especially when alarms are involved! Its so nice when you get it done now, you end up knowing a hell of a lot more about them when you're done and future issues are much easier to resolve. Good luck with it all. Seems like you attacked it all at the right time looking at your old matrix.
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Nice one Chris... I feel your pain with the elcetrics especially when alarms are involved! Its so nice when you get it done now, you end up knowing a hell of a lot more about them when you're done and future issues are much easier to resolve. Good luck with it all. Seems like you attacked it all at the right time looking at your old matrix.
Well the old matrix was causing the screen to mist up :sick: plus it wasnt getting very hot.
Today I recovered the heater box flaps (air temp & face) with some carpet as I had no foam
Before:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2691.jpg)
After:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2704.jpg)
The cables and the sliding mechanisms got a good splatting of grease:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/crevice1984/DSCF2701.jpg)
Speaking of cables, the feet vents were constantly blowing so I adjusted the cables accordingly. Took some figuring out :laugh:
Still no more progress with the wiring, but the heater box c/w fresh new matrix will be refitted this week, and it all falls into place after that
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
Nothing's urgent in the sense that it all works, but some of the connections especially fusebox end (with the VR6 loom integration) dont look great. Some wires are joined with chocolate blocks :lipsrsealed:
The plan is to remove wires one by one and solder/heatshrink them properly :smiley:
Oh and the fusebox seems to be getting about 10v so theres probably an earth issue, as the +ve feed gets a strong 12v (previously tested)
I know this is boring stuff but it needs doing :sick:
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
Nothing's urgent in the sense that it all works, but some of the connections especially fusebox end (with the VR6 loom integration) dont look great. Some wires are joined with chocolate blocks :lipsrsealed:
The plan is to remove wires one by one and solder/heatshrink them properly :smiley:
Oh and the fusebox seems to be getting about 10v so theres probably an earth issue, as the +ve feed gets a strong 12v (previously tested)
I know this is boring stuff but it needs doing :sick:
Not boring at all, it's detail... i'd rather write/read stuff like this than "oooh iv'e just polished my car again and fitted a new sticker!" :wink:
At least with mine it still runs on OEM stuff that in places I've upgraded when I replaced it all. You have to be a bit more careful with the MK2 and VR6 wireing mixed together. I would imagine looking stuff up and cross referencing it all can be a pain.
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
Nothing's urgent in the sense that it all works, but some of the connections especially fusebox end (with the VR6 loom integration) dont look great. Some wires are joined with chocolate blocks :lipsrsealed:
The plan is to remove wires one by one and solder/heatshrink them properly :smiley:
Oh and the fusebox seems to be getting about 10v so theres probably an earth issue, as the +ve feed gets a strong 12v (previously tested)
I know this is boring stuff but it needs doing :sick:
Not boring at all, it's detail... i'd rather write/read stuff like this than "oooh iv'e just polished my car again and fitted a new sticker!" :wink:
At least with mine it still runs on OEM stuff that in places I've upgraded when I replaced it all. You have to be a bit more careful with the MK2 and VR6 wireing mixed together. I would imagine looking stuff up and cross referencing it all can be a pain.
To be fair later mk2s like mine are fairly easy to wire up, not a lot of splicing. But there are ways and means, and I think this wasnt done to perhaps my standards.
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^^^^ Didn't know you had any? :grin:
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
Nothing's urgent in the sense that it all works, but some of the connections especially fusebox end (with the VR6 loom integration) dont look great. Some wires are joined with chocolate blocks :lipsrsealed:
The plan is to remove wires one by one and solder/heatshrink them properly :smiley:
Oh and the fusebox seems to be getting about 10v so theres probably an earth issue, as the +ve feed gets a strong 12v (previously tested)
I know this is boring stuff but it needs doing :sick:
Not boring at all, it's detail... i'd rather write/read stuff like this than "oooh iv'e just polished my car again and fitted a new sticker!" :wink:
At least with mine it still runs on OEM stuff that in places I've upgraded when I replaced it all. You have to be a bit more careful with the MK2 and VR6 wireing mixed together. I would imagine looking stuff up and cross referencing it all can be a pain.
You must hate my thread then :grin:
Good progress Chris....rather you than me! :cool:
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Nice one.... How far are you going with the electrics? What's urgent?
Nothing's urgent in the sense that it all works, but some of the connections especially fusebox end (with the VR6 loom integration) dont look great. Some wires are joined with chocolate blocks :lipsrsealed:
The plan is to remove wires one by one and solder/heatshrink them properly :smiley:
Oh and the fusebox seems to be getting about 10v so theres probably an earth issue, as the +ve feed gets a strong 12v (previously tested)
I know this is boring stuff but it needs doing :sick:
Not boring at all, it's detail... i'd rather write/read stuff like this than "oooh iv'e just polished my car again and fitted a new sticker!" :wink:
At least with mine it still runs on OEM stuff that in places I've upgraded when I replaced it all. You have to be a bit more careful with the MK2 and VR6 wireing mixed together. I would imagine looking stuff up and cross referencing it all can be a pain.
You must hate my thread then :grin:
Good progress Chris....rather you than me! :cool:
No Dom, rather YOU than ME! :tongue: :grin:
^^^^ Didn't know you had any? :grin:
Cheeky mofo!
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Good luck sorting the looms fella
mine wasnt that bad (apart from having to sort all the S3 loom out) but whilst the dash was out iv got mine very tidy and to my standards, so i know exactly how u are thinking in terms of wanting to tidy it all up
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Looking good mate, when will I actually see it again though as apposed to just hearing about it? The mean streets of wincanton are not the same without the tangerine dream machine on them! get it sorted ;)
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Looking good mate, when will I actually see it again though as apposed to just hearing about it? The mean streets of wincanton are not the same without the tangerine dream machine on them! get it sorted ;)
Haha ok dan, you'll have to come for a spin when its all done, show those morrison's car park boys how its done :cool:
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tbf, I think my 8 valver could show them a thing or 2! but yes, I'd love a ride in the animal!
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strong work :smiley:
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good progress your at a good stage that its only teething problems.. i would find that soldering job quite relaxing lol (im sad i know )
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good progress your at a good stage that its only teething problems.. i would find that soldering job quite relaxing lol (im sad i know )
Take a couple of days out and head west! Give us a hand (and some much needed motivation!) :cool:
strong work :smiley:
Thanks although its nothing like your beauty and never will be, but hey I'm trying to get it up to some kind of standard and it feels rewarding :smiley:
On a similar note the blower box is back in, the clips and bolts are secured and the heater pipes are on. Its coming together now. The dash is on the dining room floor awaiting packaging, then it will be off to be flocked :smiley:
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Good work. It's faffy fiddly work but will provide years of trouble free motoring :cool:
And I too enjoy reading threads where people do stuff rather than polish it again. It's possibly just sour grapes on my part :grin:
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Good work. It's faffy fiddly work but will provide years of trouble free motoring :cool:
And I too enjoy reading threads where people do stuff rather than polish it again. It's possibly just sour grapes on my part :grin:
Ha I'm just the same, I havent got the inclination to keep polishing :lipsrsealed:
Not much has happened other than I've stripped the vents out of the dash, which is on the dining room floor :laugh:. Oh and the mk3 clocks need mounting properly so I'm going to modify some brackets to suit. Anythings better than string :lipsrsealed: