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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: Seanl on 07 February 2011, 09:18
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Ok, thought I would start this thread and get some feedback on the old girl. I'll start with my car history, and how I came about getting this one first. (skip this if you don't really care!!) passed my test at the ripe old age of 25, thought it was about time as I had just knocked the missus up, so a car would become essential. My first car was a mk2 astra duo 1.6. Piece of crap but it did the job! 6 months later, it failed the Mot and would have cost more to get it through than the car was worth, and had no attachment so off it went! Next up was an 03 Saab 9-3 vector sport. Quite possibly my Favourite car! (sorry if I'm swearing at u all there) but I loved that car! Anyway, that lasted 9 months, thn fell on hard times and couldn't afford the average 18 mpg I was getting so off she went too! By this time, my missus was learning to drive and she twisted my arm into getting a pug 307. If anyone has ever thought about getting one, don't!!! I absolutely despised that car, absolute piece of french sh!te!!! Couldn't deal with it for long, so that lasted about 4 months. Next up was a very good one. A mk5 gttdi. Again a very good car, and lasted the longest of all with 18 months in my ownership. By this time the missus had passed her test, and the daughter was 2 and going to play school, so really needed 2 cars. So off she went for the exact same price I got her for, bearing in mind I bought trade, and sold private so result! Got the missus a corsa, and got me sen a focus. Glad I didn't share the golf though, as less than 2 weeks later, the missus smashed up her corsa! She was only tpft so it was the first time I had ever done any work on a car. A grand later she was back on the road, and I was already getting fed up with a crap ford! All of 6 months after getting it, that went to my sister. Got myself a 50cc scoot for work, wop wop!! And this was my project for a short while. Anyway, needed a car tbh, so trawling through eBay, I spotted this mk3 gti 8v in dragon green. 148k on the clock and a little rust under drivers side rear quarter window, but fsh every 10k, lowered on coillies, m3 style rear lights, and scorpion twin 2.5" cat back, and I Liked the look of it! The starting bid was 300 notes, No tax or test, but I thought if it needed too much work to get it through, I would just break it. 6 months before this, it had been fitted with the zaust that cost the guy 300 quid, so most of it would be made back by that alone. No bidders with a minute to go, so I bid and won. Yay! Collected the car and was told it needed a new coil pack. No biggie though, 7 quid for a genuine new vag one off fleabay was had and fitted. Misfire and hard jerking continued, so a bit of contact cleaner on the maf and a clean of the tb and all sorted. (joined the forum then, so thanks to all for help getting a few other little things sorted!) Put through for Mot, needed a bush and bit of welding to jack mount, parted with 120 quid for that and taxed it and on the road! Started to fall in love a bit by now and was constantly on here so long may the work continue. On a tight budget at the mo as getting married soon but mostly just wanna do aesthetic type stuff. List of things that have been done, and things I wanna do will be here shortly, and some before and after pics when I get home. At work at the mo on the iPhone (get paid for what I know not what I do is my argument!) lol. Sorry for massive rant, end of now! :smiley:
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Welcome to the site as and youve said get some pictures up and what you have planned :wink:
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As mentioned previously, the things that were already done on the car were the coilies, Zaust, red painted calipers, M3 style rear lights, and badgeless grille sprayed gun metal. Here is what I have done since getting her;
New ignition coil
Used MAF (original still on, contact cleaner sorted it but dont know how long it will last)
Throttle body clean
New wheel centre caps
New passanger window regulator
New rear vw badge as it was missing. Then removed again and sprayed gloss black
Leather handbreak and gearstick gaitors with red stitching
Chrome Wolfsburg door pins and heater dials
Chrome door handles
Blue dial led's
Shark fin amplified aerial
2 new glove box handles (1 didnt push the catch down far enough, and the missus broke the other)
New Sony Xplode HU, sony ISO adapter fitted also with costant 12v, and ignition having to be switched over
Anni Style red stripe around the bumpers
Joey modded front headlights
Grille resprayed gloss black
Piper-X panel filter, modded airbox with cold air feed from bumper grille
New Aero wipers
New thermostat
Service with oil and filter, pollen filter, spark plugs, coolant renewal and flush, grease up everywhere and a redex fuel system flush
Oh and I fitted a remote central locking kit. Good guide by mk3-tdi and was it was really easy with this write up!
Like I said, just aesthetic and essential things done so far.
Want to keep it pretty simple, just really clean. Kels mk3 is what I ultimately aspire to have mine looking like eventually, what a bay!
Plans!!;
Sort the bloody leak into passanger rear footwell!
New rear discs and pads
Rear wheel bearings
Front fog, and repeater tints
Sort the rust on drivers rear quarter window sill
Retrim headlining and door cards and spray up the pillars
Port the TB
Pressed plates/surrounds
Refurb wheels myself and spray up gloss black
Pikey short shift gear stick! (maybe)
Make the bay look respectable, anywhere near Kels standard would be amazing!
Maybe a few other things along the way but will have to wait and see!
Again getting married soon so the wench is taking almost every spare penny I have, but hopefully I can crack on as these are all cheap things to do. Pics will come up later today
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Some pics when I first got it
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Now some with the things I have done
Joey'd headlights and gloss black grille
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Hope this comes out ok. Any feedback good or bad welcome and will be taken onboard. Cheers all!!
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Nice car,
sounds good what youve got planned, not to sure about the rear lights, but love the headlights something i must do, ive sprayed my boot badge to but ive taken the backing plate so the green bleeds through the black badge.
Front grill looks a beaut, is it my eyes or are the door strips colour coded??
the gti wheels look soo much better in black, ive done mine on the quick with matt black, changes the whole car!
look forward to watching this!!
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Cheers Stow, yeah the door strips were also done when I got it, not very well though as they were not smoothed so the bumps show through, and the little bit that comes back from the arch has not been done! plan on doing it properly though. I actually quite like the rear lights! have toyed with tinting them though. Was planning on using e-tech spray as I have heard good things, but if not, LL has some good vinyl and he is local too. Have you got a rides thread? would be good to see yours, and that sounds good about the rear badge, I might have to nick that idea! lol :smiley:
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Oh and if you joey mod your front lights, there is a guide in the mk3 info + maintenance section. Be careful not to leave them in the oven too long though, I made that mistake and melted the friggin casing! lol
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Oh and if you joey mod your front lights, there is a guide in the mk3 info + maintenance section. Be careful not to leave them in the oven too long though, I made that mistake and melted the friggin casing! lol
You don't even need to bake them, a hair dryer and stanly knife will do the job :wink:
Car looks good btw, that's a strange place for rust though :undecided:
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Yeah not heard many others talking about it there. Looks like it could well happen though as the seal looks to hold water quite a bit. I have rubbed it down and sealed the rust for the time being. Gonna do it all properly in the summer though so I dont have to leave leave the window out too long! I wanna do it myself but am a bit dubious about #ucking it up!
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Cheers Stow, yeah the door strips were also done when I got it, not very well though as they were not smoothed so the bumps show through, and the little bit that comes back from the arch has not been done! plan on doing it properly though. I actually quite like the rear lights! have toyed with tinting them though. Was planning on using e-tech spray as I have heard good things, but if not, LL has some good vinyl and he is local too. Have you got a rides thread? would be good to see yours, and that sounds good about the rear badge, I might have to nick that idea! lol :smiley:
Yeah tint idea might go wel since you are tinting the fogs and the headlights are blacked, good ideas are worth sharing :smug:
i thought about colourcoding all the black trim it would look good, but ive gone for a black and green theme now.
yeah ive got a project link below on my signature :smiley:
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Looks good buddy! I actually really like your original grille with the red, think it looks awsome with the red around the vw badge mate. I had that thought as well, was gonna do the rear gti badge, bump strip gti badges, and the steering wheel but wasnt sure what everyone else would think so didnt say anything! Happy with the workhorse mate, proper bo is that!
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Looks good buddy! I actually really like your original grille with the red, think it looks awsome with the red around the vw badge mate. I had that thought as well, was gonna do the rear gti badge, bump strip gti badges, and the steering wheel but wasnt sure what everyone else would think so didnt say anything! Happy with the workhorse mate, proper bo is that!
thanks mate, the gril was ok, but i always wanted a smooth one, i will refit my gti grill badge but itl be black, stealthy :grin:
lol we must be lost twins, i was going to do all the red detail that you mentioned, but then changed my mind and applied the less is more look :smiley:
quick question what does 'bo' mean ? :laugh:
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No idea mate! Craig David on Bo selecta says it! Means good I think :smiley:
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Not sure on the rear lights but looking good. :cool:
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Cheers Wayne! :wink: Everyone has said the same about the lights, I thought they looked good! :sad: Oh well, definately gonna have to tint them now then. Right, picked up a parcel shelf and another glove box handle today, Cheers Dan7! At least the interior is looking a good now. Apart from those two things, the interior was pretty much mint when I got it. No fag burns or stains anywhere, and even the original mats which was surprising! Popped down to halfrauds as well this afternoon for some primer and some wet n dry in preperation for the rust stuff. Already got the top coat and lacquer so just waiting until the weather improves before attempting that! :smiley:
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Just ordered some tint spray. Had a look on here and read some reviews online, its called Savage rear light tint spray or something like that. Dmonday used it on his and the reviews are as good/bad as some of the more well known stuff. Cheers Dan! Will have a go when it arrives and update with pics when done. Also ordered some grille mesh for the lower bumper vents. Only a few quid so will see what it turns out like and get your feedback on that. (not sure if I should spray that up gloss black as well though). Also didn't mention that earlier on today whilst at halfrauds, I was gonna pick up some Mars Red for the bumper strips and do it properly. Umm'd and ahh'd as I have used 6mm coach stripe adhesive tape stuff atm, and its come off a bit on the rear bumper. Prepped it all properly before I put it on as well, but the rest is'nt too bad. Got loads left so may just re-do it with that and see how long it lasts.
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if you tint the top half of the rear lights they should look cool, as for the coach strip that should last for years, did you clean the bumper first, with thinners or something like that? did you fit the strip in the cold? try heating the bumper with hair dryer first :wink:
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Yeah I gave the bumper a good wash and rinsed fresh. Then cleaned all with thinners. It was quite cold though, and it started to first come away a couple of days later. Dunno if it was just cos I handled the edge maybe. Will do it again when the weather permits.
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Frig! Just had a look round the bay, and my cold air feed has been catching on the drive belt. :sad: Lots of grooves and fraying so guess what I will be doing this w.end! :sick:
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Frig! Just had a look round the bay, and my cold air feed has been catching on the drive belt. :sad: Lots of grooves and fraying so guess what I will be doing this w.end! :sick:
:sad: not much space in the engine bay is there!
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Yeah tell me about it! Just ordered a new belt, and power steering belt from AVS Spares. May as well do both while I'm there. Better start looking for a new cold air feed too now! Hopefully the weather is ok this W.E to do them, and my Dodo Juice Need for speed arrived as well today, so gonna give it a bit of attention. May do all my internal switch led's if I get time as well but there is no rush for that.
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Glad to hear your using Dan and the DevonDubShack! Just doing his new stickers now!
Be good to see how the lights turn out mate. Still yet to this in person, so hopefully soon hey!
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Yeah cheers for the suggestion to try out the spray. Do you know if there are any other local meets from other forums etc.....
I am dieing to see yours again! Love your new choice of wheel colour btw. How long will this one last though! :smiley:
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Yeah cheers for the suggestion to try out the spray. Do you know if there are any other local meets from other forums etc.....
I am dieing to see yours again! Love your new choice of wheel colour btw. How long will this one last though! :smiley:
No worries. Keep an eye out on SWDubs.co.uk and also Facebook.
:D We'll see! Got two more colors they could changed to :laugh: 99% sure I'm using one of them for my merc rims.
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Ha ha I knew it! :grin: Like your new avatar too mate, I know a couple of people on SWDubs, but not on there myself. Might have a look into that then.
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Just changed my drive belt and PAS belt thanks to the cold air feed! New belts arrived yesterday within 24hrs of ordering, so AVS are awsome, and well recommended!
Here are some pics!
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And the culprit!
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Got the original air pipe back on again until I get a new cold air feed. Been told to "leave that bloody car alone" now! The wench is at work tomorrow and the mother in law is havin the little un so it will be cleaning time, and I'm gonna start on my light tints yay!
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Had a go at spraying my fogs and repeaters today. No go though. :sad: Thought I would take my time and do it properly, and looked through what everyone else had done. Got them all off and cut them back useing 400 wet and dry. started using light coats as the stuff is quite runny, and thought I could build it up. As soon as the first coat was on though, the paint started cracking. :sick: Cut it back and tried again, and the same thing happened. tried to build coats on top after leaving it to dry for a bit, and see if it would cover the cracks, but no. So binned that idea now, just gonna have to see LL at the end of the month (pay day) and get some tint film off him.
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Woh, bad luck with the belt and air feed!.... never had trouble with tint spray cracking, was it mixed well and where did you spray it?
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Yeah made sure it was mixed well. I sprayed it in doors so it was a bit warmer (although in the conservatory so still a little chilly) and opened the windows to ventilate.
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Yeah made sure it was mixed well. I sprayed it in doors so it was a bit warmer (although in the conservatory so still a little chilly) and opened the windows to ventilate.
Hmm bad luck... fook knows then. :undecided:
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What spray did you use? I tried to do mine with E-Tech stuff and it was sh!te, I ended up using tint film instead.
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I used Savage. It was on ebay and quite cheap, and someone else on here used it (cant remember who). It is sh!te, like I said I thought I would take my time and do it properly, got phots from the start as I was gonna do a guide if it turned out ok as there's not one here. Proper crap though, so I will get some film the beginning of next month.
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bad luck :sad: with the tint spray, ive used savage several times never had that problem, i tend to warm up the can and cluster with a hair dryer, and give it serveral very light coats. tint will solve the problem tho. :smiley:
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E-Tech:
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With a lacquer and a G6 polish they came up nice but still flashed red, green bulbs didn't work.
Wonder why yours didn't come up well Dom, I've seen your rust repair and you know what you're doing with a can. :undecided:
Although saying that I did another set of lights and it's like a cloud. :sick:
If you honestly want the BEST results and for whatever reason don't want to use film, either you or a bodyshop can mix up some 2 pack lacquer and some straight black paint. Looks the dogs. :cool:
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Gonna give it another go at the w.end possibly. Got most of the can left so may as well, and I will try to heat them up like stow says and see how I get on. Dont wanna do my rears unless the fogs come out ok, but this is the last attempt me thinks before abandoning the spray all together. Gotta give it a good clean, do the lower bumper vents, do the rest of the interior leds as well. And really try and find that bloody leak into the passanger footwell! like a B**tard swimming pool in there at the moment but the weather is too bad to accurately pinpoint where its coming from. Probs the sunroof as it has previously been sealed but looks like it has split. Once thats all done, its onto the interior retrim, then in the summer poss some new rims and de-arching. If all goes well, and I can keep the missus out of my wallet!, I feel an engine conversion on the cards! (or just clean up and paint the bay, then move onto another VAG project) but we will have to wait and see
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Bad luck with the tinting mate :(
Try it again, if not I'm tinting my blanks at the moment, trying to match the darkness with the indicator. Its darker than I thought.
I also spotted the word "conversion". I like :cool:
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Yeah ha ha! If that comes about I will definately need your input I think!
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Had the afternoon off today so thought while the rain held off, the car deserved a good clean and go over with the dodo juice I got.
Have to say I am quite impressed with "need for speed". Was really easy to apply and polish off, and the car is spotless now. I say spotless, but the only downside to a good clean and polish is that it has highlighted a few scratches and a massive amount of stone chips that I had not really noticed before. :sad: Gonna re-do the repeaters, front indicators, blanks and fogs this w.end, and do the interior led's as well. Here are a few pics, now she is looking reasonable,(phone pics though) and need to back to black the trim again though as some of the polish got on and its started to fade again since it was last done.
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looking sweet mate,
perhaps colour code the shark fin ?
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Hmmm??!! Hadn't really thought of that. Does stick out like a sore thumb........... Watch this space!!! Cheers stow!
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Looks really good but as said try and colour code the shark fin :smiley:
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Right then, found the leak(s), and found a couple of issues I hadn't expected too! Stripped the n/s rear carpets and door card, and couldnt see anywhere that water would have entered as further up from the seal was all dry. So I took the front carpets out, and hadn't realised that the soundproofing under there was sodden as well. :sad: Took everything out to dry it all, and mopped everything, and got the missus to drench the car whilst I was sat in it. First one came from the door seal, where they sort of join in the middle. Looks like it has had some sort of metal link in it before, but all it is now is a crumbly rusty mess. The second is coming from the sunroof drain I think. Just above the door loom rubbers, there is a drain hole that should have a rubber spikey type grommet. Well that is no longer there. I'm assuming it has been removed when the sunroof was sealed by previous owner (cock!). So off to get a new one of those soon, and gonna seal everything up with some bathroom sealant!! I did spot a couple of nasty things with the carpet up though............
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Looks like some chopper has jacked it just anywhere, and this is the result. :sick:
Also..........................
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No Idea where this has come from but doesn't look too good.
Gonna get myself down to halfords tomorrow for some hammerite to sort of seal that, and need to get some plastic primer for the shark fin ready to colour code. (Thanks for suggestion). Did my lower bumper vents too but not sure of them now. What do u think???
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I also did the pikey short shifter! Just re-threaded the shaft about 2" further down, then cut off about an inch and a half. Not bad, but feels a little strange, and feels like its not quite gone in gear properly. Just need to get used to it I suppose!
Tomorrow will be shark fin, and internal leds. weather permitting again!!
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oo bad news on the leak, hope you get it all sorted...
...the lower grills will look fine once you've sprayed them matt black ;D (was going to do the same to mine until i bought the lower vents)
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Nothing really to update. All the soundproofing is still out of the N/S of the car as its been pissing down all week, and I am having to rotate a towel around daily to soak up water ingress. My head is spinning though, after reading other dub ride threads, it has reignited my thirst for a supercharger! I was thinking of supercharging it originally, then thought about a conversion, but reading the build threads and stickies, the supercharger seems like a much cheeper option (short term). The only thing is, with an 8v, I am unlikely to see the sunny side of 200 brakes. So I have been looking at valvers as well to supercharge! Or shall I just go Mk4 AUQ...... I just dont know! Mine is relatively high milage for a new fit like that anyway so not sure if it would be worth it, and the missus keeps dripping at me about money but I just cant help myself. AAArrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!! too many thoughts, my brain is going to explode soon!!!!
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Nothing really to update. All the soundproofing is still out of the N/S of the car as its been pissing down all week, and I am having to rotate a towel around daily to soak up water ingress. My head is spinning though, after reading other dub ride threads, it has reignited my thirst for a supercharger! I was thinking of supercharging it originally, then thought about a conversion, but reading the build threads and stickies, the supercharger seems like a much cheeper option (short term). The only thing is, with an 8v, I am unlikely to see the sunny side of 200 brakes. So I have been looking at valvers as well to supercharge! Or shall I just go Mk4 AUQ...... I just dont know! Mine is relatively high milage for a new fit like that anyway so not sure if it would be worth it, and the missus keeps dripping at me about money but I just cant help myself. AAArrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!! too many thoughts, my brain is going to explode soon!!!!
Im like this all the time :laugh: but 2 things i cant afford to have high fuel costs, not to mention the all the other upgrades that would be needed to cope with the extra poneys.
in the end i just say to myself if its not broke dont fix it, so il re-think my position if or when it goes BANG! :sick:
for now id just worry about your leaking problem!!
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Oh I did the shark fin too. Gotta do it again though as the Halfrauds colour match didnt! Way too dark, so gonna go to VW to get some. Lucky I tried it there before I did it on any bodywork really! I know where the leak is coming from. Im just waiting for one of the sellers on here to get back to me with his details, so I can send him the money for the drain grommets in the door stop.
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its very difficult to match the paint, but hallfords is the worse place to go if your trying to match the colour, not got a paint shop near you? also use white primer instead of grey :wink:
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I did use white plastic primer but yeah the paint at halfords is poo. Will look into a paint shop to colour match. Not go much planned for the car this w.end though, goin for a bit of a sesh today for the football and rugby so will be hangin out tomorrow! See what next week brings! :smiley:
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Personally if your after more BHP etc why not move the 8v on and buy a 16v or a vr6 which is a better base to get more bhp than a 8v.It would be the way I would go if I was intrested in more BHP and performance etc which im not why I drive an 8v :grin:
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Personally if your after more BHP etc why not move the 8v on and buy a 16v or a vr6 which is a better base to get more bhp than a 8v.I would be the way I would go if I was intrested in more BHP and performance etc which im not why I drive an 8v :grin:
Sound advice :afro:
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Personally if your after more BHP etc why not move the 8v on and buy a 16v or a vr6 which is a better base to get more bhp than a 8v.It would be the way I would go if I was intrested in more BHP and performance etc which im not why I drive an 8v :grin:
Yeah I know that's why I said I have been looking at valvers, and even entertained looking at mk4 AUQs. Just gotta wait a few months and talk the missus round to letting me go off spending again! (but it's me that wears the trousers... Honest!) :smiley:
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Yeah sounds like it :grin: Mk4s have really come down abit more now in value and must admit they look really good value for money plus you can get decent BHP without spending silly amounts of money.My dads old 20vt was a really good car very reliable only major work done in 10 years was the clutch other than that it was pretty bullet proof.
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Well nothing much done lately, and Im off to Hawaii for my honeymoon on tuesday.. Woop Woop!!! So thought I would give myself a little bump. :smiley: Apart from a couple of good cleans as the weather has been awsome, I have got a fair few jobs to do when I get back. I seriously better ask the bank manager to extend my overdraft I think! My abs light has been on for about 6 weeks now so I better get myself a code reader - (Will the cheap ones on ebay (U281) type point me in the right direction??). Hopefully its just a sensor so I wanna get that sorted sooner rather than later. The coolant leak I have is from the n/s of the rad, so a new one is required as there is literally no coolant left now from topping up with water every 4 or 5 days. Car has aircon as well so its even more of a b!tch! And today, I think the splines on the starter motor have packed up! Started fine at home, drove 2 minutes to the petrol station, and when I tried to start it, it cut out twice, and seemed to be trying to find higher revs but caught eventually with the aid of a size 10 to the floor! Then dropped some stuff off at the wedding venue, came out and on turning over all I had was the motor whining and sounding like it was spinning freely. :sad:. Luckily it was on a hill so I bumped it. I have had to park at the top of the road now cos I gotta take it round a mates house, to put in his drive whilst I'm away as the tax also runs out this month. I have just spent almost a years wages on one friggin day :sick: so cant afford that until I get back either!
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Seems like im not the only one with a green mk3 demanding money :grin:
Hell f*ck it its just a car your going to hawaii..... :cool:
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Well my mate has just ordered a new starter motor and I've given him the money, and hes gonna fit it whilst I'm away! :smiley:
Will owe him a few after that but at least I have a car that starts on return. yay!!!
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Bit of an update, and bump too. :grin: Been on honeymoon for the last couple of weeks, and just before I left the starter motor died. Mate ordered it and was gonna fit it whilst I was away, but it didnt turn up! So he ordered a new one and it arrived the day I got back. After 26 hours of travelling door to door, I really didnt want to do it then. lol. Anyway, turned up to start attacking the car yesterday, but the battery was dead. :sad: Fitted a new one a week or so before I left, so its a bit strange. :huh: managed to bump it in the end after a bit of juice from his starlet GT - jap crap :tongue: and the coolant warning light came on. Noticed a small stain under the car when I got there, but knew the rad was leaking a little so didnt think much of it as I normally just top it up a little every couple of weeks. So cracked on with fitting the starter motor at his house as it was parked in the works car park and his house is just round the corner. Was a very straightforward job in the end. So out with the old - (http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0543.jpg)
And in with the new. (http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0541.jpg) (http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0540.jpg)
She fired up straight away after 5 mins with his battery hooked up to mine again, and off home I went. :smiley: Almost home, and the cabin started to smell of smoke a little. Temp read 90 deg which seemed odd, but obviously my coolant warning light was still on. Got half way up a long hill, and it cut out. :sick: Battery was dead, so I was fooked! Had to wait until the traffic eased (happened at 5.30 on a friday!) and rolled back down and onto the grass verge. Missus had to come and jump me in the end again. Started to sound like a diesel on the short ride back to my house - ohh nooooo its fooked I thought! So popped the bonnet, and the smoke poured out! Turned out there was absolutely no coolant in it! Wierd how the temp was reading 90 though! Anyway topped it all up after leaving it a couple of hours to cool down, and it was getting dark by then. Missus went on her way out to work this morning, and called me out. What did I find - (http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0539.jpg) :sick: Topped up again and went round the block til up to temp - well it ended up way past that in the end, so had to pull over and leave it to cool again. Started it up and the coolant warning light came on again. Limped home, got out to have a look and the water was absolutely pissing out! Fans are not coming on either so I'm a bit pissed off now! Will get a new rad when the missus gets home from work tomorrow, then will have to investigate why the fans are not working. Just what you need when you get back from 2 weeks in Hawaii!!!!! :grin: :cry:
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Changed the rad yesterday, bit of a ballache trying to get it behind the aircon rad, but a bit of shimmying and too many bent fins later it was in. Didnt take any photos whilst doing it, but here is the old one. Deffinately seen better days! :grin:
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0567.jpg)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0568.jpg)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0569.jpg)
Next up is the rust on the n/s quarter under the window. Just need to persuade the missus to let me have some money for it as she has her own plans for the garden, the conservatory, and all 3 bedrooms. :rolleyes: Dunno where she is getting her money from but I want some! :angry:
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Thats what you a welcome home pressie from your car :grin:
how was the honeymoon?
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Yeah tell me about it! About 130 quid that could have been spent on something that would have made me happier with the car! :sick: Still, if it keeps her going a little longer I'm game! Honeymoon was good thanks mate, bit pricey out there but hey ho. Arch at I, not stopped talking about money! Must be skint!!
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Yeah tell me about it! About 130 quid that could have been spent on something that would have made me happier with the car! :sick: Still, if it keeps her going a little longer I'm game! Honeymoon was good thanks mate, bit pricey out there but hey ho. Arch at I, not stopped talking about money! Must be skint!!
i was just thinking that you keep going on about money :grin:
at least you didnt spend the money on something else and then the car went wrong, i hate it when that happens!
anyway, when you going to get some pics of your car at the barbican or the hoe?? :drool:
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Point taken! Will try to accomodate your request at the weekend weather permitting. Needs a good clean first as its been about a month without now! :smiley:
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:cool: :cool: :cool:
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Well the old girl has died a horrible death! :sick:
No idea what is wrong tbh, probs oil cooler, gaskets, rods, pistons, rings the lot!
Changed the rad last week, been driving round town all week and all good. Had to go to Bristol today though for nephews b.day, got as far as Exeter, and coolant light started flashing. Noticed temp was at about 110 which I should have noticed sooner but oh well! So pulled over, and left to cool for half an hour, before topping up. I wasnt sure if I had bled it properly last week, so assumed it was that. Getting the water out of the boot though, and the boot lid was all greasy. Didnt think anything of it at the time, but thinking back now that was probs another indication! Anyway, Carried on my merry way, got about another 15 miles and off it went again, and temp quickly rose. Decided to check oil temp, and was up to about 140! :sick:. Needless to say, I sh!t me pants and pulled over again and left to cool down. Topped up again, and decided to try and limp the rest of the way. Got about another 5 miles and oil temp flew up! Then cut out and that was that! Managed to coast down the hard shoulder to a slip road just before Taunton, and had to phone the old dear up as I dont have breakdown cover Doh!!!. She came after about 2 hours of waiting! Needless to say I missed the party! We tried to jump start the car, as the battery was drained as well, but no go. Doesnt seem to be firing on all cilinders, and sounds rough as fook! So had to get a tow all the way back home. Trying to bump whilst driving was emotional! Sounding like a tractor when being pulled along in gear, but as soon as I put my foot on the clutch, revs would die and it would cut out again. Had to keep jumping in gear though as I had no brakes really without power, and noticed whilst looking through the rear view mirror, black smoke pouring everywhere! That is obviously where the greasy boot came from! So what next? Break it or Engine conversion??? Hmmmm see what funds are available from the boss first! :wink:
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Sorry to hear this mate, just a heads up notice a 8v engine on eBay for £45 if you wanted a cheap straight swap ends in about 7 hours though
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As dazza said, 8V engines are really cheap to buy mate if you wanna do a straight swap, they come up at least twice a month for £50 or less. :laugh:
Or is it time to move on now?
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:sick: :sick: :sick:
Look forward to what you do next !
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Cheers for the heads up guys. Without transport atm cos funny thing is we sold the missus's car thursday! :rolleyes: Gonna get a decent car now I think to get us round for a while, take this off the road and start looking for something with a blower! Gonna have to find a garage to rent though as I dont wanna do a Dan Monday if I can help it, an do a conversion in the road! Will also give me some time to start getting everything together, and getting the exterior spotless, so maybe its a blessing in disguise! Kells, expect a PM in the not to distant future! BAM, BAM BAM!!!! :laugh:
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Ok so a couple more hours have passed, and my head is now on straight. Have been looking into sorting my bay out for a while now, and just tarting it up. My head was up my arse a little after what happened, and mind was running wild with possibilities for conversions! Obviously this would cost me stacks, and I would never see anywhere near a return to what I would put into it. (very sensible of me lol!) So I am now just gonna stick another 8v in there. Never done anything engine wise apart from a service so wouldnt know where to start, even with the shed load of guides and people willing to help on here for a conversion. So just had a looksee at the engine now. Coolant has almost completely gone and I dont no where! No leaks visible, so only 1 place really! Oil seems fine on dipstick and cap, with no mayo and no hint of water in it. Doesnt seem too thin either. There is a little sticky mayo in the expansion tank though, so points toward head gasket, or oil cooler as I thought before due to massive oil temps. If there is water inside though, the internals are probs fooked so have decided to go for a straight swap. Gonna get a new car over the next week for the missus anyway, so at least we will be able to get something almost new without me wasting thousands on a 14 year old car that keeps breaking down! It will then give me time to do this over the next couple of month, and do it exactly how I want it without rushing jobs! It will also give me chance to get the bay looking mint which is good. Everything can be had for about 200 notes as well, so at least I wont be too much out of pocket by the end of it all. :cool:
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I think this is a good idea :smiley:
is it worth doing anything to the engine before it goes in? Replacing gaskets? how about a 4-2-1 manifold? cam? :tongue: or perhaps just a rebuild?? good time to replace clutch and fit a lightened flywheel :wink:
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I think this is a good idea :smiley:
is it worth doing anything to the engine before it goes in? Replacing gaskets? how about a 4-2-1 manifold? cam? :tongue: or perhaps just a rebuild?? good time to replace clutch and fit a lightened flywheel :wink:
Exactly what I was thinking tbh. Dunno about cams, but deffo gaskets, clutch and lightened flywheel. Mani is an interesting idea as well! Hmmm better start having a look in to that then, Cheers Stow! :wink: :smiley:
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This could become expensive! :grin:
Cams are a good idea and real easy to fit! :wink:
Was it khare who had cams and produced around 140-145 bhp?! :evil:
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This could become expensive! :grin:
Cams are a good idea and real easy to fit! :wink:
Was it khare who had cams and produced around 140-145 bhp?! :evil:
138bhp iirc :wink:
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ok, didnt realise how easy cams were to fit. Will look inyo this too. Probably get another car as a donor and sell some bits before scrapping to make some money back, and its gonna be an ongoing project over a couple of months so as long as the cost doesnt go mental, all is well. Got to get some wheels soon though, had to borrow my brothers car for the week (mk5 SDI) slllooooowww! :grin: until I find something. Its gonna be the missus's car though when she gets her licence back, but got a while yet so I'm driving it in the meantime. Tried to push her towards a new polo, but she is set on an Alfa Mito. :undecided: They look awsome, but its the whole Alfa reliability stereotype. Mind you, cant be any worse than a mk3. :laugh:
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I think this is a good idea :smiley:
is it worth doing anything to the engine before it goes in? Replacing gaskets? how about a 4-2-1 manifold? cam? :tongue: or perhaps just a rebuild?? good time to replace clutch and fit a lightened flywheel :wink:
Exactly what I was thinking tbh. Dunno about cams, but deffo gaskets, clutch and lightened flywheel. Mani is an interesting idea as well! Hmmm better start having a look in to that then, Cheers Stow! :wink: :smiley:
defo add a cam belt change to your list aswel, spesh if your going to cam it
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I think this is a good idea :smiley:
is it worth doing anything to the engine before it goes in? Replacing gaskets? how about a 4-2-1 manifold? cam? :tongue: or perhaps just a rebuild?? good time to replace clutch and fit a lightened flywheel :wink:
Exactly what I was thinking tbh. Dunno about cams, but deffo gaskets, clutch and lightened flywheel. Mani is an interesting idea as well! Hmmm better start having a look in to that then, Cheers Stow! :wink: :smiley:
just saying what i would do given the chance and the money, il be watching closely :cool:
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Finally managed to get some transport until the golf is back on the road. My lips are sealed though as its non vag, 1200cc, and in my desperation I paid well over the odds! :cry: Should have just got myself a valver, but its got to go to the missus once I've finished. :sick:
Anyway, as I'm now rolling, things can get moving with the Rocket!!!
Not entirely sure whats wrong, but think the headgasket/oil cooler or both. Also just noticed the fuel pump isnt priming. Relay is clicking away, but it used to be an obvious hum, and now you have to really strain to hear anything and not sure if it even is the pump I can hear. Also some mayo and oil smell in expansion tank. Took the spark plugs out that have been in about 4 months, and they are black! looked like a little water residue on them too so drained the oil, but there was no evidence of it there :huh:.
All in all, gonna be an expensive and drawn out process. So here are some pics of progress so far, a little slow as I have never done anything like this before so making sure I do it properly.
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0619.jpg)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0620.jpg)
And this one is of my bumper and reinforcing bar that also now needs to be replaced, as I didnt have the tow ey in the car, so had to wrap the rope around it for the 80 miles of back roads home!
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0614.jpg)
Gonna change the alternator, oil cooler, strip the engine with all new seals and gaskets, clutch, lightened flywheel, cams, cam belt and tensioner etc etc......And obviously a general spruce up of the bay and other bits. :cool:
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Good luck with it all!!
This is a great chance to give the bay a nice coat of paint :wink:
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Yeah, good luck mate! Yours reminds me of my mk3 and I miss it! Good work on keeping it and getting it fixed!
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Cheers guys. Well got a new engine on the way, yay!!! :smiley:
£85 including courier for an AGG with 110k, full history, and all the ancilliaries - Thanks very much to madmanmart for that! Hopefully have it by the end of the week, although the old lump still isnt out yet. :embarassed: Trying to do it whilst the missus is at work, and the little un is at playschool doesnt leave me much time!! Ordered cam cover gasket and bolts, sump gasket and bolts, oil breather seal, and got some more 10w-40 and G12++ from VW. Cant recommend them enough! Always give me at least 10% discount, but bloke went "meh, we can do better than that. You can have 20% off". Fair play to em. :wink: Also got some prices for crank sensor, oil cooler, cam belt kit, and fuel pump from GSF, but forgot to ask about the clutch kit so will go back when I pick up stuff fm VW on thursday. Gonna get some paint now in preperation for the bay, and engine parts. Gonna do the wheels the same colour as the bay too. Also signed up on clubgti in preperation for flywheel lightening from hotgolf on there! May leave the cams for the time being though as I'm not too aware of em, and dont want to compromise drivability around town for not alot of return apart from higher fuel bills due to higher revs!!
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Have you had a look at this?
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=122349.0
It was going to be my next mod if only I hadnt sold her :cry: :cry: :grin:
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Yeah seen that and spoken to khare already. Nearly £300 for the shaft alone though so dont want to take the plunge and regret it. Will get it back on the road, and think about it at a later date though deffinately.
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Yeah seen that and spoken to khare already. Nearly £300 for the shaft alone though so dont want to take the plunge and regret it. Will get it back on the road, and think about it at a later date though deffinately.
:shocked: I thought they were about £140, dunno why, guess I just made it up :grin: Fair play, concentrate on getting it going first!
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found one site selling for about £180 but that is for an unknown brand, with the lower duration lift - about 260/265 and Khare seems to think that something that low is not worth it. :undecided:
He was running around 285 which is the top of the limit for fast road. Recommended filter, exhaust and Mapping mods before fitting these. Dont think his was mapped though so may be ok. They quickly kill your lambda too apparently. :huh:
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Got this today
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And inside is................................
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0692.jpg)
Yay!!! really happy. Cant recommend madmanmart enough, great price fast delivery and kept me updated all the way. Cheers buddy!!! :smiley:
Also picked up the rocker and sump gaskets and bolts, and breather seal from vw today.
Unfortunately I had a water leak on the service pipe to the house, got it fixed and tried to claim - but the water board have said they said my usage was high and I should have checked prior to finding out. Therefore I have to pay for all loss of water, which is 800 odd quid! :sick: Absolutely fuming with them, and I'm off to see the Citizens Advice Bureaux over the next few days to seek guidance. Had to pay £250 off or risk a court order so absolutely skint for the rest of the month now. Will do the free bits so clean it all up and prep for painting over the coming weeks, but will have to wait for new clutch, flywheel, cambelt etc, and money to buy the paint til at least next month. :sad:
My Mum is an accountant for Brandon Tool Hire so staff discount, and should be able to hire an engine crane for 10% of the usual hire price :tongue:. I can only have it for the day as long as its not already booked out but will sort that come the time. :smiley:
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Nice one..... Bet you cant wait to get that in!
Can't believe your water issues :shocked: guessing you're on a metre then?
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Nice one..... Bet you cant wait to get that in!
Can't believe your water issues :shocked: guessing you're on a metre then?
Unfortunately yeah. Only got it cos I thought it would save me money! :cry:
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Nice one..... Bet you cant wait to get that in!
Can't believe your water issues :shocked: guessing you're on a metre then?
Unfortunately yeah. Only got it cos I thought it would save me money! :cry:
Typical!
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This any good to you, I dont know what the lift etc means but it says that it fits a mk3 :grin:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300565625593&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&clk_rvr_id=239044629581
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This any good to you, I dont know what the lift etc means but it says that it fits a mk3 :grin:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300565625593&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&clk_rvr_id=239044629581
Yeah looks quite good actually cheers! Will keep an eye on it anyway, but I am absolutely brassic so if it even goes for more than £20 its out of my price range at the minute! :sad:
Removed cam cover, sump, and alternator plus a couple of other little things today and gave them a good clean and rub down. Washer bottle looks brand new thanks to a bit of Gunk, a bottle brush, and a sink full of bleach and boiling water! Gonna get a new expansion bottle though as thats a lost cause. Getting there very slowly but will keep updated as and when. Cheers guys. :angry:
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Another afternoon stripping everything out, and labelling everything up. Taken me ages but I dont wanna feck it up! Removing the centre pipe from the manifold was a fecking nightmare!!! had to grind the bolts off cos they were so coroded, but didnt want to come off with a cold chisel and a lump hammer! :grin: Should have worn a jumper though cos now I have speckled burns all over my arms! :embarassed:. Almost ready for the lump to come out now though, just gearbox and driveshafts off then book the engine crane to get her out. :smiley: Gonna try and flog some bits - ie; pipes, starter motor, alternator, sump, cam cover etc from the old engine to get some cash for some paint! :grin: Not worth much but may be a start. Anyone want dibs on anything, give me a shout. :wink:
Oh and I will get some pics up soon. :smiley:
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Glad the engine arrived there all ok. :smiley:
And for god sake remember there is no oil in it....... :tongue:
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:grin: Cheers mate! Already got the oil to go in, and would have put new in for peace of mind! :wink:
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Project snails pace is still going! Funds have been a bit tight up to now so been taking it pretty slowly, that coupled with me not wanting to get in over my head too much so trying to be meticulous with labelling everything up, and taking pictures each step of the way. Here are a few photos of progress anyway.
Decided whilst the engine is out, I may as well paint the bay up and give it a general tidy etc.
Saw a thread of a dragon green with cream bits, and I really liked it, so I copied it! :grin: First off the wheels..............
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0739.jpg)(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0749.jpg)(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0751.jpg)(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/DSCF0752.jpg)
Really pleased with how they have come out. Used ford Ivory as there was a spillage at halfords and all the tins were covered, so they were half price! :evil: First one was a bit shiz cos I rushed the lacquer and put too much on so it went all dimply. :angry: Quickly got into the swing of things though and I'm really pleased with the results. Got one left to do but cant get it off. Sheered the tyre iron, and one of my 17mm sockets trying so will wait til its running and get a garage to crack it off. Serves me right I suppose for buying cheap Draper Tools! :rolleyes::smiley:
Bay is going a similar colour too. Finally got the engine out yesterday, its mint when your old dear hires you an engine crane on her staff account at Brandon. Friday til Tuesday - £1.70 + VAT :tongue: :smug:
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Gearbox is off and Gunked up so nice and clean ready for painting. Gave the bay a quick going over too but will do it properly before painting. Here is the new (er) engine ready for cleaning up before painting too.
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New clutch, Clutch cable, Cambelt Kit, Rocker and Sump Gasket to be fitted along with the painting when ready. Sump and Alternator painted Satin Black, as has the subframe.
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No room left in the shed...................... or the car! :grin:
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Just waiting on the VHT to be delivered and the spline socket and bit set coming after buying off fleabay, so I can get the clutch off etc, and send the flywheel off for lightening and balancing. :cool:
Off to Kidderminster Tuesday eve for the ChipsAway open day Wednesday, and stopping in Bristol on way back for cousins wedding at the w.end. Have my operation on my ear a week Monday so 2 or 3 weeks off work after, so hopefully get most things done then. :smiley:
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Nice progress! I must have missed a lot on this thread :shocked:
Loving the wheel colour! :wink:
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Wheels look really good!
Nice progress too!
Bargain with the engine crane!
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Cheers for comments guys. Just thought I wanna make it a bit cleaner is all. I love the black with the tinted repeaters and grill etc but everyone does that. The light colour looks really good with the dragon green too so thought this is the route I wanna take. Gonna take off the tint off from my repeaters and fogs as well. Saves me getting highline pillar covers too when I do the interior, Just leave what I have on and recover the headlining with a cream coloured suede. Fresh! :grin: May go back to standard grille, or change the colour on my badgeless one, but dont know what colour to go on that. Think the cream on there will be too much and look a bit crap! Any suggestions??
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I like the headlining idea mate! Thats different!
Regarding the grille, I dont personally like badgeless ones and I think that cream would deffo look too much. Maybe refit the standard one with a cream badge?! I dunno, that might look crap, just an idea though. Have a play around and see what works. :grin: :laugh:
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Headlining will look amazing.
Wheels look ace... really good job on them. :afro:
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I like the headlining idea mate! Thats different!
Regarding the grille, I dont personally like badgeless ones and I think that cream would deffo look too much. Maybe refit the standard one with a cream badge?! I dunno, that might look crap, just an idea though. Have a play around and see what works. :grin: :laugh:
Yeah that was my first thought. Deffinately wont do the whole thing cream. I'll get myself a standard grille and have a mess around with different colours. Either that or just do a bit of photoshopping first.
Headlining will look amazing.
Wheels look ace... really good job on them. :afro:
Cheers bud! Yeah really happy with the wheels. Inside is not as good but I'm really happy with the face and rims. Took a while but well worth it. Just need to try and get the last one off now! :grin: Need to start concentrating on the engine and bay though tbh! Pointless doing it all if its not even gonna make it to the road! :laugh: Tried taking the old clutch off today too. Got the flywheel and clutch off but those fecking pressure plate bolts arent going anywhere! My hands are in bits now too! Dont know what to do as the head on the bolts are really shallow, so I cant get enough purchase on it when using all my weight. Just slipping off and I'm scared of rounding them off. :sad: :angry:
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Usually can use an impact gun.
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Dont really wanna fork out for one of them if I can help it though. :sad:
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Yeah true mate can get the 12v ones but dunno if they would do it or not. :undecided:
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Dont really wanna fork out for one of them if I can help it though. :sad:
Maybe you could rent one?! I dont know if you can but its a thought.
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Well cleaned up the engine and gearbox, and sprayed it all up with vht. Also started on the bay but had to cut it short cos it has been raining for the last couple of days. :angry:
Also just had my op.
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Cue sypathy! lol.
Basically I had an infection in my ear that healed, but the scar tissue grew into my eardum causing it to retract and not clean itself, therefore becoming infected again and not healing. Infection started eating away at the bone, and if left could be fatal as it eats its way into the brain cavity! :sick:
All sorted now and home, but I have a larger ear canal therefore suseptible to infection again if it gets wet!
Thats the reason I may have to leave the Navy, as I may not be able do Sea servival couses (firefighting/plugging leaks whilst test rigs are filling with water, and jumping into a lake to climb into a liferaft). Its a prerequisite for going to sea, but will see what happens in the coming months. A bit groggy and sore now, but now have 2 weeks off work! Give it a couple of days and I reckon I can start back on the car! :laugh:
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Woh.. just clocked this..... Hope you feel better soon.... sounds nasty... hope it doesn't mess your job up too much!
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Could have at least smiled in the pictures you grumpy f**k*r.. okay i'll let you off this time, but only because i like you! :grin:
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Woh.. just clocked this..... Hope you feel better soon.... sounds nasty... hope it doesn't mess your job up too much!
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Could have at least smiled in the pictures you grumpy f**k*r.. okay i'll let you off this time, but only because i like you! :grin:
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:grin: :grin: :grin: Get well soon mate!
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Woh.. just clocked this..... Hope you feel better soon.... sounds nasty... hope it doesn't mess your job up too much!
Could have at least smiled in the pictures you grumpy f**k*r.. okay i'll let you off this time, but only because i like you! :grin:
Woh.. just clocked this..... Hope you feel better soon.... sounds nasty... hope it doesn't mess your job up too much!
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Could have at least smiled in the pictures you grumpy f**k*r.. okay i'll let you off this time, but only because i like you! :grin:
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:grin: :grin: :grin: Get well soon mate!
Cheers for the sympathy guys you bunch of cnuts! lol. Only messin, was more than I got off the missus anyway, got a cup of coffee when I got home, then she buggered off to work the next day and left me to look after the little un'!
Oh well enough of feeling sorry for myself, actually managed to do a bit more painting of the bay the day after! :evil:
Started putting things back on the engine now, but gonna change cambelt and clutch over the w.end, and will get a few phots then.
Been a pikey for the last couple of days in ilfracombe at the mothers caravan! lol. Back now so onwards and upwards! :smiley:
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Right as promised, here are a few pics of progress so far. Almost ready to go back in, but trying to take it slowly atm as my ear keeps bleeding. Just put a few bits back on and painted a few more bits and pieces, and fitted a new clutch and cable, although still waiting to send off the flywheel but couldnt resist putting new one on with another flywheel on for the time being.
Anyway, lump...............
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Old lump feeling pretty damn sorry for itself! :grin:
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And finally the bay which is almost finished
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Gave the wheel bolts another go on o/s rear as they were stuck, and its the last one for refirb, and result! Got em off so that can also be done now. Need to get some paint from the stealer for the n/s quarter window where the rust is, and sort that as well.
Finish painting the bay tomorrow, and sort all cabling out and put back how it should be, may do the fuel filter as that needs doing as well, and a mates coming over to give me a hand with the timing belt. :undecided: Hopefully we dont feck it up! Still got the sump to go on as well, but gonna do that once its back. See how it goes anyway, more updates to follow over the next week or so. :smiley:
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Looking good.... Didn't take you long to get back on the case.
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much love for this thread and good to see you keeping at it after quite an opperation...
hope ur ear heas up good and propper this time so you can keep up the good work
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much love for this thread and good to see you keeping at it after quite an opperation...
hope ur ear heas up good and propper this time so you can keep up the good work
Cheers bud, awsome thread you have going as well, I love the old roccos and yours looks a really good example with lots done already. :cool:
Rightyho, sent my flywheel off to be lightened by hotgolf on cgti on friday, so once thats back (end of the week hopefully) engine will be going back in.
finished up the bay
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And the lump is all back together after painting up, new cam and sump gaskets, (black sump now on but not in the photos), new cambelt and tensioner, and a few new seals, nuts and bolts etc........... Hose springs look a bit naff cos I painted them red, but I will change them when I can be arsed getting some new ones. Wanted something red in the bay to tie in with the calipers and pinstrip on the body, but I think I'm gonna get a strut brace and paint that now.
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gearbox also done and sat in the shed
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Had to get a new crank sensor today as well, as both from old and new engine were completely fooked!
Got all oil and coolant ready to go in now as well, and ordered some paint from vw ready for the rust under the quarter window.
Gonna order fault code reader as well as I need to find out the reason for abs fault lamp being lit. MOT in November so need that sorting, rear pads, a couple of tyres, and an outer cv boot. Get the blighter running first though.
Gonna book the crane for next w.end so hopefully, by sunday evening (cant do it saturday as its the first day of the season obviously!) I will have an update for a running car again, yay!!! :lipsrsealed: :smiley:
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Nice... bay and engine are looking very tidy indeed.
Love the detail with the red clips.
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Was gonna put the lump back in tomorrow as today was the first day of the season, but after an hour we were getting dicked by Ipswich, and the crane was already here so decided to crack on. Now in but no pics yet. Was an absolute bar stewerd to line up and get in, so took a bit longer than planned too. Belts all on and wiring all hooked up, need to get the driveshafts on in the morning, then coolant in, and then scan for fault codes. After that its prey that everything I've done, I've done properly, and wiring is all correct. Last thing I need now is for the ECU to go bang, or a rod to come through the block cos the timing is way off! Fingers crossed anyway, and I'll get some pics tomorrow too!
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Bay and engine look really good, looking foward to more pictures.
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She lives!
Had to lift the engine again as the driveshafts were stuck underneath, so this morning was spent righting yesterdays impatient efforts. All in now, scanned for faults (abs light is now off as well :smiley:) oil and coolant in, then started up. Took about 5 seconds of cranking, then fired so I was well pleased! Sounded tappity and was wheezing a bit, so loosened off the cambelt and all was well. sh!t loads of blue smoke to begin with, so got a little worried, but took it for a good run and all is well now. Not sure of the difference the lightened flywheel makes, as I've been driving a 1.2 corsa for the last 2 months so it feels lightning quick! :laugh: No worries when going over 5k rpm either so timing is all good! :smiley:. No photos as at the mother in laws atm :sick: :grin:, but will update when I get back. No photos at stages of the rebuild either as I forgot, sorry! :smiley:
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Coming back from the mother in laws it was vibrating a little whilst rolling, and had a constant creaking sound. Think I may need to re-tighten the driveshafts as I did them up with the car in the air, so they started moving as soon as a bit of tension went on them. :embarassed:
Anyway, here are some photos, a bit of a summary of events as well
Before
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Old lump out
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Bay before
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Bay after
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And the finished article
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Gotta touch up a few bits in the bay, but all good and happy! :smiley:
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Great work :afro:
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Top work mate engine looks mint :wink:
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good work mate ,top effort
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stunning job dude
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Cheers guys, appreciate it. :cool:
Checked the cv joint bolts with a torque wrench and they were actually pretty good. Tightened em properly anyway, but decided to check the wheel bolts, and low and behold! :evil: :embarassed: O/S/F was loose as feck! ha ha! No wonder the knocking and vibration was getting progressively worse! All done now and gonna enjoy driving it again but need a tyre. Pre MOT work begins next month - not due til november but get it sorted asap, and a bit of cosmetic work gets done too. Also need to sort the tracking out. :smiley:
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Got some gear oil today, and ordered a new gear linkage kit. Need a 17mm hex key now but will get that at the w.end when I change the oil. Its a bit tricky selecting gear at times, not too bad, but takes a second go to engage occasionally so need to do this really. Also ordered some wolfsburg number plate surrounds so they will be going on shortly after arriving. ABS sensor has come back on after clearing it, front left, so will get one ordered tomorrow as well. Fingers crossed that will be all mechanical problems dealt with, then time to concentrate on cosmetic matters. Gonna give it a good clean and polish at the w.end, then provided the weather is ok, taking it up the Hoe for a few pics to post here and for Calender (never know :evil:) :smiley:
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How an earth have i missed this thread!! I did see the engine coming out then missed it all! :shocked:
Great work, loving the bay! Think you need to get some more cream on the outside to match that bay! :cool:
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Yea, cream wheels?
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Cant beleave av missed this, great work and love the cream bay. Al def be keepin an eye on this
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How an earth have i missed this thread!! I did see the engine coming out then missed it all! :shocked:
Great work, loving the bay! Think you need to get some more cream on the outside to match that bay! :cool:
Yea, cream wheels?
:grin: :grin:
Thanks again fellas, always good to know others like it too. :smiley: Rear badge is also cream, might get a standard grill and do that badge cream too as the clips on my badgeless one have all snapped off on the top, and unsuccessfully tried plastic welding them back on. Gone off the colour of the wheels a bit as they are a bit darker than the bay, and just look dirty all the time. :undecided:. Will do for now though as TT Comps are the plan for later in the year/beginning of next. Linkage Kit arrived today, next day delivery from tierod - awsome! Fitted already but still not great, so need to change the gear oil and see where I go from there. Steering rack UJ boot had a big hole in it too. Would have been much easier to replace when the lump was out, but hey ho, got one now so will do that soon as well. Hopefully number plate surrounds arrive tomorrow. Been speaking to a few guys in the workshops at work, and they said it was ok to go down and watch them do a bit of welding (not allowed to have a go myself, bloody H&S!) But might get myself some welding gear next month if I'm confident and have a go at the sills myself. Thats all for now, may have some pics at the w.end if weather is good. :smiley:
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Spent 6 hours washing, de-tarring, cutting, polishing and detailing the car today. In the process, missed the post and my number plate surrounds. :sad: Will get em Monday though and stick em straight on. Really need to replace the gear oil as it keeps slipping out of second, and sometimes 4th gear. Did it in reverse as well. Just waiting on the 17mm hex to do it. With all the cleaning today, thought I would go out and take a few photos. Not very good as I am a sh!te photographer! :grin:
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And on this one..............
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I did this.........................
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Well pissed off! Only been on the road for 6 days and I fecked em already! Never done it before so I'm not a happy bunny!! :angry:
Not to be deterred though.....................
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Comments on my crap photos and misfortune welcome.
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Your photos are crap and your very unfortunate :grin:
Love the colour of the wheels :cool:
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Got the plate surrounds on today, and painted up the sharkfins on the lower part of the front bumper.
Went down to see Dan at southwest dub shack and got some ball joints as the bonnet lifters I got months ago didnt come with any, but now dont have the clips! Gonna go back down tomorrow or wednesday though and get em, then get that done too.
Pic of the front end now
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And a little beading shot from the weekends work.
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nice mate!
i just got the same number plater surrounds through the post today lol
must say tho, a couple of illegal bits of parking looool :laugh:
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Got my bonnet lifters on finally! Went back to the scrappy as there was a mk3 GL there and I needed the retaining clips, but another car plonked on top so couldnt get the boot open. Decided another car should be ok, so went over to a Pug piece of crap that the rear screen also lifted up as well. Proceeded to take the lifters off of the screen, as the boot was up and it was easy access. Got the second lifter off the screen end, and the glass went flying forward and shattered! :sick: Dropped the clips at the same time too! Bloke was pretty pissed off and I had to pay for the fecking screen. :rolleyes: Ended up getting the proper boot lifter clips in the end, but what with the screen it ended up being the most expensive metal clips in history! :angry: Oh well, all done now, will get some phots at another time as its not a very exciting mod. :grin: Just ordered some GolfGTI.co.uk stickers so will get them on as soon as they come too. :smiley:
Oh and had a jerk at 3k rpm yesterday a couple of times. When I first got the car I bought a used MAF as mine was playin up, but before the new/used one arrived I stuck some contact cleaner and a cotton bud around it and it was fine. Replaced it today and its much much better now. When I first got it back on the road it felt really quick :grin: bearing in mind I had been driving a 1200cc corsa for the last 10 weeks, but the last week or so it just didnt seem to be picking up very well, even with the lightened flywheel. All good now and ponies are back after bolting!. :smiley:
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Finally got to the bottom of my leak that has caused a puddle in my rear passenger footwell over the last 2 days. The sunroof drain bung was missing in the passenger door jam. Thought it was just seeping down it and in through the door loom. Sunroof had a big glob of sealant from that side so thought it could also be coming through the fire guard from the bay. Turned out the drain bung was not missing. It had been pushed in, and the sealant at the sunroof hadn't actually made a seal. Water was just running down and into the front footwell. :sick: absolute barsteward to get my sausage fingers in through the glove box recess and past the heater matrix, and down enough to push the tube near the hole for it. After lots of cuts, and hand getting stuck at wierd and painful angles, And alot of swearing, managed to get it near enough to stick some snub nosed pliers in the hole and pull it out. All sorted now so that's one less thing to worry about. :smiley:
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Branded!
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Couldnt get the third one on as it didnt come off the backing properly, and the letters ended up all over my hands!
Not much else done recently. Little uns b'day next month, and missus the month after, then Tax end of Oct, and MOT mid Nov, so not much funds to get sorted. Need a few things for the MOT though, ABS sensor is back intermittently, and I had a go at the handbrake today. Where the handbrake lever is attached to a sort of plate, thats spot welded in the four corners to the tunnel. Well the front 2 spots have broke and the plate now flexes when the handbrake is applied. Tried keep it down by putting a plate on top, and bolted down between the gear stick trim, and the bolt for the handbrake, but managed to round the front handbrake thread off. Tried re-threading it, which worked for all of 3 pulls to check it out, before the whole thread snapped off at the base. :angry: So more welding required pretty sharpish, as the sills need doing for the MOT anyway. Could get away with drilling through and bolting it all together, but that would be a bit of a bodge, and since it needs the sills done anyway, I may as well get it done properly. :rolleyes: Possibly rear disks and pads, but fingers crossed, thats all work required for another years ticket. Back to work next week and will get mesen down to the workshops and have a gander at the welders at work. Mate has an old MIG in his garage that he's not used in years, and said I can borrow that, so worth a go I reckon! :undecided: :evil:
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Well just got to Bristol so that the first reasonably long journey out of the way. Only problem is I think that stat has died as water didn't go above 70 when cruising and oil temp stayed around 82. That was with a stop off in Exeter for the Swdubs meet and a fair amount of traffic. Got a good run out though but kept at a relatively comfortable speed. One thing I can say though after attending my first meet, is that although probably not to f17 bad standard, my bay is far better than most. :smiley:. Just need to sort out the bodywork now. :rolleyes:
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Looking good mate!
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Cheers dude! :wink:
Just got back from Bristol so almost a 300 mile round trip, and opened her up on the way home (all the way up to 70 obviously!) :grin:
and I'm please to say she performed emphatically. I now have confidence back in the old girl, so will give her a bit of a treat in the way of a PROPER good clean, polish and valet this weekend. (not done it properly in about 3 months!). The only thing that has gone wrong is that literally 2 minutes from home, the top of the grille snapped off! :rolleyes: The top clips were already snapped, and a couple of the slats were broken, and my plastic welding skills a couple of weeks ago obviously left alot to be desired. The plan was for a standard grille soonish anyway, so gives me an excuse to get it asap now. :smiley:
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Small update, Not posted in a month and apart from the handbrake mount bolt sheering off, all has been well.
Payday today, so the beginnings of prep work for MOT which is due mid November. Also some cosmetic work to get it looking a bit better. First thing I picked up was this;
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The top half of my badgeless grille snapped off about a month ago, so I've been slacking a bit with getting a new one.
Needs a bit of a tidy up as the badge has started to discolour but that can be done in time when I decide which route I wanna take with it.
Also got 2 new front tyres as the old were past the limit. :lipsrsealed:
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/seanlethaby/ba58d53a.jpg)
A couple of spandangle Proxes T1Rs courtesy of Black Circle and fitted by ProTyre, who themselves would have charged over £40 more for the pair. :smug:
Just need to sort a bit of welding now, and as I have just acquired the use of a fully kitted out garage with ramps and air tools to make use of, for the princely sum of £18 per year, with free labour (bung em a few quid to do the job type thing) in the dockyard, its safe to say I'm well on my way, and well chuffed. :smiley: Need to source rear discs and pads still, and possibly an outer CV boot but hopefully thats it for Mot work.
Sorting the rust under the rear quarter window tomorrow, as the it may be the only break in the weather for a while now too. Happy days!!!! :smiley:
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More importantly, clean those fcuking wheels! :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Yeah I did mean to apologise for the lack of cleanliness, but missus was nagging that she had to pick up her Avon orders! :rolleyes: will give it a good clean tomorrow. :cool:
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Deffinately johnny 5 now! :grin: would also deffinately benefit from a Joey mod now. :wink:
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Deffinately johnny 5 now! :grin: would also deffinately benefit from a Joey mod now. :wink:
I'm quoting this as i think this was meant to be in Doms thread! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Epic Fail here i hope!
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Yeah it was. Woopsie!!!! :grin:
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Well I removed the quarter window, got the grinder out and got rid of the rust (which there was far more than anticipated!), doused in Kururst, filled, sanded, filled again, sanded again, primed, painted, lacquered, and put the window back in just before it got dark. 11 hours of work on it, and it looks proper sh!te! :angry: Looked flat until I put the base coat on, but its not. Also there was alot of overspray from the primer, and didnt have enough basecoat to cover it all. A bit fed up, but hey ho, I now know my limits with regard to spraying. :embarassed:
Hopefully it will look a bit better when its flatted and polished back, but not holding my breath. :rolleyes:
On the plus side, a little fiddling with the gear linkage and now selecting gears much better, and no clunking when cold into second gear. :smiley:
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At least the rust is sorted though mate!
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Yeah I suppose. Loosing the love for it a bit lately, and this has just reinforced it a bit...
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Ain't nothing that can't be fixed man!
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Yeah I know. Just got some 2000 grit wet n dry, and flatted it back with that and some megs ultimate compound and a shed load of elbow grease, and its looking a bit better. Still noticable from a short distance but at least your eyes are'nt drawn to it any more. just looks like a very poor blend now. That'll do until spring anyway when I'll probably break it as I doubt I'll get anything like a reasonable amount for it. Just gotta keep telling myself that it was project for me to gain a few skills with. I've done quite a bit more than I anticipated over the course of my ownership tbh, and I'll probably be staying with VAG (really want a Corrado). If not then it'll be getting another engine transplant next summer time, and maybe a nice respray and some rims. :undecided:
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I've always had a soft spot for Corrados as well :smiley: what engine you thinking, 16v, G60, VR6?
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16v just wont cut it, G60 will cost too much in the long run, so the VR wins hands down for performance and sound. :drool:
Only problem now is the missus has gone and got herself up the duff again :evil:, so I have to convince her that a 4 seater would be economical and big enough. :rolleyes:
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I hear the sounds of a TDI in the distance.................. And Congrats mate :smiley:
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congratulations and nothing wrong with slappping a mk4 gt tdi in there with a remap u'l have decent power and good mpg to keep the missus happy
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Cheers fellas. Well she gets her licsence back in February so my argument will be that she can get the family car! Not sure about a Derv though, I gotta sort the funds out first. :sick:.
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Booked in for rear pads, discs, and bearings tomorrow morning. Just the little bit of welding that needs doing now for the MOT but the guy is away until next week, so will speak to him about it then. :smiley:
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Where do you need welding up? I have to sort out the sills a bit before January :tongue:
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Same mate. Drivers side got done at last MOT, but its a bit crushed again now. May get away with straightening it out myself and sealing it. Passanger side was an advisory last year and is worse now, and both jacking points are crushed a bit so may as well get them done whist I'm at it. Would probs cost me a couple of hundred quid from a garage, but luckily enough there is a guy at the car club in the dockyard that does auto welding. Considering they cant officially get paid for it, they said for that sort of work, to just bung em a few quid (around £40 should do it apparently). so I'm pretty chuffed as tax is also due at the end of the month, as well as MOT mid November. :smiley:
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Pretty much exactly whats gotta be done for mine as well lol! Luckily I know someone as well :smiley: although I am gonna do a bit of extra bodywork at the same time :evil: I'm gonna roll my arches, smooth the sills and smooth the wings as well as relocate the side repeaters into the colour coded bumpers I have stashed away and paint up my smooth side mouldings in my stash at the same time!
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If I knew someone who could do some paintwork I would be laughing! My attempts have let down the car as after this Mot, it will be mechanically perfect, with a really solid shell. Shame it just looks like a bit of a dog now! The fact that my shoddy repair work is on the the rear quarter panels so can't really replace them makes it worse!
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Mate, I'm a sprayer by trade! If you need a hand or some work doing just give me a shout :cool: its the mechanical stuff that I struggle with lol!
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New rear pads, discs, and bearings all fitted. Apparently they had a mare getting the carrier bolts off, so I felt guilty and gave them an extra fiver! :grin:. Cant complain, all in all including fitting cost me £100 which I think is pretty good. Also discovered they have a rotary in their store cupboard. Apparently been used once (and looks it), but the pads were never cleaned so has been sat in the box with a bottle of T-cut :sick: ever since. Now gotta get me some pads and some decent products, and hopefully should have some shiny new bodywork to boot. The £18 for a years membership has paid for itself already imo. :smug:
Oh and I noticed a ticking sound coming from the front N/S wheel earlier in the week. Whilst it was on the lift today, I spun it round, and instead of the weights on the inside lip, the chimps at ProTyre have put the flat weights on the rim, and its rubbing on the caliper. Choppers! Will take it round tomorrow afternoon and get em to sort it. :rolleyes:
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Well Ive ordered various 3m pads and some dj clay from waxamomo today. Need so source a paint suppliers first as the repairs I've done look pish and can't afford the £15 for 150ml from the stealer. Next month some jetseal 109 and some colli 476 and give it a full detail to hopefully get some love back. :undecided: just the headlining to do then to complete the car really as I'm not forking out for new rims as I'm selling up for a rado in the spring. 2 post lift booked Monday afternoon to rub down and paint brake lines, and check nothing else needs doing. The guy is back from leave for the welding too so will get that booked in for the sill. All ready for Mot after that. :smiley:
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Had the car up today. 2 post lift was in use all day fitting a fiesta ST with some weitech lowering springs so I put it on the 4 post. :cool: Rubbed down a chucked some hammerite on the brake pipes, and had a look at the sills. Drivers side was done at last MOT but had been crushed a little by tyre fitters. :angry: A wooden block and a big hammer soon sorted that though! and the passenger side which was an advisory at the last MOT, wasnt that bad actually. No real rot, so managed to bang it down as well. All treated and undersealed and ready to roll! Was expecting that to need welding too so was chuffed. Was good having it up for a good look around too. Found a small PAS fluid leak, which I think I've sorted by just nipping up the bolt from the pipe to the pump, and a bit of weeping from the sump gasket. This was a new one from VW when I changed the lump, so was just a couple of loose bolts. Nipped them up too so hopefully thats sorted too. Chuffed with everything being ready for MOT, until I got it lowered down, and remembered the handbrake bracket needs a couple of spot welds! :rolleyes: No real bother there though, so that will be sorted pretty soon too. Here are a few pics (although sh!te ones) of the garage. None of the car in the air though as I forgot, sorry!
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Nice Lotus under the cover, and a vento being broken next to it.
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Every tool imaginable, even if not the best quality. Easy to get hold of new ones though!
Also found a paint supplier that will make up some tins to match my colour, so will be popping down there tomorrow. Hopefully my bits I ordered from waxamomo will arrive tomorrow as well. Once paint is sorted, on to the full detail. :smiley:
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Had my handbrake welded up today so MOT work is now complete! :smiley: Fingers crossed thats everything that needs doing as I'm proper skint now! Popped over to the tyre fitters too to move the weights over as they were rubbing on my caliper. :rolleyes:.
Also sourced a paint supplier after being given the run around on that, so got 250g colour matched with this little lot as well.
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Got my Rotary pads and clay through from waxamomo yesterday as well, so once the painting is sorted out (fingers crossed), time for a good detail before winter creeps in. :smiley:
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Gave it a small detail friday with wash, clay, polish, and dressings. Spent yesterday and today doing my previous botched paintwork, and this time round I'm really happy with the results. There are a few bumps where the filler has gone on, but only really noticable if your looking for it. Paint match was spot on, and all went according to plan bar one small bit that ran by the rear light. Will rub it down and go over it tomorrow if the weather holds, then flat it all back and polish it up Tuesday. Pics will follow once its all finished! Still got half the paint left, so may whip the mirror covers off and do them as well as they're covered in stone chips. But then theres the bonnet. And the grille. And the front bumper. :rolleyes::smiley:
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Weather has not been good enough until today to cut back the paintwork. Plan was to wet sand with 2000, then 4000 grit, then get the rotary on it. Unfortunately the O/S/R brake started knocking like Feck today so that was the priority. Took the wheel off to find this
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Dunno if you can make it out but there is cracking over half of where the disk part meets the hub part, and it was really warped. Phoned the suppliers who have just delivered me a new one. Whilst taking it off, I also noticed the carrier bolts were really loose, so that's the last time I pay a bunch of monkeys (even if it was only a tenner) to do any work for me! Can't get the Fecking inner race guide in now either as I don't have a big enough bolt. :angry: gotta wait for the father in law to finish work and take me to halfrauds! Update later........
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Sod that man i dont trust anyone with my cars! especially not the brakes, lets face it no one cares about it being right as much as you do.
You'll sort it though im sure, Good luck. :smiley:
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All finished now with a little help from my big coat and a miners lamp. :rolleyes: had to fork out ten and a hold quid for a impact wrench socket as that was the only one which was the right size. At least it's safe now though. Possibly get the paintwork sorted at the w.end in between knocking down a stud wall and terminating some electrics that the missus wants doing. Never bloody ending............ :grin:
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Would it have not been better to fit a new pair of rear discs. :undecided:
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They were only a week old so no wear on em anyway.
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They were only a week old so no wear on em anyway.
:cool: is the other one all ok.
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Yeah I had a good look at that one and its fine luckily. :wink:
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Looks like the winter weather has finally come, and with it comes the perils of owning an older car! Torrential rain this morning resulted in the car dieing on me on the way to work. With the help of a couple of puddles the size of the Atlantic which were unavoidable due to it being pitch black and on an unlit road, I had to leave the car on the side of the road, and get a taxi to work. Fortunately, the boss is ace so said "bugger off and get it sorted if you want" - Awsome! Not only that, one of my work mates was allowed off as well to give me a lift home! Suspected Dizzy as it looked soaked, so came home and got the spare one, with leads, a spare coil, and some WD40, and he dropped me to the car as well. :cool: Got to the car and checked if it would start just in case, and it did! Had a bit of time with a warm engine drying it all out I reckon, so just took it steady home and now have the rest of the day off! :evil:
I think apart from an update from the MOT which is due next month, and possibly headlining in the next few months, this may be one of the last posts on this until the spring, and better weather me thinks.
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MOT today, and it failed. Only a couple of little things though, high beam bulb on the drivers side has gone (should have noticed this), and I need a new headlight on the passanger side. The beam was off on this, as when I joey'd my headlights, I left this one in the oven a little too long and melted it! :laugh: :embarassed:. The mechanism wont adjust it now, and is too low, even when putting the drivers side to the lowest setting, they wont line up. :rolleyes: Not bad at all though, and no advisories which is a bonus. Get myself down to see Dan7 at DevonDubShack tomorrow as he usually has a few Mk3 bits lying around.
Also the new MOT Certificates are crap if anyones seen them. Just a white slip for pass/advisory/fail that all look the same, and the format is crap with really small writing which doesnt make sense to me. :huh:
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i think the new mot sheets are better, everythings on one sheet. easier to fix customers cars when they have the fails in plain sight i think
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I got 3 sets of spare headlights lying around. Not sure on condition or if there complete but your welcome to a headlight if you need it :)
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Alex, your a legend! PM'd mate. :smiley:
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MOT re-booked for next Thursday afternoon. 1 x headlight from LL, Joey'd and fitted. (Cheers dude!) And what was thought to be just a bulb, was actually corroded and sh!tty wires within the headlight unit (the other side ironically :rolleyes:). A bit of cutting back of the cable, and some new spades crimped on and jobs a guddun, I shall be safe for another year! :grin: :smiley:
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MOT re-booked for next Thursday afternoon. 1 x headlight from LL, Joey'd and fitted. (Cheers dude!) And what was thought to be just a bulb, was actually corroded and sh!tty wires within the headlight unit (the other side ironically :rolleyes:). A bit of cutting back of the cable, and some new spades crimped on and jobs a guddun, I shall be safe for another year! :grin: :smiley:
Awesome dude, glad it worked ok! You didn't melt it then? :D
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:grin: No not this time! Used a hot air gun instead. :rolleyes:
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Hi mate....
there has been some progress since i last saw this....loving it! Great job on the engine change, glad to see it on the road again!!
Congrats on extension of your family...if you decide to keep this how about matching cream roof???
Loving the pics! brings back some sweet memoires..just about see good old plymouth sound in the back ground :cool: :cool:
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Hi mate....
there has been some progress since i last saw this....loving it! Great job on the engine change, glad to see it on the road again!!
Congrats on extension of your family...if you decide to keep this how about matching cream roof???
Loving the pics! brings back some sweet memoires..just about see good old plymouth sound in the back ground :cool: :cool:
Hello bud, where you been for so long!? Not gonna bother with anything much else on this one tbh, getting rid in spring in exchange for a Corrado VR6 so saving every last penny I have to go towards that.
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Just not been forum bashing for a couple of week :undecided:s then its turns into months :laugh:
Corrado Vr6, love the idea of that!! Would you buy a nice one or one that needs some work done?
Theres one driving round near me, it was red but its gone matt, old boy driving it lol tempted to offer him a small amount of cash for it :grin: only problem its an auto :undecided:
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I want a half decent one tbh. Doesn't have to be a minter but something I can do a little bit to, without worry of it dieing on me. As long as the bodywork is in fair condition, I'm confident enough to tackle a few mechanical things now too which is good. :smiley:
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Nice...
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12 Months Ticket today. :smiley:
Probs be for sale by next month though. :lipsrsealed: Been offered a crappy pug for £150, but it'll give me time to either sell this, or brake it (with a years ticket! :rolleyes:) to get the money together for the Rado in the spring. :cool: Crap time to sell though with xmas around the corner so need to think it over. :sad:
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Don't break it, that would be silly!
Smash it up to sell and wait till someone comes along :)
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Yeah thats the plan. I dont wanna sell silly low though, so if I think I can make alot more by breaking, then thats what I'll do. I'll happily take £750 from a forum member....................... :wink: (12 months MOT, 5 1/2 months Tax.) :wink: :wink:
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Yeah thats the plan. I dont wanna sell silly low though, so if I think I can make alot more by breaking, then thats what I'll do. I'll happily take £750 from a forum member....................... :wink: (12 months MOT, 5 1/2 months Tax.) :wink: :wink:
Bargain right there!!
GLWS :afro:
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Does sound like a bargin!
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Now in classifieds. :sad:
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Good luck with the sale mate, and look forward to hopefully seeing a rado in the new year!! :smiley:
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It is with great regret that today, she sold. :cry: Czech guy with a very nice family bought it via Gumtree for £850.
Anyway, hopefully going to see the new toy tomorrow, updates as and when! :smiley:
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It is with great regret that today, she sold. :cry: Czech guy with a very nice family bought it via Gumtree for £850.
Anyway, hopefully going to see the new toy tomorrow, updates as and when! :smiley:
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Well hopefully it has gone to a good home :afro:
This new toy better be a VR6 Corrardo, or can just fcuk off and never come back! :grin: :kiss:
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It is with great regret that today, she sold. :cry: Czech guy with a very nice family bought it via Gumtree for £850.
Anyway, hopefully going to see the new toy tomorrow, updates as and when! :smiley:
:shocked:
Well hopefully it has gone to a good home :afro:
This new toy better be a VR6 Corrardo, or can just fcuk off and never come back! :grin: :kiss:
:lipsrsealed: :grin:
I'd better hurry up though as I'm now rocking in a proper scruffy 1.4 306! Got it for £150 with 7 months MOT and 8 Months tax though so bit of a bargain tbh. It had an idle issue, thought it was probs the stepper motor until I noticed that one of the oil breather hoses was split in half with some phase tape trying and failing to hold it together! A bit of fuel pipe and some amalgamating tape and it now runs sweet! Sweeeeet! :wink: :grin:
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Sad to see it go man but hopefully on to bigger and better things eh?
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Gotta wait until tomorrow before I can go and see the possible new project. Wont be ready until at least monday though if I decide to get it, as he has the rear coilies off to copper slip em up. Its on standard shocks atm so at least I will get an idea. Will report back with some pics if all goes well and he accepts my offer. :smiley:
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Good luck dude! Remember to post a link to your new thread on this one if it all goes ahead :)
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What time you going to find out? I don't wanna wait! :grin:
Hurry up!!
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It is with great regret that today, she sold. :cry: Czech guy with a very nice family bought it via Gumtree for £850.
Anyway, hopefully going to see the new toy tomorrow, updates as and when! :smiley:
:shocked:
Well hopefully it has gone to a good home :afro:
This new toy better be a VR6 Corrardo, or can just fcuk off and never come back! :grin: :kiss:
This says it all really. :grin:
That or a mk1 :cool: :cool: :cool: :grin:
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You lot should read different sections of this forum! :rolleyes: I've been asking a few Q's.
Ok, I wont leave u in suspense any longer. Wherry, can I pleeeeeeease stay on here, its not a VR. :sad:
Didnt even attempt to ask what the insurance would be on a VR tbh, I didnt want to embarrass myself! As it is, this will be only four quid a month more. Has a couple of issues, but the seller SEEMS genuine. Apparantly its very good, without being absolutely perfect. Came 5th in the show and shine at the VW Jamboree in Newquay in the summer. Tbf, I dont care what you all think :grin:, I've fallen in love with it without even seeing it, and just hope he accepts my best offer should it turn out to be as described.
Not much info on the ad, but I've spoken to him a few times on the phone.
So here it is. :smiley:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170733611896?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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Sean, that is DOPE! When you get this I will have to come and have a look if that's cool? :cool:
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Your more than welcome mate! :wink:
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Sa weet! Let me know when you got it :)
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That raddo is ace :cool:
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Liking that alot mate, cant wait for you to get it :tongue:
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Even here in little ol' Jersey i knew i recognised that!
http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?370281.130
If it's still owned by the same dude, you know it's been well looked after.
Your welcome back! :kiss:
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Well the search continues. Very disappointed tbh. :sad: respray was a poor job, no windows out, and no door shuts with a very poor/no attempt at blending. Schmidts were rattle canned and showed too, exhaust mid section needed welding. Interior was very damp too, and no attempt had been made at cleaning it to make it look anywhere near presentable. Didn't even bother to ask to look at documentation, so hopefully will be more in the not too distant vicinity for me to go look at. Off to Bristol for the w.end now, and there is one there I'm gonna look at tomorrow from a trade seller. Bit gutted tbh. :sad:
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Well the search continues. Very disappointed tbh. :sad: respray was a poor job, no windows out, and no door shuts with a very poor/no attempt at blending. Schmidts were rattle canned and showed too, exhaust mid section needed welding. Interior was very damp too, and no attempt had been made at cleaning it to make it look anywhere near presentable. Didn't even bother to ask to look at documentation, so hopefully will be more in the not too distant vicinity for me to go look at. Off to Bristol for the w.end now, and there is one there I'm gonna look at tomorrow from a trade seller. Bit gutted tbh. :sad:
Typical... always the way when you find something like this... they are often too good to be true... good luck with the search.
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Well the search continues. Very disappointed tbh. :sad: respray was a poor job, no windows out, and no door shuts with a very poor/no attempt at blending. Schmidts were rattle canned and showed too, exhaust mid section needed welding. Interior was very damp too, and no attempt had been made at cleaning it to make it look anywhere near presentable. Didn't even bother to ask to look at documentation, so hopefully will be more in the not too distant vicinity for me to go look at. Off to Bristol for the w.end now, and there is one there I'm gonna look at tomorrow from a trade seller. Bit gutted tbh. :sad:
Sad times! :angry:
Wouldn't have been the same owner that i posted then!
Well good luck on finding another one....................vr6.......... :smug:
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Gutted man. It looked sooo good as well!
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Went to have a look at a 9A today,
http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/201144426069916/viewing-0/0?PHPSESSID=v2kpeeivjtars01hdq77qanks6
Took it for a drive, and was pretty unimpressed tbh. Felt really slow, absolutely zero torque! The 1.4 306 I'm driving ATM didn't feel any slower when I got back in! Gonna have to phone the insurance company again Monday and enquire about a VR now! :evil: Starting to regret selling the golf. :lipsrsealed::rolleyes: on the plus side, this one was reasonably clean (not mint like the ad says though!) and I do love the look of em. Would have needed a new sunroof mech, spoiler didn't work at speed, was a few faded parts where the machine obviously couldn't get too! And it didn't have a great deal of history and no history of last cambelt change. As usual, will update as and when.
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Corrado's are nice!
A 2.9 VR6 is a fantastic machine! :wink:
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Any news on finding anything yet bud?
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After spending far too much money gettin pissed all w.end, and with loads still to come, as well as Xmas pressies still to get, my original budget has had to be amended. Only got a k now so won't be looking at a decent one. I have however found a kr not too far away for pittance! Needs a little bit of work, but my budget will allow for that as well as a few little mods. Going to have a look at the w.end as the fella works away during the week. I've got a few emails with some better pics from him, and as he's a local forum member and known by I guy I see regularly for parts, I'm pretty sure he's been very honest with me about everything. Will be moving to Portsmouth in may as I'm being promoted, but it's a 2 1/2 year course. Will move into a married quarter whilst there and rent my house, but obviously need cash to get all the checks done so it's suitable for rental. This also has an impact on how much I can blow on the car in the short term as well, so I'm just gonna get it looking respectable until I move. Then the decent mods can begin! :evil:
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I hope it all works out man :cool:
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Cheers man, I may be headed your way for a lil bit of paintwork soon if you don't mind?! :wink:
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Yeah, that's fine by me :wink:
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Seen a VR I like the look of now. :rolleyes: Wish I could make up my bloody mind! :grin:
Will phone insurance company tomorrow anyway and see whats what.
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fingers crossed :wink:
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Got my toes crossed for you buddy!
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hope you get what your looking for :cool:
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Paid a deposit on a Corrado KR today. Was gonna go straight back to collect it, but its not taxed so came home to sort everything out but Adrian Flux close at 1pm! What sort of insurance company closes at 1pm on a saturday! I mean surely this is the busiest time for them with people buying new cars at the w.end! Gotta wait til Monday now. :angry:
Anyway car in question is a 1.8 16v KR as mentioned, in Dark Burgundy Pearl. (looks like an over cooked burgerdy wherry!)
Needs a little bit of work mechanically and superficially (although none of it is essential), but I wanna get it looking nice. :smiley:
Engine feels strong, has uprated clutch kit, reconditioned gearbox in 2007, short shifter, Borbet C's with about 7mm tread on the tyres, drilled grooved disks with green stuff pads all round, heatwrapped 4 branch manni, a spare drivers wing as the one thats on has cracked paint where a dent was pushed out, a spare 50mm inlet manni, a couple of drive shafts, sensors, gasket set, etc etc........ Good price for what it is too which I'm happy about. May need a new battery but thats not exactly a deal breaker.
Good service history (up to 128k and now on 157k as the last few were done by him (although no receipts)) but he seems genuine and has 3 mk2s and a mk1 cabby in his outbuilding, oh and a mk3 tdi thats the daily hack, but thats left out in the cold! :grin:
Should have some pics up on Tuesday once its had a good clean and polish hopefully. :smiley:
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Ok, here are a couple of pre delivery pics. :smiley:
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Looks very tasty man! Cloth or leather interior? You know those side mouldings HAVE to come off ;) and maybe replace the front 16v badge with a chrome one? Looking forward to more pics :)
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It's early cloth, but in good nick apart from drivers bolster which has torn. Will be looking into new interior in the new year. Door cards, dash, pillars and headlining are all black though so none of the vulgar early grey left. :smiley:
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As said, gone but not forgotten. New build thread for the Raddo now here. :smiley:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=215704.0
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(looks like an over cooked burgerdy wherry!)
Can only be a good thing! :cool:
Will span in the new thread now! :laugh: :grin: