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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: Diamond Hell on 07 December 2011, 18:15
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TBH I can't be bothered. The Passat is more interesting and that doesn't have a project thread.
I have bought a 'utility motoring' item which will be used for commuting, one way or another (and both in any given situation).
1Z TDI motor. CL spec. Cheap. 167k. 2 owners. T&T until Aug 2012.
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/386491_10151025022085354_882200353_22027727_753827802_n.jpg)
It was advertised as a TD. :rolleyes:
I have put some sh*t 15" alloys on it with Toyos on them, as I had them lying around.
I will be replacing the O/S front wheel bearing tomorrow, as it doesn't sound nice.
The POS stereo will probably be replaced for one I have lying around.
It will have the tits driven off it and then I might put the engine in a Transporter.
If the front brakes wilt they will be uprated.
It is surprisingly rot-free, but then it doesn't have sill covers.
If anyone has any links to tune the 1Z, please post them up.
Abuse goes below.
(http://www.swotti.com/tmp/swotti/cacheB3BLBIBZZWFZB24=RW50ZXJ0YWLUBWVUDC1NB3ZPZXM=/imgOpen%20Season1.jpg)
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
You have made a wise choice!! Remap etc on the cards?! :lipsrsealed:
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You have made a wise choice!! Remap etc on the cards?! :lipsrsealed:
If it's very cheap and reliable, maybe.
Otherwise I may bump into a dearth of be ar$ed.
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I honestly never thought I would see the day.
So much for VR syncro being the only one worth having! :wink:
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Turncoat.
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So much for VR syncro being the only one worth having! :wink:
No, that's still the case, but for the money it was either this, or something else awful and unlikely to be as good MPG-wise.
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And its a more door. :lipsrsealed:
Does look pretty tidy tbf. Good cheap reliable runaround. :smiley:
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Jesus-titty-f**king-Christ!
:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :grin:
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Any parts you want before I scrap nearly two MK3's worth of crap?
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........................ :shocked:...........
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I'll look after you :wink:
Get that lovely thing over for an old Skool chip change :smiley:
Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
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Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
Do you have some sort of morbid attraction to diesel sh*tters I've owned?
Bit of a hike oop norf. Want a weekend on holiday with the missus instead? :grin:
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well... its a car
and a red one at that!
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Diamond Hell in a Mk3 :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
(http://files.sharenator.com/funny_dog_pictures_now_panic_The_world_is_going_to_end-s435x415-180592.jpg)
Just a few of my favourite quotes:
Take him with a pinch of salt as he likes to get reactions out of people, and isnt well liked by some on here.
Awww, you can spot a Golf3 owner from miles off.
Oh and the terminally dim. They're easy to spot as they're generally trailing me about, spouting nonsense.
It's OK to ask stupid questions - you have a Golf3 in your signature. It's expected.
You Golf3 owners - such a touchy feely, super-sensitive bunch.
Except you, Len. You're just touchy feely.
On a serious note, that's got to be motoring at it's cheapest :cool:
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Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
Do you have some sort of morbid attraction to diesel sh*tters I've owned?
Bit of a hike oop norf. Want a weekend on holiday with the missus instead? :grin:
What was / were the other sh1tters you've owned mate?
Indeed / no
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On a serious note, that's got to be motoring at it's cheapest :cool:
Slowest
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Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
Do you have some sort of morbid attraction to diesel sh*tters I've owned?
Bit of a hike oop norf. Want a weekend on holiday with the missus instead? :grin:
What was / were the other sh1tters you've owned mate?
Indeed / no
The Blue 3 cylinder Polo.
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I don't coment on MK3 threads at all unless its special
THIS IS SO SPECIAL! :kiss:
pLuSsssssssssssssssssss 0.00000000000001 its a diesel :shocked:
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Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
Do you have some sort of morbid attraction to diesel sh*tters I've owned?
Bit of a hike oop norf. Want a weekend on holiday with the missus instead? :grin:
What was / were the other sh1tters you've owned mate?
Indeed / no
The Blue 3 cylinder Polo.
With the highly desired, optional dent & scratch pack
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Slowest
Not at all.
Are you not aware of the 1.9NA D Golf3?
Now THAT's slow. At least this has a huffer on it. It develops sufficient torque to be hustled. It will hustle a lot better with the front wheel bearing replaced.
The handling is loose-limbed, which suits Island roads well.
With the highly desired, optional dent & scratch pack
And VIC on it.
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crikey :shocked:
i heard this first hand so had to log on to see if there was truth behind it! :shocked: :shocked:
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i heard this first hand so had to log on to see if there was truth behind it! :shocked: :shocked:
I buy a sh*tter and people come running. Freaks.
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Slowest
Not at all.
Are you not aware of the 1.9NA D Golf3?
Now THAT's slow. At least this has a huffer on it. It develops sufficient torque to be hustled. It will hustle a lot better with the front wheel bearing replaced.
The handling is loose-limbed, which suits Island roads well.
With the highly desired, optional dent & scratch pack
And VIC on it.
.....and so it begins.....DH defending the MK3 Golf.
Lordy!
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Glad you finally came around! ;) seriously though, looks pretty tidy!
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well.... more door deisel mk3. atleast its rocking a blower.
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.....and so it begins.....DH defending the MK3 Golf.
Don't get me wrong.
It's a sh*tter.
Longevity-wise the dumbest thing VW did to the GTIs was put those sill covers on. This doesn't have them. :grin:
Text from DannyP when I told him I was getting it:
You know the golf 3 tdi game dont you. Your allowrd to run it on anything but diesel. And it has to be something diffrent each week winner is the onr who manages to run it on largest variety of rsndom crap without killing it
Lest we forget, my Syncro only cost me £155.
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:shocked:
We should have bets on how long it lasts / how long until you crush it :laugh:
Chaep run about gets you to work who cares what it looks or handles like :cool:
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am going looking at a mk3 td tomorrow so my lips are :lipsrsealed: on this thread
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good buy i will keep an eye on this as im a mk3 tdi owner.
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Polo was cheaper people, this 3 is on the high band of pre-2001 road tax.
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Holy crap, whatever next? A transplant by Brad :evil:
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Holy crap, whatever next? A transplant by Brad :evil:
Like :grin:
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Oh and first dibs if you sell her :smiley:
Do you have some sort of morbid attraction to diesel sh*tters I've owned?
Bit of a hike oop norf. Want a weekend on holiday with the missus instead? :grin:
What was / were the other sh1tters you've owned mate?
Indeed / no
The Blue 3 cylinder Polo.
With the highly desired, optional dent & scratch pack
I see, never knew it belonged to this guy, our aim is to own what we see as VWs latest offerings ie MK6 GTD and GTI but in stark contrast own some of the oldest ratty VW TDI motors we can get our hands on, because we can :grin:
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I see, never knew it belonged to this guy
:grin:
One in three cars have a hidden history. I'm disappointed Chuff didn't declare this to you and can only apologise.
Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
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Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
:grin:
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I see, never knew it belonged to this guy
:grin:
One in three cars have a hidden history. I'm disappointed Chuff didn't declare this to you and can only apologise.
Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
It was declared :huh:
Oh and how are the brakes now DH :lipsrsealed:
:laugh:
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I see, never knew it belonged to this guy
:grin:
One in three cars have a hidden history. I'm disappointed Chuff didn't declare this to you and can only apologise.
Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
It was declared :huh:
Oh and how are the brakes now DH :lipsrsealed:
:laugh:
I thought your bought it from Horney?
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I see, never knew it belonged to this guy
:grin:
One in three cars have a hidden history. I'm disappointed Chuff didn't declare this to you and can only apologise.
Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
It was declared :huh:
Oh and how are the brakes now DH :lipsrsealed:
:laugh:
I thought your bought it from Horney?
Who bought it from DH
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I did, he was was the second owner of the forum slag :wink:
Your on very sloppy 4th's :sick:
:grin:
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I see, never knew it belonged to this guy
:grin:
One in three cars have a hidden history. I'm disappointed Chuff didn't declare this to you and can only apologise.
Now, who's got a crappy boost gauge I can have for peanuts, so I can start turning the wick up on this f*cker?
It was declared :huh:
Oh and how are the brakes now DH :lipsrsealed:
:laugh:
I thought your bought it from Horney?
Who bought it from DH
Not strictly true my friend from the valleys :grin:
A swap was the correct transaction :wink:
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Sorry Mr Pedantic :rolleyes:
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So much lol in this thread :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Thats it,im selling up! :shocked:
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Sorry Mr Pedantic :rolleyes:
tis ok :kiss:
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Most of this thread is about a die hard polo that's had more than one of its own already on here. :grin:
Doesn't matter though, who cares about that poxy mk3 anyway! :lipsrsealed: long live the forum polo. :grin:
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I did, he was was the second owner of the forum slag :wink:
Your on very sloppy 4th's :sick:
:grin:
I fill those boots with ease :grin:
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DH in a Mk3, my Christmas has come early :grin: :grin:
Cant wait to see what you manage to do to this :smug:
tdi synco :cool: :cool: :grin:
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Dh is it my phone or have you ' quickly ' taken a photo of the 3... Theres no front aha
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Shheeeeeeeeeeeesssh!
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The w*nker in the front OS wheelarch with the drums has been sacked off tonight and a new wheel bearing installed.
This leaves me free to enjoy the delightful engine note.
Pulled the front valance off twice tonight:
Once coming off the ramp after the wheel bearing replacement.
Second when it was deployed on tug duties to drag the Vitarar$e down to the lower barn for furtling.
The valance just clips back on.
The drivers seat is now defined as 'not pleasant', due to a lack of lumber support. I can only presume CL stands for ComfortLess.
Do the GTI front seats have adjustable lumber support, or are all Golf3s this uncomfortable?
Driving out to the barn this morning the front brakes did their first stink-out. Unless I'm wrong some numpty in early 90s VW-land specified 256mm solid front brakes. What a fool.
Driving back this evening the lights were perfectly adequate. I am now more mystified by Golf3 owners insisting on nailing HID units into the headlights. You lot must be blind - it's the only explanation for the HIDs and the purchase of a Golf3 GTI in the first place.
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The GTi seats aren't adjustable lumber but a billion times more comfortable. Unlucky to not get 256 vented discs.
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have nothing to say! cant stop laughing!
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took ya long enough len :grin:
how r the brakes today >?
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Used to suffer awfully with the poverty spec seats and backache. As soon as i switched to gti seats never had issues again.
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go on, treat yaself
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-VR6-5-DOOR-CREAM-LEATHER-SEATS-INTERIOR-GTI-RARE-HIGHLINE-TDI-16V-8V-/270863420279?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f10b7cb77#ht_1631wt_1029
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Ouch! But rare and loadsaa scene points!
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DH, scene and Mk3 all in the same thread :grin: :laugh:
:tongue:
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DH, scene and Mk3 all in the same thread :grin: :laugh:
:tongue:
This thread is full of win!
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DH will be asking about coilies next :lipsrsealed:
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DH will be asking about coilies next
No I won't.
I will also not be speaking to morons about engine transplants, just to get things properly clear.
If someone could tell me whether there's something missing off the clutch pedal assembly which stops the pedal trapping on the floor (just needs to be pulled back up by hand) if you push it all the way down, that would be grand. :kiss:
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Diamond Hell owning a MK3 Golf.
It's worse than when Bob Dylan went electric.
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DH will be asking about coilies next
No I won't.
I will also not be speaking to morons about engine transplants, just to get things properly clear.
If someone could tell me whether there's something missing off the clutch pedal assembly which stops the pedal trapping on the floor (just needs to be pulled back up by hand) if you push it all the way down, that would be grand. :kiss:
Unfortunately not. I'm sure with your repertoir of skills though, you could fashion something. :smiley:
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-VR6-5-DOOR-CREAM-LEATHER-SEATS-INTERIOR-GTI-RARE-HIGHLINE-TDI-16V-8V-/270863420279?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f10b7cb77#ht_1631wt_1029 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-VR6-5-DOOR-CREAM-LEATHER-SEATS-INTERIOR-GTI-RARE-HIGHLINE-TDI-16V-8V-/270863420279?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f10b7cb77#ht_1631wt_1029)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-HID-Conversion-KIT-H1-H3-H7-H9-H11-HB3-HB4-9006-/330379335700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cec249814 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-HID-Conversion-KIT-H1-H3-H7-H9-H11-HB3-HB4-9006-/330379335700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cec249814)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volkswagen-vento-VR6-front-end-mk3-golf-conversion-bonnet-headlights-and-grill-/170743907257?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c12143b9 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volkswagen-vento-VR6-front-end-mk3-golf-conversion-bonnet-headlights-and-grill-/170743907257?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c12143b9)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JOM-Height-Adjustable-Coilovers-VW-Golf-Mk3-/270740944858?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f096af7da (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JOM-Height-Adjustable-Coilovers-VW-Golf-Mk3-/270740944858?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f096af7da)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-PASSAT-MK4-2-0-GTI-AGG-ENGINE-HEAD-BLOCK-/330573944583?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf7be1707 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK3-PASSAT-MK4-2-0-GTI-AGG-ENGINE-HEAD-BLOCK-/330573944583?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf7be1707)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-LENSO-BSX-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-STRETCHED-FALKEN-TYRES-VW-MK2-GOLF-/220593969461?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item335c6cd935 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-LENSO-BSX-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-STRETCHED-FALKEN-TYRES-VW-MK2-GOLF-/220593969461?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item335c6cd935)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK2-MK3-MK4-3-4-5-UNIVERSAL-BACK-BOX-EXHAUST-48-/150713430861?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231738734d (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK2-MK3-MK4-3-4-5-UNIVERSAL-BACK-BOX-EXHAUST-48-/150713430861?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231738734d)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Edge-Twin-12-Active-Bass-Box-Car-Sub-Amp-Subwoofer-Wiring-Kit-AND-Amplifier-/350511805443?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item519c21b403 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Edge-Twin-12-Active-Bass-Box-Car-Sub-Amp-Subwoofer-Wiring-Kit-AND-Amplifier-/350511805443?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item519c21b403)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUBCENTRIC-WHEEL-SPACERS-ADAPTERS-50MM-LINCOLN-TOWN-CAR-/150428935611?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item23064365bb (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUBCENTRIC-WHEEL-SPACERS-ADAPTERS-50MM-LINCOLN-TOWN-CAR-/150428935611?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item23064365bb)
and of course:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-STICKERBOMBING-SHEETS-250X250mm-Sticker-bomb-your-VW-camper-beetle-honda-/230699648027?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35b6c5441b (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-STICKERBOMBING-SHEETS-250X250mm-Sticker-bomb-your-VW-camper-beetle-honda-/230699648027?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35b6c5441b)
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the link for stevens vw dismantlers in Chelmsford could be useful :smiley:
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*slightly* off-piste this afternoon.
Closed road?
No problem.
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/374897_10151038538105354_882200353_22060459_2000849041_n.jpg)
But the ditry b*stards doing the work had heaped up scalpings to stop cunning stunts such as myself continuing to use the road, so I doubled back through and snuck across to another route via some dirt tracks:
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/376177_10151038536520354_882200353_22060454_1852882152_n.jpg)
This is why the car will NOT be lowered. :grin:
I did manage to lose half the front valance (again!), so cut back from the workshop I was visiting and picked up the lost part, which was exactly where I was expecting it - I had to back up over a fallen tree at one point - it had claimed the front valance on the way out and I hadn't noticed. :rolleyes:
Dirt-track rallying went well aside from that.
Seems every G3 GTI I see with some seats in it has significant fungal bloom on the seats, so I'm still in the Chiropracter Later seats.
I did manage to pick up the boot side trims and a (broken) parcel shelf for a tenner at a scrapyard this morning, so it's now quieter inside and the cr@p I leave in the boot will remain my business, not everyone else's.
Stereo swap tomorrow, maybe.
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Seems from reading the above there is the slight danger of enjoying this fine machine...
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Seems from reading the above there is the slight danger of enjoying this fine machine...
:grin: :grin: :grin: :lipsrsealed:
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DH will be asking about coilies next
No I won't.
I will also not be speaking to morons about engine transplants, just to get things properly clear.
If someone could tell me whether there's something missing off the clutch pedal assembly which stops the pedal trapping on the floor (just needs to be pulled back up by hand) if you push it all the way down, that would be grand. :kiss:
You could still drop 30mm on that road if you got better seats :grin:
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Awaits stereo upgrade with 1kw subs.
A way off yet but can't wait until the detailing begins. :grin:
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A way off yet but can't wait until the detailing begins. :grin:
:laugh:
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Now we just need to get DH to go from this...
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/386491_10151025022085354_882200353_22027727_753827802_n.)
To this...
(http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy200/skippybigballs/vw%20golf%20mk3/DSCF2274-2.jpg)
To achieve...
(http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/104/1042777/success_baby_1257463606.jpg)
Look below for DH's paradise! :lipsrsealed:
(http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy200/skippybigballs/vw%20golf%20mk3/IMG_0601.jpg)
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:) WIN!
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WTF!!
When did hell freeze over?
I must apologise to DH for my late reply to this thread as I couldn't type for the first 3 days due to a continuous hysterical laughter fit! :kiss:
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When you said you were going to do a 'ring trip in 2012 I never imagined this... :shocked: :tongue:
What for it's going to be used for, it'll be ideal :afro:
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So a lift kit, bull bar and winch is on the cards :wink:
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So a lift kit, bull bar and winch is on the cards :wink:
Do you think a lift on a mk3 is possible? (it already has monster truck stance :cool:)
b.t.w DH welcome to the mk3 club, If there's anything me and shady can help you with :wink: :grin:
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anythings possible ( itls only metal ) :grin:
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I will also not be speaking to morons about engine transplants, just to get things properly clear.
but this one would be such a project
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A4-S-LINE-A6-2-0TDI-ENGINE-FITTING-BRE-2003-2008-140BHP-/120824164424?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c21ae7048#ht_609wt_1029
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This thread has proven 1 thing anyhow....
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but this one would be such a project
That is an outlandishly f*cking stupid idea. The engine's out of a longitudinal installation - it will be totally the wrong configuration for the Golf.
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but this one would be such a project
That is an outlandishly f*cking stupid idea. The engine's out of a longitudinal installation - it will be totally the wrong configuration for the Golf.
Well, engineer/bodge a solution then :smiley:
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This thread has proven 1 thing anyhow....
What's that then?
but this one would be such a project
That is an outlandishly f*cking stupid idea. The engine's out of a longitudinal installation - it will be totally the wrong configuration for the Golf.
anythings possible ( itls only metal ) :grin:
:grin:
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This thread has proven 1 thing anyhow....
Yes, Golf3s are so f*cking cheap anyone can buy one as a sh*tter.
Oh and the GTI is the wrong one to buy.
Oh and also while there's no point polishing a turd it can take you most places.
Today's modification: gaffer tape to the glovebox lid to keep the stupid thing closed.
Fitted my head unit last night, so sound radio reception and a USB stick full of stuff I want to listen to.
Bimbled up the A34 fine this morning. I was slightly concerned about it getting stroppy, as I don't think it's been taken off the IOW for a long time. Bloody rabble suffers from condensation in the mornings though.
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Is it going to grace my driveway sometime before Xmas then ?
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Is it going to grace my driveway sometime before Xmas then ?
Just checking locations and I'd say you're in for at least one visit.
This week.
Next week.
and then a couple after New Year as well. :grin:
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No worries :cool:
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Is it going to grace my driveway sometime before Xmas then ?
Just checking locations and I'd say you're in for at least one visit.
This week.
Next week.
and then a couple after New Year as well. :grin:
Poor Chuff.........
.................Having that heap pull up on his drive. :grin:
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Is it going to grace my driveway sometime before Xmas then ?
Just checking locations and I'd say you're in for at least one visit.
This week.
Next week.
and then a couple after New Year as well. :grin:
Poor Chuff.........
.................Having that heap pull up on his drive. :grin:
Put a drip tray down to catch the oil chuff :wink:
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At least he wont have to pay for the ferry now, just drive straight in :lipsrsealed:
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At least he wont have to pay for the ferry now, just drive straight in :lipsrsealed:
:grin:
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Chuff I don't know why your laughing.... if dh can be a proud mk3 owner, you will turn at some point
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Chuff I don't know why your laughing.... if dh can be a proud mk3 owner, you will turn at some point
you been looking at my ebay watch list again :grin:
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i would have a mk3 syncro but only seem to be on continent
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i would have a mk3 syncro but only seem to be on continent
True that... I saw a VR syncro wagon once, wouldn't say no.
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Id have DH mk3 :lipsrsealed:
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i would have a mk3 syncro but only seem to be on continent
True that... I saw a VR syncro wagon once, wouldn't say no.
seen a few on ebay.de but thats it and mega money
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seen a few on ebay.de but thats it and mega money
I'm spamming........but check mobile.de there's loads between 1000 - 3000 euro
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i would have a mk3 syncro but only seem to be on continent
True that... I saw a VR syncro wagon once, wouldn't say no.
I would, that would be thirsty and not that quick.
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Chuff, just don't upset DH or he will just leave it on your drive! :grin:
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Chuff, just don't upset DH or he will just leave it on your drive! :grin:
Will I bollox - I need something to get me about!
Today's modification: replacement wiper blades, the posh ones with the little spoiler thing on the drivers side.
That's shut the bloody juddering up.
Also changed the stereo illumination to match the serene green of the dashboard. The light on the clock is out, which is slightly tiresome, as it's not terribly visible in the dark. I suspect it will remain that way though....
It's also taken the stereo out a couple of times when starting from cold. I suspect this is because it has a smaller-than-it-should-be battery on it: the stereo comes on with the ignition, while the glowplugs warm things up, then when I crank it, I suspect the voltage drops WAY down and the stereo gives me the finger. Won't come back on unless I hook it out the dash and pull the power. :angry:
I think the 167k engine and gearbox mounts are probably responsible for the slightly queasy feeling resonance that comes through the car at low revs in fifth. Annoying if you're having a pop at hyper-miling.... but that's not really my style.
i would have a mk3 syncro but only seem to be on continent
Indeed.
There's a total of 20 TDI Syncro Golfs on mobile.de at the moment.
Here's something to tempt Danny Monday: http://bit.ly/v8RuW1
And this would be good, but only for the shell, which would need stripping out and caging etc etc etc: http://bit.ly/sVg1Wu
Although that last one's in Poland - I suspect there wasn't a 3-door Syncro G3 made, but someone in Poland decided there should be, so got the grinder and welder out. :grin:
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If you need a bulb for the clock PM me your address.
You'll have it changed in exchange for ten minutes of your time.
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If you need a bulb for the clock PM me your address.
I don't. The clock is fine as it is.
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If you need a bulb for the clock PM me your address.
No THANK YOU. If I was really that bothered about it I'd be able to get one myself.
:rolleyes:
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anyone would think it was a fcukin syncro the way you drive it :lipsrsealed:
:grin:
but in fairness for what you paid for it, it is ideal :afro:
and when it rots out cos you keep taking it on a ferry, the corrado diesel idea is tops :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
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anyone would think it was a fcukin syncro the way you drive it :lipsrsealed:
:grin:
but in fairness for what you paid for it, it is ideal :afro:
and when it rots out cos you keep taking it on a ferry, the corrado diesel idea is tops :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
:sick: Well, depends on the motor.
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:rolleyes:
I specifically stated I would not be replacing the bulb.
With greater comprehension comes someone who might be bothered to be polite. :tongue:
Just like telemarketers offering me something I've stated I don't want. Don't call, don't get abused.
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^^^ Fair enough. Although....
The light on the clock is out, which is slightly tiresome, as it's not terribly visible in the dark. I suspect it will remain that way though....
... doesn't seem like a specific statement, more like a suspicion of your own bone-idleness to fix it. :grin:
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Will a lit clock make it drive any better? No. It's not bone idle, it's a specific focus.
anyone would think it was a fcukin syncro the way you drive it :lipsrsealed:
Rubbish - I was being nice and it has good tyres on it - and drives straight.
and when it rots out cos you keep taking it on a ferry, the corrado diesel idea is tops :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
More likely to end up in a T25, like that POS Polizei bus still cluttering up my workshop.
Rather tiresomely it seems quite rot-free, except behind the NS front wheel, where I suspect it has had a tap at some point and some filler and shyte gobbed into it.
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Will a lit clock make it drive any better? No. It's not bone idle, it's a specific focus.
I hope you understand I'm only having a :laugh:
And no, by the sounds of your electrical power woes, adding another working bulb to the equation will only slow it down. :grin:
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This thread has proven 1 thing anyhow....
Yes, Golf3s are so f*cking cheap anyone can buy one as a sh*tter.
Oh and the GTI is the wrong one to buy.
Oh and also while there's no point polishing a turd it can take you most places.
Today's modification: gaffer tape to the glovebox lid to keep the stupid thing closed.
Fitted my head unit last night, so sound radio reception and a USB stick full of stuff I want to listen to.
Bimbled up the A34 fine this morning. I was slightly concerned about it getting stroppy, as I don't think it's been taken off the IOW for a long time. Bloody rabble suffers from condensation in the mornings though.
How come?
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How come?
The 8V should have been badged as a GL.
It has plastic sill covers that kill it.
£10 says a TDI would be faster point to point on A & B roads and it'll return +10-20MPG more at the same time.
The 16V should have been badged as a GTI and there should have been a blown 16V badged above that.
Instead they made the VR6. Idiots.
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How come?
The 8V should have been badged as a GL.
It has plastic sill covers that kill it.
£10 says a TDI would be faster point to point on A & B roads and it'll return +10-20MPG more at the same time.
The 16V should have been badged as a GTI and there should have been a blown 16V badged above that.
Instead they made the VR6. Idiots.
'All' my plastics gone, i bet you £20 the TDI would be quicker :grin:
The only other golfs i have drove is a mk2 1.6 8v, and a mk4 gti, and mine feels pretty good!
VR6 is good for motorway cruising i assume, and that was what it was developed for wasn't it? to compete with the BMWs.
Cant argue tho that a blown 16V would be bloody awesome!
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I actually really miss the low down torque of my 8v. If I plant my foot in th raddo at 2k, it's like the feeling of a TDI, waiting...........and waiting............and wai - oh there it is! :grin: When its high up the 16v really does pull though tbf, but with a 21 year old car, I try to be a little gentle with it sometimes. My driving style is more suited to the 8v I think, especially as most of my driving is done around town.
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I actually really miss the low down torque of my 8v.
Complete misnomer - you'll probably find the torque curves are the same. What you're waiting on is the extra power further up the rev range. :wink:
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I actually really miss the low down torque of my 8v.
Complete misnomer - you'll probably find the torque curves are the same. What you're waiting on is the extra power further up the rev range. :wink:
I kind of have the luxury with a small amount of both in my 8v. Low down Torque and some punch up around 6k.
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I actually really miss the low down torque of my 8v.
Complete misnomer - you'll probably find the torque curves are the same. What you're waiting on is the extra power further up the rev range. :wink:
On the private road that has a 30mph speed camera mid way up a hill, in the golf 3 in 3rd gear I could get to 40 by the top of the hill. I was a way off that today. :sad:
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On the private road that has a 30mph speed camera mid way up a hill, in the golf 3 in 3rd gear I could get to 40 by the top of the hill. I was a way off that today. :sad:
Gearing in the Corrado would probably be higher. :wink:
Plus, unless I'm mistaken you're comparing the 1.8 KR with the 2.0 tugboat engine. There's no replacement for displacement and that comparison is disingenuous.
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Good point, well said.
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:rolleyes:
I specifically stated I would not be replacing the bulb.
With greater comprehension comes someone who might be bothered to be polite. :tongue:
Just like telemarketers offering me something I've stated I don't want. Don't call, don't get abused.
Screw you then.
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Screw you then.
Generous offer, but you're just not my type.
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Screw you then.
Generous offer, but you're just not my type.
Sadly you're just too young Bellend. :grin:
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Poor bellend. Just trying so hard to be liked, loved and a helpful individual.
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Didcot to Southampton in just under an hour this evening, in the Golf3's natural environment tonight - waterways. Great performance from the Toyo T1-Rs.
Quick calculation says MPG for the week of about 55MPG, which is none to shabby given the driving it's been subjected to.
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Poor bellend. Just trying so hard to be liked, loved and a helpful individual.
I'm not trying hard. I was pulling a speedo apart to give a needle to another member and simply thought it might be helpful. Obviously changing a lightbulb is too difficult for people that drive tractors.
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Howabout the sheer hassle of doing the job outweighs the benefit. It's not much of a hassle, but it's hardly a benefit.
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Howabout the sheer hassle of doing the job outweighs the benefit. It's not much of a hassle, but it's hardly a benefit.
Was when mine went. It took me 5 mins.
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Didcot to Southampton in just under an hour this evening, in the Golf3's natural environment tonight - waterways. Great performance from the Toyo T1-Rs.
Quick calculation says MPG for the week of about 55MPG, which is none to shabby given the driving it's been subjected to.
Bl00dy great MPG considering, I only get that when driving by the book on a long motorway run in a far more refined vehicle.
I know you've not had it long but what's like with oil? consume much?
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Bl00dy great MPG considering, I only get that when driving by the book on a long motorway run in a far more refined vehicle.
I know you've not had it long but what's like with oil? consume much?
Oil?
Yes I should check that soon.
I'm very pleased with the MPG as I've not been kind to it.
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Today's modification: gaffer tape to the glovebox lid to keep the stupid thing closed.
The mk3 glovebox catch seems to be a poor design and breaks on every mk3. It's only £10 to replace, but again, is it worth doing?
Bloody rabble suffers from condensation in the mornings though.
It's a boat, of course it's gonna have damp and therefore condensation.
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The mk3 glovebox catch seems to be a poor design and breaks on every mk3. It's only £10 to replace, but again, is it worth doing?
Actually it nearly is, because even the gaffer tape lets it fall open fairly regularly.
It's a boat, of course it's gonna have damp and therefore condensation.
Since I'm now using every day this issue seems to have resolved itself.
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Bl00dy great MPG considering, I only get that when driving by the book on a long motorway run in a far more refined vehicle.
I know you've not had it long but what's like with oil? consume much?
Oil?
Yes I should check that soon.
I'm very pleased with the MPG as I've not been kind to it.
And why would you be?... :grin:
By now you might well be running an unintended dry sump to later discover that it's not just the clock light that's not working, the oil light doesn't work either :laugh:
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By now you might well be running an unintended dry sump to later discover that it's not just the clock light that's not working, the oil light doesn't work either :laugh:
Just at the bottom of the 'zone'.
All good.
Might give it a drink this weekend.
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I also have a glovebox lid on the pile of "going to the Bexley dump" pile.
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Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.
I know the locations of scrapyards.
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Stable door, bolt etc....
But why this over the Passat?
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But why this over the Passat?
Mrs Hell & Hellettes on IOW in Passat, nice and safe.
Mr Hell on Mainland, clattering about in Sh!t-shaped utility motoring.
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But why this over the Passat?
Mrs Hell & Hellettes on IOW in Passat, nice and safe.
Mr Hell on Mainland, clattering about in Sh!t-shaped utility motoring.
Admit it you just really wanted a mk3 :lipsrsealed:
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Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.
I know the locations of scrapyards.
I wasn't, you c*nt.
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How come you are terrorising the mainland at the moment?
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Work.
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Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.
I know the locations of scrapyards.
I wasn't, you c*nt.
Good comeback................. :rolleyes:
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Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.
I know the locations of scrapyards.
I wasn't, you c*nt.
Good comeback................. :rolleyes:
Sorry, too busy selling cars.
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Maybe stop commenting then and go sell cars, as I suspect by the evidence here you're both incompetently.
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Maybe stop commenting then and go sell cars, as I suspect by the evidence here you're both incompetently.
Wrong again.
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Work.
Doing??
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By now you might well be running an unintended dry sump to later discover that it's not just the clock light that's not working, the oil light doesn't work either :laugh:
Just at the bottom of the 'zone'.
All good.
Might give it a drink this weekend.
I don't know a great deal about these particular TDI's. My experience/ownership only goes as far back as a MK5 so am slightly curious about them. Any TDI I have had from a similar era has not been VAG and have always consumed a lot of oil.
Work.
Doing??
MK3 golf durability testing :grin:
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Work.
Doing??
MK3 golf durability testing :grin:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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It was at the bottom of the 'zone' on the dipstick.
1/2 litre and it's to the top of the zone. I'll have to see where it is at the end of the week - I'll update then, Sean.
Couple of upgrades planned in the next week.
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Couple of upgrades planned in the next week.
Mainland mods ?
if so let me know in advance, will have to move the 306 :lipsrsealed: off the drive :wink:
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It was at the bottom of the 'zone' on the dipstick.
1/2 litre and it's to the top of the zone. I'll have to see where it is at the end of the week - I'll update then, Sean.
Couple of upgrades planned in the next week.
chrome led washer jets? :lipsrsealed:
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It was at the bottom of the 'zone' on the dipstick.
1/2 litre and it's to the top of the zone. I'll have to see where it is at the end of the week - I'll update then, Shaun.
Couple of upgrades planned in the next week.
:rolleyes:
My dads other half possibly wants a super cheap mile muncher as a second car, I'm thinking one of these.
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:rolleyes:
Get a proper name, you know - one with a single way of being spelled. :grin:
FFS don't let them get one of these if they have any issues with their back - mine is screaming at me at the moment. :sad:
if so let me know in advance, will have to move the 306 :lipsrsealed: off the drive :wink:
It's OK - it'll be the sort of mods that need a local recycling facility, rather than drive access. :grin:
Might swing by Wednesday evening if things go to plan.
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If this does end up being whored out for parts and you don't end up using the engine, give us a shout? We have a split that could use a slap with the diesel stick!
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:rolleyes:
Get a proper name, you know - one with a single way of being spelled. :grin:
FFS don't let them get one of these if they have any issues with their back - mine is screaming at me at the moment.
Could be worse, you should see my surname! :lipsrsealed: :grin:
Ah, well they are getting on a bit, if it's it doing your back in, I dread to think.
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It was at the bottom of the 'zone' on the dipstick.
1/2 litre and it's to the top of the zone. I'll have to see where it is at the end of the week - I'll update then, Sean.
Couple of upgrades planned in the next week.
Hella Quads :p
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Ah, well they are getting on a bit, if it's it doing your back in, I dread to think.
Upgrade the seats :wink: Plenty of rotting MK3 GTI/VR6's around you could get these from :grin:
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Ah, well they are getting on a bit, if it's it doing your back in, I dread to think.
Upgrade the seats :wink: Plenty of rotting MK3 GTI/VR6's around you could get these from :grin:
Not a bad Idea actually, even if it were just the drivers seat. :cool:
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I sold a set just the other week for £50 so you know they are cheap. and definitely worth it :)
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The seats aren't that bad.
On a short journey :grin:
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Big thanks to Jay for the first modification of the week - a replacement battery from his dead Galaxy, swapped out for the tiny little (wrong) one that was in the Golf.
Should mean no more frosty morning will-it-won't-it moments!
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No worries Sir, just means a perfectly decent battery doesn't go to waste. Just hope the old 'un works when I need to move the G :grin:
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No worries Sir, just means a perfectly decent battery doesn't go to waste. Just hope the old 'un works when I need to move the G :grin:
<<<<<<< is off to block jays number :grin:
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Just got news that a present for this is in the post from a mate.
I should probably sort out a VAG-COM cable again. :grin:
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Just got news that a present for this is in the post from a mate.
You have these? :grin: :kiss:
I should probably sort out a VAG-COM cable again. :grin:
Going on a fault finding mission?... You'll be busy then. :laugh:
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Yes, many who existed well before I became active on Golfgti :tongue: This guy's one of them.
TBH I don't think there are any faults on it at the moment. No lights, drive cleanly, no worries - remember it's pretty basic!
If I start mucking about with it, it's not beyond the bounds of probability that I'll throw it into limp-home mode. This is not something I want to experience when trying to get to or from work and have no way of getting it out of the status. ANy mods will be done bit by bit and they will be reversable and I will ensure I can back them off as needed if they cause an issue.
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I have no friends, without this site my life is empty. I like to Willy wave online for kicks.
Oh hang on, those aren't my lines..
Limp mode?... Isn't it like that all the time as standard? :wink:
You're actually going to mod this thing! :shocked:
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If you said you wanted it scanned with vagcom you should have said, provided it has an ODBII port ofc :tongue: Though my laptop battery is fooked and only lasts 20 mins max now - so would have been a quick scan :laugh:
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Went into London tonight and collected a set of VR6 seats for it to try and resolve the hideous seat issue:
(http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa436/korblimey/P1000413.jpg)
(http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa436/korblimey/P1000408.jpg)
£10 later.
Picked them up and drove about a mile down the road to a business park where I fitted them.
Then swung by a tip and dropped off the old seats.
Much more comfortable now.
If you said you wanted it scanned with vagcom you should have said, provided it has an ODBII port ofc
No point at the moment - it's running fine. It's when I start making mods to the engine there's a risk.
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long way to london from yours no ? lol
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Loving the mid-journey road side spannering shizmo.
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Dont lie.. We all know you went fly tipping :grin:
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long way to london from yours no ? lol
Didcot - Kingston-upon-Thames - Reading - not a bad little run.
Loving the mid-journey road side spannering shizmo.
The only tool needed to change a complete set of G3 seats is a 5mm Allen key! Whole set was changed in about 20minutes!
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You got rear headrests! You rare part loving scenester you!
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Loving the mid-journey road side spannering shizmo.
:grin:
Dont lie.. We all know you went fly tipping :grin:
:laugh:
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You got rear headrests! You rare part loving scenester you!
Err, they like came with the front seats.
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The ones on the rear bench didn't.
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The ones on the rear bench didn't.
Complete seat seat which is significantly less skanky than those which were in there. My point that they came with the front seats still stands.
Can't be doing with running mis-matched seats. :grin:
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You got rear headrests! You rare part loving scenester you!
DH in modifying a MK3 with "rare" scene point parts :shocked:
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He'll be fitting a re-inforced sump and dumping it in the weeds next.
Nik
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And matching seats shock horror! Dare we say that he's starting to worry about aesthetics over pure function?! :shocked:
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:grin:
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And matching seats shock horror! Dare we say that he's starting to worry about aesthetics over pure function?! :shocked:
They weren't my stains on the back seats, hence I didn't have any attachment to them whatsoever.
He'll be fitting a re-inforced sump and dumping it in the weeds next.
First point, maybe (to aid rallying). The latter, no.
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Looking good :cool:
I reckon we bombard JV with pm's to make DH mk3 mod, that will go down well with someone :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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DO IT!
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:laugh: there would be no threads left!
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I reckon we bombard JV with pm's to make DH mk3 mod, that will go down well with someone :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
C*nt.
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Looking good :cool:
I reckon we bombard JV with pm's to make DH mk3 mod, that will go down well with someone :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :evil:
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Locksmith has been and gone. :rolleyes: took him all of about 3 minutes to do! I WILL be doing it myself next time!
Whoops, sorry!
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Locksmith has been and gone. :rolleyes: took him all of about 3 minutes to do! I WILL be doing it myself next time!
Wrong thread mate... :grin: :grin:
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confused.com :laugh:
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I have a bulb for your clock if you want one buddy :lipsrsealed:
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Christmas present from Futbus:
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/p480x480/407983_10151085222505354_882200353_22233971_141572027_n.jpg)
So now I need to tee into the boost hosing. The gauge will go into the centre console. The mounting will not be attractive.
Jut trying to figure out WTF the valve does. :grin:
Trawling through this:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=199723
(well it makes a change to people linking to cuntgti)
Interesting comments about the injectors. Interested to swap them out, but that's getting into proper money modifications :undecided: unless some fall into my lap from somewhere of course.
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You had a look at VWDiesel.net too? mostly merkins and naadians, but seem to know their shizzle.
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You had a look at VWDiesel.net too? mostly merkins and naadians, but seem to know their shizzle.
Cheers for the steer. I'll have a look in due course.
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New seats: £10
Additional premium for new seats: £20.
:rolleyes:
Thankfully there was no additional premium needed for the boost gauge, although that took some thrashing out on the phone. :grin:
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was it cos they are uber rare :lipsrsealed:
time for a username change, Mr Scene :laugh:
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Additional premium for a change of seats??! You've hardly stripped the interior and fitted carbon bucket seats - Pisstakers.
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was it cos they are uber rare
time for a username change, Mr Scene :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
As above - dirty tea leafs. You know £14 or so of it will be an "admin fee".
Are you finding the newer seats kinder to your bones?
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Are you finding the newer seats kinder to your bones?
Totally. I think partly it was because the squab in the original seats had collapsed.
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i think it needs lowering when DH isn't looking :evil:
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Only with new Bilstein dampers. :tongue:
If I catch you with the torch on the springs I will kick your ass.
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i think it needs lowering when DH isn't looking :evil:
:laugh:
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I've T'ed in the gauge to see what it's getting at the moment. This has been t'ed in just before the ECU, so will need to be re-t'ed further away from the ECU, if I put a bleed valve on it, to up the boost the engine is getting.
After all the mithering about boost gauge mounting on here recently I put a lot of thought into the fitting up of the gauge:
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/398524_10151098079045354_882200353_22307010_167880560_n.jpg)
I may need to remount it at some point, as it's going to annoy me because it's slightly on the wonk. I'll put the effort in on the mounting next time to get it right.
Or it'll be fine.
Car makes a solid 10PSI of boost, which indicates that the N75 valve is working fine and the set up is reasonably healthy, but it needs turning up, clearly.
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that looks good, who made you the bracket?? :cool:
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Duct tape rocks.
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Looks good, very OEM looking. :lipsrsealed: :grin:
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Obviously needs turning up.
Love the mounting though
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Doing well, Nice going with the seats :cool:
However, judging by your gauge install are we expecting a build thread like THIS (http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=792043) soon. :grin:
Danny Chop those springs! :laugh:
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Didn't put up the photos from prepping the boost gauge installation. First the scuttle cover had to come off, which exposed that the car appeared to have been stored under an oak tree for a significant amount of time:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/2011-12-27145148.jpg)
So unlike some, who might hoover out the inside of their recent purchase, I vacuumed out the scuttle:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/2011-12-27153316.jpg)
During all this I was checking out the boost hoses and routing etc. Most of it looks sound, which is nice.
So, just to confirm what we're looking at below.
Circular hole by the gloves - airflow meter
Dusty looking thing in the middle - N75 valve, which regulates the boost. It is a solenoid actuated valve, which uses vacuum from the hose on the bottom right to actuate the valve (which are the bigger hoses attached to it). It vents to the airbox.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/2011-12-27150329.jpg)
The other piece of the snakes of hose that's significant is the hose shown at the top of this picture:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/2011-12-27142621.jpg)
You can see it curling around from the silver casting in the top middle of the picture. It goes directly to the ECU and shows the ECU what boost the motor is making, so it knows when to bleed off all that nice boost.
Now we have looked through how this thingamy is working, what's the first step in pikey tuning?
We're going to fit the ugly valve wotsit into the line to the ECU, after the boost gauge, which will show us the actual boost the engine is making. By turning the valve we will vary the amount of boost that is bled off, until we start either stalling the turbo due to a lack of back pressure from the motor (turbo's run out of puff) or the ECU goes into limp-home because it's seen too much boost.
But before we start upsetting the engine, it's important to know the motor's in a reasonable shape to be force-fed more than it's been used to.
Cover off and cambelt checked - been changed relatively recently
Air filter changed
Oil changed
Oil filter changed
Oil temperature sender fitted
Wiring for oil temp sender fitted
Powersteering belt changed (it was screeching on each lock - not subtle)
No photos to show yet, as I ran out of time, so the centre console is in bits and I have a bunch of wires, solder, heat shrink etc to get these gauges sorted. Once they're in and I'm happy they're showing correct info (the boost already is and we're happy about the readings) then we can (finally) begin.
Oh - as there was a POSaxo immobilised on the ramp today I jacked the car up on the front jacking points. Looks out we've found the first significant corrosion, as the jacking point will need cutting out and plating over. Bloody thing.
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That's some cracking work. How much boost you planning to run?
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Don't know - however much I can get away with without blowing the bloody thing up!
At 168k it needs new injectors, with super-big-as$ed nozzles to keep the fueling up with the boost, really.
It's also crying out for 280mm front discs, not to mention a fluid change and new dampers.
It's unlikely to get any of this in the near future, unless I can source all the bits needed for next to nothing. :grin:
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Budget building is a good thing though. Have you not considered mk3 gti brakes or is there too much to change to get it all next to nothing?
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There's a lot of changes to the set up going to 288mm, which would just make it WAY too much hassle.
Makes far more sense to go 280mm on four stud wheels, especially as I think I *may* have a set of calipers and carriers lying around to suit.
The switch to 288mm and five stud would also mean none of the wheels I have lying around would fit - more additional aggro.
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That makes a lot more sence. And its good you have most things to hand
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Some interesting information there, I look forward to seeing where this goes :)
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Gauges now wired in and mounted properly.
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/406822_10151113831535354_882200353_22383557_988308291_n.jpg)
It has a tractor engine under the bonnet, I don't see why the agricultural influences should end there.
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love how this really is a dog car lol
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you are really stringing this out, :laugh:
I might have to bale :grin:
before things get in a twine :laugh: :grin:
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Love it, its an IOW Ratractor. :cool: :grin:
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you are really stringing this out, :laugh:
I might have to bale :grin:
before things get in a twine :laugh: :grin:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Funny Feckers :grin: :grin:
Good work DH!
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The oil temperature gauge is currently non-responsive.
I have five wires and no wiring diagram.
Can anyone help?
Red
Black
White
Green
Orange
White appears to be illumination, when combined with the black to the negative.
It's a couple of years old smoked-face gauge, with no branding (hence the issue).
Let me know if you know how it should be wired in!
Cheers.
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Both gauges now working correctly, on a switched live VW left lying around the back of the fuseboard. Both also have the correct illumination.
Dashboard all safely re-assembled.
Oil level still stable at around halfway after three days of commuting this week.
I inserted the valve into the boost line to the ECU this afternoon, but I think it's still turned right down. I'll look into turning it up a touch in the next few days.
At the moment the bleed is just after the take-off for the boost gauge. Question is, will the boost gauge not register the extra boost pressure because it's within 10cm of the valve (which vents under the bonnet)? Don't want to be force-feeding the motor more than I think I am.
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Completed the first brim to brim MPG calc tonight:
528 miles, 45.5 litres
52MPG.
Not been kind. At all. Not bad.
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Completed the first brim to brim MPG calc tonight:
528 miles, 45.5 litres
52MPG.
Not been kind. At all. Not bad.
Thats crazy, I cant even get that when I'm being very kind, including rolling down hills :grin:
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blown it up yet :grin:
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Another 530 miles competed. This time at 51.4MPG.
I've played with the bleed tap a bit and got the boost gauge to top out at 7PSI instead of 10PSI, but that was when the gauge was in-line next to the bleed tap. I've since re-positioned it to sense just next to the take-off from the manifold, so it is sensing the boost in the manifold, not at the bleed tap.
Since I positioned it there, and despite opening up the tap a fair bit the boost still hits 10PSI and sticks there.
Not sure why this is, the ECU should be allowing the boost to rise past 10PSI, as it shouldn't see the full boost because of the tap.
A re-think is needed.
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Not filled it up since the last post. :cool:
That's a whole month. :grin:
Rolled another 523 miles on it.
Filled it up tonight:
46.44 litres
50.67MPG
Which is on commuter duties and included a run up and back to Tidworth for video duties, which was early on Sunday morning and speeds were commensurate with the travel time on the way up there.
Utility motoring absolutely.
Needs more negative camber on the front and I think the top mounts are clattering a touch.
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impressive stats. :smiley:
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Not filled it up since the last post. :cool:
That's a whole month. :grin:
Rolled another 523 miles on it.
Filled it up tonight:
46.44 litres
50.67MPG
Which is on commuter duties and included a run up and back to Tidworth for video duties, which was early on Sunday morning and speeds were commensurate with the travel time on the way up there.
Utility motoring absolutely.
Needs more negative camber on the front and I think the top mounts are clattering a touch.
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted, time to scrap it. :grin:
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Ah well, it was fun while it lasted, time to scrap it. :grin:
Wants a set of Bilsteins when this job happens really.
I'm working on my turd polishing skills this year.
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Ah well, it was fun while it lasted, time to scrap it. :grin:
Wants a set of Bilsteins when this job happens really.
I'm working on my turd polishing skills this year.
Ooooo, to what extent?
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Ooooo, to what extent?
To the extent of this car.
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Ooooo, to what extent?
To the extent of this car.
OK, I meant how far do you plan to go with this turd... Detailing? :grin:
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Does any of the above in this thread sound like 'detailing' to you?
I've not even mentioned the bike rack yet, or the weld-spatter down the rear screen from tacking it together on the back of the car. :grin:
Fitness for purpose all the way. The fitness includes the fitness to drive the tits off it down B-roads.
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Does any of the above in this thread sound like 'detailing' to you?
I'm only kidding but since you ask yes, yes it does, MK3 = Turd, Detailing = Polish. :grin:
I've not even mentioned the bike rack yet, or the weld-spatter down the rear screen from tacking it together on the back of the car. :grin:
Fitness for purpose all the way. The fitness includes the fitness to drive the tits off it down B-roads.
Do MK3's have tits? I thought they drove them..... I must stop it, it's very childish, offensive to other MK3 owners and uncalled for.
Picture request for bike rack fitting. :wink:
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Ah well, it was fun while it lasted, time to scrap it. :grin:
Wants a set of Bilsteins when this job happens really.
I'm working on my turd polishing skills this year.
:cool:
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It appears I have been nastier this month than last:
503 miles 46.31 litres
48.89MPG
This did include a swift there and back to Beaconsfield, which might have knocked off an MPG over the month.
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It appears I have been nastier this month than last:
503 miles 46.31 litres
48.89MPG
This did include a swift there and back to Beaconsfield, which might have knocked off an MPG over the month.
Oh no, you've turned into one of Randomjords work mates.
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Not really - I sold a Subaru Forester XT a few years back, on the basis it wouldn't do more than 18MPG. I've always been a tight-ar$e with fuel consumption.
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Not really - I sold a Subaru Forester XT a few years back, on the basis it wouldn't do more than 18MPG. I've always been a tight-ar$e with fuel consumption.
Woh, that's bad, I may have to pass that info on as I have a friend who often tells me he want's to get a forester, even though I don't know what they're like I try to put him off the idea.
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Great car - loved it to pieces, hated the fuel economy!
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Great car - loved it to pieces, hated the fuel economy!
I take it it was the petrol turbo?
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Not really - I sold a Subaru Forester XT a few years back, on the basis it wouldn't do more than 18MPG. I've always been a tight-ar$e with fuel consumption.
:grin:
Got to love the Subaru...
but hey if it didn't have the tubo'd boxer lump under bonnet it wouldn't be the same...
was the Forester a 2Ltr?
I like the Forester...more practical less showy
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Yes - 2.0 turbo.
The Wife wanted the 2.0NA, but I said no way.
Probably should have split the difference and got a 2.5NA Legacy - did test drive one and lo it was great.
Test drove a 300bhp Impreza too. Was told to give the keys back to the nice man before I lost my licence. :grin:
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Yes - 2.0 turbo.
The Wife wanted the 2.0NA, but I said no way.
Probably should have split the difference and got a 2.5NA Legacy - did test drive one and lo it was great.
Test drove a 300bhp Impreza too. Was told to give the keys back to the nice man before I lost my licence. :grin:
Easy to do in an Impreza, Now the Twin Turbo Legacy is a monster...B4 is it called?
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MPG on last month's tank was about 50MPG. Looks like it'll be the same again this month.
Had to add some oil to it last weekend.
Annoyingly I lost the trip value last weekend, so can't confirm MPG this month either.
However, this was because I disconnected the battery this weekend I treated it to the leather-bound wheel from the Cordoba.
M'mmmmm, comfy.
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Another 546miles rolled on the odometer since the last tank of fuel.
50.7MPG over that period.
Applied this a couple of weeks ago, which is SO nice:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/2012-05-10235126.jpg)
Also swapped wheels front-to-back to even up the tyres last night, as the fronts appear to be wearing inexplicably faster on the shoulders than the rears. (http://www.northloop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/fish.gif)
Needs negative camber, innit.
I also have the 256mm vented fronts off the Corrado, which will be fitted before very long, to stop the retardation being quite so rubbish.
After swapping the tyres I also adjusted the handbrake cables up, which gives a shorter throw, which is nice.
Strangely after 178k the drivers door has sagged on the hinges, so I took the dramatic move of adjusting the striker plate, so it no longer closes with a ba-dump, just a single syllable, which has a huge impact on the ownership experience as, let's face it - it's the door I use on pretty much every journey I make. :grin:
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Someone's starting to get attached :rolleyes:
:grin:
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It does appear that way, this time next year it'll be concours entries.
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Tis purely utility motoring - these are all functional improvements.
If it passes its MOT in August it'll get further improvements.
No point having a cheap-as-chips sh*tter if one doesn't take pleasure from spanking it relentlessly.
I am punishing this Golf3 on behalf of all those out there who don't have the gumption to spank their Golf3s themselves.
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you love it, Dave knows the truth.. . . . . . .
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It has another MOT - I went to re-tax it and found out the MOT ran out the day before - whoops!
Advisories - apparently the ARB bushes are worn, the front top mounts are worn, both rear wheel bearings 'play' (I'm guessing they're worn) and there is some corrosion to both sills.
So, a fair assessment would be 'it's a bit worn'.
Odo now reading 173400. Last tank of fuel was drunk at 47.5MPG. I should probably change the air filter to restore that 3MPG. I did say if it went through an MOT I'd replace the thermostat, as it only comes up to 70deg C. I should probably swap in my 280mm vented fronts as well and (nearly as importantly) swap the brake fluid to encourage it to stop.
If I was feeling really kindly I'd even change the oil, but I think it should do another few miles before that happens.
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Well done shi*ter. :grin:
You can't be spanking it enough if you're returning that kind of mpg. :rolleyes:
Don't worry about changing the oil, it will burn it off soon enough. :grin:
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Don't worry about changing the oil, it will burn it off soon enough. :grin:
That's the thing - it doesn't burn much oil. Don't worry I am being quite unkind enough to it and still it returns those MPG figures. It's sickening.
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dont waste the brakes on that :rolleyes: I know a green mk2 they can go on :kiss:
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Oh I assure you the brakes will not be wasted on it.
It also has the advantage of giving me a spare pair of hubs for the Syncro, in case wheel bearings go.
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Don't worry about changing the oil, it will burn it off soon enough. :grin:
That's the thing - it doesn't burn much oil. Don't worry I am being quite unkind enough to it and still it returns those MPG figures. It's sickening.
With those miles I must say I'm impressed! :embarassed: :grin:
I know you will never be kind to it so I believe you. Well actually you are in a way as you haven't set fire to it yet. It's matching what the Mazda does when I drive it super nicely!
Oh I assure you the brakes will not be wasted on it.
It also has the advantage of giving me a spare pair of hubs for the Syncro, in case wheel bearings go.
A rolling donor. :grin:
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A rolling donor.
Actually it has the potential to be more than that - rolling bedding in platform for tyres and front brakes for the Syncro.
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A rolling donor.
Actually it has the potential to be more than that - rolling bedding in platform for tyres and front brakes for the Syncro.
It will out live this period.
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It this thing still alive?
:angry:
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It this thing still alive?
:angry:
I'm sure he's trying his hardest to kill it. It wants to prove him wrong on some of his thoughts towards mk3's, it will never happen but it will die trying.
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If it makes it past the start of October I will do some work on it.
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If it makes it past the start of October I will do some work on it.
(http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk//dni-media/mu-14/media-7421-17853.jpg)
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No.
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No.
:grin:
Why not? surely you cant make a golf3 look any worse?
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No.
:grin:
Why not? surely you cant make a golf3 look any worse?
He does, he sit's in one. :lipsrsealed: :grin: :kiss:
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He does, he sits in one.
Fair point.
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He loves it really, I heard he has washed it more than his Mk2 :shocked: :grin:
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He loves it really, I heard he has washed it more than his Mk2 :shocked: :grin:
Sounds like the sort of thing they say.
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Social goon-hauling duties last night:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/314996_10152092811350354_1094867556_n.jpg)
Includes Chuff, Guy, Dave_IOW and DannyP
Steady as she goes!
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DH in lowered car shocker :laugh:
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DH in lowered car shocker :laugh:
I was thinking that! :grin: :grin:
Next he'll be ordering budget coilovers from ebay :wink: :lipsrsealed:
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DH in lowered car shocker :laugh:
Its stock suspension, just that your sat in the back! :lipsrsealed: :kiss::grin:
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Last 527 miles: 53.5MPG.
:cool:
Cheap chugging continues.
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:laugh: but the combined mpg of you filling the Passat too makes it about 6mpg :lipsrsealed:
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H'mmmm, couple of odd rattling noises from the front O/S brake on the way round today.
Possibly the 256mm solid front discs and pads are nearly spent out.... not really surprising.
Anyone know if these brakes have those annoying buzzy metal strip wear indicators on these Golfs?
I feel it would be a shame to straight replace, so it's a result the Corrado had a set of deeply inadequate 256mm vented and grooved fronts that can be bolted up in due course.... giving me an excuse to get a degree of negative camber tipped in on the front, too.
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H'mmmm, couple of odd rattling noises from the front O/S brake on the way round today.
Possibly the 256mm solid front discs and pads are nearly spent out.... not really surprising.
Anyone know if these brakes have those annoying buzzy metal strip wear indicators on these Golfs?
I feel it would be a shame to straight replace, so it's a result the Corrado had a set of deeply inadequate 256mm vented and grooved fronts that can be bolted up in due course.... giving me an excuse to get a degree of negative camber tipped in on the front, too.
This a is genuine display of affection... :grin:
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This a is genuine display of affection... :grin:
No, if it's in daily service, it needs to be in the best condition to have the sh*t kicked out of it on a daily basis.
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:grin:
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i did suggest this became the back up car for the ring trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :lipsrsealed:
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No.
I'll bring a rolled up newspaper with me tomorrow to reinforce that point.
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we had a rolled up newspaper to discipline the Dog :grin:
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we had a rolled up newspaper to discipline the Dog :grin:
Sometimes the simple techniques are still the best.
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we had a rolled up newspaper to discipline the Dog :grin:
Sometimes the simple techniques are still the best.
but you dont need a rolled up newspaper - you got a Donk :grin: or even 2 :laugh:
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I got out of it this morning and a sizeable hole has spontaneously appeared in the offside sill, at the front, just behind the wheel-arch. This may be the beginning of the end.... or just the beginning of the welding it up phase.
It rather confirms my view of the G3 as a rust bucket though.
On another note, it continues to deliver a steady 49-51MPG brim to brim.
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I got out of it this morning and a sizeable hole has spontaneously appeared in the offside sill, at the front, just behind the wheel-arch. This may be the beginning of the end.... or just the beginning of the welding it up phase.
It rather confirms my view of the G3 as a rust bucket though.
On another note, it continues to deliver a steady 49-51MPG brim to brim.
sills on G3's... notorious :sad:
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Oh dear - must be the morning for poorly cars :grin:
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It's not poorly, it's just rotten.
The MIG likes a challenge. :grin:
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And you got a choice of mk2's lying about to chop bits off to use a repair plates :laugh:
:kiss:
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That would be a disgusting waste.
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That would be a disgusting waste.
:grin:
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:grin:
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Yucky:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/480854_10152292894010354_1668191038_n.jpg)
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(http://cdn.theresurgence.com/files/2011/06/08/fleshc.jpg?1307600938)
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So, we're past October and it has another year of MOT and we've ticked over a whole year of ownership for sure, as I've had to renew the insurance.
Although I've not gone crazy and done much with it I have made a significant improvement to it tonight (despite the hole in the OS sill, which seems intent on being all it can be).
It has been running colder than it should for a few months now, with the gauge reading about 60-65Deg C even after extended running. Not good in this weather.
I have replaced the thermostat. Not with a new one you understand, but with the one out of the 8V engine that was in the Syncro a couple of years ago.
It always feels odd taking a nice, clean, shiny (but blatantly not working right and not genuine) part out and put the slightly skanky looking one from the Syncro's old motor into the housing.
So I experienced those several tense minutes this evening driving back from the workshop, when the gauge went past the 70Deg C mark on the dial. Would it stop at the correct level? It hit 90Deg C and thankfully refused to go any further.
Further on in the journey I did something I've not done in months.
I turned the heater down because it was too hot.
This is a result.
I'm going to have to do something about that hole in the sill though. :sad:
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I'm going to have to do something about that hole in the sill though. :sad:
I still have the ability to supply
(http://www.directa.co.uk/product_images/aluminium-foil-tape-50mm.jpg)
:kiss:
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TBH I'd rather do something slightly more structural - I'm often sitting in this heap of junk, driving about the place!
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Today I washed the Passat.
There was some water left over, so I moved on to the Golf3.
Observations from running a wash-mitt over it:
The doors on the offside are rotting bottom-up.
The doors on the nearside are not.
The hole in the offside sill is still there.
There are several significant bodies of water under the lacquer on the bonnet and the roof.
None of this affects the economy of the vehicle, no further action is necessary at this point.
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:grin:
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Today I washed the Passat.
There was some water left over, so I moved on to the Golf3.
Observations from running a wash-mitt over it:
The doors on the offside are rotting bottom-up.
The doors on the nearside are not.
The hole in the offside sill is still there.
There are several significant bodies of water under the lacquer on the bonnet and the roof.
None of this affects the economy of the vehicle, no further action is necessary at this point.
Can't believe that hole is still there! :shocked: :grin:
Depends how much water it's carrying, it could be adding weight!
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or maybe it's lighter weight (think how porsche make body panels that bit thinner on special lightweight models, and charge lots more)
keep up the good work being a Mk3 owner DH :cool:
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EFA
keep up the good work being a Mk3 abuser DH :cool:
:cool:
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needs polyfilla and more duck tape
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EFA
keep up the good work being a Mk3 abuser DH :cool:
:cool:
Essential Fatty Acids?
needs polyfilla and more duck tape
God no, both rather heavy and you need a good surface for them to stick. Something I doubt this car can supply.
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Edited For Accuracy.
Danny, it is not a house :tongue:
Needs some new bushes and a bit of plate.
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After all this time I cannot believe your still drving around in a mk3, maybe not the best performance golf but they do make great daily's!!
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Continuing to run it costs very little. I'm disinclined to spend money on a car I just rattle about in. Anyone with two small children will know cash can be bloody tight for toys!
Replacement control arms for the Syncro are about to donate new rear control arm bushes to it, I think. The front end is starting to feel very 'flappy'. I keep promising it I'll re-bush the front and replace the discs and pads with 256mm vented at least.... and then get it dropped in with -1 degrees of negative camber. Unfortunately the Syncro just ate one of the spare pair of hubs I had.
Anyone know if the 256mm solid disc set up uses the same hubs as the vented 256mm one?
In other news it's developed an odd fault where the interior light comes on after it's been left a while. I've resolved this by turning it off from door-actuation. Anyone knowing why it's doing this and how to stop it happening other than switching it off would be a useful person.
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Does it have an aftermarket alarm?
Try taking the drivers door switch off and see if it stops it.
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No it doesn't.
Drivers door would be a reasonable starting point, but it's odd that the light comes on after I've left the car, rather than doesn't go out - I've done the 'stand and wait for the courtesy delay' thing and the f*cker goes off. It then comes back on 'later' - whenever that is.
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Girlfriends Ka would do it. Pulled the door switch and it stopped. Replaced it and it didn't happen again. No idea if it's condensation or anything like that but couldn't see anything wrong with it myself.
Other than being Ford.
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Anyone know if the 256mm solid disc set up uses the same hubs as the vented 256mm one?
As far I can remember from past work on mine (which is running Corrado G60 Calipers, mk2 16v vented discs and pads) The only difference is the thickness of the disc, so if you swap out for vented, you will need to change your pads for those intended for vented. I think there is 8mm difference between the two discs.
Edited because I got the maths wrong. :grin:
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I had Mk3 gti with the interior light fault. I changed it for another one and it worked fine, must of been the delay in the light gone wrong.
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I had Mk3 gti with the interior light fault. I changed it for another one and it worked fine, must of been the delay in the light gone wrong.
Changing the car probably will resolve the fault with the interior light, but it's a bit drastic! :grin:
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I had Mk3 gti with the interior light fault. I changed it for another one and it worked fine, must of been the delay in the light gone wrong.
Changing the car probably will resolve the fault with the interior light, but it's a bit drastic! :grin:
:grin:
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There is a reason I tend not to lower cars:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/IMG_2783_zps189b841e.jpg)
:grin:
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crazy fool :laugh:
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Looks like one of the Islands better roads :rolleyes: :sad:
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Took a bit of work to get it down to the farm after that, but I managed it. Damn those castellations in the middle of the track.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/20130215_155210_zps24139e02.jpg)
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I've got a road like that nr me, in london of all places I'l have to get a picture next time im working down there
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Oh I don't think so.
Got a call from Mother later 'how on earth did you get your Golf through that track?!'
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New front discs and pads on the front tonight.
Outer pads were *just* getting down to the metal, so I'm thinking the timing was just right. :grin:
Obviously, I say 'new' - they're new to this Golf. Turns out the hubs are the same on the 256mm solids as the 256mm vented and 280mm brakes. Original carriers from the Corrado along with the discs and pads bolted up, once the pistons had been wound back, probably further than they ever had been.
Bit of surface rust needs scrubbing off the discs and then I'm sure they'll bed in well.... although they're Green Stuff pads. I recall them being a bit sh*t on the Corrado, so probably won't be much better now. At least they have less enthusiasm to contain this time. :grin:
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The only bit that had to be swapped to allow the vented rotors to go on, BTW:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/20130221_202754_zpsaea66471.jpg)
Just has a wider gap for the rotor and that's it.
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got another set lying around :whistle:
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Think the mk3 might become redundant soon, so you might be in luck :grin:
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:laugh:
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You need a set of hubs and there's a pair of 280mm carriers with calipers available. :kiss:
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While I haven't welded up the hole in the sill I did give it a birthday tonight and changed the oil, oil filter and air filter.
Average fuel consumption had fallen to about 48MPG, so let's see if this brings it back up around 50MPG again.
Needs new boots before too long as well.
Nearly ticked over 180k too.
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Oh and the lacquer's peeling off on the roof in the vague shape of a cock and balls.
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Oh and the lacquer's peeling off on the roof in the vague shape of a cock and balls.
This needs a picture, it's actually quite something :laugh:
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I'm going on holiday in the Passat of much epic.
It seemed only fair I gave the red Golf a holiday.
So Dave is taking it to RTTS - a utility holiday.
We swapped another set of wheels on to it last night, as the T1-Rs are getting a touch thin on the rubber covering.
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So far so good! It's a right torquey lil bugger!
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you love a G3 dont ya dave :whistle:
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He just loves cheap, old rubbish.
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OBVIOUSLY it made it to Cornwall and back without skipping a beat.
At around 50MPG.
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I like cheap motors and I cannot lie. :grin:
But I like having a bit of confidence in them going where they're pointed. The G3 has been getting a bit 'flappy' lately and I noticed the MOT was due a couple of weeks ago, so we're into MOT preparation work.
I have sills to weld both sides; thought it was just the OS, but the NS appears to have started ventilating itself too, so that'll need patching too, also the MOT certificate advised that the ARB bushes were tired, the top mounts had play and there was some play in the rear wheel bearings.
I figured that if I was going to have the wheels off to sort the ARB bushes I might as well have a sort out while I was under there.
Conveniently I was in Bristol last week, so picked up some bits from my favourite parts supplier - Vee W Services, cheap, like the budgie.
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Unfortunately I was working at a pace, so not many photos, but control arms came out and I replaced the VERY tired rear bushes with TT units - not new, but hand-me-downs off the Syncro as that's obviously had control arms off it since the upset last autumn.
while the arms were out I took the chance to buzz them on all three sides to stiffen them up - not my finest welding, but plenty of heat means there's lots of nice metal in there to stiffen things up, too:
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I still need to take the steering wheel off, as it's been a tooth out since it went on, then get the alignment done on the front and give it probably -1.5 degrees of camber, which will make it much pointier than it is now. :smug:
Driving back tonight the difference was huge - the whole car feels much slower but is carrying way more speed through corners because it doesn't feel like everything is slopping about. Feels like it needs the rear beam bushes doing now though! :grin:
Welding on Sunday, then MOT next Tuesday and hopefully another year of bargain-basement chugging about (or at least something with some value in it to sell when the Corrado is sorted).
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you own a corrado :huh:
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I have welded the front of the sills on this POS this evening.
I have weld burns FFS.
Positively most of the Hammerite I brushed on the repairs still appears to be there, despite driving home through the aftermath of a rainstorm. :grin:
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High hopes for Tuesday?
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Either it will, or it won't. It's a binary condition.
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NS wing had dissolved.
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Oh yes!
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OH YES!
:cool:
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MOT passed - another year of assault and battery begins.
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Passed MOT with the indicator just pushed into the hole like that :lipsrsealed:
Wouldn't like to think id ever be behind you, hazard to other road users is that if it comes loose....
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Passed MOT with the indicator just pushed into the hole like that
:rolleyes:
No, moron it's clipped in the hole like that.
It's quite secure, you don't know sh*t.
Better my wonky and secure indicator than following some idiot like you with their stupid polished car sitting on the floor, weaving around unsafely to avoid tearing their sump off on bumps in the road.
I've been behind kn0bs like that, and pushed them and watched them bounce dangerously all over the place as they try and get away from the nasty looking Golf diesel loping along at a pretty relaxed pace behind them.
MOT tester couldn't believe how tight the bushings through the car were, that's because virtually the whole front is new.
Camber and alignment to front next, which will sharpen the turn-in some more.
Shouldn't you get back under your bridge to watch the goats walking over it?
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Hit a nerve did we ? guess truth hurts.
Bodge Job, and risking other road users, thats people like me..
Isnt that the line you are always spouting on other folks threads :whistle:
Pot, Kettle, Black
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Explain in your best English how I am putting other road users at risk.
Go on.
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Just imagine the destruction of epic proportions that would occur if that 20g piece of plastic became dislodged! :shocked:
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Just imagine the destruction of epic proportions that would occur if that 20g piece of plastic became dislodged! :shocked:
It would almost... almost annoy the owner who has to find another
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Explain in your best English how I am putting other road users at risk.
Go on.
Do i really need to ? I mean I know you are a hill billy type but come on are you that stupid ?
If that comes loose at speed and hits another road user it could cause damage or even a accident...
For somebody who constantly ruins other forum members threads with all this bollocks about road safety, I wouldn't expect you to bodge things like this, or at least post up pictures of you doing this.
In a nutshell:
If your prepaired to bodge something that costs so little, then what else have you bodged on that car :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:
Says it all really....
P.S is money is a issue. should have asked on here I would have happily sent you a indicator..
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As before. It is CLIPPED in. Just because it's not square doesn't mean it's not secure.
Also it has a well clipped in electrical connector which will retain it if it somehow gets pulled out whilst on the road.
For someone who spouts a lot of shyte you DO spout a lot of shyte.
I can assure you that safety items aren't something I skimp on. fannying about on cosmetic stuff IS something I skimp on. You on the other hand set out to make your car ride at a height that makes your car intrinsically unsafe.
Those goats aren't going to trip trap over that bridge without you under it, you know.
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How has the ride height on my car going to make it unsafe ?
Tell me, go on ?
Because in the 5 years iv been driving it daily at this height its never caused any issues to any other road users and its passed every MOT and the set up is TUV approved so I doubt they are un safe. however I guess you know more than the people whom test these things. :whistle:
I dare say the car is in a better condition and better looked after than what many new cars are.
It would have cost you next to nothing to put the correct light unit on that wing. Electrical connector would be about as much use as a chocolate fire guard. And wind turbulence could quite easily rip that light out of the wing.
What sort of tyres are on the car ? what brand ?
Maybe best to not post on other peoples threads about safety and corner cutting in the future.
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if your getting picky brad your car would probaly fail a TUV with flying colours and the supention ect isn't tuv for your car anyway :whistle:
tbh 2 wire's will retain the 20g bt of plastic should it ever try and dislodge hell they can retain dangeling fog lights on inported jap 4x4's for months.......
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tbh 2 wire's will retain the 20g bt of plastic should it ever try and dislodge hell they can retain dangeling fog lights on inported jap 4x4's for months.......
:grin:
TUV-approved coilovers on your car? That's amazing - are they Hottuning? They're TUV-approved. Shows how much what you're spouting on about is worth.
Unless you have billiard-table smooth roads your car will be grounding out regularly. You have to acknowledge this because you've smashed a hole in the sump once at least.
car has been off the road for the last 4 weeks due to the damage sump and awaiting for the modified one to be completed
Dropping oil on the road isn't known to ingratiate you with bikers, dimwit.
As for this car - it has a matched set of Accelera tyres on it - budget but excellent condition - probably good enough to handle the rip-snorting grunt of an 80bhp TDI.
You're still missing the point that the indicator on my car is securely located, safe and has passed an MOT last week. Not a bent MOT, but one with advisories and that sort of thing.
Turbulence? Really? It's not an aeroplane. :grin: How many times - IT'S SECURELY FITTED - clipped in.
You're also missing the point that I couldn't be bothered to go and get another indicator because that one will do just fine. Oh and I think it's funny, because it gets the backs up of idiot OCD dicks like you, too. :grin:
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hey its not the car that's the problem.........wait for it.............its the nut behi..... :grin:
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Turbulence does not only occur with a aeroplane u think cnunt LOL!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
As expected, you have failed to tell me why my suspension is un safe.
Those sumps you actually wasted time going to quote about are long gone (you really need to get out more), if you could keep up with the build you would already know it now runs a Genuine VW motorsport sump with steel bottom and different shape, and blimey, gues what ? No more sump hitting the floor issues WOW......
Its plain to see that you are a midnight dancer...
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I must admit I hadn't realised that you'd changed the sump again either.
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I must admit I hadn't realised that you'd changed the sump again either.
I missed that too.
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What the fck is a midnight dancer :undecided: goes to google :whistle:
I didn't know dh was one of them ,it all makes sense now :shocked:
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I have no idea what the intellectually challenged Brad is going on about - I have occasionally danced past midnight in nightclubs, but those days are past, to be honest. I suspect it's some sort of oblique insult, but it seems
a) not many people read his build thread - even those with Golf3s
b) not many people get his insult without resorting to Google
All good.
I've explained why your suspension could well be made of tripe, provided it has a TUV certificate. Your car isn't fit for purpose on the public road if you've had to go through multiple iterations of sump to find one shallow enough that it's not constantly in danger of causing an oil slick.
I run this car on a low budget and don't entertain cosmetic BS, but service it regularly and generally look after it. You probably don't like the baler-twine mounted gauges, which delights me more. The incidator is STILL securely clipped in - it'll probably be there this time next year.
You're probably best stopping your hysterical squeaking about a non-issue, trying to make me look bad and get back to trying to make a living out of your mate swapping engines and you making a noise about it.
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mountain and molehill - epic! :grin:
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But Guy, if it comes out it might KILL someone!
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NEWSFLASH !!
MK3 GOLF OWNER SINGULARLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SINKING OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT!
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I like reading about things on the internet like drag, friction and physics in general when the people talking about it generally know nothing.
I are amused. Carry on.
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But Guy, if it comes out it might KILL someone!
i think i have an original square one somewhere... but I am not going to send it to you because I know you like to live on the edge :laugh:
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I know you like to live on the edge :laugh:
You should see where I leave my tea cups in the workshop. It's kerayzee.
For anyone wondering , the indicator is still firmly clipped in.
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Phew, I was awake half the night worrying about it as well.
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Tracking and camber now set. -1.5 camber and the stitch-welded control arms with TT rear control arm bushes should give us a nice sharp turn in now. :grin:
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Just wondering if you notice a difference stitch welding the arms? Iv seen it done before and allways wonder if its worth me doing it...
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I always thought was left to the mk1 & 2 wishbones as the 3s were stronger from the factory. Guess it can't harm to d it though... Well unless you overheat and distort them during welding.
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I always thought was left to the mk1 & 2 wishbones as the 3s were stronger from the factory.
The narrow-track non-GTI Golf3s have the same control arms as the Golf2. You would get less benefit from welding wide-track GTI control arms.
Very happy with the set up on the front now - it has significantly more grip so you can get it into a position of lift-off oversteer on roundabouts.
This could potentially be more damaging to other road users than an incidator repeater unit. :grin:
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Indicator is still holding firm, exactly where I positioned it when I fitted it.
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Best update ever. :cool:
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The R888s of the night, they make such schweet music
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Indicator still hanging on?
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It moves not.
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Self inflicted death or through sheer punishment?
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Think he meant the indicator not the car :grin:
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Damn it!
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Self inflicted death or through sheer punishment?
It continues in a stable condition, although MPG appears to be depressed in the past few weeks, for some reason.
Might be the extra drag from the poorly-fitting indicator....
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Yeah im guessing the drag co-efficiency has sky rocketed with that gaping hole in the wing. So now you're not only a danger to other road users you are infact destroying the environment with your frivolous use of oil.
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Well the last few pages made for an entertaining read :grin:
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Your right about tea cup positioning.
RIP green cup, sadly missed, easily replaced.
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So, Mrs Hell takes it out this morning.
Brings it back having smashed one wiper into the other because the wiper linkage has fallen to pieces, after only +180k miles.
Shoddy.
Took it to Beaconsfield and back last week, up the M3, M25 and M40.
The side-repeater is precisely where it was when it was fitted.
Because POS car.
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Fixed the wiper mech last night. As I suspected the linkage had fallen apart. I did have another unsuitable mech sitting around which I contemplated robbing the missing part off, but figured out would do the same again so gobbed a washer over the end of the shaft the linkage had fallen apart on. That won'tbe coming apart again.
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Dodgy indicator light and now the wiper mechanism fixed with only a washer. It's a death trap and only a matter of time before someone is killed :grin:
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I've missed this place. :grin:
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The indicator is still present and correct where it was clipped.
However, I was concerned my back end had been becoming increasingly mobile. On closer inspection both rear dampers had been sick down themselves.
Thankfully a nice man had some virtually brand new Munroe dampers and showed up with them last weekend.
Out with the old:
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Which included this highlight of a spring cap :shocked:
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Which has obviously rotted out and then cracked open.
Back end is now much tighter and is sitting a bit higher. Might change back to the old springs, which appear to be rather more tired than those now fitted, which isn't a bad thing with new dampers under them.
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Due to a lack of Corrado parts I resorted to fannying about with this tonight.
Replaced a couple of blown bulbs in the cluster, so I can see the time and mileage at night. Also replaced the heater panel bulb, too.
Then tightened the handbrake cables, although I suspect the shoes need replacing at the back.
There's a knock from somewhere occasionally, which is annoying. Need to inspect the rear beam bushings when the Corrado is off the ramp.
220 miles in it in the last 24 hours, up to Beaconsfield and back.
Obviously the side repeater light hasn't moved.
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New rear beam bushes tomorrow. New front pads in tonight.
Because Australians.
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SOLD
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This you will secretly regret! hope you've warned the new owner about that killer indicator. :whistle:
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I'm pretty confident it would have been written into sales deeds for fear of comeback consequences.
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Caveat emptor, folks.