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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: whileoceanasleeps on 27 January 2013, 16:45
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So here's the start of my second dragon green thread after I gained some icey driving experience doing this to the 8v: RIP poor car :(
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After writing old becks off for scrap and breaking for spares on ebay i was on the hunt for another 5dr dragon green 8v when I found a 3dr dragon 16v listed as spares/repairs on ebay not far from me... double checked the insurance and it was exactly the same for a 16v as an 8v!? So that was that, I decided she was to be mine! Here she was from the ebay ad:
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The guy had listed as spares/repair but it was fine except for glovebox handle, front splitter fallen off, elecky window faults, lacquer peel on bonnet and his mate had sat on the roof and smashed the sunroof in so the sunroof was gaffa and bubblewrap.. think it was kept quite well in it's first stint but the last owner led it into disrepair :angry:
1997, 90k miles, cambelt at 75k, 4 owners, a month's tax and a year's mot (it had sailed through last one with no advisories). No rusty wings and the sills all seem fine too! yet to take the covers off but seems to be ok :) 500 sheets later she was mine! From then on she would be known as Virginia! (after golden V...)
got her to her new home
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wouldn't mind getting it to look something like this, quite oem and clean looking. really like the bbs rims
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Good thing about having the spares from the 8v was they were all the same colour :) Straight away changed the bonnet to a less peely one, and swapped the tailgate for a better nick one. Swapped the bubblewrap roof for a glass one! Bit of a mission doing that!
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craap everywhere
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out with the old..
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both windows would go down but not up so next thing I was screwing around with window regulators. had two spare but messed up both right cables so had to make a left cable fit the right side
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some more pics of her
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and with my twin bro's daily, he runs it on veg oil and gets 60mpg!
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then some jom coilovers and febi top mounts. wasn't going to go crazy low on this car like the last one, can't be dealing with the bumps when it bottoms out! also it's quite nice being able to turn full lock without scraping on the arches :cool:
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got halfway through
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then we got the snow!!!
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before the snow turned to slush and washed away I got on with a service. Took it round a mate's dad's garage he said i could use, but he gave me the hand i didn't need changing the oil... sump plug was mega tight so he got under to give me a hand and hammered a spanner and rounded it off! after the dipstick oil pump broke he then topped up the engine with diesel oil, i was a bit pished off to say the least! the guy had good intentions but didn't really pay off.
i think he may have put too much oil in because when changing the plugs on cylinders 3&4, there was oil on the threads of the old plugs!?! I'm hoping he put too much in and it had gotten into the cylinders and that I don't need new piston rings.. would have thought that we would have found oil in all cylinders if there was too much put in? gotta do a compression test asap.
anyway got the plug off with help from my mechanic mate, new sump plug, k+n oil filter, synth oil, new dizzy cap, and new rotor arm. cleaned the ignition leads with some switch cleaner and a toothbrush until i can afford some new ones.
with the airbox I'm going to smooth it, increase the opening and get a k+n panel but for the moment I've got a k+n cone and it sounds awesome! not as much bothered about the heat soak for the moment, i'm still getting used to having more power than the 8v! :cool: love it
had a problem where the indicator kept blowing fuses and i couldn't work out why. took off the momo boss and the little tab for the horn had snapped off and was shorting the circuit! so fixed that but when refitting the boss i did this
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about 4 ebay messages later a new one was in the post free of charge! :cool:
Joe'd the headlights. gotta work out what to do with the fogs/indicators.. not sure whether to go orange/white or black?
managed to find a corrado 16v badge at the scrappy for £1! didn't clip in as it's smaller but a bit of silicone on the back sorted that... black badges all round and de-wiper too!]
got the back coilovers on finally, the backbox fell off while i was doing this! decided to mod the cheepy aftermarket one from the 8v and fit that instead. the bore is very slightly smaller so it's a bit of a backwards step but it sounds and looks better I think. I'll keep it on there until I can afford a scorpion or a miltek full SS system. can't wait for that :evil:
and finally here's how she looks today! gave her a spin around the ring roads today and drives a lot nicer after the service. overtaking just ain't an issue anymore! :cool: really need to give her a wash/valet but you get the idea..
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excuse the packing tape (!) on this one, got a piece of paper filter on the end until i can get a proper mini cone filter
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got a chip in the post from Joe too. bought one from him for the 8v but never got to fit it cos it was soldered in.. messaged him and he said he'd do me one for the abf half price! hoping this one is a push fit..
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Looking good! Only thing I'd say is move the 16v badge over but that's my oem OCD kickin in lol
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Looking good! Only thing I'd say is move the 16v badge over but that's my oem OCD kickin in lol
i concur haha!
good work though mate, RIP becks indeed but silver linings to every cloud n that!
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Oil on plugs could be as simple as the inner rocker gasket. On the abf there are two parts to the rocker gasket. The outer seal, and an inner one that sits around the plug recesses. My betting is it will be this inner one that is at fault. Nice easy fix for you. :wink:
Looking good otherwise! :smiley:
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Oil on plugs could be as simple as the inner rocker gasket. On the abf there are two parts to the rocker gasket. The outer seal, and an inner one that sits around the plug recesses. My betting is it will be this inner one that is at fault. Nice easy fix for you. :wink:
Looking good otherwise! :smiley:
thanks :cool:
good shout mate! i'll check that, i did notice some oil around the right hand side of the rocker by the offending plugs so hopefully will be that! i'll do both seals.. how hard to get the rocker off? it's just intake manifold and thats it right?
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Looking good! Only thing I'd say is move the 16v badge over but that's my oem OCD kickin in lol
i concur haha!
good work though mate, RIP becks indeed but silver linings to every cloud n that!
thanks guys :smiley: yeah, if I hadn't destroyed that car I wouldn't have a valver now so i guess it's a good thing :cool:
haha i quite like it there! i did try a gti badge on either side of the vw one but it was bordering OTT for your OCD :grin: it's staying center!
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Good start. Oil in the plug holes will mean the rocker gasket needs doing.
Never hammer a spanner on an oil plug! Use a decent 6 point socket!
Good start though!
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Rocker gasket is easy (Had to do mine a couple of weeks ago), but bloody annoying! Need to take the upper manifold off, after taking off the pipes etc in front of it, theres a few bolts at the front, and some fiddly to get to ones on the back (2 IIRC on the support brackets?) and 2 in the middle of the rocker cover itself. If the plug wells are filled with oil, get what you can out before removing the plugs...awkward to get to but saves a bit of smoke when you finish!
New gasket set is £22 from VW, can get cheaper online but have to wait for it...you'll also possibly need an upper to lower inlet manifold gasket and a new TB to inlet gasket. Think total for my parts was £40 including new plugs. I also cleaned up the cover and mani while it was off :)
Are you using the air temp sensor? Can't see it behind the air filter from the pic?
Looks a fairly good buy really! As said, good the accident happened in a way lol
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Nice to see you're getting stuck in straight away. :smiley:
ABF chips are push fit so you should be fine dude.
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Rocker gasket is easy (Had to do mine a couple of weeks ago), but bloody annoying! Need to take the upper manifold off, after taking off the pipes etc in front of it, theres a few bolts at the front, and some fiddly to get to ones on the back (2 IIRC on the support brackets?) and 2 in the middle of the rocker cover itself. If the plug wells are filled with oil, get what you can out before removing the plugs...awkward to get to but saves a bit of smoke when you finish!
New gasket set is £22 from VW, can get cheaper online but have to wait for it...you'll also possibly need an upper to lower inlet manifold gasket and a new TB to inlet gasket. Think total for my parts was £40 including new plugs. I also cleaned up the cover and mani while it was off :)
Are you using the air temp sensor? Can't see it behind the air filter from the pic?
Looks a fairly good buy really! As said, good the accident happened in a way lol
yeah I think so too, I'm chuffed with her.
cool man sounds like it should not be too hard.. easier than replacing piston rings as I first thought :)
yeah there's a hole in the cone for it, the sensor is in it but you can't see from the pic.
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Nice to see you're getting stuck in straight away. :smiley:
ABF chips are push fit so you should be fine dude.
that's what I waned to hear! :)
yep it'll just be money for the decent parts I want now I think.. soon some nice wheels and exhaust
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cool man sounds like it should not be too hard.. easier than replacing piston rings as I first thought :)
yeah there's a hole in the cone for it, the sensor is in it but you can't see from the pic.
It's not hard, but chances are the bolts will be fairly seized. It'd probably take me half hour now that everything has been taken off already, but took about 4hours total when i originally did it due to stuck bolts!
Is yours a 16v air filter kit or have you made a hole to fit it in? I have a cone to put on but no where for the sensor :( Not sure it it's really needed with the warm weather i experienced this morning!
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cool man sounds like it should not be too hard.. easier than replacing piston rings as I first thought :)
yeah there's a hole in the cone for it, the sensor is in it but you can't see from the pic.
It's not hard, but chances are the bolts will be fairly seized. It'd probably take me half hour now that everything has been taken off already, but took about 4hours total when i originally did it due to stuck bolts!
Is yours a 16v air filter kit or have you made a hole to fit it in? I have a cone to put on but no where for the sensor :( Not sure it it's really needed with the warm weather i experienced this morning!
I don't know if it is, I got the cone from eBay for cheap and it had a hole in the plastic for it already. surely you can drill an opening for yours? I have no idea how important it is tho!
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Thats what i was thinking, but didn't know if it would be moulded to fit the sensor to prevent any leaks...
My cone was free anyway so may just give it a go lol
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
yeah that would be sweet man thanks. what's a catch can?
changed the fuel filter just now. the old one is such a pita to get off, for some reason vw put these poxy metal clips in under the nuts, pointless methinks when there are nuts :angry: still it's done anyway :)
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dragon green ftw!!!!
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
yeah that would be sweet man thanks. what's a catch can?
changed the fuel filter just now. the old one is such a pita to get off, for some reason vw put these poxy metal clips in under the nuts, pointless methinks when there are nuts :angry: still it's done anyway :)
no worries, A catch can is a oil can basically any excess oil being pulled in through the inlet should get put in it. Meaning cleaner throttle body etc when i had a cone filter i noticed one day lots of oil coming out of it and dripping into the engine bay now i run a enclosed induction with cold air feed and catch can which i think has improved things a lot :smiley:
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Nice setup :cool:
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
yeah that would be sweet man thanks. what's a catch can?
changed the fuel filter just now. the old one is such a pita to get off, for some reason vw put these poxy metal clips in under the nuts, pointless methinks when there are nuts :angry: still it's done anyway :)
no worries, A catch can is a oil can basically any excess oil being pulled in through the inlet should get put in it. Meaning cleaner throttle body etc when i had a cone filter i noticed one day lots of oil coming out of it and dripping into the engine bay now i run a enclosed induction with cold air feed and catch can which i think has improved things a lot :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08134.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08133.jpg)
aha. do you find you collect a fair amount in there then? quite like the idea of having your cone down below! I was gonna smooth my airbox but may do that cos I love the cone sound. did you have to do much mods to fit down there?
finally got round to checking my ecu number yesterday for the chip, it's in the post now. looking forward to seeing what gains I can get from it! apparently a decat helps. ive sent him a message so ill see what he says re gains/hardware
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nice looking bay tho :cool:
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
yeah that would be sweet man thanks. what's a catch can?
changed the fuel filter just now. the old one is such a pita to get off, for some reason vw put these poxy metal clips in under the nuts, pointless methinks when there are nuts :angry: still it's done anyway :)
no worries, A catch can is a oil can basically any excess oil being pulled in through the inlet should get put in it. Meaning cleaner throttle body etc when i had a cone filter i noticed one day lots of oil coming out of it and dripping into the engine bay now i run a enclosed induction with cold air feed and catch can which i think has improved things a lot :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08134.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08133.jpg)
aha. do you find you collect a fair amount in there then? quite like the idea of having your cone down below! I was gonna smooth my airbox but may do that cos I love the cone sound. did you have to do much mods to fit down there?
finally got round to checking my ecu number yesterday for the chip, it's in the post now. looking forward to seeing what gains I can get from it! apparently a decat helps. ive sent him a message so ill see what he says re gains/hardware
It collects about 1/4 -1/2 full every 3-6 months so enough to justify it :smiley: The set-up is relatively easy with a few custom brackets and some chopping to various parts :sad: Worst part is getting the cold air feed down to the vent as its not very bendy so on first set-up I done I went through one alternator belt not realising due to engine movement it was rubbing through the belt over several months :cry: So second time round I have managed to sort it hopefully with a bit more chopping down under :grin: I don't know what you will gain from the chip and de-cat but if I we're you I'd rolling road it before and after to see I'm guessing 5-10bhp if your lucky and that's if your engine is running healthy to start with. Good luck love dragon green mk3's.
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good job nice to see another 3 door 16v in dragon green :D i can give you advice maybe and pm you pics of mine to help also i'd suggest using a catch can when using a cone filter :smiley:
yeah that would be sweet man thanks. what's a catch can?
changed the fuel filter just now. the old one is such a pita to get off, for some reason vw put these poxy metal clips in under the nuts, pointless methinks when there are nuts :angry: still it's done anyway :)
no worries, A catch can is a oil can basically any excess oil being pulled in through the inlet should get put in it. Meaning cleaner throttle body etc when i had a cone filter i noticed one day lots of oil coming out of it and dripping into the engine bay now i run a enclosed induction with cold air feed and catch can which i think has improved things a lot :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08134.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08133.jpg)
aha. do you find you collect a fair amount in there then? quite like the idea of having your cone down below! I was gonna smooth my airbox but may do that cos I love the cone sound. did you have to do much mods to fit down there?
finally got round to checking my ecu number yesterday for the chip, it's in the post now. looking forward to seeing what gains I can get from it! apparently a decat helps. ive sent him a message so ill see what he says re gains/hardware
It collects about 1/4 -1/2 full every 3-6 months so enough to justify it :smiley: The set-up is relatively easy with a few custom brackets and some chopping to various parts :sad: Worst part is getting the cold air feed down to the vent as its not very bendy so on first set-up I done I went through one alternator belt not realising due to engine movement it was rubbing through the belt over several months :cry: So second time round I have managed to sort it hopefully with a bit more chopping down under :grin: I don't know what you will gain from the chip and de-cat but if I we're you I'd rolling road it before and after to see I'm guessing 5-10bhp if your lucky and that's if your engine is running healthy to start with. Good luck love dragon green mk3's.
it's all about the dragon green! have you got two dragon greens!? digging the white wheels man, looks original. how big was your cone then, near the size of mine? thanks for reminding me re engine health-need to do a compression test soon! never done rr, wouldn't mind trying that soon
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so I'm on the train home back from a killer 3 day bender in London and was bored so thought I'd write a full to-do/to-buy list for Virgin.
-fit chip when it comes
-new ht leads
-rocker gaskets
-waterpump/pulley
-tracking-urgent!
-paint intake manifold & rocker cover (white & red maybe or something more unusual)
-4-branch exhaust manifold. be cool if I could make one
-straight through pipe to scorpion backbox
-new discs and pads all round
-new brake fluid
-anni clocks with white and red LEDs
-corrado 3.94 gearbox
-new wheels-prob some vr6 ones for the mo and they're cheap and this is a cheap project :p prob lensos later..
-pressed ali plates
-mod airbox
-k+n panel
-port throttle body
-fli sub to extend the range of the audio system
-get some CL rear clusters, red instead of the gti smoked models
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Sounds like a good list!
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cheers mr mint.
went to my first vw meet last night and it was effin freezing cold but a good night. met up with a couple of mates I hadn't seen in a while, and some guy was taking photos of my car! she looked quite high compared to all the cars there, really want to go lower but the ride feels good at this height. need new wheels soon! gotta somehow get a bit more oversteer to get quicker cornering too.
here's some pics
there's no competition for looks between a mk2 and a mk3. mk2s are amazing.
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and mk1s. yummy.
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virgy and my mates 1.3 polo, this thing is surprisingly quick. photo taken just before a reverse bump start tho :p
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this guy surprised me
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and finally look what came today!!
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Put a bit more pressure in the back tyres for a touch more oversteer or lower the front/heighten the rear will help to :wink:
Car is looking great man .
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Put a bit more pressure in the back tyres for a touch more oversteer or lower the front/heighten the rear will help to :wink:
Car is looking great man .
cheers man, not a piece on yours tho!
ill try more pressure in the rears then, think I'm on 32/32 at the mo. ill try 30/35 and see what happens through the corners :wink:
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Haha but don't come crying if you bin it :grin: 30 in the front is a bit low imo .
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Haha but don't come crying if you bin it :grin: 30 in the front is a bit low imo .
ha ill be more careful this time! :grin: what pressures would you recommend? I did have a rear upper strut brace in my last golf but haven't fitted into this as not sure it actually did anything!
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I used to run 34 up front and 36 in the rear to help stop the mk3 understeer but the rear suspension was raised higher than the front also,you will need to try different pressures to see what suits your own driving style .I used to get loads of lift off over steer which was ace fun but not the quickest way to get round a corner . I think the mk3 shell is quite stiff so doubt the strut brace will make any difference,i have one and have never put it on as I don't want to drill holes in the turrets for no benefit.
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thanks bud ill try those pressures then.. :cool: looking at how she sits today I recon I could drop the front a tad also.. what's lift off oversteer?
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Its when your accelerating in a bend and come off the throttle,the weight will transfer forward making the rear light and it will step out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBYSl3dD-UQ
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Its when your accelerating in a bend and come off the throttle,the weight will transfer forward making the rear light and it will step out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBYSl3dD-UQ
aha! lowered the front now :cool: roundaboutz
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I'm skint until next week so can't do any of the work I have planned right now so I just have it a wash today. I think long beaches look quite cool now! loads pics cos I'm bored :)
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with the bora!
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and a nice arty shot :smiley:
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The mk3 3 door in dragon green is without doubt the best of the breed... i may be biased...
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The mk3 3 door in dragon green is without doubt the best of the breed... i may be biased...
Your not wrong lol and looks like his has really good paintwork :smiley:
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The mk3 3 door in dragon green is without doubt the best of the breed... i may be biased...
Your not wrong lol and looks like his has really good paintwork :smiley:
darn right it is! cheers bud yeah the paintwork ain't too shabby :) gonna give her a full on wax tomorrow to make her shine
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looking good mate, making me regret not getting out there and cleaning mine today.
still hate the front grill badge btw :tongue:
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looking good mate, making me regret not getting out there and cleaning mine today.
still hate the front grill badge btw :tongue:
thanks mr rehab. i think the badge looks ok! ha. you mean you want like this? :evil:
(http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/536682_508570572493517_600458157_n.jpg)
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The badge is in the wrong place and you know it is......so stop winding everyone up!!.. :wink:
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16v badge would look better in the oe place.
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meh you lot have got no taste! :evil: :evil: :evil:
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We have..we also have eyesight... :smug:
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damn peer pressure.. alright then
shouldn't have stuck the corrado 16v badge on with silicone [facepalm] anyone know how I can get this off?
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Looking good,i agree about the badge too :grin: quickest way to remove silicone mmm? shotgun?
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damn peer pressure.. alright then
shouldn't have stuck the corrado 16v badge on with silicone [facepalm] anyone know how I can get this off?
face palm indeed! what grade silicone did you use? you can get silicone removers, but pretty sure they're chemical based and i can't say whether it will affect the paint.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/unibond-silicone-sealant-remover-300ml/75756?_requestid=1367912 (http://www.screwfix.com/p/unibond-silicone-sealant-remover-300ml/75756?_requestid=1367912)
i dont think i'd risk it if i'm honest. acetone and lots of elbow grease?
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damn peer pressure.. alright then
shouldn't have stuck the corrado 16v badge on with silicone [facepalm] anyone know how I can get this off?
face palm indeed! what grade silicone did you use? you can get silicone removers, but pretty sure they're chemical based and i can't say whether it will affect the paint.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/unibond-silicone-sealant-remover-300ml/75756?_requestid=1367912 (http://www.screwfix.com/p/unibond-silicone-sealant-remover-300ml/75756?_requestid=1367912)
i dont think i'd risk it if i'm honest. acetone and lots of elbow grease?
shotgun would indeed be a good way :laugh: i think i'll respray the grill dragon green again and do it properly, a couple of nicks on it anyway. just gave her a full wax for the first time, it really shows up where the paint imperfections are.. nothing too bad tho.
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shotgun would indeed be a good way :laugh: i think i'll respray the grill dragon green again and do it properly, a couple of nicks on it anyway. just gave her a full wax for the first time, it really shows up where the paint imperfections are.. nothing too bad tho.
sh!t, if your gonna re-paint then forget about it, get the sand paper out mate!
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Try a clay-bar kit on it, makes the paint feel like glass and then give it a coat of top quality wax and watch the water run off it.. :cool:
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had wet carpets and the inside of the windscreen was freezing so I took the front seat out to have a look.. a few of the drain plugs in the floor had split and the underlay was soaked. I have no idea what the plugs are for! I was gonna weld up the holes but it seemed a bit excessive and a bit of a ball ache so I made some 50mm circles from 2mm steel and siliconed them in. hopefully this should stop the wet. gonna do passenger side, paint and underseal too later on
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These can be a problem area on the mk3 especially and most people do weld them up or they eventually fall out due to rust :laugh: I had mine welded up with a plate by my mate when I booked it in at his garage for the same reason :smiley: Your floor does look to be solid which is a good thing :wink:
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you love a bit of silicon don't you mate! lol. should do the trick though
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These can be a problem area on the mk3 especially and most people do weld them up or they eventually fall out due to rust :laugh: I had mine welded up with a plate by my mate when I booked it in at his garage for the same reason :smiley: Your floor does look to be solid which is a good thing :wink:
yeah no signs of rust for me which is good! did you weld up the hole in the bottom left of the top pic on your mk3? it has No bung in it but I wasn't sure if I needed to do that one too
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you love a bit of silicon don't you mate! lol. should do the trick though
ha yeah when you can't see it tho! one thing I now know about silicone is it stays on no matter what!
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These can be a problem area on the mk3 especially and most people do weld them up or they eventually fall out due to rust :laugh: I had mine welded up with a plate by my mate when I booked it in at his garage for the same reason :smiley: Your floor does look to be solid which is a good thing :wink:
yeah no signs of rust for me which is good! did you weld up the hole in the bottom left of the top pic on your mk3? it has No bung in it but I wasn't sure if I needed to do that one too
Anything that can hold water has been welded on mine underneath not sure if that hole was there or not though can't remember now will have look at weekend if it was it would have been done as that's what i asked for :laugh:
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These can be a problem area on the mk3 especially and most people do weld them up or they eventually fall out due to rust :laugh: I had mine welded up with a plate by my mate when I booked it in at his garage for the same reason :smiley: Your floor does look to be solid which is a good thing :wink:
yeah no signs of rust for me which is good! did you weld up the hole in the bottom left of the top pic on your mk3? it has No bung in it but I wasn't sure if I needed to do that one too
Anything that can hold water has been welded on mine underneath not sure if that hole was there or not though can't remember now will have look at weekend if it was it would have been done as that's what i asked for :laugh:
sweet man id appreciate that. at least your boat won't sink now :evil:
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new treat for her today.. 1200 watts. can't wait to wire it in. with the comps in the doors and the tweeters in the dash it should sound pretty frickin good now. unsure whether or not to upgrade the rear speakers and tweeters yet..
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60 mile cruise and she's running healthy, pleased with that. the most I ever got out of my 8v was 47!
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Ive never had that much out of any my Golfs, ever. :undecided:
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Ive seen 45 on the old abf,but no where near that now :cry:
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Yeah iirc i had 44.? on a looooong run driving like a sloth.
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Yeah iirc i had 44.? on a looooong run driving like a sloth.
what's your ride thai? 16v?
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Aye lad.
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I could get 40 after 10 miles from cold time and time again. :smug:
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Seen 42 from my old one, best so far in my current one is 38,
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I got 47 then she dipped! :laugh:
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right so finally it round to investigating the passenger drain plugs and at last I found some rust on this car! I was getting worried I'd missed some :grin:
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/3F51A24E-4D35-48F0-B8A4-4DBAD2544BF4-2625-00000465D063030C_zps0b0a9b69.jpg)
rear footwell is ok. gonna grind off the crap and treat.
replaced alternator pulley too, seems to have stopped the 'schlirp schlirp' sound, there's still a slight whistle from the engine. think it's the air intake somewhere.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/1AA96E69-AE8B-4175-A287-04BDE6C85511-2625-00000465D48F4B8A_zps7863f596.jpg)
and a cheeky shot of my new ride! went out for 15 mins the other night and I'm still knackered. gotta get into it again
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Are we secretly related? I need to change my pulley wheel and i bought another BMX only last night. Ha
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Are we secretly related? I need to change my pulley wheel and i bought another BMX only last night. Ha
ha well we've never been in the same room so we could actually be the same person. It's like fight club all over again!
sweet man what ride did you get?
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discovered more rot
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then more rot!
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/0CC4BE75-A24B-4078-8878-EEB52BB98B70-2625-0000047CF2EE876F_zps4ebf59ab.jpg)
made a lipped plate and siliconed it in :tongue:
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got the wiring kit for my sub today! I'm so excited to get some low frequencies
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also managed to get vag com working on my MacBook last night. got a cable coming in the post. geek
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spent the last 2 days chasing damp out of the car, sealing more holes, painting and undersealing.
got sub wired in, sounds effin great. annying that there's no sub control on the HU tho, only a fade between front and rear/sub. was gonna go for a non-res exhaust system but I think ill go for a res one now.
next job - rocker gasket and paint intake manifold and rocker cover.
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spent the last 2 days chasing damp out of the car, sealing more holes, painting and undersealing.
marmite good for getting rid of damp then? :laugh:
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spent the last 2 days chasing damp out of the car, sealing more holes, painting and undersealing.
marmite good for getting rid of damp then? :laugh:
it's a trade secret sshhh
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months? :tongue:
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months? :tongue:
eh!?
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The new one appears to be folded up in that plastic bag. :undecided:
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Also looks aftermarket. Always leak!
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Yep, ive never bought a gasket that wasnt strapped to a flap piece of board or something similar! I wouldnt be impressed if i got sent that :angry:
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undeterred by the orrible weather today i thought i'd get on and do a few jobs..
found my old boot struts and fitted them to the bonnet thanks to shady's great guide. lost two of the nuts though so bodged some up
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and all finished.
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this was my makeshift garage for today!
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pressure washered and degreased the intake manifold and rocker cover ready for painting. it's amazing how much oily shiit was in the throttle and the intake. all cleaned now.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/A56617C7-DD1B-4468-A924-6245AC4FAD49-6098-00000971AD6E65B4_zpscbc7106a.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/35D58D9E-C0BF-4B29-B99F-A7AB034C6752-6098-00000971B74498E5_zps5976ca0c.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/DA9DE71F-11E7-4E44-822A-51AD9F639A6A-6098-00000971B26FDAAC_zps93a4b3d7.jpg)
and all painted. nice finish but going to make the rest of my engine bay look so bad!
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/259746D0-56F1-46C5-A97F-7BB4B09FAEAD-6098-00000971BB78CB32_zps5a8513a8.jpg)
cleaned my cone filter, the petrol here turned from clear to this colour in about 3 seconds!
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/0C9D78D7-01B2-4F54-B4E3-BFB6BF1D87C0-6098-00000971BFC8A271_zps7c404016.jpg)
here's before and after of lower intake ergh
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i'm never buying cheap car parts again. i'm normally quite good at buying the best stuff, don't know why i bought cheap rubbish! that rocker gasket is a right pita. it's floppy so you get in into place and as you tighten it shifts out of place. arrgh! gonna have to buy a new one now. here's the engine bay at the end of tonight
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finally i did some porting and polishing of the throttle body. no dremel, all hand file and sandpaper cos i'm that hardcore (and don't have a dremel lol)
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You found rust.. ground it out.. and siliconed a plate over the hole ??.. most random DIY ever lol
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You found rust.. ground it out.. and siliconed a plate over the hole ??.. most random DIY ever lol
yep ha. why is that random? does the job! I do need to get my own welder tho
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Welcome to the 16v club man! Thought I better break up the Dragon Green love-in going on in this thread with my Flashy Red self :)
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Its just most weld lol
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Welcome to the 16v club man! Thought I better break up the Dragon Green love-in going on in this thread with my Flashy Red self :)
cheers bud! I love the 16v. I've been following your thread, need to get my engine looking as tidy as yours!
ps I've got a few cans of dragon green if you need to borrow them? :evil:
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Haha, cheers bud! As I keep saying, it's far from finished in there :cry:
As far as the Rattle Cans go, you can keep them :evil: My spray guns will be coming out for mine soon :smug:
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Haha, cheers bud! As I keep saying, it's far from finished in there :cry:
As far as the Rattle Cans go, you can keep them :evil: My spray guns will be coming out for mine soon :smug:
ah well keep at it, that's the point of a project right!? it'd be no fun if it all went smoothly :wink:
nice man so you are going to go dragon green after all? :evil: :evil: :evil:
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so euro car parts sent me a rocker gasket that fits! woo. then i try to fit the inlet manifold and realise i ordered a lower gasket instead of an upper one [bangs head]
started work on smoothing the lower airbox out today for next month.
car still off the road tho :angry:
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just got it running, went to the supermarket (about 6 miles away), as I parked I smelt a burning rubber smell. checked under the bonnet and all the oil had leaked out at one corner of the head cover, and left a big puddle on Asda carpark. no oil in dipstick, towed home by the mates bora. felt so good to have it back on the road for about 10 mins.. dammit!!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry:
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Work on the engine looks good! Not tempted to put some colour in there tho? :whistle:
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Work on the engine looks good! Not tempted to put some colour in there tho? :whistle:
thanks bud. was tempted to go red rocker like yours but I quite like it oem for the moment.. may give it some colour later! doesn't look very good now tho, it's covered in oil splatter lol
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Yh thinking about it silver would suit dragon green better. I did mine red because my colour scheme is black red and silver
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Yh thinking about it silver would suit dragon green better. I did mine red because my colour scheme is black red and silver
yeah yours looks cool man, I wanted a black 3dr! can't wait to see yours dropped tho :p
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Cheers! Will be This weekend, if its dry and I can be bothered lol
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months minutes? :tongue:
:whistle:
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months minutes? :tongue:
:whistle:
that was with a new gasket.. i binned the cheapo twisted one...
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months minutes? :tongue:
:whistle:
that was with a new gasket.. i binned the cheapo twisted one...
Genuine though?
Every other "OE" quality always leaks after short time. OEM and you're sorted.
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months minutes? :tongue:
:whistle:
that was with a new gasket.. i binned the cheapo twisted one...
Genuine though?
Every other "OE" quality always leaks after short time. OEM and you're sorted.
what, after about 15 minutes lol
it was this one bud http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_1998/p/car-parts/engine-parts/engine-parts1/car-gasket-seals/?368440480&1&1ce84055f12bc9e5473664acfde5bd2c2c6d0e63&000541
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Go to TPS man, it's the only way forward for parts :grin:
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Go to TPS man, it's the only way forward for parts :grin:
This.
Probably not even too expensive either!
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You hoping to do another rocker gasket in a few months minutes? :tongue:
:whistle:
that was with a new gasket.. i binned the cheapo twisted one...
Genuine though?
Every other "OE" quality always leaks after short time. OEM and you're sorted.
what, after about 15 minutes lol
it was this one bud http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_1998/p/car-parts/engine-parts/engine-parts1/car-gasket-seals/?368440480&1&1ce84055f12bc9e5473664acfde5bd2c2c6d0e63&000541
I got this gasket too. Was good quality and a good fit done a thousand miles since and no leaks
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Was it all cleaned properly before installing the gasket? All on straight?
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Was it all cleaned properly before installing the gasket? All on straight?
this is what I'm doubting.. got a torque wrench now and some degreaser so ill whip the cover off tonight and hopefully the gaskets ok.
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the gasket had come slightly out of the arc runner on the head- hence the oil spillage! sat him straight and changed the oil and she's all good now... I hope!
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Any pics of the engine back together and shiny? :tongue:
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Post 'em up! We love engine bay pics :cool:
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when it stops raining i'll take a couple! spraying the inlet & cover really makes me want to take more bits off and do em too :smiley:
noticed a positive difference in performance recently, think it's down to the ported TB as it pulls much better now. could be cleaning the crap from the airfilter tho. mpg is down but who cares, it's fun. will have to rolling road soon to see how much power she's kickin out
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did a DIY decat last night that involved cutting the centre section of the cat out and welding in a length of steel tubing at the same diameter. Cat was a b!tch to get off, had to grind off 4 bolts as they were all rusted! classic for a mk3. :grin: luckily I reused the section with the lambda sensor in as that was seized in too. sounds better now, louder but not too loud due to still having the suitcase and the mahoosive backbox. more noise = more fun! another mod that cost £0 keeps me happy :cool:
desperately needs a good wash tho! and some tracking work this week. it's pulling <<<<<<left!
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I was in a bit of a car mood today. ordered some pressed plates and some new vw centres for the wheels :)
can't seem to get round to buying a panel filter for the smoothed airbox, but I made and fitted a heatshield from 2mm steel for the cone filter. don't know if it's a placebo but seems to have given her more grunt.
got VAGCOM working on my mac, hurrah! found out instantly the abs light was to do with a faulty rear d/s sensor, so ordered a new one of those.
fixed my sub too, so got my bass back! was driving round town blaring out Kate Bush at full volume earlier haha.
finally gave her more lows! was getting too much body roll (boat roll) round the corners so I went down by 20mm. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND though, set the heights exact all round from the rings to the bottom of the threads, and measured the strut lengths but when dropped there are slight variations in height each corner.. either the car is twisted ha or there's some bushing or something somewhere I need to replace. not got a clue on this.. need to get it set right so I can get it aligned though as the front tires are getting a bit camber'ey now lol
from this
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to this
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to this!
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drives sooo much better now. you steer and it goes where you point it rather than getting that body roll.
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that's just the way the car sits, different amounts of weight over each corner man, you just don't notice it at stock ride height :)
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that's just the way the car sits, different amounts of weight over each corner man, you just don't notice it at stock ride height :)
aha! that makes sense! so should I even the height according to even strut lengths or even arch gaps?
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just ordered some CL lights. CL + dragon green ftw :cool:
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spent all morning washing and waxing. even gave it some black bumper love..
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/0CE03D8B-4BBE-4CA6-99C3-7CB8C90A06F6-813-000000F08AC20968_zpsb343f169.jpg)
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got my shiny new center caps today
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and got even better on the mpg!
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Looking very clean! Some spacers would finish this off nicely
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How on earth did you get that MPG? :cry:
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Looking very clean! Some spacers would finish this off nicely
cheers man. you're right, she needs spacers desperately!
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How on earth did you get that MPG? :cry:
driving like a pro :grin: and cos virginia's amazing :) was on an hour's motorway drive. think the heatshield around the cone was a help.
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finally got some CL lights! so happy they look miles better than gti ones. also pressed plates on now too :)
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finally got some CL lights! so happy they look miles better than gti ones. also pressed plates on now too :)
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Your car is looking nice my friend :smiley:
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That tailpipe is severely offending me.
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That tailpipe is severely offending me.
More than how tucked them back wheels are? :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
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I didn't want to be too harsh all in one post. :lipsrsealed:
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lol, proper muggin off mans pride and joy, cold....
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yes I already know.. exhaust needs some cutting and welding done and it really needs spacers, SCREW YOU GUYS! ha. that's why it's a project.. if I got bits to do then I'm happy
thanks for the kind words foreveryoung! :)
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Never mind all that..what the hell is that red thing next to it?
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His dream ride.
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Has the rear exhaust bracket broken? :huh:
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Has the rear exhaust bracket broken? :huh:
nope brackets were fine, the exhaust is from my old 8v I crashed hence why it's bent.. today I cut off both ends of the backbox, repositioned and welded them back on. also took out mid box and replaced with pipe.. my exhaust now consists of 8 different sections of pipe welded together straight through to the backbox! it's pretty loud :)
here's some shots from today! orange repeaters now, needed some colour. debadged rear also
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/DE1FDDFB-7B79-4A5D-AC66-81D05739B043-651-000000445373B757_zpsd75b794b.jpg)(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/BDB02C8A-52B5-4F33-8ED9-532745729411-651-000000445D3FAB84_zps11f128e9.jpg)
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Looking good man!
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Looking good man!
cheers man. got a steadier income now so soon ill be able to spend out properly on her!
my friend I live with just got given a mk3 8v for free! 72k and it was owned by oaps, sweet! needs a bit of a cleanup but it's solid. golf club!
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/0B1B8BC4-DE77-4498-A2AA-F1F536A59503-1555-00000180833E1C05_zpsdd7ce9d6.jpg)
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good freebie.
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Your mate's a lucky bugger! Should clean up nice with only 72000 On the clock :)
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yeah I know!!
had a weird whining sound coming from the engine the other day.. found out the cambelt was loose! bought a new tensioner and belt, but they sent the wrong tensioner so I fitted the old one (seemed ok), all put back together and it runs fine again. another weird noise that was there before has gone too.. must be something to do with taking all the belts off and putting them on again..
pleased with how easy it was to change the cambelt, I'd never done it before and thought it was a major job but doing it is so much easier than the thought beforehand!
somehow the pipe that goes to the power steering pump got knocked out.. doesn't look like anything particular holds it in! weird.. but now I've no fluid and she steers like an old tractor now! need to top up fluid.. I don't suppose it's doing any harm driving it without any for the moment tho?
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welded up some holes in the exhaust this week and fitted a strut brace I made.. stripped her right out now, surprising how much difference it makes
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/0E0261FE-E705-4E78-80E8-D564B70F75C8-1865-000000EEDF01D1EA_zpse27758f9.jpg)
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so it was my birthday at the weekend and I bought myself a present... mk2 scirocco scala!! gonna pick her up on weds. gonna drive the valver while I execute my rocco plans then put her up for sale...
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here's the new addition! already pisses all over the golf in terms of handling. will do in speed very soon. getting a bit of a collection of vws at our place now!
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zpsa678a01d.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zps010367cd.jpg)
started clearing out the 8v engine to sell and make way for a 16v :)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zps9a023fe8.jpg)
and my mate got an awesome rolling shot
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zps4e8279d7.jpg)
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so anyway here's where I'm getting to with the roc. stripping ready for respray and rebuild.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zps9d0cebd5.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zpsf20f9480.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zpsef31b644.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/aksion/null_zps42da8698.jpg)
having a lot of fun. looking forward to starting bodywork soon