robz' mk3 gti 8v - dusty mauve more door!!

[robz]

yeah, im liking this satin black!
ok, got the car back, all sorted now, yay
well chuffed with myself, mind the pun, lol!
ok, they did a health check, and said that the o/s drive shaft damper block is catching rear engine mount bracket, any ideas?
how do i sort that???
might explain the un findable rattle!!
also gotta nip the rear bearings up. oh and do a bit of pikey arch modification to the os front wheel arch as the new wheels are trying to eat the car
cheers guys, help as always appreciated!!

[robz]

well that's the driveshaft damper block with looks of it!
Could I just glue it back onto the shaft to stop the really irritating rattle!

[robz]

well not a great day, just thought id got the ailments sorted and then my clutch goes again, bit weird though, cos it just doesnt seem to be returning, hopefully this time it has put a hole throught the pressure plate cos that will be a right pain doing the clutch again!!
have ordered a new to bearing and rod and cap, and im now praying that it will sort it
bad times for larry, the gf is angry to say the least

[robz]

woo!!!
the new rod and bearing sorted my clutch!!
so now it SHOULD be fine, just need to sort the bad wheel rubbing on the front, so a little bit of cutting required i think

[robz]

well.. yet another problematic week in the life of larry...
clutch has gone again!!!
my guess is that the old arm was pooped and causing this wear on the pressure plate, and it has killed this one beyond the ability for the new one to save it
so gear box off again and see if im right!
complete pain in the arse, only had 1 month of daily driving to go before it came off the rd lol!!
anybody in the derby area who would be willing to help as im on me own down here
could be interesting getting the box off on me own

[Andy-H]

That's bad news Mate 

Hope you get it sorted soon.

[robz]

small update, just gotta wait for my spline bits to come then i will get the d/s's out and drop the box!
got me work cut out but hoping to have the box off sat and new clutch in and box back on before i get left on me own again
thats if it is the clutch, but almost certain it is!!!!

[robz]

Ok, good news so far, just put a new clutch in and taken it round the block, all seems good!!
Still got rattling and the car doesn't hold itself in gear very well, so my thoughts are that the diff is pooped, but drives nice and smooth now!!
Fingers crossed it keeps going for another month till it comes off the road for the vr!!
That has to be the most painful and physically hard thing I've done in a long time!!

[robz]

ok, only just over 2 weeks to go before larry comes off the road for a while!
gonna start making a list of things i wanna do to him, starting with cheapo stuff until after the wedding in may, then it will finally be vr time!!
so my list -
alloy wheel refurb,
lower a little more and play with camber,
repair all electric windows - fit rear ones too??
lamin-x all lights,
poss re-build the 8v for sh!ts and giggles,
clean up engine bay,
finish off boot build,
re wire and tidy speaker and amp wires,
re-spray bonnet,
new n/s wing and paint,
roll arches again ,
new wheels centre caps,
sort interior - carpet falling down,
black the a\b\c pillars,
funky roof lining?

thats all i can remember for now, i will update the list as i remember lol.
cant wait to have it sat doing nothing - yay!!

[Andy-H]

Are we going to be seeing this on Sunday Mate??