Sams Scruffy Mk3!

[Seanl]

Think I prefer it as is tbh. But out of the ones you have photoshopped, probs the dark green as well.

[VR6-Joe]

hello mate, just been through the whole thread, gotta say - good work so far!

I'm surprised the clocks work because your original clocks only go up to 120mph, and the rev counter in a 1.4 should redline at about 5750 and end at 6.5k if I remember correctly. Also when I fitted those clocks in my old 1.6, the oil warning light used to flash if I took the revs over 2000rpm due to different oil pressure sensors so you wanna check that if you haven't already.

I've got a load of spares in my shed all going cheap if you want them. Got a pair of colour coded bumpers, and a mint tailgate all in white. I've got a pair of tinted rear windows if that's your thing. Got a genuine VR6 front splitter. Got smoked fog lights and indicators, can supply switch and loom if needed. Got smoked crystal rear lights. Got 3dr leather seats with rear headrests (no door cards). Got a pair of front doors but unfortunately in mystic blue. And to top it all off I work at a VW breakers so can also get my hands on a white bonnet for you.

Anything I can do for you just give me a shout!

[rcsammy]

hello mate, just been through the whole thread, gotta say - good work so far!

I'm surprised the clocks work because your original clocks only go up to 120mph, and the rev counter in a 1.4 should redline at about 5750 and end at 6.5k if I remember correctly. Also when I fitted those clocks in my old 1.6, the oil warning light used to flash if I took the revs over 2000rpm due to different oil pressure sensors so you wanna check that if you haven't already.

I've got a load of spares in my shed all going cheap if you want them. Got a pair of colour coded bumpers, and a mint tailgate all in white. I've got a pair of tinted rear windows if that's your thing. Got a genuine VR6 front splitter. Got smoked fog lights and indicators, can supply switch and loom if needed. Got smoked crystal rear lights. Got 3dr leather seats with rear headrests (no door cards). Got a pair of front doors but unfortunately in mystic blue. And to top it all off I work at a VW breakers so can also get my hands on a white bonnet for you.

Anything I can do for you just give me a shout!

thats amazing  which breakers do you work at? i think i've been to all of them around here looking for bumpers and other bits

did you want to PM me some prices? im deffinatly after colour coded bumpers and a VR6 splitter. would be interested in seats and lights too, but depends how much money i got left.
Think im going to leave the bonnet black for now, im after a vento front for it in a few weeks


As for the clocks, im surprised they work too but everything seems fine so far, when i first put them in i did have the oil light flash a couple of times after it had just been started but its not done that since then, redline and speedo seem spot on too

[VR6-Joe]

I work at Just VW Audi in Theberton mate. I'll drop you some prices via PM in a sec

[rcsammy]

not much progress this weekend, just replaced the CV joint gaitor, managed to mess up the camber putting it all back together 


as usual previous owners bodged, looks like the gaitor split and he tried to fix it with silicone sealant, no clips holding it in place or anything, the sealant was all in the CV joint aswell... surprised they didnt pick up on this at the last MOT

[rcsammy]

put a new clutch in yesterday, took ages but wasnt too bad other than trying to get the gearbox back on, drives alot nicer now though.

only thing is since then its been making this knocking noise, 2 or 3 knocks a second, it only does it when im coasting(off throttle), does it in a gear or with clutch down
the noise stops as soon as i touch the throttle or steer a bit

Im guessing it must be a CV joint or driveshaft issue? i had the driveshafts disconnected from the gearbox but didnt have them apart or anything, they were fine before the clutch

[rcsammy]

Got it lowered this week, its on FK AK streets, lowered roughly 90mm on front, 100mm rear, its only on 13"s atm so cant go too low







Went to the scrap yard today and picked up a white bonnet for £15

[rcsammy]

Got some new seats at the weekend, spotted them in a scrapyard

They are mk3 cabrio seats, in good condition other than a small hole in the drivers bolster, £10 each so cant complain... they are soooo much more comfy than the old seats, and arnt blue! so thats a plus too






Then got the rears in aswell, had these for a while, just needed to straighten out one of the brackets in the car so they could fit, these were £10 for the bench

[rcsammy]

spent a couple of evenings smoothing off and painting the bump strips, got all of them smoothed and primered, ready for paint tomorrow

i could of just painted them as is but i think being smooth will look alot better, although sanding off the texture is a major pain in the ass


Primered
Smoothed
Standard

[rcsammy]

I got the bump strips finished and got them on, the clips which i got are a really bad fit so they arnt sitting very well at the moment and the paint has cracked in a few places while struggling to get them to clip on, but its not too noticable