before and after...

[lewis1641]

Good on yer dude

[Peej1981]

Sounds like someone is back into the dub spirit again, glad it is all going ok mate, look forward to seeing it at the meet.

[tsr_adi]

yea i'd lost the will to stick with it but even a short drive round the corner has brought it back. Especially now the clutch is better. I guess the grease on it has had time to dry out. Im taxing it in the mornin then im off to get some new brakes, oil, filter, cambelt, and swap radiators over as the other one is in better nick and the one on it has a faulty fan switch. Then drive it and enjoy it for a bit!

[SoundillusioN]

  Good to hear things are looking up for it now.

[tsr_adi]

god damn bastard f**king twit. 

Had to make an adjustment to the brake light switch. After fixing that I now have another problem. Its back to its old tricks and I have no spark and no fuel pump prime. Now whenever this happened before I wiggled the wires at the back of the ignition switch and it would work. Now nothing will persuade it to work.

I'm pretty sure the 20 odd year old wiring is at fault and I must have a broken wire somewhere in that region. And it must be an ECU power feed from the ignition switch. Now can anyone tell me which wire it is from the ignition switch that sends power to the ECU? When I know exactly which one it is, I'l have to keep probing it with a continuity tester until I find where the break is. Theres a kink in a black/yellow wire that goes into the ignition switch so thats my prime suspect at the moment, I'm hoping someone can confirm this is the live feed for the ECU 

[tsr_adi]

Right, finally sorted out this intermittent problem with it not sparking or priming the fuel pump. It turned out to be a faulty ECU relay that only worked when it felt like it. Changed it and touch wood she's behaving. Today is an exciting day as I've taxed it and been out and about in it with big smiles! First time sice I did the conversion. Also picked up some new vented gti front brakes as its still running solid discs (which are shocking, especially now with the extra power!), pads, oil, filter, and a thermostat as the temperature sits a bit high. Tomorrow I'm gonna fit all the new bits, swap the radiator with the better one with a working fan switch, change the oil, and if I get time wire up the electric windows and look at why none of the dash lights are working, which I think is a bad earth or an earth lead not connected.

[tsr_adi]

Bit of an update. I got my tax disc in the post today, only took 2 days! Also I've changed the oil, filter, thermostat (b!tch of a job), swapped radiators (the GL one is in better nick and has a working fan switch), attempted to fit gti front brakes but I have a rounded off caliper bolt, Wired up electric windows, sorted bodged head unit wiring, tomorrow I'l have a look at why the number plate lights, interior background lights (I believe they're on the same circuit), and front left indicator aren't working. Then I've got to sort the blowing exhaust, and then shes sorted. Oh and fit the gti rear beam, but that can wait.

[Peej1981]

Bit of an update. I got my tax disc in the post today, only took 2 days! Also I've changed the oil, filter, thermostat (b!tch of a job), swapped radiators (the GL one is in better nick and has a working fan switch), attempted to fit gti front brakes but I have a rounded off caliper bolt, Wired up electric windows, sorted bodged head unit wiring, tomorrow I'l have a look at why the number plate lights, interior background lights (I believe they're on the same circuit), and front left indicator aren't working. Then I've got to sort the blowing exhaust, and then shes sorted. Oh and fit the gti rear beam, but that can wait.

Mate dont talk to me about rounding off caliper bolts i know too well what that is like, had the heat up the snapped one and very slowly turn it out then heat it up again and turn until i got it out.  Have you managed to sort it out? Sounds like you are really striding forward with your car now, will be good to see it at the meet.

[lemski]

it lives. am shocked. i dont see how you lot snap or round caliper bolts though. such aggressive people.

[Peej1981]

Well when it looks like your calipers havent been touched in what looks like years you generally dont have a choice.