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Offline MattMK

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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #20 on: 18 June 2011, 22:30 »
Thanks for the replys, yeah i took it back to bare metal and kurusted it to, it wasnt picked up on the MOT only noticed the hole when i removed the rubber seal lol id had enough of looking at it every time i got in the car! Looks better now though :) if it comes back il get it welded up by a mate :)
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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #21 on: 16 August 2011, 12:06 »
Havnt updated this in ages! not much has really gone on to be fair! latest news is the geabox has gone so im after one now and hopefully the project can carry on after sorting the gearbox out!

Had a look and there was no oil in the box it was just all over the bottom of it..couldnt find any damage so not sure what happend to the oil, removed the drain plug and filler plug and found loads of swarf in there, it just makes a really bad grinding and knocking noise when driving so think its fair to say its fecked!

Just a picture of the swarf that was on the drain plug alone



Will hopefully get a new box as soon as and get some progress pics up

Cheers
Matt
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #22 on: 16 August 2011, 13:25 »
Quote from: dom069 on 18 June 2011, 17:46
Looks an ok job but i'd guess the rust will be back pretty quickly. I'm assuming you got the grinder out & took it back to bare metal before any filling? The only sure fire way to get rid of rust is to chop it out & weld in new metal in it's place, but as a temp fix yours looks fine :smiley:

Also try using thinner coats of paint next time :wink:

Should that have even been filled!?  :undecided:
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Offline MattMK

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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #23 on: 16 August 2011, 16:23 »
To be fair the small hole should of been welded then filled, if the rust comes back il have to get it welded, only filled it to just tidy it up abit  :smiley: so far rust hasnt come back

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Matt
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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #24 on: 16 August 2011, 20:43 »
Quote from: MattMK on 16 August 2011, 12:06
Havnt updated this in ages! not much has really gone on to be fair! latest news is the geabox has gone so im after one now and hopefully the project can carry on after sorting the gearbox out!

Had a look and there was no oil in the box it was just all over the bottom of it..couldnt find any damage so not sure what happend to the oil, removed the drain plug and filler plug and found loads of swarf in there, it just makes a really bad grinding and knocking noise when driving so think its fair to say its fecked!

Just a picture of the swarf that was on the drain plug alone



Will hopefully get a new box as soon as and get some progress pics up

Cheers
Matt

Thats bad news matey, although I have a gearbox for sale so that could be some good news  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #25 on: 18 August 2011, 10:49 »
Yeah was abit sh!t when it went bang! haha i see your for sale thread all ready  :wink: Leeds is a bit to far tho lol

Picking gearbox up on saturday now, ps love your car mate! stopped me from getting rid of mine in the end :smiley:
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Offline MattMK

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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #26 on: 22 August 2011, 08:11 »
Bit of a update

Picked up my gearbox and clutch kit saturday so had a crack at it  :smiley: havnt really done any thing like this before so was just taking my time trying not to go wrong but it went ok! getting the box out was easy, getting it back in was a different story! lol got there in the end and it seems to be running ok  :smiley:

Just a pic with the box out



The old box





And how it sat for the night



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Matt
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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #27 on: 13 September 2011, 17:40 »
Bit of a update managed to get hold of a full leather interior really cheap so got that saturday and put it in today/yesterday...it really has changed the inside of the car! should of been leather from the factory!

I also suede'd my headlining...was my 1st attempt at one and i wont be in a hurry to do another one lol didnt get any during pics as i was to busy making a mess of it! it looks ok but should of taken more time on it

Just a pic of the seats



and of the headlining





My anniversary seats are for sale now if any ones interseted

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Offline MattMK

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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project
« Reply #28 on: 24 September 2011, 13:05 »
Time for a update

scince the last post i have now purchased a VR6 engine and gearbox etc to covert the 8v! taking things slowly at the moment as i havnt rebuilt a engine or any thing like that, im just tidying up the engine not going mad to start with

Today i whipped the gearbox off and gave it a good clean and degrease and a bit of paint looks much better, also took all the tape off the loom to check for any nasty stuff in there....only found a couple bits so hopefully the loom will be ok  :smiley:

just a few pictures for the time beeing









i got the engine for a bargain but theres a few bits missing so just taking it slow making sure i havnt missed any thing
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Re: MK3 GTI Anni project VR6 Conversion
« Reply #29 on: 24 September 2011, 13:40 »
Box is looking good! Its a bit harder doing that to the engine!

Shame you got an OBD1 VR6 engine as i guess from your reg the 8v was OBD2. Not that it matters i guess!  :smiley:
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