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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #200 on: 11 February 2010, 10:55 »
almost there now. i got it started yesterday but had a retarded moment and forgot to plug in the oil pressure gauge line so had a fountain of oil coming from the filter housing  :rolleyes: so the last hour of daylight was used cleaning that up

i have to say, a 16v with just the exhaust manifold on it sounds f**king awesome  :grin:
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Offline LazyLunatic

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #201 on: 12 February 2010, 09:02 »
Quote from: veedubgti16v on 11 February 2010, 10:55
almost there now. i got it started yesterday but had a retarded moment and forgot to plug in the oil pressure gauge line so had a fountain of oil coming from the filter housing  :rolleyes: so the last hour of daylight was used cleaning that up

i have to say, a 16v with just the exhaust manifold on it sounds f**king awesome  :grin:

lol, mate did that other day to mine. he forget to put the hose clip back on for the bottom rad hose and as i drove off there was an explosion of water :D luckily it just evapourates.....
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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #202 on: 14 February 2010, 18:04 »
just been out for a short test drive (on my private test track) the car feels really good surprisingly! just a few jobs to get done for the mot now so it should be road legal by the end of the week  :cool:

12 days till trackday  :undecided: iv'e got a lot of tinkering to do lol
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Offline Horney

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #203 on: 14 February 2010, 18:44 »
Nice one, once it's all legal we'll have to go out for a B road blast!

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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #204 on: 19 February 2010, 12:25 »
the car is now insured, mot'ed and taxed as soon as the bloody insurance certificate arrives!

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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #205 on: 23 February 2010, 18:35 »
i took the car into uni today to set the geometry and have a go at the corner weights



had a little surprise when i weighed it, without me it was 880kg! only had a 1/4 tank of fuel though and i think i had r888's on last time it was weighed. the corner weightings wasn't that successful though and i suspect the springs are knackered and all have different rates. something to add to the wish list!

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Offline Horney

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #206 on: 23 February 2010, 18:49 »
Good news and bad news then. Those corner weights with you sat in it or empty?

Nick
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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #207 on: 23 February 2010, 18:54 »
yep thats with driver

lhd conversion needed?  :huh:  :laugh:
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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #208 on: 23 February 2010, 20:10 »
Dumb-ass - your car's got LHD springs on it.  Change them over for a RHD set and that should fix it.

....or is it corner-weighted in anticipation of Chuff riding shotgun?
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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #209 on: 23 February 2010, 20:14 »
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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