Back on the Road for 2014

Didn't get as much done as i'd hoped for but made some improvements none the less swapped the wur over from the black pearl which has sorted the cold running also cleaned up the temp senders on the side of the head and remade the connectors, the bay is starting to come along quite well now will try and get some pics up soon

Proper result today called in the local breakers on the way home from work to try and get a wiper stalk and see if there was any goodies to be had & managed to get a full set of mk3 stalks for £15, got em fitted nice and easily which is another bonus will try and get some daytime pics

couple of pics of the bay
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This car is really starting to test me now still getting running issues, have managed to improve a few things though replaced the front wings(nice one venturbo) and fitted the g60 plastics and new side repeaters, fitted new debadged grill and replaced the power cable that runs from the battery to the starter and alternator with some heavy duty cable she starts on the button now just wish it would run properly

Had a spare hour today so thought i'd spruce the front bumper up
started with this
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nasty greyness
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yuk
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bit of black satin from work(don't tell anyone)
finished result
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much improved from the day of collection
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Done the back bumper last week and the side trims the sills are hanging up in the garage just got front and rear plastics to sort
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front coilovers and g60 brakes are on now, got some new discs yesterday at gti fest so i can make a start rebuilding the rear brakes at some point

Looking good. Need to do my trim on mine at sum point. May of spoted it yesterday on the stand?

Thats one hell of a difference there bud

Haha god bless gsf and their faulty bits i bought a new coil when i was swapping parts over faster than kwik fit which hadn't really changed the running, any way after sorting the fuel blockage problems it still wouldn't drive under load without misfiring so today i bunged the old one back on as bit of a last resort and bye bye misfire still need to get belt and cam to cam timing sorted but at least i can drive it to my mates garage to get the welding sorted

well done james, glad its sorted

Little update mate came round and looked at belt timing 1 tooth out now sorted and dash switches now fitted with blue leds and the chin spoiler has had the same treatment as the bumper will stick a couple of pics up later

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looks so much better just need a dash of red on the bottom of the grill to finish it off, heres the dash switches and heater panel in all their blue glory
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Gear linkage is now rebuilt with new bushes wasn't much left of the originals, rear undercarriage to be attacked next

motors looking nice mate same colour as mine, so good to see it coming on, how much an how hard were the blue lights for the heaters an switches to fit?, mines used to have zxions fitted to it an the previous owner has fitted blue speedo an rev counter lights, but heaters an switches are still green

Chaz- I bought the led's of ebay from a seller called crazyled's they're a bit of a fiddle to fit just need to be very gentle separating the switches and putting them back together, instrument lights are on the to do list, rear brakes are now rebuilt fitting the coilovers on the rear turned into a nightmare got to send one away to be rebuilt oh and found more rust grrr pics to follow

Not a very exciting update got in touch AVO gonna cost £25 to rebuild the knackered coilover which isn't too bad, clocks are now fitted with blue leds and the front brakes have been rebuilt as well now haven't got any pics during the process but heres a couple of before and after

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fronts weren't too bad to do because i'd stripped and painted everything when i originally fitted them to the black car so it was just a freshen up
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Rears were a different story this was the passenger side the drivers side was even worse and the handbrake kept seizing
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no pic of drivers side unfortunately due to corrupted file
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and the drivers side
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New rear discs, Greenstuff pads and bearings, braided hoses and vr6 calipers of the black pearl
Back soon

sweet buddy shes really coming along are you bringing her to stoner?

Would love to but its gonna be a long shot, Insurance, Mot and tax before sunday is gonna take some doing but you never know

Quick update got a few things done today, cut out all the butchered metal from the abortion of a parcel shelf, changed the rear carpet and fitted the trim properly, new oil and filter, swapped the front crossmember for one fitted with polybushes and decent engine mount off my old jetta and got the sidelights in the front indicators wired up with the help of the girlfriends dad. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Old crossmember bushes were perished and the mount had over an inch of play in it
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Here's the replacement polybushed and mount with only 10k on it
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Girlfriend's dad getting stuck into the wiring
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finished result wired them off the spare headlight connectors so they come on with the main beam just need to change the bulbs for leds
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Also changed the oil and filter on his golf, and repaired the secondary air pump and undertray and changed the numberplate and puddle light bulbs for led ones on sarahs bora,
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Watch this space

Gone in for an MOT test today i know that its gonna fail on welding just got a wait and see what else there could be, wish me luck

Just got the phone call from mate at his garage failed on the following

Corrosion on front passenger side jacking point
Corrosion on rear passenger side jacking point
rear beam to chassis flexi hoses
Exhaust system to noisy
All in all not too bad, the rust and exhaust i knew about any way and I've still got half my scorpion system from my other jetta and a 4 branch on its way from a mates golf so by this time next week hopefully she'll be retested and fully road legal

Small update from weekend, no pics i'm afraid the exhaust was an absolute mess of badly welded sleeves and joins and even an attempt at a flamer kit and the downpipe was leaking like a siv so this has all been replaced with my old stainless scorpion system and a secondhand TSR 4-1 just need to get a backbox sorted, The garage is making a start on the welding tomorrow which my welding guy reckons is gonna cost about £400 plus sundries which leaves me the brake flexis to sort. More to come soon

Well done mate keep up will the great work its looking like a totally different car.

Taxed and tested now, forgot what its like to drive an older car like much more raw and involved than the bora will get some fresh pics up later

well done chap i love the older motor feel imo you really cant beat it, does your have P,S? Also there is a smell to an old mk2 thats you just dont get in other cars

Dirtydubber wrote:well done chap i love the older motor feel imo you really cant beat it, does your have P,S? Also there is a smell to an old mk2 thats you just dont get in other cars

Glad you have noticed the smell, thought I had another sense or something

Yeah I've got power steering got manual windows for the bicep workout though, with you on the smell though although it the stench of waxoyl in mine currently

Nice touch, theres something nice about the smell of Waxoil, GT85 or Autoglym i think they are the smell of a job well done.