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So i decided to do a purchase as I was missing a car to work on and mess around with. Originally I was looking for a polo bread van but couldn't find any that were local to me! I did find a nice one which was in Portsmouth but it was a 12 hour drive to go and collect. After browsing facebook market place for the 10000th time I came across something that caught my eye. a 1991 Mk2 VW Scirocco After a few messages with the seller and a few running videos sent we agreed on a price and a day to view. The car was located up in Wick, basically in the arseend of the highlands! but luckily for me only 3 hour drive! So we set off early Friday morning and arrived around 12:30. We were met by the seller who was fantastic, He showed us around the car and we went out for a test drive. Instant smiles, then disaster struck and the car started spluttering. Instant thoughts were fuel starvation, and a quick look under the bonnet and these were confirmed. Lots of air bubbling in the fuel filter, managed to limp it back to sellers house and then we took it to his friends house to help diagnose. A previous repair was found that had failed just before the the rubber fuel hose attached to the hard lines underneath. We went for lunch whilst they got some lines sorted and off we were on our merry way! Got around a hour into the journey then spluttering started again. Oh no not again Managed to pull over into a lay-by on the NC500 to have a look. Nothing jumping out at us whilst looking and its getting dark too now. Decided to carry on and limp it home and see how we get. After another breakdown, we took out the fuel pump cover to see if there was a issue at the top of the pump. Again nothing that we could see. Had a check underneath too and nothing obvious seen. Car started again and off we went onward to Inverness. Arrived at Inverness with 1 or 2 small splutters on the way but not starving the car like before. excuse the shoddy parking, parked along side my friends car who came along for the adventure! 2 more breakdowns 5 Miles from home but finally made it back at 8pm Haven't had chance to look at the car since getting back due to work, but plan to get to it this week. Have ordered new fuel hoses and will inspect the tank and the filler neck as reckon we have some rust going on there too! and possibly blocking the pick up in the tank. will look this week. So what have I purchased? A money pit? A project? A financial mistake? Time will tell Next pictures are from the add, Ill get better ones later Its a 1991 Mk2 Scirocco 1.8 8v 10 previous owners 2 keys Mot July 2024 149k on clock Car has had a recent respray which seems in good nick. Plans Get it working! Want to keep it period correct with a few upgrades here and there Multiple parts have been purchased but will reveal them once I start to fit them Eventually would like a engine change, I'm leaning more towards the V5 engine for something slightly different but that would be a long way off. Will update with more stuff later!
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mada01
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Oooo a cliff hanger! Love it.
Must admit Grizz I've been a long lurker on the forum and I always get a joy from reading your adventures and stories. I could only wish I had the same story telling abilities you possess!
Looking forward to seeing where you take this one!
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mada01
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Feb 19, 2021 20:50:19 GMT
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Hi yes it is
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Jan 26, 2021 19:00:07 GMT
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1994 ford probe 2.0 16v just under 120k NO MOT - ran out 7/10/2020 reason for sale: lost interest sadly, and need the space had new windscreen fitted in may refurbed starter motor fitted in november lots of welding done by previous owner I drove the car back from newcastle up to scottish highlands with no issues issues: No mot paintwork not great slight damage to passenger wing due to door swinging open small hole in front passenger sill tyres could do with replacement as starting to crack slightly idle still hunts a little interior is mixed grey and black as rest of interior is stuck at parents house in Manchester small leak from rear passenger window battery is dead, starts with a jump start there is a power drain somewhere, reason for fitting the kill switch front bumper insecure drivers side due to catching splitter mods American Spec Headlight lids Sleepy eye headlight mod Front Laguna/Espace splitter Matt paint with lace (spider web ) painted roof. Clear side repeaters -30mm Suspension (shorter coils) 17" Steel wheels 30mm rear spacers aftermarket steering wheel with snap off boss rear seat delete with false floor custom engine starter switches battery kill switch battery relocated to bootBlack Leather Interior SS door sill trims Short Shifter reverse camera 4 channel amp chinese headhunt sound deaden body strut brace crinkle engine cover scorpion exhaust I have a fair few spare parts that can come with the car now car is located up in Elgin which is near Inverness, please bare this in mind price £300 if there is no interest I may end up breaking the car as i need the space I also have a ducktail spoiler that can come with it but will be extra as this alone was 200usd from poland will get some newer photos when i can
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mada01
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Jun 21, 2020 10:38:47 GMT
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Update time again! So during lockdown decided to finally paint my garage and finish putting up my tool rack, this is halfway through fitted a new horn button off a scooter, Hard to notice so feel it blends in well after a 6 week wait for the windscreen to be made and ordered finally got it replaced my friend rolled his type r so managed to pinch his side skirts for a crazy idea that i had, seems to work. Car will be getting some wide arches so will hide the short part on the rear arch Ducktail spoiler arrived from Poland! will get it fitted properly after Ive painted the car again finally found some left over wood in the garage so finished the false floor Just need some acoustic carpet to cover it up And finally after a search on gumtree, couldn't believe my eyes as i found a 2,5v6 probe for spares 20 miles away from me! Guy was going to use it for banger racing but decided to sell some of his collection. It has been off the road since 2013, but still starts on first crank, 100k on the engine got it delivered and after washing some of the poop off it and what we have got it for plans are to remove some parts from it this week, then take the engine out next weekend. Will be a few weeks until it is in my probe as going to change all belts, water pump etc
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mada01
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Jun 18, 2020 21:58:16 GMT
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Enjoyed your old build so will be keeping an eye on this
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Right time to get up to speed with whats been doing on. Due to this nasty virus thingy, half of my interior is still down in manchester so will need to get it once all of this is over. Started fitting the black carpet and black interior Finished relocating the battery to the boot, Still need to finish the rear seat delete It moved! to be the work horse to do the shopping Did a coolant change and flushed the system Time to change the valve covers colour Cover off Sprayed with high temp wrinkle paint, and baked in the oven, then sanded down the lettering And back fitted again with new valve cover gasket
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mada01
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Feb 25, 2020 22:11:40 GMT
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Ive done it numerous times now, I'm blessed and actually live near inverness. How many days are you planning on doing it over?
lots of beautiful places to see on the way.
Would recommend going over to isle of skye too and even down to fort william on your way back
any questions feel free to ask, or give us a shout once you have dates, could see you off at the start!
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Feb 23, 2020 19:55:33 GMT
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picked up a strut brace so fitted it up for now Plan is to relocate the battery, so wiring has been ordered to run it to the boot instead. then I can finally finish the interior false floor. Old grey dash removed with no issues will refit an black dashboard over the next few weeks. Also looking at sorting out a few jobs and wiring up the starter switch Also painted the needles red on the clocks first pic is mid way through
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2020 19:59:55 GMT by mada01
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mada01
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Feb 21, 2020 11:04:24 GMT
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quick question about your led headlights, whats the beam pattern like? Bad? or tolerable? looking at upgrading my probes units
Rest of it looking ace will keep an eye on this
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mada01
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Thanks Andy, good to know about the rear window. Not had chance to look into it yet. Managed to get the headliner covered got the old interior refitted, still got the rear floor to extend to where the seats were fitted and test fitted the new ignition panel, just need to get it wrapped up to match,
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Jan 21, 2020 16:34:44 GMT
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So after a busy weekend got a few more bits done, Starter button mounted, going to have two more flick switches next to it, for position one and position two Got the rest of the sound deadening fitted, routed all the new power cables, went for 4 gauge, and routed new rca cables to headunit. Opted for a cheap ebay special single din headunit with bluetooth and a 3inch screen for a reversing camera that the missus bought me fora birthday last year. Rear bumper bolts removed and finally free! Shows the cars many history of colour changes! Rear camera fitted and new number plate lights fitted due to old ones not working, excuse the chipped paint, will touch it up at somepoint! Headliner has been removed as I have a small leak on the passenger side, I took the whole sunroof assembly out, and saw the probes unique feature of rusting on the sunroof! got it all cleaned up and bolted back up again. The previous owner already fitted a fibreglass sun roof. I believe the leak is coming from the rear window on the passenger side, so will get some sealant and seal it up. Plan is to wrap the headliner in faux suede fabric, will also wrap the a,b and c pillars too. And this is where we are at at the moment with the install. excuse the temporary wiring, only postioned to make sure it works. Plan is to create a new false floor that will cover up where the rear seats sat. The rear seats were pointless for passengers anyway! Need to do some measuring and buy some wood and see what I come up with. The whole install has been less than £150 which includes, Headunit, 4 gauge wiring kit, 40 sheets of sound deadening, 4 channel ebay special amp and various connectors. Previous owner already installed rear 6x9's and some upgraded front speakers. Sound quality is a huge improvement on stock. Also managed to source a black interior for the car so that will be getting collected next month when I head down to Englandshire. Car is slowly coming together, Once the interior is sorted will begin work on the exterior. The starter motor has started sticking a little so need to investigate this also when I get a chance.
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2020 16:47:10 GMT by mada01
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Jan 17, 2020 12:44:33 GMT
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Not updated this for a while so lets catch up, Fitted a NRG quick release wheel kit, not too sure if i like it or not, with the added dish has made the wheel a lot closer now Next up i refitted the standard airbox, and managed to sort out the over reving issue, now idles lovely Fitted a battery clamp to make it quicker to disconnect the battery Had a little fun with a spare key i got made up Ive also been actually driving the car too And next to the daily Next plans i decided the rear seats in the probe are useless, and I will never have anyone sat in the back. Decided I would delete the rear seats and create a false floor covering up where they used to be. Began stripping the interior, which I stripped the carpet too to sort out a few bits of wiring I was routing. Saw that some of the sound deadening had been removed from drivers side, decided to replace this and also add more throughout the car. Got a good deal on 40 sheets of a4 so went a bit wild. And a garage picture with a friends s14 I Have deleted the clock and cubby hole from the centre console and have got a friend to mill me up a new panel for switches, not finished yet, but this is how it looks at present Also at the same time he has polished up my new knob (oh matron), its a ford puma gearknob This weekend have got a list of jobs to do, so will hopefully update with the new bits! also been gathering parts to do the cambelt and waterpump etc
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Last Edit: Jan 17, 2020 13:08:50 GMT by mada01
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mada01
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Sept 9, 2019 14:29:39 GMT
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Enjoy the car mate - I look forward to seeing what you do with it. I forgot to show you the red one before you left - I think I was shellshocked at actually parting with the car! Thanks Andy, I know will pop past next time I'm down your way! Right todays updates, started with standard steering wheel Remove lower sticker bombed panel Remove stickers Refit Panel and new wheel and boss Don't plan on using the tow bar on this, so this is before Remove said tow bar Much better and cleaner looking I think.
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Last Edit: Sept 9, 2019 14:35:19 GMT by mada01
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Sept 8, 2019 21:35:31 GMT
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So left early this morning from newcastle and headed back home to sunny Elgin. Arrived home with no hiccups. First thing first was to change the gear knob (Sorry Andy!) as i didn't get on with it on the journey home after, changed it to one from my old ford puma for now also took apart the air intake to see if i could find any leaks as to see why the car was hunting for idle at times when stationary when hot. whilst I was there decided to change the air filter with another one I had lying around as it seemed a bit cleaner than the old one! And here is the spec list of the car copied from the old add 2.0 16v on 118k American Spec Headlight lids Sleepy eye headlight mod Front Laguna/Espace splitter Matt paint with lace (spider web ) painted roof. Clear side repeaters -30mm Suspension (shorter coils) 17" Steel wheels (tyres have loads of tread) Various dress up bits under the bonnet Black Leather Interior SS door sill trims Short Shifter Ice Set up: JVC Head Unit replacement front speakers, 6x9s in the rear. Plans are to change the cam belt, water pump etc and to secure some of the interior trim. also going to remove the tow bar as i wouldnt need it
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Last Edit: Sept 8, 2019 21:36:07 GMT by mada01
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mada01
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Sept 8, 2019 19:50:37 GMT
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I love a Probe, one of very few vehicles I regret selling. Only slight negative is the fact the two-litre tends to have cloth rather than leather interior and not the bells and whistles of the 2.5, but it's all interchangeable and so cheap. In fact, I can't believe how cheap even the v6s are now, I've been seriously thinking of getting another one. Sunroofs rot, btw. Check very carefully cos it's not always immediately obvious Cheers, luckily it's been looked after by a keen probe owner for the past 10 years, so has had a fibreglass sunroof fitted. And has the full black leather Interior fitted too
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mada01
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Sept 8, 2019 10:00:44 GMT
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Sorry! I've been so used to writing Ford puma as that's what the probe has replaced 😂 amended now
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mada01
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Sept 7, 2019 21:05:08 GMT
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Hi all this is my first thread here so I'll start from the beginning. All started back in April when I first saw the probe for sale and knew I loved it. Fast forward 5 months and I'm on my way down to Newcastle to pick it up! Early start in Elgin Arrived in Newcastle Met at the station by Andy who took me for a lovely test drive and allowed me to have a good test drive too. Before heading back to his to deal with the money business and for a cup of tea And first pics of the probe in all its glory Currently Staying with friends before the 300 mile trip back up north. Will write a better spec list and the likes then.
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Last Edit: Jun 21, 2020 10:40:16 GMT by mada01
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