jmsheahan
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 689
Club RR Member Number: 121
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Aug 26, 2022 15:01:32 GMT
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With you driving it more now, how's the underside holding up? Is it coping with stone chips etc? Is it noisier as i seem to remember you tried to stay away from rubbery or tar-like top finishes...? Yeah, it's holding up well. The stickier tyres kick up a lot of stones and debris but I can't see any damage in high-impact areas. I did coat these in clear Bilt Hamber Dynax UC as a bit of extra protection. Can't really comment on the noise tbh...it's not exactly a subtle car but I can't say I've noticed a difference from before. It's bearable on motorways and longer drives - even the buckets are surprisingly comfy. |
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Last Edit: Aug 26, 2022 15:01:46 GMT by jmsheahan
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jmsheahan
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 689
Club RR Member Number: 121
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Sept 22, 2022 8:21:24 GMT
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Whilst I age disgracefully waiting for the van to be ready from its Bodyshop stint (it's been 84 years), I cracked on with replacing the fuel pump on the Golf. As predicted, one of the tabs snapped on the plastic housing, and everything was generally in rough shape. I'll put my hands up here and say oops, I didn't realise quite how bad the ferrules had rotted. The hoses were passable but needed doing sooner rather than later. A reminder to check your fuel lines    One titanic fuel pump:  One new bosch KR pump fitted. A larger capacity and flow rate than the 8v one. The only thing I had to tweak was the fittings - as I don't need an accumulator (Digifant car rather than Kjet), a simple barb adapter was sufficient rather than the standard banjo fitting.  The ProAlloy housing I have slightly mixed views on. There's no denying it's a work of art, but wow it was expensive. I also had to tap out the fuel pump mounting holes for some bigger fixings. A new fuel pump seal takes a fair bit of compression to seat nicely - something the tiny hardware and alloy threads couldn't handle.  Looks the business though and no risk of it splitting like the plastic housings do.  I think if I was to do this again I'd go the Mk3 fuel tank route with the internal pump. Took the opportunity to clean, epoxy and raptor the areas by the pump I couldn't do last time, as well as new filters, lines, fixings etc. Job jobbed.    |
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2022 8:23:10 GMT by jmsheahan
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Sept 22, 2022 10:12:06 GMT
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This is really looking stunning! I need to pull my finger out and start giving mine the same sort of attention this winter I think....
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jmsheahan
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 121
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Sept 23, 2022 11:14:27 GMT
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This is really looking stunning! I need to pull my finger out and start giving mine the same sort of attention this winter I think.... Thanks mate! haha slippery slope that! Look forward to seeing the updates on your thread  Mine's never going to be a show car but if I can keep it going as a tidyish driver's car I'll be very happy. |
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Just start to ended this in one hit and its now 3:20am. What a journey and so well documented. Thankyou for sharing this and I think it may be due another bulk update asap  ! Subscribed! |
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jmsheahan
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 121
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Just start to ended this in one hit and its now 3:20am. What a journey and so well documented. Thankyou for sharing this and I think it may be due another bulk update asap ! Subscribed! Appreciate that, thank you! And well done on making it through multiple pages of my ramblings  I wish I had better updates, but the truth is the car hasn't turned a wheel in over a year. Life be lifin'! A plan is forming though. Once I move my other money pit out of the way, it'll be coming out of slumber ready for the summer. Retro Rides Weekender would be ideal. Watch this space.   |
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