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Dec 31, 2007 10:45:28 GMT
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aye, hes a top lad, reasonable labour rate too. BTW, what do you drive mate, I live in Rastrick. White mk2 golf gti. no way!! ive got a blue mini, I'm usualy hooning it round the place abd drive thru rastrick quiet a bit coming home from tech. |
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ill kep an eye out for you bud. Latest installment: Done a bit more over the christmas break, got the exhaust sorted & fitted, then set about lowering & putting the alloys on at my mates garage. A girl at work has a nice 5dr 16v oak green, and this was the difference in height before lowering:  couple of pics of work in the garage. The old shocks & springs looked original and were rusty as funk, with one of the rears looking like it had been leaking for some time. The bolts holding the strut to the hub were a right tw@t to undo!   I bought some new top mounts to fit to the new shocks, but they looked a lot taller then the old ones, so I left the old ones on. However, front was way too low for me on the std (squashd?) top mounts:  so fitted the new ones. Also sorted out the power steering reservour as it was dangling about without a mount and noticed I need a couple of new cv boots soon as one has started leaking. Anyway this is the end result including the RA's. Also fitted the clear side indicators I got for chrimbo.       Next jobs are get some music in it, go collect my new tailgate, sort the badges out on the rear (took the old one off as my missus bought me a new black one) CV boots, take a look at the brakes as the effort is a bit poor ( master cylinder?) and when it gets a bit warmer get the bits of paint done. Looking a bit better now though don't you think? (almost) respectable! |
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looking sweet bud, what the plan for the new tailgate??
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very impressed mate youve turn what was a heap of curse word into a fine example of a mk2 those wheels couldnt be more perfect!
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Brakes, if they're standard, are crud. A nice easy and cheap upgrade is mk3 Passat front hubs and callipers with 16v Golf discs and pads. It's looking great. ;D
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Apr 13, 2008 12:04:25 GMT
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just bump this one up: Done a fair in the last few months, lots of the usual running repairs for a 17 year old smoker! 1. Got the temp gauge working finally 2. Electric Windows 3. took the 40mm springs off and replaced with 16v springs ( just too bouncy for my daily commute) 4. weighted shift rod 5. relay 99 wiper mod 6. Replaved the power steering pump and new drive belts 7. Oil & Filter And have spent today prepping my new tailgate for fitting and took my drivers seat out and pulled it to bits so I can pit a replacement foam base and improve on the repair I made to the bolsetr cloth. Oh yeah my mates made me a nice 18mm mdf parcel shelf to mount my 6x9's on and I fitted a cheap 10" sub, and of course a nice alarm to protect it all  ! PS if anyone sees a mk1 seat toledo TDI for sale give me a shout, its donor time B) oh yeah nearly forgot, did a bit of tidying to the bodywork a few weeks ago, flatted back some of the rust spots, applied jenolite, zinc182 primer and them a bit of gloss over the top till I get it painted properly! Missus has started calling it the tippex mobile!           |
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Apr 13, 2008 13:56:43 GMT
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When you did the door membrains for waterproofing... did you just use gaffer tape? I've ended up trying loads of different tubes of sealant curse word and had no luck.... I feel like an idiot for not thinking about gaffer tape.
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Apr 13, 2008 14:37:47 GMT
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very sweet motor  |
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Apr 13, 2008 21:05:56 GMT
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aye, just gaffer tape mate!
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Apr 13, 2008 21:23:36 GMT
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Can't believe how well its cleaned up! I had an 8valve just like it (but with the gti engine)  Swapped it for a 16V I broke up in the end. those 8 ball centres are genious!!!  |
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 1969 massey ferguson 135- running, with a minor fuel leak 1989 vw polo squareback- scrapped 1988 toyota hilux with rollcage, landrover running gear and soon to be v8 1997 peugeot 306 dturbo -for sale- pm me 2007 toyota hilux invincible - fast and modern!!! |
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Apr 14, 2008 17:06:52 GMT
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looking good, always a good idea to keep on top of the body work.
think i might of seen u the other day aswell, by wilkinsons on the little round about heading up toward the larger roundabout.
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When you did the door membrains for waterproofing... did you just use gaffer tape? I've ended up trying loads of different tubes of sealant curse word and had no luck.... I feel like an idiot for not thinking about gaffer tape. I used window sealant on mine on the Porsche, works a treat as well but messier than gaffer tape. |
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Apr 17, 2008 17:54:11 GMT
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aye, thats will have been me. found a repair panel for the fuel filler:  didnt think they did one, and ive tried cutting one out of an old shell, it aint easy! will be on woth that soon, plus I think ill do the tailgate this weeken, as long as it stops snowing! |
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Last Edit: Apr 17, 2008 17:54:35 GMT by gernster
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what are you plans for the tail gate??
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Apr 19, 2008 11:26:23 GMT
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not much, ive just tidied up a bit of surface rust it had round the number plate screws and swapped the tinted glass for clear to match the rest of the car!
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2008 11:27:14 GMT by gernster
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Apr 21, 2008 20:29:54 GMT
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Bit more this weekend, new tailgate. This is the old one, had some dints/scratches and no black surround:  Old one off:  so thats why my numberplate lights never worked.....  Finished, + wiper lay flat mod. Obligatory german plates now fitted. Next job IF WE EVER GET ANY SODDING WARM WEATHER IN THIS COUNTRY is to respray the back panel and fit new badges.    |
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