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^ I don't really see how you can just say there is something wrong with my slow tdi, when you are making comparisons with a re-mapped one. Look at the performance data for a std polo 1.4 tdi. It is slow, it is economical, it was never intended to be anything other than a practical and cheap runb around, exactly what my car is! proof of the slowness: www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/cartestreports/car_test_report.jsp?reportNumber=R0251You go from having a mildly tuned polo g40 as a daily runner to driving a stock polo 3 pot tdi and it is gonna feel slow. I know people rate them once re-mapped, but in stock trim it is about as bland, as bland gets.
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Jul 12, 2013 21:17:50 GMT
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tbh i think the problem is me being used to driving faster cars. from memory my 9n has the 75bhp 3 pot, so it isn't the lowest power one. Also get similar mpg figures too.
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there must be something wrong with the 1.4 3 pot oil burner in my 9n polo, i find it worse than gutless! power delivery is like an on/off switch, overtakes need to be planned miles in advance, oh and it isn't the smoothest sounding engines. Compared with my wifes cordoba which has the 1.9 tdi it is rubbish, fuel economy isn't that much better and tbh I'd rather have the extra 60bhp and loose a bit of mpg. The whole concept of putting it in a derby is a no go anyway as it was basically a 1.9 block minus a cylinder, this means it was derived from the vw tall block engines so would need a custom subframe making to fit it in. It is do-able if you have a bottomless pit of money or if you are an engineering god. There was a derv option on the mk2f, never available in the uk though, but the same engine was used in the seat terra van which was available in the uk, but a pretty rare sight these days. In fact I can't remember the last time i saw one.
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well, i've never bothered to fix the pipe on any that I have owned, so can't really comment on the best way to fix it. From what I have seen though, people who do tackle it, cut the rear quarter panel on the swage line. I need to do something with my one, but i wasn't planning on having the breather pipe running inside a metal pipe. I'm not really sure why they designed it like it. my plan was to have braided hose and the hose going through some sort of grommet.
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it does have a breather in it. on 99% of mk2/2f polos it has completely rusted away. personally I wouldn't replace it. it is clearly a design fault, so I'd go for the option of finding a better way or routing the breather pipe.
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Last Edit: Jul 8, 2013 17:36:13 GMT by g40jon
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such a cool thread. stratford doesn't look any different really, other than the cars. recongnised it straight away
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sell it on a 1 day ebay listing, then let the winning bidder collect it from the original seller!
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dunno, try ebay maybe. there are people on there who sell similar modified radios. that or have a go yourself. You need to be pretty good at desoldering, soldering and have a reasonable knowledge of electronics. every radio is slightly different but basically you need to find where the input is for the amplifier circuit is, tap into it and hey presto you have a line in. You will however need to make sure the i/p is at the correct level for the amp else you will end up with naff sound quality, this is done using a suitable resistor to lower the input signal. (happy to give advice to anyone that fancies trying for themselves) I would offer it as a service if I could guarantee that I could convert every radio and not break it, have it done within a few days and give some kind of warranty of the work, but being a hobby, I can't. I would be willing to have a go, but on the basis that i cant promise a quick turn around (if I am really busy at work, then that takes priority) and that you cover the cost of posting the radio back (£6 fully tracked and next day via ups), whether I can convert it or not. I have had one or two radios which i simply couldn't find a suitable place to tap into, whilst retaining full funcionality of the unit, i.e. the tape and the radio. I must admit though I would rather stick to modding my own radios and if someone buys them, then great! I've priced them at a reasonable amount below other similar items on ebay and they have the added bonus of having a source switch which most of the others I have seen don't (they basically play over the top of the radio, so if you didn't have it up loud enough you could get break-through from the radio tuner.
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It is more of a hobby, I don't really want it to become something where I am under pressure to get someones radio converted as that will no doubt take the fun out of it for me. What stereo is it that you want to convert? You can get high level to low level convertors (posh name for a box of tricks which takes the signal from your speaker outputs and converts it to line level so you can connect an amp.) Be warned though, there are cheap versions which use a couple of caps and some resistors as voltage dividers, whilst they work on most stereos, they aren't perfect. The better ones use transformers, so there is no physical connection between the speaker outputs and the input stage of the amp. They also have a variable pot for each channel, so you can fine adjust the input.
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Since I don't have time to play with my cars at the mo I have taken to a new hobby of converting old stereos in my spare time at work, so they can take an aux input such as ipod or any mp3 player via a 3.5mm stereo jack. I don't have any use once I have cleaned them up and modified them, so rather than put them in a display cabinet I am selling them on and spending the money on more old stereos to mess with! I'm not out to get mega rich doing this, purely something to occupy my spare time and make a small amount of wonga to keep my old bangers going! If you don't want to buy from me and would rather have a go yourself, I am more than happy to give a few pointers, just don't ask to be spoon fed! All of the units have been tested and play through the aux in well, with no distortion. I have modified various circuits so that the sound quality is good and the aux in is separate to the tuner I/p (a lot of other modded stereo simply play the aux in over the top of the tuner, which does work but isn't ideal for obvious reasons.) I have some other retro audio bits in a separate thread which haven't been modified: www.retrorides.proboards.com/thread/152487/collection-retro-blaupunkt-audio-stereosAnd some nice retro pioneer speakers www.retrorides.proboards.com/thread/153181/pioneer-1980s-retro-parcel-speakers?page=1&scrollTo=1805862PLEASE SEE LAST PAGE OF THREAD FOR LATEST OFFERINGS!
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wouldn't want to have a crash in that! check the steering wheel out!
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what mercs run 4x100? i cant think of any. as for the wheels, they just look like cheap generic wheels so hard to tell who they are made by
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Jun 27, 2013 10:58:16 GMT
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Pioneer ts1611 high fidelity dual cone speakers from around the mid 80s 6.5" dual cone with free edge tech, to allow bigger cone surface area 4 ohm impedance 6.5 oz strontium magnets 10 watts rms nominal I/p 30 watts max White cones! very 80s! Used but in fantastic condition, no damage to the cones what so ever. They sound pretty good, mid and high frequencies are nice and clear. Maybe lacking in low end bass, so would probably be best mounted on a baffle boarded parcel shelf. Would look superb in the back of any classic 80s car COVERS HAVE BEEN SOLD, SO JUST THE SPEAKERS REMAIN, BUYER DIDN'T WANT THE SPEAKERS FOR SOME REASON! £5 collected £12 posted Collection from either chipping norton or oxford airport welcome, try before you buy also welcome. If posted, the item will be sent via UPS, so will be next day and fully trackable.
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Jun 26, 2013 16:57:04 GMT
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looks pretty mint to me! nice find
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land registry? although i think the first thing i would do is contact the local council as they will know who owns which bits of road. So if the road that the parking are is connected to is private, then it is likely the parking will be private too.
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Jun 19, 2013 19:39:21 GMT
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you can, but in all fairness the celly based paint on my mazda and polo is still in good shape. (both cars are 22 years old) So personally I wouldnt bother.
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Jun 19, 2013 13:52:23 GMT
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i'll save you the reading on celly v 2 pack and say that unless you know what you are doing and have the suitable protective equipment you won't be wanting to use 2 pack. Celly on the other hand is pretty forgiving, can be air dried, only requires fairly basic protective equipment (good quality mask,goggles)and fairly cheap to buy (2 pack paints tend to be pricey). Main downside of celly is that it can react with old paints, isn't as hard wearing as newer paint types and can fade quicker if not looked after.
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from the sounds of it you are after a cheap way to make it look more presentable than it currently does and also give it some protection. Rather than go down the satin black route as so many other budget repaints go, how about satin silver? I think it could work well with the shape of the mgb. Tetrolsyl make an aluminium paint which i have used in the past to do alloys and also the roof on a vw derby, it requires little in the way of primering, in fact i'm sure I have used it on bare metal in the past and suffered no flakage! (I am sure there are other brands you could also use You can apply it by rollering or spraying. if it were me I'd spray it (i tried rollering and found it to be time consuming to get a good finish) For a cheap way to spray, you might want to consider using a cheap airbrush. A basic badger airbrush and suitable airbrush compressor can be had for around £50 via ebay! cheap airbrush (you want a badger 250, as it will spray automotive paints fine) www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC0.A0&_nkw=badger+250&_sacat=0&_from=R40cheap compressor (they are really small, so don't take up masses of space, just make sure you get one with an air tank) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/airbrush-compressor-/190857377921?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&hash=item2c6ffc7881www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-VERY-GOOD-IWATA-MEDEA-STUDIO-DOUBLE-PISTON-POWER-JET-AIRBRUSH-COMPRESSOR-/261231406907?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&hash=item3cd29aef3bGranted it won't be as quick as using a proper spray gun and compressor, but on the plus side, you can obtain a superb finish even with gloss paints, you waste little paint and it is a very cheap way to get s setup capable of spraying automotive paints. Also very easy to store. I use mine, albeit off a big compressor to spray wheels, but I have used it to repaint tailgates, wings, spoilers! (all have been gloss celly based paints, so you aren't just limited to satin finishes (reason I suggested satin silver is that it is pretty forgiving for a newbie to use, providing the surface prep has been done reasonable well) Using this method you could probably repaint the whole car for around £120 and once you are done you could sell the airbrush and compressor to get some money back (probably around £40) So it'll work out cheaper and better quality than using aerosol cans and probably even rollering, by the time you have factored buying decent quality foam rollers that wont get melted by the solvents and a huge supply of quality wet or dry paper (cheap wet or dry paper is false economy as it just doesn't last well) If that doesn't float your boat, maybe see if you can find someone local who would lend you a compressor and hvlp spray gun. You might even find someone willing to paint it for you for cheap sorry for the long reply!
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