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Balling

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23rd Jan 13 at 12:52

Not too sure on the roof. If you do go for it I'd say same colour as the mirrors, not as the wheels.

ChrisBoom

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23rd Jan 13 at 13:28

quote:
Originally posted by Balling
Not too sure on the roof. If you do go for it I'd say same colour as the mirrors, not as the wheels.

Yeah, just wanted a rough guide really! Will try and keep it the same as the bumper inserts and mirrors

LukesCorsaSXi

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23rd Jan 13 at 13:34

I think the roof suits it!

ChrisBoom

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Location: Highland
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23rd Jan 13 at 15:14

I'm still undecided. Might get a small piece of vinyl to sample it, car isn't on the road til the end of March so plenty time to decide!

JamesSXI

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Registered: 18th Jan 13
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23rd Jan 13 at 15:32

Suits it IMO, do it!

ChrisBoom

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24th Jan 13 at 17:51

RARB turned up last night, it's at my parents though so shall get photos next time I'm there

ChrisBoom

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7th Feb 13 at 23:00

Finally heading up to do some work on the car this weekend, haven't laid eyes on it in well over a month!

ChrisBoom

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10th Feb 13 at 22:49

Well I finally got some time to go up and work on the car. Unfortunately, a few problems!

Firstly, the garage roof has been leaking, water has been running directly onto the car. I had the windows left open a wee bit to let air circulate, but mould decided to visit

Fortunatly it cleaned off very easily! No smells etc, so not too bad.

Next problem - The intercoolers on these are renowned for leaking, so I thought Id check mine, sure enough, its leaking;

Not sure if it can be repaired? Ordered a THS Intercooler from AwesomeGTI, bit bigger and the end caps are welded rather than crimped, so shouldn't leak! Shall sell the old one as spares.

Sorting the intercooler etc took up a good bit of my day, but I managed to get the rear up in the air, ripped the old suspension off, fitted the coilovers and RARB:

Currently sitting like this, still got another 8 threads of adjustment, might go lower yet, see what like it is once it settles;

Used brand new nuts & bolts throughout the renewal of the suspension, will be the same for the front when I get round to doing it!

New centre caps, old ones are rough:

Quickly built up the fronts to see how they go together, shall give them a good coat of copper grease before I put them together properly. Brand new top mounts & bearings too.

Got a new front plate for the bumper, still need to fit the splitter;

Few jobs to do yet;

Discs & Pads on the front

Front coilovers/droplinks

Engine mount bush

Fit new intercooler

A serious cleaning session

Mertin

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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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11th Feb 13 at 00:40

Still miss my old one

lucky you manage to catch before the mould got too bad.
Should be shit hot with the new setup, and no nasty top mount or drop link knocks that their prone for. I renewed both when doing mine aswell, looks like its shortened drop links you' ve needed?
Get a 3/4 plate on it

ChrisBoom

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11th Feb 13 at 08:48

quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
Still miss my old one lucky you manage to catch before the mould got too bad.
Should be shit hot with the new setup, and no nasty top mount or drop link knocks that their prone for. I renewed both when doing mine aswell, looks like its shortened drop links you' ve needed?
Get a 3/4 plate on it

Aye my current droplinks are rattling like fuck so it will be good to get them changed! The shortened droplinks came with the coilovers, bought two sets as spares too as they were reduced from £40 to £5 haha.

Had a 3/4 plate, lasted 2 days, and got 4 points in the process

ChrisBoom

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11th Feb 13 at 15:37

THS Intercooler was dispatched today, should have it by the end of this week.

ChrisBoom

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20th Feb 13 at 22:50

Intercooler turned up at the parents house on Monday, so went up on Tuesday to put it all back together.

New vs old:

Fitted:

Also fitted the powerflex engine mount:

At this point I was meant to start fitting the discs and pads, but my good old halfords punch snapped on the first use! That'll be getting returned anyway. Brakes will get done soon.

Then fitted the bonnet & bumper back on, also changed sidelights, number plate and interior bulbs with LED's:

Today was a 7 hour cleaning session, wheels off job. While the wheels were off, I lowered the coilovers a bit more

Didn't take any pictures during the cleaning, but here's the end results:

Used autosmart brisk to remove all the mould etc inside, worked great! Better than ever:

Shall be getting new floor mats though as they are pretty howling with mould

Still waiting on the boot lock back from the painters, they lost the first one

should have it this weekend though. It's getting painted the same colour as the bumper lip

Also stumbled upon another problem - heater fans are not working. Fuses etc are all ok - I'm hoping it's just the motor needs a good thump, it was fine before it was parked up!

Jobs still to be done before it's back on the road:

Front brakes

Fit washer jets

Fix heaters

ChrisBoom

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20th Feb 13 at 22:54

Also, looking at that pictures the bonnet needs some adjustment! Looks low on the front?

BeetleGav

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20th Feb 13 at 22:59

Looks so smart in yellow! I'd change them rear lights though personally for some red ones

ChrisBoom

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20th Feb 13 at 23:02

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
Looks so smart in yellow! I'd change them rear lights though personally for some red ones

Aye the lights are the standard ones, not too sure if there are any different sets available?

ChrisBoom

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26th Feb 13 at 22:43

Well finally got my boot lock back from the sprayers;

So got it fitted:

Next was the brakes. What an utter, utter cunt of a job. Passenger side was fine, pins came out no problem, discs & pads were changed easy.

However, drivers side was a different story. Pins were completely seized, hours of hammering did nothing. Eventually after much grinding, hammering and drilling, I got them out. Had to remove the caliper so brakes needed bled after.

Also raised the coilovers a bit at the front as they were rubbing on the front.

Got a serious task next, heater motor has packed in somehow. Was fine before it was parked up! Put 12v to it today and nothing, so motor needs replaced. Haynes etc all say dash out to replace it

antnee

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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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27th Feb 13 at 00:06

I still have a complete heater matrix/motor assembly if you need any bits off it?

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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27th Feb 13 at 00:09

It's not a dash out job, should be able to do it from the passenger side IIRC

ChrisBoom

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27th Feb 13 at 10:01

quote:
Originally posted by pow
It's not a dash out job, should be able to do it from the passenger side IIRC

I certainly hope it can be

Already got a motor on the way, cheers anyway!

Simon_16v

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27th Feb 13 at 21:07

Spray some laquer on those front calipers, brings the colour back out in them

ChrisBoom

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28th Feb 13 at 06:02

Shall give that a go! Will be getting them refurbed and LCR rear brakes next winter, if I still have it!

M Sutton

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28th Feb 13 at 09:11

Looks really tidy! The roof should be left yellow IMO

Corsasport-Jamie

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28th Feb 13 at 13:19

quote:
Originally posted by M Sutton
Looks really tidy! The roof should be left yellow IMO

ChrisBoom

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28th Feb 13 at 20:19

Yeah the roof idea was just a random thought, happy with the exterior now! Few stonechips and marks id like removed, going to look into smart repairs rather than a respray.

Kippers

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Registered: 27th Dec 10
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28th Feb 13 at 23:10

Looks lovely mate.

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