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Oh I knew it was coming.... just not that quick!!! :lol:

Smacked the sump on a drive out today..... fortunately only cracked it, but my 6 litres of synta is pouring out of the bottom :censored: Time for a mk5 R32 one then!!! :roll: Plus side is its soaking the block paving outside work with oil, and not my drive!!!! :nuts:

[youtube:3mnnn8vr]bZ9Pc5rvgHY[/youtube:3mnnn8vr] Quick drive around the block with my brother :grin:

Can you guess which one I hadnt cleaned :lol:

Well today Ive been hard at work cleaning again! My mate matt has mopped the whole car too, and removed *most* of the lines in the lacquer where the side trims were removed.... the other side is going to need some bodyshop attention at some point, can get the dent in the door sorted then too. :clap: Ive been rigorously cleaning the inside of the car, as it had got a bit mucky whilst we had been working on it... but was never that clean ever since I bought it to be honest(bloody grey everything...). The first major acheivement was cleaning the headliner and sunroof cover, I used some MPC floor cleaner thinned down 3 parts water to 1 MPC in a spray bottle... scrubbed it in, and left for 5 minutes, then wiped off with a clean cloth rinsing occasionally in water. The amount of sh1t that came off was amazing, so thought I would treat the carpets in the same way..... sure enough the carpets are now spankingly grey, almost as it would have come out of the factory :norty: Hmmmm I thought to myself.... will this clean the shit off the leather too?... Sure enough it does!! Gentle application to the leather with a scrubbing brush, and all the scum which has built up over the years and in the leather cracks has come straight out :clap: Following this, I gave all the seats a proper going over with some leather conditioner, and I have to say, Im pretty happy with the result. I'll get a before and after with the seats, its amazing how much crap grey leather manages to hide

I don;t think Ive ever seen damage like that to a VR block. :gag:

Well, I did a few bits and bobs on the corrado last night which appeared when i drove the car to BVF the other weekend. Firstly, for some reason the central locking stopped working just before BVF from the Alarm. We'd had an issue with the new door actuators whereby the cables werent quite long enough, and when the window came down fully the glass would pull a couple of the actuator connectors out.... Soooo I pulled the door card off and sure enough one of the cables had been yanked. Connected it back up and still no joy, hmmmm..... Whilst I was in there I also decided to lengthen all the cables, and strap the cable to the door properly. Still no joy I had to trace the cables back to the alarm unit, and for some reason the unlock pulse was not going to ground as it should. Anyway, long story short it was a dodgy butt connector in the alarm loom, replaced with a soldered joint and hey presto, works again! Next on the list was to strap the loom up properly across the bulkhead.... Ive done this using some nice rubber lined P clips and nylon nuts on the stock threads. I'm now happy its not going to fall on the exhaust!!! :clap: Next thing was to replace the coolant, as it was still mostly water from testing... easy enough, just mixed up some G12 and squeezed out all the air, simples! Thought I would also have a grovel under the car at this point too and take a look at where the exhaust was leaking... basically the clamp on the joint at the back of the decat was blowing, so took it off, rejiggled it and whacked some paste in there.. re-clamped and its a lot lot better(sounds evil with no cat btw). Still a few more things to do including... Working out why I get no turn signals on the clocks Fix the heated seats Replace the handbrake gaiter Replace the boot lock(the arm where the CL actuator rod attaches is broken) Reinstate the vacuum feed to the clocks so the MFA doesnt read 99.9... :epicfail: Wet flat and mop where the side trims were removed Replace a couple of small vac hoses Not a lot then! :cuckoo:

Really like the look of this car mate, well done, spot on

More projects my friend!! :cuckoo:

Cheesy pic, I'm the one on the right BTW.... despite Tom looking like he owns the car!!! :nono:

hello. how are you? can you say to me one thing? how large are your wheel adapters in the front and in the rear? 20mm? 25 or 30? i´m also having in mind putting same wheels in my rado but dont whant them to to much inside the wheel arch. sorry for my bad english, hope you can understand me . regards They are 25mm all round mate. I'm thinking of bringing them out a bit more though. That said, I should stop firing money at it now as she is going to be for sale VERy shortly :cry:

Nope, C2 downpipe, decatted and Powerflow for the rest of it!

Might be a good option for clearance, along with a 50mm splitter.... might get away with running full drop then.... maybe!!! :norty:

She wasn't looking her best that day though I must admit! :gag:

Yes indeed. I don't run it that low on the road, it's come up about an inch or so for the timebeing. I'm going to be fabricating a metal belly pan to protect it as it's alloy, or of course I could put a steel sump on it from a VR. Would be interesting to see what the difference is with the 4mo engine as my Mk5 R32's sump actually sits higher than the stock VR one, didn't need any modding of the mounts and bonnet closes perfectly fine :shrug: I think its due to the shape of the manifold. If you look at the front of the 4mo, theres that large chunk of plastic which sits proud of the runners, thats where the bonnet ribs hit, whereas the R engine seems to sit more flush if that makes sense?

Yes indeed. I don't run it that low on the road, it's come up about an inch or so for the timebeing. I'm going to be fabricating a metal belly pan to protect it as it's alloy, or of course I could put a steel sump on it from a VR.

He showed me that! Hilarious! :lol:

Bit of reading for you!!! :lol: :lol:

Well, after a few months hard work(with some gaps inbetween, and work on other cars)... she is now officially on the road!!! Last minute for sure, but she sailed through the MOT at about 2PM Friday afternoon, although they kept me hanging for a few hours... lots of running round and manic cleaning and finally got her to the 3 counties showground at about 8PM on Friday evening. Needless to say I'm well chuffed.... gave her a little squeeze on the way home yesterday and the power delivery is fantastic. Very smooth and controlled, unless you stick it in 1st and 2nd, in which case it spins the wheels like mad!! A few pics from the weekend... :banana: WIN!

Ok so I've re-fitted the new alternator with re-tapped tensioner, also retro-fitted a VR6 temperature sender for the clocks(the mk4 one just didnt work), from the 4 pin plug for the mk4 sender ive move the pins so the ECU actually gets a coolant temp feed now, and tested my fans work ok! Ive currently got a few minor issues.... one being that the lambda's are in the wrong way at the front.... whoops! Secondly the brakes and clutch STILL have air in them, thence why my change in this video is a bit abrupt.... nearly there though!!!!! [youtube:1bc500al]pQAak83vnbk[/youtube:1bc500al]

So its confirmed, the alternator puts out a measly voltage so wont charge the bloody battery!!! Whipped it off to find its almost exactly the same as the VR6 one, bar the pulley.... which Im hopefully getting changed tomorrow. As if things werent bad enough, the f*ckin thread where you stick the bolt in to release the drivebelt tensioner is also f*cked, so matt is currently retapping it for me. This car doesnt want to come back onto the road it seems!! Also, are 4motion alternators supposed to spin when you turn the car off?.... Seems a little odd to me!! on2long.gif

Ok so Ive not updated this for a while(mainly as Ive been on holiday), so not sure where I was last time. Basically over the last week Ive been trying(when I have the time) to get the car ready for it's MOT. I've raised the suspension a bit, fixed the rear brake lights and switch, as the MK4 one goes to the ECU and the lights themselves, refitted the interior, mounted the battery properly, changed the cooling system about a bit, refitted the front end..... but unfortunately we still have a couple of issues. It seems that the battery is not being charged by the alternator unhappy.gif I've yet to test the voltage but I *think* the pulley is spinning but its not turning correctly inside the casing. Another annoying issue which has cropped up is that the temp gauge is flying straight up when you flick the ignition on. Now this apparently is becuase the MK4 cooland temp switch is not compatible with the clocks(why I didnt find this out before I don't know)... so I'm currently trying to rig the VR6 one up and test it. Probably won't be ready for inters now which I'm GUTTED about, but will be at BVF whether its ready or not getlost.gif

As Ive dragged the air filter down behind the light I had to find somewhere to relocate the battery. As most people do, Ive decided to install the battery in the boot... Ive grabbed a passat R36 cable and run that to the boot, connecting all the main lives at the front with a large 400A jointer, and a separate feed for the starter. All the main earths have also been crimped together at the front and earthed to the chassis leg at the front using the stock clamp bolt too. I also decided to run a dedicated 150A rated cable to the back from the alternator just incase. The battery now resides in the back left hand corner of the boot on a custom(Ford type) clamp which myself and Matt knocked up and seems to do the job stuart.gif In other news, we've also replaced the GAY vaccuum operated central locking system with a more modern actuator system. I decided to do this mainly becuase the old system was flakey and would choose when it did/didnt want to work... which is no good when you have no front door locks! I didnt relish the thought of climbing in through the boot every time laughing.gif Hoping to get everything finished up tonight for an MOT tomorrow, which is cutting it a bit fine so we'll see.... as I spent last night doing the cambelt, tensioner, drivebelts, water pump, oil change etc etc on the Passat. If not, it'll have to wait till I get back from holiday! Wish me luck!

Cheers mate, i may just need it :laughing: That said, I was convinced DOB wasn't going to pass on something major, as it only failed on a blocked washer!! I got a jointer for that carbon pipe today from Forge in Gloucester along with some new 3mm vac hose( £5 for 3m - bargain!!). Word of advice, have a look on Forge motorsports website... if you want anything, don't mail order it, pop downto Gloucester and pay cash from the sales desk(the worlds smallest), they will knock the VAT off the price. :flower:

Spent Sunday rejigging the cooling system with Tomb to try and simplify and tidy it a bit, which I now thnk we have done successfully, just need to run it up to full operating temp and test the fans now. We have also been cutting off some unnecessary plugs for air con and stuff, and rewrapping most of the loom to tidy it, and I think it looks loads better! Next up, I need to find a silicon jointer for that carbon pipe, and need to run the battery into the boot to allow me to bring the filter right up behind the light. Also need to bleed the brakes and do a pre MOT inspection and get her MOT'd on Saturday... eeeeek :on2long: