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Is this going to be a track car? I heard some nasty legislations had come in that makes it hard to register a car which has completely new drivetrain dropped into it. The mk2 Golf with S2 running gear springs to mind.

cut your spuds off with a rusty spoon. It will be less painful. Oh and use the search :D

Sam could you make a baja buggy with a 16v in? That could be amazing! ---------- Post added at 07:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:55 AM ---------- Also if you want to swap that nasty grey trim and carpets over to black you're more than welcome to come strip the plum of it's trim panels. Just make a donation on here to cover it. :salute:

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Ah sorry, wasn't sure where you are. I don't have a grinder I'm afraid buddy.

Ditto Golf! I even took the red 16v badge off the back of the Corrado as people just assume it's a G60/VR6 as it's quite hard to read from a distance and after that they left me alone. In the golf I pretty much just stick with the lorries unless they're going epicly slow. But the A34/43 dual carriageway roundabouts are nice to carry speed through when it's safe to do so. Too often you see people storm past you and then slow right down at the next junction/rbout because they can't handle their own vehicle, or get scared of becoming a ditch hunter.

aaah ok, looks like interior tailgate trim? I'll have a peek :D ---------- Post added at 01:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 PM ---------- aaah ok, looks like interior tailgate trim? I'll have a peek :D

All I can see is the top 6 lines have the same layout as yours, after that it's all different. I prefer the other guy's bullet points too. Too much effort to read through longhand. My 2p.

you can come cut it out of my shell if you like.

Dear all, I absconded over the holidays. Now I am back. @toledo, I haven't found the handbrake cover yet. I don't think it was replaced after the carpets came out about 3 years ago. @Gloucs posse (Cazza and Swompy) if you can both get me pics of what you're waiting for I'll do my best to get it remov-ed :D @Andy, yeah there seems to be a new GSF/ECP in Abingdon so just a few miles from me. Never used it though. I have carrier pins also available but I think the carriers went with the new calipers (will check on that). @odub, I think so. I'll check next time I'm over there. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!1111!!!1111oneoneoneoneoneoneeinz

If anyone wants any early interior trim / switches / heater controls / whatever please let me know. I need to get the shell shifted asap. If you can get down to Oxford and strip parts yourself you're welcome to have them FOC :D

:wave: I have the ones of my 1990 kr if you need them. I can take pics and strip them over the holidays.

Yeah no probs buddy, £5 posted? ---------- Post added at 10:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 AM ---------- Glad they finally got there! Didn't think they would arrive before Christmas! :D ---------- Post added at 10:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 AM ---------- Sorry Jonny it's gone. Hope you find one fella.

If you need the cross-over relay (number 18) I have a brand new genuine one still in bag as I never fitted it. £13 at VAG, Happy to do £5 posted for a forum member. What condition is your ignition switch in? All those systems that you said cut out at the same time could also be linked to the switch/relay circuit mentioned. Although the car shouldn't die, and my rev counter never fluttered when I was having these problems. in my experience when a VW battery/alternator fails everything goes off quite quickly including the engine.

Oh right. Well the exhaust has been on and off quite a bit too. In fact I think it might be leaking a bit as when I start the car in the morning and then get out to clear the windows I get a whiff of exhaust/fuely kind of smell. I'm guessing downpipe maybe. I've posted on CGTI so maybe someone will have one kicking about off an old rail. This is the FPR, metal UFO thingy: 48mpg is insane. I haven't even seen 38mpg.

Cheers tony_ack! Star as always :D Just found out from ClubGTI that the FPR is truly fooked. I was going to run around to the local garage this week and get the CO set, but should I fix the FPR first? I can get a new fpr and fit over christmas and then take it for a CO tune in the new year if the FPR function is critical to the CO level being set. When my missus drove it up to leeds we got 36mpg out of the tank. The cambelt had just been done but I think that changing the vac lines for good ones has upset the mixture again so I'll get it in for a CO set so it's stops drinking, and then get it on an RR in the new year :D

Heard recently that it is purely Mk2 with the slightly beefier things like rear axle actually coming from a Rallye instead of a mk3/passat chassis. There's a thread up on ClubGTI somewhere I think. I wouldn't trust Wiki at all - you can edit the page yourself. I could go on now and write Boost Monkey is the best VW expert in the known universe. If we used Wiki as a source at Uni we were handed our assignments back!

I've got some lovely 9a cams...? :lol:

Seems like the new vac lines were getting a bit pinched when I replaced oil filler cap after removing it for extra working space. All seems well now! Still loving the mk2 chassis on the daily commute - 25 miles from oxford up the A34 north in traffic which lets it warm, a little cruise up one junction of the M40 and then the lovely A43 with lots of roundabouts :D Fuel economy isn't great, low 30s at best but it's just so much fun and that's what I want when I'm doing 50+ miles a day. It's easy enough to sit at 55/60 in too and follow a lorry all the way to work without feeling like you need to go faster which is really nice. Car fails to let me down despite having a layer of heavy frost on this morning :D Also thinking of moving closer to work as Oxford rental prices are horrific esp when I don't need to be inside the ring road! Wifey is in Banbury 1/2 days a week too so hopefully find something a little closer when our tenancy runs out in April.

I'm on sabbatical from this now until the new year. Will try to sort out my home copy of SW as my new job doesn't really allow me to do personal projects on the design computers :(

@Steve, yeah I was thinking an RR tune might be the ticket. No clue when I'll fit that in though, probs the New Year now. @tony, Yeah all that makes sense to be honest. I'm hoping that the timing is spot on as the the cambelts been done recently and that just the mixture needs tweaking. I also think I ned a new FPR as I swapped in a decent vac line t-piece tonight which meant reattaching all the new tight vac lines and the vac line connector on the FPR is really wobbly now. Not sure if it's leaking but car does feel a bit more hesitant :/ The connector looks like it could snap off as it's wobbling about a bit. I'm picking the missus up in a bit so i'll take it for drive then just to make sure.

I want to get someone to check my CO and also timing on my mk2 golf digi. Shouldn't be a long job, i just don't have a timing light or gas analyser. I've read RJs guide to Digi and have replaced most sensors/lines now. I'll also take a copy when I go to the garage to get it checked over. Car seems to be using more fuel than expected, and pops at high rpm WOT gearchanges. Never stalls, and always starts and idles well. Checked intake boot when I did all the vac lines(white hard plastic and braided items) and also cleaned out the TB. After I replaced the white hard lines the car seemed to use more fuel. I don't really understand that myself. Could I have upset something in the airbox? After doing a search I found that it could be a manifold leak (either of them) so will check the exhaust for cracks and also inlet bolts for tightness. TBH it does smell of petrol when it's started from cold, that probably isn't too helpful in diagnosing though as I know its overfuelling...! Quick summary: -Cambelt changed before vac lines done. Notes say "was running lean" so not sure if they have adjusted it to be richer now. One of the workers owns a white Rallye there so i'm sure he knows how to set up digi after the belt change - Sharp Autos in Newbury. Engine still had fubar knock sensor on at this point so perhaps it wans't working and therefore garage tuned slightly richer to be safe. -BTS known to be working: car bogs when it is disconnected at normal operating temperature, -New VAG knock sensor and bolt, torqued to 15lbft 2 days ago done by me. Do I need to rev over 3000rpm 3 times with BTS disconnected after replacing the knock sensor or is that just for tuning? I have never done that, so could go do it at lunch. Think that's all I can think of for now. Sorry if there is an obvious answer elsewhere but I've already searched for 8v overfuelling, garage in northants (one useful thread from 06 but links no longer work) but I will call Pitstop as they are quite near to me in Brize Norton. Cheers, Jon.

Cheers David! Any idea of the OD of the aquatic T-piece? will do some research :D Also car still using bit more fuel than normal - any one else getting this? Is it a winter thing? I didn't think the cold start mode lasted so long even on older cars to affect fuel economy so much. Started new job today, it is fun :D ---------- Post added at 07:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:17 PM ---------- Aha Aqua tees on ebay are 4mm so they should be a snug fit!! Cheers again david :salute:

You keep your car keys... in the car....

Hi guys, I did the braided vac lines tonight and the car is running great! Starts quicker, idles smoother and seems to be better through gears. Problem is the little green T-piece which connects 3 of the hoses above the cam cover (part number 113201943B) broke when I swapped them over as the new hose was so tight I had to give it a bit of oomph to get it on. I've tried various websites including Ebay but to no avail. I know it's just a vac line connector, and I don't really wanna buy the same part from a breaker car as it will probably be just as brittle (it all shattered after I tried to get the broken parts out of the new pipe!) I've bodged it together now but I really don't want to run like that long term. Does anyone know if these are still being made, or whether there is a part from some other random machine that I can use to replace it? Really don't mind if it's a pattern part, VAG genuine or a magical piece of pipe from B&Q that has right ID/OD! IIRC hose is 3.0 or 3.25mm inner diameter. Thanks for all the help, Jon. p.s. car seems to be better all through the rev range now, instead of being bit gutless low down and then better up top as before - classic pressure loss issue? Reminds me instantly of a blowing exhaust where bottom end is bad, but top end is fine as the pressure differential is overcome. Just some thoughts. Looking forward to the run to work tomorrow, should be a good test.