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    33 minutes ago, easypops said:

    So, I’ve been very quiet lately, work has been really busy, which I know is odd in the current climate, anyway, I’m hoping to get back in this ASAP.

    However, I did manage to pick up a wee present for the almost forgotten about Storm........ supposedly the last one cast and it’ll need a few of the holes drilling etc, so it’s another project to go on the list. I might just look at it instead of actually using it 🤣

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    Looks great.

    I hate you.

    Bye!

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    5 hours ago, Storm Warning said:

    More panels arrived today... Still more to come... 

    I've 1000s of photos particularly of hard to see parts of the car if anyone ever needs a view of how the factory put something together.

    I've been thinking about setting up a blog for the rebuild process... Or I'll just carry on here 🙂

    Definitely a blog, then cross post it here when you have updates. Then you don't at the whim of someone archiving all the images during a forum version migration and not migrating the content across 🙂

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    3 hours ago, Dox said:

    The AC compressors I’ve seen with the clutch just have the pulley sits on a bearing that sits on the outside of the casing. If that’s the case here you could fit a completely gutted comp case with pulley and it would do the same job

    Great idea, just need to find a bolloxed compressor haha

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    On 7/19/2020 at 1:35 PM, fla said:

    ...and just when i'd almost decided on a supercharger because of the simplicity.  Good call on trying them both out.  Not sure if theres anyone nearby to NW London with a boosted VR?  What about maintenance and issues relate to that? One of my concersn was that the turbo with the extra power would have a lot more reliability issues, whereas the supercharger was better in that regard.

     

    Yes, i'm a bit uncomfortable with hacking anything on the car that is hard to reverse - in fact even down to screwing things into trims etc!

    Sorry I didn't see this before. I've done all the research and am in the middle of fitting a rotrex myself.

    The exact reason I chose rotrex was because there's no hacking. You don't need to tap the oil sump it has it's own rad with plumbing so is literally plug in.

    They say the bottom end can handle the boost so I'm not too worried about that, but it will make any current problems with your head and their associated bolts, and gaskets very obvious that there's problems around.

    Narrator: Culshaws engine is going to pop.

  12. Posted

    Hi all, 

    I put too much shoulder into my tensioner and didn't see it fouling a bolt and it cracked the case. 

    Does it need replacing or is it only serving the arm of releasing the tension to the pulley?

    I don't want to put any tension onto the belt if it's going to rip the casing apart and put metal all down the pulleys

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    On 9/13/2020 at 8:30 AM, Cressa said:

    Anyway, drive time this morning with the new gearbox oil. Into 1st and still seemed slightly notchy and  thinking this was a waste of time..into 2nd and smooooth,  3,4 and 5 all the same. 

    32 miles later and it really has transformed it. I did not believe it could make such a difference,  so highly recommended .

    How about 2nd into first while going about 5mph, mine gives a lovely clunk that the whole street can hear.

     

    On 9/12/2020 at 11:11 PM, Cressa said:

    Well she had a run out tonight and the ABS light stayed off, so result, thank you everyone

    I'm curious how it passed the MOT. My last place seemed to pass my golf with flying colours, yet this year a new garage gave me a screenplay of things to fix. Worried me a bit

  20. Posted · Edited by culshaw

    On 8/23/2020 at 2:33 PM, Cressa said:

    I was originally considering Mr Retro leads that are on ebay, the 8mm ones.

    I got a set of mr-retro ones. They're good. Not 8mm though, 7mm so they will fit in the plastic guides.

     

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RED-7MM-PERFORMANCE-IGNITION-LEADS-VR6-CORRADO-VR6-PASSAT-OBD1-QUALITY-HT-LEADS/121989319594?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

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    On 7/19/2020 at 1:33 PM, 1xshaunx1 said:

    Finally got around to finishing my rear brake renew and upgrade. 
    carriers 

    callipers

    discs

    bearings

    pads

    and now handbrake cables. decided to use the TWR ones. 
    Febi ones were very similar, same ends but a metal part where it slides into the tubes before going into the body

    TRW GCH1656 £50 delivered for the pair, as you require two of the same part  
    Febi 14274 £20 delivered for the pair. 
    To be honest I just wanted to compare the two brands and see if they were both the correct length. The both seemed pretty much the same as the original one that came off

    I've done this dance recently, I got one (and maybe the last, I can't remember) one from VW last year, and also picked up one which is still hanging in the garage in a blue bag, a Pagid one but it was much longer than the VW one.

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