somersetdub

Set of 2 rear Koni TA shocks and springs. They are pretty dirty and a bit rusty, but were performing well upon removal. £50 collected please

Thanks mods!

Maybe when you come over Sean, I'll take you out in mine so you can hear/feel the difference yourself? Mine has the VT front and gearbox mounts, with a poly group buy rear mount.

I'm running a VT gearbox mount and I can definitely say that it does increase gearbox whine. I really wasn't too keen at first, but the more I've driven with it, the more I've realised that I like it. The biggest benefit is much smoother gear changes, along with improved handling.

Well I've just been out for another drive and I can't believe how good they feel. There are places on certain roads that I know would always make the car crash and bang, now it just seems to take everything in its stride. Particularly the rumble strips that you get leading up to some roundabouts to make you slow down.. The car used to hate them and so did I. Now it just feels like any other standard car going over them.

Did you find the strut braces made much difference? I fitted a front one on my old 205 and it made a huge difference. Nice ones for the Corrado are expensive though and the eibach and trim sport ones always get snapped up! Are you not happy with the V1s?

Cool. Yeah height wise I was concerned that it might be too high, especially before the springs have settled etc, but I t looks spot on in my opinion and like I said, pretty much the same as before. The main thing I wanted from the kit was reasonable ride quality along with excellent handling. So far so good! What have you got at the moment on your car?

Hi Clumpy, I didn't use any other parts as I had already replaced the front top mounts not so long ago and the rears were fine. I would definitely recommend replacing the rear bump stops though if yours are less than perfect. Beware though, VW have put the price of them right up! No pictures of them fitted as yet, but it seems to sit at roughly the same height as it did before on the Konis. Cheers Sean, yeah it's getting there now. I still haven't managed to get over to the AAA yet, but my mate said the 15th is fine.

A quick update. Just fitted a Bilstein B12 pro kit along with new tyres all round and new rear bump stops. I couldn't resist taking it out to try it, despite the horrid weather once it was all fitted. I have to say I am very impressed so far; cornering is flat and responsive, but the car feels much more supple than before (with Koni adjustables). The rear bump stops had been cut on the old kit and I was wondering whether or not i should do the same with the new ones. I ended up leaving them as VW intended and the car feels absolutely fine and not bouncy at all. Overall i'm really pleased and the ride height seems spot on too.

I still have a late AAA 2.8 engine available. I've never heard it running, but it was sold to me as ok, with just a gearbox problem. Comes with injectors and a few other ancillaries. Yours for £100. PM me if you're interested, as the engine is at my friends house, so would need to sort out convenient times for a courier etc. (the engine IS mine, not my friends!).

Could I be added to the list for the third batch please!

Any sign of those 10mm banjos?

I managed to get 8mm leads to fit nicely with the help of a little silicone spray :-)

I will take this 100% if you can post it to me. Thanks

I will take this 100% if you can post it to me. Thanks

If this is the case I could be interested!

I've got a late mk3 2.8 vr6 engine for sale! The engine is good to go as it is as far as I know, but could also be used for a rebuild. £100 PM me for more details if you're interested :) Cheers

And thank you. Nice meeting you and I hope you get some use out of the engine :-)

I am currently running in the new engine, which is a little frustrating at times as it is running really sweetly! It has only done around 150 miles so far, so a fair bit more sensible driving to be done yet. One more photo of it with all the covers back on...

This week has been a bit frustrating as I haven't been able to work on the car until yesterday. But, yesterday I did manage to get the car running :) After unplugging the coil pack and turning the engine over for around twenty seconds, I then reconnected and fired it up.. It started straight away and after a couple of minutes of rattling tappets it started to purr. Today I bolted the slam panel, bumper etc back on and drove the car up the road and back.. Just to make sure it was ok!! Tomorrow I'm going to attempt to fit the rear anti roll bar and carry on with tidying bits and pieces.

Apologies, I have just replied to your second pm!

Dox, I sent you a fairly lengthy reply yesterday... Did you not get it? I am near Yeovil in somerset..

Hi there, the engine is in a dry shed currently, so no worries about water ingress. The only thing I have to move it with is an engine crane... Which may or may not work with putting it an estate car. You can have it for £50 if you come and collect it, would rather it goes to someone who might get some use out of it! As for pictures, there is one on my build thread, if you want more, let me know and I'll take some.. It just looks like a dirty old vr6 engine though basically! Thanks

Bump, will be scrapping this engine soon if no one wants it.. Which would be a shame!

The engine is finally in...! I've been busy most of the weekend, getting bits and bobs sorted and then fitting the engine yesterday evening. Today I managed to refit the exhaust front pipe/cat, fitted the new clutch slave cylinder and flexi pipe, hooked the gear cables back up and fitted most of the engine loom. Here's a before and after shot at roughly the same point of assembly: