CazzaVR 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Nice one :D ps: My MOT cost... £40 :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Good work bro! Ignore the stormtrooper :lol: Glad you got it all sorted now, is it back on the driveway? Your mpg can only go up from this point! or you could say #thiiinnnggggggsss caaannnn onnnnllyyy geeetttt bedaaaaaaaaaa# :D :D :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted January 23, 2008 I think the stormtrooper has already been well and truly ignored! How many times have you guys bothered posting in my Gallery thread?!!! Shocking! Call yourselves friends?! :confused4: :scratch: :2gunfire: :snipersmile: :roll: :cry: :nono: Don't ya just love smileys? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 ps: My MOT cost... £40 :lol: Hmm, how much would a new VR6 have cost if I hadn't found and replaced your dodgy front caliper bolt, eh? :wink: Glad you got it all sorted now, is it back on the driveway? Your mpg can only go up from this point! Yeah, gave it a good blast on the way home - drives really really well... and still got 34mpg! :shock: 8) Yes, that's right, officially twice the fuel economy compared to one month ago, and arguably twice the fun to drive. :cheers: :nuts: *happy sigh* I love my C :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Hey! it's not our fault your car only idles when it's underwater! :shock: I hear you ordered some more pot to remedy the situation, is that completely legal? :crazyeyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2008 ps: My MOT cost... £40 :lol: Hmm, how much would a new VR6 have cost if I hadn't found and replaced your dodgy front caliper bolt, eh? :wink: :notworthy: Would you like cream on your humble pie, Cazza? :wink: :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 I think the stormtrooper has already been well and truly ignored! How many times have you guys bothered posting in my Gallery thread?!!! Shocking! Call yourselves friends?! :confused4: :scratch: :2gunfire: :snipersmile: :roll: :cry: :nono: Give us something to post about! :lol: Got your new BBS rims yet? Got pics? Don't ya just love smileys? Why, yes I do! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted January 23, 2008 Good to hear the handle is fixed & the MOT is another year away :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Not hungry, Monkey Boy :lol: Mr Prodigal wouldn't even be in another C if it wasn't for yours truly! Mr Prodigal wouldn't have a lovely Pearl White G with black leather Recaros if it wasn't for yours truly! Mr Prodigal wouldn't have a perfect G60 boot carpet, if it wasn't for yours truly! I'm out... :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 ... and who got Cazza hooked on the C in the first place? Hmm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 :D :D :D Love this place! Andy, fancy burying the hatchet and hooking up for a 3-car minimeet sometime early Feb? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 Good to hear the handle is fixed & the MOT is another year away :D Cheers Dave, thanks to you I got the car back today with shiny(?) new MOT form *phew* Will fit passenger side kit in a few days, and might take a pic or two of the newer part if that's useful for you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted January 23, 2008 That would be my previous Deputy Head... I guess you had a little something to do with it too... Glad you decided to sell the G when you did- I was just about to buy his 16v (which was nice, but just not the same :twisted:). Talking of the old Aqua, have you got any decent pics of it? I've only got a couple of actual prints- would be nice to have some 'digital' pics. Mini meet in Feb would be grand 8) Fancy helping with wheel bearings/calipers? ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2008 shotgun not!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2008 *ahem* by that I mean, I think Prodigal would LOVE to get underneath your car and do wheelbearings. with his hands. and a pair of pliers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 I guess you had a little something to do with it too... Stop - you'll make me blush! :nuts: Talking of the old Aqua, have you got any decent pics of it? I've only got a couple of actual prints- would be nice to have some 'digital' pics. Yes, got some pics that you took I think, after I started having serious withdrawal symptoms! :( *after quick search of PC* Look what I found! stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfG60engine.jpg[/attachment:215dpjfb] Corrado92.pdfVW Corrado 1.jpg[/attachment:215dpjfb] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfVW Corrado 2.jpg[/attachment:215dpjfb] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfVW Corrado 3.jpg[/attachment:215dpjfb] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfCorrado G60 4.JPG[/attachment:215dpjfb] VW Corrado 5.jpg[/attachment:215dpjfb] Mini meet in Feb would be grand 8) Fancy helping with wheel bearings/calipers? ;) Cool, let's sort a date. Wheel bearings? Can do. Calipers? What, again?! :shock: :lol: Sure, it's all good :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 *ahem* by that I mean, I think Prodigal would LOVE to get underneath your car and do wheelbearings. with his hands. and a pair of pliers! Er, Andy, you meant rear hub bearings right? Cos the fronts are a bee-atch! Although not as bad as the Audio Quattro bearings that require a hydraulic press and 10 tons of force to pop them out - yes, that's right, 10 TONS... :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Ah, thanks! Yep, I took those (my sister was sitting in the garden, but she actually looks like a pixie sitting on the car roof! :lol: ). How about a provisional date of 9th or 10th Feb, unless you want to join the Air Balloon meet on the 3rd... Edit: yeh, rear bearings, so we should be OK ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 23, 2008 How about a provisional date of 9th or 10th Feb, unless you want to join the Air Balloon meet on the 3rd... I'll have to run those dates past my domestic manager/social secretary :wink: Will defo sort out a date and give you a call this weekend, if you're around? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weetos 0 Posted January 24, 2008 hey dude nice work :D any idea who makes the standalone charger oil pump? and on the sump what sort of capacity does it have can get the fab work done in work and i can do the rest, just need that pump!! flea bays no use on this at the moment sorry for all the q's Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 24, 2008 hey dude nice work :D any idea who makes the standalone charger oil pump? Hi Lee, thanks, we got there in the end! Had a quick look at the pump and it says 'FSE FACET' on it... I know that it is a constant 5psi universal pump fed from a switched 12V feed (taken off the ignition coil). You will see these used for water, fuel, and oil pumping (but preferably not at the same time! :shock: ) Do a search - there are loads of vendors, prices are about £50+ and on the sump what sort of capacity does it have Rough measurement is about 1 litre for the whole system (ie. the sump the 3m of braided hose to and from the pump/charger). can get the fab work done in work and i can do the rest, just need that pump!! flea bays no use on this at the moment sorry for all the q's No worries :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted January 24, 2008 Start enjoying the car again now!.... Ps we also sell the solid state pumps if needed.? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted January 24, 2008 car looks ace on the g60 wheels, not sure if i prefered mine on them compared to the rx`s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 25, 2008 Start enjoying the car again now!.... Already there, bro, already there :wink: 8) :D PS. I took your advice Daz and didn't get a sports cat, but the replacement 'stock' unit was obviously less restrictive than the original anyway :thumb right: I could see way more daylight through the new cat than the old one :) Hopefully it will last a good long time as it has twice the number of cells than the 'sports' variant. The drive is so much better now, I can't wait to get the respray done so her looks match her feel... Just the small matter of saving the cash! :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProdigalSon 1 Posted January 29, 2008 OK, a quick guided tour of a handle 'repair' - passengers side as it happens, but the driver's side is a mirror image of it... Ironically it's actually harder to replace the 'striker' part from a working handle than it is to repair a broken one :roll: Thanks to boost monkey for an extra set of hands to help pull the old striker out. Original handle: ETKA Corrado.pdfHandle_01_5778.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] Pivot pin screw inserted: stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfHandle_02_5779.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] Screwdriver lifting retainer spring: Corrado92.pdfHandle_03_5780.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] Molegrips pulling pivot pin (PlusGas was used!): passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfHandle_04_5782.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] Pivot pin out (3rd time lucky!): climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfHandle_05_5784.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] (Didn't have a free hand to take a pic of the old striker as it came out - the screwdriver was interfering with it, but that was necessary to keep the spring out of the way) :roll: New steel striker installed, pivot pin refitted, and moving parts lubed with LM grease: 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfHandle_06_5785.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] How the driver's side handle striker failed!: Handle_11_5800.jpg[/attachment:2fvfgasl] So now I have peace of mind whenever I open the doors 8) *bliss* :sunny: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
