C488ADO 0 Posted October 21, 2010 rob came round and helped me the other night , we decided to take out the pedal box ......what a shiter of a job, i never want to do that job ever ever again!! here are som epics. hole drilled.. where the main looms come through the bulk head pedal box out! as it stands....realy want to tidy the bay wiring up there you have it just another little update slow burner this one tedious never want to do it again, but iam ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8vMatt 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Here you go mate, while the engine is out, pop this little baby back in :norty: Seems a little cheap, needs more info. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/R32-Engine-BUB-VW ... 20b49078b6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiftkid 1 Posted October 22, 2010 Progress looks good but I would most definately say no to that R32. I'll bet it doesn't come with the engine cabin loom which is the most important loom and is an absolute nightmare to get hold of, i talk from experience! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted October 25, 2010 another couple of hours today just a random shot of the engine... i pulled the drivers side loom back through into the cabin im thinking of joining the loom here to extend the wires down to the headlights etc the hole where the loom was... manual pedal box in place steering colum back in!! a bit daunting but hey ho random shot of one of the seats i refurbished!! so thats it started on the re routing of the loom fitted the manual pedal box re-fitted the steering colum.....long way to go ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted October 25, 2010 nath if i had a quid for everytime that interior has been out !! :lol: coming on though mate ,give me a shout if workin on her in the evenings . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted October 25, 2010 Yea not sure where to take it langers rekkons i should go Obd 2 while I've got it all to bits like this but il have to source the parts..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rado2 0 Posted October 25, 2010 good work there mate admire your commitment :salute: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Langdon 0 Posted October 26, 2010 Nath i worried about you Recaro's just kicking about a workshop floor look il take em off your hands, come on they would look good in my moonlightblue VR of love!!!!! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted October 26, 2010 Yes I agree Chris they would make your car look good but not awesome like they do my car!! Lol Done worry they are not kicking About a workshop floor!! Sadly inside the car an removed when working on it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted December 6, 2010 getting fed up with the cold workshop and late nights ive decided to put her back together again ive rerouted the loom back to where it should be and got some flywheel bolts fitted the flywheel today went to fit the clutch and no bolts!!!! (38p each from tps) arrrgggghhhhh another stumbler so il get some bolts orderd up and wait again... fitted a gruven parts water pump pulley and thats it for another day! got my american spec side repeaters and took them down to the body shop so they can be grafted in im hoping to wrap this little lot pretty soon to get her mobile again at least then i can give it a good wash polish and refit parts to the car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted December 6, 2010 nice one bud , so you are keepin it then ?. its good to here shes coming along well 8) know what you mean about the cold ,its bleedin awful bein out in it , keep goin mate . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamG40 0 Posted December 6, 2010 Unless you've done it recently anyway do not put that dash in without changing the heater matrix! Sorry if I've missed it I've only seen the last few pages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted December 6, 2010 Dude I've had the dash out about 5 times! Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted January 8, 2011 up date.. body shop dont want the job of grafting in the side repeaters .....great....awesome..... so bollocks to it im going to do it my self.... fcuking typical... train of thought... il cut the holes make the backing plates get them in as neat as poss and then the body shop can make good ...i.e get the edges even filled etc etc good enough to paint and look good once painted... what with work overload and promotions etc and now the misses birthday i havent been to the garage for well over 5 weeks now probably 6-7 really starting to annoy me now and getting medown a bit i just want to get it done and finished enjoy her for a bit.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fulltimejunglist 0 Posted January 9, 2011 fair play on the seats mate, looking mint, effort is worth it someitmes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted January 9, 2011 we will be on it next week in the evenings mate , sat in the garage now with mine scratchin me head :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted January 30, 2011 project has well over gone its due date and my patience with it ran out several times but soon now we are on the road to recovery.... got the fron tend back on... car looks a total mess!!!!!! just got to finish wiring in the reverse lights and then the starter motor when thats done il then be able to fire it up!!!!!! cant wait anyway next after this is the front bumper i need to retro fit the side markers.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted January 30, 2011 nearly there mate nice one ! thanks for the help today over the phone today :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fulltimejunglist 0 Posted February 1, 2011 what paint did you use for the gear stick surround, looks fully smart, i want a tan looking one, whats the finish like also? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted February 1, 2011 what paint did you use for the gear stick surround, looks fully smart, i want a tan looking one, whats the finish like also? cheers furniture clinic is where you order the paint , for use on leather , and seems to key just as well to plastic . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Yea as rob says all my paint was furniture clinic stuff, seems to work exceptionally well ! Make sure you get both the gloss and the satin laquers though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fulltimejunglist 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Thanks, any tips for using this stuff on plastic, want to do mine in brown but was thinking paint would give me an undesired cheap look so didnt really want too, plus this would be usefull for dash vents for instance. Cheers for that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted February 3, 2011 clean as per furniture clinic instructions... leather prep (cellulose thinners) then wipe with alcohol cleaner (neat alcohol) then sponge on colour dry with hair dryer sponge on more colour dry etc etc build up colour slowly then spray with air brush to get all over even finish then gloss finish then sation finish if you want a factory look or you could go gloss finish or matt finish or semi gloss etc etc the results ive had on the plastic it looks fantastic and is exetremly hard wearing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Langdon 0 Posted February 4, 2011 those recaro's would look sooooo much better in the doom blue VR Nath!!! :norty: :norty: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C488ADO 0 Posted February 13, 2011 right another day!.................. quite literally today ive been off work ( my day off) ....(ill) needed to get this done been putting it off for ages and wasnt really sure how to go about it , so in a true me fashion just went with it and see how it went.... im sure someone out there will have better way ? easier way of doing this , but with limited brain power due to being ill and generally not very bright i kinda just done t this way. ok step 1! first and formost get yourself an slc bumper from the states and save yourself all this hassle!! screw in the side markers extend the loom job done! lol i wish it were that simple... get yourself some sidemarkers... i got mine from tps took like 3-4 days so not too bad also get the bulb holders and screws too asthey are only pence then what you need to do is to mark out where you actually want the lights... on mine i wanted them to look as factory as i could make them useing my limited skills and budget, i reaserched the images on google and forums etc and finaly decided where to put them and how to line them up.. after all who am i kidding its touch and go wheather or not this is gonna work... i made the stencil from cardboard i took some card made a rough hole in it stuck the light in it and then drawing a line round the outside of the light unit gave me a fairly decent stencil... ok so when ouve finished arseing about with where ou are going to put them you just need to get stuck in and go for it..............bring on the nibbler!! the nibbler this little beauty is brilliant variable speed and diffeent heads its awesome so i naturally just started hacking away thinking **** if i f this up i need a new bumper..... so its a trial and fit trial and fit process time consuming i guess so holding the side marker in position try and get a decent gap between that and the bumper remember you have got to get it out... i then needed to locate the unit in the hole and stop it from falling through so i thought about plastic welding in some tabs.. for the spring on the back of the marker using a bit of the off cut bumper i made the tabs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
