seanl82

Said barn. 😆

Transplant too being on a G plate (1990?) Has early exterior as well so not even sure the bonnet will close!

No worries mate, yeah my bolts are standard.

Yeah correct wishbones. They were all over the place between +1° & -2.5°, just couldn't make adjustments minor enough to get it correct. One side is -.57° & the other is -.65°. I'm gonna take it to another place in a few weeks anyway, there just aren't any with a Hunter setup near me - I have to go to Exeter which is 38 miles away. None are specialists either unfortunately, just the big tyre companies who work with modern stuff day in day out.

Rear was fine, I set that when fitting. There isn't much adjustment on them, just the brackets slide forward/back a few mm. It would feel like the car was crabbing if it was off. I just left them finger tight when refitting, dropped the car down and did the bolts up so mine were good, although camber was obviously a bit off (neg) due to it being lowered. No adjustment for that though.

Hi guys, just got home. They had a mare with camber. I'm at closer to .5 degrees than 1. Hopefully it settles a bit. It was difficult to make the adjustment in fairness. They raised it, adjusted it, lowered it to check and repeated about 5 times to get it there. I have standard bolts though and every time it slackened off, it would go out again. It was a young guy doing it with an old pro coming in and out to help him a bit, but I think I'll go somewhere else again in few weeks just to double check. Toe was set perfectly according to the print out (I was watching the whole time too) but it still feels like it's pulling to the left a bit - even taking camber of the road into account.

Thanks bud, it's fighting back and not making it easy for the guy to adjust the camber. Think he's just struggling to get the tools between wheel and bottom strut nuts. Enjoy your drive back too! 👍

Alignment in progress.

Congrats! I had knocking/tapping start during my MOT. Damn near soiled myself but turned out to be loose PAS pulley bolts. Doh. Always something forgotten after a rebuild. Thankfully, I'd double checked everything else as it's the last thing you want for something around the running gear to come away when you're giving it an Italian tune up! 👍

Have you checked the battery earth? There is an earth stud just behind the battery on the chassis leg that the neg terminal (and a few others) connect to. If it's intermittent when you're moving the battery around, chances are it's either that or the cable itself. Also worth completely disconnecting your fuel pump too. It may have been coincidence that it started around that time, but completely removing all wires (ensuring you don't short them on eachother) will rule that out.

Yeah that's where I got it mate. I was hoping to get number plates too but he no longer does them.

Just got my repro original dealer sticker put back on. Lockyear VW/Audi, Cranleigh, Surrey.

Good luck mate, looks great! 👍

Thanks mate. Great minds! I've just ordered some wiper nuts as they're letting the scuttle area down (I've replaced the screws either side). I'll be booking alignment for next week too, as tracking and camber are way off after all the work underneath. Nearest Hunter setup is 35 miles away in Exeter though! 🙄 Gutted for you about the screen. As uncomfortable as it might be, you're probably best watching them through the whole process to make sure it's done right this time!

Morning mate, is the bottom centre the correct place where the dealer stickers were located? I've just received mine so just making sure it's in the right location; or was it simply anywhere that the person fitting it deemed appropriate?

I've just MOTd mine last week after being off the road for almost 4 years. The MOT tester actually said the emissions were far better than most new cars, and i didn't do any of the ECU reset procedure so I'm not sure it makes much difference mate. All I had were a couple of warm ups at idle to bleed the coolant and check running, and about 4 miles of minor country roads and a quick blast and stomp on the brakes near the end to try to bed them in a bit.

Not good mate. It's not like it would even be better to remove it and have someone else re-install, as it'll risk scratching the paint in the lip leading to rust.

Thanks buddy! 👍 I was reasonably confident considering the amount of stuff I'd replaced, but there's always emissions, headlight aim & brake efficiency which I couldn't test so a tad nervous about those.

Well Dox, you were right after all! I checked earlier by feeling the pulley for movement and running the engine to see if I could see any play - which I couldn't. Just took the cover off and released the tension from the belt, and there was a small amount of play. Checked the bolts (which I'd replaced over the past couple of months and had torqued up as per the Bentley) and one was very loose with the other two barely finger tight! Tightened them up to tight as f*** NM, and knocking no more! Thanks mate! 👍

Very chuffed, thanks. Jan 2016 was the last one it had! Thanks mate, and good luck for yours! 👍 Just checked and all good on that front. Tried bleeding again but no difference unfortunately. Funny enough, a neighbor has just offered me a MK4 one for nowt that he had left over from a V5 - Scirocco conversion. Might take him up on that offer if it all fits fine as though I'd prefer a standard Rado one, I'm not sure if they're even available new and crap aftermarket ones are silly money as well.

MOT passed, yay!!!!! One advisory on a rear wheel bearing. 🙄 Started making a right racket on the ramp though. Soiled myself thinking it sounded like bottom end knock but the tester got his stethoscope out and its the PAS pump. Anyone have any recommendations for a replacement? Other than that, she was grand on the short shakedown I gave her. Perfect time for some summer cruising on the country roads. Next stop, full geometry. 👍

Looks great! 👍

That needs a sticky! 👍

Looking good mate. Not too far to go now, surely? 👍

All little wins lead to big ones overall mate. Gutting when you're at the mercy of someone else to complete work in order for you to progress, and they let you down like that though! 😠