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Unbelievable Goeff! He sold a brand new 90mm Front Splitter for almost £225 including postage too! Available from heritage for about £105. Serves people right paying those prices if they're not prepared to look around........

Powder coating will be much cheaper than you think Rob. I thought it would be similar to painting something of that size, but it's far less. You can have standard coat or nylon. Nylon is much more hard wearing but is a little more expensive but still pretty cheap to be honest. It worth going somewhere local with a pic for size reference, and getting a quote. I reckon you can get both from and rear drive train done in nylon for around £200.

95 VR on 143k Complete cooling system overhaul in the last 12 months. Idle: Water 90-95, oil 104-110 Town driving: Water 75-80, oil 102-108 Motorway : Water 75-80, oil 100-106

Rob, Hasan, mine is the same as that too. I've fitted a new stat, heat exchanger, water pump, coolant flush and renew, heater matrix, and all new water temp sensors and thermoswitch. Basically, a whole new cooling system bar hoses. I've spoken to a lot of people who see the same temps so it's pretty normal.

Coolant should sit at 90. It'll sometimes go slightly higher if your raggin the nuts off of it, or Sat in traffic in high heat, but the fans should be kicking in bringing it back down. Oil temps should be between 102-110 or thereabouts.

Any mk3 Golf GTI (8v) gearbox will bolt straight on. That's probably your best and cheapest option bud. Tons of em about too which helps.

2.8 VR6 block and internals Standard 2.8 block including crank, rods and pistons. Not sure on mileage but bores look good and crowns are undamaged, if a little grubby. Head has been removed which is what I bought it for. Perfect for replacement or rebuild. Only after 25 but I cannot pallet it up, so is strictly collection only. Also have an inlet manifold (obd 1 I believe) painted white although could do with a re-paint, available for a tenner extra. Located Fareham, Hampshire. Any questions please ask. List Date: 8/23/2014 For more info, click here to view the original listing: 2.8 VR6 block and internals -------------------------------------- On Sale For: ?25.00 -------------------------------------- Mobile friendly version: 2.8 VR6 block and internals Go Mobile: Download the free Panjo iOS app now!

Jim, Ive emailed Ron and I have a virus on my laptop making it pretty much unusable at the moment. I'm on my kindle and having trouble copying pics from photobucket and attaching them on emails. For this reason I can't Photoshop the registration either. If any of these are good enough quality and worth using, I'd be grateful if you could pass them to Ron and Photoshop them please! Thanks mate. :)

Have a look in the wiki section mate. There's a guide with how to bypass the amp which should result in better reception.

Funnily enough I was looking at the build on the website yesterday. Phenomenal work and dedication there John, look forward to seeing this as it progresses.

Th legislation surrounding advertising and charges for flights in historic aircraft is about to change, so private owners are able to charge more to recoup some of the phenomenally large amounts they have to spend to keep them airworthy. This can only be a good thing in th long run so fingers crossed, more will become viable to put back in the air in the not too distant future.

Got back from Tenerife last Wednesday. Lovely holiday and loads to do. Weather was a bit too hot tbf, (low to mid 30s) as our youngest is 16 months old. Daughter swam with dolphins at Aqualand though which is a big(ish) water park with the dolphin show. There's another water park with bigger slides as well for older kids/adults, the zoo is apparently quite good with shows also, and Loro park in the North (about 60 km from Las Americas and Los Christianos where most other attractions are, where there's another dolphin show as well as Orca show etc. First time I've ever seen this sort of thing and I honestly thought they were incredible!

I've seen the level of workmanship of a stealth turbo setup and I've got to admit, I'm not sure I've ever seen better from DIY to pro. Even OE setups have looked poorly thought out in comparison. I've gotta say though with this level of workmanship, they leave absolutely nothing to chance, and the bill was the best part of double that. Never once heard a bad word about them either which in comparison to some very highly thought of specialists, is an absolute first. If your wallet will stretch that far, or even if it'll be a hard stretch, I wouldn't seriously consider any other option than going there.

Around 8 litres Rog, although you'll never get it all out unless changing matrix and everything else. As said, two 1.5 litre bottles and top up with water. Water in Guzz is **** hot so tap water should be fine.

Definitely sounds like something amiss with combustion on the first turn Rob. :scratch: What else has been changed with regard to ignition? Seem to remember a pretty comprehensive list of parts before.

So envious right now. Ooh, your post count - 1,333.

Just bought one too. If the pros use it, then it good enough for me.

I sent my headrest to them to colour match Rob. Perfect match on that as its not an area that really gets Sun bleached or worn. I did two sponge base coats as recommended on the entire lot. Not at all noticeable once a couple of coats from the gun are applied though. I also went for satin effect lacquer in the end, although most recommend Matt for closest factory finish. I did a mk4 Golf handbrake handle too from grey and that took a fair few coats. I didn't use it in the end though.

Let us know which size clamps go where and how many are required for a full set Jim, and how you get on with the tool. It's something I'm sure a lot of us have thought about to freshen things up!

Alright Rob, not much to report with the car yet, although there should be some progress this week hopefully. I did the interior with the cans. I didn't find it difficult at all. I had the extra large kit so changed cans with over 1/3 left in each though. As long as you keep the gun nozzle clean, you'll achieve a good finish. The gun itself is easy to use and comfortable, and like any gun, as long as you set up and test prior to beginning, you can get a good spray pattern. The only downside is the size of the paint canister. It only holds about 50ml, and goes pretty quickly. Bit of a faff topping it up so often, but not a major problem. The guides on the furniture clinic site are pretty good so I'd suggest watching one of those before you start. If you don't want to get an overly large kit, I'm sure you can pick up some compressed air cans from a hobby shop or something if you need more.

Bottom left - Volvo something or other?........

Seriously, watch them every step and if needed, refit your old surround/trim. There have been loads of reports recently of people with major rust damage and/or water ingress from poorly fitted screens. They get too forceful when fitting it and damage the paint behind the sealant, this then corrodes very quickly!

As above, and if it's not a daily driver you can get a limited mileage classic policy too. Have a look in the insurance section for a list of a few of the regular insurance and brokerage firms that most tend to use.

Welcome to the forum! Truth be told, you'll always wish you had a G60 if you went for the 16v. A little disappointing in the performance area tbh. Problem you have there is, you'll probably need to bold a little back for things on the G60 too. Unless you have a healthy budget, you've got to bear in mind that as a 20 + year old car, it's gonna need things doing. Why not a VR6? Same money pretty much as a G60 but more choice and less outlay in the long or even short term too.

Cool beans! Urggh, 959 - the ugly duckling..........