seanl82

Yeah the intermediate pulley is smooth not ribbed. Where is it slipping off from? The toothed pulleys should have lips, and don't forget to remove the bolt from the tensioner. If the belt is correct, it'll be very slightly smaller than the old belt due to wear.

Just received my 288 calipers and carriers, and the guy I bought them off has chucked in the practically new set of TRW pads for them too. Anyone know if they are reasonable quality, or should I get a better set seeing as they're not particularly expensive anyway? Thanks all!

Bit like this one you mean............ http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=53181

Sounds like a bull****ologist to me..................

If you cant shift them, and end up thinking of binning them, let me know as if you can break one of the passenger seats down I'll have the bolsters to replace my drivers side ones for a few beer tokens! :thumbleft:

I'd love to do one, and had planned to in the near future after National day! What I'd like to do is a two car day. There are a couple of places that do Track and Offroad, which is what I'll do I think. I've always preferred Lamborghinis to anything else, but I'm not sure if I'd want to actually drive one and find myself disappointed! I'd hate to spoil that childhood dream.......... I think an offroad experience would add to this, and would be massive fun! Deffo worth considering!

Congrats on your new job, and glad everything is working out for you! Regarding being a little bored, don't let it make you crave a busier working environment. Remember as you now have more time to yourself, this is the ideal opportunity to spend it with the wife and kids, or take up/concentrate a bit of time on a hobby. (Corrado!) Its what I did when I had surgery a few years back, and this is when I actually starting working on my own cars, and discovered my love for Corrados actually! Best of luck with the new job, and don't fall into the same trap as before. Try to switch off at home, and start making plans for family time in advance if possible.:smug:

At least you didn't score 4 on the road, and still lose! Mind you, I suppose you could say Coventry were on the road too! Same story different season for us again!

Hard to diagnose with it being intermittent. Leave the lower shelves off, so when it next happens put a finger on each relay and it'll pinpoint if it's this or not mate.

I'd say your starter motor has had it as you've said, as even if your timing was out it would still turn over. The high idle is probably unrelated and a desperate issue.

Ahaaaa! I'll get my coat..........:silent:

Look ace, I love them in this colour! And don't diss the Saab 93 deisel, I have one!...........:lol:

Good choice sir!:thumbleft:

Think they are still available actually, but Topran are ok as far as things like this go imo.

Dont think they are available from the Dealer anymore, but have a look in the suppliers forum,theres someone down in deapest darkest Cornall iirc who makes the hard lines to original spec for a good price. The flexi pipes are still readily available so you should have no bother sourcing that bud.

Haha, I did hear a rumour VW are moving the museum from Wolfsberg to Waterlooville :lol: Cozy has done more mileage than you in the Seven! Now get back to work young man...... :ignore:

Already in my ebay watch list buddy! Could really do with a new rad top cover tbh as the threads are stripped on mine and it rattles about. Will get them when I get a new cover. Cheers for going to the effort of putting the links up though!

Cheers for the tip about the rubber wheel Matt, I'll definitely invest in one of those! I've already got some gliptone cleaner and conditioner so all good there mate. Thanks again Sean. I'm hoping it will have gone from a complete dog to a bit of a pup within a year of buying it! Half way there mate!

Small update as I'm languishing down on page 3! A couple of small bits done. Didn't really like the badgeless grille, and I'd picked up a standard one for nothing a while back but the taps were all broken. I had to buy a new badge, and fabricate some clips with the help of an SMA formula milk tin, a glue gun, and some amalgamating tape. Fits well and much happier with the front end now. Before After I fitted the new sump, but unfortunately I couldn't sort the stripped threads out so need to go back to it. I couldn't get the taps up near the bellhousing properly, and lying under the car on the drive was proving a bit difficult. I'll have to do it on the ramps at work another time. At least I can now change the oil without dropping the whole sump again! New sump painted up in Hammered Black. New Steering wheel arrived from dan95x. Top bloke and another interior bit sorted. Old vs New Decided with the way I want to go with the car atm, I'd take off the side strips. I wasn't sure whether I'd want to keep it as original as possible, but when it gets painted next year they need to come off anyway, and they are still in good nick so very easily put back on with a bit of double sided foam tape. Yes that is my 5 year old daughters Tinkerbell hairdryer and an old Gala bingo card!!! Finito............well, one side anyway! I've got blisters on my thumbs so I'm leaving the weather to do its best and soften the other side! Finally, decided I didn't want a polished inlet manifold anymore as I couldn't be bothered to actually polish it! It hadn't been polished up all that well anyway, and there were a few pitted areas where it needed to be cut back a little more. A tin of Hammered silver and I'm really happy with it! Scuffed a bit putting it back on though on the dipstick guide tube. :censored: I've bought some 288's now so next month will be an expensive one. I'm after some BBS LM reps, (can't afford genuine), I'll get the braided lines and bolts to fit the brakes, new front discs and pads, and I'm gonna get the interior finished by getting the bolster retrimmed, and get the furniture clinic kit to re-colour the lot. I'm hoping to have everything done bar respray in the next few months, then it gives me time to save for respray. I'm off to Plymouth later today for a week, then up to Northumberland for a few days afterward so won't be able to tinker for a couple of weeks. :puppydogeyes:

Depending on exactly where and when, I wouldnt mind a little pootle along as it only an hour or so away. Weekend would be best for me due to work and family etc. Be good to have a little drive afterward if there is some nice scenery and/or roads the area too. Well done for organising Fay! :thumbleft:

Cheers buddy. Well I'll definately been getting the hose kit next month now, I've just bought a set of 288 calipers and carriers off the bay!.

No I know mate. 4k for a new set, probably half that for a used set. I'll have to get reps, but my budget is slightly better than £300. The RX228s were something I'd considered though and they do look good. I just think LMs look better imo. A set went on the bay for £175 requiring refirb the other day though. I was just a little too late unfortunately. Not many around in 17" either which is a bugger!

Oooh very nice! I really need to invest in a good set of brakes after I realised just how poor the standard 280s are at Castle Combe. As I've got the Speedlines on at the moment though, I think 288s are my limit unfortunately. Where did you get the brake line kit from Matt? Someone put a post in the Drivetrain section a while back asking since they didn't want to deal with Swampy but there was no reply. I'd like to know too as its on the list for next Month! :thumbleft:

A set just finished an hour ago in new unused condition with a starting bid of £299. Not one bid.......... I seriously considered buying them tbh, but I've now made up my mind on a set of LMs.

I've got the FULL Storm package on a car that isn't a Storm! :norty: