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May already be a thread, but couldn't find it on a search. I'm going to a 90s w.end at Butlins in November, and the missus has been looking at costumes. She mentioned a Character on Rainbow, and I remembered the 'Twangers' YouTube vid which I showed her. I also remember another I consider a classic, so thought I'd share them with you! Any others that spring to mind, please share. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQdhMSEqhfg

Think this may be getting out of hand now........................

I'm sure you've got a long way to go before the bodges amount to the ones on mine mate! Good to hear you'll be able to make it regardless though, as you've been running it like that without knowing for a while, so with the extra washers you should be safe to make it if you don't manage to sort a replacement pump in time! :thumbleft:

He was absolutely tanking it tbf! Looked a good one too. Such a shame!

They do look extremely good mate! I remember when I first met you and you told me about your Corrado and your user name. I spent ages looking for a build thread, no wonder! Two and a half years since last updated!!!!:nono: Are you going to National day, or any other events in it in the near future?

Thats quite a way away! Although for people to travel that far, its obviously a testament to their work! Price is VERY good as well tbf, and your right for what I'd pay for materials etc, a proper job by the pros isn't a million miles away. I'll look into it again in a few months, but once the oil pump etc are sorted, I'm gonna concentrate on the interior over the leave period. Can you recommend any re-trimmers locally(ish) that could re-trim my bolster, steering wheel, and gear gaitor? I'll look into wheels again nearer to Xmas, and I'll have a gander at your VRS to confirm to myself its worth travelling for! :thumbleft:

Cheers Martin! The wheels are still sat in the car club. I've rubbed down and primer'd three of them, but the other has some dodgy lacquer that seems to be more like varnish! Its all cracked, but when I try to rub it down it just goes really soft and clumps up. I've coated it in Nitromors about three times, but its barely touched it. I just have a green wheel now! This ones gonna need acid dipping I think. What/where is is BJV then? not heard of them.........

Oooh Classic Green Goodness! Very nice indeedy! :thumbleft:

Dox, thank you very much for the offer mate. I think its as Sean_Jaymo has said and too shallow though unfortunately. I've had a look online for the part numbers on your pickup and they all suggest what its come from, but the VR6 pump complete is a different part number, and I can't find any evidence of the pickup being available separately at all unfortunately. They are different part numbers on Vagcat too. On the pics again yours looks a little too shallow. There is a triangular casting just below and to the left of the part number on yours, and on all the pics I've seen for the VR its more rectangular apart from the first angle. I'll have to get a new pump if all else fails, so I'll give it a week before putting it out again. Thanks again for the offer though mate, very much appreciated! :thumbleft:

Now come on John, I mean Dave, I mean Chris, I mean James.................... I know its a long way for you to travel, but don't go using an auxiliary belt as an excuse to stop you coming! You've got a week to sort it, and it'll cost you less than a fiver!

Rocker Gasket sold to gNo.

Sorry I didn't mean you personally bud, its good to hear from someone like you that has no vested interest I mean. The online publisher of the article I read probably get a commision through a link no doubt, and as mentioned the only other personal view I've read was from someone on here iirc offering the service. Think they were based in the Sussex area from what I can remember.

Ok bud, do you want it posting or bringing to National day?

Bump

Just need a new PAS fluid reservoir now Dave! :ignore::thumbleft:

Amended! My apologies, I'm terrible with names! You'll always be Clumpy to me! :camp:

Thats beginning to be a problem though Tom, this drive and enthusiasm is beginning to wear a bit thin with sorting out previous owners **** ups and bodge jobs! Rob, I'm not a fan of fag packet lows either mate. Don't get me wrong, a subtle drop works wonders, and I've seen some that are VERY low and they look amazing. I just don't want to drive like miss daisy attempting to avoid all the potholes that will very likely catch you out in the end! The previous owner told me he raised it 25mm before putting it up for sale. I've since raised it another 20mm as I was clenching my arse cheeks every time I went over a speed bump or came upon a pothole! I need to go up another 5-10mm on the back still though, as It looks like I've got a boot full of bricks! :lol: I am beginning to see progress though. Once this is sorted out, I'll begin to get the interior sorted then I'll be quite happy with it tbh. It'll still be a little rough around the edges, but I'll be reasonably happy with it all the same! ---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:02 PM ---------- Cheers James! I will make it to National Day, even if it has to be on the back of a flat bed! lol Like I said mate, I'm not far off having a reasonable car now so once the interior is done, I'll get the Solitudes refirbed and booted up, then start looking at the exterior being done properly. I can get the odd upgrade on the way too (Shortshifter, Vibratech Mounts, brake upgrades etc). I'm gonna strip the beams and subframes etc down over winter to get sorted too. I may as well strip the underseal off and re-do that whilst I'm at it. All this is relatively low cost so I'm happy to do things like that and not putting many miles on it over winter. Once the bodywork is done, I'll get myself a nice set of rims to use in the summer. That is the entire plan for this car anyway! No doubt things will change along the way, and unforseen problems will occur, but thats whats in my head! If I manage to get all that done in a reasonable timeframe, hell!, I may even look at either doubling the amount of valves I have, or another lump with about 300cc extra displacement! :bonk:

I saw a bloke pouring about 3 litres through someone elses TB on a mk4 Golf in the car club a few months back! I just walked away shaking my head! :cuckoo::nono:

I remember seeing a before and after of cylinder bores from a Mazda iirc when I investigated, but it was an online review rather than from Joe Public posting on a forum. The results were very good I must admit, but again without hearing something from someone that has no vested interest in the treatment, I'll reserve judgement on that front.

Always wondered about this after seeing it on wheeler dealers, but I've not seen alot of evidence of the benefits from people actually having it done. Keep us updated as to how it is come emissions time and if there's a noticeable difference then!

Good show old chap! Nice to see the dedication to get it sorted in a week, see you there!

Looks an awsomely clean car that one! You must be very happy!

Its been a productive yet utterly frustrating day! I've been trying to detail the car all week, but due to the great weather I've only really been able to snatch a few hours here and there. Its simply too hot for me to stay out all day, and the bodywork is getting too hot to polish the car effectively with the machine. I decided I'd do the light service I'd planned today as well as I couldn't do much this afternoon, so did plugs, oil, filters, changed the sump gasket and cleaned the pickup etc. Unfortunately this is where I became a little unstuck! I found out that actually I don't have a crank seal/lower chain cover leak after all! It is infact the sump is not securing properly, as the three bolts just inside the bellhousing (as well as two others) have obviously been cross threaded in the past and the threads are shagged!. I've ordered some helicoils to fix it, but thats just the beginning of the problems! The sump is proper battered! Note to all; DONT RUN DI(KHEAD LOWS!, as this is what happens! This is the state of my sump. Its been welded in the past right by the plug. It was a PROPER bodge job, as the weld was sitting proud of where the actual plug sits flush with the washer. This was causing a slight leak, but the fact that a random bolt had been fudged in to try and make it tight, didn't help matters. The sump thread for the plug had also been chewed up, so wasn't sitting tight enough. All of the above culminated in this....... Yes, thats a crack in my pickup!. I don't have the funds to replace everything until the 15th, and as I'm uber busy with work next week, I've had to just fudge it myself until then and hope I can make it to National Day and back before commencing work to rectify all this. I'll put a wanted ad up for sump, and pickup as soon as my rental income clears. I've had to put a nut on the other side of the sump plug to ensure a tight seal, and prey is doesn't work itself loose with vibration over the next 400 or so miles to and from Castle Combe. Anyway, the only thing that went well today was the serpentine belt tensioner pulley bearing. I started hearing a bit of wining on startup only for about 20 seconds last week. Its progressively got worse the more miles I put on the car, and by putting my hand on the tensioner, I could feel the vibration. I ordered a new bearing Monday and it arrived today so fitted that thanks to the guide in the wiki. Took less than an hour, and most of that was trying to cut around the old bearing to get it out! Very easy and cheap fix! As you can see, I smoked lots of tabs today to calm myself after such a debacle with the whole thing! No pics of the detailing, as you can't really see much difference between before unless you catch the light properly, and I was only really doing it to blend my sprayed up parts a little better! Just need to LSP and dress now though. New sump gasket and oil (again), will be ordered soon and a good used sump and pickup will be sought next week. It's obviously been knackered for a while, so a few more miles won't do any more damage hopefully. :shrug:

Corrado on back of trailer shocker!:suprised: :ignore: :lol:

It was about £24 this time last year, although I'm not sure if it was the original or superseded one as I don't know when it was superseded! With regard to the key, how much do VW charge to flash a new immobiliser chip to your ECU as well if anyone knows?