seanl82

PMd mate

Ha, you've got so many spare parts now you can't find them! Lol. In fairness, I bought a set of rear ABS sensors and handbrake cables, forgetting I'd already bought them a couple of years ago! DOH!

Satin silver, the car is pretty much flawless! Recaros have been recovered with Napa leather, again flawless! And the VSR was bought from a car that he and easypops bought together a couple of years ago that had been fire damaged.

I was thinking you'd been quiet after seeing your mug in Martin's post! Hopefully see you at some point this year mate. And get the Nothelles back on! 😁

I think with the recent weather, and the fact that the show is seen as 'scene' and very much a celebration of modifications which most have probably moved away from now in favour of preservation of factory spec, it'll always be difficult to pull people to this one. I know most shows have a concourse or show and shine with 'original' classes, but again the weather has probably put a dampener (excuse the pun) on that too. There just aren't that many around anymore in good enough condition yet with owners willing to drive them in all weathers, for a lot of shows to be attractive.

Yeah I've bought one or two bits from them recently. Postage is a bit of a killer for small parts and takes an age to get here. Still waiting actually! Thanks for posting links, I'll keep my eye out.

Saw this and thought, I'd better check mine. Guess what, I've lost my splitter iron! I've no idea where its gone, it was quite distorted and only pushed in place when I transported the car so can only conclude its come off in transport. The splitter is just held on by the outer two bolts that don't go through the iron.... bugger!

Thanks Chris! Certainly different from P1!!!

Thanks all, really pleased with it. Shame about the jubilee clips, but I'm buggered if I can find any ear clamps of the right size without buying another set of new boots. Just building up the drive shafts so hopefully fare a little better this time round. Hope to have it on the road in May, but need to sort brake lines as the seller from the group buy hasn't responded in a while to my emails.

Santa came early! (Or late!!) Pretty pleased with the powder coating, for £120 it seems like a bargain! There is some pitting on the rear axle & tank straps but that obviously couldn't be helped, they're not new after all. The subframe and smaller bits look brand new though, really pleased with how they've come out. Most of the bolts have been picked up from VW (the ones that were available) or delivered from Heritage or further afield - had to get some from Germany which is as mental as the delivery cost! Still a couple to come but almost all there now. Brand new genuine grille as well so I now have all parts to de-Storm it. Don't think I will now though, just because I don't want to damage the paint removing badges! New sump as well cos mines looking a little rough. Hopefully finish the underseal/painting this weekend so I'll get some pics before reassembly begins!

Yeah they've been obsolete for around 5 years now I think. Those are the correct ones but pretty expensive if you consider shipping, import duty and tax too. I got replacement leather for mine and did a pretty reasonable job of replacing it and tucking in by the badge (the second time round after having the same issue with the foil coming off the numbers like you). I managed to get a NOS badge luckily but must admit, I'd prefer a proper one. Wish I'd got in on the steering wheel group buy a few years ago too!

I don't begrudge you getting them (or any other bargains) Martin, just jealous as hell! 😁

Well I managed to get the last two in stock of the rack bolts, and I actually had a set of the pulley bolts in my watch list on ebay! lol. Got everything else including the carrier bolts from heritage, but I'm still after the ear clamps and pipe clips.

Ooh B12, very nice! You'll need the correct front spring plate, as they are different in size on some (early/late). New top mounts and bearings are well worth it too. The correct spring part number should end in 2002HA. 👍

Haha, I know that feeling of nervous anticipation! I'm sure it'll look great! Are they sending you any pics of the process, or are you planning on 'just popping in as you were in the area'? lol

Welcome back! looks a very nice standard example. 👍

Nope, full set. One certain member seems to bag all the bargains, and that is an absolute steal!

Yeah but for such a small order, they'll be even more expensive than buying from the dealer!! lol. Its the 10.9 tensile load bearing ones with non standard thread pitch I'm worried about. The others with standard thread pitch I'm happy to replace with stainless. I think I've sorted all the bolts now, its just the clips & clamps I need now. 👍

20% buyer premium!

Thanks Keyo, thats an option certainly. I've found the carrier bolts too. Thought, wait a minute. They're the same as the mk3 288 carriers so checked them. Sure enough, the part number is N90708502 and they're available through heritage. 👍

Evening all, I've picked up a load of bolts today from VW, but there were quite a few that are NLA so they've issued me a refund on most of them. I've managed to find a lot through VW Heritage so will be making an order there shortly, but there are a few I'm still unable to locate. If anyone has an alternative part number or knows where else to get them, I'm all ears! N90184501 - Steering rack mount bolt (through subframe) - M8x75x33 - (x4) N90144203 - Water pump pulley bolt - M8 x 11 rounded hex head (got 2, so 1x required) N90708501 - Front caliper carrier bolts - M12x1.5x35 - (x4 (both sides)) Not bolts; 192422941 - PAS pipe clip - I would consider second hand as mine broke when removing the pipes 357422839 - outer steering rack boot clamp 357422837 - inner steering rack boot clamp - I made a mess of the inner and outer ear clamps whilst trying to crimp them, so if anyone knows the size and where best to get replacements I'd appreciate it. My current steering rack and pulley bolts aren't in bad nick, but I'd like to replace with new if possible. The carrier bolts are looking a bit ropey however, so these are priority. Thanks in advance. :-)

How does the rotating arm/contact look? The bearing could also be worn, meaning the contact is impacting the cap contacts very slightly and wearing them or incorrect spark gap

Ahhhh, £150!!!!!!!! Always you first to the punch!

Ah makes sense mate. Was it single skin before? There are quite a few 70s built bungalows surrounding our house of non standard construction and single skin, which suffer awfully with damp. Ours isn't the best but with foot thick stone walls and no cavity so poor insulation, no air bricks and the only window/door vents from the French doors we put in, it's understandable. No mains gas to our village either so costs a fortune in heating oil bills in the winter months as we have to open the windows for a couple of hours every day to get some air flow!