seanl82
-
Content Count
6,679 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
9
Everything posted by seanl82
-
Hmm, just clicked on the 'grey stripe' thinking it was a link to underseal, but ended up on an ad for CK boxers....... What is it Kev? I'd like to sort a few bits that have been scraped off my Underside soon and looking for something that has the same depth/consistency and texture as original. I don't want to use waxoyl which I've put on temporarily as it doesn't seem to harden.
-
Corrado Part Duex - 24V Aqua Blue - She's gone.
seanl82 replied to Sean_Jaymo's topic in Members Gallery
Rubber ball, come rolling back to.....and so on and so forth. :cheers: -
One of the wheel bolts or the hub nut/drive shift bolt? If one of the wheel bolts, ensure they're all torqued up correctly. Of Hub nut, the on full lock it's possible the drive shift could have released from the hub and trashed everything around there, including the gearbox if it jammed against something.
-
Sounds like it's had filler before then. It's the filler not fully hardened prior to paint that causes the pin prick sized sink holes usually.
-
Just use 2000 grit paper on a block and the new paint will lift away easily enough. It's much softer than the original lacquer so you won't do any damage if you're careful. As EJ says, I use a cocktail stick for chips rather than the effort if shaving a match down though! :lol:
-
Think he's looking to get back into Corrado ownership Mark.
-
Yep, that was me! Congrats on the award, looks absolutely cracking in those pics! :thumbleft:
-
I shouldn't imagine it would be as important with ARP rod bolts, as they're re-usable and not the 1 time use like standard, so an estimated clamping force should be more than sufficient with these. I've never heard of anyone having any problems period, when torqueing them up using a reasonably well calibrated torque wrench.
-
Fair play to you mate. A huge amount of work to recommission this car, but you don't seem put off by it and its an absolute credit to you for saving it. Keep up the good work! :thumbleft:
-
Ahh good times (not that I remember them as it was long before I was born), but they'd never get away with this sort of innuendo nowadays, such a shame that humour is lost for the sake of being a prude.............
-
I think they were all a bit too easy to pinch around this era. My Dad had a Cavalier GSI that was stolen 3 times too. Luckily it was a company car so he got to give it back after 2 years!
-
I enjoyed that episode last night. Great car for sure, but if I'm honest I prefer the mk2 Astra GTE. That Lotus Carlton would be on my bucket list to drive too!
-
Bonnet cable trumpets are now available through VW heritage. I saw it on ebay the other day.
-
Depends on width of tyre Chris, but 40 profile should be used to keep the rolling radius as close to stock as possible. Which will keep your speedo more accurate.
-
Wow, thats pretty comical! Are there pictures on your members gallery of the car? Surprised nobody noticed if so.
-
I got one from a mk3 Golf that fits perfectly. My battery isn't a huge one though. Worth an eBay search though I reckon.
-
Hi Michael, yep looking back now it really was a dog to begin with! On the up though and I'm not a million miles away from having a very good car indeed. Rob, I've no idea how to go about it, or who to contact tbh. Not that I've got the time to over the next 6 weeks as I'm at sea most of it mate. Really good of you to offer though mate. :thumbleft:
-
Thanks all! Off to watch the football and have a few beers in a bit. Hopefully watch the boxing a bit later, provided I can see by that point!...........
-
-
I asked this question just last week in another thread. He's driving a small hybrid of some sort, cant remember what exactly though. Think he's had enough of blowing money on old cars for a little while!
-
What width wheels Hasan? 195 is used but that gives quite a lot of stretch on say 7.5" wheels. Mine are this side and I run 205 which gives a little stretch and no issues with rubbing on an offset of 35.
-
The tips pop off, so even if its the green one you can re-use your old tip.
-
Yeah mine comes on when stopped in traffic for a few minutes. Perfectly normal for that to happen when the engine is up to temp so nothing to worry about. Do you have any history of the water pump being replaced? The impellers are prone to breaking off is all, and they're pretty cheap and easy to replace so I'd say its worth it.
-
Is that brand new Graham? If so, where did you get it from!?
-
Pretty sure the pins are obsolete, and most will be in a pretty sorry state by now. Good luck on your search though!