Project overdraft..

[hyland770 0]

Hi Guys, just about to pick up the new valver project, its green 135k on the clock, rust free and comes with a 4 branch manifold (not too sure why the guy hasnt fitted it, will find out later...)

 

Im in london at the moment and picking her up from south wales so its a hell of a trek and a bit of a leap of faith as i havent seen the car in person yet!

 

Anyway plans are:

 

- Service (new oil, filter, plugs, dizzy etc)

- Cambelt

- New brakes (unless the one on atm are still fine)

- Rims (some sort of dish havent made up my mind or collected enough pennies yet)

- Interior strip or re-upholstered

 

and finally ive always wanted to run a valver on carbs so either that or at some point a 1.8t conversion, however a mate of mine did suggest old skool power by playing with differnt bottom and top ends so might look into that too. Its already on coilovers so need to change suspension unless its really cheap and nasty in which case ill do that too.

 

Other than that just keep it clean, mean and on the road for as long as possible. Ill get some pics when i return tonight.

 

Its going to be a long term project, something to distract me from work haha maintained using the overdraft (probably!)

 

Wish me luck :S

[Portent 0]

Good luck. Hope you made it back ok in the bas weather. Pictures needed :)

[Pete 0]

Where's the car from?

[hyland770 0]

well the car made it back, the journey was horrific through the snow and abandoned/crashed cars and jackknifed lorries! runs fine and paint and bodywork is superb, just a couple of niggles such as a sticky throttle and bouncy idle (possibly related?), car bounces from about 600rpm to about 1200rpm on tickover!? Going to clean up the throttle body, check all pipes are secure and give her a service to hopefully sort that out, also steering didnt feel too sharp,may be because its stupidly low on coilovers or because some of the bushes could do with replacing so thats all to come too!

 

She was from Caldicot in south wales, proper back country from what i could make out!

 

Pic will follow once im out of bed!

[VW_OwneR_85 2]

check the maf connection plug, unplug it and spray wd-40 or other water/moisture displacer in there, when i got my vr6 the previous owner mentioned it never ran right and had an idle problem, how ever when i got it , it was ok! until i washed the bonnet and then it ran like crap and idled up n down, turns out the maf cable would allow water to run down it and into the plug! it sounds like yours is damp as its still driveable, when mine was flooded with water it will rev right up and then down then cut out and battery light will come on,

[Jim 2]

The 16V doesn't have a MAF so you can rule that out :)

 

Possible if the throttle is sticking that the throttle assembly is not fully closing properly or not returning properly to engage the idle switch... or it could be the ever annoying idle valve... shouldn't be too much of a chore to sort though :) Check for air leaks and the normal sort of stuff.

[Drewie 10]

I went to view that car a few weeks ago!

 

Good luck turning it around, I decided against it because the drivers door didn't line up and had already been repaired once :shrug: I also noticed that on one side the rear wheel only had enough room for my finger tips and the other side I could fit my hand in!

 

Not trying to bring you down or anything, have fun with it! :thumbleft:

 

Engine sounded sweet enough when I had a look, what does it drive like?

 

Have fun :thumbleft:

[hyland770 0]

well ive just been offered a new job in international sales so im going to have to stop the project already! The car is on ebay if anyones interested (£850ono) the car itself isnt that bad tbh, i sorted the engine and idle...was just a dirty throttle body and a few clips which hold hoses on had been misplaced so replaced them cleaned it all up and now it runs really well!

 

Work which does need to be done is the front top mounts need to be replaced and the power steering is intermittent but this possibly could be because i was about to run out of fuel!? Im not suprised the car is on the wonk, the coilovers are wound near enough all the way down, was going to raise on the weekend but it was waaaaay too cold. It could make a hell of a project as its a solid base, there really is no rust to be found and the engine is strong, i just dont have the time now im going to be flying around all over the place!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300660524589?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_888wt_932

 

As for the door, cant say i noticed it as it looked pretty straight to me! i also did an HPI check and it came up clear so wouldnt worry too much about that :)

[hyland770 0]

Im in 2 minds whether to get rid of this or not, suspension just needs to be raised and the top mounts replaced then the ride will be fine. and it could make a really good car, decisions decisions, if nobody buys then ill keep it and return it too its former glory, ill get some pics tonight once im back from work.

[hyland770 0]

Finally managed to get a couple of pics done and gave it a quick clean (not easy in sub zero temperatures but enough to wash the salt off)

 

 

 

Also managed to find what is making the racket in the engine bay, somehow this is related to the PAS but this is the pulley which is vibrating all over the place:

 

 

Works completed so far:

 

- Raised suspension which has massively improved the ride and handling

- Cleaned throttle body (running 10x better)

- Changed oil and added ZX1 treatment

- Cleaned the car!

- Tightened up the alternator belt

 

With regards to the PAS, when its idling it makes a rickety noise, when i turn the wheel a little the noise goes away...the PAS does feel a little heavy but is still working....any ideas?

 

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Work to be done:

 

- sort PAS

- Get a new front splitter

 

The list goes on but thats priority!