Just new bonnet hinges to get as old ones have went walked in the garage. Hit a wall with the restoration but with the lighter nights in full swing I can crack on

Very nice

Sounds like the garage needs a visit from the " boys "

Oh and as my finger healed nicley last month i put the g60 brakes on, looaaads of stopping power but pedal travel is a tad long.. can sombody tell me how to change the title of this thread please

After a conversation with mathew from trackslag exhausts, i have decided to go down the k04 route, as the k03 downpipe sits dangerously close to the steering joint. I want to drive this car, and occasionally track it. Having the engine mounts sheer and the exhaust sit on the steering joint and ...

After a conversation with mathew from trackslag exhausts, i have decided to go down the k04 route, as the k03 downpipe sits dangerously close to the steering joint. I want to drive this car, and occasionally track it. Having the engine mounts sheer and the exhaust sit on the steering joint and ...

Im going down the 1.8t route hopfully shouldnt be long, most items can be found online etc. Epytec mounts make the job easier. Fly by wire throttle and hydraulic clutch from the 02a gearbox. I thought of abf lump but found that parts were hard to find and engines getting on 20 years old hence now ...

Nice play in the workshop today, both wishbones changed for new ones from vw herritage, complete with fitting kit. My only gripe is that they send all the fixings apart from the nut and bolt holding the ball joint to the hub. Minor but can be a tad arward if yours isnt in the best of shape. Also ...

steve bain wrote:mot time! yay! that really didn't take long to get sorted.

Oh and forgot to mention swapping the rusty passenger door for a solid item. Just glass and door cards and locks swapped. Easier said than done

Well i fitted the g60 brake setup to the scirocco thats having the 20vt engine fitted soon.. leaving a nice set of free brakes spare. Now the brakes on D511DEF were siezed up so they have been swapped over for the free set of J958TJH.. ALSO ive ordered new springs, top mounts to go with the new ...

Did you change over the studs when fitting the rubber gasket? Do the gaskets from VW heritage even come with new studs? The new studs don't have a shoulder on them so the gasket fit's flat. Your method has seemed to worked. :-) The 2 gaksets ive bought from herritage never came with new studs, but ...

bengould wrote:Speak to Willie at dubnutz. He makes them, excellent quality 2.5 or 3 inch. I have one of his on my Corrado.

http://www.dubnutz.epageuk.com

Cheers ben ive contacted him via his facebook page dubnutz, but the workshop is shut until 4th of January. No rush cant work with a broken finger anyways

Swapped the leaking cork rocker gasket for a new rubber one from heritage and it was pumping the oil out the back onto inlet and exhaus. Turns our the metal in the gasket wasnt letting it sit properly so knocked these out with a small socket & hey presto perfect fit and no oil leak

Just opened an email from the exhaust place and they dont make the downpipe in right hand driver ovb as they only have lhd cars in germany, the steering uj gets in the way.. qpeng dont do them anymore so will have to be a custom job adding more expense to the build

Bill wrote:OOO get well soon chap.

Was planning on swapping the engine n getting it running over the weekend and following week but guess its going to next year now.