Took Friday off work this week and a couple of days at the beginning of next week to try and get the majority of things sorted.
Started with the brake lines and made up the two sections i needed with t pieces. Managed to break the die when on my second flare so this halted progress but got there in the end. Bled the brakes again and these should now be ready to go
After this wanted to get the exhaust sealed for MOT time as the supersprint front and the mid section were (a) different bores and (b) didnt meet each other. Previously we had had some flexi pipe over the top of one pipe and into the other but this was just to channel the gases slightly whilst we were playing with the engine. So removed the centre pipe and back box. Its the first time ive had the back box off, after a quick clean up realised this was supersprint too
Took a trip down to my neighbours who gave us a hand with the exhaust and ideas on how to get it together. We ended up rolling some 3mm steel and welding this on to another section to basically act as an exhaust reducer.
We then filed down some of the welds popped it into the centre pipe and used some exhaust paste to finish and ensure a good seal. Will need to get some clamps on this in the week. This will be a temporary measure until i get a stainless system made up.
It was at this point we hit a bit of a brick wall, the car wouldnt start, it seemed like it was an immboliser issue in the sense it turned freely we had spark, fuel pressure etc and the engine would try to start for a split second and then nothing..
Time for some VAGCOM
It came up with a fault code of engine start blocked by immobiliser. So we had to revisit the wiring of the immobiliser, after a lot of head scratching and metre readings it turned out that we had 12v but when the engine cranked it dropped to 0v. We were one pin out on the connection....Oops. Plugged in correctly the engine started on the button but there was a bit of a whine from the cambelt where it was tensioned a tad too much so this was de-tensioned a bit and then ran smooth.
The easiest part of the day was without a doubt fitting the new water bottle cap!!
Also started to add some of the other goodies i have been collecting for a while. New HT leads on and a bit of red vacuum pipe along with new dipstick and guide and an Audi R8 oil cap
It was now time to take a test drive and make sure everything worked okay (i live up a private road) So wheels back on and dropped her to the floor. What a moment i was so excited and it just seemed so strange as its the first time she has been sat on the floor since i started this thread back in June or July of last year. I hadnt however judged the suspension height and it was far too low, i could just get a finger inbetween the tyres and the arch. I started adjusting the off side rear coilover but it was getting dark so i will do this tomorrow and then get her out the garage. Tidied all the crap off the roof and surrounding the car and this is how she was sitting tonight when i called it day. Cant wait to give her a good clean and detail
