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cj1

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  1. B&Q Clear tubing. About £1 a metre. Clips not needed!
  2. Just coming to realise how awkward finding wipers that fit the GTI arms is... Why everyone wants to convert to GTI arms is beyond me.
  3. Whilst I agree with @LR5V, I would be more thinking of the belt tensioner rather than the alernator. Either way, it won't break the bank to fix. And welcome!
  4. As per title..:)
  5. Not surprised by you seeming frustrated. Asked about brakes and got told to upgrade the engine first. Actually I don't know for certain, but I think as the 3L and the 1.0 models all use 239mm discs, you could always try some race/track focused pads. I think these MAY be the same but please double check. MDB1805M1155 pads. Another option would be to convert the suspension etc to run the 1.4 16v / GTI uprights/hubs as mentioned. I don't know much work is involved in doing this mind. It looks from some photos that the front pickup points on the subframe is the same as all other models, with just the wishbones/bottom arms being different. It really all depends on what you want from all of this. Personally I would say getting the 1.2TDI to a place that would be fun on the track probably isn't worth the effort.
  6. Pointless. Cheapo discs and aggressive race pads.
  7. Apologies for the somewhat delayed response to this. The car had a weird vibrating feeling when accelerating under load, bottom of 4th, 5th, etc. It wasn't shaking the car but just didn't feel right at all through the pedal and steering wheel. Had the car up in the air and the wheels didn't spin entirely freely, they seemed to hit a spot of resistance on each rotation. My fears were that the diff was shot and I didn't want to drive it anymore. Pleased to say I got another 6 speed box and put that in, which has solved the problem for now. @LR5V Thanks for the recommendation. I'm not 100% sure I'd want to lighten the flywheel on the road car, but my plan is now to put a quaife in the old gearbox and have it fully rebuilt, so your recommendation is really useful. I'll be sending them a message.. Funnily enough I'm going to somewhere in the Brecon beacons in a month or twos time so what's an extra hour to drop the gearbox off!
  8. Any recommendations on somewhere decent to do the refurb?
  9. Ideally would like to have one to go in whilst this one is refurbed.. save the car being off the road too long etc
  10. And the saga continues. im in need of a 6 speed GTI gearbox. Is anyone aware of any for sale or any GTIs being broke that may still have this available?
  11. Looks great! Keeping the wheels or going back to standard with them as well?
  12. Clutch changed and yes, the noise and Judder seems to be due to the release bearing being pretty much none existent. It had seen better days! figured whilst the box was off to do the bearing it made sense to do the clutch (which was very worn anyway) . So the car is finally mechanically sound for now. At least the critical parts. Few issues still with interior functions...
  13. New suspension arms, ball joints, track rod ends, and drop links installed. Just had the geometry set up too. drives much better now the wheels are pointing in the same direction!
  14. Just waiting for the ball joints. New ARB Drop links, bottom arms are on waiting. Hopefully tomorrow! These bushes aren’t even seated in the arms; they were completely loose. Worrying they weren’t listed as an advisory as they’re just completely dangerous.
  15. It may have taken just shy of 2 years, but at least we got there in the end!
  16. Tonight update - Impatience got the better of me and I've had both hubs off the car. Cleaned them up and got rid of the majority of the rust. Still waiting for the new ball joints to arrive before I can do much else. New suspension arms and ARB Drop links on both sides... Also got a new set of (used) hubs. Plan is to sand blast them, paint them up, then put completely fresh ones on the car. In no rush to do this as the current ones are functional! More to satisfy my desire to have this car rust free haha! I'll update with pictures once the ball joints arrive.
  17. Yes it was definitely a bargain! Plus having so many brand new spares already made it a no brainer. Tonight I was pleasantly surprised. Looks like the wheel bearings have been done at some point recently as the driveshaft outer end popped out no problem, to reveal a nice shiny bearing! car currently on stands now with new wishbones and ARB drop links but all still apart as Awaiting ball joints and I decided it’s easier to wait than put it all back together now.
  18. I’d rather not say, it was originally posted on Facebook for £750 before the lady was accused of being a fraudster etc. Anyway fast forward a few offers off other people, the price did increase, not dramatically. Seemed to cause quite the stir on the Facebook group. But it was a decent price, well worth the money.
  19. Ok so here is a photo of the car and the headlight mod. I decided to just get cracking on with the suspension work as I saw no real reason to wait. The plan was to change suspension arms for now, and then when the ball joints and drop links arrive, do them separately. Anyway, the corrosion on the drop links had different ideas and the washer crumbled away. So it’s currently up on stands till I get it sorted. That being said, look at the state of the rear wishbone bush, I worry if this car had an MOT back in June with no advisories. ive discovered quite the rust tonight. The hubs, arms, drop links, tie rod ends are all flaking. So I’ll continue as planned, and change these this week. Next up will be acquiring a second set of hubs to clean up and paint, then they can be changed over in a few hours, rather than having to have the car off the road for even longer. (Albeit not much longer but rather not have to rush). And I’ll also ultimately be doing the same with the subframe that isn’t too bad but if I’m doing everything else, then why not I guess! Brake discs and pads aren’t TOO bad, but I’ll probably change them in the new year anyway. The callipers have been painted quite badly in silver, so they’re another on the list of things to clean and paint... Ultimately a lot of smaller jobs but nothing too bad yet!
  20. Plan on a cambelt/water pump change in the not too distant future either. Seems like it's just about due.
  21. Do you have a build thread? Thanks! Have quite the collection of spare parts all sitting around from the rally car, so fortunately a lot of what I need I already have at home... Just finding the time to do it!
  22. Thanks for the info! I do have a spare AFH engine in the garage. Albeit disassembled but all parts are present! I'll do some research and report back.
  23. Hi, I've recently acquired a Lupo GTI and in contrast to the rally car, this should provide a nice little project to restore a car that's in need of some good old TLC. 2004 6 Speed, Black 112k miles Sunroof So every panel is scratched and there are two large scuffs on the OSR and NSF. Interior is very clean, but the outside not so. I've made some minor cosmetic changes already, and discovering a few little issues with the car along the way. I shall use this first post as an active list to update with issues and modifications. I would like to keep the car as standard as possible along the way, but keeping an open mind. Modifications LED rear number plate lights LED Sidelights - match the factory Xenon's Red GTI Grille Piping Issues Car does not hold temperature or warm up, sits around 70 degrees - Now fixed with a new thermostat Steering doesnt feel right and occasional clunk feeling. Looks like split suspension arm bushes. Wipers split Engine cover split Heater controls are very, very hard to change from Window/Feet side to body side. Heater blower seems to make a squealing noise on speeds 1&2. Heavy kerbing to all four wheels Clutch Judder when moving at low speed, and a grinding noise in neutral. Suspect clutch release bearing. Ultimately the plan is to use this in place of the Arteon which I'm getting rid of in March. So got plenty of time to sort these issues out. I'll keep here updated, and pictures to follow Work Completed New Clutch & release bearing new suspension arms New ARB drop links New Ball Joints N/S Outer CV Boot replaced New track rod ends 4 wheel alignment New thermostat Replacement 6 speed gearbox cambelt & water pump changed
  24. In fact, from memory, the polo GTI AVY mounts to an 085 box I think? Which I want to avoid using in any future build if possible. Would also like to retain the bolt in flanges on the driveshaft, does the 02T use this? Funnily enough I've just bought a Lupo GTI so I may be underneath later on checking this out!
  25. You may be useful to ask this actually. Ultimately, this is a very high level plan, but I'm thinking a AVY bottom end with the AFH head in some configuration. This should allow a number of things: 02T Gearbox (Do any of the other 02 Boxes fit? ) , which means I can get a proper gear kit for it, and is more reliable, etc etc. Are the Polo & Lupo GTI AVY Bottom ends the same? I notice quaife only do gear kits for the 02M/02Q.... I need to properly research all of the above before any decision is made
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