imaparana
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imaparana last won the day on October 25 2022
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i had done them in the rally car. alot of weight to be saved, but unless you splash out for an antiscratch coating, they do get scratched very easily/quickly
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Drivers front wheel catching arch
imaparana replied to Stephenmacleod's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
I know as you say you have sorted this, however there is alot of adjustment in the front subframe, if the wheel was rubbing on one side only maybe the subframe bolts could be loosened and moved forwards? -
Jeez, ages since ive updated this, alot has happened since. Another 2 rallies have been plagued by the snapping CV joint issue, on the last stage of L'etacq attack throwing away 1st in class, and on the first stage of a dirt rally while the misses was driving. Mk2 golfs seem to have a similar issue, especially those in America who rally them. The 'cheapest' solution seems to be use Audi 80 cv joints (which fit on the stock shafts), then get the hub machined for a larger bearing and modifying some output flanges to suit. I have had this done now and so far has held up with no issues. one issue we did have was the gearbox. At a hillclimb the gearbox gave up on me shearing 2 teeth off the pinion gear which ejected out of the side of the box. An upgrade was in order and i bit the bullet and went for a dog box from SQS, along with their sequential shifter. Assembly wasnt the most straight forward however its in and the shifts are mega! Had jersey rally a few weeks back which went well, ended up with 3rd in class out of 9 entrants, 32nd out of 83 and got the handbrake trophy too. Also managed a top 10 stage time come the night stages when it started to rain An amazing event and to finish all 26 stages was fantastic. Car was faultless Over winter the car will get a good once over before next season but am toying with the idea of moving onto another platform/car.
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GTi 6 Speed Gearbox Oil
imaparana replied to Adrian777's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
i wouldnt as there is a bearing in the end cap, sealant is your best bet -
yes you can still run an antiroll bar with coilovers, id suggest just finding a standard one and not a gti one
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Hi, Im after some front gti/sport wheel bearing housing/upright. I dont need the bearings or the hubs, just the bare castings. Cheers
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Are you referring to the front or rear subframe? I think the site 7zap you can use for a vw parts catalogue
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Its about time i posted an update on this. Since the last post the following has happened: The old CV have been replaced with new SKF items, the quality seems pretty decent so hopefully will last a year or two between getting replace. I have had some plates made up to strengthen some Febi lower arms, whilst seam welding and strengthening as per the lupo cup cars, hopefully this will stop this type of failure in the future. I have also fitted a front anti roll bar from a stock lupo, 18mm i think, the 22mm bar from the gti felt too stiff and was quite understeery, i liked the feeling of no from arb but after seeing this picture realise i needed to sort out the roll. Some new wilwoods were fitted, this option let me change some spacers if i want to run 14's for dirt rallys, not convinced on the pedal feel yet but we shall see. I 3D printed some brake ducts aswell and painted these to try and keep brake temps down, a lick of paint and i think they look acceptable. I have done a sprint, autotest, a hill climb and a dirt rally since and the car has been brilliant and very competitive, i even managed to get a fastest stage time at the dirt rally against some faster cars.
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AFH 1400 16v VS 1.0 - Clutch Differences
imaparana replied to cj1's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
Comparing the two on autodoc the afh is 10mm larger diameter, suprised 10mm would make the difference in it slipping or not though -
they way i understand it, you dont want the head going from the pads, into the pistons and seals, thats the purpose of it to stop the heat transfer
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I thought the same until it came to doing it, hopefully I’m wrong let us know how you get on, upgraded parts would also be nice to know
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from my experience replacing these bearings is a piece of cake with the right tools, mk2 is correct regarding the alignment of the bearings but a gearbox man should know what hes doing, removing the 6th gear is not possible without damaging a syncro in the process, this increases built costs £50 ish, FYI
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A lot of places list the non gti ball joints for the gti, vin number or not, At least there is an aftermarket supplier for now
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Just to confirm this isn’t designed for a lupo gti is it? More so for a polo 6n
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I’ve had the exact same thing happen today, but caught it before they sent the wrong ones, they always do this with stuff one person said they were out of stock, the next said they would send the right ones can be a pain but often cheapest place for car parts