Tallika_Fan Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Got some new photos of various thingies...This is the exhaust work when it was completed, it's much better though now i find out that the backbox is kaputt! Baffles are gone, so need a new one of them now.Also got a new toy delivered a couple of weeks ago.....I guess i can post this up here too in the reader thread.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Coming along nicely, looks like you got plans for abit more power then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Cheers mate, yeah got plans for the power though at the moment got other stuff to fund and sort out, got suspension woes currently.I'll hopefully start working on the project during summer, though we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Got some new toys.BackboxWaterpumpCambelt kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well the suspenion arrived yesterday, couldn't wait til the weekend to start fitting bits, so fitted the front coilovers and new discs and pads.Old ones off (FK Highsport)Old discs and pads (Not sure which discs they are though they were Pagid pads)New coilovers are Weitec Hicon TXN/S onO/S on, with brake assembly (EBC Ultimax disc w/ Green Stuff pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Those discs look great, if only they stayed black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyA Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Those discs look great, if only they stayed black!Looking really good.I remember the day I realised that the discs werent black, a sad day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hehe, yeah they're already silver now.I'll be fitting the rear suspension tonight. Hopefully it'll take less time to do than the fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Got the rears on now, would've posted yesterday though forgot my phone. Had a little scar when i went for the test drive as when i was fitting the n/s the o/s must've dislocated it's self from the top cup/mount, so there was a lot of sway and some random noises, pulled over and looked through the wheek to see the coil wasn't centred.Anyway took it back home, gingerly, jacked it up, dropped the beam and reseated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 How are the Weitec's? Apart from the unseating issue! I almost went with them for the Octavia, then went with KW V1's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Cars looking great, bet you cant wait to get that charger fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm really impressed with the weitecs, loads of adjustment on the damping which is nice, need to soften them up a touch though, they're a little firm just now.I'll give them some time to bed in and report back, going to awesome on tuesday for geometry setup.Andy, yeah can't wait, just ironing out little problems, getting a good base for the project, shall hopefully be able to start full time after the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Grr, was due to replace my cambelt and waterpump over this weekend, stripped most everything down, removed the engine mount, locked the cams, together, came to undo the bottom pulley, nada!Borrowed a compressor from my mates missus dad's, primed it, hooked it up, gave it beans and nothing!!Bloody mechanics over tightening stuff!!Anyway, i'm off to Awesome tomorrow to get the geometry done after fitting the coilies, so going to ask them to loosen it and then torque it up correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Got the geometry done at Awesome, took a sneaky pic whilst there. Turns out the crank pulley bolt is a stretch one so it'd have to be replaced once loosened anyway, so i'll not be tackling the cambelt myself after all, will drop it into a garage, after my holiday that is...Had a chat with a nice fella that works there, used to own a certain TDI on here, then a Swift. You know the one. Top chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Had a slight rub with the new neighbours across the road, great way to introduce yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo D Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Oh my god...! D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 It looks worse on these photos as they are closeup. I'll take a normal shot sometime for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 My car decided to do a pikey single wiper conversion yesterday!!Luckily the mechanism just popped itself off, now has been greased up, we'll see how it holds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Decided to clean up the engine bay at the weekend, some before and afters for you to peruse.Before:After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackSmith Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 my wiper has just done the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Looking much better now you straightened up the VW badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 It was an easy fix thankfully the wiper was.That badge needs to be renewed at some point as it made friends with a hammer a couple of years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 First of all i have a new mascot, only apt to call the car Eric now methinks.This morning on the motorway travelling about 80mph, a bloody big stone shot up straight at the windscreen, to the left of my line of sight though i think it's just too big to leave, what say's yee folks? (Apologies for the photo quality, the phone didn't like taking photos of glass)Also raised the car 15mm at the front last night as O/S driveshaft was catching something at the rear of the engine, a plastic bracket of sorts, carrying wires, not sure what too, will have another look sometime. Though over big bumps there was also a small scuff on the chassis leg, anyway, went for a drive and everything is honky dory now, drives so much better, even softened up the rears a touch too.Still looks low though, which is all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo D Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Did someone shoot you...? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Ha, that's what it looked like and sounded like! Though i saw the stone as it bounced away from the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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