Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #180 – October 08, 2021, 12:36:23 PM Remember, it is an uncommon and scarcer talent to have the ability to recognise ability. Anon. Last Edit: October 08, 2021, 05:14:08 PM by marcosgt
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #181 – October 08, 2021, 02:10:58 PM To echo what Monkey said, once again I'm totally blown away by seeing these photos. 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #182 – October 08, 2021, 08:18:24 PM I can promise you, you'll never see me at a show'n'shine.Thank you for the comments, even though I feel awkward seeing them. I don't post about my car elsewhere and it's this forum alone that's brought me to where I am with it.Said before that since joining I've grown from peaking out at checking the oil to having just taken the engine apart and it's all because of you lot with your posts, advice and support.So if you're a newbie, like I was not that long ago, don't be daunted by getting stuck in. It's all very, very doable and you'll not be stuck for help on here. 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #183 – October 08, 2021, 08:43:00 PM Quote from: L90E on October 08, 2021, 08:18:24 PMI can promise you, you'll never see me at a show'n'shine.Thank you for the comments, even though I feel awkward seeing them. I don't post about my car elsewhere and it's this forum alone that's brought me to where I am with it.Said before that since joining I've grown from peaking out at checking the oil to having just taken the engine apart and it's all because of you lot with your posts, advice and support.So if you're a newbie, like I was not that long ago, don't be daunted by getting stuck in. It's all very, very doable and you'll not be stuck for help on here.So glad to hear that, I stopped going to shows because the 'scene' was getting silly, I much prefer to see resto's than BBS shod dumped cars, car is looking epic though, credit to you, something I should have done with mine but life got in the way!!
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #184 – October 08, 2021, 09:09:10 PM Rear and middle sections of the exhaust turned up today.Felt like I was really pushing my luck using Autodoc yet again, up to now they've been more or less faultless over 7 or 8 orders (save for a serious long wait for the first few, but I was in no hurry) so I was due a hic-cup.Glad to say though that all arrived as ordered and in perfect nick. Used them because I couldn't get Bosal anywhere in the UK, shame they didn't have the front section as well, but watch this space!Waited until they'd 40% off and pounced. You may already know it but in the app., if you go to 'My Autodoc' there's a 'My Coupons' tab, (don't think it's on the regular website) and you'll have a few 1% coupons that you can copy to the final bill and get even more money off on top of everything else.Anyhow, upshot was it's beginnings of the makings of a good OE system (even it's not stainless) for an affordable price... and better still, it's the look I want! 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #185 – October 08, 2021, 09:16:24 PM Do like a standard exhaust with the slash cut!
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #186 – October 10, 2021, 07:14:10 PM Took a day off from the bigger stuff and just to motivate / remind myself I'm going in the right direction got a bit ahead of myself and put on one of the plastic arches.Since the holes in the arch metalwork that accomodate the fastenings for these seem to be the cause of corrosion tried to work out someway of keeping it at bay.Have a bag of these plastic pegs and their blacked metal screws, think they're generic VW fasteners and still found on a lot of current models.Already had to drill a couple of holes anyhow, because of the welding, so went the whole way and enlarged them all to be slightly bigger than the screws.Heat shrinked the screw stems so in theory there's now no metal on metal contact, plus the tip end bunches up as you tighten and fills any gap... should also be easily removed again, unlike the original rivets. 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #187 – October 10, 2021, 08:05:50 PM Funnily enough I’ve just done the same in mine. Sill covers and arches fitted. I used plastic plug and screws. I’ll update my thread soon. I enlarged all my holes before I painted too.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #188 – October 11, 2021, 08:05:36 AM Nice idea, my arches are going back on next week...hopefully!
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #189 – October 13, 2021, 11:53:51 AM Finally back down on its own feet and can move onto jobs that involve getting into the car. Probably be going up in the air again at some point though... few loose ends such as the new fuel feed pipe along with the accumulator / pump to button down and front piece of the exhaust to be fitted.Had bought a larger trolley jack a quite a while back and to make use of it's full reach went for the extended legs of 6-tonne stands over standard 2 tonne ones. Found a site selling them for £6.00 each with free P+P if you went over £30. When they turned up had to help the driver get the boxes off the van they were so heavy. Turns out they were Amazon returns, never used.I've no idea now how I got the car up so high in the first place, must be 6 months ago it was done. Bringing it back down involved an awful lot of puckering.Last shots from under the car hopefully -
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #190 – October 13, 2021, 12:53:09 PM Are the rear exhaust heat shields original? If not where did you buy them please?
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #191 – October 13, 2021, 12:59:20 PM Your undercarriage looks amazing ... Have you doubled up on head shield clips too?
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #192 – October 13, 2021, 05:40:53 PM Here is a tip for the heat shield clips; especially when the shields are as good as they are on this car. Get some helicopter tape and cut it to the size of the clips with a reasonable sized hole in the middle. Stick it to the back of the clip. Same again for the aluminium block that contacts the floor pan. Fit it all, no steel to aluminium contact, no galvanic corrosion. Heat shields last for ever. 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #193 – October 23, 2021, 11:23:45 AM Took a week or so away from the car, spending too much time on it lately... supposed to be a hobby, not a chore!Yes, doubled up on the clips - have a surplus and was crawling around beneath, doing a final check before lowering it and spur of the moment thing.The heat shields are the originals, all but one being aluminium meant they were in great nick, just a tidy up and back on.Been dodging the bullet of the heater matrix for a while now. Mainly been put off by the horror stories you read about what's involved, but equally common sense was nagging at me saying now is the time to do it plus being the original (not even with a by-pass valve) I was just storing up trouble.Ordered foam etc. over a week ago and it's just turned up today, so wish me well!
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #194 – October 23, 2021, 12:00:51 PM You will be fine with the heater box. Get a hairdryer to the plastic clips to warm them up, stops them cracking.
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