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Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #15 – May 19, 2020, 12:02:23 AM

I bloody love a BBM Mk2! One of the best colours easily. Tastey power plant too, always fancied doing a swap myself. Do you know what front splitter it is your running? Seems a bit deeper/flatter than mine and I dig it.

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Reply #16 – May 19, 2020, 10:08:29 PM

Love the Sebrings .... needs a nice 16v in it now...

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Reply #17 – May 20, 2020, 08:14:54 AM

Quote from: Damien.wrl on May 19, 2020, 10:08:29 PM

Love the Sebrings .... needs a nice 16v in it now...

You do realise you're recommending an engine conversion?
It was originally an 8v!

Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #18 – May 20, 2020, 08:39:43 AM

Quote from: Monkey on May 20, 2020, 08:14:54 AM

Quote from: Damien.wrl on May 19, 2020, 10:08:29 PM
Love the Sebrings .... needs a nice 16v in it now...

You do realise you're recommending an engine conversion?
It was originally an 8v!

That’s the ultimate upgrade....

Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #19 – May 20, 2020, 03:23:54 PM

Next time you turn your back, Vinnie is getting a valver...

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Reply #20 – June 22, 2020, 08:14:10 AM

Quote from: Matt on May 19, 2020, 12:02:23 AM

I bloody love a BBM Mk2! One of the best colours easily. Tastey power plant too, always fancied doing a swap myself. Do you know what front splitter it is your running? Seems a bit deeper/flatter than mine and I dig it.

Sorry Matt, missed your post!
It's a standard 8v big bumper one, as far as I know.

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Reply #21 – June 22, 2020, 09:16:49 AM

I keep forgetting to update this thread!

So during the lock down, I grabbed the mk3 AC heater box and decided to give it a preemptive strip down, decent clean and flap refurbish.

But that's about as far as I've got with the AC project so far.

The other day when I did the battery cable mod, I noticed the power steering reservoir looked particularly grotty.

A fresh genuine one later...

Lastly, going back to my 90s fashionable mods, the 'ultimate' strut brace to have was an Eibach one.
Don't know/care if it did anything for the handling, but it was one of the must have mods back in the day.
Picked this one up, that needed a little TLC, but was in great shape.

Couple hours with the metal polisher later got it respectable again

Then, as my top mounts needed doing, I pulled the struts out and bolted it up.

No idea if it's made a difference, as dropping the struts off affected the geometry and it's quite frankly terrifying to drive in anger before I get the tracking sorted!

Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #22 – October 17, 2020, 06:34:27 PM

Bit overdue for an update.

So the old airfilter has seen two years hard service and was looking a little past it's prime.

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So a new ProRam filter was brought in as a replacement.
Being a little larger, the MAF has to move around a bit to give everything room, but it's fitted in and working.

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Also, after having a couple of beers one night and thought it would be a good idea, I ended up buying a number plate for it!

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And gave her a wash to celebrate!

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I've been planning on a slight refresh of the engine bay for a while, first step was having go at painting the spare inlet manifold.
Primer

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Freshly painted

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Can you tell where this is going?

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End result!

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Quite happy, in real life it looks very much like the black engine plastics you get on the mk4 platform cars.

Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #23 – October 17, 2020, 07:33:25 PM

G2 WOA?

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Reply #24 – October 19, 2020, 08:06:57 AM

Wanky Old Automobile?

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Reply #25 – October 19, 2020, 08:01:09 PM

I was thinking it was to do with there being plenty of horses under the bonnet and your reaction when you stamp on the brakes.....I was obviously wrong.

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Reply #26 – October 27, 2020, 02:14:47 PM

Quote from: AndyBa on October 19, 2020, 08:01:09 PM

I was thinking it was to do with there being plenty of horses under the bonnet and your reaction when you stamp on the brakes.....I was obviously wrong.

That was the initial plan, but then my mates came up with other ideas.
Worn Out Anus seems to be the current favorite!

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Reply #27 – November 05, 2020, 12:12:29 PM

OK, so had a couple of days off work before lockdown and decided to finally get a job done that I'd started about a year ago!
But first, had to MOT it.

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On that day, it was about the only thing than went smoothly!

So with a fresh MOT (no advisories) I set about the latest project:
Around a year ago, I'd bought a Polo GTi rear axle setup and refurbished it ready for the conversion
The idea behind this is the Polo GTi setup uses cartridge bearings (like a mk4 golf), as opposed to the mk2/3/Corrado taper style ones. Best bit is the polo setup also uses the mk4 style rear calipers and bolts directly to the mk2 rear beam.
Meaning the bearings will last longer, put up with more punishment and not loosen off every other year!
The night before, I cleaned up and got everything I need laid out.

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I'd been talking with Tim on the Mk2 Golf Channel and invited him down for a day of filming it.
So he came down for what was supposed to be a simple swap...oh dear!

The plan was to whip off the whole beam, stick it in the vice, swap the hubs over and do the rear beam bushes while I was at it.
As most of it was being filmed, I didn't take any before shots.
Got the beam off easy, but then it came to getting the old and very rusted bolts off.
It also appeared I was not the first person there and the caliper carrier bolts had been pre-rounded for me!

After several hours of swearing, welding new bolts on, trying again, hitting things with hammers, getting bigger hammers, I finally had the beam stripped down and ready for a rebuild.

So I went for the rear beam bushes I'd bought a few years ago 2nd hand (but never fitted) and tried to fit the new bush.
Only to find out I'd purchased Corrado VR ones, which had a bigger bush than a mk2!

OK, so I wasn't going to get the beam back on today, I quickly ordered fresh bushes for the next day and mocked up the rear brake setup for Tim to get a few after shots.

At this point the day was over and the rear beam wasn't looking too great, so the next day I returned with some Hammerite and the grinder with a wire wheel. I also replaced all the flexi and solid brake lines.

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I also installed a stud conversion and fitted a 15mm spacer (to match the front)

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After ECP getting me the wrong bushes and my having to get more from Amazon (Sunday delivery too!) I finally managed to get everything bolted up and back on!

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Though from the outside, you'd barely notice anything, it's made a decent difference to the handling (old beam bushes were shot), it's one of the last major jobs left on the car (A/C still coming) and I no longer have to worry about the bearings come MOT time!

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Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #28 – November 05, 2020, 06:55:04 PM

All this spare time .....was thinking children would slow you down...You need to do my tt rear end

Re: Monkeys R32

Reply #29 – November 05, 2020, 11:22:14 PM

I was thinking the same... I obviously spent too much time on the feeding and nappy changing. Monkey must have got it sussed like a slick pit stop.
I think I saw a similar rear disc brake set-up on a circa 2004 Polo TDI a few years ago in a lcoal scrappy. Should have done the same to mine.