Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #165 – October 03, 2021, 07:17:16 PM Today we were mostly putting the fuel tank in...
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #166 – October 03, 2021, 07:18:35 PM ... and taking the subframe back out to finish the PAS.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #167 – October 03, 2021, 07:28:31 PM I think my '91 jack holder just has the one spanner slot. I need to check. Handy to have the ever useful 10/13mm spanner to hand. Although my boot is also full of tat too so itisn't that easy to get to the spare.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #168 – October 03, 2021, 07:31:38 PM I'm ashamed to say I was one of those people who plundered the tool kit before trading a car in, because I've had so many VW's over the years I've a stack of those wee spanners.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #169 – October 03, 2021, 07:36:03 PM Currently on eBay... Not me or anyone I know.Have to assume they bought a set from me when current, name doesn't ring any bells though.Don't look to have been applied (though they can be used over and over)... he should really be highlighting that they're repros.Ebay
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #170 – October 04, 2021, 02:30:04 PM The thermal cover for the steering boot arrived today... don't know whether to put it on the car or keep it in my sock drawer.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #172 – October 04, 2021, 10:18:15 PM Guy called Chris on eBay... Monkey thinks he may know him, makings of a group buy?Ebay 1 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #173 – October 05, 2021, 05:15:58 AM Quote from: L90E on October 03, 2021, 07:17:16 PMThose pipes on the tank, blue and black flexibles, are they original? The crimps had totally disintegrated on my pipes so my pipes are now black replacements with a clip at each end. Certain parts on your car appear to have lasted very well. Last Edit: October 05, 2021, 05:17:37 AM by PWardy
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #174 – October 06, 2021, 05:29:43 AM Quote from: L90E on May 12, 2020, 11:54:29 AMAlthough my car was registered in January 1992 the boot stickers seem to indicate it was manufactured in late August 1991.When I was sorting out the space saver and jack kit I noticed the steel rim is stamped 11/88, which seems quite a long time to be stock piling parts before useI've no reason to doubt the wheel isn't original to the car, it's unused and there's a 'mirror image' impression of the tyre face on the underlying boot floor and sound deadening. The rest of the car is standard and has nothing missing.I though I might have been able to date the tyre in case it was made closer to 1991 but none of the numbers on it tally with the DOT format that would allow it. Apparently it's a three digit number for a pre-2000 tyre that gives the month and year of manufacture.It's presumably a MK2 part as it's got the 191 number.Sorting my spare and tools at the minute and recalled this comment so checked my dates:Car first registered September 1989Spare wheel manufactured July 1989Tyre manufactured first week of June 1989From what I can make out from your pictures your tyre was manufactured second week of November 1988. Pure speculation; there could have been a problem with the original so the dealer swapped a good one from a used car?It's MK2, tyre size T 105 / 70 R 14, the same as mine. Last Edit: October 06, 2021, 05:44:19 AM by PWardy
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #175 – October 06, 2021, 10:18:05 AM They're the originals and with the exception of one they were all in really good shape. At the risk of harping on about it, the phosphoric acid (you can paint it on neat for awkward / big jobs that a bath doesn't suit) brought them up like new. If you wire wheel the metal first to get rid of the main corrosion it responds even better. Post clean a treat and paint should hopefully mean they'll last another 30 years.It's a bit vague now, so may not be remembering correctly... the space saver tyre (as opposed to the rim which is stamped) does have a code on it, but it's a format that predates the current system and I wasn't able to find a way of deciphering it at the time, good to know it's also 1988, make sense.My car has very little history other than the original service book and even that doesn't go beyond the first year or so.It appears to have been a company car from new and leased, then presumably disposed of at the end of whatever term they had it for.After that there's nothing until a few years before I got it in 2010'sh, the previous owner kept some hand written records and service receipts.I always intended to apply to the DVLA to get it's previous owner history, but faffed about so long that they've now withdrawn the service.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #176 – October 06, 2021, 10:22:28 AM Mentioned a few posts back that my nylon fuel feed (black one) beneath the car has somehow been scorched.I've maybe been a little ahead of myself and ordered a new one, unwanted expense but it's too important a thing to take a chance on.Anyhow, since been Googling and it's possible you can maybe splice in a new section, there's connectors out there for the purpose.Have I understood that correctly and if so has anyone done it?Another option was to replace it with generic fuel line but even taking away all the aggro that'd involve it'd likely cost a similar amount anyhow.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #177 – October 07, 2021, 05:12:35 PM Thermostats being discussed elsewhere, got me looking at my own and discovered the original VW one (on the right in the image) was made by BTT (Behr Thermot-tronik Gmbh) who are now owned by Mahle - spooky then that I'd previously, unwittingly ordered a new Mahle... Not much has changed in 30 years.
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #178 – October 07, 2021, 05:26:52 PM When I said doing the brake lines was a pleasure, I take it back... running those to the rear, and in particular the shorties from the beam to calipers was two days work and much eff'ing and blinding. The fronts were the original VW pipes, but from engine bay to rear had been replaced at some point so not great templates to work from, had to just do it from scratch insteadHopefully now done and upside is it's allowed me to finally get the rear brakes fitted properly.Plan is to get him/her back on it's own four feet so as to get the interior back in.Those are the plastic bungs at the end, last two images - still think someones missing a trick not 3D'ing them 2 Likes
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #179 – October 08, 2021, 07:55:34 AM Watching our build thread always inspires me to try and make my own a little bit better.It also inspires me never to go up against you in a show and shine!! 1 Likes
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