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Phillc's Mk1 Cupra...
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Oh you guy's are great
I'm still floating about in planet adrenaline after being at the gym and batterin feck out of the punch bag
Yeah love them, just hope not to many people like them as much would like to stay one of the few with them.
would like to stay one of the few with them.cde219
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hi mate, just joined the site and havin a browse about, must say y car looks well smart, wheels look very nice too. noticed your reg plate and thought it looked quiet familiar, mines X192 SKJ, very nice car mate....
Pic of your motor on the old rims from Inters 09'
LOL! I'm trying to muscle in on the pic there got my arm and leg in shot and part of my LCR......
Well i started to fit all the parts that have been building up in my garage plus some other bits and bobs that needed doing this is what i had to do.
New wishbones
TT bush's
New hub ball joints
track rod ends
R32 front arb 23mm
Weitech dampers
Rear top mounts
Fit new exhaust hanger
Clean Throttle body
Change gear box oil
Change engine oil
Remove the sump
fit new oil pick up pipe
Today i fitted the R32 arb, which meant dropping the sub frame which went very well, i have to thank Willie for his thread which pointed out all the pit falls and tricky bits and his good advice, without his pain i would have been lost so thanks again i also got the wishbones fitted and one of the hub ball joints, exhaust hanger fitted.
So tomorrow all i have to do is the oil changes whip the sump off and change the pick up pipe, fit the other hub ball joint and the track rod ends and the drivers side damper, torque up all the new bolts and go for a test drive
Here are a few picks of what i have done.
Here she is all jacked up
The drivers side all done
Rear end all done.
New arb, these bush's where a PITA as Willie will tell you.
Needed to look at the lights so bumper off, prob would have taken it off anyway.
New wishbones
TT bush's
New hub ball joints
track rod ends
R32 front arb 23mm
Weitech dampers
Rear top mounts
Fit new exhaust hanger
Clean Throttle body
Change gear box oil
Change engine oil
Remove the sump
fit new oil pick up pipe
Today i fitted the R32 arb, which meant dropping the sub frame which went very well, i have to thank Willie for his thread which pointed out all the pit falls and tricky bits and his good advice, without his pain i would have been lost so thanks again
i also got the wishbones fitted and one of the hub ball joints, exhaust hanger fitted.So tomorrow all i have to do is the oil changes whip the sump off and change the pick up pipe, fit the other hub ball joint and the track rod ends and the drivers side damper, torque up all the new bolts and go for a test drive
Here are a few picks of what i have done.
Here she is all jacked up
The drivers side all done
Rear end all done.
New arb, these bush's where a PITA as Willie will tell you.
Needed to look at the lights so bumper off, prob would have taken it off anyway.
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Phill, do you have a ball ended allen key bit or a wobble/knuckle joint for removing the sump?
the bolts between the fly wheel and the sump are a PITA without these.
Do you have some silicon for re fitting the sump and a new pick up o ring?
Your car will feel great after all of this.
the bolts between the fly wheel and the sump are a PITA without these.
Do you have some silicon for re fitting the sump and a new pick up o ring?
Your car will feel great after all of this.
Yes i have a nice new tube of VW finest silicon and a nice new "O" ring for the new pick up pipe, but no i dont have the ball ended allen key, i will try and get one.
progress report
I have finished all the main work now,Today I did the track rod ends and fitted the drivers side damper and hub ball joint and the oil pick up pipe, which involved removing the sump, all the bolts are easy except the four inside the bell housing which are a PITA once I had found them, which took a while I managed to get them out.
The pickup had a sort of sludge in it so it was well worth changing, so after cleaning the sump and fitting the pipe I put the sump back on, all I can say is if you are going to do this be careful when putting the PITA bolts back in, one fell out and went into the fly wheel housing so I had to take the sump off and retrieve it, luckily it was just resting against the fly wheel.
So tomorrow I will do the gear box oil change if I can find an Allen key big enough then put it all back together and go for a drive, again thanks to Willie for his advice.
I have finished all the main work now,Today I did the track rod ends and fitted the drivers side damper and hub ball joint and the oil pick up pipe, which involved removing the sump, all the bolts are easy except the four inside the bell housing which are a PITA once I had found them, which took a while I managed to get them out.
The pickup had a sort of sludge in it so it was well worth changing, so after cleaning the sump and fitting the pipe I put the sump back on, all I can say is if you are going to do this be careful when putting the PITA bolts back in, one fell out and went into the fly wheel housing
so I had to take the sump off and retrieve it, luckily it was just resting against the fly wheel.So tomorrow I will do the gear box oil change if I can find an Allen key big enough then put it all back together and go for a drive, again thanks to Willie for his advice.
I think that will be spot on, i will measure it in the morning, and give you a ring if thats ok.
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The biggest grin
If there was a SCN biggest grin competition i think i just won it, i have just come back after my test drive after fitting new weitech dampers (50mm), new wishbones fitted with TT bushes, new track rod ends, new hub ball joints and R32 front arb 23mm, the car feels brilliant, so tight, smooth and solid, you where right Willie the car feels so much better, this is the best bit of modding i have done yet( apart from the re-map) every thing went to plan except the gear box oil change due to me needing a 14mm hex and not having it, i have ordered one from flebay so i should be able to do it next week.
If there was a SCN biggest grin competition i think i just won it
, i have just come back after my test drive after fitting new weitech dampers (50mm), new wishbones fitted with TT bushes, new track rod ends, new hub ball joints and R32 front arb 23mm, the car feels brilliant, so tight, smooth and solid, you where right Willie the car feels so much better, this is the best bit of modding i have done yet( apart from the re-map) every thing went to plan except the gear box oil change due to me needing a 14mm hex and not having it, i have ordered one from flebay so i should be able to do it next week.
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