what have you done to your car today ?

[Thai-wronghorse]

I just got to sort door handles. Build and fit doors on passenger side.. need to make a list and send to Thai for some stuff

That sounds like a fantastic idea

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[Thai-wronghorse]

That aside, the car is really taking shape now mate.

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[Thai-wronghorse]

I've obviously missed something along the way but what's the purpose of the rear bench cut out?...Custom fuel cell?

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[Manic172]

60 litre fuel cell. I put it there 2 reasons. First is its protected by the cage and also weight distribution. Being pretty central, as the fuel level goes down . The car becomes lighter . But it shouldn't drastically change the ballance of the car as the front or rear won't be changing much in weight.

 

[iammooks]

Bearing in mind me and my son are hgv mechanics. We feel it don't look to bad View attachment 41672 View attachment 41673 View attachment 41674 View attachment 41675 View attachment 41676 View attachment 41677 View attachment 41678 View attachment 41679 View attachment 41680 View attachment 41681

Glad I bought some new pants today, because I'm going to have to change them after seeing that...

 

[BadBoy03]

Seeing mk1's in their early years is still a fond memory of mine

 

[mty12345]

Just ordered a new engine cover for £40 and a new inlet manifold trim for £25, seems like a bargain seeing as used ones usually sell for more than that.

Cylinder head cover AGU / AUM 1.8T 20v engines 06A103927N New genuine part

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VW 1.8T 20v turbo AUM AUQ AGU cylinder head cover front trim 06A119518G New genuine part

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[Manic172]

Spares have arrived by wheel barrow...

any one need any bits. I only want the head and few nuts and bolts

 

[Nam-uk]

Spares have arrived by wheel barrow... View attachment 41774 any one need any bits. I only want the head and few nuts and bolts

Very climate friendly Greta will be proud lol

 

[BadBoy03]

Very climate friendly Greta will be proud lol

...and then she sees the beastly track car lurking in the shadows

 

[Nam-uk]

...and then she sees the beastly track car lurking in the shadows

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it will be all forgotten once she's chomping on the meat and two veg

 

[iammooks]

Changing the battery seems to have made a lot of difference - the smoke on startup seems to have gone, even when I've left the car a few days, so I'm guessing when it was struggling to turn over, fuel was still being injected into the engine and the smoke was probably to do with that.

Changed air filter today in less than five minutes - it's much easier without the rounded off and rusty screws...

Booked in to get the clutch done on Thursday - no way I'm buying an engine hoist and a gearbox jack just to do that once. I know some will say you're not a proper car person until you've done a clutch on your driveway, but meh...

Probably going to have a remap once the clutch is in. I'm not chasing power, so don't want to go down the rolling road route - I just want a bit more pull - anyone got any experience with generic maps?


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[bruceR]

Don’t do generic -s**t for engine longevity. Go for custom map, better for all round torque, fuel economy and power.


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[Alexis27]

Absolutely no issue with a generic map if you know it's decent map. You're actually safer with a generic than a dodgy custom map if the guy doesn't know what he'd doing.

But for some reason the generics like Revo and APR are more expensive now than a custom job. So the best is still using an expert to do a custom map - if you can find one, because plenty won't touch 1.8s and PDs any more because of age.

 

[iammooks]

Trouble is that there's nowhere around here that I know of that's any good. Darkside is oop north and searching for anything within even 100 miles of Brighton brings up the usual suspects - the flashy websites with pictures of Porsches, BMWs and Audis that always turn out to be flash remaps from some national franchise.


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[bruceR]

Absolutely no issue with a generic map if you know it's decent map. You're actually safer with a generic than a dodgy custom map if the guy doesn't know what he'd doing.

But for some reason the generics like Revo and APR are more expensive now than a custom job. So the best is still using an expert to do a custom map - if you can find one, because plenty won't touch 1.8s and PDs any more because of age.

At no point did I mention dodgy customer maps or mappers


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[Alexis27]

So? I was responding to Ian's question.

 

[Nam-uk]

Have had a generic map done by Awesome Gti over well over 10 years ago for 150 quid on deal yea lol its been great but as normal you got to watch the clutch

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On another note got the insurance though other day £269 quid up from £231 first alternative its an ensure company and no chance of dropping and both sites you cant get a quote its like they don't want to know been with them years, so had to use go compare and confused, got a quote for £210 for same policy though Arriva, 2 dam hours to sort all that out there websites are garbage if you have an account you may as well get a new account,

Diffidently got something to do with them daft EV milk floats as them dead tech cars get written off over nothing so huge claims and pickup company's most refuse to lift them

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[iammooks]

Knowing my luck I'll find out it's already mapped, given it started its life as a fleet car and had 80k on it by the time it was 3 years old and I bought it in 2008. Unless all PD150s are unusable in first gear and there's that much torque out of the box, in which case, more of that, please.

I'm dreading my insurance this year. It's still pretty low, around £250, but I've had to pay something like £45 for IAM membership to get it at that price, so god knows why I bother.


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[tracktoy]

Diffidently got something to do with them daft EV milk floats as them dead tech cars get written off over nothing so huge claims and pickup company's most refuse to lift them

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And the lack of garages / mechanics who can do the work to fix them so cost of loan car is adding to the bill as well