So the brief intermission has lasted longer than expected as I managed to destroy my Dremel. It stopped working unless you hit it and then the motor started making an electrical burning smell complete with smoke. It was still going round but at erratic speeds and I didn't fancy electocuting myself or having it catch... Continue Reading →
It's taxed and tested and looking for a new home. Took a load of photos of the GTI prior to putting it up on the web for sale. Full set posted up on Flickr...
So the initial plan was to put the car all back together for the weekend, but then things panned out in a different direction which bought me some more time. I've used it to take the slam panel off and I'm midway through repainting it now having POR15'd any areas that were showing rust. In... Continue Reading →
All the parts I'd been waiting for turned up yesterday, so last night started taking the car apart (even more). It's already sitting on axle stands with no front wheels or arch liners, but fairly quickly it had no front bumper and shortly afterwards no radiator or coolant pipes. Getting the exhaust manifold off didn't... Continue Reading →
Part arrival of parts. Waiting for a few more bits and pieces to come in the post and then the Rallye will be back on the road. Pads turned up for the HiSpec callipers, I'll try some M1144s for the road and look at getting some M1166s for track. Pads are much cheaper in this... Continue Reading →
Marc Boni and Alex Robinson from the Rallye Register organised a group buy on some Hi Specs brakes. Marc's an engineer and has worked hard to develop a brake kit to fit under small wheels. They fit under raptors and 14" rallye steelies as well as some 13" alloys. The Ultralite 4 pot calipers, custom... Continue Reading →
A combination of the weather, a busy time of the year and a long 6 weeks since the last payday with not much free cash has meant progress had pretty much stopped over recent weeks. That said I have made some progress on the GTI project, which will be up for sale soon. Still a... Continue Reading →
Finally did get around to taking the GTI in for the MOT. One or two advisories to look at but at last getting there with it!
Well it's so cold at the moment that the bucket of water that was in the garage last night froze... Not really a good time to be trying to get stuff done. Still over the last couple of weeks I have polished up the alternator to a mirror like finish and started painting the steel... Continue Reading →
Blatantly lifted from Mike Nash's site: Setup Advice for Toyo Proxes R888 What I would like to do is to offer some advice on tyre temperatures and pressures and how to achieve the best from our tyres when taking part in either trackdays or racing. The R888 has a semi race construction (very stiff) and... Continue Reading →
Colin Satchells Alloy Alternator Pulley wheels turned up a while back, but I've been too busy to post up about them. Shiny! Few extra weights: Steel v-belt alternator pulley wheel - 180gSteel multiribbed belt pulley wheel - 495g (inferred estimate)Alloy multiribbed belt alternator pulley wheel - 100gAlloy multiribbed belt crank pulley wheel - 220g That's... Continue Reading →
Managed to pick up an 106 8 valve model type alternator during the week. These run on a v-belt rather than a multi-ribbed belt like the GTI engine. The difference between them is weight, the actual v-belt type alternators are lighter, but the real weight saving comes in terms of the rotating mass - the... Continue Reading →
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