You don’t have an idle stabilisation valve so not sure what rely you’ve swapped!
Pop up to mine some time if you want me to take a look. I’ve still got my fuel pressure tester. You have an adjustable 16v WUR fitted rather than an 8v one, perhaps some fine tuning is required.
Oops, I meant the Idle air boost solenoid next to intake boot. Will amend accordingly.
Maybe tuning is required, but so many people have looked at it now it seems like a losing battle!
The green/brown relay for it was wrongly in slot 4 on the fusebox, which according to diagrams is for an upshift indicator.. only found on very early clocks AFAIK.
Bit of a gap since I've put up an update, but since the last update I've done a few bits and bobs. From what I can remember:
The interior went back to the re-trimmer to just get everything fitting properly, this included trimming back some foam on the door cards and removing the rear windows and refitting the seals so they'd fit nicely over the rear door cards. A few pics (note a few grubby fingerprints, since removed!):
I also fit a Dreadnought Customs sound deadening kit for the bonnet, a really nice fit but I did cock it up a little bit in the centre:
I gave the car an oil change as well to keep on top of things too.
I've still got an issue with cold running and idling, I had worked on the car with another member @cupracraig and we have found that the Idle air boost solenoid relay wasn't in the correct slot on the fuse box. We'd swapped this over into the correct slot, with the expert guidance of RubJohnny and a few resources on here. We thought we fixed the issue, but unfortunately it still persists!
I'm thinking at the moment of swapping out the engine and binning off anything to do with KJET, either for a BAM 20v or 3.2 VR6... I'm leaning more towards the 3.2 swap having owned a Mk4 R32 but going out for a spin in @cupracraig 20v has me torn.. Either way, I'm in talks with Fabless Manufacturing in Canada at the moment for their VR6 conversion bits, they look quite good. Has anyone had any experience with their stuff?
The amount of work that had gone in to this car since it first appeared on this forum til now is phenomenal!
Always admired it and even more so now. Stunning 👌
Thanks mate, I've certainly chucked a fair few pounds and pence at the car to get it where it is today. I can't wait to start going to shows in it to be honest. Here's hoping we get a chance this year.
I've now got the car back with a much better fitting windscreen seal and after some heavy rain the past couple of days, it appears to be doing the job.. I can't see any leaks so touch wood it seems to be all sorted.
This weekend I've been fitting my new interior, made bespoke for me by Retro Retrims.. I'm really happy with how it has turned out but it does need some adjustments on the door cards as they don't fit very well in the window scrapers, this should be sorted soon though! I also managed to get round to fitting my custom winders to match the gear knob.
The seats are excellent, they're way more comfortable and supportive than the OEM ones. I do have an issue with my aftermarket bases however, they're as far forward as they'll go and it's a bit of a stretch for me to shift gears. Further modification required I reckon....
I did manage to get the interior more or less back together, all the carpet and dashboard are now back together.. Still a few little bits of trim and fittings to add back but that'll be done very soon hopefully.
I also quickly installed my new headunit, which I'll get a proper picture of soon.. I've of course set the colour scheme to green to match the rest of the stock interior bulbs. For now, here it is without the faceplate..
Also managed to fit another heater panel as my old one was snapped and barely held together. Bonus for this one is the bulb actually works!
Unfortunately, at this point I'd noticed a leak in the passenger footwell. Some of you will be aware that I've had issues with water coming in through the heater blower intake.. However upon closer inspection I'd discovered that my new windscreen and seal were leaking!
I'd got in contact with the bodyshop that had the car immediately and it's now back with them to address the issue. I had done a bit of research into good seals and it seems that the screens from Classic VW (Mark Carter) come highly recommended. We're currently waiting for these to arrive from Germany after numerous "Brexit related delays" in shipping, much to mine and Mark's frustration!
And I'd like to give you a quick 'sneak peek' at my new interior, some of you will already be aware of what I've got planned but here's a pic:
Interesting. Sound deadening is not something I’d ever considered, but if it makes a noticeable difference then feels like a no-brainier. If you want to sell your leftovers, once you’ve done everything you need to, I’d be interested! Also, the sill vinyl that didn’t fit... Do you mind me asking where that came from? I need to refit one very soon and keen to avoid buying one that isn’t the right size. The car is looking great btw, inspiration for what mine could look like one day!
It's definitely worth doing mate, a little goes a long way. I'll give you a shout if I want to shift some sheets, I think I've got about 15 sheets left.
The sill vinyl was from BrownsStickers on Ebay. I spoke to them afterwards and they said that they wouldn't have fit because they were incorrectly applied by the bodyshop. They sent me another set of stickers (for free) that I'm going to try and get fitted by a local vinyl wrapping place. I shall post up an update if this is a success second time around.
And thanks mate, it has been a long journey with a lot of money spent!
Now there's a thought. I've got some spare sound deadening matting so I may add that to the doors now I need to sort out my membranes. With a bit of luck it may give that satisfying thud of a newer car when I close the doors
Adding that deadening has definitely made a noticeable difference, so I would recommend adding a few strips here and there. I've also added a few bits behind where the rear door cards would go. I've loads left over and I'm not sure what to do with it!
I've been braving the cold this week and got a fair bit done. Started off by removing all the dust from the engine bay and cleaning and reoiling the induction kit foam. I think eventually I'll need to get a replacement, but they're quite expensive!
I also spent a lot of time fitting the new underlay kit as well as new door membranes. Here's my workspace this week:
And here's some pics of progress:
You'll notice one piece is a different colour on one side of the handbrake cable underlay. It turns out they sent me two duplicate pieces!
All fitted, although I did have a bit of a mare fitting the drivers seat back in and had to make some adjustment; which was rather annoying after spending all day on it!
Some additional sound deadening for inside the doors, this has made a huge difference already to resonance:
And finally, door membranes. Not pretty, but they'll do the job:
Next up is refitting all the trim pieces and carpets. I'll also be adding a few more sheets of sound deadening in the back.
I was going to ask about sill stickers, then I had a sneaky suspicion you have a bbs bodykit up your sleeve?
Looking great though.
Well spotted bud! Unfortunately, the sill stickers I had provided wouldn't line up properly for some reason. I've got another set which is hopefully being applied Wednesday by a local Vinyl wrap company. It does look wrong without it.
IMG_20210310_155706 by Laxadams, on Flickr
