Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #210 – September 06, 2022, 01:05:48 PM Quote from: ianmac86 on September 06, 2022, 10:37:25 AMHave you seen the relay shaft balls gas n gears make? Well worth the expense if you can get one madeI have seen them. I already have solid metal rods replacing the plastic end ones which definitely improved feel but having a better ball solution here would be good.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #211 – September 07, 2022, 08:26:42 PM And I was worried when my steering pinch bolt came loose for the second time. I got the local VW specialist to apply some threadlock . Did you use any threadlock on the subframe bolt?
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #212 – September 09, 2022, 01:37:41 PM The heated seats are now wired in and working. The benefits of an OEM installation is the heat pads are on the bolsters too and not just the base and back flats. And since it’s nice deep bolsters on this you can really feel the wrap around warmth …. ‘Mmmmm toastie.If I ever do an aftermarket install again I might look to get extra pads for the sides. I think the way the pads are wired you can cut them so an extra set would split to do the bolsters.I obviously still have the aftermarket loom and dash switch but it honestly doesn’t bother me enough to worry about getting an original loom and switch.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #213 – September 12, 2022, 12:25:12 PM Good catch with the subframe, that could have been very nasty! 1 Likes
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White - 3 Years Reply #214 – October 05, 2022, 09:05:04 AM 3 years ago today I collected this. I seem to have it in my head that I haven't had to do that much to it, but looking back through the tread I guess I've done a fair bit.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #215 – October 05, 2022, 03:15:09 PM 15 pages worth at least!!
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #216 – October 05, 2022, 08:24:02 PM Quote from: Monkey on October 05, 2022, 03:15:09 PM15 pages worth at least!! Exactly, I had 150 pages in that amount of time on the previous one That said, it was a bit more active on here back thenSo a lot more audience participation. 1 Likes
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #217 – October 05, 2022, 10:04:59 PM Quote from: Eddypeck on October 05, 2022, 08:24:02 PMQuote from: Monkey on October 05, 2022, 03:15:09 PM15 pages worth at least!! Exactly, I had 150 pages in that amount of time on the previous one That said, it was a bit more active on here back thenSo a lot more audience participation. So many lunchtime lessons 1 Likes
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #218 – November 09, 2022, 10:58:25 AM MOT day I doubt very much it'll pass as it is.I'm planning a brake overhaul, parts arrived from Autodoc yesterday, so too late to do anything with them, although that's my fault I've been wanting to tackle this for ages so could have got ahead of the MOT, although I've been busy with the Mk5. So I'm suspecting a heavy failure on the brake system. But I've chucked it in any way to see if there's anything else I don't know about to tackle at the same time.Everything crossed for nothing too serious.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #220 – November 09, 2022, 02:15:44 PM Quote from: Monkey on November 09, 2022, 01:40:47 PMWell???A fail as I thought, but nothing unexpected which is a bonus.Failures:Rear brake operation, rear discs, rear beamAdvisories:Rear brake pipe, front discs pittedI picked up a rear beam off Eddie Low a few weeks back, I have 16v hubs waiting to go on and as mentioned I have an Autodoc package just arrived. So I have everything I need, I just need time to crack on. A nice unit like yours would be a bonus but I'll just have to make do with the driveway.The car could be off the road for a few weeks, I'm away this weekend so I can't even start straight away. But the main thing is there were no nasty surprises, so it's a win in my book.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #221 – November 09, 2022, 08:46:20 PM Hope the weather's kind for the next few weeks then. Although it could never be as grim and cold as living on top of one of the many hills "up North" 😅Maybe you should get it tested next summer so if subsequent work is needed the weather would likely to be more favourable?What's wrong with the rear beam? Maybe it's time to fit Polo rear stubbies with the advantage of separate discs. Appreciate it ups the repair budget!
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #222 – November 21, 2022, 10:03:37 AM So here's what the last couple of weeks consists of.Painted up the 16v callipers and carriers. I had a lot of thought about the colour but in the end, decided the classic red would suit a GTI well. The front hubs are painted up, but no pic yet.Some fancy discs have been ordered along with some other stuff. More to come on that later.Here's the donor rear beam I picked upThe donor beam had fairly new discs and bearings so I thought no need to remove any of that. The backing plates are a bit bent so I'll need to try and beat those straight in situ.I jet-washed it to remove any loose stuff, but overall it's in pretty good condition. And it wasn't actually too difficult to knock out the first bush.The second bush took a bit more effort, but is out now. To be fair it probably required the same amount of effort, it's just by the second one I was getting tired.Now, I know most people in this situation seem to be sending parts off for powder coating, but as ever I'm trying to keep the costs under control. So I found some paint by JCB that is straight to metal, has an inbuilt rust converter, and as a bonus is heat resistant to 260°C (you may notice I've put some on the hub part of the rear discs. It has a black semi-gloss finish and actually brushes on really well. It's not a show car, it's a hard-working (not every) daily, so I'm hoping this is going to be OK. My personal opinion is Powder Coating can be problematic, the hard coating can easily chip and water can get in under the coating. I know I won't be able to reach all parts once the beam is re-fitted, but I will at least be able to get under the car and touch up the exposed parts if needed.So, here's a fun picture. This is the bush of the current beam fitted to the car. After a few hours on Saturday afternoon, I managed to get the culprit out before I lost light.Yep, that's definitely past it's bestAs well as the beam itself the mounting area was flagged up in the MOT. I was eager to get the underseal off and see what I was dealing with.The weather Sunday was shocking here, with continual drizzle and occasional downpours but by 3pm the rain had died down and I wanted to get a look, else I knew it would have troubled me for the next week.After cracking out the angle grinder with the wire wheel of death fitted the picture looked like this.Which I have to say I was quite pleased about, I know it could have been much worse and I was glad it was far enough away from the beam mount itself so no reason to disturb that.Impatience got the better of me, so made a masking tape template, which I transferred to a pizza box I got out of the recycling. I grabbed the last of my old roof-cut panel which has served well for welding practice and cut patches over the past few years, and wheeled out the welder.After a first pass, I had thisSorry about the pic, was hard to focus under the car and I was losing the light.There are clearly a few holes to fill on the second pass with the welder, I had the power up too high at the start, doh! But It was 4pm now and getting too dark to continue. So I gave it a quick squirt of paint to protect it till I get a chance to finish off.I think I need to buy a decent work lamp so I don't waste the evenings, as long as it's not raining too. Once the welding is finished I can at least continue most of the build up in the shed in the dry until it's ready to refit.
Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White Reply #224 – November 25, 2022, 01:02:46 PM Awesome work. Had to that very same patch on the red one. 1 Likes
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