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So engine is finally back in!!! 🥳
Next I fitted up fresh subframe and dci rack and fresh gearbox end cover
Then it was time to lash the Zorst up I picked this system up for £50 including manifold so I fitted the cat and a new flexi not the best but I will make a exhaust in the future from...
Some progress..
got the EPAS colum in fitted and wired up and while the dash was out gave it a good scrub and painted the silver bits with some 2k
Also got the cup spoiler on
So next back on the ramp got the old rack and subframe off ready for engine to go back in
Got the rear seal in...
I had some wheel cleaning acid I submerged all my bolts in then I filled a pot with engine oil and let them sit so they didn’t go instantly orange I mean they won’t last forever but they look good I’ll just squirt bit of clear waxoil over them when together 🤷
Cheers mate! You kno I was think the other day if I chose the right colour but then again it was looking sorry for its self all dirty 🥲😂
Cheers for that mate👍🏻
Got booked on for eve at snetterton tomoz swapped wheels over to some old ad08r’s so dug her out gave it a quick bath and ready to go 🤩
Little bros sunflower undergoing a 1.8t swap
Cheers for reading 👍🏻
Got a bit more done last week got all the back half back together made cupra nickel (can’t remember what it’s called) and rebuilt calipers just waiting on my bits to come back from coaters should be any time now as I wanted to get front to rear lines on but I sent my flexi mount to be blasted...
Got some more done the other day got tank on cleaned up lines and got the Shields on, looks a bit tidier now
Then I moved onto giving the shocks a tidy up, it recently had a set of cup shocks but they had gone a little tatty so stripped them all down and good wire wheel and gave them a hit...
Never heard of it being called a drag link before 😅🫣kwik fit jobsworth 😂looks like it’s Probly wants a inner tie rod joint or maby try a different test station
So next I got the shell under sealed look nice and fresh looking forward now to start putting it together
Then afterwards I had to do some paint on a customers car what happend to be a pretty close shade of blue and as the car is all ready a few shades i did the spoiler and petrol cap area...
Finally an update!!
Been bit of time due to giving my vrs a light resto 🤢
But here we are so.. I stripped all the rusty areas underneath the car so inner sills rear spring areas areas ect I had to do some welding in the center part of drivers sill rear chassis rail and i had to repair front...