Recent content by MAXRUNDOWN

Ate typ200 is exactly the same stuff without the dye

Can't comment on the clutches but if I could rewind I'd definitely have done a hydraulic conversion when it was in bits

I've had a couple of hours in the garage this weekend, Got the stub axles painted, used brush on hammerite smooth satin in the end, it's a surprisingly close match to the black powder coating. Got the Powerflex black series axle bushes in and the brackets on, then got the stub axles, 1°...

I think it was the guy that had a Z4, then fairly quickly bought and sold an RB 182, I remember seeing someone who's name matches his username selling bits of it on FB.. I might be completely wrong and slandering an innocent man though,

I wouldn't run that bottom end unless I was turbo skint and needed it back together because it was my only transport. As already said I'd be concerned about the rod bearings, the cam is scrap and there's some decent gouging in the cylinders right where you don't want it. It's pretty telling...

You've never lived.

Owatrol Polytrol is really good for restoring black plastics too, especially ones that far gone

A full size spare would be nice, I tend to just keep a plug kit, electric compressor and a can of tyre foam in my cars though, it's enough to get you home 99% of the time I've only had one proper blow out, luckily that car did have a space saver

it would definitely appeal to a wider audience with a standard interior in, but sourcing a nice one and fitting it vs what you would get for the seats and cage separately might not be worth your time. It's a really nice car and it'd be a shame to break it but that's the only way to maximise...

A Luk or Valeo clutch kit is £100 on autodoc, you'd be mad to not change it while the box is out.

So get both wheels off the ground, put it in gear, start it with the clutch in and prove it will drive in each gear without making crunchy noises

You get the box into reverse by pushing the selector up/in and back. Stop your mates from touching your car 😂, it's good to get into the habit of putting any fasteners you remove into small zip lock bags that you can label, or into plastic meal prep trays. It'll save you major headaches in future

You're jumping in two feet first for probably no reason at all, it seems like your 'mechanic' friend is selling you down the river. Whatever state of unnecessarily dismantled it currently is, it's going to be significantly quicker, cheaper and easier to do as we all have recommended which is...

So the gearbox was fine, and the only thing that's happened is your brother was rowing the gearstick about while stationary with the engine off and that's what's leading you to believe there's a complete failure of the box? And you haven't yet disconnected the linkage from the box and...

Stop their PIP now.