Good to hear mate.
Russ
Certainly feels like a quick one.
Good to hear mate.
Russ
Isn't that always the way mate? If you need to replace the stickers they're from rick (cuisiman9?) on the rallye forum.Well, after looking for a new wing for a few days I decided to take the car down to the local body shop for a look. I explained I wanted it mint as before and we have agreed on a price.
Basically, the previous owner failing to spend £1 on the correct pinch bolt is going to cost me the best part of £500! Awesome.
Isn't that always the way mate? If you need to replace the stickers they're from rick (cuisiman9?) on the rallye forum.
Russ
Mate this thing sounds like a right pile, I've never experienced these issues with any of my rallyes/gti's/vts's.
Sounds like it needs someone to go through it all properly checking everything over and replacing worn out/bodged parts.
Depends whether you intend to keep it or flog it on though
Nut and bolt restoration Jim!
Thing is, it was all done a couple of years ago and the box has supposed to have had a rebuild less then 5k ago.
Who knows!
Every box I have bought apart from the current one was supposedly rebuilt and they have all lasted no more than 4-5k max. Do you have the receipt for the box? Most people will state they have been done or sent it off to some back street workshop to save money. The garagetake it apart, throw brake and clutch cleaner at it and put it back together, Unless you have receipt for around £400 stating its been done with seals etc I wouldn't believe anything.
All of the above is not forgetting the MA gearbox is just dogs**t anyway!
Perverse with it, get the wing sorted and get the box whipped out, find a decent one online or get the one you have fixed and you will fall back in love with it.... if not sell it on, one as clean as yours will still sell for good money.
It was Russ on here who had the box done.
I won't be flogging it, when it works I love it!
Warranty?
Box has been done by Ian @ engine and gearbox services Workington Cumbria, he does all my boxes for road and race and has done for 10 years, I wouldn't use anyone else. If there's a problem with the box and something is at fault to do with Ian's workmanship he'll sort it and that goes for my race car box too, hence why I said earlier if the op needed a hand with the box to give me a shout.
Imo all this hassle has stemmed from one problem and that's the previous owner has had the box out for some reason and when he's put it back together it's been thrown back together, hence the pinch bolt incident.
Russ
Well either way that's a no no as they stretch anyway + I have NEVER fitted a normal bolt instead of a proper bolt, there's no need I probably still have spares in amongst all my parts now. If you need Ian's number for the gearbox just let me know. In fact that box hasn't been 'rebuilt' it was checked over when I think about it but Ian said it was perfect, obviously a few seals were changed while apart but that was it, it drove fine and got some serious stick but had regular oil changes. Bear in mind that was probably 2010/2011 though before the new engine went in the car.He said he re used the same pinch bolt believe it or not! I'm hoping it's a simple fix with the box but we shall see!
No doubt. A lot of s**t can happen and buying private it's the chance you take. Im
not saying anything about the previous owners or work that's been done - I'm sure it would be of good quality, I think I've just been a little unlucky.