The "Today I did something to my car" thread

166man

dgt - finally you got it sorted! Are you doing the other one or what's the story?

DZ - Did I hear you're selling the Porsche? Please can I have it?

dgt

166man wrote: »

dgt - finally you got it sorted! Are you doing the other one or what's the story?

Both wheels done with newish boots to match

Ded_Zebra

166man wrote: »

DZ - Did I hear you're selling the Porsche? Please can I have it?

How much are you offering :pac:

166man

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

How much are you offering :pac:

An empty bottle of Lucozade, a half eaten Centra chicken wrap and a brand spanking new bottle of Lynx? :pac:

What would a car like that fetch anyhow?

dgt wrote: »

Both wheels done with newish boots to match

Noice, must see in daylight how it turned out! Sombody's caught the car cleaning bug...:D

dgt

166man wrote: »

Noice, must see in daylight how it turned out! Sombody's caught the car cleaning bug...:D

Looks fab indeed compared to what it was like before!

Normal service will resume tomorrow :pac:

Ded_Zebra

166man wrote: »

An empty bottle of Lucozade, a half eaten Centra chicken wrap and a brand spanking new bottle of Lynx? :pac:

What would a car like that fetch anyhow?

Very hard to say, I'm trying to work out pricing at the moment. There is a 928 S2 on DD for €10,000. Ours is a GTS which is the last addition of the 928 and by far the best, However the tax is killer and although it is the same on the S2 for now it'll get classic tax in 2 years and ours will not.
There are no other GTSs for sale in Ireland that I can find at the moment but in the UK similar cars with similar milage and history are advertised for between £13,000 and £19,000.

166man

dgt wrote: »

Looks fab indeed compared to what it was like before!

Normal service will resume tomorrow :pac:

Engines out jobbie...:pac:

dgt

166man wrote: »

Engines out jobbie...:pac:

Ones overdue I thinks.....

renofan

The Pontiac wrote: »

Looks nice.

I'm changing to Bilstein B8's and the Eibach Pro-Kit. I didn't buy any other parts.

Should I also be changing the strut bearings and mounts or anything else?

What car have you got? Mine was a '98 and all original stuff so that's why I put new top shock mounts on, bearings were fine.

Killinator

Got small package in the post this morning:


A nice new foot rest to match the factory pedals:


How it looked before:



Took out part of the floor and drilled fitting holes:


Bolted on and cleaned up:


And the finished job:



Now I think I'll go source some new door sills......

Killinator

OSI wrote: »

I've been tempted by these, but I'd want to get them the red backing.

Have you seen the seat height adjustment inserts? Were the first thing I did to mine.

I have the exact same inserts, first thing I did aswell

You could always put some red material behind the GTI logo if you cant find an alternative.

dgt

dgt wrote: »

Normal service will resume tomorrow :pac:

True to my word....

The IDTD is coming to life..... at the bottom are bits of smashed immobiliser :pac:


Back to XUD's. Much more planeing later, I'm happy-ish with the result


Compared to a GT15.... Again


Sitting pretty!


I've hit a huge boo-boo, between rain getting into the engine, mismatched drain pipes and the elbow facing the complete wrong way, I'll leave it for now.... To Strabane tomorrow for another elbow! :pac:

More shenanigans later....

Black_Knight

Killinator wrote: »

Got small package in the post this morning:
[IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0105_zps64c97980.jpg A nice new foot rest to match the factory pedals:[/img][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0106_zpsc6b4b62c.jpg How it looked before:[/img][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0107_zpsf3e973af.jpg Took out part of the floor and drilled fitting holes:[/img][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0108_zps6eec82cf.jpg Bolted on and cleaned up:[/img][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0109_zps484fd9f7.jpg And the finished job:[/img][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g95/HootKillinator/DSC_0111_zps7adc933a.jpg Now I think I'll go source some new door sills......[/img]

Did your car come with the alloy pedals or did you get them somewhere? Looking to get a set for mine at some stage.

Killinator

Black_Knight wrote: »

Did your car come with the alloy pedals or did you get them somewhere? Looking to get a set for mine at some stage.

Came with them, I assume it's because it's a GTI, they come as standard I think.

Killinator

OSI wrote: »

Yeah, the aluminium pedals and floor mounted accelerator (which I'm not a fan of) are standard on the GTI.

I love the floor mounted pedal!

evolutionqy7

So the other day I took apart the fog lights and fitted the led strip inside that was going to run as DRL, bit of a pain, but got it done.

Wired these up today so they would switch off when the lights are on. Looks pretty nice.



Next up. Wash and polish :-)

MetzgerMeister

Get rid of that bird sh!t!

CianRyan

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Get rid of that bird sh!t!

There's a patch In my (very burnt) roof where there was ****e left for what was probably weeks, really annoying. Couldn't imagine it right up front. :eek:

CianRyan

CianRyan wrote: »

There's a patch In my (very burnt) roof where there was ****e left for what was probably weeks, really annoying. Couldn't imagine it right up front. :eek:

We're waking up to something like this every morning for the last few weeks. Feckin bushes from the field next door are growing over the dividing wall and in to our drive. The birds also have a dose of the trots. I'll be getting this out tomorrow!

Big Nasty

Killinator wrote: »

I love the floor mounted pedal!

+1

Proper cars have floor mounted pedals.

(And RWD / AWD obviously)

dgt

Evening activity....

Come back to life!


Changing for crappy ones :pac:


A sign of things to come.....?


I might be back later

CianRyan

Looking forward to what ever comes of that.

dgt

CianRyan wrote: »

Looking forward to what ever comes of that.

I'm thinking of breaking out the K750 and Electra Beckum..... :pac:

CianRyan

Chain driven field madness?

dgt

dgt wrote: »

I'm thinking of breaking out the K750 and Electra Beckum..... :pac:

A convertible? :P


I had to google Electra Beckum

Hal1

I'll take a guess .


Close?

evolutionqy7

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Get rid of that bird sh!t!

Sorry Swallows started nesting their nest at our house... Guess ill have to start washing it a lot more often from now on :S

Anyway Washed it, got rid of the tar, did some compounding on few parts and polished it to finish it off. Tidied up the wiring in the engine bay too, to make sure nothing come lose Shinny again.

dgt

CianRyan wrote: »

Chain driven field madness?

shaaane wrote: »

A convertible? :P


I had to google Electra Beckum

Hal1 wrote: »

I'll take a guess .


Close?

Hahahaha jaypers I might incorporate the whole lot of those!

Part of the plan involves the hape well, some of it....


Here you can see much clearer where it went on fire in previous ownership. Still no wiser as to what caused the electrical nightmare


Out with the tank with access to the rear axle!


And the smell of cow sh*te forced me in after I nearly got sick :mad:

More madness hopefully on Thursday!

Black_Knight

dgt wrote: »

Evening activity....

Come back to life!

For a minute there I thought dgt went on picnic.




Or perhaps he did, but couldnt resist toying with the car between tea and scones.

dgt

Black_Knight wrote: »

For a minute there I thought dgt went on picnic.




Or perhaps he did, but couldnt resist toying with the car between tea and scones.

I did go on picnic, my appetite for destruction was overwhelming :pac:

bmstuff

bmstuff

bmstuff wrote: »

E36?

Cheensbo

dgt wrote: »

Evening activity....




A sign of things to come.....?
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Pm6eVcLFPe8/Ua48FPTy45I/AAAAAAAAAoo/qd7n6y4Wcos/s720/Image702.jpg

I might be back later

RSJ up front?
Rad in the back?

Hot rod/grass track??

dgt

Cheensbo wrote: »

RSJ up front?
Rad in the back?

Hot rod/grass track??

I'm thinking of it! Either way I'll be attempting to cobble in an XUD p

bmstuff

shaaane wrote: »

E36?

e39

Ded_Zebra

DGT heres a small bit of inspiration
The image is huge so clicky linky

dgt

Mastermilo (youtube) has a similar contraption using a Mondeo, can see it much clearer. A lot of work went into strengthening it up.....!

Funny, I thought of that too a lot of steel needed though!

Ded_Zebra

dgt wrote: »

Mastermilo (youtube) has a similar contraption using a Mondeo, can see it much clearer. A lot of work went into strengthening it up.....!

Funny, I thought of that too a lot of steel needed though!

That mondeo is basied directly of that caviler There used to be much more higher res vids of it but then his youtube account was taken down:(

dgt

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That mondeo is basied directly of that caviler There used to be much more higher res vids of it but then his youtube account was taken down:(

Woot I didn't know that! :cool:

Yeah, not only is the channel down but hes in jail.... Again..... :eek:

Better see if this chap has the elbow I'm after..... To the land of felt! :pac:

Cheensbo

dgt wrote: »

I'm thinking of it! Either way I'll be attempting to cobble in an XUD p

Grasstrack is some serious hillbilly stuff though, even beyond your remit id say :pac: I'd love to do it, there's a few tracks only down the road from me, but the clientele puts me off, and I'm even fairly country myself :pac:


Speaking of XUD's, ive been pricking around at one (D8) the past week, lying up a long time, will fire and run like fook on easy start, but not under its own juice, new filter gone in & clean(ish) diesel... And ive ran out of ideas couldnt be arsed :P It might suit a rough man with a 106

rizzee

First clean in a week or so, well needed. Enjoy the weather folks!

advertsfox

Got a new mini aerial, changed all remaining 501's to LED's (side indicators and dips) and cleared the rubbish out while looking for a dropped screw - can't find it now

00833827

taxed mine :-(

rizzee

advertsfox wrote: »

Got a new mini aerial, changed all remaining 501's to LED's (side indicators and dips) and cleared the rubbish out while looking for a dropped screw - can't find it now

Looking to get smoked indicators, is that what you have? Must pop up to check yours out soon, i still keep a lookout

rizzee

Sorry for double post, cant add photos in edit option on phone. Heres another picture, needs to be lowered badly!! Might respray alloys gold.. .

Ardennes1944

I'd go light bronze instead of gold, and i just got lamin-x for my indicators. The light smoke tint is very nice

rizzee

Yeah sorry, thats what I meant. The bronze/gold colour similar to Imprezas :-) Will look up on that, cheers!

Went on findapart and stuck a few part requests in, spoiler, side skirt's and few bits and bobs :-)

@advertsfox where did you get the aerial? Any pictures?

Eric Cartman

bmstuff wrote: »

what amp is that ? looks like it may be a good candidate for the e38

Kanye

Despite this being my pride and joy, I only got around to getting it cleaned today for the first time in just way too long. It's shameful really, but I think it's come up well. The inside is still as new so haven't grabbed any pics of that. Marked difference between before/after!


Before:




After:

bmstuff

Eric Cartman wrote: »

what amp is that ? looks like it may be a good candidate for the e38

JL Audio 600/6 Class D full range
Very good sound quality for a class D
Very popular in the US on all sort of bimmers, e39, e90 etc..
I run 4 midranges, 4 tweeters and 2x 150 watts subs with it no problem, punches very good.