What did you do on your car today?
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Christn's roof lining is in, and about !@#$!^%$ time too.
Next step is to get the windows back in, and then she's coming home for final assembly.
Pictures to follow. Don't know exactly when so don't hammer me please.
Next step is to get the windows back in, and then she's coming home for final assembly.
Pictures to follow. Don't know exactly when so don't hammer me please.
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- hitlers revenge
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Its 2 hours since your post.
WHERE ARE THE PICS!

WHERE ARE THE PICS!
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Dirk wrote:Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:41 pm
Pictures to follow. Don't know exactly when so don't hammer me please.
Thats Some fine illegal substances you smoking right there! Seeing that you just lost 24 hours of your life somewherehitlers revenge wrote:Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:43 pm
Its 2 hours since your post.
From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Got the alternator and starter back today, had it serviced new bearings and regulator etc.
Hopefully start the t4 motor up for the first time tonight!!

Hopefully start the t4 motor up for the first time tonight!!
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
I called the spares, they said they had stock, I sent a friend, should have a fuel pump next week. Go Harrismith Midas, GO!! Rudi is the main man at that store. He will get you any acvw part. I love that boi!! 
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
The rust was not coming on like I had planned so I threw a bucket of water over the DarkSide cause it has been a bit dry here lately......
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Which makes it even worse. It was 14 hrs then and now its 20 hours. 
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
- Klaus
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Swore and kicked the bug !
Disc conversion not playing ball !
Disc conversion not playing ball !
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
After visiting 4 stores, got a feeler guage. (or is that set of feeler gauges ?).
Checked the points gap, had to adjust it .1 of a mm, but she is still not running 100%. Will check spark plugs and gaps next.
However, still runs well enough to drive her around in the area where we stay, went to the shops, nice to be cruising with my ACVW
. Had a moment when she would not start at the builders. No click no nothing, then suddenly, vroom. Thinking it's a loose connection somewhere, or the 6V battery got damaged due to too low water level....
Fleetfooted is on loan to one of my techy's for the weekend, he is moving house. Took out the middle row of seats and VOILA, HUGE loading area! Bus running like a dream apparently.
Some exercise will do it good 
Checked the points gap, had to adjust it .1 of a mm, but she is still not running 100%. Will check spark plugs and gaps next.
However, still runs well enough to drive her around in the area where we stay, went to the shops, nice to be cruising with my ACVW
Fleetfooted is on loan to one of my techy's for the weekend, he is moving house. Took out the middle row of seats and VOILA, HUGE loading area! Bus running like a dream apparently.
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Filled the beetle with oil.
Bled the Ghia's brakes (no comments, Chris
)
Cleaned two garages.
Put the Ghia on charge.
Bled the Ghia's brakes (no comments, Chris
Cleaned two garages.
Put the Ghia on charge.
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
OK,I will not say anything about you bleeding the brakes......again. 
Damn,I'm good!
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Beach Buggy (Running and now Aircooled!)
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
fitted rear engine support for the 2L motor, and drove it around with just a small part of the exhaust on...no silencer, flip its loud.
going to cowley for exhaust system tomorrow
going to cowley for exhaust system tomorrow
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Dropped off my exhaust and dizzy and sump and high flow oil pump and and and at my engine builder. Hopefully have the engine up and running soon. Then popped by volkspares and got new cylinder cover tin as well as silicone gearbox boots as well as aluminum dizzy clamp. Now the interesting bits start - Ordered SP front spoiler (mine was half missing when i got the car) AND i ordered a 2" Narrowed front beam as well as shortened leaves as well as shortened tie rods. i'm not gonna wait forever unfortunately. probably need that king and link pin set from Rui next 
Make that narrowed sway bar as well...
Make that narrowed sway bar as well...
From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Just finish fitting my refurbished Tie Rod ends to my 181.
R193-80 to have 2 ends refurbed.
In the morning its off to Hi-Q for alignment and the next day the Kubel will be hitting the coast road to Hermanus.
R193-80 to have 2 ends refurbed.
In the morning its off to Hi-Q for alignment and the next day the Kubel will be hitting the coast road to Hermanus.
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Here are pics of the refurbed Tie Rod Ends
And The Thing getting its Alignment done.
The guys at Hi-Q in Milnerton are professional and friendly. 5star service. Thanks Guys.
And The Thing getting its Alignment done.
The guys at Hi-Q in Milnerton are professional and friendly. 5star service. Thanks Guys.
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