My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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I got basically nothing done yesterday. I was making the hole to route my headlight harness through, but I didn't have the right tool to get it big enough. I'm hoping to get that done Saturday. I also did not have the right loctite on hand to tighten everything down for good on the rear subframe. I also didn't have any RTV to use on installing the rear diff gasket. The great news is that Shaun finished powdercoating the Breyton faces and they will be enroute shortly=D
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Slowly but surely getting the car together.
I started off by installing the new speed sensor, o-ring, and bracket. I don't remember there even being an o-ring on it before, which would explain why my diff used to leak down the face. The diff cover didn't have any sort of gasket before though either=/ I bought a new bracket because it would be a shame for everything to look new, and then have a rusty bracket.
I then applied Indian Head shellac to the new paper diff cover gasket and installed it.
While I waited for that to cure, I cleaned up my steering rack and installed my Condor Speed Shop power steering delete. I figured new crush washers would make sense here as well.
The rack still needs more scrubbing, but I don't have access to water at the shop.
After that the diff cover was ready to install. I had my handy dandy blue loctite on hand and dabbed a little on all of the bolts for the rear subframe. Everything is tigthened down now. I'm debating on installing it now, or waiting until I make the new hardlines. I also need to paint my calipers and rotor hats, as well as installing my stainless mid and rear brake hoses.
I would have continued to work on the car, but I had plans to fix the exhaust on my MK3, as well as give it a quick paintjob. We ended up not having time for the paintjob, but we got the exhaust done=) Time to cut some springs this week hopefully.
Updates to come on Wednesday, as always=)
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sick innercooler on the golf. I love 1.8 turbos
lol
And to comment on the rainstorm comment you replaced. I tested it out by pissing in it after it was done. It blew a badass piss mist cloud. There was also beer mixed in there too. It also helped me find the only exhaust leak=D
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lol
And to comment on the rainstorm comment you replaced. I tested it out by pissing in it after it was done. It blew a badass piss mist cloud. There was also beer mixed in there too. It also helped me find the only exhaust leak=D
I think its time to install a flamethrower tip.
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ohhh jesus. that exhaust
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Earl! That exhaust is freakin awesome. The truck guys will be jealous.
It is even more awesome when it is cold like this morning and it has a nice plume of air coming out of it=)
Yesterday was fantastic=D
Four of these showed up:
Which led to this:
That led to this:
Front (17x9.5 et14 3" lip)
Rear (17x10 et8 3.5" lip)
Backside
They are all hand tight right now because I couldn't find a 12 point 8mm socket for the life of me. I also need to pick up some silicone to seal them.
Tonight I will be at the shop for a bit and then I will be doing some fiberglassing and shaving hopefully. I will also most likely put a teeny bit of work into the MK3. We will see.
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The cat wants to be let out
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The cat wants to be let out
He likes attacking flys on the screen=P He also loves getting in my pictures.
Looking good dude!
Thank you sir. The centercaps will hopefully complete the look.
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The resin for the fiberglass took a while to cure with the recommended mix, so we only got one coat on. We are repairing and ACS style lip that I picked up for $65. It looks like carbon fiber at the surface, but seems to be mostly fiberglass. Either way I was planning on painting it black since I dislike exposed carbon fiber. Here is the lip:
The damage:
There was also a decent gash towards the right hand side that I forgot to take a picture of. Here is is with the glass laid on:
At this we couldn't wrap it around the edge because it kept wanting to bubble and separate due to the stiffness of the cloth and the wetness of the resin. My friend just put a piece on the top and bottom and merged them together. We will then just remove the excess.
This work is mostly structural so that it doesn't crack. We will use flexible filler to repair smaller scrapes, gouges, and the imperfections in the fiber glass.
The only other work I got done was on the MK3. I finally put the drivers door card in, cleaned the dash/console/doorcards/ and I gave it the second wash of my ownership. It hasn't been washed since some time in November.
I plan on torquing the wheels tonight. This weekend I do not believe anything will get done on the compact. I have a local GTG to attend on Saturday. I'm running out of quick little things to do on the car. Most of the things left are large tasks.
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I finished torquing the wheels last night=)
I also took a rear for a ride to show my parents
I decided that mexican blanket looks better than a stained beaver seat so I tucked it in nicely.
Speaking of the MK3, I had a can of plastidip laying around and black topped the bumpers, painted the grille, and did the mouldings (but didn't install them)
I hate the car, but I might as well show it some love so it stays happy.
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