MK1 1.1 > 2l 16v bike carb'd

pop them down mate we'll have a look

mvdevelopments wrote:

pop them down mate we'll have a look

you got a tig plant now mik?

if mik cant sort you out let me no fella

Little update as I haven't in ages.

Due to my tops mounts letting go AGAIN I decided to get some Compbrake solids! Fitted these Friday and very impressed with how she handles now although still need a few tweaks to make perfic. Only thing that sucks is hitting pot holes, make me cringe every time

I added some 3mm rubber so its not metal to metal and to stop as much vibration as possible, seems to have done the job...



Also did this trying to get old top mounts off which some of you may have seen in other section...



I also found a couple more pics when I bought her in 2005

Did they send you the wrong 1s when they didn't fit? And where did you get the rubber from? I need some for mine.

Yep, they sent me wrong ones twice! These ones fit very well so was pretty happy although they don't fit my GTI shell quite as well....

I got the rubber off eGay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220627247856&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Cheers for that mate ill get some ordered. How come they dont fit the gti shell? whats the difference?

I think the GTI shell has a couple of threaded studs that catch, will try again another day....

Just bought one of these:




NOS will be installed just after Worthersee

Testing new rimmage on tomorrow too ready for Ultimate Dubs - Thanks Lee for squeezing the tyres on....

Rims look gooooood man

Wish i could get 185/45 toyo's

MK1G60 wrote:

I think the GTI shell has a couple of threaded studs that catch, will try again another day....

mine bolted straight up! although mine are slightly custom

*Update*

Ive had a slight whine in 3rd so its time for another 020....

Painting tomorrow while I wait for new main shaft seal, release bearing, end cap etc Hope this is a decent box




New clutch friction disc (needed 16v one as using 2y this time) steering rack, roll bar bush's, going in next week too. Then new Alarm, deck out the rear, service and shes ready for Worthersee

how many box's is that now?

1st one, but I can't see it being the last - NOS should see to that...

Could you not fit an 02j?

Maybe, but cable change so a bit of work and $ to get it to fit. I have another two 020's in the garage spare so will see how she goes.

but cheaper more reliable and better peice of mind though.

Lupton_20vt wrote:

but cheaper more reliable and better peice of mind though.

shut it you, rod change is the best ever everest no doubt

rod changes seem to feel much nicer and stiffer than cable changes.

cable changes are way sloppier ;-(

Mine aint to bad i just think the cables could do with being shorter.

Yeah Ive used both and prefer the rod change for short shifting up the strip

Its now black...

Awesome weather today meant I was able to begin the strip down...



Steering rack was a pain in the ass to get off due to my manifold being sooo close to the rack mount but I managed to get a stubby spanner in there and my neck muscles got a good workout in the process

G/box just needs unbolting from block and mounts to come out now but obviously I may aswell wait until seals etc are here for replacement box before I remove. I took off my anti roll bar to fit new bush's - your guna have fun doing it too Lee and also ground the surface rust off the bottom of my wishbones to give em a lick of paint





Just a case of waiting until parts turn up now and hopefully the weather will be nice during the week so I can get it all done before this coming weekend for testing/adjustments...

How you did them wish bones,did you weld plates on ?

Yes mate they have but i bought them from an old project from TSR or somewhere around 8 years ago - the welds are way too good to be mine

Good progress mate

I promise I will try and have her done by Friday but the amount of time it took me just to put the flippin new steering rack in, it doesn't look good...

Got all my parts today which was cool but didn't have a great deal of time after work so managed to build rack and fit, fit new g/box main shaft seal, push rod, release bearing and cap....

Fitted the box this afternoon, took a while swapping the mounts, linkages and clutch over, then getting her on the spline on me lonesome but I got there...

Old one out, new one being built up to fit





Skinny flywheel



New 16v friction disc



Just got to;

Fit clutch cable
Rewire starter/battery, fan etc
Add gearbox oil
Fit drive shafts
Hook up zaust
Align gears
Fit wish bones, anti roll bar, strut brace etc
Raise coilovers
Setup camber
Take her to get wheel alignment

Man this Gearbox best be a good un...