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[jonyb4]

cheers mate, i gotta get the new tyres fitted to the fronts and then have my tracking done, it aint been done since it was lowered, and new lower arms over 6 months ago

i just hope i dont get carried away with the 'spirited driving' up the vallies

clutch should come monday

[jonyb4]

well good news my clutch arrived today as i expected, mind it was left with a neighbour as i didnt hear them

diesel mk4 1.8 non turbocharged


but didnt get round to any car work as i have a spot of man flu and i visited a mate in pontypool

namely to collect these

now ive got mixed feelings about this splitter, and i know little about, only that its french lol

since it was so cheap i though hell why not give it a shot, so i will perhaps do some smoothing on it and try to get it not so chavvy with all the ripples and lines in it, paint it graphite and maybe fit it to the bumper



i also bought some '50% brighter you fell for our scam' bulbs which actually glow whitey blue (for now ) but the main reason i wanted them was so all my bulbs in the headlights had a blue glow when you look in (my dipped bulbs were just normal) theyre H7's


will do my best to pry myself out of bed tomorrow to get cracking on the clutch, i want it on the road by the weekend, but its gonna be anoyong trying to get the box up and in on my own as my dad is working int he week

[jonyb4]

just been down to fit the clutch, done the best i could, but thats all i can do without an alignment tool i guess

i used a long shaft to locate it ( ha not what you think matt )

also this come today




just waiting on a few more badges now, then ill decide where to put them and which to use

[Ratspeed]

just been down to fit the clutch, done the best i could, but thats all i can do without an alignment tool i guess

i used a long shaft to locate it ( ha not what you think matt )

Me?
Whilst refraining from 'conquering device' jokes, what i usually use to locate clutches is my ratchet handle. never fails

[dangerousdave]

just been down to fit the clutch, done the best i could, but thats all i can do without an alignment tool i guess

i used a long shaft to locate it ( ha not what you think matt )

Me?
Whilst refraining from 'conquering device' jokes, what i usually use to locate clutches is my ratchet handle. never fails

yup long extension ftw here to mate

[Rhinopower]

Half inch extension, with a bit of black tape wrapped round to make it snugger, box falls straight on

[jonyb4]

haha cheers chaps, i did try to use an extension bar, think its half inch, but it wouldnt fit in the pressure plates spines

ill have another go tomorrow

you know you'd say something matt

[Rhinopower]

Should fit the splines, has worked perfect for me on both bc & ib5 boxes

[jonyb4]

sounds solid enough for me then

[~nomad~]

i used my finger on Maxs box. True story.

[Ruishy1]

i used my finger on Maxs box. True story.

did you grease it first or just put it in dry

[dangerousdave]

use the 3/8 one sorted

[jonyb4]

i used my finger on Maxs box. True story.

did you grease it first or just put it in dry

well some like it ruff

cheers dave

[Ratspeed]

i used my finger on Maxs box. True story.

I'm sure a thumb would have been a bit snugger

[- Danny Boy -]

Getting there Jony Soon it will be on the road

[jonyb4]

yesterday had me and two others around and we got the box back in, just need to lift it up to the mounts, put starter back on, gear linkage etc etc will get on it tomorrow

only a few pics

a random of the all blue bulbs in the headlights


and a nice sunset pic


fitted the clutch, the bar i used much have done ok as it slotted on ok with the gearbox


and the modified gearbox plates




was all such a struggle coupled with negotating a gearbox into the bay while trying to slot the input shaft onto the clutch, as we had to make sure these spacers sat in the right position

[Dave G fsi]

Getting there mate

Hate doing clutches, they are so fiddly!

[jonyb4]

lol yea

ive noticed a significant difference betweent he old clutch and new, whilst still bolted to the flywheel

the fingers ont he enw clutch sit alot futher in, closer to the pressure plate
ont he old 1.8 zetec one they sat quite a distance out,

this will help me as the release bearing will have to travel futher to reach the fingers, which is why i fitted spacers really

so im quite hopeful now

[jonyb4]

[jonyb4]

me and my mate 'matt mk4' got the car fixed back up and bled the clutch, topped up the petrol and after realising i forgot to attatch an earth, the fuel pump relay started to work lol and got it running, keep in mind the backbox isnt fitted properly, still need to get it out in the lane to access it

not gonna bother withthe poly bushes for now, or the rear ARB, just want it driving for a bit first, bit too much change for once lol, if i do any more atm i wont reckonise her

all built back up


finally got to see the new bulbs in action, and fair play, theyre spot on, ill have to take a pic of the box as theyre true tot heyre word, theyre 5000k +50% brighter 'Ultra' bulbs

theyre quite intense, mk4 fitment, H7 my full beams are similar colour theyre H1's and then osram diadems in the indicators, standards for fogs




and i also removed the bonnet lining, want it to be more like a mk3 lol



onto the video, the car is misfiring, around 2k rpm, but the battery is completely flat, so this wasnt helping at all the plugs may also need changing sooner rather than later, but apart from that she drove well, drove it around the village, tracking is so far out lol its like a large magnet is pulling me left

the clocks are playing up a bit, the rev counter stops working when im driving, the speedo didnt work at all and id think the temp didnt either, again this could all be down to the battery, so dont wanna do anything till its charged or renewed


but apart from these, im SO happy, first time driving it in almost 3 mopnths forgot how stiff the suspension was and how low it is

[fiestasiphil]

awesome project mate just read the whole lot loving the mk4 and the little green mk3 and love the sebring.. im off to miami in may and hiring a convertible one are they any good?

[jonyb4]

umm yea theyre quite luxury inside with the leather and all the leccy bits, the diesel one is nippy and handles well too

but in the states no doutb it will have some silly sized V8 lol

[dontpannic]

Getting there Jon. I wouldn't put any badges onto
it myself, keep it debadged, and keep people guessing

I had those type of bulbs in my car and found that I couldn't see anything with them so went for some Halfords Extreme Brilliance bulbs which give the same blue effect in the headlighta but are much brighter.

N

[jonyb4]

oh id of guessed the halfords one to be crap


well little update, witht he battery charged, we also adjusteed the electrode gaps on the plugs and swapped the cam phase and 4th injector, and it runs mint, very quick lol

last few teething problems are the mid section is poo, blowing like mad, however, ill be phoning longlife in swansea tomorrow and get it booked in for a nice new custom midsection made up to join fromt he back of the down pipe to the back box
i could bearly get the back box opn either, and when i did it was miles off the mounting place

the speedo isnt right at all, its reading 20 at about 40 lol, any ideas guys?

and the other is the throttle cable is very sticky and slow on response, so i need to look for a new one from maybe a 1.25 etc

[Rhinopower]

Speedo cable plugged in snugly both ends?

[jonyb4]

hmm perhaps not, ill have to double check it

[jonyb4]

you know me and my over use of pics and vids

some more!

a little drive starting in a lane
http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w332/jonyb4/?action=view&current=Video0055.flv

and two walk arounds
http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w332/jonyb4/?action=view&current=Video0056.flv

http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w332/jonyb4/?action=view&current=Video0057.flv

[AW3K]

looking good me old beansprout

[knuckles]

hat off to ya fella

i wouldnt attempt a engine conversion on a mk4
way too much bs on there to muck about with to get a different engine in

[jonyb4]

cheers, why thank you clark, it werent too much s**t, just need the time and tools for it really

and ALOT of friends in the know lol

[Pumatt]

Glad we got it finished Jon! Get the puma in there next
Did you phone powerflow in the end? I'm curious on what they might quote.

[niracka]

Longlife are good exhausts jon. Thats what I run on my foci. I'm glad to see you got it running nice and sorted that miss out.

I'l be keeping an eye out for you on the roads now

[jonyb4]

hehe cheers ollie

hey mtt, lol loving the name get a Sig made up! you can make a decent one through paint or on the editer on photofucket

i had a ring around, turns out longlife want over £200 for just a mid and flexy, so F that

also rung up pro speed in cardiff (you might see me on the roads after all ollie )

and they quoted £130 for a flexy and mid section fitted soo its booked in nearest next monday


also im looking into the front mount being made up to help stabalise it and keep themvibrations down, as atm its giving me a hard on

insurance startd on wednesday so im take it for a little run she how se does, try and keep it on the quite side of things

[jonyb4]

[- Danny Boy -]

Its running? WAHEY. Im happy for you