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Emo Kiddy
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 Posted: 23:47 - 15 Jul 2012  Post subject: Today I did do - CAR ALERT! - CAR ALERT! |
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Just thought I'd share todays antics with you lot, some may be interested.
My pal (And member of BCF), Gaz, owns an early Mk2F VW Polo 1.3 which he's been tidying up over the past 12 months or so.
Oil pressure has been low recently, and it's also been nearly 50% down on compression across all 4 pots too.
So he picked up some new parts, and we did a full top end replacement today, it now drives like a new car. Amazing what a new head can do!
First things first, I put the pop-up gazebo up. Wicked bit of kit!
https://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/319300_10151027381535606_119515044_n.jpg
Sorted out the new bits;
https://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s720x720/255206_10151948832970604_169219859_n.jpg
Got the bad boy in!
https://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/558403_10151951666890604_692982334_n.jpg
Head off;
https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/532422_10151951876115604_1755642009_n.jpg
Had to jack it up to get a bucket under to do an oil change. 
https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/283666_10151027382395606_2089869648_n.jpg
Scraped all the old gasket off, gave it a clean with a bit of emery cloth and WD40;
https://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/405981_10151027383270606_2070725041_n.jpg
Swapped all the bits over, including the high-lift cam;
https://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/534821_10151952060225604_893987525_n.jpg
Got the new head fitted. New head has been ported/polished, brand new valves, valve guides, stem seals, double valve springs, and also skimmed.
https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/524261_10151027979680606_991513734_n.jpg
Started literally one click of the key, and ran like a beaut!
https://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/556041_10151027977785606_98540905_n.jpg
After a short drive, temp gauge rocketed, and the thing cut out.
Very strange.
After closer examination, it is not over-heating at all, it's something to do with the temp-switch on the inlet, and some of the vacuum pipes, as the temp gauge is responding to the throttle position/inlet vacuum.
Other than that, it's spot on. Very nippy now indeed.
Next thing to do is strap a charger to the side of it.
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I had one of those as my first car. Not the racy GT Coupe though, just an old-lady-spec 1.3 CL breadvan. Brakes were not its strong point...
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| Posted: 09:35 - 16 Jul 2012 Post subject: |
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No pics ben?
Edit - I see them now.. nicely done.
Also I was >.<this close to inboxing you on FB earlier to see of your thoughts on the thread I done in Workshop for the 306 top end.
/Hijack.
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| Posted: 18:25 - 17 Jul 2012 Post subject: |
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Nice car repair project!
Those version of Polo GT were always quite nice little warm hatch's back in the day. I'm going to be honest, but i was always a Metro man in my early car days. I had an MG1300, and then a Gta 16v, but i always wanted an caged, lowered MG turbo with a strengthened straight cut gearbox, and a shit load of boost!
The later Metro Gti's using the K-series were also nice car's, but it wasn't for years later that the MG 160bhp 1.8VVC conversions seemed to become a great idea. By then i had moved on from Metro's and wanted bigger cars. Shame as i think a few people had alot of fun with Escort cosworth spanking in Metro's lol! |
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Haha sick.
You seem pretty nifty with anything mechanical binge.
Fancy lowering my saxo for dollar?
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Haha! I've heard bad things about the rear.
Some bloke is advertising rear torsions adjusting and free front springs fitted for £80. Rather him than me tbh!
My mates are seized as 
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I'll look into a Gazebo as well now, as this thread has inspired me into believing that working on car's outside is a possibility in the u.k
Nice beetle project you did there mate! A girl in my 6th form class, had one in that green as her first car, i think her dad fixed it up for her and she kept it for years, so i guess she quite liked it!
Binge, yeah me too like all the other excited BCF'ers would love to see your new Can/Van build project, but please don't do it until the awesome little Chaly/Toilet bike is finished! A Kangoo will be cool, but it's just not quite as epic as your current build. |
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