Wish Me Luck

[steve@cornwall 100]

My GTi is in for MOT tomorrow after being on "extended leave" in the garage under a pile of crap for the last couple of years . Last MOT ran out Dec. '07.

Just need to put a set of wheels on tomorrow and all is ready (I hope)

 

I need to get my GTi fix back- life has been rather boring without it.

[DaveW 6]

Hope goes well or fails on something like a bulb like mine did

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

good luck.

 

mine just went through after 5yrs in the garage so anything is possible

[Matt Holley 11]

Good luck!

 

Mine is in for an mot tomorrow aswell.

[RossD 44]

And.....?

Come on man don't leave us guessing!

[steve@cornwall 100]

And.....?

Come on man don't leave us guessing!

 

Just back from the test- as usual the car was a cow on test day, driving onto the ramp it dumped all it's coolant on the floor fan wasn't cutting in so wired it direct and re-filled. 1/2 way through the test, turned key and nothing happened, the bloody suspension shaker shook the solenoid wire off!! CO needed tweaking (have you guessed yet that my MOT tester is a star? - even put a nice big bar on the wishbone bolts to loose a bit of play )

 

Upshot is - PASSED advisories on "slightly perished" front brake pipe and "slight play" in a droplink ball-joint - plenty of time to get that and the rad thermoswitch (or corroded connectors) sorted before taxing on 1st July. It's great to have old faithful back :D

 

Anyone think I should put the TSWs back on?

[kernowmafia 0]

well done mine's going in soon,i think you should put the tsw's back on and sell me your 1.9 wheels

[Joe-Tait 0]

Good new i wouldnt put tsw wheels on

 

leave it as it is it looks great

[Matt Holley 11]

Upshot is - PASSED

 

Good news

 

Mine also passed this morning

[Ren 0]

Nice one Steve, keep those TSW's well away from it though.

[205gtichris 0]

wow 2.5 years has gone quickly , really glad to see her back where she belongs

[DaveW 6]

Venoms?

[steve@cornwall 100]

Venoms?

 

No, the infamous Sarty TSWs

 

Edited June 25, 2010 by steve@cornwall

[steve@cornwall 100]

wow 2.5 years has gone quickly , really glad to see her back where she belongs

 

Hope all's well with you, Chris. Any news on hand or car?

[DaveW 6]

Oh not retro enough needs venoms or imolas or blades..

[damo 17 2 Cars]

hi steve, glad it all went ok.

 

my cti (j5dal) is having a year off due to beimng busy on the house!

 

going to try and do a gti6 swap on it Something for the winter in 2011.

 

sods as this summers looking good!! should of tax tested and insured her.

[steve@cornwall 100]

hi steve, glad it all went ok.

 

my cti (j5dal) is having a year off due to beimng busy on the house!

 

going to try and do a gti6 swap on it Something for the winter in 2011.

 

sods as this summers looking good!! should of tax tested and insured her.

 

HA! I reckon betwen us we've caused this weather - my CTi is laid up, too I may just have to MOT the little 1.1 and sell that to release funds to put the CTi on the road.......... all I need is to swap an engine........

 

Would be awesome to "6" J5

[205gtichris 0]

cheers steve yeah all is good still got problems with my neck and hand but its getting better, the insurance company is so slow sorting things out and still dont have a clue when il be getting any money from them.

[steve@cornwall 100]

Taxed yesterday :D :D and finally getting around to sorting the paintwork on passenger side - 4 years after doing the driver's. Things seem to have moved on in the time its been locked away. I don't remember a GTi drawing as much attention on the road, must be more thought of as "classic" now. So glad I didn't give in and break it - came close a few times just to clear the decks a bit. .

 

If, like me you get disheartened every time you look at a laid up car - with everything going dull / oxidised and covered in crap - give it a polish. I took mine out of the garage to do an engine change on the CTi and everything sort of followed on from there! It wasn't half as bad as I'd managed to believe it had become. So get out there and show those laid up Pugs some love

[GLPoomobile 958]

Is this the one that you rattle canned? Doesn't seem that long ago that when you were posting the progress. How time flies!

[eldoro 0]

Mine passed its MOT yesterday for the first time in my country!

I just transported it here so it got its first time ever icelandic lisence plates and passed with only the man pointing at my lisenceplate light and the security triangle.

[steve@cornwall 100]

Is this the one that you rattle canned? Doesn't seem that long ago that when you were posting the progress. How time flies!

 

The very same! Did about 75% of it before getting bumped on a roundabout and losing interest. That was my son's 16th birthday. He has just finished his first year of university - so a fair while ago . Just rattle canned the rest and now I'm getting a work out with the 1200 grit and t-cut as well as the steering. (don't remember it being quite so heavy)

 

Typical 205 fashion, the speedo packed up today

[norm 0]

The very same! Did about 75% of it before getting bumped on a roundabout and losing interest. That was my son's 16th birthday. He has just finished his first year of university - so a fair while ago . Just rattle canned the rest and now I'm getting a work out with the 1200 grit and t-cut as well as the steering. (don't remember it being quite so heavy)

 

Typical 205 fashion, the speedo packed up today

well steve looks mighty fine to me {nice one}

[steve@cornwall 100]

Well, today the petulant little ***** had more fun and games. horn packed up (and fixed itself) starter motor wouldn't engage - the male spade on the solenoid has snapped off and the driver's seatbelt locked and then totally loosened. Just to make matters worse it's a rather nice Roland Garros red one

 

I've rebuilt the mech on the seatbelt using parts from the belt in the 1.1 . The spring had broken on the red one. Speedo was only that the cable had come unclipped from the back of the cluster - sorted. Will replace the starter tomorrow and change the engine mounts. I'll probably replace the ECU for one with a rev limiter, too.(Although it is fun without )

 

Then it should be time for something else to break. Remind me again why we do this?

[steve@cornwall 100]

All probs now fixed, paint applied and polished - time to enjoy, methinks

 

 

Just need to sort the grille after looking at the pic - not straight