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Freshly MOT'd but work to be done

7/4/2020

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Shiny wheels and new boots

7/4/2020

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All alloys have been refurbished and a new set of tyres fitted all round.
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Seeking sponsors:

21/10/2019

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To get the car from current condition to the point it is worthy of a national raffle, ideally it need a professional paint job, and interior refit. 

If anyone knows of any Parkinson's friendly car painting facilities, or a leather factory that might be willing to help the cause in return for some national publicity, can you please get in touch., 
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It has been a long journey...

21/10/2019

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As my illness progresses, I’m struggling now to even offer a part up to the car, let alone fitting it. As I had to give up work in 2018, the ability to fund work externally is now also increasingly compromised. However, after a colossal effort by Richard, Colin and Matt, this week, the car is deemed ready to go in for an MOT … it will be a very emotional moment if she passes.
Work done to date:

  • Pressure test engine
  • 4 corners stripped and inspected.
  • Fuel system drained, injectors checked (professionally) and seals replaced
  • Fuel distributor (k-jetronic) stripped and refurbished
  • New fuel pump
  • New fuel pump to accumulator pipe (with banjo fitting) fitted
  • Hubs blasted and aluminium paint coated
  • Discs skimmed and refurbished
  • New HT leads
  • New plugs
  • New rotor arm
  • New distributor cap
  • Oil change (GTX 15/40)
  • New fuel, oil and air filters
  • New cambelt
  • New auxiliary belt
  • New battery
  • In-tank fuel pump refurbished, tested and installed
  • New rear back plates from VW Heritage
  • Professionally refurbished calipers
  • Remodelled 944 front back plates
  • Inner and outer bearings replaced on all 4 corners
  • New brake pads and shoes all round
  • New rear brake cylinders
  • Braided hoses fitted all round
  • New track rod ends
  • Gearbox oil change
  • New copper brake pipes throughout
  • All welding completed ready for MOT

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June 14th, 2018

14/6/2018

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"Just" the anti roll bar mounting brackets, but blasted, painted, and as good as new (as are the bumper mounts, exhaust mounts, wiper blades) ... all original and sympathetically restored. 
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She lives!!!!!

21/8/2017

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Not posted as much recently, possibly through frustration at our repeatedly thwarted attempts to start her, and the partial loss of our "Chief Mechanic" who is in the throes of a new relationship, partly because I'm clearly getting lazy in my advancing years. Apologies to all readers..

Because of the starting (or non-starting) problems, we had the injectors professionally tested and cleaned. They came back well within tolerances, which saves a few quid and meant we needed to look elsewhere for possible problems.

We removed the distributor, as trying to set up the stock timing was impossible (insufficient rotation to line up rotor arm with mark on the casing), then reset everything, fully recharged the battery, and with the help of some damp start, she fired up.

​SHE LIVES!
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More shiny bits:

16/5/2017

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Calipers looking like new, huge thanks Remanufactured Systems Ltd (http://www.rsltd.co.uk)
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Progressing slowly

2/5/2017

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The rusted on bolt holding the rear backplate in place was finally "persuaded" off the car ... the new ones from VW Heritage are going to look fantastic and make subsequent maintenance far less frustrating.
The 944 front plates have been offered upto the car - a finger tight rebuild of the front corners will define how much re-engineering is going to be forced upon us.
Rebuilt the fuel system from the tank forwards, but a perished hose has delayed the big engine start again...
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More new bits

31/3/2017

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The rear backplates are the same as off a 1969 Beetle, available from Heritage VW (made in Denmark)
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The in-tank pump lives again!

30/3/2017

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Pipe was split, and wiring needed tidying, but that's now sorted...
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