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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10378  
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What!!!! How does that happen? Do you want me measure the diameter of my water pulley?
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6th Sep 2020 6:43am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Nope thats not it. Give you a clue, something is missing. (Btw its all sorted now, so dont worry
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6th Sep 2020 7:06am |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 630 
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Mike - Glad to see you’re back! Your bit on finding the right gearbox mounts was invaluable and saved me cash when I was reusing bits from my LT77 and R380 D1 gearbox mounts 👍 JB
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6th Sep 2020 8:30am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Wiring wiring wiring. By far the biggest ball ache of the build and the part id been avoiding tbh. had some help on this but would like to redo some of it already! and its not yet finished lol. It takes an absolute age to do the loom so it fits nicely and looks OEM not a bodge job. Not easy on megasquirt when you just get a load of wire and a diagram!
2 hours work on this tank/gearbox loom alone.  Click image to enlarge Pretty much everything in conduit and mostly with return earths. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Batteries back in, but looks like there dead  didnt like being uncharged for 'years'
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6th Sep 2020 6:03pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10728 
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Great your back Mike and many thanks for the updates
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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7th Sep 2020 8:19pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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So I think I remember saying the suspension was a little tall, but after finally fitting the wings back on I think its riding like a monster truck. These are as specced by glynn lewis but its not right. Ive ended replacing all 4 springs with standard height ones.
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9th Sep 2020 1:22pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Found the problem lol.
Click image to enlarge All four changed for standard height springs. now sitting much better. |
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11th Sep 2020 6:39pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Next up, the interior. I had visions of a very spartan interior for off roading but as the build has been coming together I fancied something a bit fancier. I was going to get the dash retrimmed by a proper upholsterer but lockdown had just started and decided to have a go myself, nothing ventured lol. It could all have gone pear shaped but it didnt look that bad tbh. Definately easier than you think and cost me £20 in vinyl off ebay.
So after some mulling, I eventually bought some exmoor trim modular seats which must have been an unwanted special order. Got them for a good price, and thought they were in vinyl. Surprised they were actually tan leather with white stitch, very nice. Even got seats heaters! Not got a good pic but you can see the new seat base and the vinyl I chose to compliment. Click image to enlarge First off the cubbie. Click image to enlarge Not a total disaster and 2 hour well spent. Had to fabricate the centre part of the dash as id previously had fitted a raptor dash with the cut out. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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11th Sep 2020 6:55pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10728
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Very nice work you have done with the trim
that is some difference with the springs  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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11th Sep 2020 7:17pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3667 
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That trims looks great, kudos!!
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12th Sep 2020 6:45am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 494  
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[quote="mikeh501"]If anyone had said it would be this long before id got it finished i think if have laughed. Feeling slightly embaressed its been so many years when i started lol. At least I saved some money in diesel!
Mike i told a friend i would be 6 months to a year, 7 years later, 2 kids and a divorce I'm still at it. Its all stripped back down to alu as i dont like the colour  and great news after a 2 year wait the concrete is finally going in next Saturday so as i can extend the garage in my mams and bring up all my tools from my old house |
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12th Sep 2020 9:45am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Aint that the truth! Funnily enough ive just had a concrete pad put down so i can extend my workshop!
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14th Sep 2020 8:58am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 494
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and that too will be filled with junk
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14th Sep 2020 9:35am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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I wouldnt class it as junk! New acquisition
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14th Sep 2020 10:14am |
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