I don't think I could have pulled that off without Dad and a lot more swearing - Well Done - and congrats to the missus for not divorcing you in the process. Awesome thread :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MountainBikeMike
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I don't think I could have pulled that off without Dad and a lot more swearing - Well Done - and congrats to the missus for not divorcing you in the process. Awesome thread :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MountainBikeMike
My Dad and I came to the conclusion a long time ago when I was 16 and went to work on my first car, that we should never work on a car together again and that from now on, anything bigger or complicated is left to Mechanics to curse at and I'll just do the small stuff. It has worked for us ever since!
Well done on the timing belt change Mike - big job for someone who has never done it before. Kudos.
Great effort
(I also have my 350Z in pieces - learning lots)
Love the photo of the lady in the tyres
Matti's wheels actually look good from a distance in those photos
So today is another mod day. I finally got around to installing the $15 repco boost guage I've had sitting around for about 4 months. Back when I got it I made a fibreglass/carbon bay for it, which was cool as, but it didn't turn out that well because it was way to sticky with the resin, and also ended up with a bad fit.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...3f1ff4_c-1.jpg
Anyway I found inspiration from Jon doing a few installs for his mate, so I finally got to it. I might make another fibreglass one again one day, but for now this one sits nicely in the groove under the tacho.
So firstly I connected the vacuum hose to the other port where the diverter valve blow-back connects to the intake manifold, and routed it under the intake, and behind the battery, through the firewall (drilled its own hole there so it never gets pinched), and up to the top-dash. Will get an engine pic tomorrow.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...0eb32f_c-1.jpg
I sat the sender unit here.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...d2ab48_c-1.jpg
Opened this little part
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...0109ed_c-1.jpg
Carefully drilled a little hole here and fed the wires from the gauge that I headshrinked in black through.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...a701d6_c-1.jpg
And drilled here to make some extra clearance for the cables. This is the section underneath the window that covers the top of the steering column.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...83d9dd_c-1.jpg
Then I soldered the sender and gauge red power wires on to the amp-on wire that I just pinch in to one of the fuse slots.
I also wrapped the gauge back and sides in black tape to protect the window from scratching, and dull down the flashy appearance a bit. I stuck the gauge down with 3M clear sticky gel stuff, the stuff that comes on various packaging, it sticks well and peels easily. Here's what the finished job looks like.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...145d07_c-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...73caa8_c-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...717a7d_c-1.jpg
Looks sick as, Mike. Very different from the norm.
The added bonus is it covers any possible CEL wooQuote:
Originally Posted by Deadpool
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I have a feeling there are two blue vRS wagons here that will never stop being modded ;p
Nice work - love it!
You have good feels. And that muffler of yours is going on my car tomorrow.. if I can weld upside down...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mysticality
It arrived? Awesome.
Pics when done :D
The tip is almost identical to the existing vRS tip, just larger and meaner :)