steveg60cab 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 god, i must love my mrs, either that or i love her vr!!after a years ownership now, too many things were going wrong with her car, waterpump was p'ing out with water, TB needed changing cos there was a constant idling problem which could only be fixed with wiping the fault codes, and some a55wipe bumped the front wing and drove off!!!not being the sort of person to go to a garage, i set about doing the work myself. i thought if i was changing the TB, i might aswell polish the manifold at the same time, and if i was going to that trouble i might aswell change the waterpump too, and if the front end was coming off i might aswell change the wing while i was at it!! i took some pics for my troubles 8-| ...yeah i know they're on the wonk and grainy!! lolthe point of no return...freshly polished manifold with colour coded plastics...hey, look it's me!! lolthe only problem i did have was a snapped ht lead...damn!!i dread to think what i would've cost to have paid for the work, so far it cost -TB (ta clarkie) £40wing & paint £50water pump £25gaskets £5and a few days of my time!! ...oh yeah, not to mention, thanks to the vr6oc forum for all the info i've needed Link to post Share on other sites
P.A.U.L. 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 wow top job on the manifold can you give me some advice i'm looking at doing the same Link to post Share on other sites
steveg60cab 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 cheers paul, well i do this for a living and it took me 10-12 hours labour, you still want to know??? lol Link to post Share on other sites
P.A.U.L. 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 yes please as long as it is something i can do myself Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 bling! Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 steveg60cabis one of the best polishers in the bizi think he done sals TTs Link to post Share on other sites
steveg60cab 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 thanks pete, my reputation is little known on the net as i don't brag myself up, but, yup i did do sal's comps paul, without giving too much away, start with an angle grinder, then a sander then wet and dry to 1200 grit, the secret is go easy on the angle grinder or you'll have a ripply finish, to finish use polishing mops with med+fine compounds...then as an amateur, set aside 25 hours Link to post Share on other sites
P.A.U.L. 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 aahhhh might give it a go if i can get hold of a spare manifoldcheers fella Link to post Share on other sites
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