ER6 26 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi everyone , thought I'd say hi and Introuduce myself & the old girl ( shes called Old Dirty Bit£$ at the moment) I'm Elliot and bought a low mile (ish 91k) , short MOT , unmolested , orgional rims included , unloved obd1 VR6 back in late May , laquer peel , blue dash & interior (urgh) , little bit of rust but solid , engine pulled great , the usual niggles at 23 ... part of me was saying walk away the other part was telling me someone needs to save her. So I handed over the cash , half way back to home the auxilary belt began squealing intermitently (seized tensioner pulley) then the fun really began , missfiring and running rich, I stoped a few times to let her rest and cool but before I made it home the invevitable happened and the belt snapped. No power steering , no water pump , no alternator , suffice to say she was going no where & I was not best pleased , luckily my mate who had run me to collect the car was folowing and gave me lift home. Two days later a new tensioner pulley & belt had her running again and back home , abeit rough and rich.Took her out to warm her up for an oil drop , one big missfire , stall , then nothing. Went to get her towed , the tow ring was for the previous owners wifes BMW , oh how I really liked said previous owner by now. A trip to the local scrapers came up trumps with only one mk3 golf having the jack kit intact , and a fresh(ish) scuttle tray , fag lighter , rear ash tray and loom tray clips for £20. I then towed it to my mechanics pen to find he didn't have an obd1 scanner conector. Bought an VAG scanner from ebay with correct adaptor , seller was drop shipping from China pretending it was uk stock , waited over a week , bought another from a uk seller ( need a vag scanner anyone I now have two ?) Then my mechanic (independant garage & good friend) suffered from a colapsed lung , leaving old dirty locked in the pen for another week. Fault found last weekend , ordered crank sensor and coil , she lives , she's no MOT "laughs" as its all I can do . Up on the ramps and pre MOT inspection , she needs a new rear shock (2 monroe's gone on , sach are now discontinued , thanks to the uk drop sellers canceling my two attemted orders) 2 tyres , exhaust center box was shot , so bodged a gti one in till I find some stainless , couple of little bits but she should go through no worries. A rear arch , sills , and a couple of drain holes will need sorting sooner than later , and a fresh tailgate. But5 hours of wire brushing , crusting and undersealing should keep the worm at bay for a while. So in a nutshell , were getting there ... bennyk, Bealieboy and VR6Pete 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bennyk 1,238 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Looks tidy! And sounds like a familiar story to mine, felt sorry for it, then things got out of hand! Any other plans for the old girl? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6CABBS 1,311 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to the club mate. Enjoy the tinkering pal. There an awesome bit of kit when running right.Where in the northwest are you pal? Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks mate , there's going to be quite a bit going on with her , looking for a GTI mot faliure for a full interior swap and a few parts. I'm thinking a clean almost stock look with a few little touches , clear side repeaters , half clear rears , stainless system , probably back onto the BBS 15" , red strut braces , black samcos , maybe some highline leather or cloth recaros , eventualy smooth the aerials off , posibly the boot , new sills , rear arch , tidy up some drain holes then a lick of tornado red. I can picture it now. I'm in Rossendale Lancashire . Sheep country ... Edited July 8, 2015 by ER6 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6CABBS 1,311 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Haha. I love your enthusiasm mate. Your plan sounds good. Keep us posted on your progress dude. Maybe make a build thread of your progress and post it up. And when it's all finished you could join us friendly lot at some shows. You ain't a million miles away pal. I'm in Bolton. Just on the other side of the hill. Lol Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 And you like sheep, don't you cabbs! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6CABBS 1,311 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 And you like sheep, don't you cabbs! Well I like you don't I??? Don't spoil it now. Lmao Bealieboy and D11PS 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks , she should be back on the road next week & there is a trickle of parts in the post. Fingers crossed this time next year she should be show worthy , most of the major work will be done over winter and she has a nice snug garage to live in now instead of braving the elements. A build thread will be good as I would like to be able to show people how she's come round . My mechanic told me you can't polish a turd , I said no , but you can roll it in glitter daveyboy, bennyk and Bealieboy 3 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Welcome mate. Nice motor. Would love to see it on our club stand at VWNW Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 ive a coil pack and a pair of rear shocks standard ones if you need them VR6CABBS 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Thanks Pete I would love to see her on the stand at a show too And thankyou Ingham , she's obd1 so a new Tesla coil was only £20 , and she's had two fresh monroes out back £45 ( eventually get a sports pack when I find one for the right price) Got her warmed up Friday night , oil filter out , then a full drop (going to run her for a few miles then repeat but get the sump off too) Welded up the drivers seat (cracked sub frame) , fitted a fresh dizzy , undid and untwisted one of the rear belts as it was at full extension , checked all the bulbs and dropped her for the MOT. She passed with an emissions warning , need to get the fuel filter , plugs & HTs on asap. Go on old dirty , need to get rid of the stock exhaust asap , the tin warble is not doing her justice. VR6CABBS 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts