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  1. Beeeans
    Thought I'd update this a bit since I was on here looking for a bit of info. Nothings really changed apart from dropping the front end a bit and swapping to a Vento front end. Friend got a Vento and wanted a golf front so we swapped one night on the random, only downside is it had bonnet pins so I'm on the lookout for an untouched bonnet. Also beat the splitter a few times so it's cable tie stitched until I get another. Took it up to USC, was surprised at the fuel economy... Managed to get an average of 38mpg which wasn't too bad in my eyes! Had a pretty faultless couple of months, only proble
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    My dash only works if I turn the key past position 2 but not enough to start the car - The trip computer works as do the temp/fuel gauges, but as soon as it's started none of it works? Before this started happening the speedo would only work intermittently. Any ideas? Cheers
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    Cheers everyone... Got the car all up and running a week or so ago, few niggles to sort out - Drivers side window not working, passenger window seems to get stopped by the Clifford Concept 300 alarm... Was working fine but I now need to press a button on the fob to allow it to work. Dash doesn't work when the cars running, but if I turn the ignition nearly to the point the starter kicks in it all works fine, random. That and the rear gearbox mount keeps losing a bolt, nothing too major. Did a bit of digging and found the build thread for the car, here's how it used to look... Going to get al
  4. Beeeans
    Wish I knew, went from running perfectly to destruction in 0.000001 seconds! Had a busy day yesterday, couldn't sleep so sourced an engine, made arrangements to pick it up at 8am, was on the road to Oxford by 10am to get it... By 2pm I was sorting out the engine bay and dropping everything out. Been held up by the drivers side driveshaft bolts being stubborn, even though I have the proper tool, most of them are rounded and the ones that aren't rounded just round off anyway! Angle grinder is coming out after I have a couple of hour nap to get them off then I'll probably replace them with some
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    No idea how/why it happened, the piston is floating around the bottom end somewhere in miniscule bits lol. Weird because it was running perfectly until it happened, when it went there was no horrible noises and the head us TOTALLY untouched! But of luck it'll be done by the end of today ready to enjoy - Going to try selling the seats and get some different ones and cover a bit of the engine cost
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    Just signed up - Got this a couple of days ago for £500 - Was advertised as smoking on over run, suspect stem seals. Had a 90 odd mile drive home and it lasted about 40 before a funny noise started, sounded like a thrust bearing and it went away with the clutch down and low load. 10 miles later it dumped all the coolant somewhere without any leaving the bay and lost drive, wasn't hopeful! Stripped it down in the morning and found I was missing a piston lol (h) Was fully prepared for it to die on the way back but thought that at £500 for a VR6 with Audi TT brakes, working heated concept leath
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