Gem - Tonys Cabby - oops she broke...... :(

[insomaniac45]

She is home

So, a few things noticed on the way home, and confirmed by Johhny (thanks bud )

Engine mounts are gone, Syncro into 3rd is gone, Airbag light is on, drivers rear window need replacing as it is stiff, drivers seat belt needs sorting as it sticks, cigarette lighter does not work, clock does not work, but other than that, she is pretty tidy

Pulls exceptionally well, firm to drive, no vibrations and stops pretty good too.

So from what i can tell from her, she was a summer car. Meaning she was not used in the wet, and only brought out during the good weather.


Here she is on the drive







The rear window ---------




YES ITS CLEAR!!!!!!!! lol.

so, i checked out the multi relay




and replaced it with one of my spares

the cigarette lighter......



the one from my old cabby, was different, so i had to tranplant the socket too, but that now works as described

The clock, was a doddle, simple take out, and put in.




Plans for tomorrow are

Interior out
Leathers in

Rear drivers window swap,
Seat belt swap,
lower engine mount out, and replaced with one on old cabby, as it is a polybush.
Top engine mount swap,
wishbone swap, (they are 6 months old)

and if i get time, give it a bloody good cleaning


One thing i did notice on her, is that i do in fact have the GTI6 radiator, i know this, because it has the pipe on the expansion bottle capped off

I am really happy with her, and think the leathers going in will make a huge difference, plus it might get rid of the airbag light fault.


Tony.
More tomorrow.