SRowells Diablo 1.8 - Jenvey 45s & OMEX600

[procta]

Srowell your going to fall behind now, with Lolsteves new shell, well new car. He maybe more on the money now!

[Eeyore]

Srowell your going to fall behind now, with Lolsteves new shell, well new car. He maybe more on the money now!

ive been looking for shells daily and I found a xs in diablo but seller wont reply to my messages! Hopefully something will come up soon!

[Eeyore]

Now got the OMEX ECU holders in my shapeways shop along with the centre caps. Havent actually got one printed so I hope its right if anyone buys one haha. Cant believe they are so expensive. Its because the printer always needs to build on top of something so to get the birdged parts it has to be stalks which are then removed once printing is complete so it uses a lot more material than is actually present in the finished product.

Items are here in case anyone is interested in having a look. Come in a range of funky colours!

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/SRowell

[Stef205]

i will be wanting a holder for the omex soon but isnt high priority atm

[Eeyore]

i will be wanting a holder for the omex soon but isnt high priority atm

I was going to post in your project thread. Its pricey mate if you havent seen the price! D:

[Stef205]

I did see after posting in here, might keep to my bit on stainless c channel haha

[Eeyore]

So after a few more weeks of waiting I received the 2nd print of the updated centre cap. Fits perfectly and there is quite a bit of tension in it so it takes some force to get it off again! This time I got strong and white polished which means its been through a polishing machine to make it all smother and make the edges rounder. Its great quality now and fits perfectly!



Now just to get some mirror vinyl, refurb the wheels and paint these and then cut some fondmetal decals for them!

[Eeyore]

Well.... its been almost 6 months now and the right 306 hasnt turned up for me to buy. I was hoping to see one today but I rang to confirm our arranged viewing and it had already sold but he didnt think to tell me before I set off on a 200 mile round trip. For anyone who doesnt know what im looking for is a Phase 3 Diablo in either 1.8 XS or GTI spec. Seem to be lots of black ones but i have lots of diablo spare parts so was hoping to get a diablo so i could use my stack of parts. Anyway seeing as I havent found the right car and show season is upon us it isnt going to take a lot to get the 1.8 on the road. When I say not a lot... with a month to go.... its quite a lot! Ive been collecting parts so got a lot to do!

Jobs:
New battery
Replace Heater Matrix
Fit Refurbished GTI Rear Beam
Fit Rear GTI6 ARB
Fit Solid Rear Beam Mounts
Fit Baker BM Engine Mounts
Fit Wrapped GTI6 Exhaust manifold, magnex decat and magnex exhaust.
Fit Seam Welded Subrframe (remove from estate)
Fit Meyle HD Wishbones (remove from estate)
Fit Lower Strut Brace
FIT GTI6 ARB
Fit GTI6 Sump
ReFit Shortshift
Full Service
Refurbish Fondmetal 4000s
Fit Spoiler
Send Coilovers off for machining or fit standard top mounts again.

There are 4 weekends in the run up to FCS. I am busy for 3 of them. I work from home 4 days a week so hopefully this will mean I can get lots of evenings on the car. If anyone is around the weekend of 30/31st thats when I am free and working on this. Any/all help appreciated.

[Niall]

Best get going then

[welshpug]

not really that much given its all suspension related, get cracking :p

[Eeyore]

not really that much given its all suspension related, get cracking :p

Its the matrix im worried about. And also pulling the engine out to put the gti6 exhaust manifold. Getting the coilovers machined.... no idea how someone can do it but i need about 20mm more thread going down the shaft in order to run solid top mounts and stop bottoming out. Dont know how the mapping will react to the new manifold but its a throwaway engine anyway.

[Eeyore]

Just ordered a low entry jack and 4 axle stands. Also ordered more polishing mops after my last one got clogged.

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatal...rills.html

For anyone polishing deep dished alloys this is what you want "Steel Polishing kit 4"x1/2" mops with Menzerna Compounds".

[7057sam]

Ask tom(bash) I'm shure we can get down one weekend and start sorting some bits out.

[Eeyore]

Right so.... Day 1 of 25 before leaving for FCS...

Ordered all the parts I need. Took the dash out to change the matrix. Got to the point where I need to get the matrix through the grommet but it will be easier to smash it to get it through. Also broke the engine side matrix piping. Solvable but id rather have a proper 1.8 pipe. If anyone has one let me know...





Also something I have mentioned is the refurbished GTI beam ive got. Torsion Bars from the estate were 21mm (not the special 22mm) but the ARB was tiny. Grant has given me a GTI6 ARB that I will be fitting to it soon...

[Niall]

If you're fitting a GTi manifold, you want GTi matrix pipes

[welshpug]

if youre dropping the subframe then you can do the manifold swap then without taking the engine out.

[procta]

get toms306 out to help you!

[Toms306]

Thanks Procta. He's got Bash and Bates to help him, doesn't need my hindrance.

[procta]

another pair of hands tom helps! plus it gets you out too!

[bashbarnard]

Thanks Procta. He's got Bash and Bates to help him, doesn't need my hindrance.

Like procta says. An extra pair of hands is always helpful even if your there to take the Mikey out of us.

[306Dan]

Or making the tea, tea is good and always better if someone else makes it

[7057sam]

Thanks Procta.  He's got Bash and Bates to help him, doesn't need my hindrance.

Lol we need all the help we can get.

Sam it looks atm I'm working late all this week but should be able to came over Sunday.

[Toms306]

Or making the tea, tea is good and always better if someone else makes it

I don't drink tea... Means what I make is bloody awful...though no-one ever asks for another cup which is a bonus.

[Eeyore]

Right. Im going to Carl Chambers tonight to pick up a replacement GTI6 sump and GTI6 Matrix Pipes.

[procta]

Ok, well convince tom to help you and the lads too! extra pair of hands, means one step further forward! Plus it will cheer tom up too!

[306Dan]

Cheer tom up? Is that possible?

[Eeyore]

Right.... no work today but a lot of driving around getting things.

Firstly yesterday I grabbed a whole bunch of things to start sanding down in order to give them a respray.



Whilst working from the delivery man came and gave me my new low entry jack and 4 axle stands



Work finished for the day and went to go and see Carl Chambers to get GTI6 Matrix Pipes and a GTI6 Sump.




Finally a trip to B&Q and Halfords to get paint and other things....

Halfords:
2x Grey Primer
2x Silver Wheel Paint
2x Lacquer
1x Ford Graphite Grey
Hammerite Black
Hammerite Yellow
Hammerite Silver
Hammerite Red
2.5L of Gunk
DemonShine

B&Q:
Oil Drain Tray,
2x Masking Tape
Bucket
10 Brushes

[Eeyore]

Heater Matrix and sump washers just arrived! Been using some Gunk on the sump and it has worked really well. Got to paint it up next!

[procta]

get tom out so he can do some work with you Si!

[1616six]

get tom out so he can do some work with you Si!

Who's Si?