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  1. Today
  2. Leslie green
    Its coming together nicely now Chris ,good work The baker brake lines are nice and straight , I just bought the fuel lines for mine .
  3. chris 417 mi
    Few more, loom is pretty much in now but needs the plug ends taking apart and contacts cleaning as some look like they've been at the bottom of the sea and haven't a hope in hell of giving a good connection. Hopefully this weekend will get the headlights fitted and possibly the subframe swapped over for the powder coated one, may have made a mistake with that as i chose dark grey rather than black ( Which now in hindsight clearly looks far better)
  4. chris 417 mi
    Wiper motor assembly back in ( after disassembling to also paint the plated and arms black ), all the parts able to be cleaned have been ( removing 30+years worth of grime and oil). One kitchen sink and lots of washing up liquid did a far better job than i expected on most of the bits ( perks of living alone with no one to have a winge at me ). Made a start on the wiring loom aswell, cleaning connections as its dressed in and taping up the corrugated copex loom protector neatens it up a lot ( Sparky by trade so this is readily available).
  5. chris 417 mi
    With the lines now in it was time to start adding the parts back into the bay, the washer bottle was looking very very old and dirty. Soon sorted with a cup of rice, vinegar and some bleach filled up and left in a carrier bag for 30 mins, came out far better than expected ! Painted the bracket black for good measure while it was apart too. This in hindsight has turned into a bigger job as now i've had to paint every bracket black otherwise they will stand out in the clean bay.
  6. chris 417 mi
    Bit more progress over the last few weekends Started the job i was dreading the most , the removal and replacement of the fuel pipes and brake lines under the car. As it turned out it was far easier than imagined and they just literally fell off, glad i was talked into replacing them whilst doing the bay as they were well past their best ( as expected for being the original units ). Work took longer than expected due to the visit by a queen bee looking for a new hive location as i was half under the car . Very impressed with the new lines from Bakers fit a treat !
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  8. Yesterday
  9. DamirGTI
    Pull the main coil-to-dizzy cap HT lead and connect the spark plug on it , earth it and try cranking - is there a spark or not ? A Tom says , injectors tend to stuck closed often on engines which where left standing for long period ... If they're not stuck as hard , ask someone to crank the engine for you while you tap injectors with small hammer or similar during cranking . If you know someone who has ultrasonic bath , take the injectors out and give them a buzz in the bath for 15 to 30min , that'll free them up for sure . D
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  11. Bishbosh77
    Hi reading a few posts about fitting a pickup pipe to gti pump for carb feed anyone got any picks of there work ? cheers
  12. damo
    I also forgot to ask about the spark, I've ordered a new dizzy rotor arm but earthing a plug on the engine dose give off a spark also. Should I earth the ignition amp in someway? It's a 1991 205 so the amps by the cam covers. Damo.
  13. ArthurH

    Base rear beam compatibility

    ArthurH replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    It could hardly be more appropriate! Thanks Tom
  14. Berglundracing

    205 T16 replica build

    Berglundracing replied to Berglundracing's topic in Projects & Works Starters

    Have made some engine/gearbox brackets with polyuretan bushings
  15. Berglundracing

    205 T16 replica build

    Berglundracing replied to Berglundracing's topic in Projects & Works Starters

    Thanks Goodlack for the sandblaster! Now I can continue with final welding
  16. Leslie green

    Power Steering HP Pipe Route

    Leslie green replied to drj545's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    As long as the pipe is secured so its not rubbing on anything will be fine .
  17. Tom Fenton

    Base rear beam compatibility

    Tom Fenton replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5x5OXYII72/?igsh=d2hkM2Z5cTZsOXJ3 I came across this by chance the other day. They say a picture says a thousand words etc so a video even better. Hopefully the link works.
  18. PhilNW

    Power Steering HP Pipe Route

    PhilNW replied to drj545's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Put togther the PAS from bits on Ebay but fitted without problems. Only that bracket missing but never had any problems with it.
  19. Leslie green

    Power Steering HP Pipe Route

    Leslie green replied to drj545's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Only petrols would have it I guess maybe only gti , if you got the pas from a diesel it possibly has different mountings.
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  21. PhilNW

    Power Steering HP Pipe Route

    PhilNW replied to drj545's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Looks like the position was as I guessed. Dont have that bracket on my OEM PAS
  22. welshpug

    Base rear beam compatibility

    welshpug replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Exactly That. The only difference in the wheel tub is a slight bit where the outer arch is higher.
  23. damo
    Thanks, I assume it doesn't matter what way positive is on the two pins on the injectors?
  24. ArthurH

    Base rear beam compatibility

    ArthurH replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Sounds like a plan! Can I infer from this that all of the additional clearance is required on the outside of the inner wing, as opposed to any being required on the boot side of the inner wing?
  25. Tom Fenton
    No. The yellow plug from the distributor goes to a black female plug. If the engine has been sat for a long time the injectors can stick shut. With a couple of lengths of wire from the battery to the injector when you power them, they should make an audible click. If they don't then you can try and encourage them to work by tapping them with a spanner or something when powered to try and get them to move.
  26. Tom Fenton

    Base rear beam compatibility

    Tom Fenton replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    The easiest way to do the arches is remove the rear plastic arch on the gti and make templates of the gti shell arch profile, then do the same to the base model.
  27. Last week
  28. Leslie green
    Should the yellow plug not go to another yellow plug that's the issue I had years ago ,mine was plugged into the blue coolant temp sensor lol
  29. damo
    Hi, I've just put in the1.9 8v engine back into my CTI as I need to sell it as I'm moving house and have no storage space for it. The engines in and tried to start as in turns over. I pulled a HT lead and tried to earth a plug to see if theres spark and I get nothing. This led me to check the Dizzy, the rotor looks ok etc so I checked the cable from it and this looks good. (Yellow plug goes to a black 3 ping plug off the main loom) I even tried another ignition amp and no luck. Theres fuel in the fuel rail as I put in a new fuel pump and the new pump I tested on the battery to check. It must be wiring or something, so I checked the earth on the gearbox and made sure the brown plugs we connected. Everything looks ok, I pulled a sparkplug out of the engine and its bone dry, no fuel small so for some reason the injectors just wont fire fuel into the engine. Before I took the engine out everything was working although it was over 7 years ago. After some fresh advise as I'm out of ideas on what to look at check next. Damo.
  30. ArthurH

    Base rear beam compatibility

    ArthurH replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    Thank you, that does help. We have previously used bushes from BakerBM and found them to be pretty good. I think my next step is to measure from drum face to drum face on both the base and the GTI and find the difference, I could then space one of the race wheels on the base beam to the same track as the GTI
  31. jord294

    Base rear beam compatibility

    jord294 replied to ArthurH's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering

    There is a difference to the rubber bushes on a base model tube compared to gti. But if you race, then acetal bushes are a great option. Holes in boot floor exactly the same
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