snakeye
Veteran Member
Rebuilt a caliper that'll go on my golf. Made a blasting cabinet out of styrofoam cardboard and a gravity feed gun out of a $4 gun and a juice bottle. Works great lol
That's still subjective.... I should've checked to see if it was really spot on or not. I'm just eager for the ice/snow to melt, so I can get busy this weekend, provided my IDparts order comes in.pkhoury, at least your guy did the timing right. my '02 had its pump 180-degrees out. squirting on the spilt overlap. Not that I am complaining; the beast refusing to fire was why it got put for sale...
cheers,
Douglas
I can only imagine the money you made! The roads here in town were pretty decent last night. Only took me 57 minutes to get my car to operating temperature, but I still didn't get most of the ice on it melted off. Tomorrow, I might buy a used U-Haul tow dolly, from a U-Haul dealer (apparently, U-Haul is selling 20-25 year old tow dollies from its fleet). I'd been wanting one for a while, from buying more TDIs, to taking a wrecked car to the body shop. And related to this thread... I might buy yet ANOTHER ALH! LOLWe got about 8" of snow with ice underneath it here, and I loaned my Passat out to my sister, as her car went down, so I was driving the golf to work. It wasn't too bad. Hardest part was getting out of the driveway.
I am a tow truck operator in addition to being a mechanic. Guess which one I did mostly these last couple days? Yup, tow truck. We had at least a dozen snow plows we pulled out, and we weren't even towing anything unless it was a snow plow or was blocking the roadway. There's a ton of cars still out there in the ditches.
Which brakes did you go with for your car? I’m in need of new ones and don’t know what to getIt is freezing and snowing, my poor buggy is tucked away until spring... I already bought $2500 of new parts for it, all new suspension, brakes, struts and headlight, right now I need a new clutch... then surgery can begin
What’s your budget?Which brakes did you go with for your car? I’m in need of new ones and don’t know what to get
GO by the friction code, assuming it is a good manufacturer. GG is what you want. Few come out and say it. If off at the auto parts store, look at 'em...it is written on the backing plate. I think that IDP has the premium euro ceramic akebono that are GG. Of all the suppliers I am sure they'll tell ya what it is they're selling...Which brakes did you go with for your car? I’m in need of new ones and don’t know what to get
'01 and '02 Wagons had short rear bumpers. Mine has one. You should have grabbed it along with the brace, it'll bolt on. I like it a lot better than the '03 and later bumpers.One was an 01 with that ridiculously short bumper on it.
Douglas (and others), here is the URL for U-Haul sales:Thanks for the notice on the U-Haul sale. Going to go trouble my local shop and see what can be had, and if they'll help find me something...way to useful. Unfortunately I can't fit it in the TDI tools box...LOL
cheers,
Douglas
What's with that exhaust Peter? It almost looks like a rain gutter, but it's kinda cool looking.'01 and '02 Wagons had short rear bumpers. Mine has one. You should have grabbed it along with the brace, it'll bolt on. I like it a lot better than the '03 and later bumpers.
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That was the tip of my 2.5" exhaust. My fabricator made it. But it's gone: That photo is a couple years old. I've replaced it with a 2" downpipe with no cat and a stock system cat back. Much quieter.What's with that exhaust Peter? It almost looks like a rain gutter, but it's kinda cool looking.
On the note of taillights - got any idea where I can get some spare mk4 Golf Oceans? I picked some up from Aaron, but they were his last ones, and I was only able to salvage one from my wreck. No joke, I got the right side tail on ebay, and it was the ONLY one the seller had (they had to do a refund for the left side, as they were out of stock.That was the tip of my 2.5" exhaust. My fabricator made it. But it's gone: That photo is a couple years old. I've replaced it with a 2" downpipe with no cat and a stock system cat back. Much quieter.
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4-motion valence is gone, too. Now stock. new taillights, however.
I have most of the stuff for a 5 speed swap for a BEW. In fact, I have a 02J from both a BEW and an ALH. But I think on this car, I'll get the transmission out of limp mode and resell it. Someone in Texas has a Golf I'm eyeing, but I haven't heard back yet if someone else came to see it yet or not If it's still available, I want to grab that tomorrow. Same color as mine, but a 2000. I also still have the 2000 Beetle that needs a timing belt change (way too much slack in the tensioner, though I was able to drive it under its own power to my driveway).That is awesome. Two for the swap block...Would not mind doing another...
Should start hunting gearboxes and bits...
cheers,
Douglas
Nothing near me within 200 miles (I didn't look further than that).Douglas (and others), here is the URL for U-Haul sales:
https://trucksales.uhaul.com/Vehicles/Specs/TD?key=507
Sorry to hear about your Golf & the deerDouglas (and others), here is the URL for U-Haul sales:
https://trucksales.uhaul.com/Vehicles/Specs/TD?key=507
Apparently, they only sell trucks and tow dollys; the other trailers are cut up/recycled at the end of their useful lives.
I just pulled the trigger on a full exhaust system from ID last Friday (with cat; also got a set of mounts just in case) - my repaired (read: with new flex joint welded in) original downpipe is apparently failing again. I figure that after 446K miles it's time to retire the OEM exhaust system.The exhaust is not OE from VW, but is identical, from IAMSAF, and Italian company. We stock their exhausts. Great quality, and reasonably priced. And they still make them, which is getting to be a good thing for MKIVs these days.