[Daryl]

Awesome job matey keep up the good work

 

[Pretzelman]

Looks good. Need to do the same now the days are longer and the weather is nicer.

 

[larne_89]

Thanks again everyone :yep: it started raining a little bit on the way back from santa pod and i was hoping it would chuck it down so i could see if it had all worked :laughing:. The windscreen cleared really quickly though with what did go on it as the water just shot straight up the windscreen :nice:. I'm running out of things i can do myself now though, need to get the rear lights out still aswell & clean behind them but after hearing a lot of different RS's today i really want to get the standard exhaust hanged for something else. just not sure what yet as they all seem to sound really good :thumbsup:

 

[Gareth350]

Thanks again everyone :yep: it started raining a little bit on the way back from santa pod and i was hoping it would chuck it down so i could see if it had all worked :laughing:. The windscreen cleared really quickly though with what did go on it as the water just shot straight up the windscreen :nice:. I'm running out of things i can do myself now though, need to get the rear lights out still aswell & clean behind them but after hearing a lot of different RS's today i really want to get the standard exhaust hanged for something else. just not sure what yet as they all seem to sound really good :thumbsup:

As you're a fellow Herts guy, i'll drop mine round for you to do! :nice:

 

[larne_89]

Having another RS outside wouldn't be a bad thing :smile:

 

[larne_89]

Managed to get a bit more done, bry shifter is fitted & works great :nice:



Cleaned and painted the calipers yesterday too, only managed the front 2 for now as it was raining in the morning so hopefully ill get chance this week before the beaulia meet next weekend







They dont look too bad being clean/silver tbh



For some reason they look blue in some photos? definately purple though :laughing:







looks pretty good beind the silver wheels :yep:. At some point id like the wheels refurbed as bright silver as i can, i had some done on my 147 GTA in bright silver with a gold flake and they looked great in the sun 8)



Still clean too :smile:



Ended up finishing 1 side in the dark and rain, when the center caps turn up i might go over them again to see if i can get a smoother finish on them as the calipers are quite rough when they are cleaned up :thumbsdown:



Turns out a few neighbours have been talking and its a marmite colour :laughing: some love it, some hate it... i love it so thats what counts :thumbsup:

 

[Clive]

Nice choice of Caliper colour mate , almost matches the shifter . :nice:

 

[larne_89]

cheers clive :nice:. I wasn't sure on going for purple as i hadn't seen any others until i saw another UG on instagram, don't want to end up too similar to another car but the purple looks great with the green so couldn't ignore it :laughing:. Not sure if the owner is on here but he answered a couple of stupid questions for me about the wheel bolts, felt stupid asking but i didn't know how they came off :facepalm:. Turns out i have a broken nut and the chrome caps aren't supposed to come off so i was getting confused thinking they were just covers that were stuck on :laughing:. All sorted now though :nice:

I stopped off on the way back from santa pod last weekend & got some pics, so glad i finally got 1, so much different to anything else ive had before. Not that they were bad cars but this is another level :yep:























Hopefully ill have the V5 through soon so i can get my private plate on it, still need to get the rear lights out for a clean too. Might get the spoiler off to stop the rattle it has every now and again aswell

 

[coswurv]

Looks great, just goes to show if you use the right products what you can achieve, I've just bought some of that 50cal filler glaze, how did you apply and find it ?

 

[womblenh]

Calipers look great, just need some of Gareths lovely plates. :nice:

 

[DustyRS]

Very nice Matey :yep:

 

[Clive]

Some nice shots there Larne . :nice:

 

[larne_89]

Looks great, just goes to show if you use the right products what you can achieve, I've just bought some of that 50cal filler glaze, how did you apply and find it ?

I thought it was really good, it goes on really easily and it is really easy to remove it too. i think i left it on 5-10 mins (it says on the bottle how long to leave it) which was just enough time to do a couple of panels at a time and then go back and wipe it off the last couple you done. i put it on by hand using a foam pad, a mate did say i could borrow a machine polisher or DA but i have no idea what the difference is or how to do it so would be worried about damaging the paint :laughing: :facepalm: . Im sure it would be quicker and get better results with it but id rather do it by hand and not have to worry :yep:

Calipers look great, just need some of Gareths lovely plates. :nice:

What are they? :smile:

Very nice Matey :yep:

Some nice shots there Larne . :nice:

Thanks :nice: got a few more pics to sort out as ive done the rear calipers now & found something in the garage i might be able to use

 

[larne_89]

The rears seemed a lot worse (rusty/dirtier) for some reason. I think it will need new discs all round soon as they look like they might still be the originals, the pads dont look too bad but if i do the discs i might aswell do them at the same time while its apart









Annoying that these turned up 2 days after i finished painting the calipers & put the wheels back on.



if i drilled a hole in the old 1's does anyone know if i can pull them out that way and push the new 1's in from the front without taking the wheels off again? or do they push through from behind if that makes sense? :wassat:

When i was putting stuff away in the garage i found this



Not sure if it will work as the holes are slightly bigger but it might be useable to replace the grill? Not sure if they will be too big for the clips & the RS badge though. I remember getting it a few years ago when my Dad had an Audi S4 and we cut it down to fit in the bumper holes to stop leaves and other getting in & sitting against the radiators either side as they would trap water and rot & make the radiators leak (got through 3 of them in a few years of ownership before that :facepalm: :laughing: )

Going to get a quote for underseal job on it too as it looks rusty underneath. might just be what they look like but id rather know now than leave it & it gets too bad.

 

[Pedrofield]

Regarding the centre caps you can drill hole and then pull them out. Then just push the new replacement cap in.

 

[Gareth350]

Regarding the centre caps you can drill hole and then pull them out. Then just push the new replacement cap in.

Yep, i've done this before. :yep:

 

[larne_89]

Thats even better, means i dont have to pull half the garage back out again to get the jack out. Thanks for your help :thumbsup:

 

[basobomber]

Top job fella
Top job fella
Top job fella

 

[larne_89]

Thanks, it getting there slowly . Been putting off the interior cleaning as im not looking forward to attempting the repair on the seat with the leather dye etc :laughing:

Got the caps in today though, should just need a clean and check over ready for Beaulia (still cant spell it) on sunday :nice:









Tiny bit loose but a blob of sticky stuff on the edge should hold them in place for now. Wasnt sure whether to get silver caps or not but thought it might look weird if it wasnt the same 'silver' as the wheels but for £13 they will do for now at least

 

[larne_89]

Bit more done to it today, sorted my insurance out 1st thing this morning, sort of forgot it ran out today so been sorting that out the last couple of days aswell as getting this delivered-



Used the RSOC discount code so thats the membership money paying itself back already :nice:

Still dirty from Beaulieu last weekend though :facepalm: Thats tomorrows job, every time ive had chance this week its been raining as ive been busy with work



The dirt & dust has got everywhere on it :nope:



Bit awkward getting the 2 bolts off under the throttlebody end but not as hard as i thought it would be to get the plastic 1 off



looks like its got nostrils :laughing:



I went for gloss black as ive seen a lot of the green plenums & wanted to be a bit different, i think it looks pretty smart so im happy with it. Put some stuff on it to hopefully protect it from any water that might get on it and stain it when it dries, can see the reflection of the trees and clouds in it :smile:



I was just about to start putting things back together when i picked the throttle body up and had an idea.........



No idea why but my camera/phone cant pick up on it being purple and not blue :facepalm: matches the calipers now though :laughing:



All back together





Im really pleased with how it looks now, after seeing pics of exploded plastic plenums & seeing the faded looking plastic 1 on my car i think this makes it look much neater and smarter . Still got a few more things i want to do under the bonnet to get it looking better but its getting there slowly



Only thing now is i think i can hear a squeak :facepalm: When i was testing it to make sure there was no air leaks i revved it a little bit and its sort of like when the revs come back down (i think) it does a little squeak, it definately wasnt there before so must be something ive done :wassat: cant feel anything when i have my hands around the bottom of the plenum though & i checked all the gaskets stayed there when i turned it upside down as i expected them to all make a dash for the undertray :facepalm:.

My Dad did say maybe its just where more air is going in but ive checked all the hoses went back on and tightened properly, only thing i can think of is maybe the 1 on the top right of the plenum isn't in as far as it should be, i've pushed it and pushed it and it doesnt feel like it can go in any further though. The small hose on the back (has a black clip and they say put the zip tie on afterwards) looks like it may be kinked as its quite a sharp angle now but i cant see any other way of doing that as it just pushes onto the brass pokey out bit :wassat:. Anyone else had this or is it just me?