3b s2 upgrade

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:24 pm

Only seats I know of for sale atm are just normal black leather ones with door cards. Rs2 one's are a bit harder to get hold of Laughing

might just go to tot's and see what they have Laughing

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:46 pm

So to take on a dash in/out job you have to be bored!?? Shocked

Look forward to seeing the bumper on though pal. Wink

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:47 pm

Yup, i've got an electric wiring loom, a heated seat loom plus I think there is one or two other looms i'm going to put in, might run rca's and other stuff in whilst i'm there.

Took me 10 mins to take the mint dash out the 2.8 v6 coupe quattro yesterday which was cool.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:52 pm

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:28 pm

Had 2 hrs yesterday to work on the s2, did manage to get the following done:

Scorpion exhaust off the car
both bumpers off the car
rear coupe panel off the car
front brakes off the car and now sold when I dropped them off in cheshire earlier today

So there is progress being made there, want to get the car up in the air so I can start working on a corner at a time.

Picked up yet another spare rear diff and subframe with wishbones so i'll give these a clean up as they are in better condition than most i've seen.

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

good work, Very Happy

nice to see you getting your teeth into it. At least youve got all the parts ready to put on at your disposal, going to look spot on when its done
Gav

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:48 pm

Thanks for that, I just need to get some enthusiasm for the project atm.

I'm gonna try get some pictures of it in the lockup, looks a bit sorry for itself atm but at least its dry with lights and a lot of space to work on it there.

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

Get a heater and a kettle and your laughing Very Happy

Get some pics up then you can see how its progressing whichll hopefully give you the kick up the arse you need to crack on Very Happy

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:11 pm

quick image of the car in its lockup, i've got to clean up those bricks which was from someone else in there, then arrange where i'm going to arrange where i'm going to have it.

work is happening just a bit slowly on the actual car.

I've picked up a spare rear diff/subframe on sat in cheshire from puglife so will get that cleaned up etc.

The spare engine is being built atm, he's lightened the spare flywheel that i've picked up and is ordering the clutch. Next will be checking the block and proceding building it up.

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:50 pm

Nice unit Pete, looks very useful.

Do like those wheels. Cool

You could have cleaned it first though Rolling Eyes

Si.

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:48 pm

Lol, I basically had a mad night before I went into hospital to get to the cars get them running and drive them over and in, both cars will be getting wheel refurbs during the course and I know the s2 will most likely be getting a respray, maybe the type 85 as well.

Not a bad lockup, comes with electric and lights and costs around £100 a month for me and same for my mate.

Plus the type 85's hiding a treat for the chipfat express, a nice set of s8's Laughing

just need to collect the brembo's over christmas and get some tyres.

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:35 pm

I'll get some pictures up asap but thanks to stiglett and madwolf my s2 is now up in the air waiting to have work started on it, we had fun messing around positioning it right in the lockup along with my coupe gt5s so my mate can use his half the lockup to strip down his cars.

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

good to see you making some progress, itll all be worth it in the end

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:00 pm

sorry for the rubbish pictures but the lighting in the lockup was playing up where I have not used it much lately.

had to move all this around first so we could position the cars as there will need to have space for:

my s2 and getting around it
my coupe gt5s - it will be worked on once the s2 is done
2x cars being stripped by my mate at any time
and space to drive in/work on a car.

started off here:

after a bit of moving and shuffling by me, gary and alex we ended up with it here and started to raise it

finally up in the air:

gonna remove the wheels tomm night, and the rest of the exhaust then over the next few weeks all the suspension/subframes etc so it can all be refurbished and re-fitted.

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:05 pm

class are those breezeblock axlestands? Wink

UltraUser Joined: Jan 30, 2003 Posts: 1743

lol, itll look like mine with a hard top once the wheels are off

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:17 pm

lol - i call them breezeblocks but my mate had a different name for them as they are a lot stronger than a normal one.

I managed to get 12 of them @ 75p each in the back of the tdi and still leave madwolf in his 80 saloon a couple of times on the straights.

It is getting there slowly, lack of funds is the biggest hold up.

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:38 pm

thats a really cheap lowering kit Smile

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:56 pm

Yeah it lowered it quite nicely lol, still had room in the boot and i've still got 4 spare as we didn't use them as it would have been a bit high for putting the stuff back on.

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:00 pm

copied from my other thread:

i'll comment here what happened today:

went up to my lockup where the s2 is kept along with my coupe gt to find someone had broken into all four lockups, nothing was taken atm so looks like they have just been scouting.

We've secured it for the moment better than what it was and my mate wired the door up on his to the mains so that should be entertaining Laughing

I know we could probably get in trouble for it but they should not be doing it in the first place so deserve all they get Razz

With regards to the steering wheel for the s2 I found a brand new in the wrapper rs2 steering wheel in black leather with the allen key headed center section

Just to add they broke in between 12 an 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON - what is the world coming to, it was broad daylight

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:05 pm

there are toerags about everywhere these days, lucky they didnt feel like bashing a few panels/windows in for fun!

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:11 pm

pricks i think you should link a good few batteries give the tw*ts a proper kick in the nuts! Everytime i see something like this i think of a bit from dirty sanchez- set up a senario when a little thief/vandal may pop up and wait with 3ppl with paintball guns.......then pounce and carry on firing till your out of ammo that would teach them Very Happy

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:13 pm

lol - yeah could do

think that the wired to the mains will give a bigger kick tho plus not likely to switch off Twisted Evil

Just glad that nothings gone walkies, hopefully its still ok tommorow and I can continue making it more secure, on a side note found out the guy in the lockup next to me has a 4 post lift Very Happy

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm

ha ha bonus. how long you had the unit and not known that?

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:34 pm

I've had my lockup for around a month, he's had his for around 3 years with no problems.

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:35 am

tossers... wanna borrow a guard dog?

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:48 pm

We thought about doing something like that but thought it would not be fair on the dog

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:33 pm

I'll get some pictures up tommorow as I got back late tonight.

I picked up some spare parts for the car, a rare audi rs2 full black leather steering wheel with the allen headed center section brand new in the wrapper Very Happy

and a spare 20v 7a head as I was after the exhaust cam so whilst I was getting this I picked up a spare 3b inlet cam which now means I have a 20v head surplus to requirements so might just slap it on the bay and hope for the best.

I also got offered a load of turbo/manifold upgrade bits if I decide I should need them so I will see what I thinks best and go that route.

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:32 pm

This is the steering wheel I got, brand new in the wrapper, even smells brand new Very Happy

just got to get the car to the stage that it needs a nice new steering wheel now Crying or Very sad

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:36 pm

Nice, let me know if you find a 3 spoke one (airbag model) on your travels Very Happy