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LC5F's Graphite Blue GTI - Pilgrimage to Caffeine & Machine
LC5F:
Been a while since any update-
I finally got my front bearings to go into my passat hubs - suspect its going to be a while before weather is favourable - also a 3D printed walnut blasting vacuum thingy, going to get a cheap top feed blaster gun and add a length of metal fuel line to get into the cylinder head:
Christmas present to myself was some chineseum carbon DSG extenders:
And fitted:
They are real carbon with a good gel coat, they seem to be a vacuum formed hollow shell, but couldn't see a air hole -unless its hidden under the double sided tape - really pleased they have no random company logo, only the +&-
BillyTahir:
--- Quote from: LC5F on September 28, 2020, 06:38:47 pm ---Public holiday for me today, so its the final push to get the Golf back on 4 wheels
Torqued up all the assembled bolts, started adding the Scirocco back plates and then the new bearings, seems the brake discs fouling the aluminium back plates, these got adjusted with hammer so they fit all round.
I had noticed the right rear caliper hard pipe between flexi and caliper was corroded -MOT fail - and the same pipe on other side was badly made when the garage fitted a new caliper after last years MOT.
I decided to swap both calipers over for the ones I rebuilt but paint was a disaster, this was along with the last Hel stainless brake lines.
Last steps were installing the mid control arm, and re-mounted the back box on the exhaust - surprisingly easy, hardest part was undoing the clamp.
Brakes bled, putting the wheels back on and off the axle stands. After a quick drive round the block I found the superpro engine mount had introduced a vibration in the dash at low speeds, and can feel the rear wheels fighting each other -alignment booked for Wednesday.
Along with them being lighter and ABS sensors really easy to remove - the Scirocco hubs do increase track and push the wheels out - Look no spacers:
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Done good job there mate looks nice with scirocco, but im abit 50/50 with poly bushing my rear dont fancy the vibration haha
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Jons1001:
Hi where did you get the shifters from please? Have you got a link? I've currently got the metal ones but yours look much nicer.
LC5F:
--- Quote from: Jons1001 on March 22, 2021, 09:22:44 pm ---Hi where did you get the shifters from please? Have you got a link? I've currently got the metal ones but yours look much nicer.
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Thanks fella - I got them from aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001874692654.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6e544c4dMoUDZr
Delivery was quick & sticky pads have held.
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: LC5F on October 18, 2020, 09:54:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: shannon-ob on October 17, 2020, 07:28:37 pm ---Some good progress made bud!
Sadly, you’re going to struggle to roll rear arches... there’s nothing really to roll!
For anyone interested, the Passat/scirocco hubs widen the track an extra 12mm per side.
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Thanks Fella -
I was meaning to discreetly pull the rear lip out a bit with an arch roller to help clearance, but may look odd.
I thought Rocco hubs added 10mm a side but may have misread or got mixed up with 10mm spacers that I was initially looking at - from my research should have fitted without this issue, but I wanted something more discrete and OEM +reduced unsprung weight is a bonus too.
It seems the extra 2mm must causing the rubbing, its not constant or prolonged so it's not a big issue for me just now.
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Sadly you'll still struggle.
I'm just going to fit a BTCC arch kit, although my car is a track car!
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