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  1. Kai

    My 1987 Volkswagen Golf GTi

    IT RUNS! Well, it ran for about 10 seconds :p A friend of mine squeezed under it and connected up the exhaust manifold to the downpipe (i'm too fat to fit under it on my weedy axle stands). I primed the fuel system for a few seconds, and kicked it over without the coil lead in, or the plugs...
  2. Kai

    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    Back to being ronery again! :(
  3. Kai

    Paint q.

    $3000, minimum.
  4. Kai

    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    And back in again *sigh*....so ronery :(
  5. Kai

    My 1987 Volkswagen Golf GTi

    Today! Big final push to get almost everything done in the engine bay; timing belt setup as best i could, lower and upper timing covers installed, crank & water pump pulleys re-installed, new bolts used to secure lift hook & alternator bracket, alternator re-installed, airbox & afm installed...
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    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    In with LilMissMkIII
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    Pulls to the right...

    Aaaha - that might be the reason then :) I can go have it done tomorrow with any luck...
  8. Kai

    My 1987 Volkswagen Golf GTi

    Its stupidly simple - theres hardly any vacuum lines, only two fuel lines in, and then the Engine management. Remove those, and you have a virtually empty engine bay. This is what it looks like now: And then i have to sort out the battery tray and the sill:
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    Pulls to the right...

    Remember, its a RHD car in an LHD country :) I think i'll only need the toe-in/out correcting...well, hopefully...
  10. Kai

    uh oh EGR :p

    That looks very handy! I bought EGR Block off plates on the offchance that either of mine might have EGR (my previous one didn't - not all of them did here). Time to go buy a spare ECU! :D
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    Pulls to the right...

    Well, in the UK, Kwik Fit do tracking...out here everything non French gets frowned at and 'tutted' over. There may be a place I can go, but what do you guys pay for alignment?
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    Pulls to the right...

    Pulls from the front - has been getting slowly more prominent over the weeks. Is alignment something that's like to cost a crapload and require new track rods?
  13. Kai

    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    ^-- As Above
  14. Kai

    Pulls to the right...

    *bump*
  15. Kai

    GUIDE : Replacing cam cover gaskets

    What *size* are the replacement cam cover bolts? And what sealant are you using?
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    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    In with Canuckrz & mc_h.
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    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    In, while i play with my Core 2 Quad :D
  18. Kai

    iPhone 3.0 Software Comes out Today!

    Updated my iPod Touch....all seems fine, but, is there any point in having a Voice Memo app on the iPod Touch? It doesn't even have a microphone!
  19. Kai

    the: Who's in FlashChat RIGHT NOW Thread :)

    Yet again, it's empty in here...