Mk2 GTi Syncro Build - Operation MOT

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  1. dodgy

    dodgy Paid Member Paid Member

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    They are nice badges, is there a website? I could do with a late driver grille badge.
     
  2. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    I don’t think he does, he does have a Facebook store though. I couldn’t find mine so I messaged him and he sent me some pictures etc.
     
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  3. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    I did a bit more, I’m going to try one of them dingleball honing tools, worth a punt for £15.

    but I got the crank out in preparation, tomorrow I’ll give it a good clean up and give it a go.

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    and I broke the chain tensioner, as I don’t have a big impact gun anymore to undo the crank bolt :( 3DAC58B2-C54A-4ABB-8B1B-B0058DF389CC.jpeg
     
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  4. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Since the bores were a bit crap, I bought a honing tool off Amazon and thought I’d give it a whirl.

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    I am most impressed I must say!
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    And then them all.

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  5. dodgy

    dodgy Paid Member Paid Member

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    Looks like an industrial strength loo brush.
    Nice results
     
  6. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    That’s exactly what it is! A bog brush on steroids
     
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  7. dodgy

    dodgy Paid Member Paid Member

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    My O clip pliers arrived in week, think they may be nail clippers on a similar scale.
     
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  8. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    The rest of my proper tools are at work so I broke my adapter trying to undo the crank bolt on this engine.

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    Then decided it was bath time.

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    I’ve ordered some plastigauge, so I can get shells ordered. I’ve ordered new bolts and the tensioner that I broke too.
     
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  9. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Some really thin play dough turned up

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  10. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Managed to get the crank gear off, at last. And I didn’t break the key way, woo! Happy birthday to meee

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  11. dodgy

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    I thought you were building a model railway with the plastigauge stuff.
     
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  12. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Dad got me some under seal for my birthday and it’s tin table so I’ll get that on at some point once the underside is finished.

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  13. Tristan

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    I saw on FB you or your dad mentioned that stuff. Same as Raptor or something?
     
  14. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Apparently so, he offered for me to buy it, but I couldn’t afford it so I think he put it up for sale then went oh I can give that to Sam for his birthday
     
  15. Tristan

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    Brilliant.
     
  16. Savagesam

    Savagesam Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Well I figured I’ve got nothing to lose, apart from a crap crank, after lots of internet searching and making up of crap tools with shoe laces and stuff. Some sand paper works, but it’s a bit rubbish, then I saw someone use metal polish and I made a tool too apply nice and even rotations to the crank, to get rid of any marks. So I gave it a go. And it worked wonders. Who knows if it’ll work, if it does, happy days, if it doesn’t, I’ll chalk it up to experience.

    so the top one was like the bottom one when I started, and I only had a little go as I was cooking dinner and Alexa was about to go off.

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    Looks great tbh.
     
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    Getting the fella keep up the good work
     
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  19. Savagesam

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    Thanks. Hoping to almost have the underside finished by Christmas. Got a few days holiday to use up so I’ll have a crack at it
     
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  20. Vinnie Paid Member Paid Member

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    Looking forward to the progress. I have Just started a mk2 vr6t build just getting some pics then start a thread too
     
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