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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Sat May 18, 2013 11:48 pm

Spec is coming on.

Second battery in, hydraulics moved, winch fitted.

Next week is intercooler and paint the body and sticker it.
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Tue May 28, 2013 9:39 pm

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and found the issue with the tractor :shock: was a brand new piston and its only ran for 30 seconds :shock: :shock:

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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby ake » Wed May 29, 2013 5:53 pm

Bloody hell, no wonder it wasn't happy!
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Wed May 29, 2013 6:33 pm

ake wrote:Bloody hell, no wonder it wasn't happy!



luckily only surface damage to head and none to the bores. new piston in and shes purring away 8)
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby limitedblack » Wed May 29, 2013 7:19 pm

Guy88 wrote:
ake wrote:Bloody hell, no wonder it wasn't happy!



luckily only surface damage to head and none to the bores. new piston in and shes purring away 8)

What do you think caused it ?
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Wed May 29, 2013 8:03 pm

limitedblack wrote:
Guy88 wrote:
ake wrote:Bloody hell, no wonder it wasn't happy!



luckily only surface damage to head and none to the bores. new piston in and shes purring away 8)

What do you think caused it ?



i think it had to have been a dodgey piston :(
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby MONSTER 0NE » Thu May 30, 2013 10:02 pm

glad you got the tractor running mate, and I know what you did after I left the other day after talking about bonnets lol
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:06 pm

new sings, step and arches on and primed today 8)
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby maciejd » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:49 pm

Guy88 wrote:new sings, step and arches on and primed today 8)


Pictures please :)
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:58 pm

old cut out

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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby limitedblack » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:46 am

Guy88 wrote:


Thought this would interest you
Why-decat-doesn't-work-on-late-MK-7
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby AM2PM » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:47 pm

Looking smart mate can't wait to see her finished :)
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:50 pm

limitedblack wrote:
Guy88 wrote:


Thought this would interest you
Why-decat-doesn't-work-on-late-MK-7
viewtopic.php?t=131060



iv been saying its down to the VNT and backpressure all the time :wink: :lol:
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby limitedblack » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:25 pm

I believed you hence no decat, just has to find out why. :)
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Re: guy88's mk5 spec

Postby Guy88 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:42 pm

limitedblack wrote:I believed you hence no decat, just has to find out why. :)

now figure the bigger intercooler :wink:

Got a front mount coming for the spec, no sensors to be upset on this :mrgreen:
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