jak, the important question is, in that 10mins do you get to go up the twisties towards the F3? LOVE that road, played with a wrx in my pulstart when i was there once, the outlaws in the back didnt think much of it, they looked a lil pale when we got to the top 😂
with the windows, think ill just go with the 1/4s but blast the frames & spray gloss black, no point leaving one itty bitty bit of chrome there, looks almost as clean as one peice windows that way too with the added benefit of actually sealing 🙂
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that is soooooooooooooooo hot.
Hi
That orange car is gorgeous, I'm thinking about going orange on my new car, I think it would look good with chrome or black out trim.
The only problem with painting the chrome trims is that it flakes off, eventually, I had blacked out trims on my 1302 in the 70s, it was a pain.
The only successful attempt was guy who stripped the 1/4 windows and window frames and had them powder coated.
Steve
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small update, Al & Miles sorted out my loom & sent it back today, should have it by the end of the week, was cheaper than expected too!
Customveedub sorted my radiator out so its right to pick up 😀
Ive never itched for payday to come so much as right now! it better not be damn late!
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look whos got a radiator! fits perfectly from the lower edge of the apron/valance to just under the top of the latch area, nice huh? (thanks to customveedub for that one)
if ANYONE here is doing a subie conversion, dont argue with me, send the wiring harness here, no, shhhhh send it there, good price, wicked service!
Im expecting a lil present for xmas from the other 1/2 too (she doesnt get the appeal but i do) best xmas pressie you could get in my situation i think.
on that note, merry xmas to all, happy new years while im at it too👍
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STIDUB wrote:if ANYONE here is doing a subie conversion, dont argue with me, send the wiring harness here, no, shhhhh send it there, good price, wicked service!
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👍obd2(large black) Flash memory(white) diagnosis & check(black& green pairs) Grey?
so whats the grey one??? everything else plugs up just right...
other minor problem...
Aircon compressor plug above.... & the respective loom plug below...
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u left before i could say, thanks 4 the help joel 🙂 however still not forgetting u said the beer is in the fridge & im welcome to help myself either 😂
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Looking good Dave 🙂
😉 my beer fridge is always stocked
just gotta come down here to mexico to help yourself 😂
The grey plug is not really a plug, it's an earth and shield junction block. Ignore it.
Don't worry about the two wires going into the back of the A/C compressor, it is not something you will use in a beetle. Just cut the compressor clutch wire(the one that disappears into the front of the compressor) and connect it to the car's A/C system wiring. The ecu's A/C switch wire also connects to this wire to give an A/C on signal to idle up the engine for A/C load. bThe A/C system is unrelated to the ecu system apart from the signal wire.
The green plug is for the alternator not the A/C.
thought you mite need a break over xmas/nye so was going to call you about it after that 🙂 where abouts on the alt is the plug? i could of sworn there wasnt any others that werent used already, will look into it more tonight hopefully, thanks for letting me know! 😀
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There's a main post with an 8mm thread/12mm nut and the oval shaped connector that the green plug connects to. If the alt has a 6mm thread/10mm nut main post with a 2 pin connector then you have the wrong alternator.
oh to have more time & me less blind, hands up who feels like an idiot for missing something simple👍
thanks for the tech support, i think ill need more later on thats for sure 🙂
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Heh heh - idiot blindness is a fine... plus another for being in the workshop with no boots on !!!
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Back in Bris now... what happened to all the nice warm weather !?!?!
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shhh you, i had them on for 13hrs already, my garage floor is cleanish & my korean safety's are at the womans place, that said i was expecting someone to have a go at it so thanks for getting it out of the way early 😂
oh, your mainfold has been pushed back down the line by my gearbox mounts :P
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Heh heh - no worries - 'swot I'm 'ere for !!!
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Manifold - no probs - Ian D is waiting on it more than me, since that set will possibly end up in the drag fasty.
Thought you had your mounts sorted already tho ???
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slow process working around work & sleep, the beginnings of them are sorted, the bar that goes under the forks is now sorted too, just gotta cheak how high i want it all mounted up tomorrow then hopefully have them 90% done before i head south, can you donate some hours of your day to make mine longer at all?
ooh how i wish i had a clone or 5
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interesting.... may fit under stock panels after all....
provided the oil filler is relocated 😀
oh, about those mounts...
sits the same level as the sway bar & lower sections of the floorpan, the sump conveniently will be about the same, if not better when i get around to that side of things, but must actually have it bolted to the car before i worry about that.
the other end is getting a little scoop type thing made up to feed the rad from under the apron & between the aeros... made a rough template up for it by hand, no tools, just talented hands haha👍 more on that later though
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oh, mustard, lucky you didnt help, steph & i just got back to oxley at midnight, yay work in.... 5.5hrs! goodnight all 😀 😀 😀
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:O I was home by 11 and sleeping at 12..... Have fun at work..
Stainless front mount ??? Hope my taxes/rates didn't part pay for that !!!
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btw - some sort of straight edged black creature seems to be attacking you....
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it was scrap i found! thats why its taken so damn long to get the 2nd bit done haha, & for the record i would of preffered making it from ally but couldnt find any suitable at this stage & getting desperate to have it sitting in the car.
yeah that was sleep consuming me, im tirrreeeeeddd, confilicting interest of having a break to relax & working on this more! ah well, anyway, will try make the welds on the mount pretty, if they turn out nicely ill post pics
btw, your use of smiley things is below adequate, try harder next time!👍
Welding time!
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Uh huh... scrap... of course it is... I won't tell anyone - honest.
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As for smilies - why don't they have one that signifies "my butt" that I could put after 😘 ???
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no really it was, same with the stainless pipe i have lil bits of, shame its only tiny, its destined for a gearbox oil funnel thing though 🙂
oh, heres the mount all welded, still need to find some suitable bushings for it & make up bits to weld onto the forks/horns to match up with it obviously
happy with how it turned out, not the best job but good enough, for those that are curious, the sides & bottom were fused, the top part was with filler rod
sides, thankyou for paying your taxes, it only took 5mins though so didnt cost much :P
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for the record, she wrote that not me, its all good though, it will polish out when im done with it 😀
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Hi STIDUB
Nice to meet you today. This is where I bought my Porsche headlights
http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt70_187_-cma81-cmo107-ct333/Porsche/964--911--... The AUD v the GBP is not to bad at the moment
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stalker! i was JUST looking at them cos of the link on germanlook 😂
hopefully i should be able to drop in on monday arvo, just looked up how far rod's place is from where i have to be tomorrow, loooong drive, lucky the rental has unlimited kms! used about 1100so far 😀
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Sides wrote:Stainless front mount ??? Hope my taxes/rates didn't part pay for that !!!
hey, would you rather your taxes spent on trains, or other vw's?
VW's I say!
