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This is where it all started for me!

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This is where it all started for me!

Cabrio's not usually my thing but looks great! Nice work.

Have owned :-

Mk1, Mk2, Mk3, Mk4
Bugs, Buses, Type 3
Porsche 911T '71

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Drive out to Liverpool and parked next to the Liver Building. A breezy stroll along the river and back to the car to find a couple walking round it and looking inside.
They were full of kind words and appreciation and off they walked.

We drove off and stopped a short distance away only to be told by a passing cyclist that the rear n/s tyre was flat - it didn't even feel it!!! 🙄
There'd been a high kerb that had hidden it while the couple were walking round - and Shelley hadn't noticed it either. 

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"No problem, the spares all good" I thought… only to find it was flat!

🤬🤐🤬🤐🤬🤐

RAC called and the tyre was pumped up and fitted. Got us home for a chippy tea! 
I wouldn't mind but I pumped the tyres up before we left - except the spare…. lesson learnt.
Found a screw in  the tread… probably from the Dock Road. 😱

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Last winter was engine rebuild this year its rust prevention in a couple of recurring areas and some TLC. 

Car in today at Blackburn. 

Came out on 23rd April 2021 but it wasn't a great finish. Silicone on it, boot lid didn't match the rear quarters.

I wasn't impressed. 😡

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Today was MOT day at Bert 's.

Awful drive down in high winds, torrential rain, 50's and tailbacks…. even had to make my own brew when I got there!! 😅

New fuel line pipes and a filter. 
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ATE Power Disc with Brembo pads for better stopping.

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Fresh rubber boot and cap for the gear lever, nicely greased up and smooth again. 😎

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What a day yesterday was!! 🤬

4.00pm - Camper to VW for engine management light illumination 
4.15pm - Shelley was on her way to pick me up when a car scraped her Mini down the offside. Damage to alloy, spat and door mirror.
5.30pm - Took the Golf to the garage to investigate the fuel leak and 'miss' that was noticed at the AGM. 

While en route the 'miss' got worse and finally the car conked out 2 minutes away from the garage. 

When I popped the bonnet I got a shock!!! The alternator cable was burning up, the battery was fizzing and it seemed moments away from a terminal fire!! 😬😬😬

A knock on 'Mrs Miggins'' door for some tools had me whipping the battery off to make safe and the wiring cooled down. 

I got a tow rope from the garage and mcdonut  
came out to help me get it to the yard. What a good friend he is in my hour of need!!! 👍

From what I can see, I'll need a new battery, the alternator wiring and the air intake pipe that goes to the air filter housing. We'll see what else when the mechanic has had a look at it!! Not sure why after 19 years of ownership the wires would burn out like that but perhaps they just wore through in an area due to rubbing??

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Crikey, get all your bad luck out of the way in one go.

Hope it is a simple-ish fix

1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet

The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.

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Early-1800 said

Crikey, get all your bad luck out of the way in one go.

Hope it is a simple-ish fix



What a day!! We sat in the sofa at night feeling battered!!! 😆🤬

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Battery fizzing sounds like overcharging rather than direct short but electrics are a funny thing when they go wrong. Lucky you caguht that before it properly went up!

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I had an over charging problem and it turned out to be the alternator regulator, 1 connection on the regulator was stuck in, new regulator and car battery and all fine since.

1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.

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I'm suspecting the wires were routed differently after the engine rebuild and rested on the engine/ gearbox, got hot and melted through….. maybe. 

I need to source the wiring, has anyone got a spare please?? 

Yomp - absolutely!!! I was a tad concerned for a moment. 😬🤬

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I must say this car has gone down hill ever since Boy George drove it 🤣🤣
Bert

Thats not a rod knockin,its a diesel stupid! floppy top and 1 tin top

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Bert said

I must say this car has gone down hill ever since Boy George drove it 🤣🤣
Bert



Bert - Your memory is fading!! Boy George didn't drive it, he was a passenger in it….. Marilyn threw a stiletto at it!!! 😱🤬 

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Please excuse the language!! 😳

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Car was back in the road by late September.

Now booked in for a refresh of the paintwork in January prior to a hood by chortle - hopefully. 😉

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Dano said

Car was back in the road by late September.

Now booked in for a refresh of the paintwork in January prior to a hood by chortle - hopefully. 😉



My worst nightmare an electrical fire. Glad you managed to catch it in time and that the car is back on the road.

Looking forward to pics of the new paint job and hood  :thumbs:

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Bert said

I must say this car has gone down hill ever since Boy George drove it 🤣🤣
Bert

🤣🤣🤣

mk1 silver campaign totally standard lowered on coilovers magic tree vanilla

Just had a full outer body restore

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As it come out yet? How fresh is it going to be??

mk1 silver campaign totally standard lowered on coilovers magic tree vanilla

Just had a full outer body restore

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Dj Ev said

As it come out yet? How fresh is it going to be??



You only come on here to poke people!!! Box fresh is all you need to know!! 😆

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10th January 2022 when the car went in for a freshen up and the cable channel to be replaced. 

Like the majority of our cars additional work was required in the way of rear arches (the guy who was meant to have done them in 2021 obviously hadn't!! 🤬). Anyway, the work continued at a slow pace but recently progress has been made.

The cable channel was rotten as a pear. 😱

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Rear arches likewise. 


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Welding up continued on the arches first. 

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Filling and prep took place next.

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Next the cable channel went on. Fabricated by 'Joel' at JW Bevan's in Blackpool. 

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Flatted off ready for spraying. 

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Sprayed in fresh LA3A.

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6th September 2023

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