What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[Lito]

nice....u can get some pretty good figures (270-300hp doug from frankenturbo) i think 380cc is the recommended ones

Yeah, I dont think Ill be puhing it that far though, too worried about my rods. Id be happy with 220whp and no crazy 30psi spikes

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

Went from this

To this

Nothing changed right (apart from it slightly cleaner) Some idiot decided to only fill 3 of the 4 tyres so i couldn't put the new shoes on just yet.

At least my sub box went from this

to this


Should get it reinforced tommorow and carpeted soon. Just wiring in the car to go.

[Shadow_Rusty]

Well, the bloody timing chain skipped a tooth again on the weekend...

Another 2 hours spent with my head under the bonnet...
On the plus side, I now know what the real issue is...

At first I thought it was the timing chain tensioner as it has a sticky spot at about 2/3 extension.
Whilst that's not great, oil pressure is more than enough to overcome it.

The real issue is that the Upper Timing Chain Guide is cracked.
Whilst I probably should replace the whole set (Upper & Lower Guides, Tensioners and Chains), as this motor has already done 300,000k's, I'm just going to replace the cracked guide and then consider my options for rebuilding it in the next 6months or so.

Stolen Pic of the Guide in question (Green Arrow). Pic stolen from here

[dylan8]

Polished my fat fives, what a bugger of a job.
Stripped the paint off them, sanded them back and polished them with Mothers Billet Metal Polish and PowerBall.

damn, they look good. were they machined polished before?

Well, the bloody timing chain skipped a tooth again on the weekend...

Another 2 hours spent with my head under the bonnet...
On the plus side, I now know what the real issue is...

At first I thought it was the timing chain tensioner as it has a sticky spot at about 2/3 extension.
Whilst that's not great, oil pressure is more than enough to overcome it.

The real issue is that the Upper Timing Chain Guide is cracked.
Whilst I probably should replace the whole set (Upper & Lower Guides, Tensioners and Chains), as this motor has already done 300,000k's, I'm just going to replace the cracked guide and then consider my options for rebuilding it in the next 6months or so.

Stolen Pic of the Guide in question (Green Arrow). Pic stolen from here

having lots of fun with that chain. lucky u haven't done more damage!

ordered some new 215/40s for DOVW. let the rush to get them on the car begin!

[glomp]

damn, they look good. were they machined polished before?

Sort of but not, they had been repainted in silver before but the paint was peeling around the edge of the rim.
So I had to use paint stripper to get rid of the silver paint plus the original clear finish.
Underneath was the original polished finish, but when you strip the finish off you end up getting scratches.
So you have to sand them (not fun) and repolish them again

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

Another day another $200 on something that should have worked first time
More info
Started like this

Ended like this

[theOctopus]

This came today, found them on ebay for $60 aud with free shipping, I asked for white with red stitching and it came in less than a week.



Its been raining all day so only cleaned the hood so I could test fit it.

[Jeeren]

ooo nice, good for road trips
was it an ebay store?

[theOctopus]

ooo nice, good for road trips
was it an ebay store?

Yeah I'm sick of stone chips on the bonnet, it seems the worse affected.

Heres the link to the store, VW Volkswagen Golf 4 1998 - 2003 Car Bra-Bonnet Hood Mask | eBay

[Jeeren]

thanks octopus! Those bloody trucks on the hume fwy can be quite annoying