The Red Thread

[Jarred]

look at that lovely concrete floor!

[Peter Jones]

Red doesn't get out much so we thought we'd tart him up and bring him along to Dubstitute today.

Spayed up a couple of guards, added some stripes and some mudflaps bolted on the ski racks and headed into town.

The stripes are based on the ones I did for the Passat so the cars sort of match.

Ski racks are a genuine period accessory, only been used twice.

The observant people today spotted the wheel and tyre combo as being something a little special.

Restored ATS teledial style wheels 13" x 6" and shod with 185/60/13 TOYO R888 semi slicks.

[Mk3 AAA]

Awesome, really cool.

[Peter Jones]

Put some new headlights in this weekend. The old ones were all cloudy, stone chipped and mismatched.

[Peter Jones]

Upgraded the front brakes to GTI spec today. I've had the parts lying about for ages.

Old disc vs new, being a GLD this car only had the 10mm solid discs with the small ATE calipers.



Can't remember where these discs came from, somewhere in the UK I think. I ordered EBC Greenstuff pads to go with them.

The GTI Calipers are off a B2 Passat we wrecked. The same one the ATS wheels came off in fact.



Gave up with the rattle clips in the end. Not many new pads seem to be cut properly for them.







I had some braided lines I picked up ages ago, decided they'd work better if I installed them in a car rather than leaving them in a box.



I took it out to bed the brakes in. Stopping distances are improved significantly over the diesel brakes and seem nicely progressive.

[hiho]

Nice work Peter being able to attend the needs of so many Mistresses

[Jarred]

Good one Pete! I must do for any mk 1 I think.

[Peter Jones]

An update from the work Jodie did over the weekend.

Finally finished Red's Dynamatting today. First, strip down the doors
and give them a cleaning





Next, lay out the Dynamat in the sun to get them extra sticky and
flexible, then trace the plastic cover onto a sheet to get the door
shape. Work out the holes you need to cut and start a sticking.



And voila!





And yes, there is a discernable difference in sound now!

Now to get this black crap out from under my fingernails...

[Peter Jones]

An update from Jodie!

Red's been losing power and slipping his clutch for a few weeks now,
time to replace it before it gets worse.



First, hoist up the car and drop the box out.



Yee olde clutcheth. Turns out this is the original clutch SEAT
installed into the Cordoba the motor came out of in the mid nineties.
A fabulous motor that came from Matt of Camden GTI some years ago, and
has turned my little Red into a speedy little car!



One new clutch kit, courtesy of the wonderful Matt at Camden. Thanks
Matt, for the speedy service!



The old clutch is looking worn, but hey, not a bad run at 15+ years of service.



Time for a jacuzzi.







*checks torque measurements in the Bentley's "30nM and a quarter turn" Hmmmmm*



The quarter turn requires the regime and skill of a gymnast. Plus
always remember to brace yourself!



Mmmmm newness of joy.



New and old. Can you tell the difference?



Loctite is your friend, use it!



Look at that, all lovely and new!



Boom, there it is.



And now Red's raring down the road again! Woo!

[Peter Jones]

Red went to the 2012 VWCV Christmas party.