Kellaway's Fabia VRS

[kellaway86]

Is that pressure bleeder any good then? I tried one that was meant to suck the fluid from the nipple (lol) but it needed the nipple to be so loose, it caused air locks.

Yes works really well! No mess either. I've used the vacuum type and they are rubbish in comparison. Ended up before using PTFE on the nipples to stop it sucking air.

Also it required a lot of air so my 50ltr compressor was running flat out.

The only down side i found using the pressure bleeder was dropping the reservoir cap into the engine bay and having to remove the under-tray to get it back! :doh

[pee81]

Liking the work you've done on this so far, I wish I had your mechanical skills

[kellaway86]

Small update from this week.

New rear wiper, replacement passenger window switch as mine is goosed and some handbrake return springs.

All sorted, very easy job.

Old wiper past its best.

Popped the new one on, again dead easy job.

Springs compressed in vice to make installation easy.

Cut the cable ties and sorted.

[FromTheDarkness]

Good job, can i ask how many miles your cars covered. Seems a bit of corrosion, with the state of the guards, has it lived nr the sea?

[kellaway86]

It's at 117k. Yer previous keeper was Sunderland.

[MattyVRS64]

Nice to see a well looked after Fabia, keep up the good work

[kellaway86]

Coolant Issues.

The state of the coolant and the expansion tank have been anoying me since i purchased the car, the previous owner had decided to use the dreaded rad weld!

First off all got the car on the drive so not to get the garage all wet!

Old expansion tank and yummy coolant.

Out with the old.

God dam rad weld!

Thermostat out to change.

I attemped to clean the tank but it was pointless so popped to ECP to grab a new one and some rad flush

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This was the water after the flush! Excuse the oil that came from my dirty bucket and not the car.

Filled back up with G13

Hopefully the coolant will stay clean now, i flushed the system about 5-6 times so im now a master at removing and reinstalling the thermostat!

Knowing my luck now ive removed the radweld something is going to start leaking! But i would rather do the repair properly! People who use radweld should be shot!

Edited 29 March, 2016 by kellaway86

[krissyneillie1]

good job on the brakes, mines need a full overhaul, the braking is nasty, can i ask where you got the slider pin grease from as id like to stock up and get round to freeing off the brakes all round and also the brake bleeder, i use the proper machine in work but im not paying for a brake fluid change everytime i want to bleed them, ta

[kellaway86]

Here is what you need buddy.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151099633042&alt=web

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=220934773348&alt=web

[krissyneillie1]

thank you very much buddy, hopefully i can get the rears spot on and heres hoping the callipers aint seized, can see me doing a 312mm soon

[Hardcore]

Nice job on the coolant change & flush. Anytime i do a full coolant change and flush on a new car i often change the header tank as well.
Always nice to check the level and see the nice colour of the coolant in a clear bottle.

[MozzieOwner]

Where did you get the green paint from?

[kellaway86]

Where did you get the green paint from?

From eBay mate. It's a good match but it's hard work if painting in a cold garage!

[Sam84]

Nice work!

[MozzieOwner]

Yeah I had a quick look just after posting, should of done that first rather than ask haha

 

Cheers for the reply.

[Lofty]

Nice to see the car getting the love it deserves. The attention to detail is what separates folks running these on a shoestring and someone who's got pride in their work.

 

Those front discs were awful, what did the dealer say?

[kellaway86]

Nice to see the car getting the love it deserves. The attention to detail is what separates folks running these on a shoestring and someone who's got pride in their work.

 

Those front discs were awful, what did the dealer say?

Cheers buddy, if its worth doing its worth doing it right!

Ended up getting £200 back from the dealer to cover the price of the parts. So I've gained a 312mm brake upgrade and all new discs and pads all round and some money in my back pocket!

Edited 4 April, 2016 by kellaway86

[kellaway86]

So I spent a full day on Sunday giving the Fabia a good exterior detail.

Sorry but no before pictures because my DSLR battery was dead!

New goodies to add to the collection.

Started out by giving the wheels a pre-wash with normal wheel cleaner, as you can see lots of burnt in break dust.

So time to test the Iron-X

WOW

Well after a quick sponge over and a rince this was the result!

Looks like i have found my new wheel cleaner from now on! Im hoping to get the wheel's refurbished in the next month as they are starting to show their age!

I then washed the car with the two bucket method and a wool mitt using some Demon Wash Snow Foam shampoo.

Then i proceeded to clay the car with some Bilt Hamber medium clay.

Well i found some smart repairs that's for sure!

Car after claying

Then i washed the car again with the two bucket method.

Next stage was polishing, boy i need to buy my self a DA machine!

Chemical Guys - EZ Glaze with Acrylic Shine II

After a fair few hours polishing!

I then cleaned all the glass inside and out with Rain x 2in1 and it will also be sealed.

The trim on the car was treated to Auto Finesse Revive, yet again very nice product. Sorry but no pictures of before and after as i was running out of time!

Next up giving that fresh polish some protection.

Gtechniq C2 - Liquid Crystal v3

Lovely product goes on very easy and the protection is meant to last up to 8 months, we shall see about that! Beats waxing any day!

Once i had sealed the car the tires where treated with Demon Tyre shine and refitted my grill the exterior was complete!

Hopefully give the interior a good going over next week!

[kellaway86]

Well it rained last night. Looks like the Gtechniq C2 - Liquid Crystal v3 did a cracking job! Look at these beeeeeds!

[MidWalesVRS]

Nice work on the detail.. mine needs a paint correction session with a DA. Would love to do it myself - but haven't got the confidence or the coin to purchase at the moment.. might be something for after Summer.

How did you find it by hand - hard work?

[kellaway86]

Rear Brake Upgrade Prep

So since i upgraded the front brakes the rears have looked tiny in comparison, so just by chance a local set of 256mm rear brake setup off a Octavia VRS popped up at a very cheap price.

Here they are when i got them home!

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So started on removing all the parts.

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No problems in removing the sliders, nipples and the pistons moved free.

Start of the clean up

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Krust to remove some of the rust.

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After

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Gave the carriers and calipers a blast with the dremel

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More Krust

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Leaves a paintable surface.

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Clean up of the discs.

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Then painted VRS Green

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Gave the outside of the vented discs and centers a quick spray in silver to hopefully stop the worst of the rust.

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Stay tunes for more updates.

Edited 21 April, 2016 by kellaway86

[kellaway86]

Rear Brake Upgrade Install

Excuse the state of the wheels, they are getting refurbished next month hopefully.

So old non vented 232mm brakes

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Every thing ready to swap.

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So car in the garage and placed on axle stands

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Old

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Caliper removed and disc removed.

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This is when the fun started, the carrier bolts where stuck fast, the head just stripped out and turned into a right mess, after an hour of messing and trying various removing techniques i gave in and resulted to a 4" angle grinder with cutting disc.

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Couple of cuts later and a hammer and the carrier was free. I had purchased new bolts before hand suspecting that these wouldn't survive removal.

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They were never coming out in a million years!

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So got the carriers and disc installed with the new bolts.

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Other side was just the same

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Nearly finished.

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Fully installed and bled, had a bit of a nightmare getting the rear hoses to seal again so ended up having to get new banjo bolts and washers to stop them leaking.

The paint job is not the best but its a improvement. The VRS green paint i have is an absolute nightmare to work with. When the weather is warmer im going to touch the front and rears up.

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Hopefully the next change is going to be refurbished the alloys and new center caps, and now that the brakes are sorted and stopping the car very well more power is required!!

[kellaway86]

The wheels are going in for a much needed refurbishment tomorrow. For a full dip/blast/powder coat and paint. Should have them back by saturday. Cant wait!

[kellaway86]

So this happened!

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All 4 wheels off to be taken to get fully refurbished.

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New center caps ordered. Mine are way to far gone!

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They are going to ready to pick up on Saturday, going to be getting changed to Anthracite.

[skodalad]

So this happened!

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All 4 wheels off to be taken to get fully refurbished.

pjimage.jpg by Daniel Kellaway, on Flickr

pjimage (1).jpg by Daniel Kellaway, on Flickr

pjimage (2).jpg by Daniel Kellaway, on Flickr

New center caps ordered. Mine are way to far gone!

IMG_6242.jpg by Daniel Kellaway, on Flickr

They are going to ready to pick up on Saturday, going to be getting changed to Anthracite.

 

Its going to look lovely with the anthracite wheels mate, you got any more plans??