This should be useful!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-Sun-EM285-Power-OBD2-Car-Electric-Circuit-Tester-Automotive-Kit/133274735118?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Works well and arrived in under 2 weeks from China.

Hi Rob. I see most of your photos have vanished from this thread. I just get   url expired 😞

Useful bit of kit that Rob, I really admire the dedication to the cause on this car.

 

I can think of a few people who would have given up long ago on this.

 

Have you tried running a temporary feed to the dash to confirm it is in the loom?.

 

Can you still get seat foams for the car from a heritage type of place?.

 

On 21/04/2020 at 14:18, Lady Elanore said:

Hi Rob. I see most of your photos have vanished from this thread. I just get   url expired 😞

 

Ahh, bugger. The downside of linking to Facebook to host images  😞

14 hours ago, kentphil1 said:

Useful bit of kit that Rob, I really admire the dedication to the cause on this car.

 

I can think of a few people who would have given up long ago on this.

 

Have you tried running a temporary feed to the dash to confirm it is in the loom?.

 

Can you still get seat foams for the car from a heritage type of place?.

 

 

Thanks mate, yes I am probably a little too stubborn! I will get  this car done

 

Haven't had chance to troubleshoot properly yet but that's one thing I need to do, plus check there's power to the right pins on the connector - 3 or 4 if I recall.

 

Few little updates.

Garage cabinet

I sent the seats to Kohl Rod and Custom because the foam was turning to powder and triggering my partner's asthma!

Started on the wiring...

Had a quick look at Patrizia as she has gone silent. No obvious blown components so my mate will be taking a look soon.

Front seat repairs are well underway. Yes that is mould and horsehair in the seat backs !!

Wow, you take on a challenge Rob  

Ohh yeah! How good do these look?
A huge improvement by Kohl Rod & Custom Ltd. Sanitised, rebuilt and replaced foam, repaired and re-assembled. They look and feel way better.

This is my intake air temp sensor which after some troubleshooting a while ago I assumed was faulty. The car cuts boost at about 4500rpm.
Working with Neill at roissy.co.nz today we cleaned and tested the sensor, and proved it's working as it should. Back to the drawing board there!

Yus! Neill has done the business again and the dash is working.
http://roissy.co.nz/ if you need your electronics fixing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzOtDk3kZEY

That's a lot prettier. And you can see the fluid level now. It needed a little modification to fit, but looks much better.

Also..

5 years ago!
Really need to get this car on the road.

Shiney new bits..................................nice.

 

Any news on the boost cut issue, or is that ongoing Rob?.

 

Christ, that 5 years went by quick.

That's ongoning. I've proved that the intake air temp sensor works and the wiring is good, next step is to do some more wire and sensor tests.

 

I almost can't believe it's 5 years since you bought that Rob. Scary how time flies.

 

Wonder where your old vrs is these days...

On 28/07/2020 at 19:36, kentphil1 said:

 

Christ, that 5 years went by quick

 

who you telling... 

this time 5 yrs ago, i had a 6 month old.

 

i now have a 5 5yr old, and ANOTHER 6month old!

know that feeling well, blinked, looked again and my two little un's were suddenly 26 and 30. 

Well worth a watch. Makes me feel even more desperate to get mine going.

 

 

 

I think Neill may have gone a little overboard with his Patrizia voice synthesiser diagnostic system.

Very clever and very cool.

Still pinning down exactly what inputs she wants, she's very particular, but we're working her out.

 

 

I see your avatar has gone pink. Any relevance or just liked the photo?  

15 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

I see your avatar has gone pink. Any relevance or just liked the photo?  

Just liked the photo, taken at a ball with colourful lighting.

17 minutes ago, RobClubley said:

Just liked the photo, taken at a ball with colourful lighting.

   Get you! "taken at a ball" with your fancy antipodean ways  

41 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

   Get you! "taken at a ball" with your fancy antipodean ways  

 

Yeah it was pretty fancy

 

 

I decided to fit the 034Motorsport short shifter I've had in my cupboard for several years.

I tell you what Rob, this thread has made me realise a Quattro is an itch I really need to scratch.