On 11/16/2017 at 08:49, andyj2 said:

Where did you get the lower strut brace from? Looks like an easy fit.....

http://www.wiechers-sport.de/en/shop/dom-fahrwerkstreben/produkte/df-vw-up-ab-bj-12-2011-spritzwand-muss-an-2-punkten-veraendert-werden-fahrwerkstrebe-stahl-vorne-unten-detail Sits lower than the rest of the car so I've found myself a lot more wary of speed bumps and so on  

Are your discs are on the wrong side? The internal vanes look like they're facing the wrong way

19 hours ago, Dark_Hero said:

Are your discs are on the wrong side? The internal vanes look like they're facing the wrong way

Good question, but as far as I was aware, if the vanes are straight, it makes no odds as to which way they do go, some have them facing forward, others facing rear, I found the below online which hopefully makes some form of sense  

 

- If the supplier's instructions elude to the need to throw dirt/water/heat out and away from the disc then fit this way...


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- If the instructions elude to having to have constant airflow to the grooves to aid cooling, then fit this way round...

The grooves on the disc face can be either way. I meant the internal vanes. Looking at your pic they appear to be be grooved rather than straight? It might have been the angle of the photo though

On 02/12/2017 at 17:27, Dark_Hero said:

The grooves on the disc face can be either way. I meant the internal vanes. Looking at your pic they appear to be be grooved rather than straight? It might have been the angle of the photo though

Possibly the angle, I'll have a check over at some point. 

 

In other news, as some are aware and some not, I bought a second car over the weekend as the Citigo just isn't a practical or comfy car to use everyday, this means I can start tinkering with the car more and doing more things to it that I wouldn't have done before as I needed to rely it and needed it to remain relatively comfy for day to day use. 

 

A quick side by side shot of the 2 cars together

 

Nothing major to report on, the Citigo passed her MOT today but to no surprise the lower bushes have taken a beating, so these will be replaced with polyurethane bushes. 

 

 

A cheeky shot of the 2 cars side by side

 

A small update, I've put some parts up for sale for anyone who's interested in a few bits 

 

 

I've also gutted the rear a little more and taken the passenger seat out so I can get the leather seats up for sale, the cars also now in a garage away from home so it can get off the drive.

 

 

Edited 15 February, 20188 yr by Hyphons

Looks great stripped

8 minutes ago, TrevorB33 said:

Looks great stripped

I hadn't intended on it I was just going to remove the drivers seat, but then decided to remove a little more whilst I had the tools out

Long time no update, rarb fitted, just, kinda..

 

 

Those with a keen eye will spot that it's not all quite spot on, nevertheless, it fits (just) and works brilliantly, it might just be self conscious that it feels much better, but it certainly carries itself round the corners at whatever speed you want to throw it into the corner

Got round to swapping out the filter today, this was much needed, its current position probably won't be forever, but the old one was in rubbish condition

 

Out with the old.. 

 

 

Which was in bad shape.. 

 

 

In with the new.. 

 

 

It's a little excessive for the size of the engine, but who am I to complain? it sounds a lot happier. 

 

I can also report the rear anti roll bar is superb, it should have been added a long time ago

Decided to mess about and gut the interior a bit more

 

 

You'll also note the gear knobs changed back to the VW Up! one and I've fitted the passenger bucket seat ready for a track Saturday. I've actually ordered proper bases for them at a whopping cost of just over £300, but they haven't arrived yet, I was hoping they would've arrived today! 

Bit of track action from Saturday

 

Learning the track and following @BJB540 for a while

 

 

 

And a couple of good runs in the afternoon

 

 

And then I had a bit of a moment on the last session of the day 

 

 

Stripped the car a little more

 

 

Might add the carpet and sound deadening came out too

 

Having removed near enough all the trims in the car, I realised I had a new problem, closing the boot without putting my hands on the outside (I'm one of those people who literally can't stand hand prints all over the boot from where it's been shut ). 

 

Cue 1 spare tow strap and a void nut from where the wiper motor used to sit, what do you get? A new handle to pull the boot shut

 

Get it on a weightbridge mate see how much she weights

Nothing to see here 

 

Another box arrived, this took a while to get here 

 

Bit of TLC done over the weekend, you'll remember in this post:

 

On 15/07/2018 at 20:22, Hyphons said:

Might add the carpet and sound deadening came out too

 

 

All the wiring dangling about the place, this was for the W8 light and the interior light as well as the dash cam front camera and GPS camera, all that wiring is no more

 

 

Used some cheap sticky back wiring clips to tuck the dashcam wiring out the way as a temporary fix, those with a keen eye will see there's a new dashcam, I finally replaced the absolute rubbish Koonlung front and rear camera with a used DOD RC500S, which is the same one I run in the Fabia

 

There's a bit of foam in the rear that's used to hold the rear seatbelt wiring in place, I finally got rid of this and took the no going back route of chopping back the rear seat belt wiring itself, this'll eventually be taken back as far as possible. 

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

 

You can also see the new seat mount on the passenger side that's fitted, I need custom side mounts made up as there an inch shorter than I need them to be. 

 

Last photo for you, you'll spot the stupid and useless tow hook that I added ages ago has finally gone, this'll be replaced with either a strap or a tow eye, probably drilled straight into the rear crash bar, the rear bumper will need to come off for that

 

Looking tidy

looks good mate, I'm sure ive got a big towing eye somewhere at home...

 

@Hyphons

Did you ever get it on the Scales ?

On 27/12/2018 at 19:13, BashRacing said:

@Hyphons

Did you ever get it on the Scales ?

Interested to know that as well.

On 14/04/2018 at 17:45, Hyphons said:

Long time no update, rarb fitted, just, kinda..

 

 

Those with a keen eye will spot that it's not all quite spot on, nevertheless, it fits (just) and works brilliantly, it might just be self conscious that it feels much better, but it certainly carries itself round the corners at whatever speed you want to throw it into the corner

 

Hey buddy, absolutely loving the build and where it’s going ! Great job 

 

just curious as to where you got the rarb from ? 

 

Thanks