Project Never Never

[GoLfMan]

thanks for all your replies fellas, im pretty sure now i have all the parts i need from all of you and will run around collecting all the safety parts too by friday!

Tim, Pete, ill give you both a call soon. Cheers for your insight

[Preen59]

thanks for all your replies fellas, im pretty sure now i have all the parts i need from all of you and will run around collecting all the safety parts too by friday!

Tim, Pete, ill give you both a call soon. Cheers for your insight

When are you going to make a second attempt?

[thestu]

i just read throught the whole roadworthy thingy and nowhere in it does it say they can fail a wrongly aligned door or a non-standard carby.

here she is if you want to read all 11 pages

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/E5F44416-57E4-4164-98F5-69E3E8E1C5E3/0/VSI26.pdf

[GoLfMan]

When are you going to make a second attempt?

ASAP i hope!

[GoLfMan]

i just read throught the whole roadworthy thingy and nowhere in it does it say they can fail a wrongly aligned door or a non-standard carby.

here she is if you want to read all 11 pages

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...E3/0/VSI26.pdf

awesome dude, thanks for that, i knew some of the stuff was a bit iffy that i got failed on.

time to get stuck into it tommorow me thinks

[Volvo Driver]

Damn man, sucks about failing RWC on that stuff, might be worth going to another workshop, ones on servo's are good for passing you.

[gtimk5]

Josh, if the car was presented for a roadworthy and it was practically on the bump stops they would be looking at everything possible. That is a fact of the trade mate.
With crook lights, a worn low tyre which is such an easy thing to look at before you go in there to see them they are going to think you didnt bother checking it out properly before you presented it. I am not having a go at you but if I had a car dropped off to me, I would certainly be looking very closely for anything I could find, mainly to cover my own backside with the authorities.
Air pumps were fitted after 6/76 to the golfs through to 1979.
The authorities failed a car after a rego inspection last week down here for incorrect CO readings...
Good luck mate, Andrew

[GoLfMan]

dw Andrew I was just seeing what was really wrong with the car as they saw it, knew it wouldnt pass first time.

i dont have any worn tyres on there! they all have plenty of tread.

Car is no where near the bump stops!!!! It just looks that low because of the 13" wheels on there.

yes i know that everything after 76 were fitted with air pumps, but im not about to rip the head off and put an emissions head on there for RWC i'll just take it to a different place that doesnt know Golfs! im not exactly going to rip my engine out am i?

[gtimk5]

Not having a dig at ya Josh, don't get upset mate. Just saying how people in the trade see things. I know some are way over the top and you have to make certain allowances for old vehicles such as kombi demisters! Air pumps in a 32yo car still working are ridiculous.
You did mention the other week how far off the ground the sump was mate and I am not sure anyone here would pass a vehicle so low.
Please dont read my comments wrong.
down here if you fail, after 30 days the failure notice has to be sent into transport. If someone goes elsewhere and passes, the questions are asked and the vehicles are called in to be checked over by the transport inspectors.
Thank goodness we dont have annual checks!!!
Good luck with it Josh and please dont take offence, I am just stating how it is down here.
Cheers, Andrew

[Jarred]

Yea of all things, the sump being about 3 fingers off the ground wasn't an issue. The guy really, hhm yea, it is very confusing.

You make very vaild points Andrew. It's good to see the other side of the street sometimes too

[gtimk5]

Thanks Jarred, there is another side to a lot of the things that go on mate.
A lot of us aren't out to fleece people but are always trying to cover our own butts.
same goes with dodgy repairs, some people set a maximun price on repairs due to their budgets and so some repairs cannot be carried out.
We get the blame then if things go wrong...
I am sure Josh will get his golf up to the mark with the rego thing though.
If the indicators are far too fast then that is an issue too, more than likely needs a flasher unit or incorrect globes.
Cheers!

[Preen59]

Thanks Jarred, there is another side to a lot of the things that go on mate.
A lot of us aren't out to fleece people but are always trying to cover our own butts.
same goes with dodgy repairs, some people set a maximun price on repairs due to their budgets and so some repairs cannot be carried out.
We get the blame then if things go wrong...
I am sure Josh will get his golf up to the mark with the rego thing though.
If the indicators are far too fast then that is an issue too, more than likely needs a flasher unit or incorrect globes.
Cheers!

There's just no pleasing some people is there.

Don't worry you aren't alone, my old man has to deal with the same sort of people sometimes.


BOT: How'd you go dude? All sorted yet or what?

[GoLfMan]

Not having a dig at ya Josh, don't get upset mate. Just saying how people in the trade see things. I know some are way over the top and you have to make certain allowances for old vehicles such as kombi demisters! Air pumps in a 32yo car still working are ridiculous.
You did mention the other week how far off the ground the sump was mate and I am not sure anyone here would pass a vehicle so low.
Please dont read my comments wrong.
down here if you fail, after 30 days the failure notice has to be sent into transport. If someone goes elsewhere and passes, the questions are asked and the vehicles are called in to be checked over by the transport inspectors.
Thank goodness we dont have annual checks!!!
Good luck with it Josh and please dont take offence, I am just stating how it is down here.
Cheers, Andrew

I havent taken offence mate dont worry, sorry if my reply seemed curt

yeh the things that are confusing me about the RW that i obtained are that it just seems he was out to fail me.... he pinged me for rust that wasnt even there, just as an example!

i put chrome bumpers back on her, new light globes at the rear, front left indicator isnt working atm, will check it out as soon as Jarred gets over here. Got rid of the emissions stickers from under the bonnet and gave the car a good wash outside, inside and in the engine bay.

ill jack up the coilovers some more aswell at the front. I wont touch the exhaust as i really dont think its that loud

ill be booking a RWC for next week sometime. Problably next frriday or something depending on when they are open and when i have time!

[Peter Jones]

Hey Josh,
You should come over and grab that cambelt cover this weekend.

I'll be out of action for a week or so because some lunatic thinks it's a good idea to cut some holes in my knee, insert a small camera, and jab around in there with a sharp stick.

I don't think any rwc place will let you get away with having the cambelt cover missing.

Pete

[GoLfMan]

i will make an effort to come and get the cambel cover off you, i just need all the mounting bushes and the like!!!!!
RWC next week, hopefully alot less stuff fails this time