VdubEd's Mk1 Cabriolet 'Felix'

[VdubEd]

I'll dig it up today, but they were off eBay so might be the same seller?

Thanks mick, she's purring like a kitten! 😃 (think I'll be doing a lot of driving this weekend).

Now it's time to get excited about the rear disc conversion.Sadly it will have to wait till after Christmas but here's a sneak peak: 👍

[mikinoz]

You baller, new calipers! haha.

Have fun fitting them, it is not a hard job, you should be able to do it in a couple hours with time to spare for a beer...

Did you import this stuff or get it local?

[VdubEd]

Please if you can. I have seen some on UK ebay so thinking about grabbing them 50 quid plus postage, which im sure will be the same again.

Thanks

Hey mate, I looked through my eBay purchases and the seller I got them off no longer has any items up for sale I'm afraid. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Ed

[VdubEd]

You baller, new calipers! haha.

Have fun fitting them, it is not a hard job, you should be able to do it in a couple hours with time to spare for a beer...

Did you import this stuff or get it local?

Yep all new stuff, no messing around with other peoples seconds. I got it all in UK when I was over earlier in the year then put it all in a sea freight box back over here.

Got to spray the calipers red first to get them looking sexy!

[GeorgeMK1]

Got to spray the calipers red first to get them looking sexy!

Extra 25kw right there !!

[VdubEd]

Extra 25kw right there !!

Ah, easily mate!

[VdubEd]

A bit of cleaning and re-spraying and the brakes are ready to go in, hopefully next weekend!

[VdubEd]

Ph yeah and thanks Gavin (GTi Bhoy) for the parts I was missing!

[VdubEd]

Here some history pics of previous work carried out:

Blown head gasket;





Head strapped in the passengers seat returning from being ported:



The extractors that cause me so much grief:

[VdubEd]

He guys I got started working on the brakes yesterday I was planning on running a single bias proportioning valve from the master cylinder but there are two separate hard lines. I assume therefore i would have to run two bias prop valves and keep the lines separate?

[gldgti]

yes you should because the system is supposed to be diagonally split on a mk1.

[VdubEd]

That's annoying, i will have to pay for more postage. Thanks mate, Ed

[EwenHayton]

Very nice Cabby mate!

[VdubEd]

Thank Ewen, and going really well too now 👍

[VdubEd]

So after a while off the radar for various reasons I won't go into. I've finally managed to get round to installing the rear brakes with one little issue.

Here's Some pics of todays efforts

Push the bearings in:


A beautiful day to work on the car:


Out with the old;


In with the new:




Then I broke one of the solid rear brake lines.... Ops... long story but just wandering where the best place to pick one up?

After doing all i could to the brakes I moved onto the next task of replacing the steering bushing with powerflex poly ones:





Two thing left to do this weekend:

Fix/ replace the rear brake line, will autoone or super cheap auto stock that kind of thing?

I also had a bit of an issue with the scirroco hand brake cables I bought... I.e. they don't fit so I think I'm going to have to modify them (cut the down) to get them to fit. Don't think it'll be a problem to sort out just an unforeseen pain. Then add some juice and bleed em, job done.

Anyway advice on where to get a new brake line would be greatly appreciated, thanks, Ed