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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:36 pm
by KennyG
That's s**t dude!! My water pump has just gone so gonna have to get that and the timing belt done, just a few months after gettin the gearbox and clutch done!!! Loosing faith in the Polo big style!!!
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:43 am
by sorted
The rebuild is on.
Will get some progress pictures
Had the car 4 months , and i have some amount of repair photos LOL
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:19 pm
by Si_GTi
What a ball ache! You have a pretty assistant though
Not planning any strengthened or modified internals whilst your at the rebuild - lightened flywheel for example?
Best of luck with the rebuild
Cheers
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:14 pm
by sorted
pARTS ARE HERE
First four bent valves
First Four bent valves - side view
The head at the start:
Valve Springs
8 bent as a row of pink tents valves
8 NEW VALVES
All Lap'd in
Before sanding the head :
A row of bent valves :
All lapped in:
Working hard at it
Sanding the head
Parts LOL
Sanded and Cleaned head:
Valves were really hard to get out, so got 8 out and 8 lapd in. The other 8 are getting done tomorro. Ran out of time - 2nite took from 5pm to half 9!!
Job done so far.
Neildo
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:21 pm
by gazmangti
Good work mate. I hate lapping valves in
. Boring job.
How hard is the cambelt to do?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:38 pm
by Redline
This has just served as a big reminder that my cambelt change is overdue!
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:57 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:03 pm
by Callum
Ahhh, the trusty bent valve trick!
Lapping in the new valves is the worse bit, I should know as it happend twice in my car!!
Make sure you torque the tensioner to only 20nm, I know it's awkward to get to, but it will fail if you don't!!
The actual job it self is pretty easy, just time consuming....
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:35 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:09 am
by sorted
Wed Nights Work
Got the cam box bolt on as well - just never got a photo. Thur night never done any work, hopefully tonight finish of a few wee bits , then get the new water pump and timing done.
Neildo
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:43 pm
by sorted
5th Gear DEEEEEEEEEEEED
Gear Selector marked
Somethings ive been doing while the gearbox was away getting fixed ....
Tinted with no laquer!
Never done any bodywork stuff before but gave it a try and see how it goes
Neildo
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:49 pm
by 1der
you fibreglass the bumper wher the rubstrips were?
