In tradition; the, "What have you got left to do" before the next big show (FCS/Pugfest)
I'll get the ball rolling:
1) New tyres all round
2) DD headunit to find, buy and install
3) Remap to 255/265
4) De-tar/De-sap , wax, minor detailing to paintwork
Everything and nothing........whatever I get time to do lol, car should get me there as is
Jesus christ....
New battery
Replace Heater Matrix
Fit Refurbished GTI Rear Beam
Fit Rear GTI6 ARB
Fit Solid Rear Beam Mounts
Fit Baker BM Engine Mounts
Fit Wrapped GTI6 Exhaust manifold, magnex decat and magnex exhaust.
Fit Seam Welded Subrframe (remove from estate)
Fit Meyle HD Wishbones (remove from estate)
Fit Lower Strut Brace
FIT GTI6 ARB
Fit GTI6 Sump
ReFit Shortshift
Full Service
Refurbish Fondmetal 4000s
Fit Spoiler
Send Coilovers off for machining or fit standard top mounts again.
Braided Brake Lines
Paint plastic trims
Paint Beam
yeh... I think I win... If anyone is building an entire 306 from scratch then I must be second...
Fit air box and pipe up
Paint some engine bay shiny bits
clean moss off of car where it has stood so long
Fit new splitter
detail and wax car
Have wheels refurbished after someone kerbed one
1) cut and fit all the polycarb windows.
2) fit and trim and "wrap" fibreglass bonnet
3) fit and check clearance for track wheels
4) wheel alignment
5) build new exhaust.
6) fit new exhaust
7) build new manifold
8) fit new manifold
9) fit new turbo
10) fit some ninja fueling mods
11) see "10" fail and try something else
12) retune Arduino...a lot.
13) test and setup brake bias
14) finish brake lines and clasps
15) fit and pipe in EMP gauge
16) fault find and fix EGT gauge
17) flock final parts and fit
18) paint damaged parts
19) fit frenchyness
20) adjust suspension again
21) finish strut brace, fit
22) build harness bar and fit
23) CLEAN a lot
24) tidy engine bay
25) polish all the metal parts
26) polish all the outside bits
27) secure battery
29) service
30) fit new driveshaft seals
31) fit new breather pipework
32) secure new air filter
33) fit oil cooler
34) remove oil cooler after the oil line explodes
....
I'll add more when I remember it!
new turbo
remap stage2+
win
I'll make her shine like a diamond in a goats ass inside and out but other than that life's keeping me too busy for big bines and such tings
as always, try not to kill it
Fit sportscat/decat or coat current system in paste
Fit coilovers
fit grooved brakes
fix squealing noise
make rear strut brace
deep clean
Tax.
insure
mot
fit oil cooler
clean exterior
polish engine
oil change
re paint a few bits and bobs
NSR tyre, 3 brake pipes, lots of cleaning, un tint NSF window, peg in boot carpet, lots of bits to tidy up with some fresh paint, new plates and re build the front end as it's getting some shinyness.
Roll up in my borrowed clio as there is no hope my car will be finished in time, if I find the time to come to either show.
Tape up a bit of wiring. Cleaning. I was prepared.
Helping SRowell with his 1.8.
Get bash to weld up my exhaust,job done
Fix brake wobble with new bearing/hub
Fit oil cooler
Might around to wrapping the car. Had the material for ages now!
Not doing fcs, next event is combe sprint 13/06 followed by track day there on 19th. Bought Pugfest tickets
Try not to sell it and get an estate....
Fit hybrid rear arb
paint inner wings and slam panel
refit new radiator
gut all the remaining aircon pipes and fit rallye aux belt setup
fit large pile of powdercoated engine parts and brackets
fit EPAS setup
stud conversion for the new wheels
refit front bumper with extra bracing for the underside
fit slimline fans and oil cooler
braided fuel lines
weld blowing exhaust midbox
suspension regrease and spanner check
full deep clean inside and out to remove 6 months worth of dust
wash, polish, nut and bolt check, Load and roll
Tax
Mot
Gut the interior
Fit bucket seats
Fit harness
Sort exhaust properly
Make a Decat
Finish filling, sanding and painting the rear dent.
Fit quick shift
Fit baker bm linkages
Fit fiberglass bonnet
Fit aero catches (bonnet and boot)
2 new tyres
Fit rear bumper
Paint and fit Solid rear beam mounts
Paint calipers
Paint wheels
Buy side skirts
Change oil
Remove sunroof
Hopefully fit my vibra technic lower mount instead of powerflex mount.
Wash
Wax
Hope for the best.
Fit engine and deal with all associated issues.
Build the lot, looks like I'll be coming in the workhorse if I can get the time off
This is before Pugfest:
Track Rod Ends
Droplinks
Refit a few bits on the underside eg. spare wheel, heatshields
Remove cat, get welded and refit cat & exhaust
Discs and Pads all round
Flush brake fluid
Remove side light bulb from inside headlight
Drive to settle new suspension and bed in brakes
Very good clean
Probably refit headunit that I took out to go in the daily
Still a load more things to sort out but that's the realistic list for before then, given that I usually don't have weekends free and maybe 1 evening a week if I'm lucky, plus the odd 1-3 hours over a weekend. Will hopefully have a weekend or two in June though!
Fit engine
Fit intercooler
Fit oil cooler x2
Wire and plumb it all back in
Fit and wire swirl pot and bosch 044 pump
Clean the car
Mot
Tax
Get breakdown cover
Actually make it to pugfest