I'm afraid this year has turned out to be quite a busy year with one thing and another and not all project car related
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. I'm happy to say, the car is back on its rear wheels with fuel tank also fitted. At the moment I'm using the original coilovers, but they will have to be changed as the corrosion on them is an instant MOT failure. I am going to research a bit more into my choice of coilovers apposed to my method with my MK2 and purchased what was readily available. I must be fair that the GAZ coilovers did allow me to get my MK2 back on the road and enjoy driving it again, even though they are not perfect and the car does sit a liittle high. With my MK3 I want a bit more and for the coilovers to do their job properly with better ride height.
The car has now been turned around (it gives a little more room working with the garage doors open) I know a small garage is better than no garage at all, but it does make it a logistical nightmare keep moving the car around to make room to work on the car
Everything has now been removed from the front end and so I have given the engine bay a good clean.
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Oil, grease and dirt do help cover a multitude of sins and now clean, part of the bulk head is showing signs of heat damage.( I didn't think the MK3 suffered the same problem as the MK1/2, I thought it was just the central tunnel that had that problem ). While I'm at this stage I may as well use the same heat shield as I did with my MK2.
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