951Dreams

There is no replacement for.....erm.... forced induction!

16v does not a Turbo make! S2 = Turbo lite! LOL



jk

Otto Mechanic

Well, as they say, different strokes... some of us have a fetish for, how should I say this? "Low end torque"?

morghen

Tried the new wheels on.
Perfect fitment on the rears, fronts need a bit of tweaking.
928 phones on the fronts, 951 on the rear.

KVDR

Trying to solve my issue with the car dying for a second or two and then restarting while driving. Was able to replicate the issue in the garage by knocking on the DME. Didn't see any obviously bad solder joints, but I'm going to redo these ones.

shortyboy

Try also checking KLR. I recently had starting issues where the KLR and connector were oxidized causing an intermittent connection.

KVDR

I resoldered the above and a few other joints today and it seems to have fixed the issue. I was tempted to pull the KLR 'while I was in there'.

curtisr

Good to know.

V2Rocket

drove it to work again, played with the tune some.

odonnell

Another good thing about early cars. This was almost no effort.

V2Rocket

thanks, VW.

Tiger03447

Michael...when you are finished with this one, you can come up and do mine...LOL Are you going to replace the stub axles for "PM" purposes?

odonnell

Sure, just buy my ticket!

As far as the stub axles, nope, they're fine. In fact it seems like the bearings were replaced at one point...wonder why there was so much radial play. Inner ball bearings were clearly aftermarket, as they had grease seals on them (like a normal sealed bearing) and spun like new. The axle nuts were tight, and the bearings seem to be in good health. Tomorrow I'll install the new parts and I guess we'll see what the difference is. Bearings, spacers, hardware, seals, etc.

odonnell

Today I began a slippery slope. Bought a sandblaster, with the intention of cleaning up everything I reasonably can whenever it's removed on any of the cars. First attempt:







Really hindered by the lack of an enclosure, which I'll build tomorrow. The black slag media goes everywhere. I have at least a few dozen parts (heat shields, brackets, weird hardware, etc) lined up ready for blasting. Next step is a DIY zinc plating setup, which is very well documented online. Because I'm a sucker for the OEM-style yellow zinc finish, I'm getting that as the post-plating chromate agent.

If anyone wants some parts blasted and plated, I would be open to gauging interest and maybe offering it as a low cost service. After I make sure the plating setup yields good results.

V2Rocket

thats a slippery slope indeed

how much to do a whole car...LOL

odonnell

I'll let you know, because I'm lined up to basically do 2 entire 944s and a Subaru at this rate. It's extremely satisfying to blast the rust and grime off of parts, it's like an airbrush that leaves a trail of fresh new metal behind it. The media isn't cheap but also not that expensive at construction supply stores.