DrDoom Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) 240 BHP + Too much Vtaaaaaaaaak + Cheap clutch = no more car, atleast till wednesday... But till then, have a photo of the car! Edited May 30, 2013 by DrDoom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have a spare wheel for my car after my mother had a fight with a curb, I repaired the curb damage and repainted it, opinions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yes. Do it. Awesome colour choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Eurgh, they look wrank on the upload, I'll take a better one soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 How do you repair kerb damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Depending on how bad it is, sanding, filler, sanding, probably more filler and more sanding then prime and paint in a nutshell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Anyone on here use instagram? I started a page for my work/paintshop thing today. Not necessarily car related but showcases the sort of paintwork I do that pays the bills. Also news on the Sciroccos front. Finding it very difficult to source good front wings. Wishbones, bushes and coilovers have been ordered. ARBs are to be blasted and painted soon along with everything else thats unboltable fron the underside..Pictures will appear soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Got a strange "tracking" problem on my car... I say "tracking", because that's all I can think of, but I don't think it's that. Since I've had the car I've had the tracking done three times. Firstly, because it pulled to the left. Secondly because it got worse after about six months and then finally when I got it lowered. It has never solved the problem and it still pulls to the left pretty badly. Any suggestions as to what else it could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 tyre pressures? brakes dragging? suspension damage? All could cause it pulling to one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Suspension damage unlikely, they're new coilovers. On the old original setup then possibly. Tyres are all at 33psi. Brakes dragging, again unlikely as I had them done fairly recently and also have had them looked at when I got my new wheels put on a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Sticking brake caliper. Jack the car up one wheel at a time and spin each nearside wheel. It is probably the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Good plan Jardo, we tried the front one a while ago (When fitting the wheels) and it seemed OK but because we're both a little special we didn't try the rear. I'll report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Edit, beaten to it.... My car changes lane when braking, it's a bit scary to say the least! Got some polybushes for it but there's so many other things needing doing as well. Edited May 31, 2013 by Pete.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 It's constant Pete, if I pull away without holding on it pulls straight away. Seems to be less under braking, but then I'm probably just gripping tighter so don't notice it. It's pretty severe, to go straight I would need to be at about a 25-30 degree turn of the wheel. It doesn't seem to wear the tyres unevenly, if that gives anyone any further clues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Sounds like you're tracking is ok, so I'd guess that your steering just needs centered. Perhaps the garage did the tracking with the steering not exactly central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Three times though? All three times were different places, two "manual" or whatever, the last time laser aligned. Just seems weird that three different places and two different techniques couldn't solve the problem. Also, each time it's ended up being the same steering wheel position, so I guess the tracking looks OK to them but actually isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDoom Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 But even still Pete, that wouldn't cause a 'pull' as such, it would still drive straight, just with the wheel off centre - I'd take a bet at brakes, or damage to suspension/steering components. Track rods and everything straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Track rods and everything straight? I don't know to be honest, Rainbird is sending me some new wheels so I'll get my local mechanic dude to check it out when he sticks them on and winds the coilies up a little. Sounds like the rear brake is a good place to start then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 The rear axle is totally fixed on out cars; so to have an effect on the vehicles track you would need some serious damage. The garage that did the tracking should have asked why you wanted the tracking done, if you had any known faults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 The rear axle is totally fixed on out cars; so to have an effect on the vehicles track you would need some serious damage. The garage that did the tracking should have asked why you wanted the tracking done, if you had any known faults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 My money would be on knackered lower arm bushes, a bent lower arm or a bent/displaced subframe, there's more to suspension than struts . You need to get the geometry checked properly really, not just the tracking, it's likely that either your caster or kpi's out, which are the measurements that actually adjust the self centering. Tracking being out won't cause a car to pull to one side of it's own, all it will do is exaggerate the effects of caster or kpi being out, I've driven cars with the tracking wildly out, and they've centered perfectly all else being well. The trouble is, those settings aren't actually adjustable on your car, (not to a noticeable degree anyway) so for one to be out, something's likely to be bent/knackered under there. If it is changing under braking, then it's most likely to be bushes, so I'd start there. Get it to somewhere that specializes in alignment, just ask on the phone if they'll check caster and camber as well as tracking. A decent place will check if for free/a small cost, then charge per adjustment they actually need to make. (They won't directly check kpi, but on your car it's linked to the camber angle, so an issue would be spotted as long as they check that.) (PS, caster is the angle that a line drawn through the bottom ball-joint and the top mount leans rearwards at, and kpi is 'king pin inclination', which is the angle it leans inwards at, they're what cause the car to sell center, if you've got more of one on one side than the other then it wont self center to the middle.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Going to get the Cupra I built to stage 2 for my friend mapped today. Pretty excited to see the outcome! Also ordered forged rods and the relevant hardware last night. Now on the lookout for an engine so I can build it out of the car. Will be an expensive few months! Hopefully it's worth itthoughh, will be nice to have the piece of mind that I'm not one step of the throttle away from banana rods! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Potential dumb question: If a spoiler provides downforce, why don't you put one on the roof in the middle for equal downforce? Would it slow the car down? I wondered this since the avantime episode of top gear, it might not have been ideal but it could've worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) Potential dumb question: If a spoiler provides downforce, why don't you put one on the roof in the middle for equal downforce? Would it slow the car down? I wondered this since the avantime episode of top gear, it might not have been ideal but it could've worked. Aerodynamics? Spoilers mostly used rear wheel drive cars to help push the rear wheels into the ground for traction Edited June 1, 2013 by Sam T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I know, but what happens if you put one in the middle of a car? Equal downforce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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