MadManMike Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yeah everything I've heard points to them being shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Shame really as they're a bit of a rocket when they get going. But yeah, rotaries are not for me. High maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 the rotor tips wear quickly, so they need rebuilding often. I've never found them that fast either to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 The tax is also redicilous on the faster models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Attention 1.8T folk Would any of you be kind enough to either measure/pluck from your knowledgeable brains the following: Distance from the centre of the crank to the very highest part of the engine (presumably the oil filler cap?) Angle the engine sits at (I know I can change this a few degrees but knowing the standard angle helps me decide on how to make this bell housing adaptor) Thank you in advance I saw the parts sitting outside my house and figured I should really get moving on with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 So my car is all geo'd and whatnot. It f**king rips. When is TFTD v2.0? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Nothing to do and there's a rotten Micra Sat on my drive. Think a late night welding is due Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Paul: 1) Centre of crankshaft pulley to oil cap is 430mm on mine 2) Left to right engine angle: 3) Front to back engine angle: Angles taken using an app on my phone, taken from the flattest part of the rocker cover I could find. I've not used the app before...hopefully it makes sense! (Ignore the vertical angles) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'm really not convinced the roof is going to be as absolutely annihilated as everyone thought. It isn't pretty paint wise, but my dad is fairly handy with body hammers. He's beat it pretty straight, and my blanking plate turned out much better than I thought it would. By the time this is body coloured, bolted in place and fully fitting the roof line I think it isn't going to look all that shit. I am going to bolt it in place tomorrow and use a little instant gasket to make it water tight, then I'll pull it off and paint it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 So your roof is going to have bolts sticking out of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Erm...no...still looks shit, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Erm...no...still looks shit, lol! At least it doesn't have too many doors. Even this Mk2 looks better than a Seat Leon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'm surprised this isn't already a meme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Did you style your roof on the bonnet of that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Still in better shape than your old 205 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Did you style your roof on the bonnet of that one? I styled it on my mum's vagina after I'd bulldozed my way into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 What was wrong with the sunroof anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) What was wrong with the sunroof anyway? Weighed too much, didn't actually fit, didn't actually work, was about 3'' lower than the actual roof line because it dropped down and the glass then went inside a cage within the car, it leaked a LOT and it was horrible and almost impossible to fit a headlining too. It's a track car. Track car's don't need sunroofs. Because racecar. Edited April 15, 2015 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 You'd almost be better off sticking the plate inside the roof (under the outer skin) so you can skim over and paint it without it being so bodged-looking. Should have stuck with the carbon roof idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 "Track Car" that has only ever been on track once. Hate that phrase SO much! It's not a f**king track car...it's a car you have ruined in the name of going fast. Nothing "track" about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Just fibreglass matting+resin the thing a few times. Look a shit tonne better than fitting that thing to the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Why don't you f**k off and stop being a miserable willy with a stick up your arse. Who gives a shit how many times it's been on track, that's it's purpose, that's the reason I purchased it, and that's why I'm doing all of this work to it. So that I can use it for track days. If that offends you then put the keyboard down and go get a life. Ruined? I'm breathing some life into a car that would otherwise fall down the ranks of twatty owners before it finally gets scrapped as a half arsed attempt at multiple unfinished projects, how is that ruining something? Don't be a cock all your life George, I know you're very good at it but it's much easier to just not be an arsehole. I'm the ultimate advocate for that. Just fibreglass matting+resin the thing a few times. Look a shit tonne better than fitting that thing to the outside. My rant at George isn't aimed at you. Edited April 15, 2015 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Touchy I get the whole sunroof removal thing, 100% - extra weight, leaks etc. However, the way you have carried it out is absolutely atrocious! It's so bad it's verging on hilarious. I get you want to have a go, and are trying to learn in the process, but take a step back and have a look at what you've done...it literally looks like you've just covered half the roof in a bit of metal you had laying around. The contours are all wrong, it's out of proportion, and you are now saying you're going to have countless bolts sticking through?! "Track Car" has become synomomous with scrotes stripping cars out and driving like dicks - 99% of them never even see a track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Who said I've finished it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 In fairness to George, if you don't want "that looks shit" comments then maybe hold back on the "photo of a sheet if alloy on my roof" photos until you have finished? The reaction to the removal of the sunroof set the tone for what people would say after, and those new photos (and the talk of bolts...) aren't going to help that. Just post up a bunch of progression photos once it's all fitted, painted and finished then you don't give people that option to chat shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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