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wait no more just a couple of whats left after janey`s stripping afternoon: all carpet removed rear wiper and motor removed rear door panel removed side panels removed pillar covers removed seat belts removed centre console removed gearstick console removed ashtrays removed and a yen coin removed i think she has found her niche in stripping

......what interior i will stick a few up tonight, door cards are about the only things left, but a lot of head scratching is needed to work out where the electrics will end up soon, just finished a oil change on the zaf ......got to treat it occaisonly

......what interior i will stick a few up tonight, door cards are about the only things left, but a lot of head scratching is needed to work out where the electrics will end up

was a pleasure as allways the mind is ticking away, just need to sync it to the wallet but im sure it wont be the last you see of it

It's true though, you are right. They said you should never judge a book by its cover. Never has this been more true than with retro classics. are you talking about the car or the trousers

it is quite deceptive in how bad the corrosion was, it looks a healthy specimen at the start cant wait to see the next episode nice strides by the way

another clip this time from inside slight traction problem near the end (watchable on quicktime) Starlet2.mov disclaimer: public road with national speed limit, at no time did the car travel over the speed limit

any pics of the car in its full glory

Cheers for that!..... My pc has lost it's sound abilities. So i am deaf to the sounds..... Time to put more coal in the old windows... just for tony it goes like this brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmpssstbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpsssssstbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaarrraaaaaarrrrr rrrargharghgAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHBRRBRRRRRRRpssstttttbbrrrrrbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrm

yep , but i think its the screamer pipe which needs it

yep

works for me i wish i had a clue about these things

A big thanks to Mark and the TDI team the Starlet has been in their care for the past three weeks with quite a few problems to overcome including barbeques under the bonnet they have triumphed in getting it all running and carrying out a superb neat and tidy job the support recieved from Mark throughout the works was superb with constant updates and information not only did they have to deal with mechanical problems with the car but me as well ! not sure who or what they found easier to deal with arrived yesterday to see the car having a much needed wash, and after some of the reknowned TDI tea (even got sugar in it ) the test drives began, must say i am very impressed with the work carried out, the car certainly drives a whole lot better, but most off all i was impressed with the attitude of all at TDI, a very friendly atmosphere coupled with immense knowledge and passion for their work, something they were willing to share rather than belittle people with to Mark, Sam, Shaun, Phill and the rest of TDI a big thumbs up

proudly wearing the banner what a neat and tidy job all at work looks complicated took it out for a few test runs this evening, and the smile just gets bigger pulls like a train, and then more, triple figures appear very quickly (private test track of course) the idea was to take the car off the road and trailer it everywhere, however with 6 months insurance and MOT left, it has been decided to tax it for another 6 months, its just so much fun heres a little movie ......fingers crossed it works Starlet.mov

Whats it like barry ??? a bit savage im guessin ???? what was the final figure then ?? just under 180 at the hubs ?? you guess right 178 at the hubs which equates to somewhere over 200 at the fly absolutely flys now, slight smoking problem though .......tyres !!

its home update and photos tomorrow

be interested in Sams opinions and any recommendations he can offer lets hope he stops shaking soon

well it might be very close to the time for reunification

pile of ash ....mmmmmmm.........thats a thought ............got me thinking now :rolleyes_anim:

seems like if it could go wrong it has :rolleyes_anim: i believe it may be ready soon good news is....the garden is looking fantastic !!

great first post welcome to WIM

interesting i learn something new everyday here

i had the water pump on the zaf throw a wobbly last week which is pulley driven by the cambelt the cambelt just survived all but in tatters i cant believe a chain would have, and would have had devestating effects new water pump new cambelt all labour £300

a little birdy mentioned some figures to me yesterday (well ..ok... mark did !! ) anyone interested ??

sounds good, i like things as old as me