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#31
HI There,
Has anyone got a good working ECU for sale? or know where i can get mine repaired.
Has anyone got a good working ECU for sale? or know where i can get mine repaired.
#32
Ongoing Projects / Re: Hayesey's red G40 restorat...
Last post by hayesey - October 15, 2024, 10:31:39 AMQuote from: TOMG40 on September 22, 2024, 02:26:49 PM
Brilliant build thread bud, excellent work a proper job. I've used some of the bilt hamber stuff in the past and found it to be very good. Brings back memories of my old red G40 I should never have sold
If you don't mind me asking how do you upload such high qaulity photos to your thread? I'm new to posting and I have an on going project I'd like to share and some old pictures of my red G I'd like to share.
Once again brilliant work, can't wait to see it finished
It's a pain in the arse to put the photos in to be honest. They are hosted on my google photos account. Then I create share links in Google photos, go to the share link and "copy image address" for the photo itself. Then put that into "[img]" tags when making the post. But then they are too big, so in the Google URL you'll see the sizes of the photos, I divide those numbers by two in the URL to reduce the size of the image shown.
We are still using very old forum software that doesn't seem to have good ways of uploading images, since the forum is so rarely used these days I don't want to go through the pain of upgrading to something else. I really keep the forum online because of all the information contained in it that would be lost. Facebook groups are useless for retaining information.
My made little progress with the G40 to be honest, I've been doing some zinc plating of parts so I'll update the post with info on that. I've started doing some brake lines but have had some personal issues going on recently that have slowed down car project quite a lot. It's also been a very busy year at work and I also bought a T4 camper so that has taken up some of my time.
#33
Ongoing Projects / Re: Hayesey's red G40 restorat...
Last post by TOMG40 - September 22, 2024, 02:26:49 PMBrilliant build thread bud, excellent work a proper job. I've used some of the bilt hamber stuff in the past and found it to be very good. Brings back memories of my old red G40 I should never have sold
If you don't mind me asking how do you upload such high qaulity photos to your thread? I'm new to posting and I have an on going project I'd like to share and some old pictures of my red G I'd like to share.
Once again brilliant work, can't wait to see it finished
If you don't mind me asking how do you upload such high qaulity photos to your thread? I'm new to posting and I have an on going project I'd like to share and some old pictures of my red G I'd like to share.
Once again brilliant work, can't wait to see it finished
#34
Ongoing Projects / Re: New G40 purchase, road goi...
Last post by TOMG40 - September 22, 2024, 01:55:57 PMGood advice thanks, hopefully I'll get around to doing the t belt this week
If anyone has any advice about posting pics on here,would be much appreciated. I've got a lot of pics of my old G40 from about 10 years ago I'd like to share.
If anyone has any advice about posting pics on here,would be much appreciated. I've got a lot of pics of my old G40 from about 10 years ago I'd like to share.
#35
Ongoing Projects / Re: New G40 purchase, road goi...
Last post by samg40 - September 21, 2024, 11:48:05 PMNice one. If you've not done it yet though I strongly advise changing the timing belt on the charger along with the other maintenance if you don't do the charger rebuild straight away.
#36
Ongoing Projects / Re: New G40 purchase, road goi...
Last post by TOMG40 - September 21, 2024, 10:57:41 PM #37
Ongoing Projects / New G40 purchase, road going p...
Last post by TOMG40 - September 21, 2024, 10:24:33 PMHey all, I bought a G40 back in july this year, it had been off the road for over 5 years and wouldn't rev up, only idle.
Since then I've got it revving up nice, there was a fault with the alternator. I've got an mot on it and been on a few short trips with it.
I'd like to do some more maintenance work on it. T belt, water pump, service and service the charger. The clutch needs doing, so if anyone can recommend a decent upgrade or a better clutch that fits from something else.
I really want to keep this as a road going project and not get too carried away with it. I'd rather use it and enjoy it first and foremost.
I'll post some pics here as I go along.
Since then I've got it revving up nice, there was a fault with the alternator. I've got an mot on it and been on a few short trips with it.
I'd like to do some more maintenance work on it. T belt, water pump, service and service the charger. The clutch needs doing, so if anyone can recommend a decent upgrade or a better clutch that fits from something else.
I really want to keep this as a road going project and not get too carried away with it. I'd rather use it and enjoy it first and foremost.
I'll post some pics here as I go along.
#38
General Car Chat / Re: Current Polo G40 pricing?
Last post by hayesey - August 16, 2024, 10:15:07 AMis this separate from the rolling shell you have listed?
#39
General Car Chat / Re: Current Polo G40 pricing?
Last post by hayesey - August 16, 2024, 10:13:18 AMhard to say, it mostly depends what the bodywork is like and how rusty it is underneath. Also what the charger is like and how much work it would need to recommission it.
Really that could need recommissioning or it could be a full on project, hard to say without more info.
I'd probably say somewhere between £2k and £4k as it is from the sounds of it. But also the market is not good at the moment so what it'll actually sell for is anyone's guess. If you'd sold it 18 months ago you'd have got more for it. If you're not in a rush, might be better off holding on to it. Or doing the work needed yourself and then sell it as a running, MOTd car.
Really that could need recommissioning or it could be a full on project, hard to say without more info.
I'd probably say somewhere between £2k and £4k as it is from the sounds of it. But also the market is not good at the moment so what it'll actually sell for is anyone's guess. If you'd sold it 18 months ago you'd have got more for it. If you're not in a rush, might be better off holding on to it. Or doing the work needed yourself and then sell it as a running, MOTd car.
#40
General Car Chat / Re: Current Polo G40 pricing?
Last post by PeteG40 - August 09, 2024, 02:42:07 PMwho knows!? there was a do-er upper on ebay recently but can't remember the price of it.. try to search recently closed auctions.