Last year I think I said something about fitting an MYP - although that was in hope rather than expectation and I didn't expect I was going to get it done, especially as the year started like it did. Out of a complete fluke a PTW came up at about half the price I anticipated, and I got it fitted for about half the price I anticipated. So I have to look for something else to do this year.
see below for last year's plans, and what I actually achieved.
On this car (my grey BHC), then I have a collection of parts coming together for 312mm front brakes - which is project part 1. I have a spare BHC turbo / manifold combination I'm thinking of sending away for a complete refurb and conversion into something a bit more hybrid-ish. I have a set of Cupra Tdi injectors that also need to be refurbished. Then the plan would be to somehow get the turbo, some other engine parts (oil chain and associated gubbins, a belt and oil pump change) and the injectors all put together at the same time by somewhere competent along with a new map to make use of the parts conservatively. Probably need to think about a slightly stronger clutch, so these would tend to suggest a trip to Stealth or Darkside might be necessary.
Apart from that, I have a Pure600 that I want to get fitted - as well as sorting out the awful interference on AM (I think it is related to the electric heater as the loud pinging noise dissipates when the Eco switch is on and it is worse when it is cold).
For the other cars - keep on trucking. Set of injectors to refurb and fit to Cosmo in the spring just to deal with components that must be well worn (286k and counting).
At some point could also do with sending wiper arms to
@depronman to start getting these back to full health. No excuses this year - my "temporary" wiper fix from 2018 on our AUA car is still
in situ and working (!)
.. aha 31 Dec 2019 :
>>04 Tdi - rear brake drum casings ; start accumulating collection of bits for rear shocks and various rubber bits (bump stops, bushes, spring pads >>etc) that need renovating
Done. Plan to buy (if not necessarily fit this year) a 6-speed gearbox when I establish which one to get that is compatible >>enough,
Done probably to do at the same time as the oil pump chain
not done, plans developing arms and legs.
>>02 Tdi - Replace driver's door
not done, but fixed existing check strap & loose hinge bolt. OSS refurb (already discussed informally with
@depronman), rear brake drum casings. Crackly/erratic all-or-nothing >>volume knob on Concert II. Issue with non-DIS information / status screen working sometimes, and otherwise being either blank or simulating >>Tetris with scrolling lines and blocks of pixels without any warning, sometimes all within the same journey.
nothing else done, got the turbo replaced with a remanufactured one and the MOT-fail oil leak fixed. Have a spare cluster from the cDIS fit that could be retrofitted once the ECU pairing is resolved.
>>52 AUA - thoughts of an AUB swap, new front bumper to fit the new undertray, swap the drivers door skin for one without dents. Need to speak >>to Tom (
@timmus) about resolving the AUB ECU security number re the immobiliser question with the cluster login if the AUB plans do head >>towards fruition.
none of these done this time round, broken front Suplex spring in the summer necessitated new front springs.
