My GSi project

[turbojay]

my car just has blanking plates - without LEDs tho how hard was it to fit the rear head rests?

would liketo know ho hard fitting the head rests were too,

great car and some good progress your making here, keep it up

 

[TomF]

The rear headrests are quite easy to do, you need to find the holes in the metal part of the seat underneath the foam inside.

You have to press down quite hard to feel where the holes are then pierce the fabric with a screwdriver or similar then cut a small cross so the fabric spreads enough to allow the plastic guides to slot it.

Then slide the guides into the seat and hammer them home and then slide the headrest in, job done

 

[Nathan...]

its harder on the ph1s though, as the seats that didn't have headrests originally dont have the metal guides, so they kinda flap about.. like mine!

 

[TomF]

Mine never had the headrests originally either but the holes are there, I thought all the rear seats had them regardless of the year ?

 

[Nathan...]

yours is a ph2 though so they're probably there

 

[TomF]

Swapped insurance over this morning so now officially on the road

Heres a quick pic of the LET thats going to fitted as soon as I get bored of the ecotec

 

[mikey g]

still think you shouldnt have got ridda the gte

but this will still look the dogs. might be going up to alistaires soon if he kept the loom for me so will have to pop and see the gsi if you dont mind?? also look at them wheels.

 

[TomF]

Replaced the rear discs and pads today as they where totally worn out, looked fine on the outside but on the inner they where well worn out. Had a funny rattling noise coming from the back too and found out that the pad material had actually separated from all four pads !! Will sort some pics soon.

 

[TomF]

I think I was right to change the rear discs and pads lol !

looks ok`ish on the outside :



Another story on the inner




And Im pretty sure the pad material is ment to be stuck to the backing plate !

 

[TomF]

Started on some real work now lol, C20LET taken out of the GTE and now sat waiting patiently for its refurb and new home

 

[Kev_mk3]

go you - top work

 

[Kev_mk3]

Tom did you buy your car off Laura Forster as im sure your car is in TV this month - 138bhp on the RR

 

[TomF]

Tom did you buy your car off Laura Forster as im sure your car is in TV this month - 138bhp on the RR

I did indeed mate, I defo need to get a copy of the mag now lol

 

[Kev_mk3]

I did indeed mate, I defo need to get a copy of the mag now lol

yes you do

 

[sumner2k3]

looking lovely.. didnt know the phase 2 had a different bonnet to a phase 1

 

[Kev_mk3]

looking lovely.. didnt know the phase 2 had a different bonnet to a phase 1

different skirts, mirrors and rear spoiler.

 

[TomF]

Some very strange noise`s are coming from the front suspension so I suspect a broken spring or damaged top mounts so I`ve bought an Eibach pro spring kit which I should hopefully get chance to fit this weekend

 

[TomF]

Got a few bits done on the engine after work today fitted a pair of new camshaft oil seals and painted pulleys, Then a new cambelt/waterpump and tensioner.

Next on the list is to replace the rear crank oil seal, replace the sump gasket with the 8v bonded one and sort out the water pipes as the mk3 is a different layout to when the engine was in the mk2.

Some pics:

new cam seals and fresh silver pulleys:

SBD Steel guide pulleys, no plastic here lol :

All done timed and tensioned up spot on Also fitted a 100 Amp beefcake alternator

Fitted my quickshift kit and mk3 rear mount to the gearbox whilst I was at it. Quick shift has nylon pivot bushes and the linkage has been shimmed up to remove any slop and play so its nice and tight.

Thats it for now until I get the other parts from vauxhall.... more soon

 

[Kev_mk3]

SBD Steel guide pulleys, no plastic here lol :

do they do xev ones you know?

 

[TomF]

do they do xev ones you know?

They do indeed mate:

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Cranks/Cranks20L/Cranks_20L.htm