My S2 coupe

[TimE-J]

[willg54]

I really like them! Dont think they look chromy or chavy at all! think the car looks really good on them. I'd say keep them!

[TimE-J]

UPDATE.

Picked up a set of wheels of terrybullwon last weekend and over the week had them stripped and power-coated.
The finish of the wheels is great but Im still not sure on the colour. I asked for flat gunmetal and they came out looking almost dark chrome. Still in two mind in whether to get the faces re-painted in the colour I was after.
Sorry about the pictures as the car and wheels are dirty so ill have to try and find a picture of them clean.
Opinions please!








Thanks to James again for the wheels, hope you dont think I've ruined them

Cheers, Tim.

[quattro]

Looks good mate, takes me back that to my first few months of s2 ownership!

[TimE-J]

Well this weekend turned out to be a lot more annoying than first planned.

First off started by replacing the little water pipe that comes off the water manifold and goes to the metal pipe going to the turbo, wasn't to bad a job just removed the PAS pump and managed to get it through the gap. While I had the PAS pump off I noticed that the fluid was abit old so I let it drain and changed it.
After fitting the pipe and fitting a clean expansion tank I got off madwolf, I topped up the antifreeze and decided to give the whole engine bay a clean as most of you said from the last pics the inlet manifold was covered in s***. After cleaning the bay and bleeding through the coolant I left the car to run so the bay could dry out.

I wont into a long story but all seemed fine until I took the car out that evening and it started to develop missfires which turned out to be water around 3 plugs and injector 4 wiring plug full of water, I thought this would be a perfect time to fit a new cam cover gasket, remove the throttle body and give it a good clean and finnish cleaning the inlet manifold and cam cover.

I didnt really take many pictures of the jobs as it was raining but I managed to get one of the bay after a clean but before I treated all the plastics.



Cheers, Tim

[TimE-J]

I had a quick look when the coolant light first came on and that was the pipe that looked like the jet of water was coming from. does anyone know what sort of length the pipe is and if it has any bends in it? I havent got a copy of ETKA or ETOS anymore so cant check myself.

[s2_bo]

Yeah sounds like it. Right PITA to get your hands down there to fit a new one too!
Its always baffled me why they didn't just make a solid hardline all the way to the banjo.

[newsh]

Probably the short piece going to the steel pipe that sends the water round the front of the motor to the turbo.

[TimE-J]

out for a drive tonight and managed to pop a water pipe. It looks like its one of the pipes that comes off the water rail and goes towards the front of the bay but its to dark now to do any proper investigation so it will have to wait until after work tomorrow. Ill update more when I find out the problematic hose!

[s2_wot]

liking the way this car is working out, very tidy motor.

[TimE-J]

Cheers guys, thats the look im after.. do you remember where you got the lacquer from?

[Dingo]

I did mine in satin finish lacquer

[Big Lee M]

I think you can get matt lacquers now so would look good bead blasted.

[Nuvo]

There are two large nylon bolts at each end of the window regulator for adjustment of the door card.

[newsh]

To further the hijack: I seem to remember there are screws on the tops of the doors to adjust the height of the door cards.

Really?