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Just an engine ? or a whole car ? Anything will do, It depends on you really, Older is generally going to be simpler but not always. There is a vast amount of info out there on VW Aircooled engines, I guess same for the A series in the Mini. Some of the Ford engines will also be well catered for in ...

Here is a pic of the heater box split without removing the matrix pipes. You can see the motor and resistor as well as a still piped up matrix, I stuck mine back together with blobs of black silicone as the case snaps back together fairly well and should be easy to strip if I have to do it again. ht...

I did mine by removing the dash, Then splitting the heater box in place, This meant not having to un-plumb the matrix, However I don't really see an easier way, It's not like the dash is hard to remove on these.

R0B wrote: ↑01 Mar 2025, 17:27 Well, every day is a school day. I can't say I have come across that being done. I can't see why anyone would bother though, TBH.

I only did it because I happened to have the set and thought I would try them out. But I wouldn't buy a set.

R0B wrote: ↑01 Mar 2025, 10:36 What would you bolt them to. As T3s use clips.

You put an extended nut on the rocker carrier and they bolt to those.

I have bolt-on rocker covers on my 1.9DG, While they don't leak I do intend to go back to the spring clip ones as they are just much easier to service/remove and very easy, cheap and quick to swap out the gasket. I would suggest just getting a couple of gasket sets in and keeping what you have. Did ...

I converted mine to LED by swapping out the whole light for ones designed for a Jeep. IIRC I had only to drill and tap a few holes to get them to fit, That was 6 years ago or more and never had a problem. In all that time only one MOT tester even mentioned them. They have rings around the edge for s...

I fitted one of these to mine a few years back. https://vwspeedshop.com/product.php?productid=16733&cat=513&page=1 As you can see, No flexi joints or anything, As long as it doesn't touch the body anywhere and is well supported it can be fixed rigid. As I thought about it I realised my Skyli...

That's really useful.  I won't be doing any of this but will pass it on to auto electrician. You shouldn't really need to, If you describe the symptoms they should have no problem concluding and testing what might be wrong. I used to own and run a garage and my preference was just a description of ...

Those Dakar wheels look good - here's another link - https://www.dotz4x4.com/EN/wheels/dakar They don't list the centre bore, but I'm guessing if you've fitted them then it was fine? I like the look of the black version as well, but oddly they don't list it as available in 5x112. Did you need to co...

I bought a set of these. https://www.autostylewheels.com/#wheel_detail In case that link fails they are Dotz Dotz Dakar Silver, They are from Germany. I just swapped the bolts on the front to slightly longer studs and put a set of Brickwerks wheel nuts on. The only downside is the centercaps don't f...

The engine not turning sounds like a starter motor issue. The click is the starter solenoid kicking in but the motor itself not spinning.

Alexlib wrote: ↑25 Jan 2025, 17:30 Interesting thanks , do you know what pressure the blue cap is set to ?

You can just pump to whatever pressure you like using the gauge on the pump. The caps themselves just have a connector on to let the air in.

I have something a bit like this.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orion-Motor-Tech-Pressure-Thermometer/dp/B0D3PYG5XJ?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RZZzu4io3Y_oepuxDIzCO3y-AXxvy-5ijGrgZRZR6OeruuwADetHov0jZWVaLLiofHoWzDYaGoiXgufaqEGaGANXfUaXfrsE0PvtyG4Md90kvKOvY4T6ayYUtcXtAXJeqFhX4dkU3GBv_Sn479vKEzi_bKzcnaXo59gM6Jm1ub0...

I just sorted my dash out with all green led's, This looks like a better upgrade, Might do something similar later, If you don't mind me stealing your idea