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I did look for metal but of course it rusts and this is 35 years after fitting, probably would have lasted longer if I hadnt disturbed them I did find a copper one on ebay I nearly bought a pair of but glad I didn't in the end due to the sizing not being equal, in fairness they were hand made so he...

Been for a blast It's just incredible to drive, the acceleration in 1 and 2 is manic Still not certain the torque converter is working correctly as will only take top gear if I build towards it, putting my foot down causes slippage I think as the engine performs perfectly without load Currently mull...

I did look for metal but of course it rusts and this is 35 years after fitting, probably would have lasted longer if I hadnt disturbed them I did find a copper one on ebay I nearly bought a pair of but glad I didn't in the end due to the sizing not being equal, in fairness they were hand made so he'...

The past couple of days have been mainly sorting out other cars etc but today I got back on with sorting the cooling system out Had a couple of leaks and had to buy some new clips too Also had to remake the other T piece as the original had failed and was leaking, right swine of a job as access to t...

Very true bud, i was lucky that I'd closed the tailgate or it would have hit the garage door Just shows you can't be too careful or experienced at stuff, it'll still find a way to remind you how dangerous it can be Anyways, here's my sorted hose connector thanks to chemical metal, although it is pla...

Meant to add I've the auxiliary heater at the back and the T pieces feed that so yours may be different

Just something else VW designed to catch us out

Nearly fkin ran myself over today, scared the crap out of me Sorting the linkage and all appeared good, started it, and revved the engine in P, all was good. I was standing with the door open pushing the accelerator by hand to check the tension and gave it a hard rev, fker jumped backwards and it wa...

Spent 3 hours on Valerie today bolting up the driveshafts and reconnecting the electrics, fuel and linkages Shifter is slightly off, P has a touch of R so a bit odd, I'm using a combination of shims so will sort tomorrow Also need to connect up the cooling system and add in the rear heater again as ...

Got the new seal late Saturday so fitted it and bolted the engine and box back together

Slotted it under the van but had to get on with some other stuff so back at it later, should be driving by Thursday evening

Didn't get my seal so still waiting Good news is i thought id try my seal removal tool and it popped the old one straight off, bonus Did consider taking the good one off of the spare box but as it pulls on the inner part decided not too, nearly did though! So still waiting... https://i.imgur.com/3We...

No updates this week, still waiting for the seal I ordered, everything's taking too long by post these days

Hopefully see it tomorrow

Then more screaming trying to get the old one off no doubt

Popped it all out yesterday and separated the box and engine Turns out it's the gearbox seal that failed, the thick gunge I took for engine oil was in fact old gearbox fluid, stuff just won't come out easily. Need to drive it more and do a change again further down the line. The filter should manage...

Engine rear main oil seal has arrived so fitment this weekend

All has to come out again

It's never easy

Drove the van today Built a driveshaft for the passenger side, ended up using a 10mm spacer on each side of the gearbox, leftovers from my engine dyno project luckily Pics of driveshaft angle below, sitting on all fours again Fitted 4x replacement cv joints too, so all nice and fresh Had to sort the...