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Hi all I've pulled the plastic tube from under my van with the intent to lubricate it as the cable seemed stiff, I now have an issue as I didn't take photos of the tube route the cable does not reach.  I think it's the tube routing as the tube reaches to the 2 locating holes by the peddle but the ca...

Think I'll go quick fix give the underside a clean and treatment then just sweep it under the carpet , found the holes and suspect seams so some patch repairs and seam sealer behind the lights. Then Ion to the more important GTI conversion work.

Floor looks worse in the pics it's actually pretty solid

Sorry that was useless but here are a couple of photos, when I lightly spray water just above the light it runs down behind the light and into the well through unsealed seams. I am not jet washing just allowing the water to run down like rain, next phase now is to remove lights and investigate. http...

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I hope this has uploaded, a little video of the water ingress.
Hope this helps anybody else trying to solve this issue, I may not be 100% correct but it will eliminate another issue.

It is obviously rust from above not below so most definitely coming from the screen, underneath the pans are pretty sound.
I've checked were the pedal has been riveted and it's pretty sound although the pedal is sticky, May be hinge I think.

Check windscreen seals/repair there first (if not already done) Mine's like this (only a lot worse, will be doing a Fred Flintstone before long) but I'm not bothering to do anything until I've sorted the windscreen area out. That was my intention to check the screen probably got a little work to do...

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Thanks for your reply so I think i've made a big mistake in my haste and will now have to live with it or sell up and move on, i've joined the facebook group and will see what help there is otherwise i'm on my own. 

Hi all hoping this post is still alive and Gayrd can help as I intend on doing this conversion but I think I have bought the wrong engine as I have in my haste bought an AWG.

Looks like a Weber 32/36 DGAV as fitted to a lot of early Fords, Cortina, Capri etc. Common swap on a CU engine, could be wrong tho! :D Had them apart slightly for a clean, they are webber but have been fiddled with as the circuit was missing from the choke link, This was after watching a video on ...

Thanks for your replies guys, yes the fuel lines do need changing and is one of my priority jobs but didn't know the filter should not be there, as for the seals these will get done but I think the engine numbers has swayed me more to fitting the gti engine. Sorry to all you purists out there but I ...

https://i.imgur.com/JeUVTUo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WrwzyKj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9W39xul.jpg Hi all having bought our first money pit a beautiful red and white T3/T25 i have come to a self conclusion the previous owners may have installed a T2 1700cc engine as it has the CB code, so firstly am I...

Hi all thanks for your responses and I am extremely grateful, the nut turns out to be a 7mm so probably a beetle engine or something if anyone knows, CB engine code. This is now a new thing for us and we will be posting hopefully a few things about our experience and need for assistance, I am going ...

Hi Paul Thanks for your information however these are M7 nuts and luckily I found an engineering shop in Shepherd's Bush that seems to have 2 in stockHopefully crisis over everything should be fineHe was even extremely surprised to find they were M7 and couldn't believe he had some in the Warehouse