Saturday, May 23, 2009

Pugwagen is GO!!

I have actualy started a new blog for the pugwagen

http://pugwagen.blogspot.com

It's running ( after a fashion ) and has driven about 10 yards under it's own steam ( or should i say smoke!!! ).

The galaxy has had an annoying clatter form the suspension for ages and it's getting lots worse. It's time to get the garage to fix it I guess and to get it lowered at the same time.

The mondeo is in need of the outer CV's doing so that will be going to the garage too soon.

No progress has been made on either the 5dr Golf or the Sapphire..

My garage will finaly be useable again soon, I have been breaking my m8 alex's golf MK3 and along with all my other parts the garage has got quite full. Soon be purging them though.

Rob

Saturday, May 02, 2009

The PugWagen

I Had known about this 3DR Golf for a couple of years, I had seen it parked up near where I used to live and also found out more about it during a conversation with other local Dub enthusiasts. So when an acidental browsing of ebay found it up for sale I became interested and put in a bid....

A few days later I was the owner ( proud or not... of the PUGWAGEN....

I have still to give her an oficial name, I think she will be with us for a few years and has some character so deserves one. She needs quite a bit of tidying up realy as there is rust on every panel but shes generaly straight... So why the strange name...




Well this here is the reason... She's fitted with the engine from a Peugot 405 MI16 ( alloy block ) which stock is good for 160BHP... Lop of the strangled exhauts, throw in a good filter and 5% sees 168BHPish...

Unfortunatly the crank is supposed to be shot. I got a spare crank and a spare engine with the car.. Unfortunatly the sump was removed some time ago so I can't even spin her over to check the conversion actual runs at all..


So she needs a bit of work, ultimatly the outcome depends on how bad the sills are ( which primary inspection shows they are bad at the back.. )

So that's 3 projects and 2 daily headaches...

Rob