WARNING : Bangernomics content!

[creasede]

hi all, been a long time lurker, and i dont really post much, but thought i may aswell introduce you all to my bangernomics 306.

its a 1.9dturbo that i purchased around april/may 2011

These are the for sale pictures.







at the time i was living in north wales, and my previous car (ford fiesta mk3.5 SI) had managed to do me out of a head gasket, gearbox and the body was rotten, so my mate down south wales offered me the pug. Mot till November, bearing in mind this was april/may. four new tyres, some s/h no tax and quite high mileage of 175k . but he was only asking £250!

seemed a no brainer to me, but to collect it was a different story! i had to juggle moving back to mid wales, scrapping one car and collecting another, with a house move in the middle!

got my friend to collect me from aberystwyth, and took me to llanelli!

upon arrival i was shocked, the guy had just washed & waxed it, and it looked immaculate for a s reg car! little scrape on the drivers rear 1/4 and a tear on the drivers bolster!

for that money i really couldnt complain, it even had alloys!!

it started first turn of the key, from cold i might had, had 1/4 tank of fuel and idled lovely, with no smoke!

wandered to the post office to tax it and off i trundled.

it changed fine, but the clutch pedal didnt do anything till it got half way down, and the box crunched in 3rd, which i know is a common problem anyway!

these are the pics i got when i returned to north wales ( staying with my old man finishin up the contract on my job)















The milage soon started to rack up, and she never skipped a beat, found some other niggles as the mileage racked up, a knocking from the back & front, and the drivers window didnt work.

the window was just a case of a plastic clip for a quid or so to keep the glass falling out, and a bodge repair to the door loom.

the rear knocking was the bushes for the beam, which were fortunatly in the boot of the car when i bought it! i wasnt aware of this, and the chap hadnt mentioned anything! but hey ho, got them fitted in work for free!

the front knocking was just a case of ARB droplinks, 8quid a side from the motor factors and again fitted in work by myself, for free

then i was offered a set of cyclones, with four pretty decent tyres for £150,






well..i could hardly say no could i!!



by this time the milage was racking up, and i had tweeked the fuel pump and played with the turbo

then this came along







full powerflow system, for 20quid, from a lad who had written his car off :smug:

i had already made a decat pipe in work, but this was an offer i couldnt refuse, so again, one night in work and it was bolted up







so the time went by, and the mileage went up and she still served me fine! only asking for drinks here and there, and, despite i'd screwed the pump, was still returning pretty good mileage

i decided to treat it to the wishbone bush, and the handling was starting to go sloppy, and i had noticed the bushes were worn when fitting the exhaust.

so again, 5 quid or so for a bush, fitted in work, happy days!

then this













i had failed to align the ball joint up with the bolt properly, and as a result the ball joint had slipped from the hub, while doing 55, round a bend! brown pants where order of the day!


due to me not having much money( i was on my arse at the time, but thats another story) i didnt have the funds to fix, so a quick call to my boss for me to be recovered, and we managed to put it back together at the side of the road and i limped it to work.

as a result i needed another new tyre, id already bought 3

2 winter tyres from my mate in another garage, only done 1/200 miles for £50quid and a budget rear from a puncture and i naffed the tyre driving to town!

i had to wait a week, till payday till i bought a new tyre, and new hub bolt, and i threw it back together!

jus tightening the new bolt and i notice its not getting tighter :/ have a look and the hubs cracked!!

so i ring round various breakers, and source one for 30quid all in! happy days!

so another week later, and shes back on the road!

almost done! phew!

since the ordeal of the hub, which is about a month ago, its been fine :touchwood:


still crunches into third, still creaks and groans, but shes just coming up to 181k now and still doing fine, still comfy to drive and in all honesty, i havnt spent that much on it! it does need brakes, but those can wait till they start making a noise!!

heres some more pics to finish with!!





and a cheeky video

Edited by creasede on Tuesday 11th October 20:32

[creasede]

well atm im planning to convert to a FMIC. ive managed to sort out one from a astra 1.7dti than i can modify the front bumper to fit, then its time to up the boost some more. not going to push it though, i heard the rods let go if theres to much boost

i agree, the wheels have made a massive difference! a work collegue has offered to supply two front lowering springs, and lower the back for £100 quid! so may do this too!

ive sourced a newer HDI box locally, that will fix the syncro crunches and give me better ratios, aswell as a bonnet than i plan to have a go at debadging with!!

its had some panels resprayed, the rear 1/4 is different to the door and boot, and the front wing is different to the bonnet and door, but it reall doesnt bother me to much, the company i work for supplies and fits vinyls, graphics and does signwriting, so may embark on some sort of 'glamoflauge'

[creasede]

forgot to mention, the rev counter dosent work either :thumbsup:

[creasede]

nope, clutch pedals not that heavy if im honest, the first half of the press dosent do anything, most of the time it doesent return all the way up, never really bothered with it tbh....

but in bangernomics styley, ill get the box, and change that and the clutch together, when the clutch/box/cable (delete as applicable) breaks

[creasede]

ah cheers for the replys guys!

it does have pretty good road holding, im yet to push it till it lets go, and i drive it with some stick!

all the kids in N.I...and me haha, it gets filthy real quid! but im on a mission not to wash it over winter

and yes, the pics are taken at ynyslas! good guess! its a beautiful area is midwales, and im lucky to live here!

thats pretty awesome uve seen it? may i ask where? what do u drive? ill have to keep an eye out :thumbsup:

[creasede]

good on you for going for the audi! much better, and easliy tuneable too

also, one of my bosses brothers owns a reasturant, and a taxi driver for the firm i work at, his family have a southern fried chicken type place =D

although, u have only just made me think of this, and why it hasnt occured to me before i dont know!

have been toying with the idea of a homebrew Propane injection system, but having a tank full in the boot, and lots of gas being sprayed into my engine, therefore me exploding in a horrendus fireball as soon as i start the thing dosent appeal to me!

have some DIRTY DERV pics! (im not advertising btw, jus posting dirty pictures!)







ETA : Lucas Pump

[creasede]

Max M4X WW said:

Not as much fun, the 1Z isn't tuneable for free and I cant get a de-cat off the shelf!

1z is easy peasy matey! order yourself a potentiometer ( variable resistor 1k-1800)

then splice it in to two wires on the loom going to the ecu, think is wires 2&3 on the 10 pin, although in my mk3 i think it was 7 & 9 but i cant quite remember!

start the car, then adjust the resistance so the revs rise to just over tickover

get in and have fun!!

i wired mine to a switch in the dash, so i could switch it on and off! made one hell of a difference, and considering it was a 90 tdi standard, that mod saw me beat of a ibiza cupra

then its bigger nozzles .216, and then a FMIC and your laughing!

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=12165&a...

let me know how it goes...i had it for several months till i sold it, and its still going strong! if u need anymore advice, drop me a pm!

its not bad for couple of quid.

[creasede]

oh dear...tonight hasnt gone well for the dirty derv

for around a month now ( after going on a all day hoon round the forestrys, theres been a grindy/squealy noise coming from the drivebelt, i had thought it was the PAS pump pulley that got caked in mud, then blasted off with a hot pressure wash..unfortunatly, it wasnt ....

popped down to grab myself a pizza, got in, drove of, little belt squeal, nothing i havnt had before, so a quick blip of the throttle makes things quiet! drove about 200 yrds to the end of the road, and smoke starts billowing out the bonnet! not good

i manage to manovure through the traffic, and park up, by this time it was really smoking, really heavy dense white smoke, that stank of plastic, and filled the road up!!

engine off, bonnet up and hey ho....the aux belt has gone! now, why was it smoking, get underneath with my iphone (IOS.5 ) had a poke about, being all manly, and put my finger on the tensioner. it was ROASTING! in fact its burnt a blister on my finger, jus from a quick touch!

drove it home, being mechanical fuel pump, dont need a battery to run!

in true bangernomics/ph style, ill throw a can of red bull at it, while smashing its back doors in with my powerfully built shaven head, or ill have to source a new tensioner and belt tommorow! and i needed my car for work too! damn



so to sum up my night, ive a broken car, a blistered finger and lost a days work


pizza was nice though

[Crease]

bumpety!

managed to get the aux belt & tensioner fixed, for a grand total of around 60quid, so not to bad really!

also, forgot to mention its had a new rad a few months ago too! that was only 45quid though, so not like im spending lots and lots!

anyway, went for a bit of a drive on saturday,sellotaped a penny over the handbrake button wont post all the pics, but heres a few! the old girl ticked over 181k aswell, and currently sits on 181289






















have also bought another banger..VW polo on a P reg, 1.9D, Tax till end of oct & Mot till feb for........ £160quid happy days! will start a thread when i pick it up on sunday!

[Crease]

alls been wellish with the old girl recently, she passed MOT first time, with no advisories, even with the fuel pump adjustments although, the other day my wipers stopped working i initially thought it was the stalk, but i took the motor out to feed the vaccum hose for the boost gauge through the slam panel.

where the motor sat was all full of leaves and the casing for the motor had rusted through

so being a typical banger, and not wanting to spend anything, i bodged







and the PH sticker!



yes, thats the rear wiper motor, used in the front, held in my a block of wood and cable ties

the relay is wrapped up in a bag to seal it, and the contacts have been covered in tiger seal to help against the water

best thing is, when i eventually get round to getting a new motor, i can fit it back as it was

i really cant be arsed with spending on it, i need all the money i can lay my grubby hands on for the MK1 golf project i have!

so shes been 7months in my ownership, and nothing too awful yet, just the when it breaks/fix it method, rather than preventative maintainance

Edited by Crease on Monday 26th December 16:38

[Crease]

not at all

i like the smoke tbh! keeps the boy racers at bay, they come flying up my arse, and ill jus put my foot down to make some smoke, soon gets em gone, it dosent smoke as much when on boost, and if i screw the boost compensator in, it hardly smokes, but wheres the fun in that!

[Crease]

im not sure tbh, i can imagine they would stop me, but i havnt been stopped yet :touchwood:

[Crease]

Stoatman said:

In the third picture is the ground black from your exhaust ?. I am amazed it keeps on going !. LOL

i think its the shadow from the cloud of smoke, when the old standard system was on, the tips used to face down, and i used to leave big lines on the road whenever i put my foot down, with this exhaust it just pours out the back

and tbh, im amazed its still going too! :lol:

[Crease]

well you can thank me for your hot summers then

diesel fumes are supposed to be better for you, as the particles are bigger,so they dont get a far down into your lungs, and dont travel as far in the air. hence why you can see them

• - this may not be correct, i may be bullstting, its a nice untrue fact nonetheless

anyway, little update, shes now being weaned onto a diet of waste oil, starting with a bit diluted with diesel as its cold and i dont want any problematic starting in the mornings, gets cold up in these hills!

im going to the local motor factors to get me a inline heated fuel filter, that should help thin it down a bit, and catch any ste thats got through the factory filter

[Crease]

Xenocide said:

My understanding was that the seals in the Lucas inj pump breaks down due to the makeup of the veg oil and shouldn't be used unless you swap to the Bosche pump.

really? thats interesting :scratchin:
i havnt used veg oil yet anyway, just the waste oil, i do seem to have developed a squeal now though, i hope it isnt serious, i think it may be a cambelt tensioner, its up at 183k and i dont know when or if the belt has been changed !

[Crease]

well, seems like the turbo is giving up the ghost, the squeal has turned into an almighty whine, sounds like a jet engine when on boost

time to look for a new car while i wait for my turbo to go bang!

its been a fun few months though!

[Crease]

funny you say that! i had the intercooler off recently, to clean out a breather pipe for the boost gauge!

ill strip it down when im in work tmoz and investigate!

thanks guys! hopefully she'll live to fight another day

[Crease]

ill just cake it up with tigerseal/gasket seal/silicone/whatevers lying about



thanks for the heads up though, i wouldnt have suspected a boost leak!

[Crease]

WELL! its dead, its died, its no more!

was running it on neat waste oil, ran absolutely fine, apart from a hard start in the mornings but it had a strong battery so it never bothered me, however, about a week ago i parked on a hill, and when i released the handbreak the back axle made a clunk.

after driving it around for a couple of days i voiced my concerns to my mate, who had a look under the back while i pulled the handbreak.

turns out the bushes that hold the back axle on had sheared, meaning it was only the shocks hodling it on, whenever i pressed the breaks, the back wheels tried to stop, while the car carried on, causin the whole beam to drop forward :O

so shes gone to scrap now! RIP little Puggy, you did me proud!









the golf gti started out like this









but due to the tin worm setting in, it went for scrap too!











didnt hurt to much as i only bought it for 150quid, stripped it, sold the box and weighed it in for more than what i payed! still have a mint interior, the gti alloys and bilsteins for sale cheap too :P








and the money i got from scrapping these two cars went on the deposit for my new car, but thats for another thread

[Crease]

Kitchski said:

You scrapped it because the rear (£22 or so each) axle mounting bushes failed?

yep
id already done the bushes once,but they must have been cheap ones (they came with the car)
i get bored, and that was my excuse to get rid, wasnt worth anything anyway, astronomical mileage, turbo on its way out. fibreglass sills

just binned it, cant complain, it only cost me £250 7months ago