Dad's retirement project - TT flavoured
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Bit of an update, the poor thing went in for it's MOT, Dad took it.... whilst I have no explanation at this point he explained all was going well
(at this point the brakes had been fixed and sealed for over a week and about 500 miles of use before the "MOT")
Typical monkey doing the test, not paying attention as spent most of the time on his phone Dad observed. He explained the car came down with a "thud" and next thing he sees is brake fluid ****ing out the rear of the car.
Fails the car on the spot... Dad's livid as he's sure the "garage" has caused it but isn't technically minded enough to know what is wrong... The cars booked in at his "trusted" village mechanic tomorrow... update to follow...
I'm 200 miles away and unable to get there...
There's always something to take the edge of having nice things... a bit of care costs nothing.....
Now means the weekends plans of hitting the area behind the bumper with Bilt Hamber Deox Gel will be put back another week....
(at this point the brakes had been fixed and sealed for over a week and about 500 miles of use before the "MOT")
Typical monkey doing the test, not paying attention as spent most of the time on his phone Dad observed. He explained the car came down with a "thud" and next thing he sees is brake fluid ****ing out the rear of the car.
Fails the car on the spot... Dad's livid as he's sure the "garage" has caused it but isn't technically minded enough to know what is wrong... The cars booked in at his "trusted" village mechanic tomorrow... update to follow...
I'm 200 miles away and unable to get there...
There's always something to take the edge of having nice things... a bit of care costs nothing.....
Now means the weekends plans of hitting the area behind the bumper with Bilt Hamber Deox Gel will be put back another week....
Well the TT limped to my Dad's village mechanic yesterday as I've been unable to get across to him, luckily nothing broken... Seems the banjo bolt on the rear line into the caliper was the culprit. No explanation as they were all correctly tightened.... Mechanic rebled the system which Dad reports as not having as good a pedal when we did....
Ordered some more Motul RBF and will bleed it ourselves.
She was re tested on the MOT this morning and......
taaaa-daaaaaaaaaaa
Tyres on the back have about 4mm, will last for summer and when the suspension is done over winter it'll have new tyres at the point of it having it's suspension aligned.
I kept myself busy with the TT's bigger brother
whilst waiting for the news....
Ordered some more Motul RBF and will bleed it ourselves.
She was re tested on the MOT this morning and......
taaaa-daaaaaaaaaaa
Tyres on the back have about 4mm, will last for summer and when the suspension is done over winter it'll have new tyres at the point of it having it's suspension aligned.
I kept myself busy with the TT's bigger brother
whilst waiting for the news....
Well nearly 2 weeks in the new project is doing well, both mother and daughter are all kinds of awesome.... the emissions are a bit off though and frequent and the sleep deprivation is fun... I don't know how my other half does it....
Dad came across today for a bit of Grandad time, so the TT had some love as well....
a short shift kit was ordered, Bilt Hamber rust stuff and some more brake fluid...
good old eBay
comparison of old and new
as it was a nice dry day it was decided to tackle the surface rust previously discovered behind the exhaust valance, car was lifted up in the air (also gave an excuse to rebleed the brakes from the MOT issue), lights out and bumper removed
We bought the Deox Gel from Bilt Hamber https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-protection-an...
and followed the instructions
this was after attacking the loose crap with a wire knotted thingy on an angle grinder, covered and left for a couple of hours. The whole area was then scrubbed with TFR and rinsed.
am very impressed with the results. The surrounding area was then washed with methylated spirits and washed again the bits needing covering up were then masked up and a good coat of Bilt Hamber's Electrox zinc rich primer sprayed on, once dry a high build primer was then sprayed on.
annoyingly in all our excitement of the rust treatment working, the primers going on well we both forgot to take any pics of the top coat and lacquer, but here's a shot of the bumper back on and we can sleep safe in the knowledge this panel is protected for a good few years again...
and a view from underneath....
Dad came across today for a bit of Grandad time, so the TT had some love as well....
a short shift kit was ordered, Bilt Hamber rust stuff and some more brake fluid...
good old eBay
comparison of old and new
as it was a nice dry day it was decided to tackle the surface rust previously discovered behind the exhaust valance, car was lifted up in the air (also gave an excuse to rebleed the brakes from the MOT issue), lights out and bumper removed
We bought the Deox Gel from Bilt Hamber https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-protection-an...
and followed the instructions
this was after attacking the loose crap with a wire knotted thingy on an angle grinder, covered and left for a couple of hours. The whole area was then scrubbed with TFR and rinsed.
am very impressed with the results. The surrounding area was then washed with methylated spirits and washed again the bits needing covering up were then masked up and a good coat of Bilt Hamber's Electrox zinc rich primer sprayed on, once dry a high build primer was then sprayed on.
annoyingly in all our excitement of the rust treatment working, the primers going on well we both forgot to take any pics of the top coat and lacquer, but here's a shot of the bumper back on and we can sleep safe in the knowledge this panel is protected for a good few years again...
and a view from underneath....
carphotographer said:
You could have had my Audi TT convertible , 2 owners from new, silver, leather, heated seats, 6 speed, 85,000 miles from new ......
Bit of a strange response... was it advertised at the time we were looking? and we weren't looking for a roadster but thanks for the offerGrahamdub said:
Good work. Looks like a nice car. What's the 15kg dead weight thing ?
the weight lived behind the rear bumper on the left hand side (right on a LHD TT) it was retro fitted onto the TT following the original recall following the much publicised accidents back in the day. It was part of the suspension change, the ESP addition, the spoiler add on etc...
It was all to dumb down the handling and make it more neutral for Joe Public who's driving skills weren't quite up there....
My dad's never going too drive it like he stole it so it's been removed with less weight = a lighter car, meaning better fuel economy.
rickygolf83 said:
Love how you and your dad are getting stuck in to this together.
Wish my dad shared the same enthusiasm; retired engineer walking about the house all day with a bottle of jif and a cloth in the other hand, driving my mum mad!
it's something Dad and I can share, i'm the Electro/Mechanical Engineer and Dad is the retired Senior Management Executive, since Mum is bound in a home due to ill health I thought it important to give Dad as much a distraction as possible... knowing he loved the TT I (and the rest of the family) were quite persuasive in ensuring he decided to buy one...Wish my dad shared the same enthusiasm; retired engineer walking about the house all day with a bottle of jif and a cloth in the other hand, driving my mum mad!
Claude (as he's named the TT of course) is something which can be a distraction... for me it's soul destroying as here he is in the prime of his life, just entering retirement and Mum's struck down with dementia and he can't enjoy their retirement with her... life is s
t at timesSo Claude is his distraction and I enjoy the teaching him all about how expensive the "car" hobby truly is lol, luckily my time is free and I enjoy it all....we joked at the weekend that Emily (my 2 week old daughter) will enjoy the TT as her first car....
(I did comment that my Fireblade and S5 may be too powerful for her to start with...!!!)
Danm1les said:
Work on the car looks superb!
I've been slowing working through problems and faults on mine, recently had the wheels back from refurb, changed the awful shark fin that was on the roof back to the factory Bluetooth aerial and due to have a alcantara wheel from Royal come tomorrow
a V6, nice... what have you needed to do?I've been slowing working through problems and faults on mine, recently had the wheels back from refurb, changed the awful shark fin that was on the roof back to the factory Bluetooth aerial and due to have a alcantara wheel from Royal come tomorrow
2gins said:
I owned my coupe from something like 2009 to 2015, all the time the TT community were saying values can't get any lower, future classic for sure, signs of them firming up etc... like any owner's club really. My own view was they sold 40,000 of them in the UK so it's not going to happen for a very long time yet.
I still fancy another. Great thread.
a car is worth what someone is willing to pay. There comes a point where condition will dictate rather than the market.... poor condition will remain cheap and provide a cheap source of secondhand parts.I still fancy another. Great thread.
Whilst prices are cheap, there are still some good ones around....
another small job ticked off....
on checking the oil one morning Dad snapped the top of the dipstick off, so as we had no record of how old the plastic parts were... renew it all...
Sadly some numpty had previously rounded off the screws heads which hold the plastic cover on, so new screws ordered, new dipstick tube and new dipstick....
Screws were drilled out with ease, which allowed the easy removal of the cover, the bracket which retains the dipstick tube was removed.
On removing the original dipstick tube it snapped clean in half, thankfully no plastic fell into the sump... that would have been a bad day...!!!
New tube on
all built back up and as it should be
The TT is coming off the road for the winter months and a plan is being hatched...
Suspension refurbed so all the underneath can be brought back to as new.... anything which needs replacing will be... it will all go back as factory
Boost hoses and making it air tight are my next concern... I didn't have time this weekend but I need to run some logs to check boost pressure and check all over but Dad is doing a great job and polishing and keeping it clean... newly discovered petrolhead lol
on checking the oil one morning Dad snapped the top of the dipstick off, so as we had no record of how old the plastic parts were... renew it all...
Sadly some numpty had previously rounded off the screws heads which hold the plastic cover on, so new screws ordered, new dipstick tube and new dipstick....
Screws were drilled out with ease, which allowed the easy removal of the cover, the bracket which retains the dipstick tube was removed.
On removing the original dipstick tube it snapped clean in half, thankfully no plastic fell into the sump... that would have been a bad day...!!!
New tube on
all built back up and as it should be
The TT is coming off the road for the winter months and a plan is being hatched...
Suspension refurbed so all the underneath can be brought back to as new.... anything which needs replacing will be... it will all go back as factory
Boost hoses and making it air tight are my next concern... I didn't have time this weekend but I need to run some logs to check boost pressure and check all over but Dad is doing a great job and polishing and keeping it clean... newly discovered petrolhead lol
5harp3y said:
any updates? just bought a 225 TT and this thread has been brilliant
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it so far...The TT is currently SORN’d since New Year as Dad doesn’t want to use in bad weather....
I’m currently putting together the parts list to refurbish all the suspensions underneath.
It’ll start to happen soon...
Big Tomm said:
Nice to see one of these getting some love. Back when I got my licence as a teenager I saved up and bought a black 225 MK1 with the BAM engine. I ran this up to around 200k, I then bought the V6 version with a DSG box and I loved the thing! I’ve actually still got it tucked up although it hasn’t been on the road for many years unfortunately and I need to do something about that. I’ve had problems with rear calipers on both cars.
I hope your father continues to enjoy the car, I’ve always liked them.
Now that sounds like my sort of project.... Car’s are meant to be usedI hope your father continues to enjoy the car, I’ve always liked them.
Whilst in Lockdown Dad has sadly been remote and has spent his time polishing Claude...
To explain the name, his phone autocorrected the term "clayed" as in clay bar to Claude and the name stuck, sort of suits his TT perfectly haha
We were curious if we could work the same magic on his bolster to the same extent as my S5, ColourLock didn't have his colour so they requested a very small sample of his leather to make a dye to suit his coloured leather.
I suggested from underneath the rear seat bench... good idea came the reply.... how do i take that out he asked....!!! so instruction communicated and out it came
a small sample was chopped off
and put into the mail on Tuesday, he received the dye today, i have to say full credit to Cdolourlock turning this around in 2 days, great service and hats off to them.
So, full of vigour and spirit Dad set to....
The offending bolster which let the rest of the interior down
all cleaned and sanded down and first coat applied....
and the finished result, now needs to be left for 24 hours and then buffed and sealed
It looks superb and i think dad's done a stellar job......
To explain the name, his phone autocorrected the term "clayed" as in clay bar to Claude and the name stuck, sort of suits his TT perfectly haha
We were curious if we could work the same magic on his bolster to the same extent as my S5, ColourLock didn't have his colour so they requested a very small sample of his leather to make a dye to suit his coloured leather.
I suggested from underneath the rear seat bench... good idea came the reply.... how do i take that out he asked....!!! so instruction communicated and out it came
a small sample was chopped off
and put into the mail on Tuesday, he received the dye today, i have to say full credit to Cdolourlock turning this around in 2 days, great service and hats off to them.
So, full of vigour and spirit Dad set to....
The offending bolster which let the rest of the interior down
all cleaned and sanded down and first coat applied....
and the finished result, now needs to be left for 24 hours and then buffed and sealed
It looks superb and i think dad's done a stellar job......
In other news... lockdown has stopped more restoration work underneath.... however the new tyres have arrived
4no of Pirelli's finest... all date matched and less than 2 months old from manufacture, i can't stand buying new tyres and the date stamp is from 15 years ago (ok i exaggerate but you get my drift)
all the correct size too.... there is a god lol
The down side is the tyres are with me, the TT is with Dad, can't get the patient here yet to strip down and get the wheels into the powdercoaters....
4no of Pirelli's finest... all date matched and less than 2 months old from manufacture, i can't stand buying new tyres and the date stamp is from 15 years ago (ok i exaggerate but you get my drift)
all the correct size too.... there is a god lol
The down side is the tyres are with me, the TT is with Dad, can't get the patient here yet to strip down and get the wheels into the powdercoaters....
So with lockdown restrictions being eased very slightly, Dad decided to take Claude off of SORN and brought him out for a clean and a polish....
Wednesday, ensuring everyone is socially distanced properly sees the wheels coming off, tyres removed and the wheels into the powdercoaters for a 24 hour service...
New discs and pads to fit on all 4 corners are in the plans to undertake... we've also ordered a new G62 and thermostat from my local Audi Dealers, due for collection Wednesday also....
plus whatever else i can find since last time i saw it....!!!
Wednesday, ensuring everyone is socially distanced properly sees the wheels coming off, tyres removed and the wheels into the powdercoaters for a 24 hour service...
New discs and pads to fit on all 4 corners are in the plans to undertake... we've also ordered a new G62 and thermostat from my local Audi Dealers, due for collection Wednesday also....
plus whatever else i can find since last time i saw it....!!!
Edited by 89forever on Sunday 23 May 20:34
In readiness for tomorrow's patient i wanted to get the brake discs painted.
I always buy Delphi discs as they are an OEM supplier and the discs always come pre-painted silver
for some this is ok, but it is just a thin protective coating (much like the oil film on other brands of discs), but forms a good starting point for another zinc primer... so, primer applied and in todays sun this dried very quickly and was then onto the black
a couple of coats later and protected for as long as possible... roll on tomorrow
I always buy Delphi discs as they are an OEM supplier and the discs always come pre-painted silver
for some this is ok, but it is just a thin protective coating (much like the oil film on other brands of discs), but forms a good starting point for another zinc primer... so, primer applied and in todays sun this dried very quickly and was then onto the black
a couple of coats later and protected for as long as possible... roll on tomorrow
Edited by 89forever on Sunday 23 May 20:35
Dave Hedgehog said:
it would catch fire just from bedding the pads in properly
what a complete crock of st, you do realise certain brands of brakes discs come painted from the manufacturer?Any Porsche or Audi disc i have ever bought from the dealer comes painted on the wear surface, which goes as soon as the pads start to bed in....
This was the disc off of my S5 about 100 miles after bedding them in....and they are always properly bedded in
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