Cooz93 66 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Today I painted the callipers, decided to do them indoors as it was crazy cold in the garage. Turned out not bad.I then went about stripping the rear beam. Suffered from the classic rounded carrier bolts so got inventive with a grinder and screw driver.. Done a trial buff to see how well the wire cup I bought was going to work. Turned out alright. Will probably end up shot blasting all the nueks and crannies but we shall see. Also had to butcher the brake compensator as the bolts were seized..Also bought these a while back from the US. Major pain to find!!That's it for now! D11PS and Bealieboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Good work cooz! How did you get on with the s/c? Cooz93 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 quote name="Bealieboy" post="433886" timestamp="1422825005"]Good work cooz! How did you get on with the s/c?Just waiting on a few pics from d11ps then it will hopefully be on its way to me:) Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Big J 283 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just had a read through this mate, your doing a top notch job, looks mega fair play to ya Bealieboy and Cooz93 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just had a read through this mate, your doing a top notch job, looks mega fair play to yaThanks mate! Appreciate it. Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 A little update. After searching for about 3/4 days straight to sort out the rear brake situation. The solution was polo 9n. Went to the local scrappy and luckily found a 9n! Got about hacksawing the rear hub assembly off. A few bloody knuckles later I had both sides.. Went about splitting them to get hub and stub axle. Will replace hub/bearing before final fit but though I'd try it with the parts I have.Also instead of using the axle spacers from a lump gti, I'm going to try and use there bits from the polo 9n axle. I've hacksawed them off, and will get them milled down at work to fit!Hopefully get a trial fit mid week:)Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Little update.. Got all the bits I needed for the conversion. Including milling down the axle spacers and cleaning them up.Few pictures..I then went and got some longer bolts for the stub shaft as the spacer now needs to be attached. Also for the calliper carrierMounted them up with a washer in between the carrier and spacer. Need a slightly thicker spacer between carrier and axle spacers so will get them made up at work. Pic of it all mocked up..All for now, hopefully get the callipers rebuilt this weekend and get the set up fully mocked up. Cheers:) Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Got everything mocked up and one calliper rebuilt this weekend. Just need to figure out how the abs will work with the polo 9n set up..Pic of it all mocked up. Amnt 100% sure if that's the right caliper for that side as it was done in a rush! Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Thought I'd give this a little update as it's been a while.Finally got round to getting the rear beam shot blasted.. Was going to get it powder coated but I'm skint and still needed to burn out the remaining rubber from the bushes.. So here a pic of before, during, and after while it's getting primed ready for paintBrackets done too..Also got some B5 S4 callipers for basically nothing, I'd have to go 17" I think to run them but it's always an options.. Few before and after primer.. Sorry for the pic heavy nature but thought I'd get some pics up! Next up is a change of paint for 256mm brakes, paint rear beam/mounts and order some bushes and a pressure regulator. Hopefully date with more progress soon:)Cheers! Bealieboy and daveyboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
c00k 435 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Looking nice man, You should look into etch/acid priming, The zinc priming. Some people call it cold galvanising. It has much better anti corrosive properties. Edited April 16, 2015 by c00k Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Thought I'd get a small update. Painted the rear beam with some hammerite spray. Which wasn't the best so might recoat with some better paint. Also finally rebuilt and painted the rear calipers in blue. Ordered some polybushes for the rear beam which should be fitted this week. And also ordered a rear Arb which will hopefully be here by the weekend.. Few pics:)Hopefully get a new brake proportioning valve ordered soon so I can get the beam fully build and back on:) Edited October 24, 2015 by Cooz93 Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Got everything mocked up but struggling to see where the abs sensor will go. I found a thread online that had a Diy for it but the only pics I couldn't see are the ones explaining where the sensor goes!! Anyone got ideas? Was considering notching the hub to make the sensor fit but really unsure.. Any input? Edited October 24, 2015 by Cooz93 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Small update. Pretty much for the rear beam ready to go back on. Sorted the abs issue with some fabrication. Will let pics do the talking..Spaced out the hub so the original abs ring is a snug fit.Got the beam piped up too. Will need the hoses that go to the calipers but that can be done at a later date..New compensator too. Pipes were a bit of a pain!Also prepped the rear arb for paintingAll for now, hopefully get fitted this weekend. Quick question, what's people's opinions on grade 8.8 bolts for suspension parts? I bought new bolts for all the mountings but I'm unsure if 8.8 will be enough.. Should I get 10.9? Input appreciated! Edited October 24, 2015 by Cooz93 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Thought I'd give this an update. Finally got the rear beam and suspension all back together. Also mocked up the new rear brake setup but forgot I needed small spacers on the bolts, so the caliper currently fouls the disc. Will sort it next time:) few pics.. Edited October 24, 2015 by Cooz93 Link to post Share on other sites
matty.vrt 120 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looking good keep up the good work Link to post Share on other sites
oliver cox 71 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 nice nice nice Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Cheers guys! Next up will be front brakes. Unsure if I should go 986 2.7 4 pots on a 312mm discs and run 16" wheels. Or go all out and get a porsche cayenne/toureg/q7 set up and run r32 discs with 17" wheels? Opinions?Edit. Decided to go 986 frons on a 313mm disc. Easier set up, easier to find parts, and 16" tyres are cheaper. Ordering them next month:) Edited June 3, 2015 by Cooz93 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) New rear brake lines arrived, so got them fitted. They seem a little short, but the fit, and since they are fixed at both ends it shouldn't be a problem. Just need some new abs sensors and it will be good to go..Also started on the front end. Took the struts, hubs and wishbones off. Will clean, paint and give the hubs new bearings as they are a bit rusty.Also going to do the Cv joints while the driveshafts are out, which I'll also clean up. Edited October 24, 2015 by Cooz93 c00k and daveyboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Update time. Been a while. Decided to stop taking bits off and get the car back to a rolling shell until I can find a decent lock up with electricity! Hopefully sooner rather than laterDecided to go with an r32 rear wishbone bush instead of poly, as I think it will be better.. Few pics of prep and primer. Done the same with the driveshafts which will be built back up tomorrow with new joints.More to come:) Link to post Share on other sites
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