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tisdag 30 augusti 2011

Disc fitting pt 2

Centered the disc with the wheel nuts and drilled two locking screws for the disc. The bracket is made of chain plate, the steel plate that conveyer belts are made of. Tough shit. 6 mm thickness is almost perfect for the alignment. All other parts are now Audi/VW. Parts list will come later. :-)
As a bonus, the old hand brake wire will fit too.

måndag 29 augusti 2011

New caliper = perfect fit

Nuff said!

Glowers

Yes. New.

söndag 28 augusti 2011

Disc test

Testing the discs. Unfortunately the calipers have the inlet at the inside and it's really tight to the swing arm. An upper mount seems to be the best so far.

Rear brake upgrade

I broke the bleeder on one of the rear brakes. I already have the parts for a disc upgrade so what the heck...
The hubs are taken down to 145 mm to accept the discs.

torsdag 25 augusti 2011

Lid cut

Short gearbox mount. Raised engine. Results in customized lid.

Exhaust. New and fresh.

Alternator installation

The TDI alternator is Bosch 120 A and is way better than the old one. The connectors that exist are B+, D+ and DF. DF is connected to the regulator on old alternators, but on these newer thingys they are a signal for the engine ECU. The only sockets that must be connected are B+ (of course) and D+ (goes to the charge warning light).
But hang on - the tachometer W connector is missing! Yes, because TDI'ed cars gets the tacho signal from a sensor at the third diesel injector.
This is easily solved though. At the back panel of the alternator there are six connections spread around the edge, each connection is a clamp with two copper wires (you can see it through the vent hole on one of the pictures). That is a W tap!
I removed the plastic cover, cleaned one of the points and soldered a cable right on to it. The tachometer is moving as expected again.

A big thanks to Adam at Frej Bildelar who sorted the wiring out for me. He's the king of car electrics!