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Thanks for bringing it back.. would have been a terrible shame to lose it.

I have been having an issue with the 90a alternators I have charging.. I have the alternator going straight to the battery with no tie in to the oe wiring bundle. I have one alternator that works fine this way but my other ones won't kick on and charge. Someone mentioned that the alternators...

Hi, I run a MK2 Scirocco with a welded diff and seem to chronically break the outer cv on the drivers side, like every event. Has anyone dealt with this issue? or even better, solved it? thanks

Hi, anyone have any experience with the residential car stacking systems? I need to make more room but can't move the walls. If I could stack 2 cars that would free up a bay. Thanks

Hi - where is a good place to buy .40 over piston rings? thanks

Wow, just dropped a tranny out of a MK2 golf for the first time - what a job!! I ended up removing the motor mount brackets off the diff and 5th gear housing to get it to wiggle out... it will be tough to put them back on when the tranny is in the car. Question is, does anyone have any tips...

Hi - am working on updating a roll cage and am adding the second side bar.. what is the best way to notch the end of the bar? I have a drill press, recip saw, different size hole saws, is there a good method? thanks

Hi, is it normal for the engine to surge a couple hundred rpm when the brakes applied and released at idle? Its a A2 (1987) scirocco. I'm wondering if the vacuum booster is bad - have changed vacuum lines. Thx

Messing with a few projects and need some help, what is the hose that goes from the side of the 8v 1.8 head to the heater core pipe when you bypass the heater core? it is a large diameter hose on one end and small on the other.. I have seen this on many vw's but don't know what it is to order...

What is the best way to clean the intake and exhaust carbon build up in the head chambers? I am reluctant to use wire brushes because I do not want to give the appearance of "machining". I have been using nylon brushes and steel hand brushes with carb cleaner or mineral spirits based parts wash...

What is the best way to clamp the outer end of the CV boot? I don't have a clamp tool or know where to get those clamps anyway.. thanks

I am putting together a spare tranny and the tranny mount bolts on the 5th gear housing are rusted in!! one bolt lost its head - I put JB Blaster around the shaft and thought it would punch out but it won't budge. I got the nut off the other bolt but it won't turn or move either!! any...

Thought I would share this.. For years when I installed the tranny in my ITB Scirocco I was always schlepping the tranny up on a jack, of course it was always falling off; if I tied it on it was never aligned right. It generally was a real pita. 10 years later and 20 years older (it feels...

Hi - having an issue with getting a low car into a trailer, I jack the front of the trailer up and use 2x8 boards to pick up the front of the car.. anyone have tips that help them get their car on? thanks

I need a spring cap for a front coil over set up - Tokico race shock under a welded in camber plate. For some reason the inside ring of the cap (which fits inside the coil spring) is all chipped and chewed up. I believe it was a Carrera coil over set up. Is it possible to just buy the cap? does...

If a cylinder head had a 3 or 5 angle valve cut can you tell by looking? is it physically apparent? thanks

Just curious, does anyone re-use their hubs when you change your wheel bearings? I always change mine but must admit, the ones I take off always look like new. thanks

Here it is the dead of winter and I am so bored I am going through donor parts I have as spares.. I don't have a sandblaster (although it would be so fun to have one!!) and was wondering what is a good way to clean oily, grungy parts in your attached garage? I don't have water, heat or a drain...

My car has a self adjusting clutch cable.. I have no idea how it works but I know it can collapse somehow and then adjust itself. How do you work those things? thanks

Last race out I finally got some tire temps - first in a while. Car: ITB Scirocco Tires: Kumho V710 - 205/55 -14 Toe 1/8" out Drivers side camber: 3 1/8 Pass side camber: 2 1/8 Cold pressure: 25 lbs Hot pressure: DS: 35.5, PS: 33 Temps: taken in pit lane after qualification session...