The cordroid (ABF content)

[Fl@pper]

ABF's are usually noted to be +15bhp on standard more or less so might be loosing more than ya think

it's not a 1.8 is it ?

 

[walshc]

Grrr, thats cheered me up even more
No, unless the previous owner changed it, its a 2.0 16v

 

[Fl@pper]

hahaha sorry mate - ruin your day - just wondered as the 1.8 16v is around that sort of power and looks very similar

 

[walshc]

hahah no worries dude

Really? didnt know that. Wheres the engine code stamped on these? i`ll have to do some columbo-ing

 

[Fl@pper]

hahah no worries dude

Really? didnt know that. Wheres the engine code stamped on these? i`ll have to do some columbo-ing

IF it's still readable (dont rub it) on a bar code label stuck to the top of the cambelt cover

If i was at work i would tap ya reg in and check the logbook but i think it's too new to be a 1.8 anyway

ABF 2.0 16v 150bhp
AGG 2.0 8v 115bhp
ADL 1.8 16v 130bhp

i think that's the one i'm thinking of but was 94-96 ish

 

[walshc]

Ill check that, cheers
My logbook says its a 2.0, and when i got it insured they knew it was a 2.0 16v too with just my reg, so it deffo came from spain a 2.0 16v

 

[Fl@pper]

probably a wild goose chase just being 16v and the dyno power had me thinking a second then

 

[walshc]

Yeah checked the sticker, deffo abf
Guess the previous owner didnt look after it that much

 

[walshc]

Winter pics






Also got a brake upgrade on monday, tarox discs and pads all round and goodridge braided hoses
Damn credit crunch crap has left a bruise though

 

[Fl@pper]

is that a tripod in that last pic ? or the shadow of the grim reaper on ski's

 

[sooty16v]

Looking good dude!

Not quite as quick as the 20vT Olop you had or maybe even the 'loon, but still good fun!

 

[walshc]

LMAO grim reaper on skis
Im on crutches mate, does look like im wearing a long cloak though

Cheers sooty, yeah the polo was a beast
Its weird with the loonatic, it feels quicker than this but its actually not must be because its all rickety

 

[walshc]

Nearly crashed the cordroid saturday night
I was droping my cousin off at work, came to the end of the road at a junction, pushed down on the brake, it worked then sudenly i had no brakes. Good job it was on an empty-ish idustrial estate and there wasnt anything coming, i had to go right out at the junction doing a hard left. I managed to stop the car using engine braking and a tiny bit of handbrake

I took the front drivers wheel off to find this (hole in the brake hose, circled)

When i took the wheel off, the hose was actually more up in the arch, closer to the blue adjuster rings, i had to pull it down to get the pic

Looks like it wasnt clamped to the sus strut, (passenger side isnt either, i havent took the wheel off to inspect the hose yet) and its been catching/rubbing against the wheel

Only had them fitted last monday, am i wrong to think for nearly 800quid i expected nothing like this to happen????

 

[grim1987]

oh dear, at least the car is in one piece. i can imigine that maybe costly to?

 

[walshc]

Yeah deffo, glad the road was empty too

As for being costly, im going to ring them up tomorrow to see what they say (manager wasnt in today)
Should i have to foot the repair bill because they never secured the hose when then fitted it?

 

[walshc]

Woop! got the car fixed, the managers were propper sound, really appolagetic too, came and got the car within an hour of me ringing then dropped it off all fixed a few hours later, after hours too
Even gave me some vouchers too
A couple better pics because im happy




Thats the last of the pics now untill i do something different