The Car (and jeep)

[FarmerPug]

the jeep im nearly there, the altenator is just out at the moment, but real easy to put back in, the wiring needs done, air box slapped on, and the bonnet will need a powebulge in to accomodate the bigger air box. The sump is a bit of a debating point between me and my cousin, i showed him the conversion guide which showed to use the 1.3 sump on the 1.6 engine with just some modification to the pickup tube, but hes made the 1.3 sump smaller, and changed the pickup tube, so now the small sump is smaller, and the pickup tube is touching right against the oil bung hole, and the back bolts dont fit.
But if the sump was fixed, theres only a sh*t guard to go over the flywheel that should be the mechanical side, just electrics, distributor cap, coil, starter etc. And bits of trim to put back in place.

[jamjar1383]

the jeep im nearly there, the altenator is just out at the moment, but real easy to put back in, the wiring needs done, air box slapped on, and the bonnet will need a powebulge in to accomodate the bigger air box. The sump is a bit of a debating point between me and my cousin, i showed him the conversion guide which showed to use the 1.3 sump on the 1.6 engine with just some modification to the pickup tube, but hes made the 1.3 sump smaller, and changed the pickup tube, so now the small sump is smaller, and the pickup tube is touching right against the oil bung hole, and the back bolts dont fit.
But if the sump was fixed, theres only a sh*t guard to go over the flywheel that should be the mechanical side, just electrics, distributor cap, coil, starter etc. And bits of trim to put back in place.

i hope the oil pick up isnt too low in the sump as u wont get any oil pressure if its touching the bottom of the sump.

[FarmerPug]

i know im thinking ill need to buy a new pickup tube and sump.

[steve_earwig]

Dry sump it

[FarmerPug]

Never thought about that, but id still need a cover on the bottom, a lot of pipes, a pump and an oil tank somewhere. That would cost too much.

[waue1978]

the excitment is building. But im in the trap all proper 4x4 drivers enter, i have read the magazines and i see what can be done to these suzukis, and i want to get the bigger carb, the lift kit, the 16v head, the winch. It becomes a costly addiction and i just have to remind myself that even standard the suzuki was the best off roader ive ever used and to date ive only ever had road tyres on it, with chunkies it would go even further. so more power and some chunky tyres should be all it needs.

No mate suzuki is not the best off roader
ithink the Deli might be the best off roader its Tall and rigid ,

ive be toying with the idea of investing in one for a while and imight just go for it,
as ive been having to drive thru rivers with the Puggy

check this video out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eprmfvQf ... re=related

Realise I'm a few pages behind on this, but I think I have something that blows both the Deli & the Suzi out of the water:



& that's the lightweight version. This big Daddy would just flatten anything in it's path:



Think I've found my lottery winner's purchase...

[FarmerPug]

ah yes the unimog but it couldnt go through a narrow forest.

[FarmerPug]

Got this in the post:

the new door sealing skin, at £30 a skin they are bleeding expensive, so to ensure this thing was going on properly i spent about 2 hours in preperation, that included removing the old one, cleaning the surfaces, removing the metal plates over it, and drying the surface.
I used a hair dryer to heat up the surface, it also made the adhesive stickier.
It went on with no problem, only issue was the wire going to the puddle light was held in place by plastic clips, but i simply put 2 bits of tape close together on the 2 wires and a pop rivet in between which holds the wires much better and neater:



and thats it, one completley new and fresh door seal, no leaks tankfully, and no irritating rattles or squeaks.

but still £30 is a rip off.

heres the thing, ive seen the equivilant part on a vee double ewe passat and its a pressed metal sheet with a rubbery bit sealing, its bolted in place, and can be removed easy. But here, what if i need to get at something behind a sealing sheet, are they something you must replace every time you work behind the door or is it possible to remove them for future use?

[steve_earwig]

It's all money for PSA

The VAdGe version does seem to be a better solution, I found one site about resealing it on an Octavia (8 roads?) and they referred to it as a "carrier" as it had a lot of the door gubbins mounted on it.

I think the point of the Pug ones is they're a water barrier and a sound deadener. There's a lot of stuff in the US about that sort of thing, whole companies that just seem to produce sound deadening sheets for cars. There's a lot of data on their sound absorption but being waterproof doesn't seem to be too high up in their priorities. Have a look at this: http://www.dynamat.com/

Looking at that sheet there, it kind of reminds me of the foam sheet they put down here before the laminate floor (straight over the oak parquet ), I did have a lump of it left to try and see if it's waterproof but I have a feeling I binned it

[FarmerPug]

but the thing is realistically, these things are just spat out in some machine, its not a hand crafted bit of perfection just a slab of foam. In fact the box it came in, probably cost more to produce. But its hard to beat the peugeot and citroen logo on the box of original parts, its like its saying well done sir you were not a cheapskate.
But really it should be easier to remove without breaking. The problem with the vw system is it rattles.

[FarmerPug]

Ive been lazy with the jeep, i towed it down to my mechanic and asked him if he could finish it off, told him about the issues with the sump, the snapped rocker bolts, wiring and he said no bother lad leave it with me, come back on monday evening and see what happens.

[steve_earwig]

But its hard to beat the peugeot and citroen logo on the box of original parts, its like its saying well done sir you were not a cheapskate.

More one born every minute

[Doggy]

Cheapskate.
(and proud of it).

[FarmerPug]

I did the same today for the passenger side ie nearside door:

this shitty attempt at making a door skin never worked, but i had it held on with silocone, getting it off was fun. But its on now, as well as new clips on the door card. All finished off with me walking into the corner of the door, and cutting the side of my head, hurts like mad.

[Gary406]

it wont work with that big hole there.