Cars

[Booney]

221ci (3.6lt), 3 speed Borg Warner, colour is Presidential Blue a 60's Mustang standard.

[tigerpie]

221ci (3.6lt), 3 speed Borg Warner, colour is Presidential Blue a 60's Mustang standard.

Wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding
But respect the fact you're keeping it stock ish
Lowered and white walls aside.

[Booney]

I won't get whiplash.

All matching numbers, 51,000 miles, she's as stock as they get.

[tigerpie]

I won't get whiplash.

All matching numbers, 51,000 miles, she's as stock as they get.

No you won't.
A little engine tweak down the track maybe?

[Booney]

I could bolt a 289 straight in but with drums all round and no power steer that might be a bit much.

In order I'd like :

Front discs
Power steering

I don't think I'll ever swap the engine out though, value in keeping it matching. If the right XD/XE came along I'd probably upgrade it.

[wenchbarwer]

I could bolt a 289 straight in but with drums all round and no power steer that might be a bit much.

In order I'd like :

Front discs
Power steering

I don't think I'll ever swap the engine out though, value in keeping it matching. If the right XD/XE came along I'd probably upgrade it.

This is how I know I'm old, an XD is now considered a sought after vintage car...

Surely they've worked out a way to stop the door handles breaking?

[dedja]

The Golf Mk4 saga continues

Looks like after my youngest daughter decided to veer into the curb to miss a kangaroo sitting in the middle of our street 4 months ago which destroyed the LH inner tie rod and and mis-aligned the lower control arm, the steering rack has decided to finally crap itself.

I fixed the tie-rod and lower control arm issues myself and the car has been driving well since repaired, but last week the power steering fluid was low and required about 250mls to top up. Didn’t notice any obviously leak suspects, pump and hoses all looked OK, and the LH steering rack boot wasn’t leaking. Checked the fluid level for the next few days and it seemed stable.

Today my daughter calls me to say that the steering was making a horrible noise, so luckily she was nearby so met her there to top up the reservoir to get the car home.

Put it up on racks, and fluid is leaking out of the RH steering rack boot.

Whether this was a delayed result of the impact 4 months ago, who knows.

Anyway, need to decide whether I spend more on the car to keep it alive. It’s a 2003 model, but mechanically is great and drives well.

So, does anyone have direct experience of steering rack rebuilders or reconditioned rack sellers locally? I could go the wreckers route, but I don’t particularly feel like going to all the effort to replace the steering rack only to do it again because the replacement is a dud.

Thanks in advance.

[dedja]

No responses …

Thanks for all your help, appreciated.

[gadj1976]

Sorry Dedja, no experience at all with anything under the bonnet/fender in that space.

My daughter has bought a nearly new Hyundai Kona and in the meantime tried to sell her SP23 300k Mazda 3 which mechanically is a ripper! It's been dinged a few times but overall it goes great. She has now (as of last night) managed to sell that as well. I'll miss the little SP23 Mazda 3 though, what a cracking car!

[dedja]

I’ve owned a Mazda 3 SP23 sedan, liked it for a while but preferred a hatch, and the Mazda 3 hatches were fugly. Have had a Golf Mk7 GTI ever since, nothing will prize that from my hands.

[Armchair expert]

Volkswagen drivers, if a f******* is hooning around a residential area you can basically guarantee its a F****** in a Volkswagen

[dedja]

Volkswagen drivers, if a f******* is hooning around a residential area you can basically guarantee its a F****** in a Volkswagen