They first cleaned away the TDI old weld, then welded and filed it down flat before adding a reinforcing L-shape piece of aluminium along the edge.
I got it all back together Sunday afternoon and was down at Rosenhill 30 minutes later. She has a hell of an acceleration, up to around 7200 rpm so it's well tuned now. It gets to 60mph (100kph) in second no problem. Still not sure about the time it takes but it's quick and fast enough for me!
I'm sill a little concerned about the plenum cracking again. If it does it's obviously under dimensioned and needs modifying or replaced by 3mm aluminium.
I'm now considering what needs doing over the winter. There were too many jobs last year so I'll take it easy this time. There are a few paint jobs that need doing, a couple of rusty spots and perhaps fix the rev counter and fuel usage gauge wiring problems. The gauges I bought from Prosportgauges are pretty bad. All of them are showing signs of wear; it's almost too difficult to read the gauges through the scratched plastic lenses. It's not as though I have misused them. Maybe they can be buffed and polished but I expected more for the money.
Anyway there will be a few trips before the car is stored away for the winter. Until then I'll be enjoying the sun and fresh air.
Bye for now!
