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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #30 on: 17 March 2008, 09:49 »
A few quick photos - engine and gearbox still being built up - almost there:



Downpipe wrapped to protect the rest of the car from the heat (it's a bit tight in there):



The proposed 'oil cooler stack' - oil to water cooler, then remote oil cooler take-off plate:

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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #31 on: 17 March 2008, 12:57 »
You'll be pleased to know with a decent sized Mocal cooler, I am getting a temperature drop of 10-15 degrees C on my car, they are well worth it for track use.
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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #32 on: 17 March 2008, 13:47 »
Cheers for that - it's something I've been quite focused on since last year.  Every time I came off after a 15minute session at Castle Combe the oil buzzer went ballistic!
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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #33 on: 30 March 2008, 09:24 »
100mm inner CVs on driveshafts.  Engine and 'box in:



Bit of close clearance - heat wrap as far as the eye can see:



Then I put the front panel on, just to try and remember what a Golf looks like:



ABF Rad on for test fitting:



Cable-change 'box, plus cable change clutch - how rare:



I just need the cable-holding bracket from an early cable-change mechanism.  Coming shortly from Holland.

More stuff added - powersteering lines and checking airbox fits OK etc

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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #34 on: 30 March 2008, 17:13 »
good work  :cool:

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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #35 on: 31 March 2008, 11:23 »
Big session yesterday evening.  My mate DannyP came down and got right into the wiring (he's great with wiring, I'm not - play to your strengths!).  Because the car is running DigiII with a lambda we're running a European loom, which was from a Golf Cabriolet, so the wiring colours are a bit off.  The motor is also not a normal counterflow - it has the crossflow head, wihch means the sensors aren't where the wiring loom was expecting.

In the spirit of international collaboration that underlies vwsyncro.co.uk I then hooked up a webcam on my laptop (sitting on the strut top in the engine bay) and opened a Skype conversation, so ChrisS in Holland could thrash out a few issues with the wiring with Danny.  Chris then pulled his mate, Pascal (also in Holland) in over Skype, to help out with a couple of other issues. 

I did grab a couple of pictures, but they're not downloaded yet. 

It's a reflection on the times that I was working in my workshop, with a guy I met through vwsyncro.co.uk, with a couple of other people in another country helping out (with no call charges!).  I think it's bloody amazing and there are some great virtual communities out there.  :smiley:
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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #36 on: 31 March 2008, 12:56 »
Haha that's awesome  :cool:

In regards to the heat wrapped manifold-
How much did the wrap set you back? (If you don't mind me asking  :smiley: )
All the wrap I've seen is quite expensive and I'm in two minds whether it will be worth it or not?
I know the principle behind it (i.e cooler engine bay = denser air = more oxygen) but will it have a worthwhile effect for the money?
Cheers  :smiley:
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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #37 on: 31 March 2008, 14:29 »
Here's the situation last night:



With regards to the heat wrap on the exhaust, I had to put it on as, where the exhaust would normally go there is a 4WD propshaft.  This means the downpipe runs very VERY close to the steering column boot, as shown here:



I'm just hoping that the wrap will keep temperatures at this point low enough not to melt the steering column boot (note both downpipe and boot are wrapped).

As for cost, it was about £60 for a 30m roll or 50mm wide tape and 10 stainless steel zip tie type thingies.
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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #38 on: 31 March 2008, 15:25 »
Ahh right fair enough!
Thanks for that mate  :smiley:
It's probably worthwhile doing but it just seems quite expensive  :undecided:

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Re: not-a-GTI Golf2 Syncro track shed
« Reply #39 on: 07 April 2008, 08:25 »
This nest of vipers now runs:



Sounded like a bag of spanners until the (new) tappets came up and wasn't keen to start, but now fires up easily and idles kinda ok - timing now needs setting, as well as a host of other jobs (like re-fitting the dash).

Big shout to DannyP once again for his wiring skillz.
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