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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #30 on: 23 September 2011, 20:23 »
Looks ace so far.... you seriously not going to paint a car again?  :grin:

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #31 on: 23 September 2011, 20:25 »
haha never!! im only 23 and thats my painting carear done, i hate it!!

but thanks, its gonna need some polishing but theres plenty of laquer on so should settle well

mat

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #32 on: 23 September 2011, 20:39 »
haha never!! im only 23 and thats my painting carear done, i hate it!!

but thanks, its gonna need some polishing but theres plenty of laquer on so should settle well

mat

Well you say that now but you might change your mind on another car one day... Wish I had somewhere I could paint!

Good luck with the rest of it, look forward to seeing the rest.

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #33 on: 23 September 2011, 20:54 »
I just havent got the facilities or the patience. And in-between jobs today it had to be rolled out in to the street so not ideal. But it's turned out well so it's not all bad

Mat

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #34 on: 23 September 2011, 22:42 »
looks okay from the pictures and aha welcome to my world I <3 PAINT 

how are you going about wiring for the 20vt conversion

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #35 on: 24 September 2011, 12:25 »
Well I've got a full mk4 golf as a donor so I planned on literally using the whole loom clocks and ignition for ease and cheapness. Plus it's been doing the job perfectly well on the mk4 since it left the factory. But if I decide to goemtal power later il look into changing it

What loom are you using?

Mat

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #36 on: 24 September 2011, 13:53 »
Looks good.

A lot of these conversions going on at the moment, so tempting!

Keep up the good work.

Heres a good thread for reference: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=175997.0

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #37 on: 24 September 2011, 15:35 »
Crazyquiff engine mounts and Qpeng ecu/loom and down pipe = 200bhp

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #38 on: 24 September 2011, 16:01 »
Well I've looked at the crazyquiffs mounts and they don't look that hard to make, but it's all a matter of time n money as if it's gonna take a couple of days then I'm better off buying ready made (I worked in a fabricators for ten month and can still use all the equipment but I'm that busy at minute the saving wouldn't be worth it)

And the qpeng loom would be nice but I don't have a spare grand

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Re: mk1 1.1 formel E to 20valve turbo project thread
« Reply #39 on: 24 September 2011, 18:57 »
well ive just got back from the third 12 hour day on it and its finally all painted!!!!! im absolutely destroyed but am definately pleased with the way it turned out. but seriously thats it, never agin lol

Anyways there some pics here, need to get it put back together as a 1.1 and tested in next two week as ive got to drive down to snetterton in it a week on friday  :sad: should be fun with 1.1 powers




now time for ten of these before i call it a night then back to work tomorow


mat