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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Golf mk2 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 22 August 2007, 13:28
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Hello and welcome to my project number 3!
This is hopefully the one where i end up with something a bit more special than the last 2. It will also have more pics, more going on and will be updated quite regularly if all goes to plan...............
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A little about the car:
1984 on an "A" plate
Mars Red
3 door
1.8 8v gti
130k miles
2 previous owners
no sunroof
I bought the car on June 7th this year, 23 years to do day from the car being registered from new! At the time i had a 5 door 8v gti as a runaround while my other 8v gti was on the drive waiting for me to do some work on it for the MOT. I wasn't looking for a new car at this point, although was considering getting rid of both Golfs to get a diesel. However, i went to the Stonor Park show with my house mates where we stumbled across a tidy little Mars Red mk2 for sale.
A couple of months back Chris and I went halves on a different A reg mk2 (the one and only ANEL!) of which i had use of for a couple of weeks. There was just something about it that appealed to me with all the quirky little slight differences between a very early mk2 and the rest. I also had a 1.3c in Mars Red a couple of years ago and love the colour!
The A reg mk2 that i half owned:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/A%20NEL/22032007780.jpg)
ANEL:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/A%20NEL/06032007004.jpg)
My first Golf, a 1.3c when i got it home:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/UGM/Golf006.jpg)
Same car after a bit of elbow grease:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/UGM/GolfPollishedwithexhaust003-1.jpg)
I had a little look around it whilst we were there and it all looked good so i took the owner's number. As it happened, he only lived 15 minutes down the road from me so a few days later i went for a proper look round with Chris (chris_wht on here). It had a very low idle and the timing was out but apart from that i couldn't really fault it. A deal was struck and the next day i went back with the cash. I now had 3 mk2 Golfs! :shocked:
The 5 door runaround went up for sale immediately so that i could get the insurance swapped onto this one asap and get it taxed. About a week later it had gone and i was down the post office getting my new tax disc.
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These are the pics of when i got this one home on June 7th 2007:
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007001.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007006.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007003.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007004.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007005.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007010.jpg)
Early dials with economy shift light and mpg guage (works when crusing in 5th gear):
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007012.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007013.jpg)
A little difference (and very sad!) is the fog light and rear demister switch "on lights". They are round on early ones, oval shaped on later mk2's! Also has the speaker fade on this one:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007014.jpg)
No sunroof as standard on the gti this early on:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007015.jpg)
The rear seats have hardly been sat in:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/07062007016.jpg)
The wrong grille! The previous owner fitted this after the original grille cracked, not because of accident damage:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007006.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007007.jpg)
Completely standard engine. Not bad considering it is 23 years old and has done 130k:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007009.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007010.jpg)
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8th June
The first job was to sort out the grille. It was fitted with a late spec 5 slat grille as mentioned above, when it should have had a 7 slat grille with red surround fitted. I am unsure as to whether or not the grille would have been a double light set-up or a quad light set-up with the spots. Anyway, all i had for now was a double light 7 slat grille without the red surround. I know you could argue that it's just as wrong as the late 5 slat but i think it looks a lot more old skool and in-keeping with the car. It also had an early "gti" badge on it (which wouldn't fit on the 5 slat grille) and a Mars Red bottom rail too.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007008.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007011.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007012.jpg)
And yes, the "gti" badge is on the wrong side!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007014.jpg)
I'm just chucking this one in as it shows the car from a bit more of a distance:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007015.jpg)
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8th June still
Me and Chris were bored so we decided to have a trial fit of some Mim 1400's that i had bought a couple of weeks back.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007016.jpg)
^^ That's Chris btw!^^
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007017.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/08062007018.jpg)
They didn't stay on for 2 reasons:
All of the tyres are illegal/very dangerous, which wasn't stated in the ebay ad.
The wheels need spiggot rings, also not stated in the ebay ad. The guy swore that he had them fitted to his mk2 Golf though. Maybe he did, just not very safely!
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Some point in the week or 2 following the purchase:
As i mentioned at the start, the idle and timing were shot when i bought the car. The idle was around 4-500 rpm and when i put my foot down the car would really struggle and hesitate. A trip to the vee dub master that is Rubjonny was in order!
I turned up at John's place on a wet Sunday morning and let him do his magic. The weather was crap but he still set-up my car with the timing gun and co meter. Big thanks John if you're reading this! :wink:
We went out for a quick run after he had finished, and WOW is the only word! The difference was amazing, i think i much prefer k-jet to digifant.
All was well for a couple of days, and then the dodgy idle came back :cry: At first it was only when the engine was fully up to temp, and then as time wore on it would be all the time. It has been getting progressively worse and now sometimes cuts out and struggles to start up again when hot :angry:
I'm reluctant to spend too much time on sorting that though as my intended plan will sort that out.............. :wink:
While i was at John's he spotted a small coolant leak under the expansion tank. As my drive to his was my first proper trip in the car i hadn't noticed it until he pointed it out. I ordered a new tank from vw-spares, around 15 quid all together i think.
It is sh!t!
The cap does not seal properly and neither does the level sensor. A trip to the scrappy a week later and about £3 lighter i came away with a decent second hand tank and I have not had a problem since!
No pics of the swap, it's exactly as you'd imagine though: Unclip the hoses, take tank out, put new tank in and clip hoses back on!
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27th July:
More messing around due to boredom, this time with a set of Mim 1900's that belong to Chris.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007013.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007014.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007015.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007016.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007017.jpg)
I'm not proud of it, but i had neglected the paint and trim for a couple of weeks. The car is parked facing south in pretty much direct sunlight most of the day so gets raped by the sun! I started to tackle it but got bored, hence the state it is in above. :embarassed:
Later that day:
I finally got around to putting a red trim on the grille. I stole some red trim tape from Chris in order to do it, i think he got it from Halfords. Anyway, it went quite well apart from one corner. I tried to do it all as one piece of tape rather than cut and join on the corners. It worked for 3 corners, just not the 4th.
I was quite impressed with the overall finish though. Badge is now on the correct side too!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007018.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007019.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/27072007020.jpg)
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23rd August:
I now have access to a garage! :smiley:
This will hopefully see a lot of activity over the coming weeks, potentially starting this Wednesday.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007001.jpg)
It fits nicely!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007002.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007003.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007004.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007005.jpg)
Here's a clue: :wink:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/DSCF1878.jpg)
:cool:
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August 25th
I was rudely awaken at 7:30 this morning by a knock on the door. Well, i say "I", what i really mean is my girlfriend! Anyway, the postman had brought me a present:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/25082007.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/25082007001.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/25082007002.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/25082007003.jpg)
Eibach anti-roll bars, i've been after a set for over a year now! :cool: They'll be going on the car in the coming weeks, i might get a new fitting kit but not sure yet.
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Sell me those Eibach ARBs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edit - Opps...I'm in teh thread.
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OI!!
Get outta my thread!!!!! :angry:
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I'm not too sure how, but i forgot that i bought these about 2 months ago!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007001.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007002.jpg)
A set of Gaz adjustable shocks, the front are top adjustable and the rears by a little knob on the bottom of the shock. :cool:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007003.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007004.jpg)
-40mm Apex springs:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007008.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007009.jpg)
I also have a set of Eibach springs back at home, although i've heard that they don't work too well with Gaz shocks :sad:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007005.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/29082007007.jpg)
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I now have a 2.0 16v lump sat on the garage floor complete with 16v gearbox and driveshafts/hubs still attached :cool: I also have all of the engine loom out of the donor car ready to go into mine.
I intended to remove the complete front end from the donor car including the subframe and wishbones etc, but the subframe had other ideas. In the end i unbolted the engine from the subframe, took the downpipe off and disconnected the hubs from the steering rack and lifted the engine out with a crane.
The next step will be to build up a repainted subframe complete with new wishbone bushes and a set of powerflex steering rack bushes. I'll also stick a new rear mount and gearbox mount on while it is out of the car because it would be rude not to!
I will stick some pics up later today, i'm off to cut a Golf up.......
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The magic number: :smiley:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007005.jpg)
Ready and waiting for a new home:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007003.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007006.jpg)
The fatherless son subframe on the donor car that refuses to come out: :angry:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007009.jpg)
Some of the wiring that i have removed:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007007.jpg)
Shortened front end:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007001.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007002.jpg)
Roof chop:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007004.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/21092007008.jpg)
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Right, things are on hold for a bit until i get some cash :sad:
If i wanted to i could put the engine in over the next few days as everything is ready to go for the swap.
However, i would like to strip down a subframe and either get it powdercoated or Hammerite it. Whilst i'm doing that i also want to do the wishbones and replace the bushes, possibly poly but i'm also looking into Audi TT bushes. I have some Powerflex steering rack bushes ready to go on and also a set of Eibach arb's. I'm also going to get a new fitting kit for the arb's and may also polybush the front as i've heard good things about that. I'll be using a solid engine mount on the front but will be replacing the rear and gearbox mounts with the most heavy duty standard items.
So here is my shopping list:
Gearbox mount
Rear engine mount
Eibach arb fitting kit
Anti roll bar poly bushes
Wishbone bushes (front and rear)
New wishbone ball joints
A bit of Hammerite for subframe or a new one if cheap enough
G60 top mounts for the new shocks
And that little lot will come to at least £130 :sick:
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Well, this was meant to be engine swap weekend :angry:
It hasn't happened for a couple of reasons:
Our driveway leading to the garage is shared with our neighbours, and they ever so politely parked their car between our garage and theirs and as a consequence blocked off access to our garage. They then f**ked off on holiday. This was last week when i was going to order the parts, but in the end didn't as i didn't expect the neighbours to be back before this weekend. As it turns out, they came back on Tuesday or wednesday. :angry:
On Thursday morning i got a call to ask me in for an interview at the Mini factory on Friday morning. Thursday evening i got called to ask to go in asap so i went down there about 7ish and got the job. I then went in at 9am on Friday for 2 hours and then had my first shift at 5:30pm on the Friday evening until 3:15 am Saturay :huh:
I guess it is going to have to wait until after Crimbo now. :cry: I will however put new shocks, springs and top mounts on in the very near future.
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I got a mate who works there bud, whereabouts you working? My mate works in paint.
Nick
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Just to show what i mean about the garage set-up:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/RBV/22082007001.jpg?t=1193581595)
Our garage is the one to the right with the doors open, neighbours garage is the one to the left. They left their car between the 2 garages in front of the gates to their garden.
I was not impressed :angry:
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Not the biggest update ever, but i have treated the car/myself to a couple of bits that are more for everyday driving than performance.
First up are a pair of door pockets that have been modified (or bodged) to accept 5" speakers. They need finishing off where they have had the mdf/fibreglass/filler, i think i'm just going to smooth them all up and get them tidy and then spray with black texture paint rather than cover in cloth or leather. They came with a pair of Infinity coaxials which i'll be using until i can afford and justify some components. That said, i haven't heard them in the car yet so i may think they're more than good enough and just leave them!
(http://i9.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/b9/09/0d7b_1.JPG)
Secondly i have won these on ebay this evening. Not much to say really, electric mirrors for the quarter-light doors. Come complete with switch and all working:
(http://i20.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/c0/88/f85a_12.JPG)
That is all for now. :smiley:
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Well i've been busy buying one of these:
(http://i14.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/c6/64/6dc4_1.JPG)
and also some of these:
(http://i12.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/c4/23/fef1_1.JPG)
The exhaust is a mild/aluminised/whatever steel Jetex system for an early Corrado, but it will fit the Golf. As it is for a Corrado, it has a 2.5" bore. It is also a single exit 3" tailpipe. So basically after a lot of hard searching i have managed to find a 2.5" system with a single tailpipe to fit in the small exhaust recess that my car has. :cool:
As for the wishbones, they are brand new with powerflex rear bushes fitted. I am either going to stick OEM bushes in the front or more powerflex, not decided yet.
I have recieved the electric mirrors since the last post, and i'm a bit miffed to say the least! After paying £12 for postage they turned up in a "Cadbury's Picnic" 48 bar box and the protective packaging was all re-used bubblewrap/newspaper and the postage mark only had £5.75 on it. :angry: Now imagine my joy when i opened the box to be presented with 2 mirrors, a switch and NO wiring! Got in touch with matey that sold them and he is trying to find the wiring, STILL, 20 days later! I doubt it will surface though so i guess we'll have to sort out a partial refund :rolleyes:
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I need to stop going on ebay :lipsrsealed:
Bought this the other day for a little over a tenner delivered, it was too cheap for me to just let it sit there!
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/wh00sher/ebay/DSC_5712.jpg)
My plan is to either pollish it or spray it silver to get it looking brand spankers. Whatever i do i will be repainting the "dohc 16v" bit in mars red to match my car. I also have a spare cam cover sat here that'll most probably be sprayed satin black with the little raised fins either silver or pollished to match the manifold. :smiley:
I may even attack the inside with a dremmel :undecided:
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Well, i was hoping that i would be making a big update this weekend with lots of pics of an engine coming out and a new one going in, but it didn't happen! It wasn't due to lack of time but more annoyingly due to a lack of money. The christmas period took it's toll on my wallet and unfortunately i don't have the cash right now to get it all done to the standard and safety level that i want so i'll have to wait a bit.
As i've said before, i could stick it in there tomorrow and it would work. Well if i do it properly that is! However, i want to upgrade the brakes from the standard 239mm items that are on there at the moment. They're not exactly confidence inspiring to say the least! I also want to change the front subframe as it looks a little suspect.
The shopping list now looks like this:
Rear engine mount
Gearbox mount
Poly bushes - arb and the front wishbone bushes
Wishbone ball joints
New subframe - sourced one brand new, just don't have the cash yet
G60 top mounts
Braided brake hoses
Either a new downpipe or a 4 branch manifold
I get paid on the 17th and I have lots of bits to sell in the near future so hopefully it can be done between then and the 28th which is when i'm back at uni.
The bits that will be for sale include:
TSR stainless manifold for an 8v - hardly used
Kent gs1h camshaft with vernier pulley
Reconditioned hydraulic lifter 8v cylinder head
2E bottom end with about 80k miles
Potentially a set of GAZ adjustable shock absorbers - nearly new!
A pair of Eibach anti-roll bars
A set of 15" BBS RA alloys
A mk3 gti interior in mint condition
A mk2 gti interior in good condition
A pair of mk2 door pocket speaker grilles
and more..............
It will most probably all be chucked on ebay next week so if you're interested in any of it give me a shout. I can even send decent pics now with my spanking new xmas pressie!
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It wasn't due to lack of time but more annoyingly due to a lack of money. The christmas period took it's toll on my wallet and unfortunately i don't have the cash right now to get it all done to the standard and safety level that i want so i'll have to wait a bit.
Oh, and some thingy broke into the car so i had to pay out to fix that and make the car secure :angry:
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I get paid on the 17th and I have lots of bits to sell in the near future so hopefully it can be done between then and the 28th which is when i'm back at uni.
I've been paid, but am now potentially out of a job :angry:
Time to give up???????
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Allrighty then, long time without any updates. The main reason being there haven't been any updates to make! :grin:
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, and as much as i don't want to, i think i'm going to get rid :cry: There are a couple of reasons, but the main one is just the cost of running.
Sooo, once my exams are out of the way things will start moving and i'll get something a little cheaper to run (maybe a mk3 tdi, maybe a mk3 polo). I'm then hoping to earn big bucks over the summer, some of which will be put aside for next year at uni and the other part will most probably be ploughed back into a mk2.
This time however i will go for a late spec car as i haven't had one yet and fancy a change. It will also be a little more civilised in terms of lots of sound proofing, pas, full electrics, a decent stereo etc etc. The only thing that won't be civilised is the engine, which i shall keep quiet on for now :wink:
Back to the current car, it is due it's MOT at the start of May and there are a couple of things that i think need attention:
- The front top mounts got an advisory notice last year so i'll be changing them. While i'm there i think i may use some Boge turbo shocks i have sat in the garage too
- The exhaust has been banging on the beam a bit more lately so i'll replace all of the exhaust hangers and realign if necessary.
- The car still won't idle properly and i have a feeling it related to the alternator. I'll try and replace it before the MOT and hopefully that will sort it, although i have been reading that the car doesn't have to idle properly by itself for the emissions test :smiley: Will still be good to sort it though.
So i guess that is it for now, keep an eye out for a for sale ad in a month or so :sad:
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WHY CAN'T I MAKE MY MIND UP!?!? :laugh:
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f**k it, mind made up, mk2 stays, mot gets done, engine goes in, GAME ON QUAHOG!!!!! :cool:
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made the right choice :afro:
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Going home tomorrow (where the car is) for roughly 1 week to sort it out and get it ready for an MOT.
List of things to do:
- Fit new coilovers complete with new top mounts
- Buy a set of exhaust rubbers as one of the remaining 3 snapped about 50 miles from home the other week. 40 miles with the exhaust on the beam was not fun :sad:
- Oil and filter change, inc the rocker cover gasket and a clean out of the rocker cover
- Maybe put in some new front seatbelts, not sure the current ones retract properly all of the time
- Fit some front brake pad retaining clips, last person didn't bother and the rattle is highly annoying
- Sort out the fecking idle :angry: For this i'm going to clean all earths (again), make a new alternator/starter motor/battery wiring loom, set the timing and idle (again), and if that lot doesn't work i'll kick it very hard!
I'll try and take pics of the work, although i tend to get a bit caught up in the moment and just get on with it!
As for the engine conversion, a TSR manifold should be on its way to me in the next couple of days so that is the exhaust side sorted now.
The plan for the engine is now:
Get a front subframe assembled with poly bushes, new ball joints, new rear engine and gearbox mounts
Buy new brake hoses (Goodridge hopefully), discs, pads and master cylinder for the G60 set-up
Sounds so simple when i put it like that, but that is still a couple of hundred quid away :undecided:
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Well, my front subframe is shagged so i'll have to stick a replacement one on. As far as i'm aware, the easiest way is to remove the engine, so i'll do it that way. However, i won't put the same engine back in :wink:
5 days from now i hope to have 8 more valves and an mot :undecided:
Oh pics up as soon as i work out why i can see the pics on the camera screen but not on the pc when the camera is connected via usb!
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Just finished pretty much 10 hours work on the car.
I have managed to get the engine out as well as the subframe. I was kacking it about the captive nuts for the subframe shearing and luckily they didn't :smiley:
Tomorrow i should be going up to Oxford to pick up the engine and wiring loom, exhaust, hopefully a tsr manifold and whatever else i realise i will need when i get there. As long as i get back in time, i plan to have the new subframe in with the steering rack and wishbones bolted up. If i manage to get the wiring loom in then i will be very pleased.
So, by the end of monday i will hopefully have the wiring done and the engine bolted in. Tuesday will probably be spent going to gsf and getting anything that i find needs replacing over the next couple of days and wednesday i'll have to get a hole in the driver's footwell patched up. With any luck i can also get an mot the same day.
Pics still aren't being co-operative :angry:
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I'll do a proper write-up in the near future, but for now here are some pics in chronological order
Before
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Old top mounts:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010078.jpg)
During:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010084.jpg)
Whilst i was down there: (subframe corrosion where the front wishbone mount is)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010097.jpg)
Too far :sad:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010099.jpg)
Close up
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010098.jpg)
Rears
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010103.jpg)
Job done (still need to raise front and lower rear)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010107.jpg)
Hmmmm, negative
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010110.jpg)
So that was friday morning/early afternoon.
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Forgot to take any pics between the last one and this
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010111.jpg)
All i've done is removed the slam panel, lower valance, battery and radiator
Wiring removed from engine
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010113.jpg)
Engine loom
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010116.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010118.jpg)
More of the rust (same patch)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010119.jpg)
Going
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010126.jpg)
Going
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010127.jpg)
Gone
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010128.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010129.jpg)]
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010130.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010131.jpg)
I then poked a little rust harder than i should have done
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010132.jpg)
On the floor
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010134.jpg)
Couldn't do anything else so thought i'd tackle this lot
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010137.jpg)
Master cylinder out
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010139.jpg)
Undo these
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010140.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010141.jpg)
Lots of leaves
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010142.jpg)
Servo out
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010143.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010144.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010145.jpg)
Unplugged some of the loom from the fusebox
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010151.jpg)
Pretty much how i finished today
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/P1010153.jpg)
Off to get an engine and crane in the morning, really can't be arsed :sad:
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Cars annoy me :angry:
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Parts ordered, now we play the waiting game! Right, i'm off to Pompey to sort out what i can until AVS deliver the goods.....
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Subframe being stripped, blasted and coated as i type, should be ready tomorrow evening/wednesday morning, parts have been dispatched by AVS, and the weather is gorgeous with a barely a cloud in the sky.
The optimistic part of me thinks this may just happen, the pessimistic side is thinking it's all going a little too well for my liking!
Edit: Just read an email from AVS saying that the parts are being sent overnight so i'll have them by tomorrow. Jurassic Park!!!
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8v wiring removed and 16v wiring in place along with the ecu. I haven't completely sorting out the wiring at the fusebox end as it got a bit dark. I think i'l probably leave that now until the engine is in place and wired up.
Tomorrow will consist of:
Fitting my 8v gearbox to the 16v lump and all that is involved with that
Fitting the new track rod ends to the PAS rack
Fiingt the PAS pump and gubbins to the 16v lump
Removing the exhaust that is still hanging from the car
Hopefully collecting the subframe and building it up with the new wishbones, rack etc
I still need to go to GSF at some point to buy an exhaust gasket, possibly some new studs for the manifold and i also have a feeling i have left my brand new rear engine mount in Oxford, which wasn't very clever :rolleyes: I really can't afford another £45 on a 16v one :cry:
Oh, if you're expecting pics in the next few days then you'll be dissapointed! I forgot my phone cable and the pc doesn't have a bluetooth dongle
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Not a very productive morning unfortunately. I split the old 8v engine and gearbox, only to find that the friction disc was coated in oil. How the hell it wasn't slipping i don't know! So now i'm going to be using the 16v box, only i need to use the 8v drive shafts and hubs, the problem being that the driveshafts didn't want to leave the box. As a result, i haven't got very far.
On the plus side, my box of bits turned up at 10:30.
Revised list for the rest of the day is:
Remove drive shafts from 16v box
Fit original drive shafts to 16v box
Fit PAS pump to 16v engine
Fit 16v box to 16v engine
Remove exhaust from car
Hopefully collect my subframe and build that up tonight, ready to go in tomorrow
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Getting annoyed now...........
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Revised list for the rest of the day is:
Remove drive shafts from 16v box
Done
Fit original drive shafts to 16v box
Done
Fit PAS pump to 16v engine
Tomorrow
Fit 16v box to 16v engine
Not going to do this until the PAS pump is on
Remove exhaust from car
Won't budge!
Hopefully collect my subframe and build that up tonight, ready to go in tomorrow
Done, minus the rear engine mount as i can't find my new one. I have a feeling it's in Oxford...
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Thread hijack.
Don't get too di-heartened with the car mate. We have all been there and done that, and some of us have given up. But I see you are perservering and you WILL reap the benefits. Keep it up, you're doing OK so far and its interesting reading.
Before you know it, you will be driving it!! :smiley: :wink:
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Thread hijack.
Don't get too di-heartened with the car mate. We have all been there and done that, and some of us have given up. But I see you are perservering and you WILL reap the benefits. Keep it up, you're doing OK so far and its interesting reading.
Before you know it, you will be driving it!! :smiley: :wink:
I'm beyond the point of no-return now anyway! Thanks for the comment though.
Bad light stopped play earlier, how early does it get dark now!? Tomorrow will hopefully involve :
Fitting new track rod ends to PAS rack and then the rack to the subframe
Fitting PAS stuff to engine - pump, brackets, pulleys etc
Finding/buying a rear engine mount
Bolting up the engine and gearbox
Going to GSF for some exhaust gaskets and possibly some studs and nuts
Bolting up the engine to the subframe
Fit it all into the car
As is the theme with this project so far, not even half of that will actually get done!
Btw, i will do a full picture write-up next week when i'm back in Oxford. I realise that these project pages are pretty crap without pics, but i've got to warn you i tend to gt carried away and forget about taking the pics.
Right, bed time
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Engine is on the subframe and it's all waiting to be bolted up to the shell tomorrow monring. I'm completely knackered and because of that made a slight f**k up, but i'll explain about that some other time as right now i'm nodding off!
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f**king VW dealerships, go all the way over to pompey (approx 25 minutes) and then get back to find out he's given me the wrong bolts. twit
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Engine is now in.
Tomorrow's (editied) list:
Fit air intake pipe thing
wire everything up (lights, rad fan etc)
sort out what needs to go where at the fusebox end
fit new exhaust
fit new fuel filter
Connect steering rack UJ to the steering column
Sort out gear linkages as i've just realised the bracket is trapped by the subframe :angry:
Fit remaining gear box bolts (2)
Tighten up inner CV joint bolts
Buy a power steering belt and sort out a bit of hose
Find 2 subframe bolts
Bolt up front callipers to hubs
Sort out the rust on the driver's footwell
turn the key, swear, hit something, regret hitting that something, walk away
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I have a load of loose wires and i don't know where they go!
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Cheers John and Mark if you're reading this :afro:
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It worked, then it didn't, then it did but would cut out when you try to rev it, then it wouldn't work at all, now it's fine!
Even though it's nowhere near finished, i'm still a relatively happy chappy :smiley:
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81 pics currently being uploaded, expect an update tomorrow :kiss:
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/04092008209.jpg)
Hmm, maybe i won't make a start today! (2 weeks ago)
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As I started Monday eve
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/15092008236.jpg)
Wires to come out, top one was the engine loom iirc
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/15092008237.jpg)
Fusebox end, fun!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/15092008238.jpg)
My £110 box of nothing turned up around half 10 on the tuesday morning, i couldn't really do much with it until the subframe was ready though.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008240.jpg)
I started to assemble the new wishbones (with bushes already pressed in) and ball joints
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008241.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008242.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008243.jpg)
I then set about removing the 8v friction disc, as i was going to use the 8v box. I then found it to be caked in oil and pretty worn. How the hell it wasn't slipping i don't know!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008244.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008245.jpg)
More oil on the inside of the flywheel
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008254.jpg)
Oil inside the 8v gearbox. It's safe to say that at this point i had already made the decision to use the 16v box
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008250.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008251.jpg)
As i was using the 16v box but the 8v brakes (for now), i had to fit the 8v shafts to the 16v box as the 16v shafts had the hubs still attached, which meant removing the 8v shafts/hubs from the old rack:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008246.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008248.jpg)
16v gearbox:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008252.jpg)
general mess
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008255.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008257.jpg)
I then went and collected my freshly coated subframe on Tuesday afternoon. As i was calling on my mobile to see if it was ready they were phoning my housephone to say i can come and collect it!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008258.jpg)
I was dead chuffed with it for £30 and approx 20 hours from dropping it off. As i left the owner came running out, he just wanted to make sure i was happy with it! GB Plasticoat in Gosport, Hants for anyone that is interested :wink:
I then bolted up the new wishbones with new bolts
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008259.jpg)
And then added the 1.3 gearbox mount and Eibach arb
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008260.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/16092008261.jpg)
The PAS rack then came out of the garage as i had to replace the track rod ends
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008262.jpg)
Much to my surprise they came off easily with a bit of grinder action and i had done the pair in under 30 minutes. I don't think i've ever managed one in half an hour!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008263.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008264.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008265.jpg)
I then hammered in the bolts for the steering rack back into the subframe. They have a splined bit near the head to keep them located when there is no rack fitted
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008266.jpg)
Whilst removing the alternator the body snapped :angry:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008267.jpg)
I then bolted up power steering pump up to the side of the block
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008268.jpg)
This is the alternator bracket which has to be changed to fit the PAS pump:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008269.jpg)
front of block without bracket
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008270.jpg)
PAS bracket and non pas (PAS bracket is the larger one)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008271.jpg)
pas bracket bolted up
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008272.jpg)
Exhaust manifold removed nice and easily. The engine has apparently been rebuilt at the top end, bolts nice and free and fresh looking gaskets
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008273.jpg)
TSR manifold bolted up
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008274.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008275.jpg)
PAS rack fitted to subframe, lets it down a bit really!
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008276.jpg)
Subframe in place waiting for engine
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008277.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008278.jpg)
Mid hoist
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008279.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008280.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/17092008281.jpg)
Resting roughly in position
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008301.jpg)
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Bolted up with front cross member in place
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008302.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008303.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008304.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008305.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008306.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008307.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008309.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008310.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008311.jpg)
Rad fitted and connected, still need to move it slightly to the right (as in closer to the passenger side)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008312.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008313.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008314.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008316.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008317.jpg)
Engine in and slam panel fitted
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008318.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/18092008319.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/19092008320.jpg)
Manifold poking through
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/19092008321.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/19092008323.jpg)
New system, 2.5†from a Corrado so i wasn't sure how it would fit
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/19092008324.jpg)
Adapter sleeve for front pipe to manifold
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/19092008325.jpg)
How it hangs out back, it actually looks smaller in person and doesn't stick out very far, maybe an inch
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/20092008326.jpg)
Manifold and bulkhead clearance
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/20092008328.jpg)
Where I’m up to
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/20092008330.jpg)
First turn of the key once i had the HT leads in the right order on the dizzy:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/th_19092008012.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/?action=view¤t=19092008012.flv)
Here's a video that was meant to be a picture, but shows the exhaust quite well at the start:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/th_20092008013.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/ben_87/Engine%20conversion/?action=view¤t=20092008013.flv)
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Losing parts/being too cold to have a proper look for them is getting expensive :cry:
List of things to be done:
Connect front calipers ** bolts on order from VW, pads currently missing in the garage!
adjust coilovers to a more sensible height ** find c-spanners
connect steering rack Uj to column ** awaiting new rubber boot from VW
connect gear linkage bracket to steering rack
align exhaust pipe and tighten up
tidy up routing of wiring in engine bay
get the handbrake working
connect clutch cable
connect accelerator cable
wire up lights/horn/wipers etc
sort out o/s CV joint which has decided to fall apart :huh:
sort out the hole in the driver's footwell
And, although it's not really cold outside, everything on the car that i touch is freezing! :grin:
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List of things to be done:
Connect front calipers ** bolts on order from VW, pads currently missing in the garage!
adjust coilovers to a more sensible height ** find c-spanners
connect steering rack Uj to column ** awaiting new rubber boot from VW
connect gear linkage bracket to steering rack
align exhaust pipe and tighten up
tidy up routing of wiring in engine bay
get the handbrake working
connect clutch cable
connect accelerator cable
wire up lights/horn/wipers etc
sort out o/s CV joint which has decided to fall apart :huh:
sort out the hole in the driver's footwell
Sorting out the gear linkage bracket was a nightmare. i had managed to bolt up the subframe without realising that the bracket was on the wrong side of the frame (towards the back rather than infront) and there was no way it was going to fit through the gap between the floor/bulkhead and the steering rack, so down came the subframe again :rolleyes: Anyway, it's all sorted now just took longer than it should have done.
The clutch cable is also sorted, but the white plastic case where you adjust the tension has snapped so it feels a bit strange, but it'll do for now.
I have ordered a steering UJ boot from VW as well as a set of front brake caliper bolts, which i can hopefully collect first thing tomorrow. Once i have them i can crack on and hopefully complete the list by tomorrow afternoon. Having said that, whilst under the car earlier i realised this exhaust is going to take a lot of fiddling to get it sorted so i won't be surprised if it doesn't all get sorted tomorrow. Also got to factor in time to service next door's Polo for a few quid on sunday. Fun fun fun.......
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Puddles are wet :angry:
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Right, it's now raining sideways so not even my gazebo is working anymore. Add to that my front brakes won't go back together i'm getting a bit miffed so came inside for a can of coke and some frazzles
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Longest engine conversion ever! 7 weeks and it will be a year since i started :embarassed:
I honestly can't remember what i have done since the last update, but sill to do are the following:
Fit exhaust system
Bolt up 1 track rod end
Fit subframe/wishbone bolts
Put new bolts on inner CV joints
Fit new clutch cable
Fit new throttle cable
Fit shocks and springs/adjust coilovers (not decided which yet)
Sort out brake servo/master cylinder - something isn't right
sort out power steering - hose, bracket, fluid, belt etc
Service engine
Get an MOT :undecided:
My insurance runs out on the 13th April, and unless the golf is running and ready to be used by then, it is going to get expensive due to various complications.
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Fit exhaust system
Bolt up 1 track rod end
Fit subframe/wishbone bolts
Put new bolts on inner CV joints
Fit new clutch cable
Fit new throttle cable
Fit shocks and springs/adjust coilovers (not decided which yet)
Sort out brake servo/master cylinder - something isn't right
sort out power steering - hose, bracket, fluid, belt etc
Service engine
I also need to:
Shorten the front bumpstops
Tidy the wiring in the engine bay
Connect all the lights, sensors etc
Reconnect the clocks, interior electronics etc
Get a clip for an outer CV boot (cable tie?)
Get a clip for one steering rack boot (cable tie again most probably)
I have an MOT booked for this Wednesday, and although i had a continuous 7 hours or so on the car today i didn't really get that much done unfortunately. Early start tomorrow, but i think i'm going to have to move the MOT to Thursday, which gives me exactly feck all time to sort it out if it fails :sad:
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Picking up an exhaust next week, after that everything i need should be readily available from GSF or VW, so in theory should be relatively straight forward :lipsrsealed:
We're moving house in 5 weeks though so i'll have to see what money and time i have available..........
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Hello Mew,
Whatever happened to ANEL ? Is there any update after all these years ?