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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 07 August 2008, 13:04
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Its pretty much an 8v mk3.
With a vento front.
Body kit off, arches off.
Respray.
Refurbed bespoke colour tt comps.
It normally drives in straight lines and looks f**kin sick like this.
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Its my marmite.
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Looking to travel to kings lynn next week to pick up the next part of the project.
A Vr6 OBD2 engine with 77,000 miles. With gearbox, loom, subframe, ecu, pedal box, all clutch clyinders, pipes, exhaust manifold.
Pretty much my full conversion bar the rad and exhaust system.
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So i now have a VR6 to put into my 8v.
This isnt going to be a quick conversion, as i plan to do it right first time.
I have bought a OBD1 Coilpack VR6 with 62k on the clocks.
Today i removed the suspension, brake calipers, and disconnected the driveshafts and engine mounts and draged the subframe and rack off. As i dont require any of this.
Plan is to now change the clutch, chains, aux belt, filters, plugs, leads etc.
As its a 2.8 OBD1 i plan to get a Rado 2.9 inlet manifold and throttle body, for a bit of extra power, i want the TB painted black, and the inlet chromed.
Going to paint the engine and box oem factory colours, and get the front cross member powerdercoated black.
I will be ordering a 6branch manifold, decat, and having a full stainless 2.5inch exhaust from the decat backwards. To allow for further engine mods.
Air filter wise i plan a BMC inclosed jobbie.
For the bay i just plan to clean it up, polish it, and hide as many wires as possible.
Parts i still need to get are:
Full set of coolant hoses
Radiator
Clutch pipe from work gearbox too pedals, with both cylinders.
Exhaust parts
Service bits n bobs.
Ive also as yet got to send the ECU to be de-imobilised.
Its a crossover VR engine, but has the later plastic engine cover, rather than metal, and coilpack, so thats all that matters to me really, as i will be upgrading to the rado tb :)
Once its in and running, fingers crossed, i might think about supercharging it, but thats long off as yet.
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Having an arse of a day, not so much an update thread.
Turns out that i have noticed the rocker cover is broken, think it must of got broken when moving the engine, and it has snapped off where a pipe from the air intake fixes too the rocker cover. So thats another thing to add to the list.
Parts i need to gather now are:
Full coolant hoses
Rocker Cover (plastic obd2 type)
Full clutch set up from gearbox to pedals
Radiator + Fans brackets etc.
Chains, guides etc
Clutch itself will need to be replaced.
There is also countless other pipes that need to be replaced as they are cut
Throttle cable
Full exhaust system
cat/decat whatever
Ecu deimobilised
Air filter/bmc/something
Also want to remove the aircon pump and change belt to suit
URRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH
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Parts i need to gather now are:
Full coolant hoses
Rocker Cover (plastic obd2 type) - Ordered from VW Dealer
Full clutch set up from gearbox to pedals - Bought of ED38
Brake master cylinder bottle to suit hydro clutch - Bought of ED38
Radiator, maybe fans
Chains, guides etc
Clutch itself
Fuel lines etc to suit VR
Throttle cable
Dash Clocks - Bought of Ed38
Poly bushes for subframe, wishbones etc
Front uprated engine mount
Rear Engine/Gearbox mounts
6 Branch S/S Manifold
Full Custom Cat Back exhaust system
Decat pipe
Ecu deimobilised
Vr6 Engine center trim - bought of Ed38
Air filter, probably BMC
Service parts, plugs leads, oils, filters etc
Also want to remove the aircon pump and change belt to suit
Then ontop of that, want subframe powder coated
Spray the engine bay
New Coolant Expansion tank
Red HT leads OBVIOUSLY
Chrome Chrome Chrome
Engine paint
Not sure when it will actually get fitted, but definetly not well into next year, but i hope before spring fest. Depends all on free time with new job, and also insurance/dvla approving.
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Few Edition 09 pics people took.
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This weekend the car gets treated, as i havnt really been cleaning it and keeping it shiny since ed38 and the end of summer.
So i plan to give it a propper detail session and wax up for the first part of the winter.
Also plan to get started on undersealing the car whilst its dry.
As for the VR6, not next week but the week after i am off work, and going to carry out:
Completly degrease the engine and gear box, paint the block black, head silver, and gearbox a dark grey.
Replace chains tensioners and guides
Replace clutch with a sachs clutch
Change rocker cover to powder coated item
Replace plugs, filters etc etc.
Inlet is still to be refitted as i want it changed, but thats on the back burner.
Also painting the TB black at some point in this time period to refit.
Have some special plans for the powder coating of the rocker, trims and generally the colour theme.
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Getting more and more convinced that i should build the engine up before i stick it.
Uprated rods and pistons, maybe a rebuilt head and then put it in charged.
Im also straying from the S/C route to the turbo route.
This thread makes some good reading:
http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?231150.0
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Dropped off rocker cover and some other bits to powder coaters.
At the end of the week plan to order:
New Chains, tensioners and guides
Head Gasket Spacer + standard item as well
ARP Head Bolts
Next week im off work, so plan to strip the engine down, inspect the pistons and head, and all being well rebuild with head gasket spacer in, being held together with the arp bolts.
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So today the job was to do the chains, guides tensioners, inspect the pistons and head and fit a spacer gasket to lower the compression for the turbo.
I have bought a 8.5:1 Spacer gasket made by C2 Motorsport UK and they also supplied me with a 3 part Mk4 VR head gasket to sandwich it in for good measure.
Also i got a metal rocker cover and had it powder coated the same colour as my wheels by Wheelworx.
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I also then got from Euros all the chains, tensioners guides etc.
So with the use of a crane moved the engine about in the garage and cracked the gearbox of it and dumped that on the floor, as dont need to do anything with that yet......... lsd and uprated clutch anyone?
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Then pulled the rocker cover off and then got the side cover off to expose the top chains.
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To get to the bottom chains have to pull the clutch and fly wheel off, which is no big deal as i need a lightened fly wheel and uprated clutch..... So that all got pulled off.
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So with that we removed the top chain tensioner to allow the top chain to come off, pulled off the themostat housing and took the top chains off. Slacked off the head bolts and removed the head. I am going to use the standard headbolts to rebuild the engine as i havnt got any ARP ones at the moment, but i can change them one by one with the rocker cover off at a later job. So its not big deal right now as they will be fitted before it is started.
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Heres some pics of the famous top guides that get worn and break and rip the chains off. The 2 tensioners were fairly worn but the other bits were fine really, but replaced them anyway! Just for fun.
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Then it was for the spacer head gasket. Split the 3 peice head gasket and sandwiched it onto the block. Look at how thick it is! This combined with the turbo and a plow will move 20v's out of my way :lol:
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This is all that was done for today as it was a learning curve for me and aaron, jobs for tomo are to get it all timed up and the chains back on. Once its all timed up it will be degrease and paint time.
Big thanks to Aaron (Aaronmk2) and mark for today, hopefully will get onto it tomo and get it finished for the week.
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Few more pics:
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So today aaron came over, and we finished things off. Sealed and tightened everything up except the rocker, as waiting on Matt LMR to get me some shiny bolts :)
Then tightened up all of the sump that we undone.
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Removed the AIRCON!!! This isnt LA, who needs air con! And then refitted tensioner with the non air con belt. This should also help with getting boost piping down the to fmic. This is the badboy, up for sale! lol.
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Here is the gearbox.... Looking sad.
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So degreased the badboy, and then painted it silver. Now it looks like this:
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Happy with that!
And so with that, dumped the VR lump and all the bits and bobs back in the corner of the garage, and let the car come back in the garage, until next time!!
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Next steps are:
Possibly get the flywheel lightened a bit (not sure though)
Clutch and put the gearbox back on, starter back on etc.
Uprated spark plugs, leads, injectors.
Then obviously order the turbo mani and keep looking for the right turbo.
Time frame to finish? Dont know, start new job next month so finiances are very unkown, done when its done, but i want it done for the end of spring/summer if possible.
Cheers for reading
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Vr6 conversion is sold awaiting collection this weekend.
And pending buying the new car, the mk3 will be up for sale this month too!
Reason for moving on is career and moving out etc, and also wanting a more refined car.
New car? Im after an Audi S3 on the 01/02 shape. Black :cool: