homemade mk1 golf caddy (4motion 4wd /holset hx40 ,,turbo resto,56k warning

[adaptorman]

Love this, have been reading bit by bit, really coming together now!
Have you planned its first outing?

soon as its moted lmao , and that shouldnt be too long

[adaptorman]

not mutch 2day dam wheather ,
fitted brake compansators dosent seem to make mutch differnce with the pedal height
and had the mot man up 2day to come veiw the car and have a check around
pointers i need to do
remove side pipe for mot
fit indactors (front)
too rear tyres
1 seat belt to change has a frade part
one suspension top mount ,has movement ,
other then this everythings go go go
apart from this for the time being , need to sort rear haldex controller  and fit the propshaft.. spray and fill will come later , but had to give it 10min rub over

fitted radio an speakers too lol

[bratty]

what happened to your split btw after that twit piled into it?

sat in garage in need of tlc , so removed engine and think ill pop it on ebay 

gutted man loved the look of that

on a lighter note sounds like it needs less for the mot than 98% of the gti forums dailys

[johnson6672]

WOW!! I have just sat and read the whole of this thread, awsome, would love to see this when its done, that exhaust manifold is a work of art, you should defo go in to buisness, you would  make a fortune.
Keep up the good work!!!!!!

[adaptorman]

nice one john only homemade stuff pal ,,,if i had a tig welder and the right machincery to cut the pipes correct it wouldnt be a problem
just remade the propshaft ,and im 100percent happy with it , with thicker tube , nice strong stick welded , done in lathe too;)to save any wooble

and found a lump of 4inch alloy tube ideal for makeing a few things for future , ie alloy turbo short runner, air intake, maybe a new side pipe:lol:ideas are endless

[adaptorman]

bit morethis afternoon, trail fit of the standard bumper as im undecided wheather i like it or not , ,i might just thow those other homemade ones one for the time

then thought might as well thow the propshaft on , fits like a glove

and quick sterro pic

then thought i better chop a lump of pipe and start on the airfilter as theres not mutch room runing a 4inch pipe , im thinking i need cold air so going to chop a hole in the inner wing and one in the bonett ,thow a scoop on the bonett somert i dint want to do , but with all that turbo/engine heat , i may have to do it , im also going to run a 4inch pipe inside the inner wing , which will blow nicely into the airfilter

[bratty]

prefer it without bumpers tbh

[adaptorman]

i do but , in a way nice to keep things looking std/sleeper ish 

[adaptorman]

well hit a few problems on test run , first couldnt see the gauges as there were too low , so , a quick rip out and re instail on the top of the dash sorted that out


then im havin turbo problems , ie late spooling  and too mutch eccess smoke which im sure is from the hx40 . so had to re do and make a combo (hybrid/with hx40 and a t3/14 houseing ,this should alter things  nicely


but then i think thge problem isnt the turbo at fault but the angle of the return oil feed pipe , grrr , which to move this or angle this means makeing another complete manifold , so ,may be a while longer now

[bratty]

i think the side exit exhaust kinda gives the sleeper look away bro LOL