It was real hot today, so not a huge amount of progress (my mind and body slows down in the heat... and I think the large quantities of diesel fumes inhaled probably didn't help much, kept me happy tho!
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Tank is now rinsed out with petrol and nice and clean, and my old man has some free diesel for his motor.
Have removed everything of value off the diesel motor, some of it to sell/swap for parts and some of it to keep as spares.
Put a brand spanking new KR clutch on the ABF (to match the mk2 16v gearbox I'll be using, nice short ratios
). Also swapped over a couple of CV joints - had a couple of old mk2 ones lying around which were in better condition than the ones on the Scirocco driveshafts I bough off ebay. (Clutch and driveshafts have been the biggest expense of this conversion so far).
Removed bits like P/S pump off the ABF, attached mk1 driver's side mount (trimmed lower cambelt cover to fit), will be swapping the alloy sump for the reinforced steel diesel one and attaching gearbox tomorrow.
Fuel tank will be going back on tomorrow (with a different level sender, old one doesn't work), and I'll plumb up the GTi fuel pump, accumulator and filter.
Probably won't be lifting the engine in until Saturday afternoon due to work (being a chef means I work oddly-timed shifts), still gotta chop up the mk1 4-branch and get a 16v flange welded onto it... (have already had a flange plasma-cut out for me).
