Dan's mk2 8v to ABF project **Build For Le Mans??**

[tech1889]

Cheers for the advice mate gona wait for the bank to cool down before i buy more stuff.. wana get the cambelt and service done on the leon first that like £400 lol...

[tech1889]

Well received my welder today thought i would have a dabble.. bloody hell its addictive.. im sh!t at the mo but gona go fabricators and get some off cuts to practice on.. and then the bay gets attacked 

[Neo Badness]

It's even better if you have some AC/DC blasting in the background too

I got a quite a good welding video. Worth watching for the dudes 'tash and denim shirt alone but he does seem to know what he is doing. Good stuff if you've never done it before and get more from your practice. Can PM you the link if you want?

[tech1889]

The one with 'miss Karen' lol seen it 

[tech1889]

Well not posted for a while as been collecting bits and bobs so i can move on without sending the car to a garage..

Mig welder - Check
Gauntlets - Check
Auto darkening welding mask - Check
2.5m by 1.3m sheet of 1mm thick steel - check
set of welding clamps - Check

That should be all i need to get the bay welded up and any other parts of the car that should need attention.. I also bought a set of 3 VDO gauges as they came up at a good price compared to ebay prices..

So not really much of an update.. but hopefully some pics in the next few weeks as the welding starts and the bay begins to transform 

[Toby]

lookin forward to sein your ' skillz' 

[VR6_Wherry]

lookin forward to sein your ' skillz' 

Same here, this should be interesting. Have you done any welding before?

[tech1889]

Nope but as said before the other halfs dad is a welder by profession and ive done some practice.. I will be spot welding it all in place first of all anyways and then running a seam after.. iff it goes wrong i will start again.. nice to see people have faith 

[tech1889]

Well been buying loads of bits and bobs recently.. finding it hard to put the hours in on it.. ive had to move away from smoothing the bay as i just dont get the time.. i have bought a battery tray repair panel from BBT.. going to weld that in.. finishing rubbing down the bay and re-doing all the sealant stuff.. maybe after the car is roadworthy i will think about getting the bay smoothed and such..

Also ordered what i thought was a really good buy.. a full bolt kit for the car.. not genuine but some stainless parts etc will see when it arrives but this is what was included for about £60..

Wing and front slam panel bolts
front shock bolts
polished door and boot latch bolts
polished steering wheel bolts
polished bonnet latch bolts
bonnet hinge bolts
door hinge bolts
polished petrol flap screws
polished door handle screw
battery clamp bolt
gearbox and engine mount bolts
inlet manifold bolts
throttle body or carburettor bolts
rear plinth screw
door to chassis bolts
rocker cover bolts
front and rear bumper mounting bolts
wiper motor bolts
door card and dash screws
bolts for other brackets and mounts
brake caliper bolts
brake dust cover bolts
petrol tank strap bolts
petrol pump bolts
couple of bigger bolts for the rear beam

also comes with
2 pairs of latex gloves
Rivet set for all the arches
1 roll of flame retardent tape for any looms you may wish to tidy up

Also have on order from BBT a pair of bonnet lifters as i hate the standard pole type thing lol..

And last but not least i have some stainless steel lower bonnet catch bolts.. going to buy a new lower catch aswell 

So progress is still happening just slower than i thought 

Oh yer my loom is in the post to me 

[tech1889]

Just ordered a New Sachs VR6 clutch kit from vwspares should be here in a few days.. then engine and gearbox can be bolted together..