DAN'S GTI VR6

[dansmk3]

Thanks to Mk3gti16v as my hydro pipe arrived this morning!!
 

[tweed]

yeahhhhhh!!! thing are coming along. I love white vr's

[dansmk3]

just gotta wait for the engine mounting brackets now. iv managed to source the rear one but need the box and front ones now!

i know good things come to those who wait but this is takin the pi55 now  lol

[dansmk3]

well what a turn up for the books.

been on ed38 and found a bloke breaking a vr, got the gearbox and front engine mounting brackets along with the cover plate for the gearbox, £19!! well i paid £29 as i asked for next day special delivery!! well happy here 

and to top it all off i have just recieved this through the post



now all i have to do is work out how to set them up 

[Wayne]

Easy to set them up, front ones around half way, rears fit as they are, then see how it sits.

Don't forget to copperslip all the adjuster threads before fitting, will save them seizing up.

[dansmk3]

Easy to set them up, front ones around half way, rears fit as they are, then see how it sits.

Don't forget to copperslip all the adjuster threads before fitting, will save them seizing up.

cheers mate, thats easy enough then lol! iv got plenty of copper slip! defo cant be doing with them seizing up like!

i know alot of people will probably comment saying i should have gotten more expensive coilovers etc etc but these are all that i could afford and im happy never the less! lol

[dansmk3]

Got all my mounting brackets through the post today,

Gearbox has been attached although I'm going to buy all new bolts for it.

Got the front mount and rear mount on, but the gearbox mount is giving me a bit of grief. On looking at the thread inside the holes on the gearbox it looks rather corroded, soguess I'm going to be buying a tap and dye set to rectify this problem

Went to connect the water pipes and they are fubard, o ring gaskets are shot and doesn't look like a tight fit so new ones will be ordered also! - don't help when they are covered in sealant neither! Alarm bells were ringing charlie ll

[dansmk3]

Went to install the new suspension yesterday and the nuts at the top of the suspension are totally corroded so am going to have to think of another way of getting these out.

so in the meantime i decided to do this:

Thats right iv got the old girl in. im really surprised and pleased at how much space there is behind the lump compared to the 8v, goes to show how far forward the vr sits.

then it was time to stick my stainless manifold on


Put all injectors in and the fuel rail on. then got the wiring sorted for the rail, went to put the inlet manifold on and it wouldnt fit and then realised that where i had the plugs on the injectors facing upwards they needed to be facing towards eachother, once i had figured this out it was time to get the powder coated intake mani on


so what i have to do next is work out all the coolant hoses and where each one goes, and the same goes for the wiring. i have noticed one problem, my new radiator fan motor has a massive oval copnnection for it, where on my 8v one it was a small rectangular connection, so im thinking would my old motor run the new fan? or is it a simple swap of the plug on the loom? hmmmm lol

well as you can all see it is getting there it is slowly coming together just gutting she aint finished yet. but i am having fun looool

[Wayne]

Excellent progress.

Your fan motor should be fine

[dansmk3]

Excellent progress.

Your fan motor should be fine

Sweet, ill get that swapped over with the suspension tomorrow! Iv been told the vr has 2 fan speeds that's why I was dubious! Lol, and cheers wayne! She certainly is starting to take shape now! Just want to unleash the fury hahaha