MK3 1.8T

[johnnyvr6]

i love these engine conversion threads,it makes me want to do one but im sh!t scared of starting one just incase i couldn't finish it

[stow1985]

i love these engine conversion threads,it makes me want to do one but im sh!t scared of starting one just incase i couldn't finish it

same here mate...

Very interesting thread by the way, I hope to learn a thing or to on this one 

speaking of learning, has the 16V got a wider track than the 8V?

[lemski]

on the driveshaft issue, if you keep four stud and wide track, get some mk2 outer cv joints and put them on the shafts so they'll go in the hubs. i had the opposite problem, i run mk3 hubs and such on my mk2 and destroyed the inner cvs on the mk3 shafts and couldnt use the so put my mk2 shafts on with mk3 ends.

good build so far by the way

[Ferdinor]

Ahhh i see thanks for the advice on the cv's might come in handy when i get to that point 

Its blackkkkkk plain and simple but i have some good plans for the engine bay, both rocker cover and manifold are primed ready for gloss ***** paint 
I shall post piccies up but i just got back from a long shift at work and need sleep

I will also put some pictures up of something i collected today 

Aha this projects going a bit faster than planned but im loving it cant wait to actually have some real updates 
Thanks for the kind words guys i mean this is a learning curve for me aswell but if it can help you guys aswell thats great 

[lemski]

Its always a learning curve workin on cars. Lookin forward to updates

[Ferdinor]

Well here are some pictures as promised nothing much to see just little updates at the moment 

Didnt get a very good photo but just so you get an idea of how it looked before

Then after sanding it smooth and a bit of filler primer



Then this is how the rocker cover looked before




Now it looks something like this



Pretty pleased on how they turned out 

Also got my donor car on saturday so i will post pictures up of that soon but its pissing down with rain atm so im removing seats and dash in the dry 

More updates will be coming very soon 

[stow1985]

Looking good mate, but will that filler primer be ok with under bonnet temps? or will it start to crack?

[thai-wronghorse]

I wondered that myself.

[murraymint]

Think it will almost defiantly crack when up to temperature for long periods of time

[stow1985]

Just get some VHT black on it, job done!