MK3 1.8T

[tshirt2k]

Cheers mate im having loads of fun doing it and actually learning alot aha
Yeah that engine crane helped so very much! 

You dont need a gearbox. You only need the 100mm drive cups from an 02a

dont you mean 100mm drive cups for 02J?
And iv heard there not cheap and not very common? 

Late 02a will bolt in too.

[Ferdinor]

Hmmmm how do you remove the cups? do you sepeate the gearbox?  And by later boxex what sort of year and how will i know if they will fit? 

[tshirt2k]

Late 4 cylinder cars (95-97) have bolt in drive cups like the 02j. They have a 6mm allen key in the centre under all the grease.

Taken from CGTI 02A stripdown This looks like an early box though.

Next, the drives have to come out, two M8 bolts threaded in against some nuts or spacers and out they pop,

[Ferdinor]

Ahhh brilliat, thank you for that, so i need to find a late 02A with bolt in cups and it should fit my 02J gearbox? is that correct? 

[tshirt2k]

Yes. I know the DPA from a mk3 16v has them. I have one on my car and one on the floor in my garage reeady for a rebuild.

[Ferdinor]

Ok cheers for that ill have to try and find a late gearbox now aha, did some work on the car today stripped some more of the loom in the car and also sprayed the rocker cover and manifold on the engine today ready for a clear top coat tomorrow hopefully i will post photos when they are done 

[Ferdinor]

Ok been a while since i have updated this infact been a while since i have done anything, but here are some photos of the engine parts sprayed and finished, i shall be bolting them back on tomorrow 

Manifold


Rocker Cover



Pretty happy with how they turned out  Im hoping to get these back on tomorrow because i really want to know how they look on 

Cheers

[LazyLunatic]

Nice man, white looks nice. Makes me want to take mine all off and spray them again lol.

[Ferdinor]

Yeah i really like the colour and i think the black brackets and chrome piping should go well together just going to be a pain to clean 

Yeah do it man clean bays are always good 

[LazyLunatic]

Yeah i really like the colour and i think the black brackets and chrome piping should go well together just going to be a pain to clean 

Yeah do it man clean bays are always good 

Thats on the agenda, just a while down the line. It'll take a lot of work, and car would come off the road for a while.