help me reach 100! - update! GTI HEAD BOUGHT!

[Khare]

just need some things cleared up before i start the shopping.
Now i'l be having an 8v gti head on my standard 1.6 bottom end, what headgasket do i need to use? 1.6 or 1.8 gti?
same with the inlet manifold gasket, and exhaust manifold gasket (got my eyes on a gti manifold and downpipe on ebay)
1.6 or 1.8 GTI?

also, head bolts, where can i get them from? i read somewhere GSF ones unscrew themselfs, and it was better getting them from vw, although they were very very expensive.

Also, the drill bit for the head porting, what exactly do i need? any chance of an ebay link so i can buy it?

Any other bits i missed out i need to buy so i can get the project started when all the bits are together?
Im gonna have to change everything in one day, so i cant afford to spend a week with the head apart while i wait for bits to arrive or i have to go shopping half way through a weekend
please someone make a list of what i need to buy and from where?
(scrappys near me are rubbish, none contain ANY mk2's!!! so im gonna have to rely on ebay, GSF and ECP)

thanks

Andres

[danny_p]

gsf head bolts are fine.   never had issues with them. 

[Khare]

gsf head bolts are fine.   never had issues with them. 

perfect mate thanks very much, and at £1 each i'l bag myself a bargain.

[Mew]

just need some things cleared up before i start the shopping.
Now i'l be having an 8v gti head on my standard 1.6 bottom end, what headgasket do i need to use? 1.6 or 1.8 gti?
same with the inlet manifold gasket, and exhaust manifold gasket (got my eyes on a gti manifold and downpipe on ebay)
1.6 or 1.8 GTI?

Head, inlet and exhaust gaskets should all be the same for gti and driver. Don't forget to use the 10% gsf discount too

[danny_p]

iirc the headset for 1.6 and gti is same anyway

[Khare]

Head, inlet and exhaust gaskets should all be the same for gti and driver. Don't forget to use the 10% gsf discount too

cheers guys. Will be doing some shopping this week then
for the head porting, do i need to buy this?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-pieces-Tungsten-Carbide-Rotary-Burr-SET-1-8-shank_W0QQitemZ180296845703QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180296845703&_trkparms=72%3A1298|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


andres

[Khare]

doing the shopping list for GSF, and for the exhaust gasket it has 3 choices...
11830     EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET (2 required per car)      G2 1.05 / 1.3      £3
11831    EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET    G2 Turbo Diesel All                             £1
11832    EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET    G2 16V All                                             £3


which one do i need??? doesnt say 1.6 carb/1.8 GTI.

[Khare]

shopping list so far. please tell me what i need to add/remove.
(ignore thermostat seal, and thermostat, i need them anyway)
with the CYL.HEAD GASKET SET-BQ, do i need to buy the 10 head bolts seperatly as i did on the shopping list? or do they come with the cyl head gasket set that costs £34.50?

[Mew]

Pretty sure inlet and exhaust manifold gaskets should be part of head gasket set, as should the rocker cover gasket. Confirm that with gsf first, pretty sure a head gasket "set" on a corsa had the lot in though. The bolts however won't be included.

[Khare]

Pretty sure inlet and exhaust manifold gaskets should be part of head gasket set, as should the rocker cover gasket. Confirm that with gsf first, pretty sure a head gasket "set" on a corsa had the lot in though. The bolts however won't be included.

cheers mew, gonna give gsf a call now then and confirm it. the rest of the list is ok though right? water flange and all that?