mk1 16v project

thats for maximum air flow  
Bert

that cant be the normal way they fit tho or is it?

did a bit of work on a few parts today

disasembled the braking system



thort id take a few pics of the position of how things went for wen i put it back together



it fully disassembled and degreased



cleaned up these also (wat a mission, there was so much overspray on this)



also a few things turned up in the post today as well

head gasket set



new waterpump and housing



and a new clutch kit

did a bit on the engine this week

well basically took the rest of stuff off the engine and the drained the engine/gearbox oil out and the took the head off (pics arent the best need to get a better camera lol)









heres the rest of the stufff that was on the engine that im gonna clean up and paint etc



oh yeah i thought id put me skills as a carpenter to use in this project somewhere, ive made myself a box so i can sandblast the bits that need cleaning up

tried out the sandblaster the other day, this saves so much time and gets into all the little nooks and crannies  


heres a few pics

before



after



before



after









im gonna have a go at the gearbox in a couple of days, shud be a bit of a mission cuz its covered in grease n overspray

had a go at the gearbox and a few other bit last weekend

before



after

i dnt like the way the inlet manifold came out so ive got it sent away to be done for me in summat a bit different than normal (might not be to everyones taste) shall get it back in about a week

got the head back friday i nice shiney head



i had a go at the alternator today heres a few before and after pics







after

Hi, love the build but if youve put that much effort in i would move the fuel filter.  The position its in now is because of the way its moved over from the mk2 but the slightest knock on the front end (just behind the light) could spell disaster!  Your fuel lines look knackered anyway so get a set of braided ones made up approx £100 and move the filter back to the suspension turret.  Look at photos of mk1 16v engine bays and a lot of people do that, pic of mine below (i cut down the original bracket and bolted it to the turret).


Good look with the rest of it.
Cheers
Steve

yeah sound like a good idea mate, how does this work with the fuel system ontop of the air box thing buddy? also how do u fix it down and where cud i get the braided hoses made up?im goin to edition 38 today so theres bound to be a few 16v conversions so ill have a look

Hi, just found another photo showing it all.   



I used an original fuel filter bracket and cut drilled it to fit on the turret (could be neater but its secure).

You can get the lines from Crazy Quiff or get them made up by somebody like Pirtek, they have outlets everywhere, usually for industrial applications.  I took the ends off my old lines in with me and gave them the lengths i wanted them to run.  Not sure what position the CQ ones would put the fuel filter in

Hope this helps

yeah cheers mate that helps alot, ive got another question for ya cuz from the look of ur pics uve got the same air filter box as me. the one i had on the car had been cut off at the bottom (wasnt really a great job) so i just bought a second hand one from the jumble sale at edition and on the bottom of the box it basically has a hole for a pipe to go onto and im not sure wat this is/was for, was it for summat on the mk2 and nothing to worry about or have i gotta do summat about it, also how did u fit it?

ill try and show u wat i mean with ur pic

That had a air intake hose on it to direct cold air into the box.  I also had to cut away quite a bit of the base of the box see photo below and i drilled out the side of it to allow more air in, just make sure you only do below the filter level !
I positioned it so that most of the air will come from the LHS which i figured would be colder (non engine side), eventually i will run a hose from the front spoiler to direct cold air into this area…. one of the jobs on the list !!

so that hole for the pipe isnt a problem left open? that looks like a better fit that wat was done to mine lol i dnt understand wat u mean about the fuel filter level? :redfaced:

If you drill the box above the level that the air filter sits then dirty air will get sucked into the inlet bypassing the filter.  Only drill the bottom section of the box and you will be fine  

oh right i understand now buddy, its u sed fuel filter (must of ment air filter) lol confused me a bit cheers for ur help buddy

took the electrics out earlier (wat a state)




also bought a new cambelt cover





check this bad boy out bought it at edition cuz the one that was made for mine was a right bodge lol

had a go at the engine bay yesterday

got this the other day put a smile on my face when it came through, its been flocked if anyone not sure wat the finish is

 the only problem is the pics dont do it any justice and it has dog hairs over it already lol will clean them off before i put it back on the engine

forgot to put this on here, had it for a while now wanted to get rid of the expansion tank so i got a top fill rad and a few water pipes





does anyone know whre i can get a top rad pipe for my engine cuz every where ses there obselete (preferable id rather have a new one)

cheerz