Smudger's 20vt Project A.K.A Patsy. (Update 07/06/2015 Got the love back)

Cheers Smudger  

Baggie82 said

Cheers Smudger  

No worries dude you're welcome.

Had a quite eventful day yesterday working on the car, managed to get the read beam and fuel tank off and started to rebuild them both. Also took the rear suspension off and freed up the coils and fitted the helper springs. Should be all back together next week.

Have ordered all the fuel hose and clamps etc ready for fitting that next Sunday.

Will upload some pics later on.  

Beam go okay? If you've started stripping beam did you manage the clamps for arb ok? 

Beam came off the car easily with no snapped bolts mate.   Plenty of Plusgas was used though to lube it all up.

The clamps for the ARB were already on there as were done a few months ago but the outer ones were an absolute nightmare to get on and took an age and needed two people. The inner ones were fine.

 

Lots of mole grips were used to get my outer ones back on 

Don't think back end of my car was ever touched, and I mean ever! 

Mine had, had some bits replaced. Just glad the beam came off first time of asking. New one on next week.

Great build will set myself a few moments to read all the data laters… Keep it up 👍

Cheers mate  

Ok a few pics as promised. Not as many as usual as most of the work is going on under the car.

Anyway here's an up to date shot of the engine bay. All that is missing now is fitting the expansion tank, fit maf holder when it makes it from the USA and a few other odds and sods. Note the P Clip we installed to hold up the pipework in place.





Refurbed beam ready to fit on Sunday with rear disc conversion once the bearings arrive.



Quick shot of the rear suspension after we took both sides off and freed them up.



More next week before a week off for Mothers Day

Coming along nicely, Bet you cant wait to finish it

Looking good Smudger. Impressive work. Keep the updates coming.

Cheers guys, I am bursting to get it all finished and mapped and give it a good clean.

looking gud m8. is that the speedo coming across engine?

peterg60 said

looking gud m8. is that the speedo coming across engine?

Yes mate although I think it may need adjusting slightly.

ive run my behind the raintray then out behind the servo fits nicely and hidden. has yours got a hole where raintray is. in your pitcure by the tank

Engine bay looks stunning mate, Top work man!! won't be long now.

Ok update time. Managed to get a fair bit done today but was hindered with the rear brakes by not having the right bits. I'll let the pics do the talking though……

MAF holder finally arrived from the USA.



All fitted up…………….



GTI tank all fitted back up.



Rear beam back on as well..





Started to build up the rear disc conversion but am missing one or two bits which I hope to acquire by next week.



Fuel line setup installed with fuel filter…



Comments welcome as always.

Smudger.  

Looking superb smudger.

Wish I had the talent and know how :-)

Not long til its on the road :-)

Loom is the major hurdle to get through next after the finishing off the rear of the car then it's odds and sods, MOT and mapping and she's a good'un

Engine bay looks tidy Smudge, really liking that. Can't be much left to do now?