My engine bay... (from zero to hero)

When I first got the car in March 2006…


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Now in July 2007 after a complete engine rebuild to name just one of the many things that have changed since then…






I wish… :roll:

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Here she is….







As usual, comments welcome…  :wink:

that looks pretty good mate was it hard work sortin it all out?

some elbow grease gone into that mate but well worth the effort I think it looks bloody marvellous what a transformation  :y:

where are all the in between pics????


Looks fantastic!!!! :wink:

tidy see!!!

always nice to see a clean bay!

Very nice indeed Andrew  :y:

looks great.

As you saw at Stirling, mine could do with sprucing up too….

reckon it'll take me a lot longer than you however :wink:

Fantastic ! What a transformation

It's like that C4 prog….10 Years Younger  

looks sweet....do you want to come over to mine and polish my nuts ?

WOW

top work, did you remove engine or work around it ?

That is some hard work gone on there…. well done mate it looks just like me from production line…

Did you rebuild the engine or just paint on outside?

Thankyou so much for the comments, it really is what makes it all worth while.  ops:  

madone_si said

Did you rebuild the engine or just paint on outside?

Oil pump went last year (and subsequently lost oil pressure and big ends went smash!) so was forced to completely rebuild the engine. Rebored, new pistons, head skimmed, new valves, guides, seals, oil pump, water pump, the lot.

mk1jim said

top work, did you remove engine or work around it ?

When the engine was out getting its second lease of life, the block was painted, the rocker cover and cylinder head painted, but that was all. Everything else was restored with the engine in situ. (alternator, oil cooler, inlet manifold, brake servo, master cylinder, metering head etc.

dubstar74 said

where are all the in between pics????


Looks fantastic!!!! :wink:

Coil ready to go back on after being sanded down and repainted…




Oil cooler off the car…




Oil cooler back in place all shiny. (hadn't done the radiator attachment brackets yet  ops: )




Brake Servo and master cylinder ready to go on…





All important radiator cowling to front panel (courtesy of 'dubboy' -many thanks!)

That's really impressive - as said before it looks like it just came from the factory  8)

Just to double check one thing, as I had a scary moment a little while back - did you get the rocker cover shot-blasted, and if so did you mask off / clean out the breather?

Rich

mcscrew said

That's really impressive - as said before it looks like it just came from the factory  8)

Just to double check one thing, as I had a scary moment a little while back - did you get the rocker cover shot-blasted, and if so did you mask off / clean out the breather?

Rich

thanks Rich. much appreciated.

well, when I say painted the rocker cover, I really mean bought a brand new one    And yes, dont worry, very clean. I remember steve mathews always going on about how the breather was a big (largely unknow) problem with early VW's.  

Superb job mate, looks awesome 8)

I notice you're dipstick is the later type, is this an addition by you? My '83 has the one harder to get at as its much lower in the bay.

Ross said

Superb job mate, looks awesome 8)

I notice you're dipstick is the later type, is this an addition by you? My '83 has the one harder to get at as its much lower in the bay.

Yes it was. When I was looking for a brand new one, this is all I could find. Will be replacing it eventually with the smaller one.  

Thanks for the comments mate.

Well impressed  8)  you must be well chuffed with the end result. You could be looking at two awards at Gaydon now - engine bay and long distance !  

That looks superb, i could eat my dinner off that..... but you wouldnt let me i got an 83 gti dip stick knocking around, its the one that looks like a shepherds crook at the top with a red plastic fixing bit

well done looks good!