G60 Conversion

Tomorrow I have a day off with my dad to finish off the timing side of the engine, attach VR6 clutch, attach 02J gearbox and weld the new mount on, if it arrives

Didn't manage to get the gearbox on but made good progress.

Got the new painted parts on the engine, attached new sensors, water pump, water outlets,new dipstick stalk, timing belt is timed up with new covers oh and attached a new sump pan


Oh and tried to line up the new engine mount. Does this look right?

Engine looks brill mate.

As for the engine mount what I had to do was test fit my 20v engine before having the mount welded on the make sure it was in the right place but it looks about right from the pic.

Smudger

Great build Rich! Can't wait to see it in person sometime next year

Tried to find a useful picture showing the mount, this is the best I have



Possibly a bit higher than where you have it, but as smudger says, best to test fit the engine to get it right.    

Matt

Thanks for the picture chap, I've had to send my mount back as it doesn't fit well. I think I will do as advised, remove my mount carefully and weld it on when I test fit the engine to get it aligned well.

pazwaa said

Tried to find a useful picture showing the mount, this is the best I have



Possibly a bit higher than where you have it, but as smudger says, best to test fit the engine to get it right.    Matt

A bit of progress today. Managed to paint a few items.

Oil cooler mount:

 

Distributor adjustment arm:


Supercharger bracket:

Managed to acid etch prime one of the supercharger mounts ready for spraying tomorrow:

Cracking work dude. Keep the updates coming.

Smudger

Nice work Rich, onwards and upwards!!

Looking good!

Managed to put another coat on the exhaust side:


Put a top coat on the super charger mount :


Oh and the parts from yesterday that have dried :

Good work dude, reminds me of building mine! Can't wait to see it all done now

Love a bit of engine painting.    

 Busy bee today.

Took the engine off the stand and put the gearbox on as it right proper mucky I think the camera made it look cleaner than it is lol



De-greased the main super charger mount, ready to paint yey!


Removed the axle, car is now floating
Fuel tank removed, wife will be happy as it was pretty full so the family motor will get it. I noticed there are a few minor rust spots I need to tackle, will strip it back to bear metal, treat, paint, under seal like new

Naf suspension to be removed and replaced with my KW's:


Alloys relegated to the corner:


Rear axle looks in great condition, needs touch up in places but mainly dusty:


Finally my cluttered garage filled with new and old bit lol

 

Looking good Rich.  

OK big progress update!

I've cleaned up where the tank was, coated it with electrox zinc primer and then coated with epoxy mastic from Bilt Hamber so should keep it protected for some time.

I've fitted my KW coilovers to the rear, fitted a stainless filler neck, refitted axle and wheels so the shell is rolling again.

Have all the fuel parts ready to roll including a new Bosch pump, alloy brackets, alloy inline filter and a stainless pump cradle.

Also bought a 60mm supersprint manifold. Not cheap ouch!!

Next step is to fit the engine  

Will get some photos up tomorrow.

Sounds good Rich, look forward to seeing the pics

good progress so far bud, it gets a bit hectic with all the parts hanging around but you've some good shopping  

Been busy today assembling the engine and gearbox. Painted the Gearbox yesterday a very bright silver colour ha ha.

I've got the VR6 clutch and cover on, gearbox bolted on to the engine and even managed to trial fit it in the engine bay to work out where the engine mount is required.

only problem I had was the starter motor bolts I bought aren't long enough and the retrofication 02J gearbox mount has the wrong bolts to mount it :(

Does anyone have the part number of the starter motor bolts I require? I've checked vagcat but they are not listed :(

sounds liek you have 020 or 02j starter bolts, what you need are 02a starter bolts from g60 or mk3/seat abf/tdi, any corrado 4 cylinder and b3/4 passat 4 cylinder

mate of mine just had exactly the same issue. for the 2 long starter bolts look in 'starter and single parts' in the electrical section, easier to look under corrado as the golf section is a right mess. for the one that goes thru the front mount look under 'securing parts for engine' engine section:

N  10103501 - M10x160 - 3.67+VAT
N  90572901 - M10x160/M8x15 - 3.32+VAT

N  10241605 - M10x45 - 2.37+VAT