Jellybellys LD Diesel Front end resto begins!!

Fingers crossed Matt!

good look mate

time for a update

got the head back yesterday

looking good



all welded you could hardly tell



so last night i built all the head back up ready to be fitted



so tonight it went back in





been out for a bit of a drive and it seems to have resolved all my problems

but i'm not counting my chickens yet, more road tests needed

Looks very good Matt.
I have that same feeling - how many miles does it take  before you think, yes it's sorted ?

nice one Matt! Glad its all back together and running well.

Is it a big improvement?

And Yes I'm with u on that  one Ade. I've done a fair bit to mine this year and need to give it damn good shake down before the german trip.

My estimate is if it makes it to wolfsburg and back then its sorted!  :mrgreen:

massive improvement graham, feel alot nicer than the normal 1.6 engine

it's nice to have a little extra power if you need it, plus with the 5spd box it make cruising alot better

70mph is not not a problem whereas before it sounded like it was screaming it's nuts off

need to get more mile under my belt, hopefully stanford hall on sunday, then the AGM. then tinkering time before Germany

sorted Matt  :mrgreen: , i'm really unsure about mine to be honest .. i'll try stanford hall Sunday and see how we go from there

just gotta get some mile under our belts

Yey!!!!

See you next Tuesday then ;-) lol

hopefully mate

let get stanford hall out the way first :lmao:

bit of a update from me

everything has gone well, stanford hall and the AGM went lovely. even towed a trailor to the AGM

so last week i started pratting about with the airbox thanks to gammy (i still owe you for it)

cut the bottom and the front off, bonded on some plastic card and bobs you uncle







then after a bit of fettling it got fitted





nice and snug



next job on the list were some rad card as my old ones were shot

heres the stuff





not a perfect match but pritty good, it's called millboard

before



after







and as i fitted the airbox in need to relocated the fuel filter

sorted





finished engine bay



hope you like

Nice install matt. Nice and stock looking  :mrgreen:

Well done JB, this is inspiring stuff, looks great. Bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing now! I had a Mk2 Golf with a non intercooled TD engine and it hauled the heavier Mk2 around well, so I have no doubt it feels nippy in the Mk1!
And yes, a 5 speed is worth its weight in gold even in the n/a diesel, the 4 speed was pants, as you found out at 70mph.
Hope that's the end of your bad luck and you can finally enjoy the result of all your hard work  8)

Whats next Jelly

going back to standard

jellybelly said

going back to standard

Always a good move!  :mrgreen:

thought i would give an update

after the engine was changed it went to stanford hall, which was sucessfully

next up was the wolfsburg trip 1800mile round tip….. the trip was amazing, brilliant laugh and the car made it there and back without missing a beat

before setting off



Service on the M25



Ferry port



so when returning from germany i used it daily for 2-3weeks as a 3 year old pugeot i just bought went wrong so i was carless, but BABs filled in with some daily service

then some good friends (bruiceboy and amanda) offered me a MK2 GTD for a good price so that was bought for a daily



this has served me well for the last 8 months without missing a beat. it even made an aperance as my wedding car



so all i need to do now is get some insurance an MOT on the MK1 and then some tax and we should be good for the summer again

Nice one JB. You bringing this to AGM then??

yea the mk1 should be at the AGM if i can be arsed to MOT it

with the weather being so rubbish struggling with motivation on it really

jellybelly said

yea the mk1 should be at the AGM if i can be arsed to MOT it

with the weather being so rubbish struggling with motivation on it really

I know what you mean mate, depressing isn't it. Sun came out today and was quite warm when you were in it. Freezing in the shade though