mk1 16v conversion,mot'd and running in

wasnt to happy with it so split it and went for broke






rubbed down all the casting marks

volkswagen attention to detail rocks




gave the block a rub down again as well


and another coat

head got a hit as well






the pictures off the front are still on my phone though and i need to get the software found and uploaded on this comp before i can show yous them  :dontknow:

the engine is back in now with a duppower manifold which went on like a sweetie and fits perfect,cant comment on any horse power gains yet


muchos recomended if your doing a 16v transplant in a mk1,popped on better than the old cast effort came of

as for the wheels they started out this colour,kinda racing green/gold and silicone two tone and 7 1/2 and 8" wide




so they got a dunk in some stripper

then some wire wheel action




took a break to get this fitted(small idiot moment  ops: )

(cheers to stuart moncrief for fitting and painting it)

then some 400 grit orbital action

up to 800 grit on the orbital

had to hand them over to the painter for this bit


but i got the 'pleasure' of wet flatting

dragon green as off polos corrados and golfs amongst others but a slightly custom mix,these wheels are ultimately for my two door mk1 jetta so theyre the same colour as that is going to be






plain jane base coat

another wet flat session then some pop with the laquer






and the new lips,polished up by the polisher although he gave me a shot and tried to teach me how but i can only bow to the master

120 of these which literally looked like they had been dunked in silicone


individually carefully wiped down with a clean rag,nothing abrasive as gold plating is not thick at all






the nuts needed a clean too but its a family site so no pictures lol

then built them back up,2" lips all round to make them all 8"








i was never really sure of the gold bolts until i built them back up fully

took them home and gave them a clean to get the handling marks off(marks on bare alloys from body sweat is not good)








then some tyres


stretch is bad yadda yadda,needed it to get the wheels on and these are 195/45's as i couldnt find 185/50s in time

and back to where we started

Bloody hell! 8O  Those wheels are absolutely stunning mate! Saw them in another post in a pic of your car and thought looked ok but after seeing the close ups, attention to detail is spot on

Cracking job :wink:

Cracking car matey! love the wheels  :wink:

cheers folks,wish i had the skills to lay the paint on too but i can only claim the glory for the prep  :wink:  just hoping its up nd running soon and i can maybe catch a few of you at Edition  :mrgreen:

wheels look stunning. stance is perfect too

looking nice. when u think ul get it back on the road miss seein it driving around . didnt know u were on here . mark from scottish vag

was supposed to be at the garage at 8 this morning to have a go at the driveshafts then i had a little street riot outside my house(check the post on svag lol)windows bricked folk slashed and cops all over the place didnt get rounded up till 4 when the windows were getting boarded up and so i ended up sleeping in,got up at 11 and by the time i got round to the garage id missed my slot so tomorrow looks het for balls out rushing. Hoping its up and running and tested before edition though