My mk1 resto

So which mag will feature your car first then Carbs?! :wink:

Stunning work as always! :mrgreen:

Andy

by the time im finished mags prob wont exist!! lol

Outstanding work carbs :clap: engine looks beautiful. Can you explain what the ABF steel gasket is :dontknow:

Cheers

Yes its from the MK3 GOLF GTI 2.0L 16V - it acheives 2.0l by having a longer through crank taller block but shares the same bore diameter as the 1.816v - this is a revised gasket for the higher power output of the mk3 - around 150bhp and is much better for higher bhp 1.8 applications as it is layered steel - 4 or 5 layer iirc.

Do not purchase a 6a version as it is for the audi bubble block which is the same height as the 1.8 but acheives 2l with larger bores so the gasket is non compatible

Advised to use an ABF one by a good mate and also Storm Developments.

only alteration required to the gasket is the honing out of the left hand side head locating stud hole (you can see it elongated in the picture) to make the positioning of the head a sinch without gasket movement prior to bolting down of the head

As always this project is just amazing, great work going on carbs… hope to be in town in Feb07, so I'm for sure coming to see the car in person. Out of interest I'm in the USA at moment so any parts you need just ask….

cheers si! 8)

Got the gearbox glass blasted last week and it did a really good job and left it like new! Thumbs up to Michael in A27 accident repair and alloy wheel refurbishers!

Before:




After:



The above pic is after taking the masking tape etc off and reapplying ordinary masking prior to painting ? in hindsight I should have got the casings blasted when the box was apart ? not doing this meant spending a bit of time sealing up the diff cup seals and all the rest of the seals and bits I didn?t want damaged by the blasting.

Then off to the painters for a few coats of BMW Sterling Grey ? same as the car



Was dearer than i expected - with ?40 quid of paint alone on it alone and they spent a bit of time deleting marks and pitts etc. But well pleased with it!

Then it was on to the engine ? crank pulley, new covers, tensioner, belt and timed ? pic shows the belt tension reading tool ? my mate brought it with him ? great bit of kit!



Then on to the clutch and fly wheel which all went together without any guff. Flywheel was soaked in Deox C overnight to clean the rust of it ? it is great stuff!



Still have a bit to do ? rocker cover needs a final polish and screwed down and a few other things before bolting the g?box on and getting it into the bay.



More next week.
 

Amazing what the glass beads have done! Pricey job to have done?

no - only a tenner! 8)

Carbs4ever said

no - only a tenner! 8)

8O Cheap!

Mmmm. Looking real nice n clean. I wouldn't want to take it out on the road if it glemaed that much!

Big day in the build! Engine in!

First off big thanks to my Dad and my Brother for giving me a hand with the lifting etc!

Got the old pulley blocks into place and the telescopic tubes (with out the inserts) which I made to support the car earlier in the build..



Cardboard to protect the paintwork from the chains. We then put the engine on a bit of plastic card which made it very easy to slide over the floor once we had the car hoisted up about 3 feet

Hoisted up like that gives plenty of room to sort out bolts and clean paint off threads etc! Not to mention get a pic of the floor pan:


Then we pulled the engine over till it was in the bay area and let the car down and put the chains on the engine to lift it into place.



Then it was time to get the left and right mount bolts in place and the rearward gearbox mount ? haven?t put the front on yet as the starter motor laquer hadn?t dried fully.



Pleased with how gearbox blends in to the bay! Also plenty of room for standard 16v dizzy cap!


Have to say that engine went in very painlessly and with no scratches to any paintwork! Again thanks to Dad and Nath for the extra 4 hands.

That looks a good way to do it, lifting the car up over the engine… Plenty of room for a 16v dizzy cap… <edit> ops: Had a few jars when I posted!</edit>

WOW this build is really coming together now. well done on the progress, engine looks great in the engine bay.

im sure i can see a nice shiny new masre cylinder with servo fitted in the above  pic??!!! good job their mate best way to put put engine in if you've had the bay painted, good work looks factory :wink:

Come on carbs there must be some update to keep us all glued to the progress of this amazing mk1...?!

unfortunately not!

did screw the carbs on on saturday and the alternator to see what the whole thing is like - need a longer alternator bracket which is being made at the minute out of stainless and a shorter belt.

next on the list is - finish inlet manifold polishing - get a vacumm take off milled into it then bend some alloy tubing to link the servo up with the inlet then start on a template for the rad then get the water hosing sorted then mount the carbs and plum them in mount filter king etc then wiring/headcloth/windows/carpet/interior………………….. 8O

must get goin!

Looking very very sweet my man!

Carbs4ever said

unfortunately not!

did screw the carbs on on saturday and the alternator to see what the whole thing is like - need a longer alternator bracket which is being made at the minute out of stainless and a shorter belt.

next on the list is - finish inlet manifold polishing - get a vacumm take off milled into it then bend some alloy tubing to link the servo up with the inlet then start on a template for the rad then get the water hosing sorted then mount the carbs and plum them in mount filter king etc then wiring/headcloth/windows/carpet/interior………………….. 8O

must get goin!

rrrrrrrrrr the list of work to complete…. make sure you get pictures of the progress on this work…  keep the great work up.

cheers

i'll take plenty of piccies.