1980 series 1 20vt build

Massbad69 said

Nice going :-)

cheers mate

Hairyarse said

Nice job on the gearbox, looks like new  

cheers pal, yeah im happy with the results

, so today i dragged the crane outside so i could gunk the block,
was a right state around the filter housing , and thick of oil

but after an hours work it was clear of oil, so i dried what i could off with an old t shirt and put it back in the garage so it could dry overnight , then tomorrow ill be cracking the drill out with the wire wheel and getting the block rust free as i can before painting it

here's a few pics

Gearbox looks awesome! Looking forward to watching this build develop! Rallye looked spot on too! 

Spen said

Gearbox looks awesome! Looking forward to watching this build develop! Rallye looked spot on too! 

thanks spen

well done a bit more work on the engine , not a right lo
but owts better than nowt

painted the engine after a good wire wheeling sesh, boring poo job that




started replacing parts



new thermostat seeing as its there



alternator bracket needed cutting down so that was done




also the full gti wiring loom and fusebox i bought of brad on here turned up, so cheers brad

Engine looks 100x better bud  

Engine looks great  

matt

Just about to start a 20vt conversion, so will be watching this with interest !!!!

Great work so far !!

Great work so far bud! Loved the Rallye

cheers for the comments lads

well not updated last few days but i did this over the weekend

£7 off ebay






3 coats 5 mins apart , what a ballache to spray with tho,
and left for 48 hrs got this result



gaskets bought so started building it back up

Very nice  

Matt

Looks almost too pretty to use it 

Looking good and high standards upto now buddy. 

Makes me wanna start building my engine up 

Love the crackle effect paint, the engine looks great

looking great, that wrinkle paint does it give a quality effect as ive been looking at loads, been tempted for harley crackle black

Looking good, I like the crackle black paint. Engine bay looked such a mess when you got it!

pazwaa said

Very nice  

Matt

cheers matt

Brad. said

Looks almost too pretty to use it 

Looking good and high standards upto now buddy. 

Makes me wanna start building my engine up 

doesnt it just mate lol,
cheers mate

DanChave said

Love the crackle effect paint, the engine looks great

cheers mate, mare to work with

16vseries1 said

looking great, that wrinkle paint does it give a quality effect as ive been looking at loads, been tempted for harley crackle black

cheers mate, yeah it looks better in the flesh, doesnt go rock hard tho, stays abit flexible

kieronb said

Looking good, I like the crackle black paint. Engine bay looked such a mess when you got it!

cheers , yeah its a mess, cant wait to chop the plates out from the rubbish atempt at a smoothed bay,
and get cracking once its been dipped  


well not much happened lately as been waiting to clear the garage out and get the golf in , well thats happened , but now im off on holiday 2moro for a week,  however ive now got the steel to build the roll over jig, so soon as im back, its all systems go to get its built so i can finish stripping it so it can go for any welding before going for dipping

That engine looks lovely Neil

Melteddrummer said

That engine looks lovely Neil

thanks mate  

few pics





bit tight once the bikes in, so still might have to strip it outside or build a bogie so i can take bike out and move shell about in garage to work on it

All you need is a bed in that garage and I reckon you'll have all you'll ever need  

lol,
im ex forces, im happy with the floor 

Liking the wrinkle effect paint. Did you have to put it in the oven to cure it or did it dry like that on it's own? Got some to try on a special intake manifold on it's way to me

Smudger

just left it to cure,
it says 24 hrs to touch, 48 to reasemble , but its still soft to touch now and thats been done over 3 week  its like rubbery, its doesnt go rock hard

the spread of the spray is tiny , not like a normal tin of spray, so watch for runs ,
i got a couple on the inlet, nothing major and there underneath so not too fussed