Mk1 abf conversion in progress
Posted
Settling In
Story of the past 4 years so far and my plans
Last edit: by Daniel Aplin
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Mk1 abf conversion in progress
Next purchase will be a set of scat rods and forged pistons looking at wossener has anybody used these what are they like?
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Re:
Thanks bud yea they should look good on her much better than the momo's it's on at the moment1luckydub said
good progress man! proper diggin the rota"s too!!ÃÂ,Ã,Â
Posted
Settling In
Mk1 abf conversion in progress
Posted
Settling In
the rotas are on 15x8 on et0 with a 195 50 r15 yokahama prada spec 3 tyers she grips like hell in the bendys and is set up stiff
ive also been gathering parts for the abf plans have changed as ive also now got a second engine so 1st up will be a bike carb setup for this i purchaced a danst mild steel flange set witch is cut perfectly
i also got myself a stainless exhaust manifold that ive been asured will fit the tall abf engine and be okay on a lhd thats all for now but updates will come thick and fast over the next month or so as theres lots of prep under way!!!!!
Posted
Old Timer
Matt
Posted
Settling In
pazwaa said
Nice looking exhaust
Matt
yea its not bad quailty considering it was £150 off of ebay was'nt expecting much from it haha
Posted
Settling In
used hammerite to paint them not sure how it will hold up
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
Posted
Settling In
All the work in my garage has been done on the floor as I currently don't have a engine crane to life it out it all came out the bottom
Engine removed
I noted that the 1.6 definitely seems heavier than the 2.0 lump I did however have one slight issue the engine mounts on the 1.6 is a different design to the GTi mount I had purchased I was planning on renewal of the bush in the GTi mount and using the 1.6 mount temporarily but none the less work continued engine removed I'm going to have a basic clean up round the bay I'm not going for show car standards here just a clean install and to get her running well followed buy a complete overhaul over the winter that's all I have for now more updates as I get work done thanks again all
Posted
Settling In
The rubbers for the carbs turned up Redy to fit but I'm having second thoughts although the carb engine is gonna be a hell of a lot of fun would the engine be better off on the Digi? For future modification it does look absolutely awesome though haha engine mounts on its way as well as a bush for it more progress soon any advice on the hole carbs Vs Digi would be great as I'm really torn on the subject
Thanks Dan
Posted
Settling In
All sprayed up it was fitted to the engine
So been in to minds with regards to fueling the engine I had collected most parts up to run it on Digi but with my current time frame to get the car completed I decided to go down the route of carbs witch I also have prepared to go so with the engine out it was a simple case of dropping the new one in found the mount took a bit of fettling to get it to sit right also at the moment the alternator tensioner is out of line with the bottom water pump pulley I will have to look at this shortly so all in now there's still lots to do gearbox needs to come back out as Ive ordered an uprated clutch kit left to Do still lots got a couple of coolant lines to secure and one to replace do people use the the abf hard line ? Or the MK1 for the heater returns. throttle cable I'm going to run a MTB break cable this will also help with firewall fixing as at the moment its beginning to cut the firewall also will use one of these for the choke cable anybody got get and needle settings for srad carbs on a abf they would be a massive help thanks again all more updates Friday
0 guests and 0 members have just viewed this: None.