76er Swallowtail K-Jet turbo build

[Oneofthegreats]

Only after 3 full days with the boost turned upto 15psi, the clutch is starting to let go.

Alittle pissed, as it's only a new clutch that I fitted when the engine let go & its only done approx 20K & thats all highway use.. Its also a Heavy Duty job with the 16V pressure plate.

So at the moment, I've had to wind back boost pressure to wastegate spring tension. approx 6psi!

I also haven't been riding the clutch either. All the work its done so far has been roll on full throttle stuff. It must be making some good power! haha

I think I'll have to source a button clutch in the mean time till I get the auto done.

If I can't get the right clutch landed in time for DOVw, I'll just bang in a stocky 210mm clutch.

I'll also refit the diesel 4spd & probably lock the diff too, so I can drag it.

[Oneofthegreats]

Thought I'd do a quick update on whats been happening.

I've been using the car everyday as my daily driver & it has done 5000K with the turbo setup & nothing out of the ordinary has happened (yet!). Getting better fuel economy than the NA setup too!
The engine is still breathing & filling up the catch can approx 3-4 weeks as it was doing when it was NA.
Its also not using any more oil than before either, which is a good sign.

There is some bottom end noise now, when cold though! I think the 15psi beating on the stock bottom end is taking its toll! haha

Other than that it has been fun so far & has already added a few fast cars to its "win" street drag resume.

At the moment I'm happy to leave the car as it is on 15psi & hopefully get it to a street meet after dovw, as calder park is reopening very soon.
Will bang on the semi slick's I've got here. Just hope the clutch holds out till then.

[Oneofthegreats]

Well I finally managed to get the car to the drags.

Fitted up the soft semi track/road tyres. Drove to the track 1.5hr's one way!

Lowered the front tyre pressures to 20psi.

Got in a burnout, staged, took off with about 4000rpm dialled in, boosted up, shook the tyres hard (a few friends in the crowd said it had bad axle tramp!) grabbed 2nd & broke the shift relay linkage only to have to roll down the strip in neutral! Not happy!

Had to trailer it home!

Waist of a night, but ah well. Hopefully next time

[Oneofthegreats]

The car has had a quick make over earlier this week & these pics were taken from the "Day of the VW" i

I basically made the car as visually stock as I could, except for the sunvisor, roof aerial (even though it doesn't have a radio!) lowered, & large exhaust tip!

Very sedate & the best sleeper! haha





Also fitted a bench seat too! Not many people noticed it, but when they did, they loved it!

[16v_kid]

Well done mate, first time iv seen a vw mk1 turbo in a Australia too, 6/11/09. (Calder Park)

Love this thing!

[Oneofthegreats]

Well done mate, first time iv seen a vw mk1 turbo in a Australia too, 6/11/09. (Calder Park)

Love this thing!

Theres a few out there. incl. petrol & diesel.

Trust me.

I know of one in SA, a couple in NSW.

A bloke around the corner from me built a mk1 GLD diesel turbo along time ago. Was a time bomb though & it was still slower than a wet week

[DVR68U]

awesome build up ,
cheers brenton

[Whubbsie]

epic Tim, good to see ya around again.

[funkamedic]

nice work again bro! u talented bastard! i love threads like this where i get to learn stuff. it's amazing how different the car looks on the standard steelies. sleeper indeed. and props for the bench seat

btw... that's gotta be a record build. 26mins you ain't got a flux capacitor hidden under your dash too by chance?

[Oneofthegreats]

nice work again bro! u talented bastard! i love threads like this where i get to learn stuff. it's amazing how different the car looks on the standard steelies. sleeper indeed. and props for the bench seat

btw... that's gotta be a record build. 26mins you ain't got a flux capacitor hidden under your dash too by chance?

Always nice to help people learn new stuff, especially when they are willing to learn!

haha. I wish I could build this in 26mins! hahaa

Nah. I gathered as much of the main parts as possible to carry out the build & everything else was bits here & there I couldn't plan on what I'd needed. eg. what piping, hoses etc.

But when everything arrived I pulled the car off the road on a Monday arvo & it was running & tuned the Friday week. So less than 2 weeks to do the entire turbo build.

I hate having a project car sitting around & I've still got one sitting here for 7 years!

Best to plan as much as you can& bang it out as soon as possible!

[DUB 12V]

very well done awesome stuff...

[86gti]

WOAH!!! This excites me!! You have been busy.
Awesome work as always, your attention to deatail is 2nd to none.
Great job!

[Oneofthegreats]

Thanks fella's.

Cars been going really good, even in the boiling hot weather it will still cruise along at 100km/h without any problems. But it will ping when boosted in 3rd & up.


Solution = don't boost it when hot! Just cruise!


I've also covered 10K in it since fitting the turbo kit & its only broken 2 exhaust mounts which isn't too bad I reckon on a stock engine & has also wrecked the diff bearings & an outer C.V. joint too. They are still in the car though & are still going strong! haha I'll replace the gearbox & driveshafts soon enough

Engine still isn't using any water & only alittle bit of oil due to an oil leak ( & it's bloody noisey as when cold too!) & still pulls hard when you feel the need to motivate!

Oh, & the front tyres don't seem to be lasting very long either for some strange reason too!

[Spyda]

Will we be seeing any dyno or 1/4mile figures in the near future? Im realy interested to see what power its making.

[DubSteve]

Do a skid