It Begins: The S3 1.8T into my '85 Mk2 GTI

[GOLFBALLS]

Haha, you're next binger!!

[GoLfMan]

WOHOO Wade, nice one fella

[Preen59]

Congratulations, Guys. Good to see it all came together. You're doing better than my uncle with his 914/6 (seems the timing chain may have jumped and bent valves), a coolant leak is nothing. Easy fix!

Congrats again!!

[GOLFBALLS]

Some pics from yesterday.

New battery cable from/to boot






Alternator all connected using S3 alt wiring with a few snips and grafts


Reverse light wires needed more length to reach


More soldering in the starter area...

[GOLFBALLS]

And today with the new grille on:



The noisiness from the engine turned out to just be slightly low oil level after it all got pumped thru, it sounds better now its full!!

Also, the coolant leak was just a loose hose clamp, so good news so far!!

I went for a quick blat round the corner and its going to be quick!!!!! Coulnt go too nuts coz i haven't bled the brakes so the handbrake was all i had to stop with, and its just a tad like a really loud 4-stroke dirt bike with only half an exhaust system.
I went past some dudes getting out of one of those 4door toyota grand tourer turbo things and mashed the pedal as i went past. They were looking like "what IS that thing???" Haha, love it!

[GOLFBALLS]

Congratulations, Guys. Good to see it all came together. You're doing better than my uncle with his 914/6 (seems the timing chain may have jumped and bent valves), a coolant leak is nothing. Easy fix!

Congrats again!!

OUCH! Well I still have lots of testing and little things to tidy up and finish off, so it's not all flowers & lollies for me yet either...

[gareth_oau]

great news Wade - keep up the good work!!

[GOLFBALLS]

Cheers. I'm trying to figure out how to upload some little vids from my BlackBerry...

[DubSteve]

Fantastic news Wade, good stuff mate, with perserverance there is always the light at the end of the tunnel.

[gareth_oau]

wade, save them on youtube or photobucket and link from there.

[GOLFBALLS]

wade, save them on youtube or photobucket and link from there.

Yea doing the p'bucket way but they wouldn't load. I think its because my home net is slow again

[GOLFBALLS]

OK!!

This is slightly embarassing, but I thought i'd share it for a laugh. Its the first turnover.

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg31/GOLFBALLS_photos/mk2%2020vt%20pics/?action=view&current=VID00003-20100717-1628.mp4

[GOLFBALLS]

...AND THEN, AFTER 3 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS OF RESEARCH, BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, HEADACHES, SWEARING, FRUSTRATION, CONFUSION, AND FUN....

[Big Yellow]

hahahahah @ missing spark plug!!

but man congrats on getting the beast started!!!! hopefully there weren't any leaks!

[DubSteve]

Great stuff wade, well done mate big congrats!!!