Mk1 16v Project

[Jarred]

looks good man. i love the white paint, really suits 1's esp with the BBS's! can't wait for this, 16V will be horn!

[TassieGTi]

Nice, clean project You can't beat that throaty sound of a couple of 45s on a 16v

[Preen59]

Yeah, i've never heard a VW 16v on 45's, but if it sounds anything like a BDA, then we're in business..

[16v80]

I have twin 45 Dellorto's on a 2L 16v.....they do sound awesome...at low revs they is a nice burble to them, then the higher the revs it turns into a roar....very addictive...very hard to stay under the speed limits

[TassieGTi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebAK...eature=related

[GoLfMan]

Thanks dude, yeah i am.. And a toolmaker/CNC machinist. You are in a similar trade? Lets not get too off topic with this though.

yup! im a first year apprentice fitter and turner working for Yella Terra its good to see what skills i will be learning in the future! atm im just doing alot of CNC machining and stuff but its only the start of it!
true lets not get off topic.

that 16v on carbs should sound the ducks nuts!

[Preen59]

Yella Terra? Cool. Pitty they don't do euro stuff.

Here's a couple of pics of the cam gear all finished.




I've gotta make 2 more 16v ones now. One for me and one for loon.

[Preen59]

Here's a shot of the tail lights too.. Well one of them.. Couldn't push the car far enough away from the wall to take a full rear shot.

Tonight i'm going to take the cam cover into work and wet blast it to bring it up like new. There's some corrosion on the outside of it that i couldn't get off.

Tip- If you want to clean aluminium up, HOT water in a bucket or tub, 2 generous scoops of DRIVE washing powder, mix it up, drop the part in for say 5-10 mins, (Put some rubber gloves on) take the part out and clean the dirt and grime etc off with a scrubbing brush and/or tooth brush. Then just wash it in soapy water (If you don't, the caustic in the washing powder can corrode the alloy over time). Comes up like brand new! My Kart engine builder figured it out. We do it when we strip the engines to rebuild them.

[peedman]

Those shiny stuff looks nice . Sifnt offer a group make on those cam gears lol

Keep it up!

[Jarred]

I love those tail lights, I want some for my car badly, where did you get yours from and how much if you don't mind be asking?

[Preen59]

Ebay! I think they came from china.. they're not actually FK i don't think, but they're really good quality and they came with everything supplied, just unscrew the old ones, screw the new ones in and plug them in. I got them at the same time i got the front indicators.

The indicators were like $10 (How can they make them for that?!!)
The tails were $200 inc postage i think.

Just keep your eye out on ebay and don't buy the first set you see. They are on there fairly regularly so just have a look and bide your time before making a purchase.

I love those tail lights, I want some for my car badly, where did you get yours from and how much if you don't mind be asking?

[Preen59]

Wet blasted the cam cover last night. Came up like new, looks really good. I'm polishing the ribs and the raised collars around the plug holes and then i'm going to spray it wrinkle finish black, with the polished ribs. Should look very no BS like. I'm going for the professional unassuming look with the engine bay too. Hopefully it will come out well.

Here's the cam cover in the vice while i was polishing it this arvo.

[Preen59]

Finished polishing the cam cover last night. Had some spare time so i thought why not.

Here it is at work at 2 in the morning..


And here it is all finished at home this arvo


Next up is the paint. I was going to prime it today... But i went to bed a bit before 8 and woke up at 5! So that kinda buggered it. Tomorrow it is!

[Preen59]

Now THIS is a real 16v!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8i5G4l6Kkw

That's about as serious as it gets.

[Jarred]

what colour are you gonna paint it?