swallowtail goodness

[mollins]

most of those cars will be going back in the drive way.. i usually just have one out the front.. the neighbors don't seem to mind...

btw i will be parting out both the yellow 4dr and the white 2dr that are on the lawn in those photos.. there are 1.8 and 1.6 petrol engines available and the shells are available but fairly rusty. just send me a pm if interested...

jarred, the final look will be simple, clean and functional. engine is on its way and ive been doin a fair bit of internet shopping.. i guess you'll have to wait and see...

thanks for positive feedback

[Water Boy]

Any updates

[gldgti]

we have another weekend of work coming up soon... watch this space.

[mollins]

teaser....

[Jarred]

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[mollins]

a certain boat is here

[Jarred]

and I can geuss the rest....????

[GoLfMan]

LOVE IT
good stuff fellas, getting me motivated aswell

[mollins]

inventory

ok.. so.... as of sunday:

car.. check
new panels.. check
engine.. check
gearbox .. check
new turbo... check

now i just need some spare time and money to add them all together..

[mollins]

intercooler... check

[Jarred]

Come on! more pics!

[mollins]

injector pump is here from the states..

sorry about the lack of pics.. ill do a good write up when i get some photos.

by the way.. for anyone who doesnt browse the diesel forum, this little beast will be getting a 1Z 1.9 TDI in its belly.

Ill be ditching the electronic crap and going with the "M-tdi" option which uses the older mechnically controlled Bosch VE pump with some different parts which bring up the pressure to suit the TDI .

I bought an M-tdi ready pump straight from a pump-builder in the US. This should hopefullly get the 1Z running and then I cant play with pressures, governers and timing to get the car running how i want it.

just gotta find some time!!! arggh

cant wait for it to be still light when i get home again!! empty weekends are just too scarce!

thanks for your patience!

mike

[smithy010]

Good stuff mate. This build is gunna be awesome!

What was the final price for the M-tdi pump including shipping? (if you don't mind me asking).

[mollins]

progress

ok... progress finally.. with pics to keep you forum junkies happy..

this is the 1Z in all its glory this morning.. after a bit of a tidy up and pulling off all that pesky electronic wiring



then good bye to the evil electronic controlled injector pump



this is the 1Z electronic pump on the left, and my rebuilt AAZ (indirect injection 1.9) pump on the right. The AAZ pump has TDI camplate and rotor in it, which makes it able to run higher TDI pressures, but without needing an ECU to run the pump, making this a so-called "M-TDI"



fitting up the new pump



here is my cheapo chinese k04 turbo.. not sure if im gonna risk using it. Ive got some other options now as i have a 4 stud manifold from my 1.6 td which means i can use my k14 or T3.




thanks for the encouragement so far! Im keen but short on time. Can't wait to get this thing to make some noise.

[Jarred]

good to hear you're making progress.

Not from experience or anything, but I'd steer clear of the chinese turbo's purely because it is what it is!