should i bore u with another build thread?

[tassie_euro_mk1]

hey mate good work. timing chain and guides are a pain in the rectum.

why wont you be using the head bolts?

[AusScare]

Lot of work going on there, should turn out well though. Remember to give the engine bay a detail before it all goes back in!

[KI11Z]

hey mate good work. timing chain and guides are a pain in the rectum.

why wont you be using the head bolts?

i may use ARP hardware yet, because i'll be raising the compression a wee bit . . . (not just from the gasket)

Lot of work going on there, should turn out well though. Remember to give the engine bay a detail before it all goes back in!

I'd love to have the bay smoothed! but i'm just not sure i want to tackle that either haha, oooooohwee, i might get jack of looking at all that stupid sealant they use and scrape it all off i hope i dont though; I am however thinking i may paint the bay the same colour as my interior? . . . . it'll at least get a clean . . .

[Alexx]

Bottom end work + wiretuck.....i sense greatness to come

[KI11Z]

lol, cheers alex

got the passenger side cleaned up! what a mish . . . .



I have 3 plugs that i didnt label when i removed them and now i dont know where they go! haha, what a tool

will be ordering my head parts real soon now that i've decided what cams to use

[madglf3]

Nice cup holder!


Car's coming along well, it's good to see someone tackle such a job in their own garage, I'm not nearly brave enough to start anything like that.

[Mrk_Mickey]

I'd be doing the same if I had space and a spare drive car

Nice work bro!! Looking forward to progress

[Bug_racer]

i may use ARP hardware yet, because i'll be raising the compression a wee bit . . . (not just from the gasket)

Your gonna need a tune for that otherwise your gonna be pinging like crazy , VR6 ecu is intolerant to extreme raised compression . Id recommend megasquirt in your application

[KI11Z]

okok, slight update on the progress of the vwj37.

The head work is done! No pics yet though I can say it looks delicious! lol.

Specs are as follows (or rather what i can remember): Supertech stainless nitrided oversized valves +1.3mm exhaust and +2mm intake, ported and polished to match the bigger valves, port and gasket matched intake manifold and trottle body, Manley Viton valve stem seals, Supertech dual valve springs, Supertech titanium nitrided retainers and a pair of Cat Cams 290's sounds yumm huh

I've also just dropped the bottom end and have handed it over to the shop to strip and then will discuss where to go with that. I've expressed to him that I want to bore out to a 3L with a bump in compression to around 11. But that will all be confirmed later.

Also to join the ranks of steves project 504, i managed to source myself a Schrick intake manifold from the states (sorry mate, though yours looks prettier being polished n all), used and complete for $1200 I really wanted to go itb's though the expense of setting that up will explode my bank account for the moment later down the track perhaps

hmm, what else, i've got so much to do and just when i think i'm all good, i'm not haha, am plugging away slowly and I honestly can not wait for this to be rolling out of my driveway

anyway, here's some gay little shots

[KI11Z]

Dropped bottom end, excuse the wire mayhem!




All this dirty grime build up is from a leaky vr6 with near 280k on the clock i've finger wiped sections to show the grime






The dirty dirty box waiting for love



and some rusted oe extractors , making way for some customs





Untill next time . . . .

[DubSteve]

Also to join the ranks of steves project 504, i managed to source myself a Schrick intake manifold from the states (sorry mate), used and complete for $1200 I really wanted to go itb's though the expense of setting that up will explode my bank account for the moment later down the track perhaps

Haha nice work man

Looking good seriously I used to date 22 cans of degreaser on the engine bay and engine just cleaning and still not happy lol
Good work with the intake man nicely done.

The other VR that the missus's cousins has is going ITBs at $4000 shipped cause he is lazy as! You pretty much have the same specs as him Alex

[Jarred]

sounds rad alex. we'll need video once it's up and running again though

[Water Boy]

Good work

Aim to have ready by Novmeber for DOVW

[KI11Z]

Haha nice work man

Looking good seriously I used to date 22 cans of degreaser on the engine bay and engine just cleaning and still not happy lol
Good work with the intake man nicely done.

The other VR that the missus's cousins has is going ITBs at $4000 shipped cause he is lazy as! You pretty much have the same specs as him Alex

$4000? from where?! Bildon is the only place i've found that does a "kit" and it was far more than that, if they even still do it? And where is this other vr! and no, he has the same specs as me haha

[GoLfMan]

awesome work, its cool to see someone actually working a VR6

be careful with the extractors matey, the stock ones are said to work best because of the short, long, short, long style of the ports the guy i chatted to recons some people actualy LOST power by going extractors!

apart from the porn factor, your prob better off just doing a downpipe back exhaust!!!! (VR nuts correct me if i'm wrong here, but this is what i picked up from well known local tuner)