Gavin's cheapy but getting more expensive GTI ;)

[Stan]

I wonder how many people reading this actually knows what that means. Old much

Ah ... the Original Hawaii five 0 , with Jack Lord, yep, I'm old enough....

[Jmac]

Yeah i got some greys too, lol.
Cheers
Jmac

[h100vw]

Just a quick one, having not done anything apart from buy some Penrite running in oil and synthetic for afterwards in the 20% off at Supercheap on Saturday. I am off in the garage in 10 minutes to blitz the engine back together.

I'll be gapping rings, fitting them to the pistons. Then assembling the bottom end. Dropping on the head, manual tensioner conversion, new water pump and racing belt. Swapping over filter mount from the old bottom end. A few other brackets and stuff too.

Still waiting on the clutch, which has been in Australia since Thursday night due to Easter.

Pictures later

[tigger73]

Still waiting on the clutch, which has been in Australia since Thursday night due to Easter.

I bet it will turn up on Tuesday....

Otherwise you could have had it all up and running by the end of the weekend.

[h100vw]

I bet it will turn up on Tuesday....

Otherwise you could have had it all up and running by the end of the weekend.

Yeah I would have cracked on rather than sitting on my arse after work...

Anyway, here's some more pictures for you.

I won't say much, hopefully they'll say thousands of words....

[h100vw]

I have the exhaust manifold on and I am fitting the FT, need to get some new bolts though. I noticed that one stud has stretched and another looks to be going the same way.

[Stan]

good to see this moving on Gav!

[jboogie]

Danny can get those studs and genuine VW crush nuts for next to nothing.

Also,

what are you doing with your old motor

[Jmac]

Good to see this is functional for the bjx, as we know the tensioner and Hyd damper is part numbered specifically for it , most likely due to the mount, Vw original kits don't list the bjx and it was always a bit of a pain. This kit just for the 1.8 t cross the board? Mind U thinking yes as the position is different with the manual and no damper. Back to old school really hey 90degrees on the belt we back to mk 1 days , and nothing wrong with that . Might treat the AGU to that, I got an order going in with integrated soon.
Cheers
Jmac

[h100vw]

Good to see this is functional for the bjx, as we know the tensioner and Hyd damper is part numbered specifically for it , most likely due to the mount, Vw original kits don't list the bjx and it was always a bit of a pain. This kit just for the 1.8 t cross the board? Mind U thinking yes as the position is different with the manual and no damper. Back to old school really hey 90degrees on the belt we back to mk 1 days , and nothing wrong with that . Might treat the AGU to that, I got an order going in with integrated soon.
Cheers
Jmac

Yeah, old school. Got to use my tensioner tool, been in the box since arriving in Australia. then gets used twice in a month. Tweak the belt in Jason's MK2 as well.

There's a 058 and 06A kits. They can do just the basic delete or with the spacer, with the std belt, with the racing belt, with a waterpump etc.

Not sure about that bottom end yet Jesse. If you wanted to build one up, then I'd take yours afterwards. Need to talk engine cranes, how are you fixed in the morning for a pick up?

Gavin

[Jmac]

Cool, not sure u want to be tweaking a used belt though . Yeah must be the orientation coz the AGU and bjx are both 06a blocks, but bjx mount on block is different , cool that this works though .

[h100vw]

Cool, not sure u want to be tweaking a used belt though . Yeah must be the orientation coz the AGU and bjx are both 06a blocks, but bjx mount on block is different , cool that this works though .

It was too tight mate, the bearings were zinging. I know what you mean Jimmy about used belts. They don't get any more used than mine.

[Jmac]

LOL yeah well used mate

[h100vw]

Ups has landed! Engine crane borrowed. New bolts for the turbo purchased. The finishing straight!

[jboogie]

Do werk gavin!