and now for the reason i'm on here at 2am, just finished doing some jobs at the unit - the polisher finally got my bits done today so had to take some quick pics of his handy work

stainless custom hotside pipe highly polished

inlet mani with threaded servo vac outlet polished

and the all important stainless bulkhead heatshield

once the heatshield is mounted i can actually start bolting the engine back in and make some real progress again [<)]

Very very very Nice :-)

Best Bora in UK?

I think so! :-D

thanks FoleE and Jamie - doubt it's close to best in UK.

got my hands on some vibra technics mounts, i also ordered a new set of spark plugs too.

there's not alot of pics because i started working on my car at 8pm and got back in at gone 2am, now everthing had to be done in order so i mounted my heatshield on the bulkhead

then it occured to me that i hadn't sorted out the mani heatshield so knocked one up out of some stainless

now i fitted the new clutch and 6 speed dmf

and thrust bearing / slave cylinder

also with the heat shield done i could fit my turbo with lines and DP

next i popped the box on and slid it into position with starter, from there she was about ready to go in so wheeled it an and bolted it up to the new vibratechnic mounts

also trial fitted my boost pipe

and popped the front end on

that is all for now

wow wow wow!

Some major progress going on here!

is looking so clean and smart, loving it!

i better get some pics up of the little things that have been getting done recently.

i mounted the polished inlet with new gasket and white injector seats

bought some more braided 8mm fuel line and some dressing ends

and fitted it up along with my boost pipe

also popped on the throttle body

and trial fitted a boost hose

next problem was the water pipe that runs around the block to the heater matrix, the pipe for a k04 is different than for a k03, i'd bent it around out of the way before but was never happy with it

so i chopped it down and welded the end back on it

now all i have to do is make up a new section to join the black pipe to the heater matrix, making it look neat and clearing the turbo / TIP

so i bent a bit of pipe to the desired angle and gave it a quick polish

then joined both ends with some silicon hose

next i order these from vw to fit the 6 speed box

i'd originally planned to throw my carbon fibre cover out but then thought it'd fit in well with my carbonio so reshaped it

then a good mate of mine donated me a different CAI so i'm not sure on the carbon again, but trialed the new CAI and i like it so have sent it off to be polished

i have finally got myself a decent boost guage after my inaccurate budget item

came with pillar off Edition but i donated that to Edd

started on my new servo vac outlet, i had originally bought a 45 degree adaptor but found it hit the boost pipe so got a 90 degree the other day and it just sneakes in

got my new bottom ball joints through to so popped them on

also split my scmidts down too

here's how my engine bay stands at the mo, i refitted the scuttle, ecu and aero wipers earlier, will have to see how long a few parts take to finish off this week

wow... stunning work!

Amazing work mate as usual! Need to see this in person a lot of hard work gone into this!

got rather lucky with the servo vac outlet then ay, does it touch the boost pipe?

Looking so good, is looking very awsome, neat and tidy!

epic project dude ! keep up the good work

a pic of my ever so interesting new 6 speed outer cv joint fitted - only because it cost me £190 with discount

after work today i got the cam cover i had delivered yesterday from a fellow member and started to prep it

washed it down

removed the covers

sanded and keyed it

cleaned it off with acid to remove any grease

layed down the first coat

then 4 hours later the 3rd heavy coat

i wanted to not have everything polished so i thought this would tie in with my TB and boost pipe (cold side)

also as pointed out by albad the connection for my servo vac outlet in red and blue anodised stuck out like a sore thumb. i soaked it an TFR for a short time and popped it over the buffing wheel and got most of it off

thanks d.watson, Dooleyz, dub17 and m4ttj4mes.

starting to look like a car again now, think i just ruined my target of back on the road by August, just spoke to Andy at TUK and ordered air ride, never been a true fan and have always ran decked statics but it's just not practical in my area to achieve the stance i desire.

maybe that makes me a fag now - guess i'll have to run the rallye rep super low on coilys to make up for it

This is some serious comperhensive build. Finish on that cover is awesome :-)

Air ride. You'll be king of the scene

you are going to have to seriously drop that golf mega to make up for baggin' up the bora!

So will it be ready for edition?

demolover - with my exhaust i think i'm more heard not scene

dub17 - hope so bud, this is the new plan.

Wow.

That is all.

demolover - with my exhaust i think i'm more heard not scene

Ha. Hope to hear it at some point. Vids needed when completed.

Was only kidding regards scene. A car that size and weight justifies air ride :-) When do you want to have it finished by??

Was only kidding regards scene. A car that size and weight justifies air ride

I'm not, i want that golf diggin' up tarmac!

Edited 16 July, 201016 yr by dub17

If i spent all that time and effort on the engine the last thing i would want to do is tear the sump off on a speed bump.

thanks fellas, starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now.

i got my centers back from the powder coaters when i finished work - i was far from happy with the finish, i could have painted them myself better than that but thought i'd better get them done 'properly'.

they were almost chalk board finish when they should have been gloss black.

a quick call to my mate polack (valeter) and he came and cut them back for me and will do them again in a weeks time to enhance the gloss.

got them all bolted up and bought them home

they haven't turned out bad in the end all things considered

youre my favourite

thanks Glen

after the failed attempt at polishing my intake pipe i decided to wrinkle black it although it didn't come out as well as i'd hoped. so after leaving it over night decided to trial fit it and get some pics with that and the cam cover on.

the filter i got to sit up quite high so should reduce the chance of sucking up any water

while i was messing about i thought i'd get a wheel out to try on so i can get the spacing spot on to how i want them to sit. so lowered the rear beam and popped the springs out, fitted the wheel and jacked the beam into position so i could measure the arch gap.

Those wheels look fucking epic dude!

Really really suit the car!

Never commented before, and just read da whole thread. You are really talented

Keep it up man, loving it!

You're making me want a bora of my own now

thanks for the kind words fellas! :-D

did a few little bits today;

spaced my wheels out so they sit how i wanted - flush with the arch

fitted and wired in my newsouth boost guage

i split the ends off my old 5 speed p/s pipe and went to Pirtek with some measurements and had them make fit the ends to a new HP pipe rated to 3600psi so it should hold out

i also dug out my bumper to see if i needed to make any adjustmentswith the new filter / intercooler pipework but it fitted spot on with plenty of clearance

it's mostly all the fiddly little bits to do now and fit the air when it arrives

Edited 20 July, 201016 yr by polo6n2g40

Got to love your Bora olly! Such a sweet little nut!

Will admit - I LOVE how close those wheels are to the arches wish I could afford to do something like this :(