well max, went to work today and searched through three huge boxes of mixed taps, couldnt find a single M10x1.0

went to a supplies centre who didnt have any metric superfine tools, however they have said they will try and order some in for tomorrow, or possibly a box of superfine nuts.

very annoying that it's such a rare thread when in my opinion metric fine would be just... fine.

I have an M10x1.0 tap and a couple of spare M10x1.0 nuts if you need. :) You can have a nut for free if you like dude

awesome :-D

cheers for the offer bud, i may get back to you on that one.

i have found an M10x1 nut and fixed it on, but it turns out that the thread has also been stripped on the shocker itself. The external diameter of the threaded part is now 9.5mm, so i'm wondering if there is a suitable 3/8 imperial thread that i could run a die down my shocker with. cowboy method though.

on a further note, my exhaust also fell off today haha. this car is giving me a hard time, i think it's just desperate to get the 16v in!! 2 weeks off work now, so watch this space :-D

Edited 25 June, 201115 yr by arron0909

Alarm fitted today :-D had it so sensitive that i coughed near it and it went off, turned it slightly down now.

i'd post pictures but that would defeat the object lol.

Happy update :-D

the rocker cover was way past the point of polishing, very corroded, dinted, scraped etc.

so yesterday i decided to paint it.

first coat was an etch primer, followed by a high build primer so i could get rid of any imperfections.

lastly i did a coat of silver, which came up really good, looked nice and OEM :-D

I was going to keep it plain silver, but got happy with a paint brush and some red paint, and this is the result. proper happy with it, makes it look really neat in an original way.

also painted the cap heads red, which isn't an original touch but i like em.

finally got my cambelt on after a bit of help from some of the guys on this forum, nice one lads :-D

slight problem with the tensioner as it seems to move when i pull or twist the cambelt, so i dont know if it's supposed to do that.

for the benefit of others, here are the marks i lined the pullys up with:

also i got my T-piece this morning, pretty sure all i need to buy now is a vacuum pipe for the manifold.

rocker cover looks very smart

ta bud :-D

Rocker cover looks factory. Do mine? .

Engine £265

Head rebuild kit £65

Cambelt £25

Tensioner £31

Carbs £40

inlet manifold flange £20

inlet manifold tube £20

inlet manifold welding and die grinding £20

inlet manifold skimming £30

inlet manifld hoses £17

fuel hose £6

vacuum hose £3

fuel pump £35

choke cable £10

throttle cable £5

pedal block £12

cable adjusters £5

t-clamps £10

hose clamps £5

t-piece £10

fuelling t-pieces £8

arb blocks £62

engine stand £40

oil filter £3

fuel filter £3

air filters £30

helicoil kit £10

everything i can think of off top of my head.

all adds up to just over £800

still a few things to buy too.

Nice surprise to find you knocking on my window in the drive through yesterday haha! Can't wait to see this finished has so much going for it! Just need a set of 13's to slam it good luck with the conversion ..

yeah mate i'm still looking for a set of 13's to refurbish!!

so.. picture updates:

since some idiot overtightened the oil sensor and stripped the thread, i decided to helicoil it.

the oil sender coming out still attatched to the threads :(

drill and tap hole to M12x1

T-piece fitted (bought from demontweeks)

all casings on

found some baby swallow chicks...

test fitted intake manifold after it has been for milling and grinding. (expensivo)

progress is slow but i'm hoping to get the 1.3 lump out this week. very busy at work, and very tired though. so we'll see.

engine came out last night. had to do it by myself but it was a peice of piss.

cleaned the engine bay, by obligation really.

got dizzy on, although i think i'm gonna flip it because the vacuum plunge assembly fouls the thermostat housing

stripped and refurbished the fan

went to halfords today and took my alternator belts to find a suitable one. i'm using the mk4 alternator, so today i've been grinding bits off it and drilling threads out so it will fit the mk2 engine mount. got it on, no picture yet, but i think it should be okay, just scared i may have broken it because i tried getting the pulley off.

i would like it to be running for volkswagen fest at harewood house but that isn't going to happen at this rate!! unless people wish to help

Looking class dude!

Love the cam cover. All looks very smart.

Shitter about the thread on the oil thingy.

cheers bud.

yeah, helicoil sorted it though so no biggy in the end!

I'm enjoying this thread, keep it up.

Wow them wheels look so much better than when i had them. Got a nice build going on here

Arron, what gearbox was on the old engine? looking for a 5 speed :-)

Nice progress too!

I would clean that bay to the best of your ability. I just gave mine a once over and wish i had done a more thorough job now

Arron, what gearbox was on the old engine? looking for a 5 speed :-)

Nice progress too!

I would clean that bay to the best of your ability. I just gave mine a once over and wish i had done a more thorough job now

yeah max i was considering re-painting the whole thing to be honest, but if i did i'd do it a different colour. plan is to leave the bay as it is, clean but not perfect, then get engine running, then whip engine back out and clean bay properly, relocate/delete etc. main priority is getting the engine running atm.

gearbox on the old engine is a 5-speed. however i'll be using it on the new engine :-) I sold a 5-speed not so long back too!

having a lot of trouble with the alternator atm. :(

finally an update!! haha. small one like.

alternator on:

plate for choke cable made:

choke cable in:

pump mounted (may alter this)

hopefully i'll get the engine in within the next 7 days, all being well.

any tips for fitting ARB blocks? i'll be doing this tonight, but just wondering if there is anything i should keep in mind. cheers.

when i fitted mine i slacked the ARB nuts on both sides all the way, but not taking them off.. this allowed for movement, i then got my friend to pull hard forward whilst i tried to line it up.. still took a while though, hope it helps.. good luck!! :)

ARB Blocks on.

Gearbox Painted first coat.

looks shit though.

Engine off stand and ready to receive a gearbox.

If anybody has the same engine stand as me, then this is the only way to attatch it onto the mount:

took me about an hour and a lot of fiddling to find this combination haha. so hopefully that pic will help someone.

so today...

gearbox went on:

starter motor went on too, I'm using the mk4 starter, alternator, flywheel and clutch if anybody is wondering, they all went on fine, just need to cut and heatshrink a couple plugs between the starter and alternator and we're away.

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spot of grinding on the ARB mount and we're good!

Carbs arent on yet, just sat on to see if they will fit in the bay.

next things to do are:

bolt engine into car.

wire up fuel pump

wire up engine

speedo cable

fuel lines for carbs

pray

Tried to get it running yesterday but it wasnt having any of it.

I have used the t-piece method but with an inline filter between the carbs and the feed off the t-piece. I dont know if this might be reducing the pressure too much, but i can see fuel in the filter at all times (fills it about a sixth of the way up)

checked the spark and it has good spark on all four cylinders.

plugs smell slightly of petrol.

I have tried the distributer at about 20 different positions of advance, made no difference.

tried the choke, no difference.

It has standard jets but i have some brand new 145's

shit load of carb cleaner and she ran! for about 3 seconds. and now my damn battery is flat.

Fueling or engine timing then I reckon buddy. The cams could be 180* out from the crank.

Edited 21 August, 201115 yr by cheys03