Boss.

:)

Dunno whats more amazing mate ---- YOU or you are VEHICLE ............. absolutely awesome !!!!!!!

That's some pretty special fabricating!! Amazing stuff, you have plenty of skills anyway!

Nice one dudes

After going through a skint couple of months I sold my bike carb setup to gain some funds. And after helping out with a few mates and their various G40 engine'd motors, I was soon hankering after one myself So the plan now is to use a G40 bottom end, the solid lifter head with the custom pulley, and a turbo That way I don't have to mess about with the drivers side engine mount to fit the supercharger.

But I thought whilst I'm gathering the parts for the G40, I'd fit the polo GT injection stuff I had lying in the garage as a good start for getting my head around the wiring, because the work needed to convert my solid lifter engine would be pretty much the same for both.

So I welded a lambda onto my downpipe, made a little box to house the fuel pump and accumulator inside the car, did a bunch of wire soldering after looking at wiring diagrams a million times, and this;

Obviously the polo GT (and G40) ECUs need a blue temperature sensor to control the fuelling, but I didn't want to fit the GT thermostat housing just for the blue temp sender boss, as it'd mean having to buy all new radiator hoses and figuring out where the flip they all go. So I decided to make a boss out of aluminium and weld it to a spare mk1 thermo housing, in place of one of the redundant heater pipes That way I could keep my mk1 rad hoses and thermo housing, whilst still getting a blue temp sender reading. Also, it'll be one less thing to have to do when I eventually get round to fitting the G40 engine.

Boss made on the lathe;

Redundant heater pipe cut off the thermo housing, and the boss welded in its place;

Once again, sorry for the poope pics, still can't see what I'm photographing because my camera screen is broke

Will get pics of the other bits when I get a chance.

your fucking cool.

your fucking cool.

Thanks?

Thermostat housing fitted;

Will see how well it runs tonight!

Boss!

On my way round in 15 after I've finished unloading my bowels! Shamone!

Fuck me. Epic.

Edited 4 October, 201114 yr by barrys17

Nice one lads

Here is a pic from the recent Manc:Union meet courtesy of Calvert

Car is up and running sweet on the Polo GT injection :grin:

your fucking cool.

Thanks?

Thermostat housing fitted;

Will see how well it runs tonight!

lool i wasnt meant to sound sarcstic haha! i love all the fabrication work! and that engine bay is soooo nice!

lool i wasnt meant to sound sarcstic haha! i love all the fabrication work! and that engine bay is soooo nice!

Nice one geez, I wasn't sure what to make of it at first Thanks for the compliment :-)

Happy birthday bruddah!

Nice work on the vernier, they're not easy.

How did you slot it in the end?

Nice work on the vernier, they're not easy.

How did you slot it in the end?

I haven't slotted it yet I will hopefully get round to it soon...

How are you doing it dude?

How are you doing it dude?

I don't have any precise machinery or side cutting tools so I'll probably have to just mark it out using the vernier plate as a guide Not too sure how well it will work out, thats why I've been putting it off

When you did yours I'm guessing you had one of those rotating chucks on the bed of a milling machine?

Mine was fully CNC programmed mate.

I've seen this car around on various sites for a bit now and I've told you this before on edition but it's so awesome

Also, where the hell did you get the lathe from? Must've cost a fair bit no? I'd love to have tools do this kinda stuff :( I'm gonna have to get a welder, you've motivated me to haha

Edited 16 October, 201114 yr by owengd97b

I've seen this car around on various sites for a bit now and I've told you this before on edition but it's so awesome

Also, where the hell did you get the lathe from? Must've cost a fair bit no? I'd love to have tools do this kinda stuff :( I'm gonna have to get a welder, you've motivated me to haha

VAT free days at Machine Mart Yeah they aren't cheap! I just saved up after doing a few jobs for people and spent the money on more tools rather than spunking it on the car, which I might add was fucking difficult not to do

Its amazing the possibilities that are opened up when you have access to tools such as this. Even with just a welder you begin to realise stuff you never even thought about is possible, not necessarily anything to do with cars either. I'd recommend it!

And thanks :-D

Saw you in this yesterday arun, it looked amazing!

Was gonna come over for a chat but you had vanished!

Dunno if uve seen these, pretty fit though

If Carlsberg made build threads

If Carlsberg made build threads

Then they wouldn't make this one Thanks for the compliment though :-)

Toby, I hadn't seen those pics no, so cheers for posting em up! I can't seem to get on that blog though

May as well throw up the pictures for those that don't see the E38 thread :-D

All tucked away in its winter hideout

Whilst its been there I decided to act on something thats been bugging me for a while, but I'd imagine its quite boring to most of you so apologies in advance!

Ever since my mk1 had the rear arches repaired (and accidently flared) about 5 years ago, the rear arch trims haven't fitted the way they originally do. They are supposed to fit snugly against the body of the car and cover almost all of the rear arches, but with my arches being wider they sat further away and made the rear arches look too droopy. Beforehand I was actually pleased because it meant I could fit wider wheels, but now I reckon its one of the reasons why I think it sits oddly. I had fitted the front trims a little further outward in the same way to try and even it out but the other night I just thought I'd play about with it.

I trimmed away the return lip on the rear arches so that I could fit the trims back in their proper locations and I reckon although it has sacrificed some of its "stance", it has improved it...

So it now appears to be tucking less tyre and has created more poke on the back, but I am pleased with the results. I am guessing people will see the pics and not notice any difference though I will lower the back again and probably remove the 6mm stub axle spacers currently fitted.

And in other news;

Awesome mate, a propper build thread.

If you need any CNC machining done give us a shout,

Whats the full specs on the engine then?

Also, i've got a spare adjustable pulley plate, you want one?