Cheers Gaz, will give you a shout in Feb.

Dub Mk3, you should see my other G40 before I had this one its in the blogs section, Polo fox G40 conversion or something. That was a nightmare too!

All good learning curves for anyone who likes that side though

Edited 21 January, 201313 yr by etches69

Couple of Updates,

Seems my cars list of parts needed is getting larger as the Mrs polo has rinsed my starter motor alternator radiator and loads of other bits. Then again i suppose it gives me an excuse to buy brand new ones!

I've ordered some 315CC SAAB injectors as running up to 200 bhp will need a bit more fuel and they give me a bit of headroom at full cycle. Engine has been bored honed and decked so will be picked up for the engine shop this week hopefully.

Then it just leaves picking up some conrod bolts and nuts and main bearing bolts before she can go back together! Definately should be done for Big Bang hopefully including having it mapped by PPP, pics to follow of the block..

Finally got the engine back! (£130 for a 2mm overbore and decking the face as there was a little corrosion)

Now all I need for the rebuild is conrod nuts and bolts, main bearing bolts and the crank bolt!

looking good mate and you know you dont need to replace the main bearing bolts dont you as they arent stretch bolts

Only ~ 65nm too so not like there under much tension.

I've been told they are £1 each from TPS so may change em just for piece of mind!

if they are that price let me know please as i may as well change mine for that

Managed to snap this up last night for a good price

Could have gone organic which is better on the left foot but this came in within budget

guna mean abit more calf workout but my cars never been a daily anyway

Edited 22 February, 201313 yr by etches69

Good stuff mate, did they clean the block aswell then?

Yeah Max went in the big dish washer. Still debating what colour to do it, Alloy VHT is tempting me but then again boost hose blue was too.

Clearly I shall degrease it again before paint!

Couple of updates, I have now got new big end bolts nuts and thrust washers just need to pick the oil seals up now off Pete/Sam. Spent about £20 on paint ending up with 2 cans of VHT Aluminium Engine Enamel for the head, gearbox and inlet inc brackets etc, 1 can of VHT Black engine enamel for the block and 1 can of VHT exhaust manifold black just to give the downpipe and turbo manifold a quick coat before the heat wrap , heres a quick pick of the block after 5 thin coats

Also took all the conrods off the old pistons, cleaned up the fecked one so its now a paper weight;

Edited 12 March, 201313 yr by etches69

Oooft!

Gonna tap that company up to do my coupes bottom end.

Look forward to seeing this :-)

Just a little update, waiting on paint pens before cracking on with the bottom end. Washed the car for the first time since October, i'm just glad i polished and waxed before. Got to fetch the timing belt bottom pully bolt which is the last piece in the puzzle.

Edited 17 March, 201313 yr by etches69

Sorted these out in front of the tv this evening

New pistons (77mm),compression and oil scraper rings, gudgeon pins and clips, conrod bolts and nuts.

Edited 17 March, 201313 yr by etches69

Look at the depth on the pistons lmao :p

Yeahman, these retain the standard compression ratio, I think the accralite ones defo have a shallower crown. Just means more boost!

These look well up to the job dude :)

Can i spy ARP rod bolts ?

If so how much and where they from dude ?

Jamie dude they are just brand spanking VW ones with the nuts too, I looked into getting arp rods and bolts but it literally doubed the price of the 1341 stuff so stuck with the normal stuff. Yoofs proved they are good for up too 220ish anyways!

Had a whole afternoon of play today

finally got the last bolt I needed, this is the whole lot of parts minus the pison stuff

crank in then main bearings all torqued up

Pistons were then dropped in, definately takes a nack to use the piston ring compressor. Took me 40 mins to do the first one being very careful as the oil ring kept popping out!

Big ends need torquing up tomorrow before more can be done but I'm happy so far as it turns really smoothly

Ended up making an oil pump gasket

Worked on this for 3 hours, which has meant 7 hours in total!

Made a gasket in the pic above for this oil pump cover

Also made one for the other side which cost a total of £5 including liquid gasket just to make sure.

New oil pump, chain and both oil seals which were an absolute bitch to get in !

Got a new bottom pulley off Pete for a good price , bolt was from vw for £2.50

Then chucked the sump on!

Just got to buy a new rad and lambda which Kay's car knicked off me then I will have everything to get it running again!

Minor update,

Looks sweet man! Seems a shame to cover it all in oil !

Good work

Cheers mate, will seem that way when its finished!

Did a little today

sorted the crankshaft sprocket bolt and sealed the sump although i ended up snapping a bolt.

Todays work;

New saab 325cc injectors

Engine building in the kitchen !!!!!.

Looking good mate, Feel good building stuff back up with all new parts and painted shiz :)