Shit son, that is actually beautiful! <3

you still have this on the go....dang son, your gonna be like 40 before you finish this lol

lol sean yeah your probs right mate but like someone said to me the other day, if you wanna do it right take your time there's no rush

Shit son, that is actually beautiful! <3

hey man you the one that sent the pump?

just a few more pix

So looking forward to seeing this back together!

If the engine is anything to go by, the rest of the car will amaze us all.

The attention to detail is f**king amazing

cheers guys i suppose that what taking your time produces lol and believe me the taking my time bit wasn't by choice

i want to see this car finished !!

so do i jim

Mate you need this done now , have you but any more colour on the body yet ? Engine looks the bollocks chap . Top work . Can't wait to see it finished . Dave

i know its getting done its just slow progress because of money :p no colour on the car yet just trying to get the engine done and put in but will be getting done soon just keep a check on here

what engine oil do you guys regard as the best?

is it good for cleaning and lubricating the engine?

Its what vw use so should be ok....

regular oil changes is the best for that though.. no matter what oil you use

like every 3-4k

yeah it will be getting regular oil changes but just want a good oil to keep the engine nice, it has a lot of new parts in the engine so need to look after it

I've just done a rebuild on my engine and have been advised to use mineral oil for the first 500 miles to help run the engine in and then to switch back to VW oil

yeah this is what i was thinking about, if the engine needs to be ran in with certain oil what would be the best for doing this

I spoke with a guy at VW Enterprise who recomended this to me

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/980aa1571

but mines for a 1.8T engine so not sure if the numbers on the oil make much difference?

right so bit of a big post because i have been getting stuff done to the engine, put all the cam followers back in cams back in and just when i thought i was getting somewhere and this happened FML.

yep fucking thread snapped and now i have to get it out and replace it, fucking hate cars sometimes.

anyhow i have been getting on with other things, a bit of polishing that needed doing... engine mount done

i have also ordered these for my choke cable and made a small pipe for it to go through.

got the alt wiring done to the starter

the starter is just there for time been while i wire things up.

i got hold of some alloy tubing too so wanted to polish that up and make my water pipes so i fabricated a little tool to help me polish it faster

slot the tube in and clamp

put on the drill

and after a bit of sand paper and polish this is the out come :)

one of the pipe fitted but needs cutting shorter once i know the measurement

please enjoy the update guys more to come soon hopefully with the engine sat in the bay

awesome mike. good to see you back at it. can't wait to get back at mine.

yeah its been a while lol feel better for getting on with it though

God your just constantly bettering your previous work!

cheers dude i try do things to the best of my abilities and with the tools i have to hand :)