Motors mk1 golf gti progress thread (VERY PIC HEAVY)

standard 8v cam is 255 iirc, i had a 275 piper cam at one point, 300+ are available, they are a bit ott. tbh even a 275 is going give you a choppy idle but they sound amazing and no harder to drive than a g40 with a dewedged throttle body.

they are up on e38 are you mookboy on there?

i thought about the vinegar trick as id first seen it on here but forgot about when i was doing this, i might leave a few bolts in a bowl tonight and see what happens as ive got loads of other random parts to polish eventually.

i didnt understand much about cars mechanically till last year, ive always been into computer modifying with water and phase change cooling systems but got a bit bored and got a bit of money through it so started playing with cars a passion i had as a kid but never the funds to put it into practise

anyway had a bit of a busy day today...

cut the old exhaust manifold off the car, it was going to be salvagable but then i just got pissed off *sighs*

twas a right mission trying to get the old manifold out the car once disconnected, had to come out the top of the bay, was comtemplating takign a driveshaft off but i perserved yanking the c**t out and it was done. thankfully it was miles easier to get the new one in from below the car. woot.

cleaned up the block, stuck the new headgasket on then stuck the head on and slightly tightened up the bolts to hold it in place

fitted the new exhaust mani with all new gaskets and nuts, it was a right pain to get the inlet manifold in with the strut brace in place but i perserved again cos i wasnt taking it off.

i had painted up the inlet manifold, water outlet and throttle body in matt black.

did some other stuff too but I'm bored now so cant be arsed going in detail, so my jobs tomorrow

pick up these from vag:-
inlet manifold bolt and washer x 1
throttle body gasket
cold start valve gasket
injector inserts x 4
1/2" drive to 3/8" drive adaptor from motor factors

then tomorrows jobs are

connect ht leads to dizzy
fit cambelt tensioner
torque headbolts up
fit injector inserts
plug fuel injectors in
fit the 2 gaskets (throttle body/cold start valve)
find the jubilee clip for one water hose
connect oil breather hoses/vacuums
connect throttle cable
refit battery

turn over car by hand see if its all good

turn car over, **** pants, watch engine explode!

if all is good then i can drive to the garage to get the exhaust fitted with a flexi and then were reet.

couple of pictures