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Motors Random adventures of a spanner! (Pic heavy!)

Discussion in 'General' started by grungedead, 3 Aug 2008.

  1. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Lovely trip mate, how many miles in total? How long were you away?

    To all you haters - when I approved that guy's post this morning I had a secret hope that grungedead would come back to resurrect his thread... Sheer good luck I think! :D
     
  2. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    Hey dude! Long time!

    Cheers for that, been an eon since I logged on here and got a notification email so thought i'd update you guys!

    we were away for 2 weeks! 4k bang on in total, back to my door in Manc. Used so much fuel but the car got fantastic economy, not bad for a 170bhp motor loaded up with 3 heads and 2 weeks camping gear!

    Still fettling with computers, its my profession, but ive got a few HTPC boxes set up around the house, a ubuntu server and my sexbox, hence forzas been getting a smashing this weekend1
     
  3. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Sounds like a good trip! Always wanted a supercharged Polo, can't beat a bit of blow. ;)
     
  4. nwveeduber

    nwveeduber What's a Dremel?

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    Awesome - :D great pics of your random europe jollies :D . I hope your mk1 one aint deteriorating too badly on your drive. Do you know of any other mk1`s kicking about ??? Cheers :)
     
  5. Unicorn

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    Someone sig it, quick! :hehe:
     
  6. flame696

    flame696 Terminating People Since 1980....

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    Done and done
     
  7. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    the mk1s doing alright mate, we'll see when i get it on a spit roast and can check what 2 years of not moving has done to the floor! looks alright inside! polos dont mind a bit of water haha!

    I dont know of any for sale at the moment, but google mk1 polo forum, its a good place to start.

    i'd sell the shell for the right money as, as much as I love it, i really have a hankering for a mk1 golf again, but with 4 cars at the moment, I cannot justify the expense of another!

    and superchargers do rule, but i cannot wait to get the turbo on the road, just wish i wasnt working so much overtime at work, and I had more time to play on it, but have some time off next week, which im stoked about, as it means i can do the last couple of jobs, get it on the road, and bring the Mk1 up to the yard
     
  8. Behemoth

    Behemoth Timelord in training

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    Seeing all those pics reminds me of my Mk2 Golf that got totalled by someone in a car park who left no details :(

    Nice work, and looks like that trip you had was epic :D
     
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  9. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    couple of the other projects on teh go

    bought a rebuild kit and stepped rear oil seal from turbo rebuild uk in blackpool. and it arrived on Friday, just in time for the weekend.

    Met up with the boys up at Wards End, and after some quality munch (itchy bum chicken and spring rolls) i had all the tools assembled to attack the turbo rebuild.

    got in at half 12 and despite it being most peoples bedtimes. i was far too excited so stripped the turbo down in me living room.

    exhaust housing removed and orientation marked in true PTNT fashion

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    lots of burnt oil and oily residue behind the heat shield

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    the compressor side

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    shaft after removing old oil seal but before cleaning out the grooves

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    new stepped oil seal fitted

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    back on the car

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    woop!

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    VIdeo of the first run up to temp

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    I also gave a side of the Golf a quick polish

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  10. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    Another one hah!

    Model:

    1980 VW Golf LS
    Yellow (if you know the proper colour please let me know, no sticker in boot and I want to order some paint)
    First Registered 17/06/1980

    Engine: - Soon to be transplanted

    Rebuilt 1272cc 'PY' G40
    Garret T25 Turbocharger
    6PSI Boost Switch
    Custom Turbo Manifold
    Forge Dump-valve
    540mm x 140mm x 65mm FMIC
    Blue Rocker Cover
    Full 3" Stainless Exhaust (Downpipe Back)
    Alloy RPM Tuning Sump
    Aeroquip Braided Drain Line
    Mocal Oil Cooler & Thermostatic Oil Cooler


    Suspension:

    JOM Coilovers

    Brakes: To be fitted

    Lucas 54 Calipers
    Audi 90 Carriers
    EBC 256mm X-Drilled/Grooved Discs
    Ferodo DS3500 Pads
    Goodridge Braided Hoses

    Wheels and Tyres: To be fitted

    Borbet BS 15x7 and 15x8
    195/45/15 Tyres (Need purchasing)

    Interior Styling:

    Cobra Bucket Seats - To be replaced with Koenig Fixed Back Reclining Bucket Seats
    Schroth Blue Harnesses with Pre-Tensioners
    Roll Cage extending to A pillers and across windscreen
    Twin-Pod Clocks with Rev-counter
    300mm Momo Team with Snap-off Boss

    Couple of pics:-

    Outside the pub in Durham (its previous home)

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    Back on the drive this morning, meeting its yellow younger sister

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    Comments:-

    After having two series 1 mk1 golfs and 6 others, i took a sabbatical to make polos go faster than they should. After building a 170bhp Mk2 Rallye Yellow Polo and a 170bhp+ Comet Blue Mk2 Polo Turbo, I noticed this beauty which would make a suitable home for the turbo lump.

    The drive home was interesting, no stereo and a rather loud cherry bomb exhaust made some for deaf ears! Fuel stop at Scotch corner was met with an old dear taking picture of the car when I got out the petrol station. Top couple, taking pictures of it for thier dub mad son!

    Lots of random switches and some choice electrics! - Big red button for a horn by an air vent, hard wired rad fan, with a switch in the glovebox!

    Wipers didnt work, which was fine until I got to the M62 where naturally seeing signs for Manchester, she decided to greet me in true fashion by raining! So whilst having a *** and attempting to see out of a very wet window, I noticed a random toggle switch in the ashtray. A flick of the switch saw the wipers come on! RESULT!

    Interior heaters don't work so probably either a few fuses out, or going by the state of electrics, so dodgy wiring, so a play with the multi-meter over the next week when the cars in the unit should see all the minor niggles rectified.

    Clutch is slipping due to all the 55 raging ponies, but thats no concern of mine really as the car wasnt bought for the engine

    Planning on painting the bonnet (had a large black square?!) and engine bay, and completing the turbo transplant before the 28th (our clubs Rolling Road day, which the comet blue polo was due to make its appearance!) Wish me luck =D

    My two previous series 1's - Warning upsetting content.

    The Muppet

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    The Muppets demise =[

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    Charlie Murphy

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    Well sorting out our new unit was a priority before anything could happen with the Mk1. It came in a bit of a sorry state!

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    which after a weekends effort looked like this

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    The blue mk2 coupe is also mine and will be providing its heart for the Mk1. The engines in question

    Mk1

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    Turbo

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    If anyones interested in seeing the build of the engine - see this thread

    http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=244980&hl=
     
  11. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    double post
     
  12. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    So long suckaaaaaaaaaaa!
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    Holy Moly!
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    Just got water lines, gear linkage and driveshafts to come off and engines coming oot!
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    One big jigsaw puzzle :)
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    Tomorrow shall see the engine out of the G40, the blue mk2s suspension and subframe replaced with standard items and some rust in the mk1s engine bay cleaned up with a wire brush and sprayed.

    Wednesday is a day off and Thursday see's three new arrivals to the unit!

    If anyone has a new clutch (or good 2nd hand one) for a 4 speed polo/golf engine, please let me know!

    Also after some 195/45/15 tyres for my Borbets
     
  13. grungedead

    grungedead Minimodder

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    Got the engine out of the Mk2

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    See ya!

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    Oh Hai!

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    Thursday saw the new arrival of Adams 2 of 4 cars and another 2 of my 6 cars =/

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    It was like an episode of chuckle brothers, to me to you affair, especially with the peril, as half the front suspension was still disconnected! (all back together now that I could work in the dry!). The Lupolo is tucked away neatly behind the yellow golf and blue polo, its first indoor home in 2 years after I had to move out of my old unit near Jodrell Bank. Eddie Stobarts son bought the land to turn into a helipad and stables, the motherhubbard!

    My head is still caning from walking into the shutter doors, nearly fell thru the beemers roof taking the above pic, and generally me and pidge were walking accidents!

    Anyway the day saw more than enough progress and I managed to get some rusty bits cleaned up in the golfs engine bay and gave them a lick of POR-15, ready for Fridays endeavours!

    So today I stripped off the polo engine mount and fitted the Golfie one, got the engine in the bay and front engine, side engine and rear gearbox mount fitted (note - you need to notch the rear engine mount to fit a polo box) and refitted the driveshafts.

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    Also offered up one of the borbs - 195/45/15 Goodyear Eagle F1s arrive next week, woohoo!

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    Hopefully Sunday should see the car back on the road, and thrust into daily action!

    Jobs include

    Tighten driveshafts
    Cut and shut polo & golf front gearbox mount (for zee 5 speeder)
    Fit turbo downpipe
    Fit Intercooler
    Fit oil cooler
    Route Boost Hoses
    Fit new top fill Rad & Slimline fan
    Fit high pressure fuel pump, accumulator, in-tank lift pump and change fuel lines for 8mm ID items
    wire up fuel pumps
    fit ecu and wiring loom along with relayed power from ign switch
    fit oz ruotes from the peril

    test drive!
     
  14. grungedead

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    Decided to try my hand at some welding today as I got a decent welder off my big boss at work for 50 dukes.

    Et Voila - One polo/golf hybrid mount!
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    Welds all look good and penetrated well. Ground them back and started to box off some of the open sections from the joins, and triangluate it at the front, but I ran out of wire! Gutted! So thats on the shopping list for tomorrow.

    So onto the Intercooler and Boost Hosing.

    Intercooler roughly hung in place (Good old electrical wire)
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    Working out the routing from the turbo to the intercooler was a right headscratcher. After pillaging all the boost hoses from the few FI engines I have, I finally settled on this.

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    So will weld in some brackets to hang the intercooler and radiator from tomorrow.

    Need a 90 degree boost hose (top left of the turbo -> intercooler picture) as I'm one short. Anyone around manc way got one? If so PM me asap please if I can collect it tomorrow! otherwise I'll get it ordered off ebay tomo evening.

    Lots of jobs for tomorrow, looking forward to cracking on!
     
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