borachris

I often fall into the wife and or kids trap myself! I'm hoping to make it but it all depends on when I get my loom back and if I get it all back together and running in time! Bet you can't wait to get the bodywork sorted and the cups on, going to be very nice mate!

Oh and my insurance renewal was due recently, phoned around and got a few quotes, then phoned my current insurer Brentacre, they managed to get me a quote that was only about £160 more than last year, thats with a cap of 280bhp so takes into account the remap from SWICT too! This made me smile but I should probably ring them and get them to amend the CC slightly lol

Hi Ron, Yes mate, obviously a 15 mm drop at the rear mount is going to decrease the closer you get to the front mount, so taking 15mm off the rear might only get you an extra 5mm at the charger, if that makes sense?

I don't think it will really help, he isn't going to be able to make a 'one size fits all' backbox. I'd be happy enough to purchase the box how it is now with just the revised oem style tip :)

Bought a few new parts to hopefully tighten up the gear change a little, Polo shifter housing parts. And a 2nd hand mk4 golf shifter tower Disassembled the mk4 tower, nothing complicated and all came apart easily All of the mk4 bits reassembled into the polo housing I've already fitted the 02J selector to the VR gearbox and swapped the ends on the cables from the ball type to the pins to match the selector, should be ready to go once its all fitted! Also I bought some poly mounts from Jay Renshaw, so i've took the old mounts apart, had to get a replacement for the rear one as the bolt snapped in the top, cheers to fuzz for sorting me out along with a front mount bracket to replace another broken bit off mine lol Rear mount before Now due to the dubpower manifold a couple of people have suggested cutting down the mount to give more clearance in the tunnel for the manifold, so i've cut 15mm off the top half of the mount Before cutting My very precision bit of wood for marking the poly, wood is 70mm, mount was 85mm Pikey method for cutting poly but I had 3 options, steak knife, hacksaw or grinder, as you can see the hacksaw won! After As i've cut the upper poly the centre of the mount ideally needed shortening, drilling and re-tapping, with limited tools at home I decided on another solution. Due to an issue with the PO that Jay had to rectify for me, I ended up with a spare upper poly piece, so I simply cut a piece that was 15mm longer than the lower piece Jay supplied and used that, this means that i didn't need to shorten the centre and the bolt still has the same depth of thread to tighten into. I can't see an issue with doing it this way but if anyone thinks it'll cause me a problem please let me know why :) Mount with original size poly then with the new longer piece and finally reassembled Trial fitted the poly front mount too, going to attack the front crossmember with the grinder and wire brush then paint it, more for protection than looks ;) Thats all for now!

Well done with the SC setup mate, nicely done! Are you going to the vagcars 'racewars' day in a few weeks?

Few more pics and a bit of progress, My mate Ian has kindly let me use his drive and garage as a base, he's also been around to give me a hand with the conversion, big thanks to him :cheers: Me and another mate towed the Rado to Ian's and abandoned it as I had to go to work, Ian stuck it up on ramps to make access a bit easier We removed the old 12v bottom end and dumped it out of the way in the garage Sachs VR6 clutch kit New thermostat housing parts Fitted the flywheel and clutch kit with new bolts then fitted the VR box onto the 24v engine, we had a good laugh whilst doing it! We then removed the VR box and fitted the release bearing as well, Ian decided changing gear would be awkward without it, maybe we should concentrate a little bit instead of having so much fun :bonk: Gloved up the CV's to keep the muck out! Whilst I was laid upside down inside the drivers footwell unbolting the servo and clutch mc Ian fitted the 4mo aux bracket with the 24v alternator and rado PS pump with 4mo pulley I ended up just pulling the whole fusebox out as its such a tangled mess I couldn't see what needed to come out with the engine side loom All of the looms ready to be boxed up with the ECU and sent off to Mark at SWICT to work his magic They were posted out on Wednesday and Mark is hopeful he will have time to sort them out and back to me by the end of next week!! Have another little update to come in a bit just off to have some dinner!

Yeah I love the look of the monty 2's, they look bigger than they are if you ask me! I don't know about that, not everyone is daft enough to spend more than the car is worth to swap the engine lol I loved mine until it gave up, in fairness it had done 180k plus and didn't have much in the way of history so who's knows what the poor thing had been through! I gave the 12v to my mate who is letting me use his drive/garage, he has plans to rebuild it although has nothing to put it in at the minute lmao Yeah I agree but at the end of the day an engine is just an engine really, basics are just the same only the 24v has a 'few' more sensors and trickery Well done with the SC, I know a lot of people that wouldn't have been confident enough to tackle something like that themselves! I have a desire for FI next year......

Yeah I had a good poke at it and its certainly not just going to fall out without a lot of persuasion!

Great news :)

After speaking to a mechanic mate of mine I've decided to leave the bearing alone, he doesn't think it'll be a problem, the driveshaft cups on the box turn ok with the box in gear so it looks like the input shaft doesn't touch the bearing :) Floor mount mk5 pedal or the mk4 one? Sams build thread has pics of the floor mounted one.

Ok I think Kev is on the right track with the DSG, a mate of mine swapped out a DSG box for a manual and he reckons he removed this bearing, looks like the box is coming out again!

Yeah it was a DSG car Kev, that's what I was wondering if its there to help keep the shaft bang in the centre. It appears to be a bearing like in the link below, so I should just be able to pull it out..... http://rsmotorsport.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2366&sid=7e1ee0755e345c85f52f261b649d673b

Hmmmm the gaps don't really worry me but this bearing is giving me cause for concern! It's not actually part of the flywheel Kev, it's inside the end of the 24v crank, does the input shaft(is that the correct terminology?) on the gearbox sit inside the end of the crank? Has anyone else got an engine they could have a look at to see if it has this bearing?

Cheers Sam, I'll just have to see what happens when it's all back in!

Any input on the above?

Ok so a bit more progress today, couple of things I'm unsure on Pic below shows the VR flywheel on the 3.2, there appears to be a bearing in the centre, which I assume the shaft on the 6 speed box fits into? With the VR box the shaft won't fit into this bearing as the shaft is bigger, VR crank pic below for comparison, no bearing fitted like the 3.2 crank Everything seems to have gone together ok so I assume I'm worrying about nothing? Also should there be a plate between the box and block, I have a hole into the bell housing?

Sure is mate :) Taking the easy way out and getting Mark at SWICT to do the looms, immo defeat and remap!

Well today was the day the engine arrived, the guys from SRS automotive in Barnsley did a great job of removing everything without any damage, they did go a bit overboard and sent the ENTIRE car loom but I won't complain lol Can't wait for the weekend!

I've wound back calipers using various pikey methods until I bought the proper tool, for the price of it you really can't go wrong tbh

I'll let you know in a few weeks ;) On the 12v though I had a play with a guy off a local forum in his mk5 ed30, we were both very surprised with how the VR held up, sub 50 he was clearly quicker but the faster we went (upto about 140bananas) there wasn't much in it at all! The VR blew up a few weeks later though hahaha

I've got a set here, I'll do them for 3 quid cheaper than fuzz's best offer ;) Hahaha only joking buddy!

It sounds like Nick has already been in touch with DG and found out they don't do them anymore, although I agree it's only polite to ask

Might want to ask around for opinions about motorscope, I know a lot of people who have used them and been less than impressed with the way the treat the cars when pulling them on/off the rollers! I'd be I interested in one at stealth, depending on date.

Pm on the way