billinjah 0 Posted October 16, 2006 looking sweet mate glad the coilies went on ok tidy bays are a pita! i have the rest of mine to do when i get her back from paint! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 17, 2006 i thought sod it today gonna do this engine bay properly taking the engine out on friday so i can clean engine and bay, gonna take my power steering off to loose the pump hoses and tank, i am also going to brave it and cut and reroute my loom as much as i dare. :? will post more pics this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted October 17, 2006 :shock: crazy fecker!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 17, 2006 needs to be done tho, it does not help seeing that red mk2 on the front of pvw this month. g60greeny just looking at the pic of your car there is something about it i really like it is very subtle and all the mods come together well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted October 17, 2006 cheers mate anyway is good practice for when u do mine :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 17, 2006 :lol: yeah right this is enough work and its only a valver let alone a g60 i hear they are really hard to tidy. every time i do something i see something else i could move or polish, so thought take it all out and start from scratch. (best dig out the push bike for a few weeks, could job winter is not on the way) :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 21, 2006 started today first step of the plan. gonna make the engine bay as minimal as possible and also 2.0ltr it on carbs instead of keeping it an 1800. it was a bit nerve wrecking pulling it apart but there is no turning back now. my mate keeps trying to convince me to 20 valve turbo it but i think it would be something different to look at in a c if it was carb'd and bare. any opinions would be welcome as i am at the stage where i really need to decide. thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaggy 0 Posted October 21, 2006 Nah dont 20v turbo it.... 200+bhp is achievable on a 2Ltr 16v... dont get me wrong 20v turbo units are very very good, its just not very "original" at the moment...( it gets a bit boring after a while looking at the same engine in practically every modified vw around.. 8) ) and a minimalistic bay with a nice healthy 2Ltr 16v is defo the way to go mate! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 21, 2006 yeah thats what i thought. it was cos of you putting the 2ltr in my head at that meet that i am able to stand in my engine bay at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaggy 0 Posted October 22, 2006 haha... LOL.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 22, 2006 removed my front and rear cross members both wish bones and my drive shafts, they are gonna be powder coated in a high power silver next week hopefully. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GIXXERUK 0 Posted October 23, 2006 awesome work , i like the original approach Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 23, 2006 thanks mate the list seems never ending. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VRTrickster 0 Posted October 23, 2006 AB, just out of interest, how much did the paint job set you back? Sweet job by the way, the car looks great ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 24, 2006 hi, it was £1200 cash so no vat with 2 old blokes in a unit over gosport. they had it for about 4 weeks. i was well pleased with the results and the effort they put in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted October 24, 2006 goodluck with it mate.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 28, 2006 got all my cross member, subframe, antiroll bar and wishbones back today. what do you think? should look good under the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GIXXERUK 0 Posted October 28, 2006 stunning mate, i cant wait for this to all come together , you dont hang about ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaggy 0 Posted October 28, 2006 Have they been chromed? or powder coated mate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted October 28, 2006 hi power silver coated looks like chrome at first glance. good work ab Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 28, 2006 yeah your are right, high gloss finish powder coating. more to come. hubs drive shafts and engine mounts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie 2 Posted October 28, 2006 Looking good. Is it pricey to get this sort of stuff done?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 28, 2006 no everything you see on the floor was £75 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted October 30, 2006 did you get spares and have them coated? i wanted to do this an seeing as my car is taking an age to paint might as well start collecting bits! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
