ABV-VR6

I know, I've been thinking about it too... I actually emailed him last week about this but hasn't come back to me yet... You're solution to fix the issue is quite straightforward and it makes sense. I'll probably ended up doing it this way. Cheers!

No worries mate, they're on their way and hopefully better quality? Let me know! Glad to hear it's working because I won't be installing it any time soon. And I agree, the spacer is must!

Oh so mate you found the connectors? I sent 9 your way yesterday! Anyway, all good and glad it worked out. So, you do see/feel a difference eh?

That's going to be a fun project! Makes me think of the one I used to have. Maybe I should look around! I love those P-slot rims, I had polished them mirror back in the days, took so much time... That interior is super nice as well! Good luck and have fun with it!

This is the little modification I did under the plastic bracket to pass the wiring to make it look like it was meant to be. Only down side is that plastic cover clips usually on the oem coilpack at the top. It still clips on the bottom part though. On the Bosch Motorsports you can't clip the top part so you put a drop of plastic epoxy and call it a day. Cheers!

Yes, I think so too. And I had an old cracked coilpack which I took the base from. The plug and wires are from the VW dealer VW PN: 4A0 906 234 2.5mm Wiring Repair: 000 979 225 1.0mm Wiring Repair: 000 979 133 You'll need 2 of the 1mm repair wire sections, cut them in a half to feed 3 connectors. Kind of have to be "smart" about cutting them, needs to be strategic so you can reach the one connector that's further. It's all easy to do and source except I had a hard time finding the flag terminals. I do have 50 now though lol, so I can mail you some! But ya, on his "how too" you can see they're kind of loose on the tabs. It's because the tabs are not a standard width for terminals so he went bigger. Me I went smaller (by half a millimeter) was the closest and I barely filed both side of the tabs to make then fit tight and also renew the fresh metal of the tabs. Next improvement I did also is instead of cutting all the tabs straight like he did, I cut the tabs at different height like stairs in order to not get 4 wires on top of each other. That also allows you to tick in the wiring easier under the plastic holder. Bosch motorsports coilpack: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254443085305?epid=230287652&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3b3dfd5df9:g:EkQAAOSwmU9dzute&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSg3Ye8yTWgOW7pmE1t838dmdzS%2BAoGk%2FLdyakW1m%2B3ccC%2B7MzF3u80buSSD%2BJYHItogGWmCMpaXYLhVWlzfd09qAqLH6ROMo5ruDV2bQHEgV8fi6CMJ6nj0Qt53FAJL0FtNcId71Ub0pl2Euai8viCzW87L9sn6eXdcnXw1Pcu5weLKaeF4wkXizrH1HDxf96ctgEKEr4sqdeIqyQRgH2S%2FXqysjH1ihRdKGTSAZOcK1EgG7p6OhLGbqInjj9roG0TkmavykpYkOfNiX%2Bi0mYrw1gU07CBlOQW3EbTPrfS1y%2B8rz1fem52XAPZs8aTziKUBITZypFljxZCKaG%2FCZWGMMwGwgxx0NszEP6Qs5wQMLbgZnHGXHluY8UovkpKbLe2IdJ3S2FkMtAKjHvW1WVb04uFPL7e1hgT8i3eXXNmzLz%2Fox%2FZRtCfFb01pJKChR3Pb6ijJrSN1TF8KYBHAar%2Bcp79QEDT96CsNL5Q0fuhVavOpFAhWYuBJexBWqwj2hTGnpcn4ZG%2BHVgC2FrL7OOrD6qjkFXWgOem51XLxuWtSK4G6Abk%2FZK3lJGp4nmr0JWf%2FDN5d2SS%2BF7NGHZdxPXPvebI4QGdhwZuZAbf%2FKY%2BpPBmtibndTI6JRWQMyuD0qaC2D8qM2nxqUvI7R4JA0ys2zkfkR0yL3M%2Fbkkird2Aaq3Frvf%2B%2FbxZdKFfdATKp8aQh34nS%2FngJBsDSQKBRGcD0y1GCf%2F2MejMFGlRnq7r8YAulWd1Fzvlr81aq3nfAGLv1OC4%2FrTXBmiTTG%2B9VYU2qfNmYO2ANjC8XXibSYLR2Chs288ol8ZHcJF9IsNw%2BC8|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524

Thanks mate much appreciated. I'm realizing I dream with that car so time and efforts are part of realizing that dream so I do enjoy it. It's shiny and nice for sure but my primary goal with all of this is to preserve the parts in their pristine state as long as it is possible. Cheers!

Thank you, means a lot! Here's the link of the VWMS coil pack where I got my source to do it. It was pretty easy to do mate: https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/bosch-motorsport-coilpack-swap-with-stock-management.7584841/

YES, I trying to do a few different things outside the box mate. If I don't like it, I still have the black one.

Alright, time for another update on my project! I've been doing mostly prep work and I think I'm getting to the point where the rewarding part is around the corner which is putting the engine back in the car. I'm aiming for winter and hopefully next spring it's up and running. Next week, the head is going for a port and polish, HD springs and lighter cam followers to match my newly acquired DRC 268 I will be also dropping my transmission which I completely dismantled. Upgrades will be all new OEM bearings, seals, synchros 1 & 2 with a 3.94 R&P, a LSD and a taller 5th gear 0.75 At first, I wanted to put it all back together myself but the shim parts seems very specialize and required tools that I don't have so I'll leave this to a pro. The block will be dropped next month with new rings, bearings, OEM pump & pan and OEM hardware for everything since it is torqued to yield. I've spent countless of hours prepping all my parts for powder coating, I think everything on the car is powder coated now minus the intake and valve cover which will follow while I'm building the engine back. I did just like before, wire wheels, file, grind but also the parts to begin with have practically no rust on them so that helps. Smoothing the cast is what takes time. I did the rad fan which turned out amazing but I will be upgrading to a stand alone system so I may sell that parts to recoup for the next project. I did a small project on the side, I made a VWMS coilpack which supposedly brings 57% more spark than the OEM while keeping the OEM look. I will pair it with the Phenix spacer. So now, I'm excited to put it all back together and be ready to receive the engine in the winter. I'll leave it to that and go work on it! Cheers to all

That's a good idea to "recycle" those calipers to the 16v, both cars will get a great upgrade!

Oh that's good to look real good mate! Everything brand new including hardware and quality parts. Fantastic and good for you! Cheers

Ha! I got the same ones too. From the dealer right? I was a little disappointed when I installed them though, they're kind of too short and still can see some treads on the valve. Are yours like that too? I was wondering if it was my valve stems that were just too long. Cheers!

Sorry for some reason I though I replied to this! Thank you oneohtwo for offering the cad file, I may stick with what I have purchased, I'll wait to see the quality once I get the shroud and will decide from there. I thinking I could keep the shroud, upgrade to better fans and make my loom. Price difference is not that bad between straight and curved blades. Then I would like to make the wiring loom like the phenix one, straight from the battery, 2 speeds, eliminate the oem fan module... Cheers!

Well that turned out well and good thing for the extra loom too. You kind of fixed two things at the same time too!! Good for you, cheers!

Didn't see that post! Yes I went for those as well good brand!

Good job mate, what was it?? Go enjoy the car now! Cheers

What did you go for on the wishbone bushings Shaun? Good thing the windscreen has no leak but not so much on the dash lights! All of them? Good luck dealing behind the box I know how much it is a pain... Keep us posted, cheers!

Oh man, that color and shine is GORGEOUS!! I love the reflection of the bricks in it too. It must feel so good to have it all back together again. So clean Shaun, congrats!

Good point! Haven't thought about that and you're probably right. Thanks again for bringing that up to me.

That fan as massive cfm mate! Holy!! I noticed the blade design is different too. The ones from phenix are 1226.

Ya, I'm thinking that those fans from fabless are the slimmest version, the ones you need for a VR6 swap in a MK1 because it's very tight. That said, I compared and really only the 12" has a big cfm difference between the straight and the curved blades design. Which is 1226 cfm for the curved version and 867 for the straight blades. A 359 cfm difference and I think I will upgrade to that one and return the straight blade I ordered. As for the 9" there's only 35 cfm difference (625 curved and 590 straight) between the two models so it's not really a huge difference... That would get me 1816 total cfm and for an NA set-up that must be enough. What do you think mate?

Alright thanks mate!

Thanks for making me laugh mate, I'm so mad at myself! Thing is I wanted the phenix but by the time it arrives here it's twice as much as the other one since fabless is a Canadian company. That said, I didn't even noticed the fan cfm difference... That part sucks big time. Maybe those will go in the loft and I'll order the better ones 🤪😆😁. Do you know what is the cfm on the oem setup?

Oh non! I didn't realize there was different quality fans, I just noticed there's a huge difference between those and the phenix ones. And I ordered them already, man I'm so disappointed! Thing is there's nothing where I live, I can't go to a shop and get metal bended. Well, I could but it would cost me a day and a ferry which would eat the price difference and more... I'll look into the phenix wiring...