My VR6 turbo, Haldex 4wd. The end....

[Phat VR6 3]

us lot call it saxo slaying

[legvw 0]

Haha, can't wait!

Got me exhaust wrap today, so i got wrapping when i got in!!

[legvw 0]

I love bank holidays!! 3 days of car, car, car!

Bolted up the manifold, turbo, and turbosmart wastegate to the lump

Re-shortened osf driveshaft

Made the oil drain into the sump

Then put my engine back in, to stay this time!!

Mounted oil cooler behind bumper on the passenger side

All power steering lines bolted up and reservoir mounted

Re-mounted gear shifter inside car

Put bonnet and front end back on

And put dash back together (yes i know it needs a damn good clean, but its not worth it where its living atm!)

[bungy 2]

Lots of good work there buddy.

[bungy 2]

Where in Hampshire are you based mate as I have loads of questions on what you've done in relation to my project? Any chance of meeting up some time?

[john555 0]

how comes you mounted the cable shift on top of the tunnel will it not fit under like the syncros,

drive shafts look good did you do them your self

im just chopping solid 6speed shafts and joining them with my vr one because im to skint to buy new hubs

[legvw 0]

Mounted it there because the cables sit better on the engine side of the bulkhead, out of the way of my downpipe, plus i think it looks cool, and it raises it up a couple of inches ;-)

Yeah did the drive shaft myself, it was the second time around though as the first 1 came out too long :-( (should have measured twice!)

[john555 0]

ah cool im not far on enough to realise these things may look at doing it that way if they run better pluss it can be choped down for a shorter throw

your shafts look standard again after shortening maybes i should stop being so tight and swap hus and use hollow shafts as its far neater

[vr6turbo 27]

great job

you may have trouble with the oil return on the sump

mine started blowing oil because the return pipe was backing up so i mounted it as high as i could

just a thought :-d

[legvw 0]

your shafts look standard again after shortening maybes i should stop being so tight and swap hus and use hollow shafts as its far neater

As on the vr, the nsf driveshaft is solid and the osf driveshaft is hollow, same applied to the r32 1's i had. So they might match up to look standard

[legvw 0]

great job

you may have trouble with the oil return on the sump

mine started blowing oil because the return pipe was backing up so i mounted it as high as i could

just a thought :-d

I suppose it could have gone 1 inch or so higher, but there wasn't alot of room for it, engine mount, transfer box etc got in the way a bit!!

[john555 0]

hows ur project cuming on

just wondering if you can help me out iv been talking to a mate and he says ill have to fit a 24v thermostat housing as my 12v one will get in the way of the gear linkage do you kno if this is true

[bungy 2]

I've visited Paul and seen his fabrication skills 1st hand and this project is truly a labour of love with all the one off parts made in what can only be described as a less than perfect work area. This guy really has some skills.

[legvw 0]

hows ur project cuming on

just wondering if you can help me out iv been talking to a mate and he says ill have to fit a 24v thermostat housing as my 12v one will get in the way of the gear linkage do you kno if this is true

Yes and no really! Yes it does get in the way, BUT if you move the pins on the gear linkages inwards then you'll clear the lower hose on the housing. And you'll have to delete the aux water pump as the hose that goes between that an the housing gets in the way on the selectors.

I'l post a few pics up of what i've done to get over the problem, and theres pics of the selector a few pages ago.

I just wanted to try and keep things simple, and use 12v stuff through-out, with a few custom hoses/pipes along the way!

[legvw 0]

So, i've finally finished my boost pipes, and coolant pipes. Had to re-relocate the power steering fluid reservior because it got in the way of a boost pipe!

The coolant pipes are all custom bar the top and bottom radiator to thermostat housing pipes. I've had to delete the aux water pump because the hose that joins it would have got in the way of the gear selectors, and so i've made 2 metal water pipes.

1 of these runs from the head to the heater matrix, and is made out of metal because its close to the exhaust downpipe. The other is because of the deleted water pump, and the lack of space near the thermostat housing.

The header tank still feeds into the coolant pipe in the same location, and so does the bleed pipe of that comes off of the pipe from the head to the heater.

[john555 0]

cheers bud i get what you mean it does look very close

why did you want to stick with the stock thermo stat housing just cost?

[legvw 0]

And ease really, just saves buying stuff that might not fit, and using what i have and making that fit!

[john555 0]

yer make sence i suposewish i didnt have to loose the auxilary water pump as im keeping it daily i might try and relocate it

hows the ecu coming on

[legvw 0]

On the mk4's the aux water pump is round the front on the engine, dunno if that helps you?

The ecu is off at emerald atm, being set-up for a single coilpack vr6, which should come back with a vr turbo base map on it too.

Whem thats back i can start the dauting task of wiring!

But in the mean time i'm gunna get on with the downpip/exhaust.

I'l be picking my wheels and tyres up in november off bungy (cheers bud!), seats should be here soon, so not that much left really!

Yours going ok?

[bungy 2]

You're welcome..

[Phat VR6 3]

is that front cross member that you've chopped up structural? like removing weight out of mine and cut the middle out. just wasn't sure about removing any more. it coming along nicely, what wheels have you got

[legvw 0]

is that front cross member that you've chopped up structural? like removing weight out of mine and cut the middle out. just wasn't sure about removing any more. it coming along nicely' date=' what wheels have you got

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I think it is, it just helps support the front of the chassis legs, thats why i tried to leave part of it there.

I'l be using mk4 4 motion alloys

There close to the brakes, but not touching, and fit perfectly!!

[john555 0]

On the mk4's the aux water pump is round the front on the engine' date=' dunno if that helps you?

The ecu is off at emerald atm, being set-up for a single coilpack vr6, which should come back with a vr turbo base map on it too.

Whem thats back i can start the dauting task of wiring!

But in the mean time i'm gunna get on with the downpip/exhaust.

I'l be picking my wheels and tyres up in november off bungy (cheers bud!), seats should be here soon, so not that much left really!

Yours going ok?

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ah cool all good stuff well mine seems to be going backwards at the moment lol the list of things i have to do has managed to get even big since i tryed to put my charger together and realise how many bits of bracket were missing

but other than that the engines all sorted minus charge cooler hoses and the diff is all welded up to the subframe so just needs the hanger bit fitting to it ah and the floor put in lol

might go and have a look at the 4motions aux pump and see if i can uses it cheers john

[WaynesVR6 2]

This is an amazing thread, just discovered it and read it start to finish, well almost, lol, real labour of love, great work , keep it up, I am building a Audi quattro at the mo and have got some inspiration from some of the things you have done.

[bungy 2]

Those wheels are a snugg fit....