golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 you may have seen my thread asking for info,well here is how it went. many phone calls to patrick (sparks) and the original owner keiron, who without their help i would have never got this far thank you to both and pats friend mark too. the pics tell the story, check the heavy duty bracing that had to be used to get the crank shaft nut to break, well funny, two of us weighing 17.5 stone standing on the engine and brace and my 16 stone friend,veins popping,took an hour to hear the satisfying crack as it finally gave up its death grip . then when i changed the first set of rings it all looked fine, the second piston fell apart as i took the rings off and it just got worse, see the pics of the missing piece and the top view with all the broken pieces from no 2 piston. a few of the shiny new parts,oil catch tank,braided fuel hose n fittings,gaskets and cv boots,wheel bearings and more. tommorow morning will se me on the phone trying to source new woosner pistons,not going standard ever again.the oversized rods are in mint as new condition and with new pistons,the new turbo,new racing gearbox,new peloquin lsd, i really hope i get next year with only fun and no problems,can attend all the events i want to (fighting torque is my big one). this year i missed bugjam,yearly club meet,action,f/torque and i really got my bottom lip out now after todays piston buisness ( see pic ) pics to follow of rebuild. ps; this was the first time i ever tried this mechanics lark,no joke, my pal has been with me helping but we have not done anything like it before,had lots of help on the phone but did it all myself,even took out and cleaned and re seated the valves.(colletts,i have another name for them but cant swear on here so i cant tell you what i think they should be named,lets just say say there tricky little buggers but if i can do this then, YOU CAN. Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 more pics Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 bottom lip well out, zero clutch left and at least it still shines Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 just ordered a new set of wossner forged turbo pistons. got a great deal,in essex too, got to wait 2 days to come from germany then collect from up the road, nice to have a local firm to use and speak to. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6turbo 27 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ive been through 3 engines nothing like the buzz when a rebuild goes well and it starts 1st time Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 i really do hope so mate Link to post Share on other sites
407BHP VR 2 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Thats a nice engine you have there mate ! Good luck and as you know if you need me just call !By the way if thats your new head gasket its wrong sorry mate Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Thats a nice engine you have there mate ! Good luck and as you know if you need me just call !By the way if thats your new head gasket its wrong sorry mate thanks mate, please enlighten me on the head gasket being the wrong one. i ordered a patent part as the vw one is paper flimsy,and this one was multi layered steel,and as i have just ordered 8.5-1 pistons i have been told to simply leave out the spacer and use just those two and the settings will stay 8.5-1, so i def need to get the head gasket right , thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Sorted the pics for you mate and congrats on doing all this yourself mate very very impressed Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 thanks ben AGAIN, and for kind words,cut finger to bone doing it but it really has boosted my confidence with engine work. Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Doing well! Got much skin on your knuckles left? Got a nice bit of garage space there too :-) Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 at a pals garage where i store the car, cant leave it at home ,was keyed the first night so has to be hidden away. Link to post Share on other sites
J5KE F 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 excellent work fella, Was something we where lookin to do with a second lump for when we pop betty's.. (which shouldnt be too long!)Its one of those wanna do things to do before you get to 40 kinda situations Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 cheers jake, are you pointing out my 38 years here lol Link to post Share on other sites
J5KE F 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 of course not mate.. i aint got long to go myself! just one of those wanna do things lol Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 of course not mate.. i aint got long to go myself! just one of those wanna do things lol only joking im hoping the re build goes smoother than taking bits out. lol but so im told the feeling that i will get,knowing i did it,is meant to be worth it,but at the mo im still stressing like mad any help with arp torque settings and pattern for head/main/rods would be very helpfull. Link to post Share on other sites
sparkz 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Just do the usual gary....gimme a buzz!! Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Patrick to the rescue again Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Thats a nice engine you have there mate ! Good luck and as you know if you need me just call !By the way if thats your new head gasket its wrong sorry mate well spotted Kieron, on it but struggling to get the same one, an elring one is needed,why do bank holidays allways come when you need parts Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 strange as this was a brand new block and pistons around a year ago wasn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 strange as this was a brand new block and pistons around a year ago wasn't it? thats correct bodge,blocks fine as is everything else.just the pistons being standard broke,problably to do with my 4 170mph runs,was fine before then. Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 maybe i will not do those speeds again til fighting torque next year. i dont need to be doing this rebuild buisness again too soon Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 finally at last,the car is back together,its been very hard to do,not having any experience,but the first drive made it all worth it. the intention was to replace broken piston rings but it turned out to be a full rebuild with brand new shiny wossner forged turbo pistons,matched with the h-beam rods they have transformed the feel of the engine,it gives such a strong pull with no fuss,no boost and only to 4000rpm (being good and letting pistons bed in and not going over 4k ). it feels really tight and strong, im leaving the bhp at 299 (low setting) for at least 500 miles,but its killing me not using boooost. the fella that built the engine,put me onto a triple layer metal head gasket from a company called elring,and its the best quality ive seen or used. @ £32 not too dear either. and came seriosly well packed by courier. i left out the c2 metal spacer gasket as the pistons where 8-5-1 comp which was a straight swap which should have left the settings as they where but it will need to be re mapped, glad i have the apexi boost controller as the fueling and more can be done in car on the rolling road. ive lost lots of skin, cut myself to the bone, swore more than ever, even some words i never new existed spent over a thousand pounds AGAIN, but madness wins over and i think it was well worth it. i got my mk3 vr6 turbo back. thankyou very very much to Patrick (sparks) , KEV haywire and the car builder KEIRON D for being on the end on the phone with countless questions and problems to solve . my friend who`s garage i used CLIFFORD and DAVE owner of funky bus for the help they both gave and without them would never have been able to attempt a re build. here in no order are some finall pics of the project, roll on 2010 and 12 second q/m time. Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 last few Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 congrats mate wel chuffed for you that it's back together and that you managed to do it yourself as well - hats off to you mate and look forward to seeing you blasting down the 1/4 mile soon Link to post Share on other sites
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