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So some nice new 82mm pistons for the rebuild
Also new bearings

for some reason it didn't post my whole post, so rest of it



So some nice new 82mm pistons for the rebuild
Also new bearings

Didn't know that, makes sense. Will mention it to the engineer. Thanks for that

Another day another package

Well opened up the packages so I can put them together before sending them off for a refurb.

Got a bargain on these babies, rear set up had loads of meat on the pads and disks, same with the front pads too, shame I will be bining them all. Just need to find so decent pads for the front now

When you get the head skimmed you should get the upper timing chain cover that bolts to the head skimmed at the same time, just in case you didn't know.

Think things have got a little out of hand on this build now... It's only a cheap daily!!!
Think I have finally found an engine builder who is free before Christmas, and he's local, so spending more money tomorrow on new Pistons oem 2.9 spec as vw don't do them anymore!!! Discounted wossners as they just up to my build.... Though I have just purchased some for a different build...
Also more purchases in last few weeks


Any guesses on what they are?? Let's just say they need refinishing, but will look great once done

More parcels arrived, think I have blown the budget now!!!

Just need to find a decent engine builder now :-(

More parcels arrived, think I have blown the budget now!!!

Just need to find a decent engine builder now :-(

Well finally got some more time on the car today :-)
So engine was only loosely in the car, so wipped it out leaving a hole

But that was the easy part!!!

Time to break it down and see the damage
Let's remove all the ancillaries, found loads of damaged bolts, poor paint over things and bolts. Previous owner who removed the engine had really messed things up.

Head, not too bad, slight heat problems on 4 cylinders but not that bad

Block, doesn't look too bad, actually minimal wear

Closer inspection


No lip but plenty of bore wash, as suspected. Spark plug did confirm too.
So new piston rings, might as well see about balancing the engine too whilst it's all apart. Hopefully the box and flywheel are off to hotgolf for some work :-)
Think the reason is poor setup of the charger, maf between charger and TB, never good, and also a bit of damage to the wiring to the blue temp sensor. Both will need looking at. Thankfully the charger is ok.
So with that in mind thought it best to try some new shoes on her
Artecs

Bugatti BBS

Fitment with spacers, not bad

BBS RC41/42 combo with crap tyres

Not sure which ones to go for, do have some other refurbished dailies waiting

Well got a bit more done today, front section off

Found that one of the previous owners had cut threw this for some reason

Bit of wiring loom off and it looks like this

Two bolts and a couple of hose clips and this came off

Nice empty space

Ah didn't know you could use standard 2.9 pistons in it.
Thanks for the info about the torque plate never heard of it before.
Was wondering about fancy pistons, but no point with a sc setup, so would really mean going turbo on her, which is a bit much for a daily car.
Think I will try and keep her fairly standard, might get away with a hone and new piston rings, if not it looks like finding some decent 2.9 pistons and an overbore.
Do you know how much I have to get it bored to?

Wait for a second hand kit to turn up, usually one or two a year pop up, go for between £1250 and £2000
I will have a stage 1 kit for sale soon, might have a stage 2 kit for sale too soon as I might go turbo now

Well TPS popped round this morning :-)

Should keep me busy for a few days

Well more progress today.
Booked the car in on Tuesday for a leakdown test and a compression test, hopefully tell me if anything is up with the engine anyway. I am looking to get the head rebuild anyway but don't want to find out I have an issue with the bottom end once complete.
That's a point, can anybody recommend a decent machine shop to sort my head out, hopefully local to me, Reigate in Surrey J8 M25??
So in other progress today had to clear some space to work on the car.... Well this was in the way, one of my other projects (waiting for new engine, paint, interior and suspension)

I had removed the suspension for some work on it

So into the stores for a rummage and found some struts and springs for her, new top mounts, bump stops and track control arms as these were a bit too old for use




End of day looked like this


Ready for an MOT tomorrow and then it's back on the road, so I have space to tear the golf down after it's tests on Tuesday

Well after my chat with vince yesterday, these arrived today

Should work well with this I have been sitting on a while


Now this is a stage 2 supercharger set up, to replace the current stage 1 setup the car is running. Should see the car push out over 285bhp once all fitted :-)
Lots more bits to arrive in the next few days. I am also sitting on quite a few parts I have been collecting for the last few months

Another day, another package

Go these as is had trouble with the ones going to the heater matrix as the previous owner fitted a stainless manifold and didn't wrap it, making the already old rubber pipes perish much faster. Surprisingly the whole kit was cheaper than replacement ones from vw, though as mentioned before i did find cheap replacements from vw heritage if anyone needs any

Another day, another package

Go these as is had trouble with the ones going to the heater matrix as the previous owner fitted a stainless manifold and didn't wrap it, making the already old rubber pipes perish much faster. Surprisingly the whole kit was cheaper than replacement ones from vw, though as mentioned before i did find cheap replacements from vw heritage if anyone needs any

Well after my chat with vince yesterday, these arrived today

Should work well with this I have been sitting on a while


Now this is a stage 2 supercharger set up, to replace the current stage 1 setup the car is running. Should see the car push out over 285bhp once all fitted :-)
Lots more bits to arrive in the next few days. I am also sitting on quite a few parts I have been collecting for the last few months

Fancy retrims done right are good, this was botched from the outset, edges not fitted right, trim bits not put in the right places, then lots of bits held on with double sided sticky tape hiding bits that simply didn't fit. My fault partly as lots of the problems were there when I purchased the car, but either I couldn't see them (hidden), I didn't notice in the 30 min look round the car or at the time I thought they weren't too bad..... Just when you start adding them up, there are a lot of issues.
The stage 1 charger set up, I think is a z engineering set up

Well after my chat with vince yesterday, these arrived today

Should work well with this I have been sitting on a while


Now this is a stage 2 supercharger set up, to replace the current stage 1 setup the car is running. Should see the car push out over 285bhp once all fitted :-)
Lots more bits to arrive in the next few days. I am also sitting on quite a few parts I have been collecting for the last few months

Thought i would stick my daily up here after owning her since November last year, although i have been a member on here for 11 year since i had my first VR (mulberry highline), sorry for the long post
 
Well i missed my first VR so much i purchased another (some 8 years later) this time with a bit more go, in the form of a charger, and this time 3 door instead of 5 (although now i have kids and didn't before, which seems the wrong way round, but they made me sell it last time, so now its my choice!!!)
 
Bit of basic info, its a 96 staged 1 charged VR thats had a bit of love over the years on it. However now since the previous owner bodged lots of things needs a whole lot more love
 
So everyone likes pictures:
 

 

 

 
Basic outside spec:
 
Fully repainted at some point in its life, with smoothed tailgate, flared arches, vento front, flushed washer jets, side repeaters removed (then added later elsewhere, why i don't know) Audi door handles and parts of the rear bumper colour coded
 
Limited interior pic, but a quick one of the dash, once i had changed the tiny wheel to a nice BBS one i had lying about: 
 

 
Spec: 
 
Recaro front seats, vento rear seats both trimmed in red leather, with also the dash, headlining, abc pillars, door cards and parcel shelf all trimmed too. 
 
The oily bits: 
 
OBD II VR6 with a stainless 6 branch and exhaust, stage 1 charged, and a stealth map. Its also running konisport coilovers and i think 312mm brakes up front, oh and some RH ZW1's in 17 by i think 9's all round, again painted by stevie and needing some love, but not by me, gonna be for sale as i have a collection of other wheels i want to use ;-)
 
Well all was sort of well for the first few months, apart from a cold start issue. tracked this down to what i think is damage to the wiring loom to the blue temp sensor. However early part of this year things started to go downhill for the car, bits of trim falling off the interior, tyres not sealed properly, stereo issues. Then due to the non-wrapped 6 branch one of the heater matrix pipes splits, and with VW wanting £170 for the pipe, she was taken off the road.
 
I did find a replacement pipe for £30 in the end from VW hertidge, which was a win. Fitted back driving and things went down hill (i drove it about 5 miles) real problems running, struggling to hold power and heavy breathing from the crankcase breather (through a bit of garden hose), i gave up and parked her up fearing the worst. Left her two months until yesterday, when i needed her again. 
 
Cleared fault codes and she fired up first time, and sounded and felt alright. Still the issue with the blue temp sensor and lack of charcoal canister, but great to be driving again. In this time laid up, the interior had taken a turn for the worse. Lots of bits or trim falling off, due to being stuck together with double sided sticky tape, and lots of squeaks and rattles from the general poor workmanship gone into it, with most parts not fitting properly :-(
 
So its now up to date, and it clearly needs some work. I have driven her less than 2k, she has spent 3 months off the road and needs lots of work..... hmmm sound like my other 3 'project' cars, oh and the timing chains need doing
 
Plan is to attack everything over the next couple weeks as i have some 'gardening leave' currently
 
List of jobs are:
 
Engine out, for new chains (yes they are making lots of noise now) clutch, heat wrapping the 6 branch manifold, quite why they weren't done when the previous owner had the car i don't know. Then maybe a light bit more tuning :-)



Interior out for a fix on the previous bodged work



Stereo out to actually install it correctly and stick my decent head unit in 



New summer wheels going off to mike for some loving



Brake overhaul as the discs are warped (new that when i purchased the car) and an upgrade to fit in with the planned power upgrade.



Gear selector off to be replaced by the O2J upgrade 



Then once thats done i might consider a full repaint as I think stevie wonder did the prep work on the bonnet, plus i have caught the front lip, cracking a little of the paint on the front bumper. Will also clean up a few minor rust spots too.
 
So work starts tomorrow on her, already purchased loads of parts and a trip to TPS tomorrow for the timing chain bits is on the cards as well as a few calls to get some other parts ordered. 
 
Will get some up to date pictures too and more of the interior. 
 
Also has anyone got any recommendations on what clutch to use, going stage 2 charged with a few other bits, pennies allowing, so something that could handle up to around 300bhp

Thought i would stick my daily up here after owning her since November last year, although i have been a member on here for 11 year since i had my first VR (mulberry highline), sorry for the long post
 
Well i missed my first VR so much i purchased another (some 8 years later) this time with a bit more go, in the form of a charger, and this time 3 door instead of 5 (although now i have kids and didn't before, which seems the wrong way round, but they made me sell it last time, so now its my choice!!!)
 
Bit of basic info, its a 96 staged 1 charged VR thats had a bit of love over the years on it. However now since the previous owner bodged lots of things needs a whole lot more love
 
So everyone likes pictures:
 

 

 

 
Basic outside spec:
 
Fully repainted at some point in its life, with smoothed tailgate, flared arches, vento front, flushed washer jets, side repeaters removed (then added later elsewhere, why i don't know) Audi door handles and parts of the rear bumper colour coded
 
Limited interior pic, but a quick one of the dash, once i had changed the tiny wheel to a nice BBS one i had lying about: 
 

 
Spec: 
 
Recaro front seats, vento rear seats both trimmed in red leather, with also the dash, headlining, abc pillars, door cards and parcel shelf all trimmed too. 
 
The oily bits: 
 
OBD II VR6 with a stainless 6 branch and exhaust, stage 1 charged, and a stealth map. Its also running konisport coilovers and i think 312mm brakes up front, oh and some RH ZW1's in 17 by i think 9's all round, again painted by stevie and needing some love, but not by me, gonna be for sale as i have a collection of other wheels i want to use ;-)
 
Well all was sort of well for the first few months, apart from a cold start issue. tracked this down to what i think is damage to the wiring loom to the blue temp sensor. However early part of this year things started to go downhill for the car, bits of trim falling off the interior, tyres not sealed properly, stereo issues. Then due to the non-wrapped 6 branch one of the heater matrix pipes splits, and with VW wanting £170 for the pipe, she was taken off the road.
 
I did find a replacement pipe for £30 in the end from VW hertidge, which was a win. Fitted back driving and things went down hill (i drove it about 5 miles) real problems running, struggling to hold power and heavy breathing from the crankcase breather (through a bit of garden hose), i gave up and parked her up fearing the worst. Left her two months until yesterday, when i needed her again. 
 
Cleared fault codes and she fired up first time, and sounded and felt alright. Still the issue with the blue temp sensor and lack of charcoal canister, but great to be driving again. In this time laid up, the interior had taken a turn for the worse. Lots of bits or trim falling off, due to being stuck together with double sided sticky tape, and lots of squeaks and rattles from the general poor workmanship gone into it, with most parts not fitting properly :-(
 
So its now up to date, and it clearly needs some work. I have driven her less than 2k, she has spent 3 months off the road and needs lots of work..... hmmm sound like my other 3 'project' cars, oh and the timing chains need doing
 
Plan is to attack everything over the next couple weeks as i have some 'gardening leave' currently
 
List of jobs are:
 
Engine out, for new chains (yes they are making lots of noise now) clutch, heat wrapping the 6 branch manifold, quite why they weren't done when the previous owner had the car i don't know. Then maybe a light bit more tuning :-)



Interior out for a fix on the previous bodged work



Stereo out to actually install it correctly and stick my decent head unit in 



New summer wheels going off to mike for some loving



Brake overhaul as the discs are warped (new that when i purchased the car) and an upgrade to fit in with the planned power upgrade.



Gear selector off to be replaced by the O2J upgrade 



Then once thats done i might consider a full repaint as I think stevie wonder did the prep work on the bonnet, plus i have caught the front lip, cracking a little of the paint on the front bumper. Will also clean up a few minor rust spots too.
 
So work starts tomorrow on her, already purchased loads of parts and a trip to TPS tomorrow for the timing chain bits is on the cards as well as a few calls to get some other parts ordered. 
 
Will get some up to date pictures too and more of the interior. 
 
Also has anyone got any recommendations on what clutch to use, going stage 2 charged with a few other bits, pennies allowing, so something that could handle up to around 300bhp

Thought i would stick my daily up here after owning her since November last year, although i have been a member on here for 11 year since i had my first VR (mulberry highline), sorry for the long post
 
Well i missed my first VR so much i purchased another (some 8 years later) this time with a bit more go, in the form of a charger, and this time 3 door instead of 5 (although now i have kids and didn't before, which seems the wrong way round, but they made me sell it last time, so now its my choice!!!)
 
Bit of basic info, its a 96 staged 1 charged VR thats had a bit of love over the years on it. However now since the previous owner bodged lots of things needs a whole lot more love
 
So everyone likes pictures:
 

 

 

 
Basic outside spec:
 
Fully repainted at some point in its life, with smoothed tailgate, flared arches, vento front, flushed washer jets, side repeaters removed (then added later elsewhere, why i don't know) Audi door handles and parts of the rear bumper colour coded
 
Limited interior pic, but a quick one of the dash, once i had changed the tiny wheel to a nice BBS one i had lying about: 
 

 
Spec: 
 
Recaro front seats, vento rear seats both trimmed in red leather, with also the dash, headlining, abc pillars, door cards and parcel shelf all trimmed too. 
 
The oily bits: 
 
OBD II VR6 with a stainless 6 branch and exhaust, stage 1 charged, and a stealth map. Its also running konisport coilovers and i think 312mm brakes up front, oh and some RH ZW1's in 17 by i think 9's all round, again painted by stevie and needing some love, but not by me, gonna be for sale as i have a collection of other wheels i want to use ;-)
 
Well all was sort of well for the first few months, apart from a cold start issue. tracked this down to what i think is damage to the wiring loom to the blue temp sensor. However early part of this year things started to go downhill for the car, bits of trim falling off the interior, tyres not sealed properly, stereo issues. Then due to the non-wrapped 6 branch one of the heater matrix pipes splits, and with VW wanting £170 for the pipe, she was taken off the road.
 
I did find a replacement pipe for £30 in the end from VW hertidge, which was a win. Fitted back driving and things went down hill (i drove it about 5 miles) real problems running, struggling to hold power and heavy breathing from the crankcase breather (through a bit of garden hose), i gave up and parked her up fearing the worst. Left her two months until yesterday, when i needed her again. 
 
Cleared fault codes and she fired up first time, and sounded and felt alright. Still the issue with the blue temp sensor and lack of charcoal canister, but great to be driving again. In this time laid up, the interior had taken a turn for the worse. Lots of bits or trim falling off, due to being stuck together with double sided sticky tape, and lots of squeaks and rattles from the general poor workmanship gone into it, with most parts not fitting properly :-(
 
So its now up to date, and it clearly needs some work. I have driven her less than 2k, she has spent 3 months off the road and needs lots of work..... hmmm sound like my other 3 'project' cars, oh and the timing chains need doing
 
Plan is to attack everything over the next couple weeks as i have some 'gardening leave' currently
 
List of jobs are:
 
Engine out, for new chains (yes they are making lots of noise now) clutch, heat wrapping the 6 branch manifold, quite why they weren't done when the previous owner had the car i don't know. Then maybe a light bit more tuning :-)



Interior out for a fix on the previous bodged work



Stereo out to actually install it correctly and stick my decent head unit in 



New summer wheels going off to mike for some loving



Brake overhaul as the discs are warped (new that when i purchased the car) and an upgrade to fit in with the planned power upgrade.



Gear selector off to be replaced by the O2J upgrade 



Then once thats done i might consider a full repaint as I think stevie wonder did the prep work on the bonnet, plus i have caught the front lip, cracking a little of the paint on the front bumper. Will also clean up a few minor rust spots too.
 
So work starts tomorrow on her, already purchased loads of parts and a trip to TPS tomorrow for the timing chain bits is on the cards as well as a few calls to get some other parts ordered. 
 
Will get some up to date pictures too and more of the interior. 
 
Also has anyone got any recommendations on what clutch to use, going stage 2 charged with a few other bits, pennies allowing, so something that could handle up to around 300bhp

Thought i would stick my daily up here after owning her since November last year, although i have been a member on here for 11 year since i had my first VR (mulberry highline), sorry for the long post
 
Well i missed my first VR so much i purchased another (some 8 years later) this time with a bit more go, in the form of a charger, and this time 3 door instead of 5 (although now i have kids and didn't before, which seems the wrong way round, but they made me sell it last time, so now its my choice!!!)
 
Bit of basic info, its a 96 staged 1 charged VR thats had a bit of love over the years on it. However now since the previous owner bodged lots of things needs a whole lot more love
 
So everyone likes pictures:
 

 

 

 
Basic outside spec:
 
Fully repainted at some point in its life, with smoothed tailgate, flared arches, vento front, flushed washer jets, side repeaters removed (then added later elsewhere, why i don't know) Audi door handles and parts of the rear bumper colour coded
 
Limited interior pic, but a quick one of the dash, once i had changed the tiny wheel to a nice BBS one i had lying about: 
 

 
Spec: 
 
Recaro front seats, vento rear seats both trimmed in red leather, with also the dash, headlining, abc pillars, door cards and parcel shelf all trimmed too. 
 
The oily bits: 
 
OBD II VR6 with a stainless 6 branch and exhaust, stage 1 charged, and a stealth map. Its also running konisport coilovers and i think 312mm brakes up front, oh and some RH ZW1's in 17 by i think 9's all round, again painted by stevie and needing some love, but not by me, gonna be for sale as i have a collection of other wheels i want to use ;-)
 
Well all was sort of well for the first few months, apart from a cold start issue. tracked this down to what i think is damage to the wiring loom to the blue temp sensor. However early part of this year things started to go downhill for the car, bits of trim falling off the interior, tyres not sealed properly, stereo issues. Then due to the non-wrapped 6 branch one of the heater matrix pipes splits, and with VW wanting £170 for the pipe, she was taken off the road.
 
I did find a replacement pipe for £30 in the end from VW hertidge, which was a win. Fitted back driving and things went down hill (i drove it about 5 miles) real problems running, struggling to hold power and heavy breathing from the crankcase breather (through a bit of garden hose), i gave up and parked her up fearing the worst. Left her two months until yesterday, when i needed her again. 
 
Cleared fault codes and she fired up first time, and sounded and felt alright. Still the issue with the blue temp sensor and lack of charcoal canister, but great to be driving again. In this time laid up, the interior had taken a turn for the worse. Lots of bits or trim falling off, due to being stuck together with double sided sticky tape, and lots of squeaks and rattles from the general poor workmanship gone into it, with most parts not fitting properly :-(
 
So its now up to date, and it clearly needs some work. I have driven her less than 2k, she has spent 3 months off the road and needs lots of work..... hmmm sound like my other 3 'project' cars, oh and the timing chains need doing
 
Plan is to attack everything over the next couple weeks as i have some 'gardening leave' currently
 
List of jobs are:
 
Engine out, for new chains (yes they are making lots of noise now) clutch, heat wrapping the 6 branch manifold, quite why they weren't done when the previous owner had the car i don't know. Then maybe a light bit more tuning :-)



Interior out for a fix on the previous bodged work



Stereo out to actually install it correctly and stick my decent head unit in 



New summer wheels going off to mike for some loving



Brake overhaul as the discs are warped (new that when i purchased the car) and an upgrade to fit in with the planned power upgrade.



Gear selector off to be replaced by the O2J upgrade 



Then once thats done i might consider a full repaint as I think stevie wonder did the prep work on the bonnet, plus i have caught the front lip, cracking a little of the paint on the front bumper. Will also clean up a few minor rust spots too.
 
So work starts tomorrow on her, already purchased loads of parts and a trip to TPS tomorrow for the timing chain bits is on the cards as well as a few calls to get some other parts ordered. 
 
Will get some up to date pictures too and more of the interior. 
 
Also has anyone got any recommendations on what clutch to use, going stage 2 charged with a few other bits, pennies allowing, so something that could handle up to around 300bhp