Golf 1.6 Driver NEW NEWS

Black bay with black engine and some tasteful polish!

Nice!

Thought i would add a list of all the bits I have bought for this project

And a little bit of what has been done to the engine so far

Second hand refurbished genuine parts
Lower Front Valance
N/S DOOR (3 DOOR MODEL)
Golf MK2 16V Brake Servo
MK2 VW Golf GTi 8v Camshaft with Sprocket

Brand new Genuine parts
Golf MK2 Rear Apron
Inner CV Bolts Set
Brake Bleed Nipples
P/S Front Wing
Front Engine Mount
Caliper Seal Kit
Slider Bolt Gaitors
Rear Gearbox Mount
Crank Pulley Bolts


Brand new parts
Water Flange - front of head
Rear Shock Mounts
Coilover Adjustable Suspension
Clutch Cable
Mk2 Small Bumpers
Rear Axle Bush Kit Golf
Rear Wheel Bearing Kit
Brake Fittings 10mm x 1mm MALE NUT
Brake Pipe 3/16
Water Flange - side of head
LOWER CAM Belt Cover
Outer Cam Belt Cover
Golf Wheel Stud Conversion & Nuts
Gauge Adaptor
Stainless Steel Manifold
Smoked Distributor Cap
Sump Plug + Washer
Steering Rack Gaitor Kit Non P.A.S
Tie Rod Ends
Gearbox End Cap
Bonnet Stay Clip
Cam Belt Kit
Rear Brake Shoe Set
Water Flange
Top Mount Kits (Pair)
Ball Joint
Dipstick Guide Tube
Sump Windage Tray
Sump Pan
Chrome Throttle Bracket
Chrome Strut Top Suspension Mounts
Chrome Radiator Cover Stainless Steel
Chrome Radiator Support Brackets (hangers)
Wishbones
Badgeless Grill Double Head Light
Engine Metal Water Pipe
Windscreen Washer Universal Bottle & Pump Kit
Weber Air Filter Plenum Kit
Brake Master Cylinder
Sachs Clutch
Goodrich Stainless Brake Hoses
Water Pump


Work done to engine

Block Acid Dipped
Lightened and balanced Crankshaft
Balanced Rods
Balanced Pistons
Lightened and Balanced Flywheel
Balanced Clutch
Refurb'd Alternator
Refurb'd Fuel Pump
Refurb'd Oil Filter Housing
Refurb'd Pulley's
Painted Block
Sump and Windage Tray fitted

First i fitted the modified heater so it will only blow on the windscreen, I have got rid of the other pipework and slider controls, only controls left will be fan speed and hot/cold.



I also removed the windscreen, needs to be out for paintwork, discovered a bit of rust, this will be repaired before painting.



I decided to repaint the bay in something different.............Hammerite black hammered effect. I quite like it. Also mated the gearbox to the short engine and dropped them in the bay.........twice.







I then fitted the offside wing and slam panel to get a better overall pic of what im creating. Decided to paint the slam panel in hammered effect too.



what do you reckon

really loving this mate. also really feeling that matt black engine, looks lush!

ive enjoyed looking at the build thread dude!

is it a 1.6 driver engine going back in yer?

yeah but a bit jazzed up.

all new rings, seals and bearings
fully lightened and balanced bottom end
lightened flywheel
ported and flowed head
matched and flowed inlet manifold
GTi cam
matched and flowed stainless exhaust manifold
weber 32/34 dtml carb

should make about 115bhp

hey gals and guys

managed to do a little bit tonight, First i fitted the oil pressure sender and oil temp sender to my gauge adaptor, these will supply the aftermarket gauges with a feed, and the original oil pressure senders will provide a source for the warning lights.

also started to overgaul the front wiper mechanism, stripped it all down and painted same colour as the bay so it dont stand out so much.

I also painted the cam cover.

I only managed to get a photo of a coupl of bits i fitted to the slam panel



I also got a close up of the inner wing to show you a better veiw of the smoothness



as always comments welcome

cheers for looking

looking good

Verry nice!!!!!I reckon you've made the right choice going with the hammerite in the bay. I definetly prefer it to the matt black. although i reckon the copper brake pipes would look better in matt black. keep it coming always love these updates

Really cool bro, love the hamerite, very original!

Lookin very good! will be virtually a new car! top work there mate!

Looking good, should be one sweet ride when your finished, top work

cheers again all

I have finished refurbing the wiper mech, sprayed this in hammerite too so it dont stand out to much.

Also got some new mirrors, these are very specail and very rare, pics soon of these.

Fitted up fan and cowling to radiator and test fitted to the bay. again pics soon.

also done some shopping from Demon Tweeks motorsport catalogue.

Polished HT lead seperators
8 and 6mm stainless steel braided fuel hoses
glass fuel filter with changable mesh filter
and a 250mm x 750mm carbon sheet for mounting the gauges into.

Also stripped down wiper arms and painted matt black.

cant think of anything else, will get some decent photo's up soon.


promise

Hey ya all

right I have installed the radiator and fan assembly
front end looks like this





I also have photo's of the work i have done on minor components

WIPER MECH





DISTRIBUTER



DRIVESHAFTS





WATER SAFETY VALVES



CAM COVER



Then i decided the standard wing mnirrors are a bit common, as you lot know that read my thread i have told you i have a very rare set of mirrors, well here they are



Thats the standard mirror along with my version of the original updated.

First i cut the miror casing length ways and took about an inch out the middle
Then i bonded them back together with fibre glass, smoothed and painted.









And with the custom glass i had cut today



And fitted to the door



I think you can still see the original shape in them their just sleeker

what do you think

well done ! all looks fab ,reminds me of when i restored my camper (which took 2 flipping years) you have put alot into this project probably blood sweat and tears and is testimont to your passion for vw ,,,, top marks


BUT if you want quality , which i think you do , and something that wont break when you drive this beast out of your garage why oh why are you buying shit from ECP , i saw the pack in the photo , i think i would give you the part free of charge so long as you dont buy from them tossers

well done mate the story of your car is interesting and entertaining and you should be proud

That is really looking like quality work, should be proud of what you have done.

I'm liking the work going on!

mirrors look good and different, something original is always awesome!

i think the euro car parts box is gloves?

Hey John, Calm down mate... Free Market economy and all that!

the gloves will fall apart anyway lol

cheers guys

john john john ECP are fine for buying sundries i hope.

but you are right they are sh*t.

I get most of my stuff from eBay from a buyer i trust.

but if your offering free stuff then i will send you a list LOL

More to come, just had a huge delivery from demon tweeks

Way to go dude!! i look forward to seeing updates on this thread... its gettin very exciting! nice touch on those mirrors! keep up the good work!

cheers all

got my delivery as stated and here are a few of the bits.



In that little lot we have stainless steel fuel lines

Fuel filter



fuel line ends



dash lamps, these will replace the ones in the instrument cluster as this will be gone



and finally my hoses for the engine



whats the verdict then guys

cheers for havin a butchers

sorry guys not updated for a while, i have been doing the hideous task of wiring.

very boring

but i do have some great news

I GOT MY HEAD BACK

cool

this is before







and now









and the inlet manifold





Work to head:

head ported and polished
manifolds ported and matched
new valve stem seals
new valve guides
3 angle valve seats
new exhaust studs and copper nuts
6 thou skim

I will be building the engine up thursday

hello all

had a bit of an epic thursday

Got the head on



fitted the GTI cam and cam cover seal

all brand new seals

cam cover on

front water flange and side water flange



decided to see what my hoses looked like too



hope you like

nice work, who done the head work for you???,

Awesome, If I had my garage attached to my house I would be atempting something similar to the looner