mk1 golf caddy/homemade 24v v6 4wd turbo

[air121005]

right i thought it was a bit strange may have mis read it wrong ,(easy done with me lol)
regards the engine , i never had the engine harness/loom or ecu so i thow a quick one togther and used a megasquirt 1 v3 standalone with wideband inovate for the tuning , as i did a bit of re search into these engines , and theres only mk3 2.8 and the mk4 2.8 12v/24v that were but with forged cranks and strong internals , as the 3.2/3/6 v6 have problems with timing chain failure and cranks snapping , plus the block walls are a lot thicker too ,
so with a good tuine these babys can handle 600bhp , as these engines were firsly built as a deisal with strong rods , then changed on the production line to petrol , long u you lower compression its all fine , i know a lot of people go to exspense in buying custon rods and pistons , but i ask myself why?as i first did a test on a mk3 2.8 vr6 stock engine and gearbox , just thow a turbo kit on it , and standalone to tune , only got to 10psi and engine compression was too high , so cut and made a headspacer to lower it to 8.5.1 ratio , totaly differnert , i got 400bhp and it blow the gearbox in 3rd gear , nice bang crunch that was at 27psi of boost , engine had no problems at all , so after a bit of messing we thow the later 02m gearbox on it 6speed , just used 2wd , as these take 500bhp , then testing it , great short gear ratios runing 30psi of boost , all was well keeping the afr table 12.1 , the only bad thing the 02m run a crap dual mass flywheel , which dont like hp , and to convert to single mass , u need a bank lone lol , so in a word , with good tuning these are good engines for outputs in terms of power also the mk3 vr6 turbo was runing 215 35 18 tyres and at 100mph the tyres would hold to the road , gives u an idea the amount of torque and power they produce

what a top bit of info to find that was!!!!
thats saved you £1000's on internals!

 

[powernut]

fingers crossed for ya and love to see it top 450+

yep me too lmao ive enoegh feul for 500bhp and enoegh boost for 600bhp thats why i changed the turbo and made it a hybrid set up hx40 cold side with a 14 hot side

 

[powernut]

what a top bit of info to find that was!!!!
thats saved you £1000's on internals!

yep ,, comes in handy ,, when home modifying to keep costs ,down, evern the conrod bolts , people say change then for arp bolts , u look at them theres no stamp marking to say what stengh they are , lol but on vr bolts there 10.9 , and at that strengh they good enoegh for me for my boost goals,,

 

[powernut]

not mutch to add ,bin checking all the nuts bolts, wireing gerneral stuff realy everything up and working

another complete coat of underseal as there were a bit bits i missed
made those front smoked indiactor will fit nicely into the mk1 bumper ,,

quick small video of indicators
http://tinypic.com/r/309pmxf/3

 

[Fl@pper]

all you need is some builders sand/wheel barrow and a selection of scaffolder's junk

then go get some shocked scalps down the dual carraigeway - lol

 

[powernut]

lol ,, dont give me ideas
a few parts arrived today ,, so best thought get stuck in ,,
archers, airfilter rubber clamps , mint mk1 door, fuel cap ,bumper too

modifyed a airfilter breather another job out the way just waiting for 2 more clamps

then poped the bumper on

tryed the archers for size,,

not gooding to fit these until im happy with the rest of the car and it gets around to a spot of paint

ill get the door poped on tomoz i reckon ,,

 

[Fl@pper]

modern day bristish builder Tiki Style UK - lmao

Patina the doors with 'Bodgit & Scarper' painters and decorators

Taxi !!! lol

 

[powernut]

lol maybe anythings possible flipper ................

 

[Fl@pper]

i still think the builders stealth mode could be fun - make it from aluminium though of course lol

 

[powernut]

couple more bits sorted ,
thought id best make the fuel flap work and make a spring clip as i lost the bugger, now works a treat

thought id rip door off as i had a solid one with good pins too

nice solid caddy door lol

may feel odd filling up at the other side of car

rear axle for the 4wd all wired up and working too

 

[sy785]

man ive just read this entire thread took me ages but well worth it,

you have some skills man and balls to take on a project like this utterly amazing stuff keep up the good work!!

 

[powernut]

man ive just read this entire thread took me ages but well worth it,

you have some skills man and balls to take on a project like this utterly amazing stuff keep up the good work!!

its only childs play ,,, home made stuff ,,,

 

[abhardwaj1990]

Looks like a right little beast in that pic

 

[Ibiza125]

Are you painting her back to her original glory in white or going for a different colour?

 

[powernut]

Looks like a right little beast in that pic

Are you painting her back to her original glory in white or going for a different colour?

ive found a few paints on the shelf , which are pearl white/orange/green/brown/argos blue/drove blue /brown,,,


be better when the rear wheels atch the fronts to fill those archers lol,im hopeing all this homermade moding may pay off and watch it transform from a std 70bhp caddy to a 500bhp caddy lol

 

[Fl@pper]

orange is always a fave with me how about a black/orange theme using the Vdub plastics, always looked great on 131 mirafiori's


don't be tempted to mix em all up for a laugh though, tried 3 times now and always end up with a glittery s****y brown with a candy flip

 

[EmDee]

Nice thread mate.

Multicoloured builders rusty rat-look gets my vote, just clear coat over the rust to keep it in one piece. Maybe get one of those shitty old canopy covers to complete the stealth look.

Cream and brown otherwise, but only if you have to.

Remember, rust is lighter than carbon...

 

[abhardwaj1990]

orange is always a fave with me how about a black/orange theme using the Vdub plastics, always looked great on 131 mirafiori's

+1 that

you keeping the same wheels or going for different ones? if your going to go for the rat look id go for some old school banded steelies, and im sure your skilled enough to make your own lol

 

[Ibiza125]

ive found a few paints on the shelf , which are pearl white/orange/green/brown/argos blue/drove blue /brown,,,


be better when the rear wheels atch the fronts to fill those archers lol,im hopeing all this homermade moding may pay off and watch it transform from a std 70bhp caddy to a 500bhp caddy lol

Matt black it!

 

[powernut]

well guys a few things have happernd since i was last on here , i managed to get it moted , insured and taxed , and off i went , firstly wasnt the drive i exspected ,lol , so after a few days of altering a few things , it was time to try get some tuning done ,it drove of and went thew the 6speed shift like blinking ur eyes lol , the turbo spools nicely from 2500rpm , and pulled clean to 7500rpm in boost , after a week a messing maps, fueling ,timing etc , i managed to get 8.7psi of boost this may not sound a lot but on a 24v , it went like a rocket , and was chuffed with the out come ,then i snaped a driveshaft , (not on my super welds ) lol it ripped the splines from the centre of the cv joint /which may have been worn , so , i made another and nicely beefed it up , and off i went with a camma to recored some footage , firstly was pissed off as recored the wrong part , (basicly the recored was on pause instead of recored and recoreding when it should have been off , then engine problem occured , the engine crank , heat sized coming back down the road , which i heard on the video , grrrr, got to the next round about , and that was the engine of the engine , it died , with im sure was down to either 3 things ,
wrong sump/wrong oil/oil pump may have packed up ,,
ive just managed to get hold of another engine at the right price , so engine convert part 2 wil be starting this week ,,,