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after a bit of lathe work and adapting a plate i had to do them this way so i could get the full use of the pads on the discs ,then tapped bearing out ,and beefed the hub up ,refit the bearing and hub and drilled thew and bolted the lot togther ,should be a lot stronger and do the joby
this is how they sit ,
stronger now
this is how they sit ,
stronger now
just going to make a start on the wing to fit for the exhaust this week too ,,
u can see theres plenty of room in the inner wing and room to rebolt the wing back roughly in place
just had time to make the exhaust nice and Secure
i think we makeing some head way ,,next will be the gearbox mount ,,(i nearly forgot lol
and sorted gears all work nicely (all 6 and reverse
u can see theres plenty of room in the inner wing and room to rebolt the wing back roughly in place
just had time to make the exhaust nice and Secure
i think we makeing some head way ,,next will be the gearbox mount ,,(i nearly forgot lol
and sorted gears all work nicely (all 6 and reverse
just made a start on the gearbox mount ,, bit fiddley but found a way around it ,useing the oringal place of the mk1 mounting bolt holes
roughly how the standard mount modifyed to it ,,(ill also be adding a bit more metal to mount ,,which ill sort 2moz,,,
roughly how the standard mount modifyed to it ,,(ill also be adding a bit more metal to mount ,,which ill sort 2moz,,,
Liking the look of this!!!! Used to be a VR6 owner so will be watching the progress on this! Top work 
thought id better start on the floor welding 2day as it was more rottern then expected all the way under ,including the wishbone mount
didnt have any the same shape so flat plate will have to do ,mind it is thinker
and i added some extrea strengh on the wishbone joints ,
then wrapped the turbo manifold ,,this is why i welded it and didnt bother to polish it ,,
then if u noticed had to alter the wastegate as i forgot about the other pipe , so ive orderd a small flexi for it ,to save the pipe cracking
didnt have any the same shape so flat plate will have to do ,mind it is thinker
and i added some extrea strengh on the wishbone joints ,
then wrapped the turbo manifold ,,this is why i welded it and didnt bother to polish it ,,
then if u noticed had to alter the wastegate as i forgot about the other pipe , so ive orderd a small flexi for it ,to save the pipe cracking
had to re mod the exhaust hole
then make another part with a flexi in
then like a idiot realised it was in the wrong end ,lol so more cutting was needed
and a few pics of the caddy at mo
slowly takeing shape....
and now noticed all need some either banded rims or some spacers on the rear due to the fronts sticking out a bit more
then make another part with a flexi in
then like a idiot realised it was in the wrong end ,lol so more cutting was needed
and a few pics of the caddy at mo
slowly takeing shape....
and now noticed all need some either banded rims or some spacers on the rear due to the fronts sticking out a bit more
a couple bit of welding this after ,as i ripped the old chassi tunneling out as it was dam flismy and spot welded which with a few wacks with the hammer came ,off ,,so thought it that all what holds the dam floor from been flimsy ,so thought chuff this ill make a new one from 3mm plate and 3mm box ,,
then got a nice buzz on the go ,with only one lump of hot weld in the ear lol
just checked inside and a nice penitration inside too
so lets see what may happern regards progress 2moz ,,,
then got a nice buzz on the go ,with only one lump of hot weld in the ear lol
just checked inside and a nice penitration inside too
so lets see what may happern regards progress 2moz ,,,
a few bit done and made today first thought id better finish the brake pipes off and bleed them up ,,
nice nipple and was the last one too,that those bleed up and we have brakes ,,first time
then realised i forgot to make a vacum system for the servo ,, so thought ill make one in the short runnner
i was going to weld a lump of tube but thought ,erm ill had a nice tight ribbed rubber and use the correct bore and fitting
next thing cut some lumps of servo pipe and warmed them up to fit nicely and shape the bends the fit around the engine
couple of shots of the pipe around the engine
then just a few patchers welded to the bed as its not straight
next ill make a handbrake ,just the finish the brakes off altogther ,but i do have a problem ,,, that is ,i carnt put a intercooler and radiator behind the pannel as there only room for the radiator grr ,evern tryed a side to idea but ,it wouldnt cool right ,,so looks like ill just have to stick the buggar on the front ,,,something i didnt wont to do ,, :banghead
nice nipple and was the last one too,that those bleed up and we have brakes ,,first time
then realised i forgot to make a vacum system for the servo ,, so thought ill make one in the short runnner
i was going to weld a lump of tube but thought ,erm ill had a nice tight ribbed rubber and use the correct bore and fitting
next thing cut some lumps of servo pipe and warmed them up to fit nicely and shape the bends the fit around the engine
couple of shots of the pipe around the engine
then just a few patchers welded to the bed as its not straight
next ill make a handbrake ,just the finish the brakes off altogther ,but i do have a problem ,,, that is ,i carnt put a intercooler and radiator behind the pannel as there only room for the radiator grr ,evern tryed a side to idea but ,it wouldnt cool right ,,so looks like ill just have to stick the buggar on the front ,,,something i didnt wont to do ,, :banghead
just got my mic working as it did a smoke test today check this out ,,
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2ce5grt&s=5
tryed these 18rims and there basicly too big and look daft ,,be nice on a mk4 golf
so went hunting for wheels ,,bit of stress ,all the nice ones are 4stud ,,
so looks like these will have to do ,,with the right tyres fitted that is
only ones i could find with a 5x100 and a 3inch wide dish on a 17inch rim
rears will need 20mm spacers thow and 235/40/17 tyres adding
fronts will be 215 40 17 ,,so should grip a little more ,,im hopeing anyway
plenty of calipar clearance too
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2ce5grt&s=5
tryed these 18rims and there basicly too big and look daft ,,be nice on a mk4 golf
so went hunting for wheels ,,bit of stress ,all the nice ones are 4stud ,,
so looks like these will have to do ,,with the right tyres fitted that is
only ones i could find with a 5x100 and a 3inch wide dish on a 17inch rim
rears will need 20mm spacers thow and 235/40/17 tyres adding
fronts will be 215 40 17 ,,so should grip a little more ,,im hopeing anyway
plenty of calipar clearance too
small update ,, modifyed the anti roll bar 2day and fitted it ,, seems to have stiffernd the rear end up
then thought i better straightern the rear bed up a bit ,
ive a bit more to do ,beat means removeing a few bits so ,that ill sort at a later date lol
tryed the tailgate for rough fit
next when ive time is is get rid of the banara tailgate ,make it look a bit straighter
then thought i better straightern the rear bed up a bit ,
ive a bit more to do ,beat means removeing a few bits so ,that ill sort at a later date lol
tryed the tailgate for rough fit
next when ive time is is get rid of the banara tailgate ,make it look a bit straighter
started n the drivers side floor to strenghern it up so first removed the old channeling
then made a new one with nice thick steel
welded that on and cut the other rottern part out ready for some thicker steel
added a another plate
then added the thicker one to strenghern the floor and chassi mount up ,
then did a few flooor patchers ,, thinking about it i wish id just cut the complete floor out instead lol ,, but a bit late na
then thought check for a few bits to sort around the body ,
finished off the rear quarter ,too
few holes welded up
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then made a new one with nice thick steel
welded that on and cut the other rottern part out ready for some thicker steel
added a another plate
then added the thicker one to strenghern the floor and chassi mount up ,
then did a few flooor patchers ,, thinking about it i wish id just cut the complete floor out instead lol ,, but a bit late na
then thought check for a few bits to sort around the body ,
finished off the rear quarter ,too
few holes welded up
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decied to remove all the underneath underseal , stressfull ,lol
which found a few more holes lol twating vws lol
then decied to do all the under archers and got a bit carried away with the grinder and polished the coilover leg up ,, god knows what i was thinking lol
makes things look rather tidyer then rusty steel and welds showing
same with the rears too
then welded the old truckman holes up and a tad a spray to stop rust until a later stage
then again i had to make a small spacer for the coilovers ,because with runing bigger mk4 cv jonts there were catching on the cv rubbers , so alterd the holes and made the spacer and welded it in ,so when heavy braking is needed the suspension leg carnt drop ,,and cause any problems , then gave it a clean up ,,
then as it was getting dark ish , thought id give the calipares a quick goinging over lol
from this
to this
my paint then tbh honst ,,
which found a few more holes lol twating vws lol
then decied to do all the under archers and got a bit carried away with the grinder and polished the coilover leg up ,, god knows what i was thinking lol
makes things look rather tidyer then rusty steel and welds showing
same with the rears too
then welded the old truckman holes up and a tad a spray to stop rust until a later stage
then again i had to make a small spacer for the coilovers ,because with runing bigger mk4 cv jonts there were catching on the cv rubbers , so alterd the holes and made the spacer and welded it in ,so when heavy braking is needed the suspension leg carnt drop ,,and cause any problems , then gave it a clean up ,,
then as it was getting dark ish , thought id give the calipares a quick goinging over lol
from this
to this
my paint then tbh honst ,,
wow, bloody amazing. Love to see 'proper' build threads, so much more fun that bolt ons.
Well done mate, brilliant thread.
Well done mate, brilliant thread.
right had a few hours free so thought id start on the dash
first rip it out
then make a few strenghing bars
i wasnt sure were u mount the dash too above or below the window rubber
got best i could looks ok , but any idea i do with the side window covers as theres a gap ,
but its fitted ,and pref the black dash to grey ,, still was a bit tight on the ends and had to trim ends of the dash near the window corners to fit
another prob looks like the gearstick assembly will need moveing back a few inch too
so whos up on how the hell i rewire mk3 vr6 clocks and coloum storks into the mk1 wireing ,, as
first rip it out
then make a few strenghing bars
i wasnt sure were u mount the dash too above or below the window rubber
got best i could looks ok , but any idea i do with the side window covers as theres a gap ,
but its fitted ,and pref the black dash to grey ,, still was a bit tight on the ends and had to trim ends of the dash near the window corners to fit
another prob looks like the gearstick assembly will need moveing back a few inch too
so whos up on how the hell i rewire mk3 vr6 clocks and coloum storks into the mk1 wireing ,, as
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