VW MK2 Golf Turbo...here we go.

[Damoegan]

Love it.

 

[rashcupra]

looking good mate! what turbo you going to be running?

 

[techie]

m0rk,

No paint as yet, still more fabrication to do, new strut tower tops need to be made up to fit my eccentric top mounts. Then everything will be blasted to etch it, then primer and paint.

Turbo will be the std K04 (good for 290bhp which will be plenty in this thing).

Car is being worked on, bulkhead panel going in...yay.

Rollcage has been ordered from Tornado Motorsport (six point MSA approved track day jobby) and i've been painting yet more engine parts. Head is ready to come back but somewhere along the line one of the washers that sits under the exhaust valve spring has gone walkabout. These are unique to the APX and BAM engines for some reason, only 80p each from VAG but they are currently on back order

Some shiny parts

 

[techie]

Its going to be fun when all the parts are finished and it can start coming together. The fact i've just signed a new lease on a much larger unit with a two post lift in it means this is going to be soooo much easier.

And got some bits back from the powder coaters. Don't get two confused about the ammount of 1.8T bits in the pics, i'm also rebuilding a 1.8T for a mates Octavia so there are two lots of somethings.

Oil catch tank..

Inlet manifold

Cam cover

Alternator/PAS pump bracket

Boost pipe

 

[crezz]

top job mate

 

[Damoegan]

 

[techie]

Current spec list (well once its all built up)

Engine –

APX 1.8T 20v 225 bhp standard approx 280bhp expected
Emerald K3 management (closed loop boost/EGT management)
Large universal intercooler
Larger diesel radiator
Twin electric cooling fans
Large bore downpipe and stainless steel exhaust
G60 fuel pump
Fuel pressure gauge
Induction kit
Relocated battery
Forge oil catch tank
Autogauge Boost gauge

Gearbox

MK4 Golf 02J 5 speed manual gearbox
Quick shifter
Internally mounted 02J cable shift
Quaife ATB differential with ARP diff bolts
Corrado G60 flywheel, Helix clutch.
Custom hydraulic clutch operation

Chassis

VR6 widetrack conversion inc five stud hubs
VR6 brakes front and rear
15” Speedline alloys with 185/45 15 tyres
H+R/Bilstein coil over suspension
Eccentric adjustable top mountings
Neuspeed anti roll bars front and rear
Poly bushed through out
Internal brake lines
Internal braided high pressure fuel lines
Interior stripped
Tornado motorsport MSA approved roll cage


Body

1988 MK2 Golf 8v bodyshell
Driftworks lockable bonnet pins
G60 arches and side skirts
Seam welded chassis legs with replacement panels
Custom bulkhead
GTD badge

 

[EnGbudd]

Wow i just found this thread, this is looking awesome!

 

[techie]

Thanks mate, moved on a little since then.

 

[techie]

Then decided to remove the rear beam etc so I can strip it down and get it all blasted and powder coated. Also dropped the fuel tank so that can be cleaned and I can now clean and underseal the underneath of the car after it has been seam welded of course.

 

[h17och]

r888s on steelys. nice!!

looking good. nice to see things done properly

 

[DazWood]

Cnt wait to see it finished. I love old mk golfs and polos Done up properly.

 

[Nev_LCR]

crackin project mate, good work,

what sort of paint did you use, is it heat stuff, powdercoat or just a rattle can??

 

[Nev_LCR]

i should learn to read that it is powder coat,

 

[techie]

Yeah it is, pretty cheap as well.

Everything in the engine bay will be black as a racer theme, no chrome etc.

 

[Nev_LCR]

good work, thats more my style.

 

[crezz]

im loving this

 

[Dobby]

Just looked at this thread, loks good stuff, cannot wait to see the result.

 

[ChrisJ]

Lovely mate, pure class. This will surely be one hell of a car once complete.

 

[3drbadboy]

good work fair play