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Re: My 79 Mk1 Scirocco.... Got low
Cheers folks
Now the engine is in I have ran into a few problems to deal with....
1. The carb fauls the bonnet on the adaptor plate so ive got to drill and tap the inlet manifold and even then it will be tight.
2. My turbo is upside down so the oil feed and drain wouldn't work.. I can't rotate the housings due to it being seized so Im on the hunt for a new turbo.. wish I had noticed sooner before I had bought lots of parts for the current turbo.. Oh well live you learn.
3. The shocks bottom out due to it being to low.. So I need to purchase some balljoint raisers as I can't raise my turrets like the Mk1 Golf boys because I have no room.. Im just waiting on the company getting back intouch on how to pay.
4. Looms are going to be a nightmare.. Its looking like I need to make the under bonnet looms from scratch.
Once these problems are sorted im sure I will have another list of problems to deal with.. Why do I make things hard for myself LOL
Cheers folks
Now the engine is in I have ran into a few problems to deal with....
1. The carb fauls the bonnet on the adaptor plate so ive got to drill and tap the inlet manifold and even then it will be tight.
2. My turbo is upside down so the oil feed and drain wouldn't work.. I can't rotate the housings due to it being seized so Im on the hunt for a new turbo.. wish I had noticed sooner before I had bought lots of parts for the current turbo.. Oh well live you learn.
3. The shocks bottom out due to it being to low.. So I need to purchase some balljoint raisers as I can't raise my turrets like the Mk1 Golf boys because I have no room.. Im just waiting on the company getting back intouch on how to pay.
4. Looms are going to be a nightmare.. Its looking like I need to make the under bonnet looms from scratch.
Once these problems are sorted im sure I will have another list of problems to deal with.. Why do I make things hard for myself LOL
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My 79 Mk1 Scirocco.... Got low
Brilliant effort!
Any rough idea how much it all weighs at the minute?
D.
Brilliant effort!
Any rough idea how much it all weighs at the minute?
D.
Re: My 79 Mk1 Scirocco.... Got low
Cheers Darren.. Erm.. at a guess under 900kg.
Ive got to be persistent Ali.. I normally just give up and break it when the going gets tuff
Cheers Darren.. Erm.. at a guess under 900kg.
Ive got to be persistent Ali.. I normally just give up and break it when the going gets tuff
MERCEDES CLS AMG
Re: My 79 Mk1 Scirocco.... Got low
Now sold - he dropped it to £1750 and i bid him £1500 but no reply.
Now sold - he dropped it to £1750 and i bid him £1500 but no reply.
Cheers for the kind words guys.. Im into far to give up this time and I have much love for this car.
Ive just bought a Garrett T25 Hybrid from 5 Turbo on ebay today which is much more suited to the 1.3.. So fingers crossed I can make this work and get the project moving again
Ive just bought a Garrett T25 Hybrid from 5 Turbo on ebay today which is much more suited to the 1.3.. So fingers crossed I can make this work and get the project moving again
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So do I lol
The new turbo turned up today.. Old on the left.. New on the right
The new turbo is quite abit smaller as you can see but its also much much lighter :approve:
So do I lol
The new turbo turned up today.. Old on the left.. New on the right
The new turbo is quite abit smaller as you can see but its also much much lighter :approve:
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Im going up to the car later in a hope that both housing rotate ok might might need a soak in some plus gas.
£80 for the old one... it has no back and forth play but does have side to side play, could do with a rebuild kit for piece of mind imo.. it also comes with a section of down pipe.
£80 for the old one... it has no back and forth play but does have side to side play, could do with a rebuild kit for piece of mind imo.. it also comes with a section of down pipe.
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
good work winny...
glad to see this is moving, slowly if anything (all good projects take time)
glad to see this is moving, slowly if anything (all good projects take time)
MERCEDES CLS AMG
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280644725140&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Another one up for sale !!
Another one up for sale !!
Common a muck these Mk1 roccos lol
Its just got to that stage were there is lots of mocking up to do and making things fit.. Trail and error but Im plodding on
Ive turned the turbo housings and fitted a standard T3 actuator... leaving me an oil feed and downpipe left to sort out
The inlet is tapped and carb bolted down and ive sorted the throttle mechanism
I worked out the ball joint spacers would not work.. So saving up for AVO coilovers
Slow and steady wins the race
Its just got to that stage were there is lots of mocking up to do and making things fit.. Trail and error but Im plodding on
Ive turned the turbo housings and fitted a standard T3 actuator... leaving me an oil feed and downpipe left to sort out
The inlet is tapped and carb bolted down and ive sorted the throttle mechanism
I worked out the ball joint spacers would not work.. So saving up for AVO coilovers
Slow and steady wins the race
Mk1 16v brooklands
Another master piece in the making dude
Cheers dudes
To keep it old skool and because it makes it easy for home tuning.. Fuel, boost & ignition are all mechanically adjustable.. A guy on the G40 forum already running a similar set up to mine is pushing over 200bhp.
To keep it old skool and because it makes it easy for home tuning.. Fuel, boost & ignition are all mechanically adjustable.. A guy on the G40 forum already running a similar set up to mine is pushing over 200bhp.
See.. Oldskool
I don't know Yoof personally but I have been following his build on the G40 forum.
I feel like im getting somewhere now.. The bay is starting to fill up :approve:
I also pushed it out side on sunday and gave it a wash and polish etc
I feel like im getting somewhere now.. The bay is starting to fill up :approve:
I also pushed it out side on sunday and gave it a wash and polish etc
Nothings wrong lol
I bought the caddy dirty, it stayed dirty.. I bought the scirocco clean, it stays clean.
Winter in that damp unit hasn't been the best to it tbh.. Lots of rust creeping in on the under side.
I bought the caddy dirty, it stayed dirty.. I bought the scirocco clean, it stays clean.
Winter in that damp unit hasn't been the best to it tbh.. Lots of rust creeping in on the under side.
Quick update, mainly for Jason
The mount bracket on the left is from a small block Mk1.. The one on right is from a big block Mk1.
I didn't know they differed and fitted the big block bracket to my small block and I wondered why my carb hit the bonnet lol.. when I realised and fitted the small block bracket it sat alot lower than my wishbone mounts and became the lowest point on the car.. you can see the difference in height below but i also sit further foward.
Im going to enlarge the hole on the big block and get it on the bench grinder :evil:
The mount bracket on the left is from a small block Mk1.. The one on right is from a big block Mk1.
I didn't know they differed and fitted the big block bracket to my small block and I wondered why my carb hit the bonnet lol.. when I realised and fitted the small block bracket it sat alot lower than my wishbone mounts and became the lowest point on the car.. you can see the difference in height below but i also sit further foward.
Im going to enlarge the hole on the big block and get it on the bench grinder :evil:
Within reason.. Its the younger brother.. Ive used all the mounts and alot of parts off the engine you have to make it fit.
Cheers
I don't have the room a golf does, the turrets are already at the tops of the wings on a rocco
I got to see Az's Mk1 at weekend... <3 <3 <3 <3
I don't have the room a golf does, the turrets are already at the tops of the wings on a rocco
I got to see Az's Mk1 at weekend... <3 <3 <3 <3
How the hell have i missed this?
Superb as always Winst.
Superb as always Winst.