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Looks really good, thanks for the update.
See my MK2 Golf 16v in the members section.


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Update 23rd May

Engine build moving forward, new bearings, rings, main seals - TDC is 25 thou proud pretty much bang on for the compression ratio target, JM will be cam'ing the head, vernier pulley having ported the head, on target for 140 - 150bhp after flow testing.

Note - I'm not capping the breather, going to leave it and fit an oil catcher.


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Re: Jason (Kent) MK1 Cab 2 litre cross flow (45's)
« Reply #32 on: June 01, 2014, 04:00:59 pm »
Update 31st May / 1st June

Thought the days was going well, the remainder of the front suspension when on this morning, new coilover, disks cleaned up, back on, new pads, calipers back on, braided hoses (shiny) then noticed the offside bearing was completely goosed, so all off. Not got the kit to press out the old bearings so will take to my local garage next week - waisted morning, so off I went and got new bearings and took my wife's spare wheel down the local kwik fit to replace to tyre (she'd had a puncture in the week) - While I was waiting chatting to one of the guys there who owns 2 Scoobies, mentioned the bearings, bring them down tomorrow I'll press out the put in the new bearing for you - Petrol heads stick together!!!

So after that morning I decided to work on the engine, cut down the pinion and fitted the take up sandwich for the Mocal oil rad and binned out the old water sandwich. Plus begun the process of installing the HRCP Bias Box, cut away the original mount and the lower mount for the column to create as much room as possible for the new box and column. I am organised honest, although the picture would suggest otherwise!

Beer o'clock!





Installed

Nice piece of kit, fits lovely - Congrats to HRCP!!! Need to drill two holes up through to the shelf near the wiper to bolt it in at the top, the box then sits really solid, suggest cutting out the lower column fixing plate on the car itself just to get more room, another tip just to ease the installation is to compress the spring at the bottom of the steering column and hold it (compressed) with some cable ties. This makes fitting to the cv joint a lot easier, then cut the ties on the spring when all fitted together.



Not looking forward to sorting the wiring! :-(

« Last Edit: June 01, 2014, 04:03:05 pm by jrgibb »

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Re: Jason (Kent) MK1 Cab 2 litre cross flow (45's)
« Reply #33 on: August 03, 2014, 01:29:02 pm »
Hi there Jason, Paul V here from your clubgti thread.

Any update on this ? just getting back on with mine, i am doing mock up of everything before i can get it into paint. Like you i have 101 things to do IE run all lines (brake, fuel coolant) and try to hide all the wiring etc.

Just working on the breather system main reason is i wanted to mount the coil pack there and if i remove the front breather i can make a bracket and put it there.

However i then the engine only breaths from the rocker box and i am not to keen on this idea.

What was your reason for keeping your block breather ?
If i decide to keep it i will need to add a catch tank somewhere which + more pipes  :-\ 

Love to hear your take on it

Thanks Paul       

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Re: Jason (Kent) MK1 Cab 2 litre cross flow (45's)
« Reply #34 on: November 23, 2014, 11:56:43 am »
Sorry Paul, I may have replied to this on the GTI thread however . . . . been distracted by my track day car bu back on the golf now. Yep a lot of people blank off the block but I'm simply working on the basis that VW felt the engine needed to breath in this way so I'm sticking with them. On mine I'll be running to an oil catcher from both the block and the cam cover, probably going to have to make up a breather pipe for the cover and I don't want to big plastic breather that clicks into the oil cap

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