Cheers Neil - now get back and finish yours Greg, I've decided to hang on to the Ibiza now - had a Mk5 TDI on order but decided I couldn't justify the $$$ yet Cheers
Farrrk, where have I been in the last four months Lots of progress since... engine bay painted, motor build up nearly complete - just need to find a bloody auxilary belt to drive the ABF without PAS and A/C - anyone know the size?!?! I've also designed completely custom engine mount brackets that will drop the motor 16mm to counter the block height/bonnet clearance, plus I want to run a Supersprint or Techtonics manifold and don't want to ruin it welding 16mm of metal in the middle It's been hard finding 02A gearbox mounts, but got some in the end... now I've only used them as a template to design my custom drop mounts I've got some minted ContiSport Contact2 195/45/15s on my wheels, brand new complete seal kit, poly bushes, crystal crosshairs, brand new palamino colour carpet kit, KW V2 coilies (on order), brackets made up to fit my 11" G60 brakes. I've rebuilt and lackered the steering rack and brake mech etc etc.... I have a lot of pics to take but am keen to get the thread going again Once I get a drive belt for the motor, it's ready to be dropped in. I'm also going to paint the rest of the car myself - I can get a pretty good finish now so figure I should save the money... I'll be back with tonnes of pics soon Stu
Just having a break from rubbing the primer back at the moment Should have her all painted in a few days
btw mate, how much were those wheels/ where did you buy them from? mk1 is looking real good mate. I really wish you the best of luck with the rest of the project :-). Projects like this make having a golf worth while(although i dont own one yet hehehhe, all be differnet by the end of next week). Ben
Cheers for the comments The wheels came from Carshine.com.au in Melbourne, Australia. They're unavailable now AFAIK but you could probably find them in the UK somewhere...?
Look into my eyes..... YOU WILL TAKE PICTURES OF YOU CAR AND POST THEM IN THIS THREAD. your back in the room
A couple of random pics (yes, you're all being left in suspense about the rest ): The mystery cams with custom set gears : A few suggestions as to where I'm headed with the ABF motor ... This baby cost BIG $$$: Lets hope it holds together with these: Custom titanium valve springs: New headlights and chrome mirrors: Other chrome, hidden in the dark : Engine bay takes a peak out of it's cover (sorry bout the flash screwing the pic ): Painting the main body tomorrow and the doors etc next weekend Edited by: H8SV8S
