Hi all,
i'm really happy you like my project. I brought the car on 2nd of September 2012,from that time all my spare time is spent on the welding,metal work.
I need to say,i have never done anything like this. I had to build a really simple sheetmetal bending tool,to be able to bend the edges.
The engine is the stock 1.5 carbed X engine it came originally out from the factory with the car. When i purchased the vehicle,it had 88.000km on the clock and was sitting outside for the last 3 years without starting.
We trailered it home,checked the neccesary things like oil,belts,etc,after some trials it finally started.
Well,the gearbox really looks like the weak point for a turbo build,so i decided to use a much stronger VW one. The gearbox will be a hybrid of a MK3 VW Golf TDI and MK2 G60 (because of the gearing).Using an adapter plate of 15-16mm,the original driveshafts could be used,they just fit fine on the VW gearbox,both have 100mm CV joints.:king:
Cable shifting is a PITA to adapt,mechanics should be turned 180 deg in the shifter and also on the gearbox side. Virtually the G60 would be ok,but it has failed on the 3rd gear in a 16V turbo build,so i will use only the diff of it.
Engine is honed,milled,new forged pistons along with forged rods were installed,the head has now a big 39,5mm intake valve. Porting job just follows.Its a stroker to 1581ccm with a Fiat Tipo crank (stroke 67.4mm)