My Golf Project
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paul_64l said:
Fittings are now sorted, the spacers I needed could have been machined, finding a source for M12x1 locknuts was the problem. Just got some from Larkspeed.
Engine is now ordered, should be here tomorrow.
All the other bits have been ordered and again should be here tomorrow.
Went to pick up the air filter earlier, guess what they sent the wrong one. Correct one on it's way!
Can anyone think of anything else that's going to go wrong?
Reshelling a Mk4 Escort all those years ago has left you soft in the head, or maybe it was one of those potholes we hit up the quarry in the Uber Golf.L1J said:
Getting prices for an engine at the moment
VW - £1800 + VAT less 12%
The Engine shop - £1295 inc VAT, will never get one by the weekend
Daventry Motors - £850 + VAT, 41k second hand engine
Trying to decide between recon and second hand, not much price difference at the moment. It's going to be down to who has one in stock!
Good luck dude
L1J said:
A link to this thread would possibly shock him into fully refunding you the money as well as giving all his savings for the inconvenience.
I hope the engine comes as delivered and it all gets sorted, its the final push so chin up and just look at how far you've already come. Your starting line is merely a dot in the distance now, the finish line is in front of you.
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Nah, he'll probably just get like 10 miles from a petrol station and run out. 
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Lopéz said:Reshelling a Mk4 Escort all those years ago has left you soft in the head, or maybe it was one of those potholes we hit up the quarry in the Uber Golf.
Good luck dude
It only took me about 9 months to reshell that thing, what a nightmare of a job.
It was the potholes
Conanius said:
I predict an all nighter Thursday night ready for the MOT Friday morning, so lots of redbull and coffee please!
rossyl said:
Me too, I can see the finish now, just a matter of not stopping till I get there!
Few bits done tonight but no pics sorry!
Rear brake carriers, stub axles and calipers painted. Also cut a hole under the air filter to provide a cold air feed, will post some pics tomorrow.
Car is ready for the engine now, will change the cambelt, fit the turbo first and then put it in.
Fingers crossed all will be ok and it starts without any problems by tomorrow afternoon.
Agree with what Fox said earlier in the thread.
Congratulations on having the strength to keep on with this project. I'm sure most of us would have chucked a hammer through the windscreen and given up with it by now... especially after discovering the engine you spent so much time preparing has given up the ghost.
I really hope you get it finished for the RR. You've put so much effort into the project that it'd be a damn shame for you to miss out on the day because of even more problems.
Best of luck
Congratulations on having the strength to keep on with this project. I'm sure most of us would have chucked a hammer through the windscreen and given up with it by now... especially after discovering the engine you spent so much time preparing has given up the ghost.
I really hope you get it finished for the RR. You've put so much effort into the project that it'd be a damn shame for you to miss out on the day because of even more problems.
Best of luck
