Mk2 Jetta Lx ... with added G60 power :)

Oh, you're on about the aerotechs rowlesy Took me a while to find those

my set came with a car! rotbox like but hey ho............... mine are going bright red next year! think they'll look good against the black! i couldnt cope with em white round the lanes!

Hi mate
2 things , the brake pressure compensator was 6 months old if that when it was on that scrapped car and that engine is the best G60 engine that ever lived, the valve stem seals were set with a vernier height gauge and theyre all within 0.01mm. The valves were lapped and I can guarantee that the engine will ast you for years to come. Now get back to building it. thx

Hi Manny how's things? Cheers for the info, I remember you saying about the brake pressure regulator back when I bought it .. can't believe how long ago that was now! Engine sure is a gd un Should be even better with the lightened and balanced bottom end - adding a 4branch and a few other goodies so should be even quicker too, although it will be dragging around a car with a big arse now

i keep threatening to come down and have a look, i think im going to HAVE to now lol. Good luck with it buddy, the beast lives on in another body

All the talk and no pics come on........ Im killing myself here

Mind you im a fat one to talk i havent updated are thread in ages.

Here's some pics for ya ... not exactly relevant but explains why there's no pics of the Jetta!

Engine out of mk3;

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On stand awaiting mini rebuild;

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Detailed etc and mated to mk2 gearbox awaiting refitting;

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No before pic, but rusty battery tray cut out;

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Squared up;

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Replacement panel cut and trimmed to fit;

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Welded up;

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Ground back and filled and sanded;

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Painted;

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The paint match is terrible! Good 'ol halfords. Ah well, it's going to be covered by a battery.. Engine back in Saturday, delivered to owner Tuesday, work on Jetta recommences in my two weeks off over christmas

Ah ok i will let you off! Good work pal looks like a good effort on the battery tray ive never bought a paint from hellfrauds that actually matched!

Cheers, it's not the neatest job, but it's better than a rusty hole

I've achieved something on the Jetta

Finally finished my mates abf conversion;

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Soooo, started removing the underseal in the engine bay;

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Lots more to come soon

Finished scraping underseal off the seams, v. boring;

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New bearings;

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Started putting the bottom end back together;

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Crank in;

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New oil pump and windage tray;

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Schrick sump

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Had the intermediate shaft turned to remove the fuel pump lobe and to straighten it up;

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Going to sort out the various brackets for powdercoating soon, then need to get the engine bay painted.

Was thinking about the engine and decided I wasn't happy with the unpainted parts on the bottom around the sump, so sorted that out, then I got all the ancillaries out, which I have dropped off at the powder coaters and will be picking up in a couple of days

Last (I hope) bit of paint on the block;

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Box of grubby bits soon to be looking fresh ^_^

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Next on the agenda is to get underneath it (tomorrow I hope) and get rid of the last of the rust, then weld the bay and drop it off for a coat of paint. Really need to crack on and get it done, taking a lot longer than planned.

it is taking alot longer than planned, although she is look good.

Good job you have some great friends within the derbyshire region to assist!!

Keep up the good work and she will be a beauty!

My great friends in the derbyshire region need to get off their asses then

Made a little progress, decided that I need to remove the wings to get the 'bay painted properly (no gloating please dirtydubber) so got them off and had a look underneath too.

Very little rust in the usual rust trap on the o/s so that's good;

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And none on the n/s

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Bit of a hole on the underside;

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Bit scabby on the n/s jacking point but is cleaning up ok so will apply some new seamsealer;

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Continuing with the 'bay;

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More tomorrow

Bought a little upgrade for the engine

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Im still here with open eyes, as for gloating as if i would ? Glade to see that you popped the fronts off at least you know in your mind that she will last all you gain from me is more respect its going to look great in the end bud keep going.

Cheers mate, it's proving a little hard to get motivated to weld all the holes in the engine bay up, especially when it's bloody freezing in the garage, but I keep on dreaming about driving it so will get there in the end! Managed to blag tomorrow off work so hopefully get quite a bit done this weekend

In the meantime I've had the inlet manifold and the water pump vapour blasted and they've come up brilliantly. If anyone in the West Yorkshire area wants anything doing the company is 'Vapour Blast' in Golcar near Huddersfield - 01484 646971. Highly recommend them.

Before;

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After (pretty much better than new!);

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I know how you feel about welding Simeon, i restored a 59 beetle & i was sick of welding after that .
That Vapour blasting looks like its done an amazing job, what are the costs like for having it done if you don't mind me asking. Cheers Paul

Paul, '59 beetle sounds nice, I was much more an aircooled guy myself till I discovered a little thing called a G-lader

The cost of the two bits above was £30. My mate just had his 16v head done and that cost £40 - come up amazingly well though.

Progress on the 'bay;

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Lots still to do (as always)

Few more holes welded this evening;

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Top work mate seeing the work on the battery tray reminds me in need to get mine cleaned up and painted, do you need to laquer the parts after vapour blasting to keep the finish?

Cheers mate You just cover the parts in wd40 and work it in with a rag to keep the finish, although I imagine if you laquer them they'll last even longer.

Welding, welding and more welding at the moment. Getting there though Booked in for paint at the end of this month.

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Just read my first post and noticed that I'd written this;

Simeon wrote:... the plan is .. to get a tidy shell and drop the engine in without getting anal about every inch of bodywork etc...

How things change eh

Anyway, some progress has been made, but as ever other things seem to take up lots of my 'working on Jetta' time so not as much has been done as I'd like.

Finished most of the welding so cracked on with grinding it back;

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Stripped the alternator so the casing is ready for blasting and paint;

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Decided to re-underseal the inner wings so got to clean this lot off otherside is done now though;

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Got Tuesday/Wednesday off work so will hopefully be ready for paint very soon!

Bit more done today, scraping waxoil is pretty fun ..

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Found a little surface rust so will sort that;

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