[britishrocco]

Today feels like christmas, received my timming belt, head gasket kit, steering rack boots, tach module and head bolts.


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[britishrocco]

Start cleaning the engine bay, remove the engine harness and painted the steering rack. Ordered steering parts today
Now i wonder if i should but a tie-rod flip kit??

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[britishrocco]

worked a lot on the car this weekend, motor in but now am stuck

seems like my AGU intake manifold interfere with the alternator.

also there's not much space left for the downpipe to clear the steering colomn

 

[polov8]

Yeah those are two annoyances, but if you swap to an ABF alternator set up the manifold will clear just fine. As for the turbo, I found the AEB turbo and manifold were alot easier to mount, and cleared all the steering rack and the gear linkage (020) with a few mods.

It's a mk1 but everything applies to a mk2 build. you just have way more intercooler room: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthre...aka-skinned-knuckle-fest-)&highlight=day+swap

 

[britishrocco]

Thanks if i look in etka an awp bracket should be the same as an agu, they got the same part number... Otherwise am looking for an aba bracket. As for the turbo wich one are you using? Still got both

 

[polov8]

I was using a stock K03 on that car, there are K03S and KO4 variants available with the same design and fitment though.

This is the alternator set up I used: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthre...t-Conversion-for-MKI&highlight=ABF+alternator

No clearance issues with anything.

 

[britishrocco]

The abf bracket bolt on the aeb block? Is the alternator lower that with the aba bracket cause i found one for 20$

 

[fredybender]

ABF has the alternator sitting lower; (thats the bracket in the pic)
ABA bracket did not fit with my carbs....

 

[britishrocco]

Damn that mean i need an abf bracket then

 

[britishrocco]

would an alternator bracket from an 1.9TD fits?

 

[alnmcgov]

alternator setup

thats what i used, alternator and brackets from ibiza 1.9d, water pump pulley from 1.9d and the original crank pulley from aeb but centre turned down in lathe and grooved in lathe.

most of my advice came from polov8, thanks again!!! up and running and goin like a train!!

 

[britishrocco]

Just picked up an aba alt and bracket and an vr6 waterpump pulley, need to order a modified aba pulley.

Hope to have it running before winter

 

[d-bot]

I have a manifold that opens on the drivers side, this should help your problem. Also have other 1.8t parts if you need them. Just send me a PM.
Look forward to another Mk1 1.8t swap on the roads! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[britishrocco]

Worked a bit on the car this weekend, put the bracket and alternator and it cleared .
Fixed the intercooler, and the axe, it's getting there step by step

 

[britishrocco]

Lot of work done, electronic, 95% done, all left to do is coolant system, intercooler system and downpipe, wich should be done shortly

got my boost gauge and radio fitted in the console, now I have to put them back in.

 

[d-bot]

I hated how far that brake booster stuck out on mine so I ditched it. Want to sell me that radio?

 

[britishrocco]

Found that radio on ebay, i got an old Heidelberg for really cheap if you want it. Got no plan to remove the booster for now

 

[britishrocco]

She's gone to the shop, to get the exhaust & intercooler piping done

 

[fredybender]

Russianfreak :thumbup:

 

[California 16v]

She's gone to the shop, to get the exhaust & intercooler piping done

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