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Yeah try something a bit safer Simon until you can get it setup properly.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Well today I had some time on my hands, so I got into the cave and started adding some weight to the MK1. This has been a job that's been on the to do list since Avon 2011, where I bought the 2 steady's I just need to get some new bushes and they're good to go on the car.





I have made them flush with the bottom of the gearbox as I am riding low now a days , also they are made from 2 bits of Gr2 Ti I had sat about, so they should be man enough.

This is my new oil cooler, it's all welded together and not pressed like the Dog Shit that was on there "Buy Cheap Buy Twice!! " Also they said if there were any dramas, to send it back.



Simon.

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Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Nice tiles.

They are the finest that the 70s had to offer, You only get the best in Army housing!

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

The oil cooler looks nice, Where are you going to mount it? I'm looking at ideas, I guess it needs some insulation from the car?

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

Yes its hard core, Its going in the Same place as before mate.

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That oil cooler does look tough! Can i ask where you got it from?

Edited by danb41 on 27th May, 2013.

My build thread: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=454802

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Its from Rad Tec dan.

Will I have been working on the car this morning and I have swapped the glass and saved 9.65kgs so not to bad.

Then I went to fit up my new FG boot Only to find that its to big for the hole then i looked at the bonnet and the fit was dog shit as well so looks like they will not be going on the MK1.

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looks good, i do rate radtec
i bought a extreme rad for my mini-cab and after 2 years of it sitting in the original box they still offered to exchange it for one that didnt need the inner wing modifying!

how far off is the boot? could use your metal one as a template and trim it down depending on how much it owes you!

Reading up on RTS Clutches

Mate its been sat in the box for the last 2 years lol. I have been reading loads for bad shit about FG bits but i did not think they was that bad.

Also I can be assed with it.

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Think it depends where you get the FG parts from, ive got a single skin boot and size wise its perfect, just a little out of shape, but refitting the boot seat at the top has got it fitting something like. I've got fg/carbon bonnet to fit soon, but it looks a pretty good one

what the row of that cooler and dimensions, looks tiny?

I got them to make it the size of a 8 row, as there cores are bigger if you see what I mean.

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ah right so its less rows but the same size. isnt 8 row weenie :)

Yes mate just enough to keep the temp down mate.

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Look who's back!

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Lmao, not again!

just been getting up to speed with your thread, man i wish mine was going 1% the speed yours was lol,
i cant get over how much bad luck you have had with it all :(


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Edited by Brett on 7th Jun, 2013.

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On 7th Jun, 2013 Brett said:

just been getting up to speed with your thread, man i wish mine was going 1% the speed yours was lol,
i cant get over how much bad luck you have had with it all :(


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I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Today has been one of them days, I pulled the master cylinders out and had a look at the seals and all was well. Then I flushed the system with 6 1/2 litres of Halfords finest DoT 4. Now the wife has one leg bigger than the other

Next I started putting the rear 1/4s back together What a piss about that was I give up after doing one. As this was as fun as Syphilis!!

Simon.

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Sorry to drag this up from 20 pages back... Can you tell what size fan and where from? I've fitted a cinq rad and am havin trouble getting an 8 in fan to miss the brise starter motor. Cheers

On 16th Apr, 2011 madmk1 said:
Well I have had a good day working on the car and got lots done. I am happy with how its starting to turn out I just need to work out where the air filter is going to go.






(See I am not scared to show you my eng bay)

The ToDo list is getting smaller by the day.

1. Weld the IC up.
2. Make the swirl pot.
3. Weld the breathers on the rocker cover.
4. Make an oil catch tank.
5. Sort the dash out and make sure all the electrics are working.
6. Get it set up on the RR at Vmax.
7. Get an MOT.
8. Run it in.

Then Avon here I come!! then to the Ring and back to MITP I am hoping for a good summer this year.
Thanks simon.

if i remember from riv run, there was no plastic pretection on the bottom half ishh

Yes its a cut away at the bottom mate.

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