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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: Bucks Registered: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,437 Status: Offline |
Post #876
Where did you source your engine bits from? Looking to get rings, mains and big ends and gaskets, for my mates 6 |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #877
hovis16 wrote: Lol throttle bodies, road, easy life I think not. True, slightly easier than boosted life going on race tracks then ![]() blandy wrote: Where did you source your engine bits from? Looking to get rings, mains and big ends and gaskets, for my mates 6 I've been using buy car parts for most of my parts recently. I think they're part of Autodoc or just a different front, seem to have a decent selection of manufacturers at fair prices and both my orders have come from Germany. The only down side is it takes at least a week for the parts to arrive which isn't an issue if you're not in a hurry for them. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: Bucks Registered: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,437 Status: Offline |
Post #878
Cool thanks |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #879
More progress since the last update.New crank seal went in. ![]() Lightened flywheel back on ![]() Clutch back on ![]() Converted the thermostat housing setup to use 4 studs instead of 2 and 2 of them funny long bolts they use as standard. Had to linish down one of the captive washers so it didnt foul the baker bm adapter but all in all this is a way better setup as the standard bolts only get a couple of threads of purchase into the head. ![]() ![]() Replaced the seal in the water pump take off whilst i had easy access to it, also cleaned everything up between taking this photo and fitting it ![]() Half way through putting everything back together ![]() Bought a pair of 60mm id 140mm long ~350lb springs. ![]() More of the front end back together. I've fitted the oil cooler in place but it's not plumbed in for the running in process. ![]() Added some brake ducting once again ![]() ![]() And all back together ![]() I've had it started and it seems to run well enough for the brief time it was on. I'm just waiting for a day of decent weather with no salt on the roads so i can take it for a long run and get everything ran in. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: Reading/parts for sale Registered: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4,306 Status: Offline |
Post #880
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #881
Fantastic ![]() Good luck Steve |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #882
Time for a small update.After building the new engine over Christmas last year I was ready to run it in earlier this year. I'd got the week booked off work and no other real plans other than to drive round aimlessly to get some mileage on the new engine. Unfortunately that week was the first week of UK covid lockdown so that didn't happen. I hadn't really planned on doing any trackdays this year but with the whole covid situation cancelling every other fun event i've had planned i was chomping at the bit to do something fun and when asked if i fancied a trackday at Blyton park I knew I had to go for it. I stripped the KW's off knowing that they needed fixing and sent them off, the intention to have them checked and valved to suit 350lb springs. Unfortunately i've bent both of them and KW no longer support any of their line-up for the 306 so they're as good as dead now. After a bit of panicking about a solution with the trackday booked and coming up quick i was struggling to find anywhere that had any suitable coilovers in stock that would reach me in time, there was a lead time with Gaz to have some made which wouldn't have arrived until after the trackday but Allan said to have a look at the Bilstein coilovers for a 205. I ordered a pair and they eventually arrived a week before the trackday. There's much more to this entire story but I can't be bothered to type it all out, long story short I have no luck with things ever going smoothly ![]() Anyway, i got them built up and slapped on the car, adapting a few bits of my old kw setup to suit as i was also flat out working on getting a mates car ready for the trackday too. I'm now using 2.25" springs rather than the stupidly overpriced 60mm versions i'd been using in the past. ![]() ![]() I managed to get 250 run-in miles done before the trackday so I dropped the running in oil and filter, plumbed the oil cooler back into the oil lines and filled up with fresh oil. Got to Blyton, did the briefing and sighting laps and prepared ourselves for the day. ![]() That's rwgti's now boosted gti6 sat alongside goldie, the car i've been preparing for the day for the previous month or so. Unfortunately for me it seems that the coolant radiator just isnt up to the job for what i'm asking of it, i was struggling to keep out of the red zone on the gauge after one quick lap so i'd then have to do a few slower ones to bring it back down to ~90c then another fast lap followed by several cool down ones. Very frustrating and I struggled to get into any sort of swing of things because of it. I only really got a couple of usable clips from throughout the day, both clips are linked below. It was nice to see that theres very little difference in pace between Goldie and a low boost Lynx setup. Couple of clips chasing rwgti Having fun chasing an M2 I had a fun passenger session with Matt from Camber & Combustion in his 306 (thanks again for that Matt!) Unfortunately for me in the middle of the afternoon I hurt the engine when out on track, it's my own fault for pushing the car so hard when it was hot. Similar symptoms as last time, lots of blow-by, oil being forced out the filler cap and out of the breather. I've done a compression test and all 4 cylinders are down on compression, 1-3 range between 135-150psi, cylinder 4 being 100psi. I didn't hear any detonation at all during the day so i'm hoping i haven't destroyed any pistons but just broke the rings, i'm also hoping the bores have survived but i'm rarely that lucky ![]() ![]() ![]() That's the plugs after limping home, they're in order (timing end to left, flywheel to right). I think it's time to sort out quite a few things that have been niggling me with the car over the last few years and take it into the next stage of development, cooling being one of the key things to focus on. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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![]() Seasoned Pro ![]() Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #883
Long overdue an update on here I think.I've not really got much to add in terms of updates on Goldie but i've been pretty busy with other projects and thought I might as well include them in this update as I enjoy reading other peoples project threads which show other aspects of their lives. As some may know i've had a diablo red '6 since around 2008 which was my daily for well over a decade. That took its toll on the car with lacquer peel and the usual rust so i decided it was time to give it the attention it deserved before i started working on goldie again. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the underside, wheel arches and engine bay sorted i then sent the car off for a respray. ![]() ![]() Bought it a few shiny bits and had a load of stuff powdercoated ![]() ![]() ![]() Quite pleased with the car now, not shown is also a quaife atb diff that i fitted, its a great car to drive on the roads now but i've been busy with other stuff so havent really used it for much other than pugfest and the occasional local car meet. Next up i decided to put a bit of time and effort into a 205 that i bought as a rolling shell a few years ago. It's still a work in progress (which has ground to a halt due to another project i took on which i'll get to in a bit ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The 205 still has a lot of stuff to sort out, but the plan is to eventually stick in a gti6 engine on throttle bodies, i've got a plate diff and an xsara 5 speed gearbox. I'll probably stick the DTA S40 ecu from goldie into this project and buy something a bit more comprehensive for goldie when the time comes. Quite a few of my mates started doing trackdays again as the covid restrictions started to lift but at this point I didn't have anything track worthy, the goal was something relatively cheap and fun but quick enough to keep me interested. Along came my 172 cup ![]() ![]() The cheap bit soon went out of the window though, before long it had new discs all round, Carbone Lorraine RC6's up front, braided lines, RBF660 fluid, new radiator, new cambelt kit and dephaser, new power steering pump, oil cooler, power steering cooler, coil pack, spark plugs, ht leads, crank position sensor, injectors, coolant temperature sensor, all new oils etc. I've probably forgotten a few things but it's now fine to take on track and not have to worry about a thing. So far it's done blyton a few times, Cadwell park and Bedford autodrome with no issues. As you may have noticed, i do most of the work on my cars on the drive which has worked but is massively inconvenient. The old garage was ok as dry storage but not an awful lot more as you can see from this very old pic ![]() ![]() Anywho, I decided to bite the bullet and build myself a new garage. I got the plans drawn up by a mate (Birk on here) and applied for planning permission. I'd measured everything and figured out that i could go for 8x8m and that would just be within my allowance but still require planning permission. Unfortunately that was rejected for whatever reason but they would allow 8x7m which i decided should be enough, the next hurdle was they wanted me to have a flat roof but i wanted an apex. Again, had to compromise and go for an offset hip pitch roof. I've got surprisingly few photos of the build to date somehow, and it's still a work in progress but about 90% of the way there now and very usable. I got my cousin and a mate to help with the concrete base, it took us about 5 days all in, estimating around 40 tons of soil removed (2 grab wagons brimmed), and a few skips along the way. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In hindsight backing the lorry down the drives was not the move, it destroyed parts of mine and the neighbours drive which then cost a fair amount to fix afterwards ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next up was the brickwork. I fancied doing it myself but knew just how long it would take having to fit it in around work and only having weekends free, in the end I got a couple of brickies in and the brickwork was done in under 2 weeks. ![]() Next was the roof. A neighbour has his own roofing company so I got him on the case. Once the scaffolding had been put up the roof and guttering was done in a couple of days. I can't find a photo of just the roof progress but the next job was fitting doors so here's that ![]() The old garage only had one plug socket, which was frustrating to say the least! This was my time to add an insane amount of sockets throughout the garage, i did all the electrics to first fix then had to get a sparky in to finish and sign them off (part of building control was needing the certificate from a sparky) ![]() Next up i wanted to insulate the roof before i filled the place. I left a 50mm air gap below the roof felt then used 50mm thick polystyrene. The hope is to help insulate sound as much as keep in heat during winter. ![]() With the polystyrene fitted i cleared the floor and gave it two coats of epoxy floor paint. I didn't realise at the time when we powerfloated the concrete that it would make finding an epoxy paint thats compatible with that finish so difficult, but i found some which would work if i gave it a thorough clean, then applied some special primer then the paint. I'm not sure if i read into it a bit too much but it seems like very fussy stuff, wanting x amount of time between coats, needing x temperature and x humidity etc. It put me off doing it for weeks as i waited for a few days of decent weather forecast but i got there in the end. ![]() Next up was to add some more concrete to join the old drive to the new garage and widen it to make use of the wide door. The original garage base took 11 cubic metres of concrete to make. I think this little drive extension came out at around 4 cubic metres but some of that was also used to repair my neighbours drive which got destroyed by backing the hardcore wagon down then two cement mixer wagons ![]() ![]() ![]() Next up i decided to run a bit of a ring main for compressed air. I don't have any photos but its basically just blue plastic air pipe with several drops to pcl fittings along the walls. Eventially i'll plumb the compressor into it and have access to the compressed air in multiple locations. You can see the blue pipe in some of the following images. My OCD also kicked in about the roof insulation maybe not being as good as it could be so i then decided to add 100mm of rockwool below the polystyrene, again, to absorb noise and keep heat in during winter and out during summer. ![]() Next up, the reason i wanted a pitched roof was acquired ![]() ![]() ![]() Next up, seeing as im a mad hoarder of old french crap i decided to add a bit of a mezzanine floor type thing. I'd got loads of spare timber from the roofing and some steel box section from a big gate that i'd made to keep the back garden hidden away from public view. It can store a fair old amount of car parts up there now that it's complete ![]() ![]() With that done i then started to board off the insulation to make it more aesthetically pleasing, like with everything else it was quite time consuming and a pain in the arse to fit on my own but i got there eventually. I also upgraded some of the lights inside the garage to newer LED battens, I still need to buy more but they are doing the job ok for now. ![]() And the main reason why i wanted a pitched roof so badly, eventually the plan is for the 205, red 306 and goldie to all live within the garage whilst still having a bit of space for workshop activities. ![]() I've also bought and fitted a chinese diesel heater and added a column radiator which the exhaust gasses flow through for a bit more heat extraction but for some reason i cant find a photo of that. It seems to work well when i tested it out the other day, next time i'm out there i'll grab a photo and update this thread again. I'm hoping to actually start working on goldie again by the end of the year, fortunately most of the other cars are now in a pretty sorted place so i can turn my full attention to goldie once i've finished off the last few bits of the garage. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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![]() Senior User ![]() Location: Glasgow Registered: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 939 Status: Offline |
Post #884
Nice garage, well done. It'll make working on your cars far more enjoyable rather than lying on your back on the driveway!________________________________________ 1999 GTi-6 (china blue)1999 Rallye (black) |
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