mat-ryder 2 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Well i finally made the 16v go pop so i decided it was about time to bite the bullet and for VR6 power. The car started off as a pretty standard metallic black 3 door. The car itself was in fairly good nick, albeit with a badly painted passengerside front wing and Audi A3 alloys. I picked it up for a bargain as it also needed the immobilser working out, a new battery and a power steering pump. I sorted the immobilser whilst i was there and took the battery and PAS pump from my old 16v. Oncei got home i realised that in the boot were a pair of almost brand new Hella Quads. I set about changing the lights and fitting HIDs, Fitting my exhaust system from my old car and having the whole front end re-sprayed. These pics are from just after the paint job and the big clean-up...... Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Obviously the next port of call was the suspension for which i got hold of a set of v-max coilovers which tbh arn't the best in the world but they do the job for the time being.Fitting pics . . .. .. .. .. . . .As you can see it was a little low and i had to wind it up a wee bit Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Sorry about the stupidly large pics guys. Ill have some more pics of the engine removed tomorrow when i find my camera lead Link to post Share on other sites
ik 0 Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Good job, and GL with the conversion Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Time for a bit of an update.....The VR6 engine went in finally a couple of months ago now, heresa couple of pics of the shagged ABF lump (bent 6 valves lol). Turned out to be a slack/worn chainIt looked even worse once i got the head off Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 It was then time for the big strip!......which turned out to be fairly easy after allIt was a pretty hot day and my mate felt the heat a little (lightweight)Once it was out it was time to put it away for a few weeks untill i could get the new engine Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 A few weeks later i found myself on some guys drive removing the engine and subframe complete from a donor highline. The engine and subframe came out in about an hour. The longest bit was removing the loom and trying to memorise where it all goes. Anyone that has removed a loom before will know how much of a PITA it is to get it around the brake servo without fully removing it. That took the rest of the day lol.Any way, engine in the back of the van on the way home for a minor strip and replaceThe guy i bought the engine from had reciepts for work done to the engine including the chains. Apparently by the Phirm. So i only did a few bits to the engine before fitting it, New cam cover gasket, inlet and TB gaskets, new water pump, removed the aircon pump and fitted new aux belt. Tensioner bearing looked fairly new (apparently replaced) so i left it.Under the cam cover looked remarkably cleanWhilst i was at it i gave the plastic top cover a quick lick of paint that i had knocking about and bead blasted the inlet to clean it up a bitNew belt, waterpump and -A/C Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 The next mission was to remove the old loom and fit the VR one, I havn't got pics of this as it took quite a while and i was drinking for most of it 8-)Next was putting the lump inThen hooking up the exhaustIt was all in and i gave it a quick run up (after putting the fuel pipes onthe right way) with no throttle cable (forgot to pick it up with conversion bits) and no rad , only briefly mind. I then went and scavenged/bought the missing parts needed including MAF, half the coolant hoses, new rad, throttle cable and other various small bits.I didnt get any pics of it all completed as i lost my camera, :-( But its all together and running good now ^o) Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 In the mean time i set about re-furbing the 16"s that were on the car when i bought it as the 17" RS4 reps are heavier than tractor wheels. The wheels are off of an Audi A3 sport. Iv always fancied having white wheels so i thought f*ck it and went ball deep. They were pretty kerbed round the rim to start with but it was soon sorted with a bit of DA actionbefore and afterFinished itemsI havn't got any pics of them fitted yet or the car for that fact. As soon as the weather pics up and i get a chance to clean it ill post some up Link to post Share on other sites
MarksMintness 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Loving the late night posts mate! I can't sleep so I'm checking them out... You are putting a lot of work into the project and I can't wait to see the results! The wheels look mint and I am even more excited about getting my HID's as well now after seeing yours in action! Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Looks like you've got a good'n there. Burning the midnight oil? Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yeah, couldnt sleep last night so i thought it was about time i updated this. When the poxy weather sorts itself out ill get some finished pics up Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Took a few pics last night after a quick wash overIv got manky plates on at the moment as i keep getting pulled with the german onesSorry about the sh*t quality of the phone picsHeres one from this morning in the daylight*rust patch on door bottom needs sorting* Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Stance looks good, how does it sound? Link to post Share on other sites
mat-ryder 2 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 It was quite evil before because i managed to blow the baffles out of my old Peco system. But with the magnex you get a nice burble and it screams flat out lol Link to post Share on other sites
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