shrek777 15 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hi Just bought a VW mk3 Golf Variant VR6 Syncro - ABV engine, 140kW, beige interior, 2 prev owners with service history, 233t km on cluster. Original paint, nearly mint condition, 1% rust, past 5 years driven only in summer. Already changed: projektzwo headlights, oem bonnet, and mask...can't decide whether to go for Yachting or OEM look on this one :-D And have projektzwo cup mirrors ready to be installed Looking forward to get some good tips here ;-) Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Robg60 74 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Welcome and nice car Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Nice car, I think Yachting is the way forward! Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Messa like too :-) But I dunno... :-D cannot quite decide...have yachting, kamei or GTI grill available... Edited January 18, 2016 by shrek777 bennyk and Bealieboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Very lucky you to have those parts available! They will all look great on your car! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 A little update on this thread...done some maintenance, discovered few flaws to fix but nothing major Think I will go with the yachting front and rear upper wing... VR6CABBS, Bealieboy, rich and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) So, some things have changed, some haven't had the interior cleaned up, painted some bumpers and shot some pics Edited June 14, 2016 by shrek777 Dave_ciw 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Love a mushroom interior! Looks great mate! Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thanks mate Why mushroom? Never heard that term... Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 That's what colour the interior is my own is the same lol Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Ok Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) SOoo...A few has changed over the winter... Car is r8 now broken into pieces... engine out, whole rebuilt, engine bay cleaned... Engine: head work + Schimmel 263 cams, lightweight pulleys, new engine mounts, refurbished manifold + cover, new gaskets, new chains, new piston rings, new ignition unit, new hoses, cooler, resealed AC, painted block + cleaned trans, new clutch kit, refurbished flywheel, refurbished starter, refurbished alternator...and maybe something more + BBS R17 from Polo Cross, tuned muffler, painted fenders + bonnet.... Lastly, but most importantly I managed to acquire an Oettinger manifold (schrick without logo) with complete setup and ECU from VW Sharan 2.8 VR6...for a dime Thinking about restoring it and putting it on my engine later this season... Here are some pics from works which are still underway...expecting it to be running mid April... Edited March 21, 2017 by shrek777 VR6CABBS, VR6 Supercharged and vr6_dazza 3 Link to post Share on other sites
shrek777 15 Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Sooo... It´s been a long few months spent in the garage but the engine is up and running It was quite a relief when it rolled over. It has some slight ticking but I presume it has to settle down, first 500km will be slow and steady to get the engine into the proper state Then dyno and some tune to get it smoother running Edited April 16, 2017 by shrek777 storms, vr6_dazza and VR6 Supercharged 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Flylow 2 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Your car looks very nice. I wish I was in Europe to modify my vr6 4motion. I am battling to get mine turbocharged. Link to post Share on other sites
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