Georges GTi

[GeorgeMK1]

Looks good George.

Whats with the random fluro orange parts?

No idea woody, it's how I bought it mate. Will be powder coating all the bits back to black, how they should have been haha.

Heck yisss man! Those gauges though..

Thanks Mark! Pics don't do them justice, they are absolutely mint. Have had them for years

[GeorgeMK1]

Just a quick update, not much to mention really.

After i got the engine running, I tracked some drive shafts down and installed them. Triple checked over everything as a lot of bolts around the car were missing, half fitted and not tight in general, and lose gearbox/engine sump bolts. - what a hassle.

After all that, I decided I'd actually see if it drives. Got it out the drive way, drove 200m and it died haha.

Checked over the car, and noticed it's not priming when the key goes on. Checked fuses, ok. Checked relay, it clicks. Added direct 12+ to the pump and it wont budge. Sent VWHeritage an email, and they sent over a new fuel pump without even questioning anything. (this is why i absolutely love VWHeritage).

I'm hoping that the pump was just a dud and it will run again no worries. What I am afraid of now, is what could have caused the pump to die? I am unaware if this GTi has a lift pump, but I will double check to make sure that if it does, that pump works well.

Will await the pump and report when it arrives and a proper drive is made.

Also have spoken to a few shops, as soon as I get it driving, I will be taking it to get fixed. Have been quoted anywhere from 7k-10k for repairs. Wow..... might have to get a night time job too haha.

George

[sports racer]

The fuel pump will die if it has a hard life so if it's new it's a defective pump. If VWHeritage replaced it without questioning they might know they had a bad batch.

A blocked fuel filter can also kill a pump.

[dubstar]

There shouldn't be a lift pump too. Have you changed all the filters and looked inside the tank? Is your fuel accumulator clean?

[GeorgeMK1]

The fuel pump will die if it has a hard life so if it's new it's a defective pump. If VWHeritage replaced it without questioning they might know they had a bad batch.

A blocked fuel filter can also kill a pump.

I've done a few primes to clean out the lines and such, and fuel filter seams ok. Yep you're right, maybe they know something I dont.

There shouldn't be a lift pump too. Have you changed all the filters and looked inside the tank? Is your fuel accumulator clean?

I didn't think there was a lift pump. No, I'm not sure if the accumulator is clean, to be honest not sure what it does so I didnt want to tamper with it haha. Looks like I'll have to give it a clean and see whats going on. Will also have a peak into the fuel tank and make sure its clean. Thanks for the idea!

[GeorgeMK1]

The time finally came to drop of the GTi at the panel shop. So excited yet very afraid to see how things unfold in the next few weeks.

Massive thanks to my buddy Josh and his sexy ford for the tow.
Things are slowly moving forward, slowly collecting parts for the 20vt swap too, and for the wire tuck in the bay.

[MozzGTI]

Good luck and keen to see how it goes!!

[Tommie]

X2.
My car has been at the painters for the last 11 weeks. Ready to climb the walls.

[GeorgeMK1]

Good luck and keen to see how it goes!!

Thanks mate, you and me both haha. Very nervous at this stage..

X2.
My car has been at the painters for the last 11 weeks. Ready to climb the walls.

Haha, it's not fun waiting around is it? Especially when you don't know the outcome of their job.

It's ok though, it gives me time to collect parts. Parts like, a k04-022 turbo for the 1.8t Will take some pics later in the day. Bought it with all oil and coolant lines and injectors from a bloke on the forum. Just need to see what to do for mapping the ecu.

[GeorgeMK1]

So Bought the K04-022 from the TT/S3. Seller claimed to have rebuilt it, with new bearings etc (was in the for sale section).

Came with coolant and oil lines, hopefully all goes ok.

Also came with injectors - word on the street is they do not fit directly and that I will need some adaptor spacers from the U.S to use the S3 injectors on the AGU. Also comes with a 3bar fpr, however unsure if I need maybe a 4bar, pending what tunes it will go for, and how much psi its running.

Two more things I will need to source, one being a manifold for it, and the other is a exhaust dump pipe flange so I can make a custom exhaust/ dump.

Exciting