Turbo Diesel Cabriolet Project (with head porting pics)

[gldgti]

Been doing some more work prepping the car for the supersprint - heres a list of what I've done since I decided to run:

> poly steering rack bushings
> passenger tie rod
> fixed small oil leak (due to missing bolt in the front end oil seal housing - whoops!)
> fixed alternator mounting to eliminate a vibration problem
> re-routed intake and hotside boost piping
> re-routed crank breather hose
> got tachometer working
> new block water hose
> new master cylinder
> SEAT booster
> new pads/rotors/shoes
> new clutch
> machined flywheel
> got tacho working
> rear beam poly pivot bushings
> renewed and adjusted gear linkages
> fixed dash panel a bit
> tidied engine bay wiring
> installed fire extinguisher passenger footwell (added reingforcing plate to underside of floor panel in the process)
> battery triangle and tow markers
> secondary bonnet restraint (or is it tertiary!)
> swapped cheap crap tyres off for firestone firehawk wide ovals, 185/60/14 on the 6.5" BBS
> removed audio equipment from boot
> remounted boost controller
> changed coolant
> painted a few bits and pieces


still to do...
> new injector tips
> new injector lines
> alignment

I took the car for a run last night and the clutch seems to be bedding in well, I didnt encounter any slip even with some full power 3rd gear pulls, so its looking good.

for now, heres some pics...

[Preen59]

Looks really good man. How do you think it'll go in the SS?

[jasn78]

Just read through the thread, and I really love the idea of a diesel cabbie Looks awesome man good work.

[abreut]

That's an impressive to-do list you ticked off there! 4 weeks to go you should be well prepared.

[gldgti]

Looks really good man. How do you think it'll go in the SS?

Thanks man. Well, I'm sure that trophies are well out of the question given the class I'll have to run in... (and that I'm a complete amateur) - BUT - I really hope I'll be able to run it all day without any hiccups and just get some laps under my belt, so to speak.

BTW - if anyone wants to come along on the day to hang out/help out/socialise, that's be awesome. Preeny?

[Preen59]

BTW - if anyone wants to come along on the day to hang out/help out/socialise, that's be awesome. Preeny?

When's it on? You know me.. I don't mind swinging spanners.

[gldgti]

Little update -

Been working hard on the cabby to get it tip-top for the supersprint, mostly on the clutch (urgh).

Since last time I posted on it, I've had the gearbox out another two times.

First, I found the input shaft seal on the DFQ was leaking a little bit which wrecked that clutch. Then I swapped the CHB back in with a normal pressure plate and a SPEC 6 puck sprung hub disk.

The 6 puck I was a little weary about because it got gearbox oil all over it once upon a time when a diff rived punched out of the casing in my old mk3, but I had tried to revive it in a bath of metho... anyway long story short it didnt work.

Then on saturday I put in a new 210mm stock disk with the spec heavy pressure plate - and this has finally sorted it - phew, with but a week to speare before the SS.

I also modified a plastic undertray from a mk3 turbodiesel to fit under the engine bay - this is to help with airflow under the front, get a bit of suction happening for better cooling and it also looks a lot neater! no pics yet sorry.

I think I'm all ready for the weekend, should be good!

[Dub Toffee]

Nice Work man should be heaps of fun to burn around in for the day!!
All that Clutch work you deserve a good run!

[Water Boy]

Most important thing for a track days after steering is brakes. Make sure you brakes can "last" the day, having good friction material and good fluid and doing a cool down lap will look after your stoppers!

[gldgti]

Most important thing for a track days after steering is brakes. Make sure you brakes can "last" the day, having good friction material and good fluid and doing a cool down lap will look after your stoppers!

thanks mate - yes I agree, I put new linings everywhere and new fluid already I think they usually run the nats supersprint with a warmup lap, 4 hotlaps and a cool down lap per session...thats in the regs anyway.