WA: Back doors 'Boring'

[leighaus]

Your rocker cover wasn't that dirty. Looks like a good example. How long till it's running?

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

Really? I thought otherwise haha.

Ah not sure. Main issue at the moment is the old money. Got mostly everything just need the exhaust pipes but thats once tax is come through so hopefully before august....

Your rocker cover wasn't that dirty. Looks like a good example. How long till it's running?

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

Little update.

Painted the manifold.

Before

After


Just needs to bake

Also painted the mounts which came out average but hey not too much of an issue


Got my package from Germany. Woo. I can start putting it back together soon

R8 cap for $30

Timing pieces and 14 exhaust studs woo!


Final of cover (will get a better shot on the weekend)

[dylan8]

Looking good

[work]

All that extra power means lots more heat of course, so I guess you considered getting that manifold ceramic coated. Too expensive?

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

All that extra power means lots more heat of course, so I guess you considered getting that manifold ceramic coated. Too expensive?

Yep really wanted to do it and the turbine. Maybe later on. This was just for a bit of rust protection. Dam money being a problem...

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

Little lazy with updates so heres a big one.

Turns out the guide i got from germany is the wrong one so yay! Had to bite the bullet and go to VW to order the correct one. $50 wasn't too bad still glad i got the chain at $200 from VW. Was told 4-6 weeks to get here but took just over a week which was awesome, picked that up monday. All im waiting on now is a clutch and the engine can go back to its rightful place and i can get on with making up the exhaust.


Engine wise just sorting out the pressure sensor relocation and turbo oil feed line.


What i have been doing tho is working on the boot.

Starts with some wood. Chopped up just right.


Glue the wood together


Then trace and cut the wood


To get the basic result


Now there was no way that is going to hold the battery down securely so i had to add some thickness.

Missed some shots but heres the earliest i got. Four bits of jarrah cut glued and sanded together.


Holes drilled for water tank and battery box. Little section made up to aid in securing the water pump.
Shot of it all mounted up and circuit breaker in rough spot. Wood not finished yet.


The difference a bit of sealant makes


And finally the (almost) finished peice


Heres where i need some help if anyone has some
Only problem i'm facing now is how to get the water pipes and battery cable to the front engine bay in a clean matter. The section under the left hand side (see below) is the chassis rail and i'm trying to avoid drilling through that. Anyone have any ideas on where i should route it?

[work]

Carpenter, plumber, electrician, mechanic ... is there anything you cant do!

[JustCruisn]

You could run the cable and water line through the cabin. There is heaps of room around the door sill area.
I ran a gauge 0 line from the battery through firewall then under the door frame trim all the way to the boot of my golf on the drivers side, then ran vga,usb,audio on the passenger side.
Once you pull the plastic off the door frame you will see the channel.

[dylan8]

There is also a grommet at the rear of the sill on both sides.
I ran my air lines out the drivers one then tucked it up with the fuel lines. Did the same on the passenger side but don't recall what I held the line up with...