Project Turbodiesel

yea you oughtnot have any trouble getting int shaft bearings - will be similar for all the diesel engines - 1.5/1.6/1.9...even 2.5..maybe.

cool project man! BTW -is yours solid lifter or hydraulic?

It has the mech head. This afternoon Im going to visit the machine shop for the measurements of the bores and crank. Then its a waiting game for the pistons and bearing to arrive. While im waiting i think i'll paint the block. Maybe mars red to match the car. Any thoughts on this very important decision?

something other than black so you can see oil drips etc.

just imo anyways.

Are 200mm clutch/flywheels available in australia?

I've never heard of 200mm clutch's. Heard of 210mm and 190mm though,.

I think the 1.6D and TD has a 200mm clutch as standard. Are 210mm clutch/flywheels available in australia?

The gearbox i have is a 4T code 020 which according to this table should have a 190mm clutch/flywheel. I just hope my 1.5D clutch fits up to the 1.6 Crank! Im on my way to the machine shop with clutch in hand to check.....

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/VW_02...smission.shtml

Well if u need a 200mm clutch ive got one spare which is not needed. Bought it new thinking it was a 210mm one but unfortunately not. And yeh they only fit the mk2 diesels.

210mm is the mk2/3 petrol model which u can find pretty easily.

Time for a progress update.

Mostly it has been ordering/sourcing parts and building the motor.

This box from GAP contains ball joints, strut tops, coolant expansion tank with level sensor. I also have a set of engine mounts and urethane bushes from a previous order.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...MG_2707s-1.jpg

And heres the motor internals, piston set, bearings, small end bushes, valves and oil pump. It doesnt look like much but this came to just under $1000! (including some gearbox goodies not pictured).
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...MG_2713s-1.jpg

The engine has been bored and will soon have the required machining work done to install oil squirters.

I have been busy at pickapart picking up rear drums, booster, mc and gearboxes with flywheel/clutch from Seats. I got a diesel style oil cooler too. My garage is full of greasy junk right now. I cant wait to start putting this all together!

Good work! Make sure all that greasy junk become nice clean parts before they go in :biggrin: