Project Turbodiesel

[gldgti]

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?

[hiho]

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?

[Jarred]

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

just imo anyways.

[hiho]

Are 200mm clutch/flywheels available in australia?

[Jarred]

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

[hiho]

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

[hiho]

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

[peedman]

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.

[hiho]

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.


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).


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!

[Water Boy]

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