Here's a decent look at the brackets in place. I used the old bucket mounting holes on the core support with L-joist hangers bent to fit with a vise and attached them to the mounting holes on the new buckets. Ignore the dork front and centre (mommy made me smile). You can see I had to work around some stuff... one misc. bolt you won't have to deal with is where I mounted the relay for my air horns. You can see the air-horn compressor on the left (big red thing)
Finished product. Not washed yet, GTI emblem not on yet, no duckbill or upper grill spoiler installed yet, but you get the idea. Looks purty:) Total cost = $160cdn (includes grille, buckets and H4 lights. I already had the fenders)
Putting the girl in place, ready to get a C-section
C-section done... the motor's OUT!
No engine:) It's fun standing in places you've never stood before.
Motor out, parking it. Guy in front is holding the axles off the ground while we roll it in place
The new beast. TT 280/276 Cam (Schrick 280 assym. copy), TT HD Valve springs, Drake/Oettinger/Callaway cam gear (NO ONE KNOWS!!!) ported intake manifold (both runners and TB inlet) with runners cut out for better cooling and super-duper-coolness-factor, 4-2 dual outlet manifold and downpipe both ported , XL Mani gaskets, 84 GTI air shrouded Big Valve head P&P and decked .060", 5-angle valve grind, unshrouded valve seats, all new internals (head), 1.8L 10:1 compressoin RD block brings the motor to 11:1 compression, 8.5mm plug wires, running through a TT 2.25"exhaust and TT hi-flow cat. Audi 5K TB, knock sensor ignition not pictured but in the works:) 7lb RPI lightened flywheel, SACHS HD 8v Clutch, 16v pressure plate... yeah:) Fun little bastard! Probably one of the fastest NA 1.8L around, but I guess that isnt saying much now is it:)? Still have to run it at the track...
The Mad Bastard powerplant in place.
Firing it up for the first time!
My Dad's mint 92GTI. He picked it up in this shape for less than I paid for my 84 (I paid $2700 CDN!)
Have you seen me? Do you know who I am? If anyone knows who makes this Cam Gear, email me!
Here's some pics....
