Rooaad Triiiiippp!

Good work, keep the pics/progress coming....

This is one sorted mk2 now

Ok got the engine in and running!!!! literally started on the first turn! there was a little oil leak where we hadn't tightened up the oil cooler enough but it was soon sorted. Had a few running issues before when it was running really rich and thought that would all be sorted but after the engine had warmed up it was still running rich!! i couldnt believe it. we had changed pretty much everything except the lambda sensor. luckily we had a spare, so just changed it on the off chance it would cure it (as i know this can cause it to run rich) and wouldnt you know, runs like a peach!!

here are a few pics of the rebuild.

Firstly i wanted to get behind the engine and get to the bits i couldnt get before..

this is what it looked like when i started...



Polished and re taped the heat shield. re taped the aluminium gear linkage covers. did a bit more painting and some polishing and ended up looking like this...



ok so now to get the engine in....













and in she goes...

















Really pleased with how it all went in. not too many problems along the way either which was nice. cant wait to get driving the baby now!!

I am having a massive cleaning sesh on the inside and out tomorrow to get it ready for Early Edition show on Sunday so will get some exterior pics up soon.

Thanks for looking
Si

Seriously love this thing. If I'm there tomorrow I'm sure I'll see it should have my camera with me too.

Looks good dude, glad to see you had some nice weather too put it in with too

Nice work dude

Went down to Le Mans last weekend. Was awesome!

The G60 didn't miss a beat!

Got a few pics to share:

A few ones waiting at the tunnel







A few at a bar in Mulsanne after met up with friends. The original owner of the G60 is riding in the blue RS6.







And one at the camp site:



Here a are few others from the weekend for those who are interested:













There were also a few new Audi models on display:

New RS3



A1 Concept - This thing looked the nuts!









R8 GT:





Thanks
Si

Lovely pics. MK2's looking awesome...

Been a while.

Anyway two down two to go

i like this car

looked real nice when parked next to mine at gti inters last year

Really loved yours too man, looks like you had put a lot of work into it!

Just got stainless dishes, what is the best stuff to clean them with?

Si

Very nice

Soapy water will do fine mate. I just megs everything on mine

Nice one thanks.

Four Down!



Time now for a clean up.....

Firstly.... you luck sod for getting an edition one for free lol
Some serious work has gone into your G60 which is very good to see as most G60's are taken out for the 20v T route which is a shame really.... but G60's can go very wrong if theyre not looked after very quite quickly

really wanna see this in the metal sometime its given me inspiration for my G60 which has now gone through its SECOND G-ladder in under a year (bad times)

keep it up mate

Cheers Stu, much appreciated

Yeah wanted to keep the G60 Engine. As you say too many of them have gone 20VT which is a shame. However it would have defo been the cheaper option if the engine goes so can see why people do.

Second charger! bad times. is your boost return pipe blanked off by any chance? and what air filter do you have? sounds like a mix between lack of oil and grit getting into the unit?

Is it back on the road?


Took a little pic with the refurb'd wheels on. Could be a bit lower but may just save it for the shows.





Si

Nice

props given,such a nice mk2

yep

Cheers Lads.

Think this year is going to be a tinkering year. still quite a bit I would like to do to improve it further but that list includes respray plus retrimed recaro's so will have to save up for them bad boys.

Until then I will just be making it the best I can.

Is there any other shows in march worth going to?

This G is so nice its absolutly looks perfect.....literally woudnt change a thing hats off mate

I was running the return hose for the first 1500 miles of this new charger then blanked it off and i do run a K&N pannel filter which i clean up and re-oil quite often i thinks its a crap rebuild from g-werks, the walls and charger dont look like the surface of the moon but suddenly a part of the wall just gives up ? i guess i'll never know....

nah the rado is off the road atm with no charger and a new rad waiting but just finding it really hard to source parts like hoses ect which is a sod

anyway keep up the good work hopefully we can get a G60 convoy at some point and see who brakes down first lol