Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 11:45
Pistacheuro wrote:
What would you replace the THs with dude? IMO, nothing suits what the car has been built for more than those...unless you're getting centrelocks.
I'm probably gunna sell the black ones and buy silver ones
max wrote:
As everyone knows the increase of camber makes a car cooler by 10% per degree. Congrats your car is now 80% cooler
My homemade topfill rad has burst yet again so I've bought an alloy race one which I will turn into a topfill too ;-)
Took it for a spin up and down my road yesterday ;-)
curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070 Age : 33 Location : duxford Drives : mk2 driver Registration date : 2008-02-03
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 17:30
ah get the dam thing finished man. your going to change the rad yourself into a top fill? even though you can weld, gonna use that mastic again?
mk1g60phill
Number of posts : 2918 Age : 42 Location : cambridge chesterton craphole! Drives : Seat leon fr 20vt & a t4 land barge hippy van. Registration date : 2008-02-21
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 17:42
I done told yo ass dont use mastic
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 18:13
Na it wasnt mastic i dont even know what that is! it was silicone and it worked for a while so screw you guys!
the one i got is a pace alloy one, im going to get a weld on filler neck and hopefully find someone who wants to weld them together
any takers? *cough joe curtis cough*
anyway i put that photo up on my tumblr, and someone said this;
ebann asked: "i just really need to congrats you on your volkswagen, you must just love your life, because i love your life just looking at it."
matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255 Age : 38 Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen Registration date : 2008-01-24
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 18:55
good move on the alloy rad, better late than never i guess lol
You got good oil pressure now then if youve been for a drive in it?
mk1g60phill
Number of posts : 2918 Age : 42 Location : cambridge chesterton craphole! Drives : Seat leon fr 20vt & a t4 land barge hippy van. Registration date : 2008-02-21
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 19:24
Anglia radiators could weld that up they did my custom intake pipe for me
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 19:27
matty_mk1 wrote:
good move on the alloy rad, better late than never i guess lol
You got good oil pressure now then if youve been for a drive in it?
its got oil pressure until it comes on boost
mk1g60phill wrote:
Anglia radiators could weld that up they did my custom intake pipe for me
they will charge me bare dollars ;-(
matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255 Age : 38 Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen Registration date : 2008-01-24
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 19:44
oh dear thats no good, plan of action?
Cant 41components weld up the rad for ya?
mk1g60phill
Number of posts : 2918 Age : 42 Location : cambridge chesterton craphole! Drives : Seat leon fr 20vt & a t4 land barge hippy van. Registration date : 2008-02-21
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 20:39
Dont think they will charge alot only cost me £15 but not sure what yours involves.
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 20:48
matty_mk1 wrote:
Cant 41components weld up the rad for ya?
yep they definitely can!
baker
Number of posts : 157 Age : 39 Location : sawston cambs Registration date : 2008-03-21
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Tue Oct 05 2010, 21:12
Quote :
the one i got is a pace alloy one, im going to get a weld on filler neck and hopefully find someone who wants to weld them together
drop it round mr tom
max
Number of posts : 2945 Age : 33 Location : linton, cambs Drives : Mk4 GT TDI Registration date : 2009-02-09
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Wed Oct 06 2010, 09:01
curtis_caddy wrote:
ah get the dam thing finished man. your going to change the rad yourself into a top fill? even though you can weld, gonna use that mastic again?
We could say the same thing about your Caddy dude
Looking good Tom, so when am I allowed to pop up and have a little spin in the beast then?
curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070 Age : 33 Location : duxford Drives : mk2 driver Registration date : 2008-02-03
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Wed Oct 06 2010, 12:08
max wrote:
curtis_caddy wrote:
ah get the dam thing finished man. your going to change the rad yourself into a top fill? even though you can weld, gonna use that mastic again?
We could say the same thing about your Caddy dude
Looking good Tom, so when am I allowed to pop up and have a little spin in the beast then?
mmmm complete restoration to a high level against an engine conversion? really?
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 07 2010, 09:43
New rad ;-)
the smaller one obviously
im going to get a weld on filler neck and cap like this and weld them together ;-)
CaddyRage Admin
Number of posts : 6348 Age : 42 Location : Ellington, near Huntingdon, cambs Drives : T4 2.5tdi daily, 83 mk1 golf gti 16v, 92 mk1 Caddy project Registration date : 2007-12-29
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 07 2010, 18:03
curtis_caddy wrote:
mmmm complete restoration to a high level against an engine conversion? really?
Haha, good point that
billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 07 2010, 18:51
curtis_caddy wrote:
max wrote:
We could say the same thing about your Caddy dude
mmmm complete restoration to a high level against an engine conversion? really?
HAAAAAA
mk1g60phill
Number of posts : 2918 Age : 42 Location : cambridge chesterton craphole! Drives : Seat leon fr 20vt & a t4 land barge hippy van. Registration date : 2008-02-21
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Fri Oct 08 2010, 07:32
Is that one of the ebay rads coz i was looking at one myself?
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Sat Oct 09 2010, 14:33
Dan the machinist gave me a rad neck ;-) and thanks to mr curtis to for introducing
chopped a section out of the rad
made a cardboard template which will get made in alluminium then welded together
now the oil pressure buzzer/light isnt being as much as a c**t as it was before, its only realy coming on under boost then coming off again. before it was coming on and staying on after about 3000 revs scratch:
heres a vid, you can hear how sick it sounds when dumping boost. theres a big time pop at 40 seconds
james.
Number of posts : 719 Age : 33 Location : soham Drives : bmw 740 Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Sun Oct 10 2010, 10:23
whittle wrote:
now the oil pressure buzzer/light isnt being as much as a c**t as it was before, its only realy coming on under boost then coming off again. before it was coming on and staying on after about 3000 revs scratch
Not sure if im right here, but would that imply that the oil pressure is too high if the buzzer is coming on when at higher engine speeds?
Sounds brilliant though and the interior looks spot on with the gauges and switches there
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Wed Oct 27 2010, 20:56
Jake mk2
Number of posts : 413 Age : 34 Location : Cambridge Drives : Mk2 Golf GTI Registration date : 2010-01-30
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Wed Oct 27 2010, 21:45
Is that a carbon bonnet?
jaques_g60
Number of posts : 257 Age : 37 Location : haverhill/sible hedingham Drives : MK1 Golf 16v Registration date : 2009-04-27
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Wed Oct 27 2010, 21:56
dude, you kept that quiet yesterday! lol carbon wings on the shopping list next?
max
Number of posts : 2945 Age : 33 Location : linton, cambs Drives : Mk4 GT TDI Registration date : 2009-02-09
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 28 2010, 08:54
Looking good as ever dude. You coming to the meet tomorrow?
Also new wheel idea?
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 28 2010, 09:46
^ha ha yea man those would be sick on my single sided swingarm
Carbon bonnets are super hard to take photos of as they are too shiny!
whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 34 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
Subject: Re: Turbo'd Mk1 G60. Thu Oct 28 2010, 21:17
Got rid of the heat exchanger
which left it looking like this;
Got the rad sorted courtesy of LB fabrications ltd
and popped on some g60s to see if i can fit 195/50s without raising it.
the answer being no, the lockrings sit on the tyres
Home 
and the interior looks spot on with the gauges and switches there 
