Funkbaron's mk2 Golf VR6 transplant thread (update pg15)

this car is a proper s l u t machine. think of all the honeys u will be able to pull. owwwwwww yeh

 

driven by one to



hope to see you at no rice asap!

 

no rice ehhhh, i need to get my car back on the road in time for the next no rice, so i can see this so called s l u t machine in the flesh

 

Baz, get your engine back in and running so you can take me for a proper drive this time. Will be up for going to no-rice too, will be interesting, two VR6's roaring down the motorway, should wake up a few people!

 

wow

i just sat here and read the whole thread...and you did an awesome job id say, for never doing it before!

im in the process of picking up a mk2 jetta coupe, which i always wanted to put a VR in. cant wait to get it and start....although im sure it iwll take me a while longer than yours. looking forward to some vids!

 

s l u t machine

I'll be at March No-Rice.

 

lol at s l u t machine. just sent my whole lunch hour reading this.... top job funk.

 

lol yeah right baz

 

See you there Ben

 

Sorted my VDO gauges! Went for the ashtray slot in the end and relocated the 12v lighter socket into the cubbyhole. Made the fascia out of some spare centre console plastic, so it matches nicely - pretty chuffed. Doing lot's of small jobs on the car while it's off the road, including returning back to twin-wiper setup and OEM backbox.

 

guages

*schlumpf*

 

Not a fan of the position but hey thats neat!

 

im a fan baz!!!

 

Yeh, thanks Phil, borrowing the Dremmel thing really helped out. Just using it to finish my inlet mani now

 

Bought new rims for the car, decided as everything else was looking so OEM, it'd be rude not to put some BBS on there...so I grabbed a set of RM's from Germany. I'm ordering 2" polished dishes ready for the summer, but they should still look pretty sweet for now.
As they look now, 6.5J standard


And, what I'm hoping to make them look like by summer - powder coated black centres and 2" polished rims.


Or maybe stick with silver - I'm undecided yet


Aslo, half way through polishing my inlet manifold and making everything look 100% under the bonnet - will get some pics up of that over the week.

 

Looks the dogs cahones Baz! I think you should go with the normal silver tbh. It looks better on that photoshop job.
Any videos of it going yet?
Jonny.

 

Cheers, leaning more towards the black at the mo, like the way it sets the wheels off against the silver car.....plenty of time to decide yet though Opinions always appreciated.

No vid yet, car's been off the road since the mid January, done some engine work and generally just making things look how I want them. Will definitely do one soon though.

 

Sounds good! Are you still going to go with the supercharger idea?
Jonny.

 

No, gave it loads of thought and it's turbo all the way now - found most of the parts I need from the States and have been talking to members here regarding the setup etc. Most likely do that over the winter now though, as I'm planning to rebuild the entire engine with new mains, rings, valves, tappets, stem seals, etc, etc so it's completely overhauled in around 6-8months.

 

Mega money pit ey?
Cant wait to be old enough to insure a VR
Jonny.