G60 Overhaul (Yup u guessed it more bits)

G60 Overhaul (Interior re-Trim Pg 7)

Got the car off the road to get some work done to her. Was seriously considering going down the bahn brenner road but Lee_GTI gave me another fabulous idea that why don'y you turn yours into a 16V G60 considering you have a 16V engine sat in your shed Good idea so looking into the idea of doing that as i have no idea where to start and i guess it would at least be different but at the moment i'm trying to overhaul as much as the car as possible. Sadly i'm driving a 20 banger to and from work and its horrible Pics of progress really


Here she is all looking luvly and clean.


Hmmmmmmm phat rims


Winter wheels. Amazing how small they look under G60 arches.



Prior overhaul




The strip down process




Oh and the 20 bread van Banger. (cost to put on insurance)


Once charger has come back and the engine bay has been cleaned up don't want shiny bits just want it "factory" clean with everything painted! Got a few bits and bobs on order waiting for them to come from germany and USA at the mo. Once all bits are here and back together car is off to a mate to be sprayed and a couple of rust patches sorted like round the windscreen etc. Hopefully want to have it all done by mid august HOPE! Will update as things progress but should be absolutely mint by the time i've finished as i only work 3 days a week to have plenty of time to work on the old girl
Edited by: vealige

 

nutter, bit fussy are we

I Fu*king love your car and with a 16v G60 it's going to kick ass

 

Very nice. Intersting photos. Good work.

 

Good work Ian.... loving the amount of dedication pal!!!

KEep up the good work!

 

looks great and gonna be even better Up the 5 door crew

 

good work so far. going to be mint when its done.

 

Nice one!! Looking forward to the updates!!

 

Sweet 16v G60

 

hmmmmm 16V Thanks guys done a bit more no pics yet will get some soon

 

Oooo la laa....


... Gonna shove a nice baily in there when its done?


Sam

 

There is a rocco 16v inlet manifold on ebay if you need one.
Here

 

just about to say the same thing!
good job mate. i dont usually like white golfs, but yours is a beauty. i wish i knew how to do engine conversions and the like...
Edited by: Swayde

 

sweet will it be a 2.0 or 1800?

neil.

 

I sold a polished one to a guy in France about a month ago for 300 + carriage. Mint!!!

 

Id love to convert my Rallye to a 16v BBM equipped beast at some stage. Maybe if i win the lottery on Saturday.

 

It would be 1800 but funds don't permit at this stage in time to make it a 16V G60 [:^(] Still in a month or two then maybe i will have intially just want to get all the other work done first But i blame lee for putting the idea into my head

 

Heres a piture of a supercharged 16v that was at Gti Festival.



Different layout to normal though, with the supercharger at the back of the engine.

 

Few more updates

OOOOOO so thats the colour your expansion tank should be


One absolutely f**ked knock sensor


Auto Glym degreaser is amazing stough, ready for a quick blow over now


Bye bye rusty block and a cleaned up charger bracket and oil cooler







Looking a lot better then it was 8)


Still more to do but its getting there

 

Nice work, definetly looks much clenaer, that supercharger looks a
decent size, like a Vortech silent size, or a powerdyne supercharger,
but is the G-lader supercharger a centrigiful?



Are you sure your talking about the same beater? it looks like a current shape Civic to me...

 

While you have it apart, whip that inlet manifold off and finish flatting it and give it a polish. I started it but couldnt be bothered to finish it. Other than that its starting to look very nice and clean...

Im glad your looking after the old girl ! [:^(]