Lurker's first post... '74 Golf with ABF - and no idea...

It'll be the last progress this year no doubt but progress nonetheless.
Pics in no particular order:


ABF Block and Mahle bearings and ARP bolts in hand-tight.


Crank end with hole for stainless dowel. I did ask for two, one either side but it took so long to get this done that I just accepted it.
Bit twined that they wiped the grease off and left the crank end to go rusty. 1200 wet and dry cleaned it up though.



checked end-float.


bobble on crank which requires a matching hole in the ABF trigger wheel

I managed to actually drill a hole in the correct place for once.

Flattened plastigauge. and some lint from the cloth... not a scratch fortunately.
crank run out checked by torquing down all bearings then releasing 3, 2 and 4 and rotating crankshaft to make sure its straight... happy to report it is.

Now, i've got to give a shout out to Nick and Decimal Tenths on YouTube for his brilliant videos. I am a clown with no idea and, along with you helpful chaps, these vids have given me a great start. Still, i've only scratched the tip so will be posting for a while I'm sure.
Thanks for your help so far guys.

 

Managed another couple of hours messing this weekend.
The FCP h-beam con rod fouled the bottom of the cylinders so I had to grind a bit from the block.

There is a ridge where the block has a relief cast into it, presumably to clear the standard rods, and you just need to take the edge off this ridge. I'm talking like I know what I'm doing but I was winging it an hoping I didn't find the water jacket.
The pic below shows the ridge and the relief. There is one either side of the cylinder except for number 4 which is cut away one one side already.



The pic below is the area after 5 mins with a Dremmel. Albeit the other side!


The rods only just clear the oil pump as well:



So, just have to clean out all the iron filings everywhere now, then can finally start to assemble. After I've replaced the piston ring I broke trying to use the ring compressor tool.