manged to do a few bits today

removed a few disposible bits

now looks like this

please note the bolts are only being used as blanks until every thing is stripped! also removed the rocker cover ready for powder coating this week.

quick pic of the rocker cover before i coat it.

Prepped and awaiting coating

Done

Nice buddy...

Mine are in the post ;-)

Getting there now!

Didnt hang about! Almost definitely getting mine done red.

Mine are in the post ;-)

;-)

Didnt hang about! Almost definitely getting mine done red.

Didn't want the engine open for to long, still need loads removed etc

Couple of pics from sat

Fastest run of the day against a scooby

Mine and kidders

Few more.

intercooler arrived today looked like this,

within a hour later it looked like this!

Quick pic of how the pipes will run, basically the same route as a lcr tt

Just need to find someone who can weld all the pipes together as I want them with as less joins as possible!

I'll speak to my qualified welder mate, see if he can tig them..

Intercooler and stage 2 map need to be on if funds allow before gti festival 14th oct :-)

Inlet manifold done today,

car is now booked in with clive for a stage 2 map

also a big thanks to volvomeg for his help and info on the bam conversion.

Just a quick thought, which can be ignored if I have missed something during the post! I think it's possible to get the upgraded k04 with K03 flanges from the US pretty cheap, saves changing much on the car too. For quick reference just take a look at eBay.com rather than the UK site and type in k03 upgrade. The car looks great too, I've also got a black magic 53' VRS and have exactly the same ideas as far as wheels/grill etc goes.

Just a quick thought, which can be ignored if I have missed something during the post! I think it's possible to get the upgraded k04 with K03 flanges from the US pretty cheap, saves changing much on the car too. For quick reference just take a look at eBay.com rather than the UK site and type in k03 upgrade. The car looks great too, I've also got a black magic 53' VRS and have exactly the same ideas as far as wheels/grill etc goes.

Is this not a k04-001?

Made a start on stripping the front end this evening

Also had my tt map sensor pipe come today just waiting on the brake servo vac hose

today i started to fit the intercooler so the car went from this

to this

as it is having a bam inlet manifold i took a easy route and bought a tt map pipe which bolts on the chassis and goes round the battery tray

also got the tt rubber pipe from this pipe to the throttle body for ease of fitting

which meant i use a 90' metal bend and 1 90' silicone bend to fit from the intercooler to the map pipe

then i turned to the other side and used a 90' bend and a 45' bend cut so the fit from the fmic to the pancake pipe

although i did say i would run the pipe the lcr route this is a quicker and cheaper way of getting the cooler on the car it aslo means i can us a combo of lcr and vrs silicone pipes from creation motorsport without any real hassle.

just waiting now for my manifold gasket to arrive from tps (tue) then i can start changing the manifold over although time is dictating that it may not happen until next sat now.

managed to get a few more bits done to day!

took of the inlet manifold and swapped injectors to the bam fuel rail

stripped the wiring for the throttle body,inlet temp sensor, and map sensor and pulled them across to the passenger side.

at this point you start to think can i remember how to put it all back together lol

some of the stuff i have removed so far!!

well done mate ;-)

not to bad is it !! going to look ace once you have finished, must organise a pod trip

looking good buddy, Thats what its all about DIY! boring otherwise i think, good to stand back and appreciate your own work.

Keep it up, look forward to the end result.