My Daily Commuter • Golf MKV GT

[mgpdoc]

Teaser . . .

[mgpdoc]

So, nice things have been happening during the past few days.

First of all, I am enjoying the car, with the new engine, already done some serious mileage, and everything seems well sorted out, just like i wanted it to.
It must be running 300-ish now, and it is fun to drive.



I **** the fwd combined with some torque, but hey, never mind that. For now.

Remember back in the days that I had installed the Thule Aeroblades ?
Well they went there for a reason.

Here is the main reason.

Thule Dynamic 900
The most sporty, aerodynamic and sleek roof box

Sporty, aerodynamically streamlined design with diffuser technology to optimize air flow around the box and a roof-hugging baseline to fit your car roof perfectly.
Pre-installed Power-Click quick-mount system with integrated torque indicator for fast and secure fitting using one hand only.
Dual-Side opening with outside lid handles for convenient mounting, loading and unloading.
Central locking system provides maximum safety. The grip-friendly Thule Comfort key can only be removed if all locking points are securely closed.

It was not cheap, to be honest, but if I were to add something on the top, I just wanted the best out there, concerning capacity, quality, looks and aerodynamics.

Some pics









Then we welcomed May with some mountain climbing



















It was great practice and fun !!

Then I found this on my new Supra Diff



Mini suspension . . . . or . . .



Destroyed key maybe - lets fix that





And then I installed my Boost gauge - going old school like I wanted





Have to add the lines, and lighting, but getting there



Cheers, more to come

[mgpdoc]

So mostly been enjoying the car









Then i received something I had ordered some time ago, the CTS Turbo, PCV Revamp Kit for 2.0 Tfsi. Consisted of this







And this



Installation was pretty straight forward

Old OEM setup



Removed





Installed



And the block of thing on the IM which also has the port for vacuum lines







Came out really clean, and also took the line inside the cabin to connect to my boost gauge



Video of it working - Hit HD Quality

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Uxy7n_sMc"]Boost Gauge Installation check - YouTube[/ame]

Washing session with friends









And then took this little video to practice for better ones- Hit HD Quality

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhvKDmdtnyQ"]DaiLy_ProJect Teaser - YouTube[/ame]

Cheers more to come

[mgpdoc]

So, knowing me by now, you guys must know that I always have ideas. So one of them that I wanted to go through with, was the movement of the battery to the trunk. Better weight distribution, cleaner engine bay, and more space to put potentially bigger things in the future to come. Who knows.

So lets see how it went

Removed the battery, and the battery tray - wont be missed little fella





This is where we will be working for this project



Removed and modified oem wiring first



Do everything clean and tidy to be on the safe side for ever









Ran all the wiring inside the cabin, hidden and tucked and then figured a way to mount the battery



This is a Jeep Wrangler battery mount we had from on of our Jeeps.

Battery mount, and place for the negative side of battery, welded in place



Test fitting



Cut this, so as to fit





And my trim shop will make a cover for it, soon to follow

Engine bay so much cleaner, and I love it



More to come



Cheers everyone

[mgpdoc]

I may, have ordered this.



Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So where were we . . . Oh yes, I didnt have much time to update my thread, mostly due to being busy at the hospital, but also, i did serious work on the daily project as well as the RS4PRA. So . . . first things first

I had to pay, not happily at all, for a new AC unit.









Summer in Greece is not easy, so that was needed

Then, I fabricated a roof mount



For my Thule Dynamic 900 box



Photos of the finished product, later on

Then, I received another box



It was all about not opening it, and taking my own risks, blah blah blah



Let me take my goggles

Well hello there



Lets install it with Tom, shall we



Removing the pump



Let's just say, I was less than happy to see this condition on the new cam follower I installed 4000km with no serious revving at all.
Looking at the cam shaft, I knew it had seen better days.



While we were there, we changed the plug of the pump - stripped



Used JDM Toyota Supra harness, hehe





And then it was testing time - of course the road was closed, blah blah blah



Tom tuned the ECU



Car was great - for a K03 that is -



Then I received some carbon kevlar port package among other stuff for the Audi. Sharing is caring, so . . .





Then, after work, I was on my way to the post office to ship some things.
I was on the national road, left-fast-lane, going easily, when the Fuel Pressure Red Light came on. I knew I had to stop, but I couldnt stop immediately. Gradually I pulled to the right and stopped the car. Before I stopped it, the engine was not sounding right. All 4 cylinders working, but it was rough. I then towed it to the garage. I knew it was a used engine, and it was a risk in the first place, so let's open it and see what had happened inside it, we thought. I personally thought it was game over for the engine to be honest. But let's see.

Let's begin





Out with the front end





Let's go underneath that body





Come here you little engine





Started removing parts quickly





Once again, amazed by the amount of stupid unnecessary brackets and stuff in the engine, bye bye to them



Tom was curious to see what had happened





Then I removed the gearbox, all the things from the engine block, and took everything apart. I will take photos of that tomorrow, cause the camera battery died. We were, the least to say, surprised to see, that the crank, pistons, rods, everything was perfect inside. No drama, nothing.



The head was a bit dry from oil. From what we saw, this was an engine, that the previous owner didnt care enough to change oil like he should, it had dirt in the sump, and was cooked oil inside, like dealership oil, in dealership maintenance time gaps. All in all, no drama, no nothing.

The Oil filter housing will be thrown away, and the oil sump pump, seems to have zero issues. That is why there were zero issues in the engine block.

However, now that i have opened the engine, it would be a shame to put everything in place again, stock like it was, isnt it . . . .

Stay tuned guys, more to come

[NeilP]

Love the work going into this.

The attention to detail is awesome

[mgpdoc]

Thank you sir

[Nagah]

Please go on. Better than the Audi.

[mgpdoc]

I know this is just my daily project, but let's see what I ordered for it.

JE Pistons



IE Rods



ACL Race Calico



SUPERTECH Springs - Retainers



SUPERTECH Intake + Exhaust Valves





FERREA Shims



IE Ultimate Fastener Kit



ATP Turbo Exhaust Manifold





WG Adapter



TiAL 50mm Q BOV



TiAL 38mm MVS WG



VF Engineering Short Shifter



VF Engineering Engine Mount



VF Engineering Transmission Mount



VF Engineering lower mount



And finally, a turbo for these all

PTE 6266



More to come, stay tuned guys

[Nagah]

Jizz in my pants!

I would love to do the same, but you cant afford that kind of stuff with a normal job in Germany. Sad me, sad me.

So I keep on watching yours.

[mgpdoc]

Cheers mate

[mgpdoc]

So I have started putting some work while waiting for parts to arrive

Accessory parts bracket before



Timing side mount before



Really tired looking, so thought I'd fix that







Next to the vc I cleaned thoroughly





Now let's see about this which is trickier



Changed this valve, although it was working perfectly



Masked



Much better











I need to do this to other parts as well, to feed my OCD madness.

Cheers

[Nagah]

What kind of paint is that? I could do that too!
It looks exquisite.

[mgpdoc]

Wrinkle Texture black
A lot of companies make this