The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by **Drax** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:02 am

took the Wife & James to Cosford RAF air museum on bank hol Monday, was a brilliant rain-proof trip and included legendary aircraft such as the Vulcan

but then in the last of the 4 hangars I spotted these and had to take a photo

German V1 and V2 rockets

never thought id see either of them in person

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:46 pm

Today I had Falken 453s fitted to the newly refurbished wheels and put them on the ATR.

lucas · Post by **lucas** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:23 pm

Got donnas engine in the nice fresh engine bay today

Used heavy jackets to protect the paint but didn't need them lol
The engine went staight in missing everything

have a swatch .....

Its only sitting just now as I want new engine mounts but, looks good in there eh?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:23 pm

great work buddy

Post by **Donald** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:01 pm

Very pink

Thought whilst I was in Boston I would go to the Science museum, hoping it wouldn't be as bad as London's.

drokking bum droppings. Even the toilets are a disappointment, still using paper towels to dry hands. What the hell is that all about. It's 2014 and across the river from MIT.

Post by **Doggo** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:36 pm

jobby in the MIT?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:10 pm

Today I had a change of heart and bought a 1.8 20v turbo lump for my Mk2 Golf, happy days

I also found out that I left my eBay account logged into my girlfriend's phone some time ago, oh shiiiiiiiiiiii......

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:56 pm

After all that mammoth work you've gone to, fitting the 8v 2.0?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:27 am

Yeah, I finished all the wiring off at the weekend and have been neatly wrapping it since. Everything is in place bar fitting fuel lines, rad hoses, a lambda sensor in the exhaust and a few other easy bits. So it is a bit of a random choice to change. But I learnt a lot about the Golf in the process and I think the turbo lump will be a more rewarding engine swap despite being much more challenging. Plus the new engine was a steal and local

In the meantime I'll probably run the 2 litre 8v lump in the Golf as I have parts which I need to gather for the new lump.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:47 pm

Picked up my 20v turbo lump today. The garage I picked it up from was full of hot rods and classic cars, apparently a local collector has a lock up nearby and uses them for the work he needs doing. He certainly had some nice V8 classics sitting around. Turns out two of the local Mk2 Sciroccos I've seen about also belong to lads there, so I felt right at home - I definitely want to buy mine back now

The chap selling my engine actually has a mk1 Golf, he was going 20v turbo but the power he wanted was going to cost too much via that route so he's bought an E30 M3 and has chopped his Golf up to fit the engine and drivetrain

At any rate after I calmed down from the excitement of all the motors there I got my engine loaded up:

The guy I bought it off is also chucking in the ECU and loom for me, so I've got to go back and remove that at some point. I'm also going to work out what else I need and will more than likely be buying some more Golf bits from him in the very near future