My 3B Coupé Project.

[4WheelDrifter]

Well, with the wind and rain outside I spent a few hours tinkering in the garage yesterday.

I picked up the locking plate for the oil pick-up pipe on Saturday, so that could go on with the windage tray.




It was good to finally get the sump on.




New water pump needed a lick of paint to bring up to standard.




Thanks for the offer of help Bo. This thing is starting to look pretty heavy again.



I need to get cracking on the head rebuild. Now, where's my valve spring compressor?

[Sonic]

How many weeks till we go to the Nurburgring?

[s2driveruk]

fantastic Stu, good to see it coming together I'm presuming it won't be ready for the Ring for when you go? or do you have plans lol

Good luck with the re-assembly, looks better than new!

[s2_bo]

Stu thats looking sweet! how did you get that windage tray so clean??

Im up in north devon from Tuesday to Thursday this week so if you want some help i could drop round one evening. Or you could pop up to Braunton and ill treat you and steph to a curry, ill bring your valve compressor up with me too so that you can get your head sorted out :mischeif:

See ya..

[4WheelDrifter]

I'm hoping it will be ready for the Ring, but it hasn't been booked a place on the ferry in March. The evenings between now and then are too cold, dark and damp, and time at weekends is limited. But I do have 2 more trips planned for later in the year, so far. :mischeif:

Oil pick-up pipe, windage tray and a few other bits and pieces went in the dishwasher. I tried all asort of angles, but the sump just wouldn't quite go in there, so I had to finish cleaning that by hand.

Did someone say curry?

[4WheelDrifter]

Thanks to Sal for the various bits and pieces, my DSY gearbox swap is now pretty much complete.



Here’s why the DSY/B5 S4 gearbox mounts were no use. The gearbox must sit much higher relative to the subframe in an S4.
Good job Sal had the correct ones in stock.

[andyg plym]

And Then

looking good Stu, fancy selling me your wing mirrors?

[mocas]

looking real good nice and clean

[Rusty]

Good work mate, 'ell be right soon enough

[silizium]

Are you going to install gearbox oil cooler?

I'm also going to use DSY box.

[Sonic]

Pornographic.

[4WheelDrifter]

Are you going to install gearbox oil cooler?

I'm also going to use DSY box.

Yes. But I need to work out what space I have before I decide where.

Sorry Andy G, I've put too much work into those mirrors to make them look as crap as they do.

[s2driveruk]

dont forget to remove the leaves in the scuttle Stu...got be be worth 1/4 second on the ring

[4WheelDrifter]

dont forget to remove the leaves in the scuttle Stu...got be be worth 1/4 second on the ring

I thought about doing that, but I'll have to be careful, there's all sorts of bits and pieces buried in them.

[Rusty]

I once found a newly sprouting plant in the scuttle panel of an old Golf!