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What you say is true but when it comes down to it....
I guess everything is relative. One day someone here or in the States will find a economical, easy and tested way of doing this conversion. I can only wish.
Example - We brits pay over 6 quid for a gallon of gas nowadays - thats getting on for 12 dollars !
Paul
****** 'ell Paul where do you get your petrol from I pay about £3.80-3.90 a gallon for normal unleaded after the recent price rises. That's about $5.44 per US gallon.
According to the news current record high prices in the States are about $1.77. So we still pay more than three times what we would in the US.
There must be an easier/cheaper way of doing the conversion.
fin, thanks for the suggestion. I like to go to a place and see the item before parting with any money though!
Dr H, I was led to believe that the octane rating of US fuel is not good. Their fuel comes in at 93 Octane I was told. I don't think that Super unleaded is available.
An American Gallon is a different size to the UK gallon! but not that much different.
I pay 85.9 (fluctuates) for Shell Optimax in Diss (not far from home and on the way home anyway!) - which works out at £3.90 or thereabouts. Quite expensive enough, I think it's fair to say!
__MDC__
Martin Cutting
aka Keeper of "The Teutonic Kitten"
It's not better than sex, but it runs it a close second.
I managed to get some work done this weekend on my 5-stud conversion. I worked on the hub carriers. They were painted some weeks ago with Akzo Nobel PA10 primer and Akzo Nobel Duosolid 90, 2-pack paint. This has hardened off very nicely and left a tough glossy shine. It is well hard within 24 hours. I was lazy and brush painted them, it can be sprayed but I couldn’t be bothered to clean the gun for such small items.
The hubs had been plated and new bearings bought throughout. As the hub carriers had been lying round the back of an Audi breaker for heaven knows how long they needed some work. I decided to clean all the important holes in them. This was to remove corrosion and excess paint.
There were Three 6mm x 1mm pitch holes for bolting the brake stone guards in place. There are two 12mmx 1.5mm pitch threaded hols to bolt the callipers to (or in my case the calliper adapters to mount the Porsche Calipers) These were really bad!!
Finally I used two reamers, which are like a drill with lots of flutes (spirals). This will very accurately machine the inside of a hole so that is it 100% round. The ball joint pinch socket at the bottom was reamed out with a ¾ inch reamer. The ABS sensor hole is 18mm and had the same attention.
Once the hub carriers had been serviced they were as good as new. It was time to fit the bearings into them now. Below is a picture of a front hub carrier with all the taps and reamers in situ to show what’s what!
More to follow soon, back into the garage again after tea.
stick insect: theese hub carriers i know all about.there are at least 3 types of hubs.too my project car i wanted s2 hubs and towers, and brakes with 5x112 rotors 280mm.....now i have too mill out the hubs carrier yoo bigger bearring,from 75mm too 82mm.i couldnt find the org s2 hubs,and they were very ekspensive brand new.450 euro......
I remember being told the 5 bolt hubs were mad prices over there, we supply them @ 80 UK each hub or swap you for some gas! :-). Hub carriers @ 200 euro's for each front one.
stick insect: theese hub carriers i know all about.there are at least 3 types of hubs.too my project car i wanted s2 hubs and towers, and brakes with 5x112 rotors 280mm.....now i have too mill out the hubs carrier yoo bigger bearring,from 75mm too 82mm.i couldnt find the org s2 hubs,and they were very ekspensive brand new.450 euro......
There are fronts and rears. Mine are a different size, later S2's ( ABY?) had bigger rear bearings as well I think.....
The hub carriers seem to be the same for the Early S2 as my Coupe Quattro 20V.
HTH
Which country are you from Please Caterpillar?
David
you may see it from the outside:the small bearings have ONLY 90mm outerhousing.:the bigger housing are 100mm,BUT you may have only small bearing 75mm.these i have too mill out too 82mm bearing,ive made a tool to have the housing in the mill too do that,it worked perfeckt! then you have the orgin s2 hub.they are also 100mm outerhousing.no treble to fix the strout mount holes.then ive got the s2 bigg brakerotors in my vw stv syncro(quatro) with 2,6L 20v.......
i dont know how too get pictures in this forum......but the engine spec you wanted.you have nearly the engine in your face,yea,you see it every day.......!
almost all 5syl engine part may interchange......you have to use an 2,5 tdi bottom,and convert it to gasoline.there are also made an 2,5 gasoline,but i do not have the spec of the block.....
i also have a rare OETTINGER crank in crmosteel,with 94,5 stroke and custom made rods.i may take out about 800-1000 hk on theese......the 20 v head are with some tuningshop, skinne bros.they used to drive dragrace.....!
i dont know how too get pictures in this forum......but the engine spec you wanted.you have nearly the engine in your face,yea,you see it every day.......!
almost all 5syl engine part may interchange......you have to use an 2,5 tdi bottom,and convert it to gasoline.there are also made an 2,5 gasoline,but i do not have the spec of the block.....
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I pay about £3.80-3.90 a gallon for normal unleaded after the recent price rises. That's about $5.44 per US gallon.
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