Here I Go Again

[Jeffer]

Finally got it all built up, I hope I've done it right.

Hi Mark,

That looks really good.
Can you tell me what anodised plug you used in the cranck breather hole?
thanks man.

[Mark Halligan]

Hi Mark,

That looks really good.
Can you tell me what anodised plug you used in the cranck breather hole?
thanks man.

Jeffer,

I welded a -12 steel weld nipple to the breather on the side of the block, the anodised blue part is a -12 to -8 JIC adapter so that the lower catch tank hose (-8) will fit straight on.

Cheers,

Mark.

[Jeffer]

Jeffer,

I welded a -12 steel weld nipple to the breather on the side of the block, the anodised blue part is a -12 to -8 JIC adapter so that the lower catch tank hose (-8) will fit straight on.

Cheers,

Mark.

Thank you very much mark,
Cheers,
Jeffry

[audiman]

Nice work mate!! Looking a bit bling tho You want some of those monster injectors that some of us have LOL

Hope the install goes smoothly and the wiring/plumbing in isnt to tricky!

[Mark Halligan]

Nice work mate!! Looking a bit bling tho You want some of those monster injectors that some of us have LOL

Hope the install goes smoothly and the wiring/plumbing in isnt to tricky!

Got it in yesterday, it went in quite easily, with just a little jiggling. Have had one problem though, as I have taken the spacer plate out to fit the 3B flywheel to the six speed box, the engine sits ~8-10mm further back and the 3 inch Downpipe was very nearly touching the right steering arm.....had to adjust the DP a bit.
Lots still to do though.

Mark.

P.S. Tom, BIG injectors on order m8 .

[Doug_RS2]

Looking good - But what happened to the adjustable cam pulley?

[audiman]

Good work Mark. What injectors did you go for? Same as Doug and me? Or bigger? LOL

[Mark Halligan]

Looking good - But what happened to the adjustable cam pulley?

LOL, wondered if someone would notice that, the only way I can get it fit is to make a new thinner mount for the Hall sensor.....I haven't got the time at the moment.

Mark.

[audiman]

You could always flog it to a 3B user and buy yourself a ready made one for the ABY/ADU etc

[Jeffer]

You could always flog it to a 3B user and buy yourself a ready made one for the ABY/ADU etc

Tom is right
I'm interested in your adjustable camgear
Let me know.

cheers

[martinjs]

Hows it going mark.
have you fired this beast up yet?

martin

[Mark Halligan]

Hows it going mark.
have you fired this beast up yet?

martin

Martin,

not yet m8, I have spent most of the week scratching my head, measuring and modifying a AAN PS pump bracket, I thought that it would lower the pump enough to clear my modded AAN inlet manifold but it didn't, the throttle potentiometer fouled on the pump.
So I had to cut and reweld it after adding some more metal to it to lower the pump mount. Just a little more to do on it and it should be OK. Then I will have to extend the loom for the potentiometer and the inlet temp sensor, fit a longer throttle cable that Martyn sent me to try out , re - plumb the inlet pipes to the turbo and resite a new air filter (havent decided what type yet). Oh, and torque up the front pulley. I am hoping to get all that done in the next couple of weeks as I am running out of time to get it runnning and run in before Mihnea comes over.

Cheers,

Mark.

P.S. it would help if it would stop p!ssing with rain

[S2 Ant]

Looking good but sounds like soooo much still to do!
Cant wait to see / hear it running!!

Right about the weather tho..... good old british summer!!

[Mark Halligan]

After mucho pain and aggro I have managed to get the PS pump out of the way of the modded AAN inlet manifold. Its been a real PITA, I've used the AAN PS pump bracket, but the PS pump still fouled up on the relocated throttle body, so I cut the bracket in half and extended it to lower the pump a couple of inches.
So after a week of fecking about with it, it now fits using the AAN belt tensioner, which is sprung and takes up the slack automatically, I have to find a belt that fits and after looking through ETKA it seems that a belt from the 2.5 diesel A4 is the right length and width.
I'm going to open a bottle of vino now and neck the lot.....my fingers are sore

Mark.

[Sweeper]

Mark: Great!!!

Please please please after you take some time to relax , could you show us 'mortals' full steps for a AAN manifold conversion with all the parts needed .

Could you could you ?

P.S. With all the work involved is it possible to fit AAN manifold with A/C installed ?