It's been awhile again, and not to many things done, no major updates to mention..
If you look closely to the picture above, you might have spotted the front spoiler. Yes. I did get a hold off a genuine Polo 2 G40 front spoiler!
I had to get used to it's new look, cuz there's lot of black at the nose, but after I while I got used to it.. Yeah, I know:
Have been to the nurburgring again for a nice weekend of fast-cars and bbq.. and I couldn't resist to torture the current engine some more. Luckily for the 1.3 the track was still damp and I didn't have that much grip.. Still had some fun, but not as much as an unexperienced can have on a dry track
We've been there at the weekend following the Scuderia Drivers training, so at Brunnchen the viewers-parking changed from a muddy-surface into a Porsche Dealership within 50 minutes..
Really nice weekend, and astonishing that after only a day or two you completely forget that a porsche 911 GT3RS isn't a common car in 'normal life'. At the Nurburgring there only sold by the dozen..
talking about dozen: fuel my fire
Anyway: back on project:
Had some trouble getting the belts in position, and timing set.
After some trial fittings I had to mod and order:
The diesel alternator is mounted on a M12 bolt, a G40 only on a M10, with a spacer. Modded the alternator to M10 (hammered in an alu-tube
The V-belt tensioner of a diesel/petrol differs from the G40 setup: the charger actually works as tensioner. So on the pic above you still see the tension-bracket, but I had to order a G40-spec mount, since the alternator didn't line up straight: different off-set? Nope. In the end I modded the alternator again: offset is of the complete alternator is different, so I had to slice off some aluminum with a grinder.
The timing of a Diesel is quite important (I guess), but normally there's only this lumpy mark on the flywheel... How this can be used to time anything without special tools is a complete mistery to me.
Since the double-v-pulley has a timing mark on it, I decided I'd time it on the petrol way. Ordered a timing wedge, but that didn't line up at all. The mechanical-rocker-follower-head has different markings, some knowledge I didn't have before.
The lower belt cover decided it didn't fit anyway: the markings on it interfere with the double-v-belts:
So, yet another piece of specific G40 parts ordered: lower G40 timingbelt cover. It has the timing-marks build in an a slightly different spot; Fits perfectly, and lines up quite well!
In the meantime the fueltank fillerneck decided to start leaking. While my budget is going rock-bottom, ordered a new fuel tank, which is yet to be mounted. Running my 'home-made-race-tank' for the time being. Will be putting some special paint on the fillerneck, all in style of the öko-polo / 3L
More recently visited the "Volksforum Paintless Dent Repair Day" and got some parking dent removed: Have been to the supermarket a bit to often lately I guess? The doors, right front fender and left rear panel are now back in shape! Thanks to the wizards of 'X-pair' in Naaldwijk (NL).
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Thanks so far to:
Marcel Statz (for every weld, grind, the workspace and coffee)
Mark Pruim (my canadian-connection for the special pictures)
Dirk and the X-pair team (for the paintless dent repairs)
Michiel Ros (for the nurburgring pics)
Leontine ( for her patience )
and my volkswagen dealership for there time and 'no-questions-asked' when I'm ordering another mixture of parts
keep u posted, but don't expect the engine running before the end of this year...