Starting my project today.........

[Patrick]

Anyone got any tips for pulling a 1.9 out of a mk 3 golf? Never been there before, just wondered if there's any major differences to taking this thing apart as opposed to the mk2 and mk 1  cars I'm used to.

AAZ is going to wind up in a clean gas mk 2 car.....  Along with a T3, a tall set of gears and a tuneup!

BTW, the '93 four door golf will  be up for grabs minus a few parts. windshield is bad, front fenders too. I'll post a few pictures when I get that far.

[burn_your_money]

Pull the fog/dummy lights out and there is a 13mm bolt back there. Take those out and the 2 along hte top edge of the rad support and the whole front clip should come off. I might be missing a bolt or two, it's been a while since I pulled a mk3 apart

[catlin_cava]

Taking our time takes us 3 hours to take an AAZ out. MAKE SURE to support the motor and tranny before remove the front mounts I forgot the last time and dropped it on my arm and got pinned under it.

[Patrick]

Thanks guys. It didn't happen yet, got sidetracked on another project. Supposed to happen today....... Have to run into town first thing this morning, the Bothwell car show is about 3 miles from my house. Usually about 1200 to 1500 cars, and lots of vendors. I need to see if I can find a nice boost gauge and pyrometer.......

[Patrick]

Car show was pretty sparse this year, bad weather. Didn't find the guys selling gauges that I've seen there before, so I'll have to keep looking.

Pulled the engine/trans as a unit. Put the car up on jack stands, used a chainfall after pulling the hood. Left the front end alone, took about three hours, car back on the ground and shoved outside. I don't quite understand why you'd want to take the front off??
Project on hold for a week, off for a holiday. At least it's finally started!!

Local turbo shop (Cherry turbo in St Thomas) says I should just use the 1.6 pan if I'm using the T3, makes a better drain than cobbling up something into the banjo fitting.  Spent some time talking to him on the phone. Apparently he has a customer east of london (I think he said Woodstock??) running an AAZ with a T3 , in a rabbit truck. Intercooled and lots of goodies, has turned an 11.9 second qquarter!! I'd like to see that truck in action.