How are you coming on this project? Did you bead blast the pistons as suggested? Are you back up running? Love to see more pix.
It is still on the back-burner right now, the motor/car is not very close to where I live currently so I can't work on it.
I did get the pistons blasted, but that was about it.
I got a good, used hydraulic head off eBay for it too since I found a crack in the one on it.
I bought a dial-bore gauge to check the cylinders.
I have also sourced every TD specific piece needed so it will 100% be getting a turbo put on.
I just started a new job this year and am finally settling down a little bit, so will have a lot more time to build some turbo-diesel machines hopefully in the near future.
I have amassed enough OEM TD parts to fully turbo 3 cars.
The long-term plan is turbo my daily 84 Rabbit very soon, turbo another Rabbit project (this motor) and eventually sell it, and turbo another MK1 motor and probably sell it as well.
I would love to get all that done this year!
February is going to be spent mostly on giving my daily drivers a little love.
USRT shift kit for the Jetta, and complete suspension overhaul (OEM) for the Rabbit and maybe a turbo put on too if I can budget the time and money.
I will make a thread on turbo'ing the 84 Rabbit if I do. I am very interested in finding out the mileage I can get out of that 4A transmission with a turbo strapped on.
I am either lining up a storage place to rent and work on it, or talk this guy I'm living with into using some of his space here.
Regards,
-Troy
