tofday i bought 0.25 rod and 0.50mm main bearings for my crank, just for 29$, on monday i will take my crank to machine shop and that will be another 30$

my rebuild costs so far:
1) head pressure testing and resurfacing - 36$
2) m12 head bolt socket bit - 10$
3) "new" short block for pistons - 90$
4) tdi style spocket - 14$
5) machining my old block for "new" pistons - 30$
6) rod bearings (0.25 mm) & main bearings (0.5mm) - 29$
sum - 209$
to do list:
1) piston rings and head bolts from rockauto - 60$ (witout shipping to georgia)
2) machining crank to accept tdi spocket -12$
3) machining the crank to accept 26 od input shaft bearing - 12$
4) machining the crank - 30$
5) new head gasket (victor reinz or elring) - 26$
6) crank front, camshaft and intermediate shaft seals - 7-8$ approx.
here are the pistons and the rods after first stage cleaning






















every cylinder is individually sized for each piston. npr bearing photos coming soon

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