too bad you didn't use a block that had a crank with pullys and intermediate shaft so you can dry fit the timming belt and even do more with the serpintine to see how that would work? i'm curious to see the tensioner that you are using ? that jetta you got are you gonna try the G60 on that car?
are you gonna post more pics. of your progress with it ?
thanks Duane
A diagram showing the tensioner. It's Item 12. Used on the AEB 1.8t Motor.

The actual motor that is going in to my Jetta (the one from the pics - the car that is), still resides in the donor, a 95 passat td. The motor comes out this weekend, so i can get it rebuilt and finish rounding up all my parts. As a VW tech by day, I see enough of this stuff in my sleep, that I visualize first then dive in with both feet. I'm planning on having this as an up and running project by the end of August (depends on how fast I can get all of the money and cylinder head to Dave at PP) I should be able to have some pics with a belt and intermediate shaft mocked up by the weekend, just a matter of getting time to find my spares and sliding them in for some more camera time. As for the timing belt cover/bracket, I have a buddy who has a machine shop and took my drawings as well as my 02A flywheel to work some magic on.
Other plans as part of this project:
-full cable shift swap(02A) with a lightened flywheel and 4 puck kevlar clutch
-quaife differential
-my previously discussed engine mods(PP cam, bigger turbo, PP head work, GTI gas intake, ARP head studs and Orings, Giles super pump, PP 3" DP)
-5 lug swap front and rear with 11.1"/9.4" discs
-Vmaxx Coilovers, poly Urethane suspension, 25mm rear bar(hollow)
As I get further into this project, I will most definately be snapping pictures as I go. As for the jetta she's an 86 with one previous owner and almost 800000Km on her. Always garage kept, never winter driven with EVERY receipt from the day she was new. Few little blemishes hera and there, but overall a good 8 out of 10. Every option but sunroof, PS and AC. Previous owner was german and didn't want to wait to have a car built so took the demo home the day of his test drive and never gave her back. Sorry for rambling on, but as fellow VDub owners, you know how it gets (my 19th VW and 34th vehicle ever owned)