back from the dead.hillfolk is back yall mk2 coop build

[hillfolk'r]

the guys plane that was crushed was a pa5,worth like 25k or so..hes cheap too,we talked him into putting a new engine on it too,it was very tired.the guy wasnt too upset cause he had it insured for 45k or so...he always comes out smelling like a rose cause he got the 45k check,bought it back for 1500,resold it for parts 10k for the engine,and 3 k for the rest...yea rebuild a 90 hp airplane engine,its about 10k yoikes....
the truck is my work truck,an 03 mitsubishi fuso fg 4wd
its about 9k gvw and like 145hp....i think the coop will barely out accelerate it,it def has it on the top end.it does 69 foot to the floor
i havent gteched it 0-60 yet,ill do that some day for ya

[hillfolk'r]

oops i apologize cause i didnt think my post went thru earlier,my phone locked up derp,slap me.
got the fuel tank in tonite,yay
heyyyyyy i forgot,my buddy got these at a swap meet for 250 clams for me...power baby!

yea the tank is in,gotta armor all it rofl
crazy that 3 new straps were almost 150$!!

i got some amber 4 bulb 194 leds today,and a socket....drilled a hole and put in my rear fog in the m3 left taillight


i got a mk2 2 position fog light switch layin around.
i figure:
1st position will be the city lights in the headlights
2nd position will be the turn signal city lights and rear fog(along with the headlight city lights)

cake fer yall diggin it

[hillfolk'r]

got the brake likes ran to the front,filled it with fluid,and for some reason i had to remove the spring clip on the left front hose/line attachment cause it was leakin..wierd...
then i also noticed the ps lines from the pinion to the rack always look wet.i wiped em with a rag and they started leakin....goin to check GAP in a min for the cost of new ones...then ill call my local dudes poughkeepsie foreign and order  from the....ive noticed ill save 5 bucks on a 100 dolar bill and wait 4 days...the guys at the parts store will have it next day worst case and they cut me a break...i found the prop valve online for 90,they gave it to me for 100,had it that afternoon...think about it guys,check online and then see how much your quality local foreign car parts place can get it for..weigh the time vs money
if ya can wait days then get it online

[hillfolk'r]

awww crapola...i cant find those lines online....lines online...folks is this thing on? but seriously,would they still be avalable at the dealer?
would the mk3 ones from my 98 work?
whats the flare style? maybe i can cut it back and reflare it?
 that bottom one is sweatin like 1/4 inch from the fitting



another pic...they run from the pinion to the rack




anyone else hacked somethin together for a fix?

[theman53]

Never had PS but I would imagine that you could put new ends on and reflare. Depends what flare is on it and what you have to reflare.

[hillfolk'r]

wow what a mess those lines are...you cant get em seperate from the rack..they arent avalable either
they look like a double flare thats flat on the end,and theres a lil teflon sealing washer in the rack.....
i almost had to buy a rack but i looked under my mk3 parts car....thank god they are the same,and in good sahpe...so i spent last night cutting the mk2 lines out to fit a 6 point socket on them,and climbing under the mk3 with a halogen lamp that burned me about 8 times,and the blue tip wrench...one of em was almost stuck and wanted to spin the line with the fitting..so more heat and juice to get that out.i was buried in soot to my armpits cause the mk3 exhaust was broken clean off at the flex...about an hour of cursing and heating and beating got them off...wow. ..i was gettin p o ed cause i was tryin to save 260 for a rack,but hillfolk came out on top


so remember,those lines arent avalable anywhere but on a new rack
u can get the pressure and return lines all day tho

[hillfolk'r]

heres a pic of the flare style..i 'pologize,the end is a little beat up from pliers tryin to get it out of the fitting for closer examination...



heres the lines i stole from my mk3...i put a new psi hose in that car too,wwonder if it fits also???

u know im gonna clean em and por 15 em for sure....
they were so tight i needed to use a real snap on line wrench..cheapo craftsmans flex too much...glad i drove my work truck to the shop

[theman53]

Sweet.

I think it almost looks like the first part of the double flare. Might work, but you found the fix I guess.

[hillfolk'r]

hey soötyvag lives and drives
yea those lines...that was funny....messed up putting them back on and reversed em.yea ima dummy ....ill admit when i screwed up...
the steering wheel turned back and forth so fast it woulds broke yer hand!!!
got it right tho.....drove it around the airport a little today...no exhaust,grille or taillights...
hey ill try posting the maiden voyage vid from my photobucket,but i dont know which link is the correct one,so heres guessin

http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii563/hillfolkvwdude/video-2012-08-18-17-24-44.mp4


heres the other guess
<a href=http://s1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii563/hillfolkvwdude/?action=view&current=video-2012-08-18-17-24-44.mp4 target=_blank><img src=http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii563/hillfolkvwdude/video-2012-08-18-17-24-44.mp4 border=0 alt=></a>
maybe this one?
http://s1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii563/hillfolkvwdude/?action=view&current=video-2012-08-18-17-24-44.mp4


ok heres the pics of it on the ground and in the free air




look out. .aahhhhghh the cup stopped me cause i got what 55hp?



and another


im exhausted,worked till 1230 tonite...um....folks...is this thing on??


gotta do one more bend and put the bumper back on to get the outlet  to come out right...summit,90$ some welding required
gotta weld a few hangars on there too...
hopin to get some plates for it this week!!

[EcoTX]

If you still want/need some new PS rack lines, this guy on the vortex sells them...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5567589-FS-Power-to-Manual-Steering-Conversion-Kit-Diesel

[theman53]

Blue Solo Cup, it stopped you up, no need to party...

Love the exhaust, is it pretty easy to get over the hump? What are you using for a muffler? I like the idea of it, mine doesn't have one but if it will I think I would like that what you have.

[hillfolk'r]

 oh ecotx,thank you thank you..i may buy a set just to put them on the shelf then.
thats what i like about this place.people actually read your posts,and reply with solutions!
hey the man..look close,the" muffler" is there....its just a 12 inch glasspack,the dtm tip is welded to the end
ive got that main part all welded and goes over the axle,ive got one more bend to figure though at the back end there,cause as it sits it goes up over the axle and is pointng down as it gets over the axle..one more little angle maybe 25 degrees to get it pointing straight to the back.i gotta hang the bumper back on to get the muffler/tip orentated right and thats where ill figure that last little bend and the extension into the muffler.someday ill cut the orig toilet bowl small pipe and open it up to the 2.25 the rest of the exhaust is.
i wanna get it on the road so i can drive it,but the winter wish list is huge..

[hillfolk'r]

finished the exhaust today..that rear section took longer than i figured...between making hangars and lineing  it all up...prob a few hours...
then i played with lights..

i took a few romps around the taxiways...saw an indicated 80 fairly easy..gotta gps it.it feels like a racecar,always shifting its so close ratio..no body roll,and doesnt bounce like a honda.feels tight.
i gotta scrape those stickers..or keep em and grow a mullet
these are both pairs of city lights..just amber 194s..i kept clear bulbs in the marker/turn
:)heres the rear fog




and with the markers..yea plate lite is out

[hillfolk'r]

haahaa.i screwed up...again...7 years or so ago anyway
i just put in new relays,and terminal ends on the h4 harness i made up
well when i started testing the lights,it was doin screwey things.
if i had the lows on and i just pulled the hi beam back i would only get one hi beam,but then if ya pulled the hi on with no lights on,one was low beam and one was hi..wierd,so i started examining,and ive got a hot and gnd reverswd on the right side at the plug..lol.no,rofl?
i gotta check the toe in/out whatever...ill be sure to post pics of the toestick ill make up
anyways it was late so i got that figured,and i gotta do some permanent connections and neaten up the wiring.then ill fit the grille..i hope that fits easy.the orig one that was with the kit wasnt the greatest.

[theman53]

That is funny. I did something similar whenever I changed the driver bulb I pulled all the wires off my relay and had fun remembering which went where. Then I remembered why I had different colored tape on them.