RUSTAFARIAN

[peacedub]

SO I WAS POSTING A LOT ON THIS FORUM, THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL MAKE A BUILD THREAD.

Got a new 87 jetta, its a turbo diesel. Gonna have some fun, first the engine rebuild and then bodywork.





shes got 460000km, so im going to need a full rebuild. Funny story - the engine is out of a mk1, theres a bunch of strange mods and wires all over the place i cant wait to clean her up and hide all the ugly wires. the pass side mk1 mount was cut in half so it would clear the frame rails...

peace.

[peacedub]

UPDATE:

Heres some more pics, everyone love pics


head slowly coming off, i still have to disconnect the oil line from turbo to oil pan, if anybody knows how let me know. :cool:


is this a garrett? im not sure...


These are the steelies i will be running, plans are to paint them beige and center-caps brown.

Balloony tires. :mad:

As it sits right now, awaiting surgery.

Interior, pretty dirty but will clean up nicely, i love the brown/tweed combo :thumbup:

461465kms, i dont think its original engine tho...

STUFF I GOTTA FIX UP:


F'ed up mirror


F'ed up trim/rust - some on trunk and pass side door.


is this power steering?

Goodies from JY:



these were on a mk3, they seem to be the same as mk2. Mine are pretty rusty so i figured i might as well get them... Is anyone else running these? Feedback?


i think this is pretty cool, ill run it till i find a Turbo Diesel one. :gift:


Original Radio. Nice!



8 ball, YES!

[peacedub]

UPDATE:

tearing further into the unknown :laugh:, this engine is out of a mk2 and some previous owner ghetoed it in :screwy:. But at least all the wiring is still tagged so i dont have to do that.

hers some pics :


getting there, hopefully putt the head and the block tomorrow. We'll see how it goes.



this is for PS right? i dont think its functioning.. theres no pump or anything, its getting deleted when i pull everything out. :thumbup:



now this is really strange, i have no idea what it is... but some sort of bolt type thing sticking out of the subframe... can anyone explain? :sly:


Lower valance was f'ed up gonne need to pull a new one from the JY.  :thumbdown:


Injection pump. Anybody know a cheap place the rebuilds them?



Donor jetta, someday i will make it run....

tell me what you think!
peace.

[peacedub]

UPDATE:

Pulled off the head today heres what i found -

theres small cracks between the valve holes, i dont know if thats bad or not, i heard most diesels have these and its noting major.








block...

cyl 1

cyl 2

cyl 3

cyl 4

took apart the head, and started cleaning thats it for today.


Peace.
 

[Smokey Eddy]

That turbo looks a lot like a Garett t3.
You found that big nut on the end of the oil return. Good job! I hate that thing with a passion.
I hope you could with-strain from turning the block over. I ruined one of my cylinder walls by turning the engine over after it had sat for a long time. Piece of rust gouged out a harsh score in one of the cylinders.

Tip for cleaning, brake cleaner, and lots of it. buy like 3-4 cans of the stuff and good non-recylcled shop towel. or the blue stuff, the blue stuff is killer.
your piston heads look mint by the way. Possibly recently replaced?
Those cracks are innocent until they go all the way into the coolant passages behind them.
This happened to me and i had ghetto water injection... lots of power, insane amount of white smoke during but terrible run aways from blow by and other messes that it caused.
Coolant always exploded from pressure. I had to replace my head. (if your block wasn't mechanical i'd say buy a new AAZ head) You can do a conversion but it's likely not worth it for what you want to do.
Sick rotors too! I wish i had some.

My rust was so bad under the plastic body panels that i removed them and just body worked them back together best i could. My thread is on here somewhere...

[Rabbit on Roids]

just a note, those sexy mk3 brakes are probably only going to fit on an mk3. i grabbed a set from the jy also, but they are too big, just by a little bit. just enough that the naked eye doesnt catch it.

[peacedub]

thanks everybody, im in the process of cleaning my head, intake and exhaust manifolds and all the little parts. shouldi use brake cleaner for that as well? im using cheap over cleaner and gasoline - and so far its working all right just takes a lot of scubbing....

i compared those brake rotors to mine, and they are identical - they might have a bigger diameter by few mm, but it think that it because mine are very rusty on the edges...

also my pistons have the strange "U" shape scratched into them, is that normal?

PS. the turbo has a little sticker on it it says VW OOOO (AUDI=]) and it says garret so i think your right it is a T3.

[truckinwagen]

while your pistons did not hit the valves, it looks like they said hello to the prechambers.
strange...

-Owen

[Dakotakid]

You must still have a power steering rack in the car...now without a steering pump. Best plan would be to install a standard steering rack with good tie rods, boots and ends. This is the best time to make the switch (after that engine comes out).

Looks the the previous owner used some sort of long bolt on that rear engine/trans mount (below the brake booster) and put a hillbilly spacer on it. He may have damaged the threads in the mount. You need the correct bolt and to make sure those threads are good. The original bolt back there goes flush with the surface....it has a 17 mm head on it. Good place to use anti-sieze when it goes back together.

How deep is that scratch on cylinder #2 of head combustion surface?

[peacedub]

You must still have a power steering rack in the car...now without a steering pump. Best plan would be to install a standard steering rack with good tie rods, boots and ends. This is the best time to make the switch (after that engine comes out).

Looks the the previous owner used some sort of long bolt on that rear engine/trans mount (below the brake booster) and put a hillbilly spacer on it. He may have damaged the threads in the mount. You need the correct bolt and to make sure those threads are good. The original bolt back there goes flush with the surface....it has a 17 mm head on it. Good place to use anti-sieze when it goes back together.

How deep is that scratch on cylinder #2 of head combustion surface?

thats the plan stan, gonna get a manual rack and delete all the ps sutff... that bolt in the back is weird im gonna put a normal one in.

i will take more pics og the cylinders and show you, do you mean the scratch on piston? the U SHAPED ONE?

[peacedub]

i want to paint my block and head, but im not sure if that is such a good idea, i cleaned the head pretty well but there is still tiny specs of oil caked on that i cant remove, would it be alright to paint this way? and what kind of paint shouldi use? primer?

[peacedub]

Hello everyone, my project is about halfway done and i have more questions than ever. i started porting and polishing my head and intake, i got some gaskets and seals from GAP today, but i still need to get the following:

1. Headgasket
2. Piston Rings
3. CV Boot (inner)
4. Head Bolts (arp?)
5. Oil Pan Gasket
6. Crankshaft Bearings

Is this a reliable website? has anyone bought from them? www.diypartscatalog.com


I have no idea what those little silver and gold rings inside the valve cover gasket, can someone tell me what they are for? should i get new ones?

so help me out here please, i would like to buy these all in one place so i dont get raped for shipping and i also want to get good quality, recommend me a onlinestore =]

Should i get new injector heat shields?
Where can i get ARP  head bolts? roughly how much do they cost? Part Number?

TIA.

[rabbitman]

12mm stud PN is 251-4701, I think summit racing has the best prices I don't know for sure though.

For online stores I like www.partsgeek.com

New heat shields are a must and they are cheap.

[peacedub]

sweet thanks, another question haha

my diesel 5 speed is ***ed. i dont know whats wrong with it and i cant find out - trannys are my weak spot, dont know *** about repairing them ahha.

so i was thinking could i use the tranyn out of my 1.8 parts car? its a AUG i think 5speed. would it be able to hold up the tourqe and power of the TD? and how will the gearing work? cuz diesels generally have lower revs than gassers??

[rabbitman]

This will tell you the gear ratios: http://www.scirocco.org/gears/ and the calculator is fun .

AFAIK all of the manual tranny's for mk1, mk2 and some mk3 are the 020 box just with different gearing so you won't have to worry about it going boom unless you do some serious mods to the engine.....or run it out of oil.