We are back with new engines!

[INA]

you gonna bring this to h2oi?

he better!

[Hesselberg]

Realizing the catch can top is a little blingy. Not sure what to do about it.

Maybe spraypaint it silver/grey like the engine top?

[simon_C]

Realizing the catch can top is a little blingy. Not sure what to do about it.

actually i have a novel solution. coat the outer surfaces with DRAIN-O.. it will eat away the surface of the aluminum and make it look like the engine cover.

or you could also just get it sand blasted. taht works too.

[Digital K.]

Maybe spraypaint it silver/grey like the engine top?

actually i have a novel solution. coat the outer surfaces with DRAIN-O.. it will eat away the surface of the aluminum and make it look like the engine cover.

or you could also just get it sand blasted. taht works too.

I'll probably have it coated like the rest of the stuff is, but I'll sandblast it first perhaps. for now its fine. I just want her to be able to drive it. I need to raise it up a little bit. its way too low to drive anywhere other than where we live which has mostly nice roads.

he better!

I have to work. its either make money, or lose money and spend money by going. Wish I could but I just cant afford it. too much money to lose.

[Road Boss]

Realizing the catch can top is a little blingy. Not sure what to do about it.

I like it there.

[deathhare.]

It should have been black or satin.

[Hesselberg]

PINK!

[Digital K.]

It should have been black or satin.

agreed. I could have had them do it, but I wasnt thinking. not their fault.

[INA]

I have to work. its either make money, or lose money and spend money by going. Wish I could but I just cant afford it. too much money to lose.

But I will be there

[Digital K.]

But I will be there

sorry man, I lose like 4 grand if im booked for work, plus I have the expenses of going. its just too much.

[Digital K.]

Jes drove it a bunch today. maybe 70 miles? amazingly didnt really scrape over anything.

[VWeezly]

Dope to see it out and about! Glad I got to park next to yall.

[Grig85]

looks so good

[deathhare.]

[Digital K.]

off to the body shop tomorrow!

[BROsiah]

when you repainted your centers did you use a gloss clear or satin?
i remember you said it didn't look good but i was thinking if you use a semi gloss or satin clear it should be ok

[TooClutchVW]

what kind of tape is that on the wiring harness?

[Digital K.]

what kind of tape is that on the wiring harness?

its cloth tape. its not sticky but sticks to itself pretty well. its OE mercedes stuff I believe. I just had a friend order it for me. If you want I can go look at the tape itself.

[Digital K.]

when you repainted your centers did you use a gloss clear or satin?
i remember you said it didn't look good but i was thinking if you use a semi gloss or satin clear it should be ok

well, I tried both, and both literally ruined the brightness and stuff. they made the gold dull. not sure why. maybe its the paint I used for the base? I ended up fogging the paint color back over the first one I did that had clear on it. was not impressed. we'll see how everything holds up this summer. I may send them off in fall depending on how things go.

[Digital K.]

iphone shot. trying to drive it more often.

[VWeezly]

money

[GTI MK1]

My favorite MK1. Pure awesome!

[BROsiah]

well, I tried both, and both literally ruined the brightness and stuff. they made the gold dull. not sure why. maybe its the paint I used for the base? I ended up fogging the paint color back over the first one I did that had clear on it. was not impressed. we'll see how everything holds up this summer. I may send them off in fall depending on how things go.

hmmm ...guess i got lucky then.
i used a satin clear and Eastwood vintage wheel paint and mine came out pretty good i think

[Hesselberg]

What about the original BBS-colour? Why not use that?

[BROsiah]

car looks good BTW

[BROsiah]

What about the original BBS-colour? Why not use that?

pretty hard to get and it cost alot but thats the advantage of the Eastwood paint is that its suppose to be a perfect match for half the price. its hard to tell in the pic but they is really nice metal flake,looks spot on to me

[Digital K.]

pretty hard to get and it cost alot but thats the advantage of the Eastwood paint is that its suppose to be a perfect match for half the price. its hard to tell in the pic but they is really nice metal flake,looks spot on to me

yeah you dont have to get the BBS stuff unless you are a snob. I would probably buy a can if I was having them sprayed with a gun, otherwise....dont care.

[Digital K.]

well. tomorrow I'm welding.

[Digital K.]

well, tackled the oil pan today. welder ran out of gas juuuust at the very end. I'm fairly happy with it. I repaired the seam from the inside once the rest of the pan was reinforced. likely this ads about 1/4 inch to the bottom of the pan. I am going to raise the car up 1/2 an inch and see where it sits.

[DuB-P]

Now that pan is solid! Shouldn't have anymore problems with that haha

[Digital K.]

I wanted it to still be able to dent. I see these pans with 1/4 plate steel and just imagine the transfer of impact to the engine block. *shrug* it'll work.

[INA]

[Digital K.]

ironically, thats the same face I made when my new oil pan split open at the seam 2 blocks from my house!

It honestly wasnt too bad to pull off. a lot easier than say an ABA oil pan. I'll probably be starting from scratch with something new and reinforcing that. working with this one after the fact wasn't a cake walk since its not straight anymore on the bottom. Was disappointed to find you cant even jack on this oil pan.... The extra capacity is nice, but a factory 8v pan has lasted me most of a summer in the past, and doesnt collapse if you jack on it. anyways, this should work fine in the interim.

edit: also noticed the pan impacted the pickup tube. I'm going to have to look at that tomorrow.

[deathhare.]

Why jack your car up by the pan?

[Digital K.]

Why jack your car up by the pan?

usually jack on the jacking points, get it on a stand, then move to the front of the car, jack it up a little more by the pan itself, and then move the jack stands to the rear of the control arms. Then I let it down. Theres no room to do so from the jacking point behind the wheel with a jack in the way, at least not with my jack and stands, and on the rear of the control arm is the only place I trust with a jack stand. Have been doing this for forever. never had an issue with a factory pan.