Project Гольф Мк2

[rysskii3]

1990 Golf_GL with 2l 16v swap.
got the car feb 5, 2011 for $1900. the car ran but had many little problems ( im super picky) so i went to work on it for a year straight. got her in shape (2040lbs), did minor engine work, and then took her out to willow springs raceway to see how she stacks up. Pretty much every bushing, nut and bolt, has been replaced. lots of work has been done that is not pictured. did 1:32 per lap, not bad for first time on a track.
After the track I decided to go with carbs.

All pictures are copyright protected!!!!!!!!!!
day 1 --->now, tried to put them in order. more pictures throughout the thread.












































































































more videos and pictures of track in my signature.

[spoon!]

Beat it up!!

[odj]

Car looks good

But... did you really need the copyright statement?

[rysskii3]

Beat it up!!

Car looks good

But... did you really need the copyright statement?

yes, i had a problem with some a-holes using my mkv pics to sell cheap ebay crap. so, if anyone wants to use my mk2 pictures, they better send me a check with my name on it.

[Mean 'n Green86]

That looks like a seriously fun car.

[rysskii3]

That looks like a seriously fun car.

sleeper

[rysskii3]

re-sprayed the valve cover last night.

[bahnblitz]

Really nice work!!!

What are those things boiling in the pot on the stove?

[khemiicalz]

for doing things right. Looks like alot of fun.

Seriously need to get my car finished, would love to track with locals, I see batruggers car

[rysskii3]

Really nice work!!!

What are those things boiling in the pot on the stove?

the front crossmember bushings. it took me about 2-4 hours to figure out how to get them in there, but once i did, they went in smoothly. you can see in the pics that i started at 4pm and finished at 9pm with 4 bushings.

for doing things right. Looks like alot of fun.

Seriously need to get my car finished, would love to track with locals, I see batruggers car

thanx
the track was very fun.

[odj]

Those bushings are a pain in the ass, even with a press. I ended up destroying two last time I did that.

Seems like boiling would make them more pliable... but also expand.

[rysskii3]

Those bushings are a pain in the ass, even with a press. I ended up destroying two last time I did that.

Seems like boiling would make them more pliable... but also expand.

boiling made them much softer so i could press them in with a few screwdrivers and the weight of me on a wood board. i kinda wish i have gotten a poly bushings instead, but i dont feel like doing them again.

[rysskii3]

Holley FPR and gauge installed.

[rysskii3]

carbs and msd just arrived. little dirty, but some elbow grease can take care most of it.

[rysskii3]

made a new coolant hose today. Ghetto but it works.

[ncbrock]

not sure if it will be a problem but the painted runners on the mani seems sketchy to me. I dont see it being a major problem, but in tunning stages when your dumping fuel and dont know it (it will happen sooner or later) gas gets past the silicone\rubber couplers and start eroding the paint

[rysskii3]

not sure if it will be a problem but the painted runners on the mani seems sketchy to me. I dont see it being a major problem, but in tunning stages when your dumping fuel and dont know it (it will happen sooner or later) gas gets past the silicone\rubber couplers and start eroding the paint

dont worry about that, i got it figured out

[jimothy cricket]

[Capt.Dreadz]

I wonder if boiling poly bushings would soften them up enough to get them in. Till this day i can't my ProFlex bushings in.


Love this build BTW. My kinda build for sure!

[rysskii3]

^ give it a try. I boiled them for good 15 min before getting them in. I also used a bunch of mobile 1 synthetic grease on them and then I jumped on them as hard as I could. Finally, they gave in and it was done. Never again will I replace those sh1ts. Pain in the ass.

[under the radar]

nice to see a proper build thread once in a while.

[rysskii3]

nice to see a proper build thread once in a while.

does anyone know if it is possible to buy a vented gas cap for the car? i removed the carbon canister but i dont want to just cap the vent line.

[ncbrock]

does anyone know if it is possible to buy a vented gas cap for the car? i removed the carbon canister but i dont want to just cap the vent line.

You dont want to vent your gas cap. Lots of people have been fine with capped vent lines and stock gas cap.

[rysskii3]

You dont want to vent your gas cap. Lots of people have been fine with capped vent lines and stock gas cap.

how do you know what i want? Like i said, i want the vented gas cap of its possible

[ncbrock]

alright seems like you know everything about carbs go piss your money away on a useless vented gas cap and swirl pots

[rysskii3]

alright seems like you know everything about carbs go piss your money away on a useless vented gas cap and swirl pots

thanx d1ckhead. please restrain from posting useless crap in my threads. I know what i want and thats the end to it.

[ncbrock]

your trying so hard to go out of the norm just because you FEEL its necessary. Its not useless info why dont you do your research first before calling something useless. Not a SINGLE person is using a vented gas cap in the carb\sem forum, why? because its not necessary. Why you still want to use a vented gas cap is beyond me or probably anyone on here.

Theres hundreds of people that have working carb setups on mk2's (including me). Theyre working for a reason because they follow advice given by other people with sucessful setups. Your going to end up trying too hard to get unneeded parts and your carb setup is going to end up not running right. Why dont you start with the basics and get it running 100% first then start adding parts that wont do anything

[rysskii3]

went to the junk yard, picked up one of those from a mk4 jetta for $6

[rysskii3]

installed catch can in the same location where is was before. also, got a bracket for alternator and new alternator belt. so far everything fits well.

[rysskii3]

Everything fueling wise completed:


test fitting the carbs:

[rysskii3]

[frechem]

I wonder if boiling poly bushings would soften them up enough to get them in. Till this day i can't my ProFlex bushings in.

Jarod from SCCH and I had to make a special tool to install my ProFlex bushings. It was not easy. I don't see how it could be done without it. He still has it so you could just ship him your support and bushings and have him install them for you and be done with it.

[db3ck]

nice car man looks really good, nice carb set up

[rysskii3]

nice car man looks really good, nice carb set up

Thanks

[ncbrock]

you have an wideband yet? Thatd be a wise thing to get now that you have it running.