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    Not your average "Foxer fix"

    04-14-2012 02:36 PM #1
    So my dad blew the head gasket on his Fox a while back. Pulled the head and it was cracked

    A buddy of mine gave us a free cylinder head to use (free is a great price when you're broke), but the alternator mounting "ears" were sheared off. The cylinder head came off a car that had been wrecked pretty bad and the accident sheared off the alternator mounting points

    This is what we did to make it work





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    04-15-2012 02:36 PM #2
    Interesting to say the least! Looking pretty clean too
    VW Fox shifter bushing kits for sale; Turbo Fox build thread
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    04-15-2012 03:46 PM #3
    Sorry for the random question but what is the extra ground on the valve cover for?
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    04-15-2012 04:36 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by doppelfaust View Post
    Sorry for the random question but what is the extra ground on the valve cover for?
    That's actually the regular ground that is usually on the back valve cover nut, but we moved it's location to be more accessible.

    We drilled a hole into the cylinder head to mount the eye bolt too ....lock nut and loctite of course
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    04-26-2012 09:48 AM #5
    Nice!
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    04-26-2012 06:32 PM #6
    Interesting, I don't have a ground on the VC.
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    04-26-2012 09:06 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by doppelfaust View Post
    Interesting, I don't have a ground on the VC.
    Some of them do and some of them don't. It was kinda a dealer "fix" thing. We all know about how finicky the grounds are. They added this to a lot of cars. My Jetta has one as well
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