just noticed i used different currency in each follower, got conned on my change at some point today by the looks

got the head on with the cam and all timed up. turned the lump over by hand and there wasnt even a smidgen of compression. got very confused. pulled the cam off and fiddled about with things and then noticed this. DX follower on the left, Kent follower on the right.... b@stards! so i think the ...

quick update : got a fair bit done this weekend. Head is all built up with new kent 270 degree cam, followers + new stem seals, manifold studs and various other bits and pieces. blanked off the 5th injector. new gear linkage arms and bushings with 50% reduced throw short shift kit fitted (feels ...

i withdraw my stupid question just realised the notch comes off the old cam and goes in zee new one...

my new cam arrived today :) however have just noticed that it does not have a notch on the end that the pulley slots onto like the standard one does.
is this a problem? or is the notch just so you put it on at the right angle for the timing marks of the standard cam?

cheers, Tom

You can supercharge on carbs... yeah i knew you can do it, a friend of mines got a supercharged classic mini :pilot: just figured would be more straight forward ( lol ) to go down the injection route, would allow you to use some g60 goodies such as the throttle body and maybe even the engine ...

its a monster of a task matey, do it! :hugegrin: the manifold is the least of you worries if its a route you would like to take. I'm not sure about supercharging a carb'd car. you'll want to go injection. you'll have to mount the supercharger, which will require alot of measuring, making room ...

got 'em. thanks!

fresh head from mark appeared today :good: so got to work cleaning it up and stripping it down ( apart from the water things as the bolts are rather tight and im not snapping them again! :ire: ) came out very nicely with a bit of paint, as did the rocker cover... shiny things for your eyes: http ...

Hello there,
Just wondering how you get the valve stem seals off a DX head. little buggers seem to be in there pretty tight. started pulling them out with pliers but just started ripping rubber instead of getting them out. cheers, Tom

Hmm fair point, i have no idea if your right or not. just bought one of these for peace of mind:

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_act_shop.p ... try_GB.htm

I think its the right one... Find out soon enough

Withdrawing my previous question. just read up on the VDO gauges. The pressure sender has 2 connectors. one for the original wiring to keep the pressure light happy, and one to go to the gauge. but apparently it will have a higher low limit than to standard one so the pressure light may flicker a ...

And we're in :ok: http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8951/img0534lt.jpg Got the lighting wired in (From the now defunct ashtray bulb wires) and tidied up some of whats left of the original stereo wiring, someone went to town on it at some point in the past! Volt Meter is working on the original ...

righty, got a little bit more done today. New Rad in: http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1780/img0521t.jpg And i started on the gauge pod. bought a tacky plastic DIN slot Gauge holder (Which i sprayed Satin Black to match the rest of the dash plastic and it was a surprisingly good match :yup: ) But ...

Sadly Ive mucked it up to a point where its going to be un economical to have the drill bit remains taken out. This is a direct consequence of being too stubborn to go out and buy the right tools. Lesson well and truly learned ... :yup: Looks like MarkH has saved the day once again for this car. has ...