Trials and tribulations of a cheap G40

[physicsfool]

And finally the pistons arrived yesterday, and one went straight to the engineering workshop



So i am hoping to work on the engine a bit this weekend, but at the same time painting the new house. As per its all happened at once

[Etches]

What the garage like at the new house? Posted those injectors and relays this morning dude!

[physicsfool]

What the garage like at the new house? Posted those injectors and relays this morning dude!

Non-existent, going to have to persuade my mate he needs a polo in his garage!

[z3i]

Could just store it at mine.... For when I paint it?....

[C0UP3]

May I ask how much it cost you to get the loom remade?

[physicsfool]

May I ask how much it cost you to get the loom remade?

£200 with up rated headlight module. Impressive work

[Andy]

Before you stick that loom in I'd push some of those wire seals fully home, doesn't look like they're all seated properly. Still, at £200 for a complete remade loom the guy can't be making much if doing it properly!

[physicsfool]

Before you stick that loom in I'd push some of those wire seals fully home, doesn't look like they're all seated properly. Still, at £200 for a complete remade loom the guy can't be making much if doing it properly!

Yeah I will make sure all are tight and seated well. I priced up the wire separately and that was pricey

[physicsfool]

Got the rebored block and polished crank back



And finally it begins

[AdzCM]

These pics are bringing back memories haha!

Made any progress yet?

[physicsfool]

These pics are bringing back memories haha!

Made any progress yet?

Crank, flywheel and clutch are currently being balanced. Lightened the flywheel by a kilo so thought it best. So hopefully getting cracked on with it this weekend!

[physicsfool]

So my day has started very positively (considering it began at 6 am) I have bought a mk2 polo with a GT engine


and although the body work is a tad shonky it goes like stink. Conversion was done by a chap in south wales i believe and its done to a very good standard.


I didnt take this one but this is what the bay looks like


So its in for MOT today as it needs one and then i will be taking it for a spin around the Yorkshire wolds/dales.

I got the crank back today from being balanced so i can start putting the G back together in earnest now

[JoeH]

Is that the new daily, or the shell for the G?

[physicsfool]

I think I may be inclined to keep it as is and keep looking for a shell for the G as I really like the way it drives!

Had an interesting evening fixing problems for the MOT, mostly electrical! Stuff like the rear number plate lights and washer bottle motor. Wired up really interestingly but not in the most productive way. And put a more handbrake lever on as the old one was bent out of place!

The most difficult problem has been sorting the dipped beam setting as at the moment I only have sides and full beam. Figured it out to be the indicator stalk which isn't switching the power to the cable that supplies the light switch so no dipped beam.

I reckon I will drive it as is for the foreseeable future, but first it needs an MOT

[JoeH]

Any idea on the spec of the GT engine?
to be fair a highly modded GT engine in a lighter mk2 shell, probably isn't far away from a stock G...
Good luck with MOT