Peachys Mk2 Golf Syncro (in progress)

[peach_dixie_the]

Owner, Richard

Location, Horwich, Bolton

Model, Mk2 Golf Syncro

Year, 1989

Motor, GU,

RHD

Extras, Sunroof, Power Steering, Webber Carb, straight through custom stainless exhaust, TSW Omega wheels

Estimated bhp, not enough!!! Soon to be a lot more (180 – 200ish) all being well!

Brakes, Golf Mk2 16v front calipers with black diamond grooved disks and pads, rear is std drums

Suspension, FK Coilovers

g/box drivetrain, Std

Bodywork, Currently in the process of respraying back to its original alpine white. Big Bumpers, single wiper, aerial relocated to back of roof.

Future plans, When cars is sparyed and back in one piece (soon hopefully), and I have saved up some more money, Iam gonna convert to G60, with rallye/G60 syncro drive train and rear disk brakes. Next winter if everything goes to plan.

Links to photos etc.

[dubs4life7]

bump for the motivation

[peach_dixie_the]

How things change, out of the window with the G60 idea, far to pricey!
I have bought/acquired of my brother a nicely re-con’d 2.0 ABF 16v engine. I have also bought a set of R1 carbs with a inlet manifold, and a MegaJolt system.

I am hopeing to crack on and at least get the engine in the bay over Christmas. The spraying of the car has taken a lot more of my patience than I was hoping for, but its something i have never attempted before, and now all the hard work seems to be worth it! The Alpine white looks nice and fresh, the roof I am not so happy about, that has been done Matt Black, there are a few reactions, but it will do for now, I have a new plan for that but will have to see have things go!

I will take some pictures later and post them of my progress and what parts I have been buying.

Does anyone have any ideas what the best solution for the exhaust is? I am leaving the rod change box in for the moment as I cant really afford a 02c box yet, will my 16v manifold mate up with my existing syncro downpipe?

[ld50]

you might want to take a look at some of these pics:

In my pics folder, downpipe for RHD 16v:
http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/?arc=&page=1&size=3&tpxbasketid=&search=downpipe&sortby=filename&sortbydir=asc&cols=3&cmd=do_search&i=0&big=0&gotourl=&p=9.Photos_LD50%2F_&basket_params=&basket_params_index=&noflash=&video_or_image=

also search on “manifold” in my pics for some photos of the positioning of the transfer box vs manifold. I know it’s not abf but it’s pretty close.

In the general photos if you also search on downpipe you get a few more interesting constructions which have been tried by our members:

http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/?arc=&page=1&size=3&tpxbasketid=&search=downpipe&sortby=datelastmodified&sortbydir=desc&cols=3&cmd=do_search&i=0&big=0&gotourl=&p=1.Photos%2F_&basket_params=&basket_params_index=&noflash=&video_or_image=

I think danny’s approach (below) looked like the best performance option whereas mine was probably the simplest to diy, being built out of a bit of straight tube with some creative angle-grinder + mig-work (not stainless tho). Danny posted a pic of his a while back I can’t find it and it’s not in the photo’s for some reason.

http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/data/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2501&SearchTerms=downpipe,dannyp

[peach_dixie_the]

A few more pics of how everything is going now that I have nearly finished painting the car at last!!!
I am reasonably happy with the overall finish of the car, there is the odd spec of dust and a bit of orange peel, but overall not to bad for a first time effort I think

and my latest purchase, which I am hoping will save a lot of faffing with the wiring, hopefully?

[peach_dixie_the]

This was last nights job, take my carbs apart into lots of little fiddly bits and clean, still some cleaning to be done, but looking a lot better already.

http://www.totalvauxhall.co.uk/resources/totalvauxhall/TOV64.tech60697.pdf
This is a link to a page I found that guides you through cleaning and tuneing the R1 carbs, very useful!

and some of the inlet manifold

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