Frank818 -1993 VW VR6 Turbo donor- Build Thread

[Frank818]

While Pete is looking for his lost article loll, this is the quick strengthening I did on the VW cluster custom brackets. I did it on one side, not sure it's necessary to do on the other but I might.

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I put heat insulation on the engine covers. The EZcool bits, I'm not sure they'll hold up. I used Super77 glue but standing as on the pix, after a few hours some areas started to peel off slightly. I solidified with aluminum tape but still. Hopefully it won't peel off while driving.

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It takes time to put the panels together. For example the diffuser was somehow slightly off in some holes and it took me 2h to fix holes. Then when trying to bolt through the rear dumper (and diffuser at same time) it didn't align again. Must fix that tomorrow. Obviously after a full installation is done once, everything together in its final locations, it's easier for the next times but now is the time I don't have time, I wanted to be at the police station by Tuesday to check for stolen parts (takes about 3h!), but I can't.

When you are perfectionist, in these builds there's always something that doesn't work and costs you a lot of time. The build sort of never ends.