Frank818 -1993 VW VR6 Turbo donor- Build Thread

[Frank818]

I'm exhausted of this project, but still moving fwd.

Since my UK ebay guy hasn't delivered in 3 weeks (FedEx Swim service I guess), I turned around. I don't know why but I didn't think about this solution 3 weeks ago and then when txting with the other 818 in QC I did it.

Got myself a custom fitting machined. Turns out he's got a couple of machines, computer ones and manual ones. Alu 6061 SUPER light fitting, I've never had such a light fitting, I feel great now that I removed a couple of ounces from the car... and added a few more by using more clamps. loll

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Check out the thin wall on the smaller end. Still very strong and since coolant pressure will push out while clamps are crushing in, it shouldn't blow up.
As you can notice the inside diameter (ID) is the same all across, not reducing like you usually get.

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Cost? 10 to 15 times more expensive than ebay but exactly my specs and I could have had it the next day my old fitting popped out. Took me 1h to drive to his home, 1h to machine and 1h to drive back. I got to see his race 818, he came back from work with it. Totally different goal than mine.

So now the car is back up in ONE piece, however I finished it too late today to get it out for tuning. It's not a drive, it's a tune, I need to watch every single thing that happens on the car, at the same time. Hard for the brain since it's not an ECU.

I'll try to take a sunny day off this week or next w-e is another 3-day w-e here so there should be at least one day without rain. This 3-day w-e was all without rain, but car wasn't ready.



What's your gamble for the next issue?