Cam27

How much would shipping be to the UK mate?

I have a 2011 Audi A3 TDi S-line 170 for a daily, and it has been faultless for the past 6 years. Very reliable and 45mpg.

If you are after the part of the column that the steering wheel attaches to inside the cabin I have a spare?

Continuing on with the engine this week, I ordered a set of PHR black edition pulleys from Lee at SRD. These look awesome and weigh very little, expensive though! I fitted these and cleaned up the HKS fine tune belt as it is only 18 months old. I ordered new Denso AC parts from the states, including compressor, filter drier, seals and condensor. Unfortunately the condensor is lost in the post just now but I did manage to get the new compressor installed. I had to change over the manifold from the old one, but i forgot to take any pictures. The stock off cream coloured viscous fan has always annoyed me as it looks ugly in the bay, but I don't want to go electric fans. I decided to paint the fan matt black, which looks really well, hopefully it doesn't start to flake off as i have read is prone to happen! I am going to run an oil pressure sensor for the ECU as well as the stock pressure switch, but I didn't want to run an oil sandwich plate as they tend to leak. I ordered the Lexus oil union bolt which has the port tapped in the head for the sensor. I have been working on the engine harness as well, making repairs where necessary (lots of them) and generally making it prettier, as well as better protected. I have some new plugs to splice in/replace for the injectors and extra sensors, but hopefully have it installed on the engine again later this week. Lastly I have completely stripped the engine bay ready for paint, which is pretty terrifying for me haha! Hopefully i don't forget where everything goes back. Just the front wings to come off, and the brake booster then it is ready for respray. Unfortunately the local body shops are not in a hurry for this kind of work so i am anticipating some delays. I am also thinking about tucking the passenger side loom like I did the driver side.

Gordy.r run an A01B on his silver TT Auto, it was quick off the mark

For sale list now updated - - - Updated - - - All sold buddy sorry

Hi mate, I don't have a pm from you in my inbox!? Let me know what you are after

Thanks mate, appreciate it. Yeah going for Powehouse Racing Black editions, expensive but worth it!

A few months ago I noticed I had blown a hole in the throttle body, where there is filler material to blank the unused ports (for cruise control gubbins?). I decided to weld them up as I really don't want any boost leaks, which proved to be very tricky. The metal is contaminated with the filler material so took for ever to fill, but got there in the end. I polished the throttle body and got it fitted after a good clean, and also replaced a lot of the hardware for the throttle assembly and adjusted the stops. I ordered a new alternator (again from TCB) and a new starter motor, and got those fitted. I also picked up a really good condition PAS lines from Sheefa and got those mounted too. Everything is coming together nicely, i have to stop for a few weeks and get back to work but next month I am hoping to get the engine back in the car! What i have left to do is basically the fuel system and accessories. I will be going with a complete radium engineering fuel system (rail, filter, lines, fpd, fpr). Also new AC compressor, PHR black edition pulleys and plug cover, and some more sensors to sort. This is how it stands at the moment, pretty pleased with progress

As the new turbo is oil cooled the ports on the water neck are no longer necessary, so they needed to be closed off. I decided to weld them up to eliminate any risk of leaks in the future. The old nipples were removed, then the holes welded up before sanding smooth and polishing. I accidentally threw out the water bypass pipe with the old water pump so got a new one from Toyota and fitted with new seals. I also managed to get the oil drain hose for the turbo made up. I had bought an extended oil drain flange from Whifbitz but it wouldn't work with my setup so ended up using the old one. I also applied heat shielding where possible to the hoses on the turbo side of the engine. I picked up a link 4 bar map sensor and Link canbus wideband from my mechanic who is a link dealer. I mounted the map sensor on the back of the plenum to try and free some space around the fuel rail area, i think it is a neat setup.

No mate, be a tenner for shipping

I have a load of parts that I no longer need after going single, hopefully can be of use to someone. Blitz BOV & joiner for stock location £40 *sold* TT6 flywheel £80 Oem power steering lines and cooler £50 *sold* GTE 100 amp alternator £50 GTE stock fuel rail, injectors and regulator £40 O2 (lambda) sensors x2 £15 each HKS fuel cut defender (with original packaging, instructons etc) £40 *sold* HKS EVC-S boost controller £90 TT6 pre vvti J spec ECU £250 Vacuum pressure tank £20 Oem MAP sensor £20 W58 shifter tripod £35 Sard radiator cap £10 Exhaust restrictor ring £8 Carbon coil pack cover, cut to fit with clear cam cover £50 New oem vacuum hose no.8 x2 (small 90 degree vacuum hoses down the back of vacuum hard lines) £10 each Silicone GTE top radiator hose £10 *sold* Oem fuel tank cover £80 *sold* Water temp sensor £10 AC condensor £40 *sold* Brake booster £30 New oem cam cover gaskets (pair) £15 *sold* New oem rear crank seal £30 *sold* New oem timing cover gasket set x2 £15 each *1 set sold* New oem full set of valve stem seals £50 *sold* New oem camshaft seals (pair) £15 *sold* New oem GTE head gasket £100 *sold* New oem full set of injector seals £30 I also have the hybrid turbos, pipework, vsvs etc but will make a seperate post for that. I will try add any pictures that are missing later today. Cheers, Cam

Thanks mate, I am putting a lot of effort in to making it super clean!

A lot of progress this week on the engine, been putting a lot of hours in to it! I have been concentrating on trying to make things as clean and clutter free as possible. First off I removed the coolant ports from IACV, as I won't be running any hoses from the hard line that wraps round the block. I also modified the throttle cable bracket as I don't have crusise control so I chopped off that part to make it slimmer. The new turbo is oil cooled, so I don't need any coolant line for that either. I decided to modify the hard pipe to get rid of all unnecessary ports by welding them up. I also noticed that the heater outlet was close to the downpipe so i moved it round for clearance and further away from the heat. Before cleaning and painting the oil dipstick tube and bracket i got rid of the vacuum hardlines attached to it as they won't be used either. Whilst awaiting the water pump arriving I cleaned and painted the PAS pump and thermostat housing, in the kitchen sink obviously haha. With the new water pump and tensioner arrived I could start getting the front of the engine built back up. The plan for next week is to get the top water neck ports welded up and polished, refurb the throttle body and get that fitted and make up the oil drain line from the turbo

Brand new OEM Toyota cylinder head gasket. £100

Now that I am back from work I can crack on with the engine. I Made a puller for the crank pulley and sprocket whilst away, and also ordered the Toyota crank lock up tool to help with getting the crank pulley bolt undone. I managed to get it with an 8 foot pipe on a breaker bar, it was frigging tight! I also got a replacement diff! An A02B to replace my A01B that is hideous ratio wise with the V161! Shipping from Sweden was very expensive though. I couldn't leave the scabby sump pans the way they were, so i removed them to give a good clean and paint, then installed with new hardware. I also gave the engine mounts a freshen up at the same time. I ordered new coil pack brackets from Toyota, and refreshed the three assemblies so they were nice and clean, also checked the spark plugs whilst at it. Now with the front of the engine disassembled i replaced the crank seal, it had pushed out a good 4mm from flush and was weeping. I am waiting for a new water pump and timing belt tensioner from TCB so once they arrive I can start properly assembling the engine again.

Thanks mate, I am not to sure what it will make! I think it will probably be between 600-700, I would be happy at that.

It's an HKS T04 Mike, I had it rebuilt with a billet compressor wheel to help it spool a bit quicker. We'll see how it does when it goes on the Dyno!

Next up was mounting the turbo, downpipe, screamer and making up the oil feed. I was concerned the top wastegate would be in the way of the downpipe but it clears ok. I received a screamer with the manifold when i bought it, and it is pretty mad but I love it. I will make the lower on to follow it. The whole setup looks totally amazing. I also removed the cam covers for a wet sand and polish, also replaced the nuts, bolts and washer grommets for new. The same goes for the intake runners.

It has been a busy couple of weeks to say the least for me with the car. I attended the Scottish Car Show, my one and only show this year. Whilst parking in the indoor hall the car sprung a coolant leak and started dumping the system over the floor! Highly embarrasing but not fatal. I filled the system and got home ok. It was coming from the leak port on the water pump so I suspect a seal has gone. A couple of months ago I agreed to buy my single turbo kit back! I am in a better position to build the car properly now so it's full steam ahead. First step was to strip the front end and pull the engine. My mechanic wasn't able to take the job on as he was is too busy so I bought a crane and a stand and tackled it myself, which i am enjoying greatly. My philosophy for the build is anything that isn't perfect will be refurbished or replaced. I found a local media blaster and got my intake manifold and runners cleaned up, done in an afternoon for £38, ideal. I think there will be lots of things having the same treatment. Anyway, on to the fun part. I ordered (another) gasket kit from tcb parts, along with some new exhaust manifold nuts from Mr. T and got the Whifbitz manifold mounted, which was not straight forward as it should have been. The lower wastegate port is really close to the runner and I couldn't get the V band clamp on for the gate. I had to remove the wrap and lever it away. Also the lower nuts are close to the runners so they had to go on first by lifting the manifold at an angle. No matter though as it's on now and looks awesome!

I decided to invest in a dual action polisher as the paint on my is getting in to a sorry state. The car will be getting resprayed soon, but to keep it looking as respectable as possible in the meantime i have been multi stage machine polishing the panels. I have never attempted this before but after a lot of research i gave it a go and it turned out pretty well! I used a Dodo Juice Buff Daddy DA polisher with varying textures of foam pads with Poor Boys polishing compounds. It took an age but reults were worth it. I also managed to fit the exhaust shroud where i was happy with it, I quite like it now.

Whilst on the Applecross trip a couple of years ago my diffuser was bottoming out and scraping the road during spirited driving, so I decided to make some skid plates to prevent any further damge. Just some 1.5mm aluminium plate and pop rivets, turned out quite well. I also ordered a carbon exhaust shroud from Pro Spec Imports. I have to say the fitment is not great, which is annoying. I fitted it with double sided tape, but it started to spring out so I removed it and re-fitted it. If it isn't any better I won't put it back on when the bumper gets painted. I ordered a bunch of oem parts from the US that should arrive Monday or Tuesday, but the order was only part shipped due to avaiability so we will see what arrives

I have been quite busy over the past week or so getting a lot of jobs done on the car. I managed to source some replacement centre caps for my wheels from Japan, unfortunately my specific ones are discontinued so got the closest match i could. They took 3 months to arrive! The fit isn't the same but managed to get them on, an improvement over the old tatty ones. I also bought a replacement rear crash bar as mine was too corroded for me to clean up. The new one was much better but not perfect so i removed all rust and treated it with rust converter before priming and painting. Rear end of the car is much better now. Whilst working at the back end i gave the boot floor some attention as well, removing some of the messy seam sealer and giving a quick coat of black before adding some sound deadening, hopefully reduces the exhaust drone a bit whilst motorway cruising.