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Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« on: February 21, 2010, 09:34:32 PM »
i picked this jetta up from AJ in december or so, canceled the rabbit (pronounced rust) project by cutting it into tiny pieces and tossing it to scrap. I HAD dreams of a 16v crazy rabbit but somebody gnabbed my 16v from the bed of my truck.  :'( i came to my senses and disposed of that shell because i have no fab tools and had no hope of repairing that rust. happened on a digiII swap for $50 in denver that i couldnt pass up and so thats where i basically am. my transmission came to me for free from kenneth (0dd_j0b) we pulled it thinking it was fubar, but the detent bolt was loose ::) . after all that i just bought a bunch of seals and oem stuff and im gonna make it a peppy daily for the moment.
i dunno if its really a good thing to build a car just to build it again, but thats what im doing...

cleaned up the RV engine a bit tonight, bolted the flywheel to the crank...


after and before (the other engine is a PF im gonna slowly build once i get this thing runnin on the RV and have garage space)


resealed the trans and swapped the flanges to 90 mm (wanted 100mm but have 90 mm knuckles and axles)
ghetto bushing pull method. (virtual beer to anybody who knows what the metal block came from)


found out alt pulleys make good seal drivers for both the seals on an axle flange (i have like 5 random alternators laying around)




i use GM gasket maker on seals and stuff to make them Uber seal



ghetto flange compressor tool




bbs spoiler. only bbs item i have ever really liked.


the car in question




how i found it...
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 09:48:01 PM »
That metal block was mounted to the k member under the passenger side tranny output flange.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 09:59:26 PM »
yup!  :t-up:
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 10:36:42 PM »
pics have too much light and not enough cowbell!!!!
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 10:40:00 PM »
Looking good! I had dreams of picking up that car and fixing it, but way too many projects to ever seriously attempt it. I can't wait to see it at a GTG.

Is the GM gasket sealer really any better than regular RTV? That's what I always use for seals.
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 10:47:26 PM »
Quote from: Smokestack on February 21, 2010, 10:40:00 PM
Looking good! I had dreams of picking up that car and fixing it, but way too many projects to ever seriously attempt it. I can't wait to see it at a GTG.

Is the GM gasket sealer really any better than regular RTV? That's what I always use for seals.

i dont know to be honest, i like it because it is thinner. really good in conjunction with paper/cardboard gaskets. GM gray RTV is my favorite RTV too, expensive, but i like making stuff NOT LEAK. i think leaks piss me off more than rust.
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 08:23:58 AM »
 :t-up: glad to see the car no only didn't go to the crusher, but is getting a new heart and the love it needs :)
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 08:48:58 AM »
hard to tell from the pics, but is that mars red? cool project, nice to keep these cars out of the junkyards.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2010, 09:36:55 AM »
Im glad to see it getting put back together also!!!
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2010, 10:18:21 AM »
red rocket

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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2010, 10:57:59 AM »
red robot rocket?
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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2010, 12:20:51 PM »
Quote from: thf944 on February 22, 2010, 08:48:58 AM
hard to tell from the pics, but is that mars red? cool project, nice to keep these cars out of the junkyards.
i think it is mars (GTI) because as i recall tornado wasnt on mk1's... i work at the phil long body shop and it will be getting resprayed in it's original color. luckily i have the code in the trunk still. texas car, its too clean to let it die, it has frame rail lift damage like every other mk1, and the pinch welds need attention, but other than that the body only needs little things
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2010, 12:39:45 PM »
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i work at the phil long body shop
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2010, 05:17:14 PM »
yeah but im not a body guy. i worked for saturn which died and is now this "phil long signature" which is basically like-new used cars. i do all the recon work on the signature cars and then they ship them to denver, chapel hills, and motor city. ;)
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2010, 09:25:43 PM »
this evening's progress.. not too exciting. clutch installed, tranny mated. missing faseners for mounts. tomorrow night I'll do the timing belt, valve cover... mounts i hope. broke the damn dizzy cap. i need a friggin paycheck.

bungee corded this heater to the head to warm it up to try to make scrubbing it easier...




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« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2010, 07:45:21 AM »
Why the hell are all of your pics overexposed?
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« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2010, 09:13:58 AM »
i dunno, its a new camera, the lighting is horrible in the garage... tis pissin me off. takes good pictures durnig the day, night mode or whatever doesnt work for crap. wish i had better than a point n shoot.
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2010, 10:28:34 AM »
Quote from: Random_Task on February 23, 2010, 09:13:58 AM
i dunno, its a new camera, the lighting is horrible in the garage... tis pissin me off. takes good pictures durnig the day, night mode or whatever doesnt work for crap. wish i had better than a point n shoot.
"night mode" causes the images to be overexposed... turn it off and turn on your flash ;)
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« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2010, 12:34:23 PM »
i tried that too. turned out basically the same. right now my mounts are getting professionally painted some sort of chevy white and clear coated. i just finished up a couple impalas and im having them use the leftover paint on em
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Re: Red Rocket (giggity) mini-build
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2010, 02:53:13 PM »
Hey - we'll see, but I may be needing and 8V engine/head or two - don't throw anything away!  Heh. 
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« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2010, 04:52:11 PM »
dont worry, i wont be! im inheriting kenneth's old engine/head too
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« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2010, 08:55:57 PM »
well. im pissed. the cam oil seal was impropperly installed by somebody and it NEEDS replacing. just another thing to slow me down  :banghead:
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« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2010, 10:07:46 PM »
At least those seals are only a couple of bucks.
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« Reply #23 on: February 23, 2010, 11:52:10 PM »
yeah. hope somebody has em in stock, i want this thing ready for the engine bay TOMORROW. i plan on hanging the engine in the bay late saturday early sunday
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« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2010, 10:35:57 PM »
well got a bunch of stuff done, ran into 2 snags, 1 of which kept us (me and 0dd_j0b) from hangin the engine in the bay. need to borrow a tap and die set from somebody if i can... the holes for the motor mount are rusty since this thing has never been in a mk1... dont have the right hardware for the g60 valve cover so I'll be looking at the hardware store tomorrow. got the bay cleaned up, wires removed, brake lines re-routed. trying to do manual brakes, didn't keep the m/c from the rabbit tho... heres some peektors. anybody got a tap set i could borrow?

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bay all cleaned and lines re-routed


kenneth...


strange cylinder head...


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