Polo 4.2 V8 Transplant

Started by Lee, April 22, 2009, 08:33:11 PM

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Lee

Engine mounts top side

qta4

Thats so cool Lee, i know just how hard it is to feed these on Vask with photos. Good work.
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Intelligence is, having the sense not to do it.

Lee

Gearbox mount and below

RS ZWEI

What gearbox are you using Lee?
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qta4

Quote from: Golfboy666GTI on July 21, 2009, 07:45:22 PM
What gearbox are you using Lee?


VR6 box Nik, that driver side CV looks really close to the side of the block, must have taken a long time to get orientation of engine and box right.

Great stuff.
Skill is, sucessfully tightrope walking across the Niagra Falls.
Intelligence is, having the sense not to do it.

Lee

This what was cut out of the passengers side front rail.

Because the car is just over 15 years old it does not have to be front impact compliant .

The rules are fairly stiff for later 95 cars onward.

My certifier here in the Waikato was quite happy with me cutting so much-- as the left rail only holds up the bumper it's not a major

Its tight on the right side but I didn't need to modify it

Lee

Front off and on

Lee

Because the back of the v8 almost touches the bulkhead -the brake servo had to go.

Shown is a Nissan 25 mm master cylinder with pipe work to the rear remote servo .

Only the front brakes will be assisted.



Work in progress

qta4

You have been busy Lee, it must be so tight around the firewall side if the exhaust manifold as well.

Did you sort out the bonnet catch probelm?
Skill is, sucessfully tightrope walking across the Niagra Falls.
Intelligence is, having the sense not to do it.

RS ZWEI

Has anyone heard of this type of transplant being done before or is Lee breaking new ground?
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

VR6


80 Vert

I would say he's breaking new ground, great to see someone doing something different.
Looks like it has come along very nicely from when I saw it last Lee, great stuff.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

Lee

You can see from this the front bank of cylinders.

My overall concern with this exercise is how front heavy the car will be.

I have reduced weight as much as possible and even had to delete the inlet manifold as it weighed 15 kg

Will be making a light weight aluminium manifold with short tracks instead of the original variable castings.

This will probably reduce the torque but I don't think power will be a problem.

Am working on the exhaust -oil external filter-brake lines -remote servo -battery relocation---

yeah --still working


80 Vert

Where are you putting the radiator Lee? When I saw you last I don't think you had decided?
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

Lee

In front like normal.

It's slightly smaller than I would like and the fan may have to work more than normal.

With 4.2 litres it's not going to be under stress as the 1.8t was.

I have just had a major problem finding a crank angle sensor as the v8 ran it's sensor on the flexie plate. Ended up with a Nissan v8 sensor that I have to adapt to the end of the cam.


There are alot of things that will require modification but the main thing now is to get it running

ritmo


Bullseye

This is brilliant!

Have you looked at dry sumping it to move some more weight?
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Lee

Hmmmm interesting

I just weighed 4 litres of oil --about 3 kg--

Certainly worth investigation

Thanks

qta4

Any updates yet Lee?

If your car goes anything like mine, you will have a problem, at least  can reduce boost........... >:D
Skill is, sucessfully tightrope walking across the Niagra Falls.
Intelligence is, having the sense not to do it.

Lee

#59
Not much to report--

Just finished the exhaust extractors --working on the rear brake booster and the new inlet manifold.

Another couple of weeks it will go in for the computer to be set up.