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Picture of the final assembly of the turbo. Joey was having a hard time getting the broken bolt out of the hot side, but was successful. https://vermontracing.com/remote_posting/18t_project/1493.jpg Turbo 100% installed and car is running. New plugs with .025 gap. Joey fixed the leaking coolant line...

New turbo temporarily installed to work out the clocking of the oil in/outlets. The fittings to change how the lines that will be connected to the turbo should arrive tomorrow. One of the challenges we had at the Burke hillclimb this summer when trying to troubleshoot the turbo is that it was extrem...

While geeking out on Isaac's MK1 1.8T project on VWvortex this morning, I got some good ideas for my MK1 Scirocco. Here is the project thread: The original 20vT mk1 "re-build" thread. Meanwhile, work continues with the MK4 Golf. The Tial turbo housing was very loose, yet the bolts were tig...

Finally done with ramp. Instead of using thin L channel, I used thicker aluminum 3/4" C channel to wrap around the entire leading edge of the ramp along with the sides. I tried... I really did... to make 45-degree cuts without a miter. Nope. I was lucky to get a straight cut. So... I cut a corn...

I got side tracked with a week long stay-cation where I wasn't able to do anything on my 'to-list'. But, I was committed to completing one project... replace the fold out ramp and hinge on the enclosed trailer ramp. The hinge was damaged when my car was a bit too low and the skid plate was fighting ...

Day 01: Scirocco Remove 1.8T AEB engine with 5-speed 020. Next step is to determine how to make the 1.8T non-AEB engine with 5-speed 02J cable shift work. Will have to work around the MK2 subframe and other front end modifications. This is a different animal than other Sciroccos with the extensive m...

Burke 2023 hillclimb was fun; great seeing the usuals and new people. Well run event (two first-timer chairs) with lots of runs. There was a lot of rain in the evening, but the days were pretty good. Very wet road on Sunday so I skipped a lot of runs as it was too slippery to put the power to the ro...

2023 Year-End Plaques are HERE

:cry: Event information here including how to register, camping, special Philo rules, and the weekend schedule: http://www.hillclimb.org/events/event_philo.html ------------------- Camping waitlist 2024: Rob Salisbury Campground map: http://www.hillclimb.org/events/philo/philo_campground.gif There a...

Results of the 93-octane pump gas tune with the new VEMS ECU is awesome. I'm very impressed with the options available both from the experience tuner level and me, the mere mortal. Nick at VEMS (Colchester, Vermont) tuned the car at many levels of RPM and boost pressure to create a range of performa...