Wow!! Incredible job man. I was actually lookign at one of these for my wife a while back.
Keep us posted on your progress. Definitely interested to see how this turns out.
^Thanks.
Little more progress last night. I pulled the motor back out quick and test fit the trigger wheel. I had to just file a tiny bit on the inside hole to get it to slip over (Which was the plan since its easier to make the hole bigger than smaller). I actually did first put the trigger wheel in the toaster and it slipped right over the hub, which had been in the cold garage all week, but I needed it to come off again so I went with the file.
Couple pics of how it will mount to the crank pulley.
Next I need to mount the VR sensor. I have a piece of square aluminum tubing on order to make the bracket. That will probably happen tuesday ish.
Dan
Aluminum came yesterday for the VR sensor mount. Was pretty simple really. I may clean up some of the edges a bit more, and I need to finish drilling the second sensor mounting hole yet, but otherwise its basically done.
I also got the waste spark coil that I plan on using (newer ford dealeo). Should be a nice fit where the stock distributor once lived.
Dan
Any anticipated completion date?
^^ you funny.
My guess is sometime in 2009, but you never can tell with these projects.
Dan
I wasn’t trying to be funny, just wondering when it was going to be running/driving. Trust me, i know how projects always take 3 times as long to complete.
Oh, I know. I wasnt trying to sound like a dick either. hah
Id like to have it moving next summer so she can enjoy it some. But as soon as a timeline is put on projects like these it seems they are no longer fun. I think in a few weeks (3-5) I will have most of the motor related fab done, which is a huge step.
Then comes the body work… which is mainly just shaving stuff that is no longer needed etc. There is really no rust on this thing to speak of.
dan
Cleaned up the edges of the bracket today at work and bead blasted it quick. Its done now. I double checked the VR sensor to wheel clearance and its 1.75mm as shown in the picture below.
I just need to time the trigger wheel to the crank pulley and bolt it down.
Dan
Finally took a picture of the exhaust flange that I got about a month ago. $36 shipped from a guy in Canada I found on Honda-tech. Ill be making my own header since I refuse to spend $400 or whatever on a new one. I still need to get the rest of the parts for this. Probably sometime this month.
Dan
hey since your running the itb’s on that 16v you wouldn’t happen to wanna part with the old stock intake mani would ya? id like to have a extra one to polish up for my gti after winter.
I sure would. However, it would only be the upper,since I cut up the lower to attach the ITBs to.
PM me an offer.
WoW! great work. Good job man :tup:
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some really nice work going into this thing :tup:
^thanks. I think Ive learned a lot what not to do on previous projects. This is my first project since then that Im starting with a clean slate on. The goal is to make it as simple and clean as possible, even if that means alot of work to get there. Like I dont plan on using any plumbing adaptors; everthing will have a welded on bung, direct to AN (at least the few that there will be).
Dan
i stay away from a/n’s. its an incurable disease. 
hehe
Brian
haha ya. This time Im just going to use pushloc hose and black ends. Nothing crazy.
Itll prob only be 6 lines ish.
Dan
Few new goodies came today: oil cooler, some -8an weld bungs for the motor block off plate I made and for the oil filter mount, and the connector pigtails for the VR sensor and coil pack.
May work on the distributor block off plate / coil mount tomorrow.
Dan
This space for rent
Dan
Awesome project, cant wait to see it done. I need a project car for the winter, to much shit to do to the house though, almost done though.