1988 audi 80 quattro to pd130 - Page 8

jjordan11 · October 15th, 2009, 16:21

Tdisynchro, that's a good way to run it. Ensures that it will not drag in the snow or other things.

I'll have to see how I like it on the underside and possibly re-route it.

I got the intercooler and radiator mounted. It's in there pretty good, now just need to clean the welds up a bit and paint all the raw metal. Here are some pictures. (From a distance so nobody can poke too much fun at my welding skills

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This lower picture shows the lower cross bar that I will attach the front snub mount. Now I can work on the intercooler pipe routing, that should be fun.

I ran the harness through the bulkhead to the passenger's compartment, right now the driver's floor looks like an electrician's nightmare.

I am re-thinking my accelerator situation, I have it hooked to the accelerator cable in the engine compartment and it moves like it should from fully released to fully compressed. But now I am thinking that I would like the electronic pedal in the car. Sometimes I hate how indecisive I am.

More progress posts soon.

jjordan11 · November 3rd, 2009, 13:07

I contacted Geoff today regarding a stage 1 pd camshaft grind, I'll probably send it in next week to get the work done. Before I put the engine in the car I inspected the cam for wear and there was some, I was a bit dissapointed with it, but it was to be expected with a higher mileage PD. I don't think/I hope the wear isn't too bad that the cam will be a paper weight. I'll measure the camshaft lobes when I get back into town next week sometime.

More updates soon.

Jon

jerry_m · November 4th, 2009, 11:58

Nice project!

Sorry to hear about your cam. How many miles does the PD engine has got?

If I were you, I'd repplace camshaft and stuff now in order to avoid problems/repairs/downtime in the future. Once the cam wear has started it will develop at accelerated speed..

Scott_DeWitt · November 4th, 2009, 13:41

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Originally Posted by jerry_m

Nice project!

Sorry to hear about your cam. How many miles does the PD engine has got?

IIRC the engine was in the 60-70,000 mile range. Also might want to get with TDIsyncro regarding PD cams, I think he had something brewing.

BTW Jon you should see your alternator next week.

jjordan11 · November 11th, 2009, 18:25

Made some progress after work tonight. Wiring is getting closer to completion, I need to check some power supply wiring at home. I need to get an origional oil pressure switch for the Audi still. I also got the camshaft sent out to Geoff at Colt Cams yesterday, I'd like to get it running and driving before it snows too much here. More updates soon.

Jon