What I've been doing on the darkside.

[Aptyp]

got a pic of nuts and bolts after tumbling?

[equate975]

that's a brass tumbler for polishign metal bits, jewelry & more commonly, cartridge cases for ammunition :D !

Load it with polishing media (like walnut shells) & some polishing compound (don't use 'Brasso') & whatever you put in should come out mirror-polished. Get the specific stuff (polishing media/compund) at any gun store/Bass Pro Shops that sells reloading equipment.

And you don't need to run it all night, 2-4 hours should do. You'll find you will get better results when you change the media after each use.

Yeah I'm aware of that, its not my tumbler. It is full of walnut shells and polishing compound, it was just really dirty. I'm assuming some cleaner stuff might work better, but I didn't want to dirty up a batch just for some bolts.

[equate975]

Good news everybody, today was highly productive!

Mounted the flywheel and clucth, put on the tranny, installed the engine, put in the axles (for the most part anyways) hooked up almost all the electrical, and put most of the cooling system together.

Sorry for the shitty pics, its off my iphone, I again forgot my camera.

The BFI chip should be in monday, so I should be able to fire it up tuesday.











That is all for now.

[shmutzigE30]

no! i want more!!!

[TimKninja]

Is that a Chysler LHS In the background?

Looks Neato.

[equate975]

Twiddling my thumbs and spending a lot of money on fluid.

Basically all together and ready to fire, just waiting on my SAI plug...

To do:

Drain gas, fill with new stuff
Put front end on
Fill coolant
Finish rear brake lines
Bleed brakes and clutch
INTERIOR!
Paint

[z50_Jumper]

Right on. Love VW's Love the sound that a VR makes, but not the upkeep.

[equate975]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8Ufe-jNsw

[einstein57]

i'm surprised you did not take a wire brush and spray bomb that support brace.

[equate975]

It would take 100 years to wire brush it, it should be replaced but I didn't have the cash to do it. Its really the only rusty part up there, but you don't see it. I will let the next owner know it should be done next time that area is taken apart.

I think its like $150 for a new one, I just was trying to cut costs for things that didn't have to be done now.