here is what I scored for my coolant plumbing. some prototype five layer one of a kind silicone one piece hoses that a local vw guy had built. WAY COOL. soooo much cleaner than the multi fitting and 13 hose clamp abortion that was before.
~deeprecon1 this is what I did, if you look close at a earlier pic I trimmed the driver side MM and added metal to the bottom of mount to replace any integrity that may have been removed~

Thanks for sharing! +1 TP



-Eric

got my water pump today. and what I learned....there are two types available one complete assy. with a cast iron impeller and just a bolt into housing type with a funky stamped sheet metal impeller. vw shop I deal with says the latter type have a "extremely" high failure rate. 

to be able to fit the oversized silicone hoses and to avoid the mess of elbows and hose clamps needed with the acme kit I did some mods.
1) cut front flat part of motor mount (above the bend to minimise loss of integrity)
2) added material to open bottom of mount to replace what I cut out (and left a drain slot at lowest point)

Ya it looks like we need to hire a hose guy ! lol

I am fed up with the crazy hose clamp action really ...

J now you are making me feel self conscious about not making my motor look all pretty ! .... damn you

I think its time to rethink that mount, why not make it underslung or something. there is gotta be a better way, its f-n ridiculous as-is

I said F $#% it Im building hot and cold side manifold ... I hope it works 

well here's my progress for the day.
here you can also see the finished plumbing

Looks good.  Any idea what the specs are on the new engine compared to the stock 1.6L?

I will be sending my pump to Giles in Canada when I can find an extra 1k laying around, when I get that back I should have a 110-125 hp   175-250 tq motor (estimate)(but collaborated guess with Gilles)
also have my turbo at bell turbo to work his magic. (don't know if that will gain much, just cant boost a IDI motor much)

well waiting on snail mail to deliver more under hood stuff figured I would see what else I can f#*k up on my 'kick... I cannot get the rear axles out they are a PITA! got a bigger slide hammer will try that when hands heal. :'( (and yes I took off all the nuts!)

spools in, twin sticks are in time to tear down the front and regear

more on the diesel soon....(waiting on parts)

well progress is slow. I borrowed my father in laws tractor to use on the house I'm having built soooo.....you know what its like to borrow somethin from family, 3 hours of use and BANG!!!! goes the front hub....FYI john Deere parts are more expensive than Suzuki parts

any way all I had time to do was mount the oil filter, I had it in a very bad place before. now it looks better I will just have to clean my engine bay at oil changes..
it fits really nice in otherwise unused realestate
what do you think any better ideas??

well, not alot of time to tinker with the 'kick but hers a couple current pics, got a few odds and ends done on 'er but nothing major.....BTW, I think I am going to rebuild the injection pump my self and save a ton of cash. and hopefully be off the road by hunting season.

you should mount a drip pan under the filter so it doesnt mess all over your inner fender after every change.
matt