Golf MK1, fuel tank removal.

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Anybody taken one out recently?

How much pain am I in for?

How exactly does it come out?

Please, please, pretty please, tell me the axle doesn't have to come out...
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BlueBlob wrote:Anybody taken one out recently?

How much pain am I in for?

How exactly does it come out?

Please, please, pretty please, tell me the axle doesn't have to come out...

Ummm it's not the most difficult thing to do... it's just **** because it's under the car.

You just loosen all the hoses and then there are 2 straps holding it in. Each strap is bolted to the body with a 13mm nut. Once the straps are loose, the tank can slide out.

You don't have to remove the whole axle, I just dropped the one side, but dropping the whole axle will make it easier.

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sorry mate axle must just be loosened (4 bolts holding it up) try and mark it before you remove, just to ensure
that the axle goes back into the position it was...

there is 2 straps holding it up, loosen the 2 bolts, then the petrol down pipe and over flow must be removed and that is held in place by clamps...

and dare i say it , Blobs your uncle...
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oh yes and unplug the float before you remove it....

plug located on the inside under the black cover below the seat, oh ya you dont have that seat...lol
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Thanks guys.

Doesn't sound like as much work as I thought.

Will rip it out tonight quickly.
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Oh, reason for this:

We dyno'd my new motor last night. Went fantastically well up to 240kw at teh wheels when we started running out of fuel.

Car is now getting a fuel cell, surge tank, 10mm fuel lines (x2) and two fuel pumps. Let's see the fucker run out of fuel now. :evil:
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BlueBlob wrote:Oh, reason for this:

We dyno'd my new motor last night. Went fantastically well up to 240kw at teh wheels when we started running out of fuel.

Car is now getting a fuel cell, surge tank, 10mm fuel lines (x2) and two fuel pumps. Let's see the fucker run out of fuel now. :evil:
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kmg4real wrote:240kw? That's some awesome power for Teh Blob
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Thanks man.

The idea is to get to 280kw. Will stop there 'cause I don't think a stock bottom-end will like much more than that.
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BlueBlob wrote:We dyno'd my new motor last night. Went fantastically well up to 240kw at teh wheels
:crazy: what you running under that hood
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BlueBlob wrote:Oh, reason for this:

We dyno'd my new motor last night. Went fantastically well up to 240kw at teh wheels when we started running out of fuel.

Car is now getting a fuel cell, surge tank, 10mm fuel lines (x2) and two fuel pumps. Let's see the fucker run out of fuel now. :evil:
you have a new WHAT!!!!!

what a way of letting us know...
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Velofox wrote:you have a new WHAT!!!!!

what a way of letting us know...
Sorry man. Not spending as much time here as I used to.

Yeah, melted the previous motor, so built a new one. Same spec though, bar one or two little secret changes. :lol:

Basically makes 30hp more as the previous one, at the same boost level, and we can now actually get more than 1.2 bar. Well, we will, as soon as the fuel delivery problems are sorted.
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UDC wrote: :crazy: what you running under that hood
2.0 16V Turbo.
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Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
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neighbourhood terror wrote:Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
Schweet. Feel like taking one out in 10 minutes tonight?
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BlueBlob wrote:
neighbourhood terror wrote:Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
Schweet. Feel like taking one out in 10 minutes tonight?
AAARRRRRRR, i wanna see the Blob also mos...

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BlueBlob wrote:Schweet. Feel like taking one out in 10 minutes tonight?
Ok ... I'm game, sms me time
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neighbourhood terror wrote:
BlueBlob wrote:Schweet. Feel like taking one out in 10 minutes tonight?
Ok ... I'm game, sms me time
Let's make it 19:00?
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Velofox wrote:AAARRRRRRR, i wanna see the Blob also mos...

Time more or less?
You want to pop around?

Anything after 19:00 should be fine.
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BlueBlob wrote: Let's make it 19:00?
Cool ... it's a ummm date
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neighbourhood terror wrote:
BlueBlob wrote: Let's make it 19:00?
Cool ... it's a ummm date
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You can also check my link when I converted to fi. Like MAcman said, its not difficult just f*cking annoying, would be easier with an extra hand http://www.vwclub.co.za/phpbb3/viewtopi ... &start=250
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neighbourhood terror wrote:Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
That was some record time I say. Would you agree Dave?
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kmg4real wrote:
neighbourhood terror wrote:Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
That was some record time I say. Would you agree Dave?
Ha ha.

What was it, like 4 hours or something?

But it's out. Picked up the fuel cell this morning. PURE PORN. I love welded aluminium...
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Yup ... bit of a fail on my part really :oops: . Should have mentioned that when I did it there was no brake or fuel lines to deal with Also stuffing around trying to leave the brake lines in place wasted allot of time, we should have just dropped the whole axel in the first place and it would have taken half the time :bang:
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BlueBlob wrote:
kmg4real wrote:
neighbourhood terror wrote:Peice of piss .. even easier on your car as the exhaust isn't in the way. Fitted the tank in my race car when I built it in about 10mins by myself :wink:
That was some record time I say. Would you agree Dave?
Ha ha.

What was it, like 4 hours or something?

But it's out. Picked up the fuel cell this morning. PURE PORN. I love welded aluminium...
was a nice 4 hours if i must say so myself...

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