Hungarian Q4 engine rebuild & modifications

[Gery83]

Hello!
I'm from Hungary. I think I'm the only one on this forum.

So... When I bought my Q4 (around ARPIL of 2007), it was quite weak. (As it turned out, the head gasket was guilty.)
So I decided to rebuild the engine, and do some modifications that I always wanted to do.
So I'll post some pictures, with short comments.
If you'd like to know something, just ask me!

Oh, by the way...I'm not a professional, just a hobbist.

[Gery83]

As I bought it in 2007:

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An early clutch change:

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And the strip begun:

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[Steve Webb]

Hi Gery, looks like you are pretty handy with a spanner. Good luck with all the work. Oh I moved your thread into the readers cars section.

Steve

[Gery83]

...continued:

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[Gery83]

Some new parts and stuff:

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Some engine bay washing:

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Engine block painting:

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[Xti]

Hi Gery !
Welcome to the forum.
Keep up the good work, I wish you good luck.

Btw...were you this year at Alfacity in Esztergom? I realy enjoyed it, it was such a great event with so many beautiful Alfas.

Cheers,
Cristian.

[Gery83]

Hi!
Thanks!
Yes, I was there, but unfortunetly not with my car, because it was in pieces... DD

[Gery83]

Some more parts:

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[Gery83]

Some painted stuff:

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[Gery83]

Battery in the trunk:
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Replaced ignition coils:
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Rebuilt starter motor:
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[Gery83]

Little cutting and welding:

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Bumper cutting and washing stuff:

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[Gery83]

Painting, cooler fitting:

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[markgq4]

Painting, cooler fitting:

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Very good and neat work Gery

[Gery83]

Thanks!

[AlfaJack]

This is some fantastic work. I love the paint job on the rocker cover. I may do something similar. Keep up the good work!

[Gery83]

Some stuff:

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[Steve Webb]

Looks like you are going to be pretty busy with all of this.

Never heard of Castol Edge before, any good reviews of it?

And are you sticking with 10mm headbolts or going up to 12mm?

What head gasket have you gone with?

Steve

[Steve Webb]

Better class of mechanic over in Hungary by the looks of it:



Mechanics over here are usually fat, balding and covered in grease!

Apologies for ripping pics off of your website

[Gery83]

No problem!
She is my girlfriend. She wanted to help by the stripping of the car,
so I gave her some of my worker clothes!
I can tell you, she has talent!

[Gery83]

Yes, I heard no problems with it.
Previously I used Castrol Formula RS, but they don't sell it anymore in hungary. The EDGE replaced it. So I bought it!

Yes, I'm using 10mm factory headbolts and Victor Reintz head gasket. Nothing extra.
I'm not going to tune my car that much:
- it has a modified chip (bigger pressure)
- bigger cooler

That's all temporarily.