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[LC5F]

@LC5F thanks 

But first... whaaw what a nice Mk3 I love the color!  was that blue  a standard color in the UK? 
As for the parts for the 20 Years, they are on the way Next weekend I'm getting some extra set of BBS RS 722 and get them refurbished in original color and polish Maybe on the way back home I'll stop by a 20 Years shop / collector who has many other stuff for the GTI😉
Maybe I'll find a back seat with headrests too
I'll put some pic's on when I receive all the other parts too

Thanks, Yes - it is Fjord Blue LR5V
Be careful with the wheels - a lot of them are 6.5 inches wide off Mk4's and are wrongly sold as Anni ones, but genuine Anni ones are wider at 7 inches and not easy to find.

[RBS]

@LC5F 👍🏻 Found the original 7x16 in good condition👍🏻 I ‘ll bring them to a wheel specialist who will refurbish them back to original spec… When I get back to Antwerp I’ll post some before pic’s😉👍🏻

[RBS]

Now for an update:

I took my Ed30 to Croatia 🇭🇷 to swap it for the 20 Years… long story short…
I can’t register my 20 Years because of a stupid law here…🙄 so I have to take it back to Antwerp, register it there and have to wait 6 months before I can take it back to Croatia and then register it onto Croatian numberplates…😵‍💫🙄
It keeps me bussy😅
Now some road pic’s…









And safe home …❤️

[RBS]

And also after a good wash…😁

[RBS]

Now a month or 2 having a holiday in Croatia 🇭🇷😁 maybe an oil & filter change…
I’ll see if there is time left😅
Mum’s SLK is also beggin for some love & attention 😁 I’ll see tomorrow…

[RBS]

Next up is ED 30… was a sleep in the garage for almost 8 weeks!!😅
Some spiders liked the wheels and arches😁

[SANDEGTI]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire thread over the course of nearly an hour! Well done you and your dedication to the ED30 and 20 of course, both look mint. 

Looking forward to seeing what's next!

[RBS]

@SANDEGTI  :wink:Thanks mate 
 Still a long way to go😅 but I’ll get there…😁

Finally some time this weekend to wash the Croatian bugs off … and give it a bit of love before diving back in the garage to finally start on the suspension and brakes!!
So enjoy 

[RBS]

When I come back home in Belgium, it’s realy time I get going with the Ed 30!!
Last couple of months were all work work work!😵‍💫
I hope the next couple of weekends I’ll be able to finally install the RS4 fpv and
LOBA fp!! Then the oil pump… and and and😅 So many things still left to do…
By next year in May everything must be done😅

[LC5F]

Croatia looks lovely.
That's quite task list you have

[RBS]

@LC5F 😘❤️ Thanks buddy👍🏻

Had finally some time today to swap the hpfp to the Loba one and also install the RS4 fp regulator valve… and to my surprise the original one looked identical to the new one!?!🤔 Realy weird??!!??
Have you guys with your ED30 also this style of fp regulator valve mounted as standard?? Just realy curious 🧐 about it…
To my surprise it all went quite smoothly 😅 just took me 2 hours to swap the valve, the new hpfp and a new cam follower🤩😎 did a little test drive and check up afterwards… No fuel leaks detected 
Didn’t take a lot of pic’s but you all get the idea…

Before





And after installation

[Shoduchi]

You’re getting there! When you have it tuned it’s going to be like you had bought a new car. 

The FPRV all look the same, it’s just the internal spring that changes stiffness. 

[RBS]

After a loooong time I decided to go with the VIS setup…
I actually mounted the MIK motoren oil pump first a couple of months ago and tested it out for about 1000 km. Nothing to complain about only the engine in idleling was shaking a lot😒 when I drove it, everything was fine…
So I got thinking again and went for the VIS sprocket…
I sadly don’t have any pic’s from the MIK motoren setup!😩 my phone fell into the
oilbucket😫😭 NOT happy!! Result-> new phone🤓 It was a rollercoaster these last 4 months🤪 The engine sump went off 3 times!!! I had to put on a new crankchain because I cut off the old one for the MIK setup🤓 and a new timingbelt & co…
Luckely a good buddy let me use his shop with a 2 post lift to mount all of the above back👍🏻👍🏻❤️ We also refited my old balance shaft/oilpump setup back… Which was all cleaned the 1st time I took it off…
Now after a couple of months I went back into my cave and changed the balance shaft sprocket for the VIS one…
The engine in idle is not so shakey any more👍🏻 Much more relax, still a bit shakey bit not so much as before😍👍🏻
My plans for this summer were all different 😁😁 but I guess that’s life….😅
Pic’s are comming👍🏻

[RBS]

Here are some pic’s…





Also got myself an engine lamp😎 is realy helpfull👍🏻





Draining the oil and unbolting the DSG box from the oilpan



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Also disconecting boostpipe





And there is the bloody oilpump / balance shaft assembly again🙄😵‍💫😁





Changed the sprocket for the VIS freewheel sprocket and put a new bolt on the oil pump



And the oil man all cleaned again for the 3rd time….😵‍💫😄



I hope this helps you guys in doing stuff yourselves👍🏻
Some notes:
Oilpan bolts (20) tightened to 15 NM
Gearbox bolts (3) to 45 NM
Turbo feedline bolts (2) from oilpan 9 NM
Oilfilterhousing 25,5 NM
Oil drainplug 30 NM
Oil pick up pipe bolt 9 NM
VIS freewheel sprocket 20 NM + 90*
Oil sprocket bolt from oilpump 20 NM + 90*

Hope this helps you guys👍🏻

[RBS]

And found some nice Speedlines 8,5 x 19 ET 43 and ET 48 Chrome polished