DanChave's Flash Red GTI 16V. Engine strip, clean and paint!

[DanChave]

Loving the Gold, certainly looked awesome when i saw them on Instagram

Cheers buddeh

[DanChave]

Cool thread man. I didn't realise the front came off like that.

Cheers bud Yeah, its very handy!

[DanChave]

Seats look good.. 

Now you see i'm a bit funny about gold and what it goes with, I had a green mk1 once and detailed in green but quickly regretted it..

I'm not convinced yet but when it's all fitted you may sway me. 

Don't worry bud, if it turns out bad I'll just keep the bonnet shut

There is method in my madness though, and I'm usually pretty good with colour schemes and what goes with what. Gold on red can look awful but I think how I'm gonna do it should look great

Plus, the engine will eventually be making its way into a MK1 of some description so all the paintwork is also done with that in mind.......

[thai-wronghorse]

Are you removing the expansion tank?

[DanChave]

Are you removing the expansion tank?

It was bought with that in mind yeah! I am still not sure weather I will or not yet!

[DanChave]

6 month old FK AK Streets with genuine top mounts, £45, some things just happen for a reason.......

[VR6_Wherry]

6 month old FK AK Streets with genuine top mounts, £45, some things just happen for a reason.......

Bargains are awesome. I picked up some front AP's for £100 rather then £200

[DanChave]

6 month old FK AK Streets with genuine top mounts, £45, some things just happen for a reason.......

Bargains are awesome. I picked up some front AP's for £100 rather then £200

Nice! I'm pretty stoked right now to be honest

[DanChave]

So, after waiting for just over three weeks, my stainless manifold finally turned up!



I will be wrapping it all up in heat wrap so I can ditch all the oem heat proofing Is it wrong that I want to polish it all up before I fit it??

A pic of the FK AK Streets I picked up for a bargain price



I reckon they should clean up really well, I'm tempted to paint up the springs...........

[DanChave]

More bargain hunting ensued today. I took a four hour round trip this morning, down to Perranporth in Cornwall to have a look at a Highline VR! Needless to say, I came away with the whole leather interior, including leather seats, door cards and rear quarter cards, the black ABC pillars, a full set of colour coded side moulding, the ABS warning light loom and the ABS ECU for a very handsome price

Pics to follow.....