tech1889 - "operation restoration"

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All new CV joints are here just waiting to be fitted..

My new M/C has been dispatched but not here yet..

Just ordered all nearly new coolant hoses for the ABF engine.. paid just over £60 which is a lot cheaper than dealer and they in very good condition at around 3-6months old..

Going to collect a mk3 golf GTI 16v subframe.. P/S rack.. GTI hubs.. GTI wishbones.. Calipers and carriers for 4x100 280mm brake setup with discs and pads.. This is all going to be stripped down and cleaned and painted.. new bearings for the hubs.. maybe new bushes and balljoints for wishbones depending on condition..

Its good to see the car is finally coming together and will start looking nice soon.. cant wait to get it running ! 

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Nice new CV's 





Todays progress







My suspension set up 

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256mm brakes fitted pics to follow 

Rado pedal box and master cylinder on route..

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Pedal box here..

Brake clips that go on chassis to mount lines here..

Car hopefully being moved to a new workshop soon that im hoping to get with a few friends.. Will be tucked up with a Escort cosworth.. Ford racing puma.. Starlet.. Foxus RS should be a good laugh 

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Just spent the first full day on the golf in as far back as i can remember..

I removed old pedal box which is a right pita... Fitted up the new hydro pedal box.. has anyone else done this as i was under impression it was straight fit which it is but not all the bolts line up the servo ones do and a couple of others but not all just wondered if this was normal..

Also i trimmed up my mk3 shifter box and fitted that so it can be bolted to gearbox..

Sorted out the front brake line clips so they all held in place correctly now which is much neater..

Removed engine again to assist with going hyrdo..

Went to fit new crank angle sensor and found euro car parts had sent me the wrong one   so on the hunt for another..

Attempted fitting power steering pump to engine and realised im missing a bracket which i may have snapped 

Need to order a few parts but other than that progress is going well at the moment.. Need to flat back bulkhead tomorrow and drill the three holes to fit master cylinder then im pretty much 100% done on the hyrdo front just missing the hose from master to slave..

Might actually get this done for Le Mans the race is on   

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How car was looking half way through day one and having removed engine



Day 3 saw us have a bit of fun.. Jacks can only go so high..

Removed the rear bumper to find the back panel straight and relatively rot free except minor under left chassis hole and corners which im happy about..



Jack the rear this high made my car go quite compressed at the front.. spring compressor anyone ??

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Few parts arrived today.. Carry on next time i get a day off 

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Well spent another half a day on it a couple of days ago and was pleased with my work..

Managed to finish of the rear brake lines which was a big hill to get over as been doing them for a while but finally fitted all new flexi pipes and solid pipes so much fresher now.. All the brakes are now finally done.. All i need to do is get new discs and pads all round and paint the callipers which will be done when its closer to being finished..

Also i managed to sort my drivers door handle which was just being a pain and you had to wiggle the door to get it to work and was annoying me so removed exterior handle and gave it all a nice clean and regreased..

Also the car had become a shed and was used as storage so i cleaned up some of the inside of the garage and removed more of the inside of the golf and put it in the garage which means i can finish off the inside of the golf without having to navigate around a dash ive removed etc 

The car is definitely on the way to being running soon... Hopefully 



To Do List -

-Crank Angle Sensor - ECP Sent me the wrong part so need another
-Clutch hydro line
-Check over engine bolts
-Coolant top pipe rubber seal
-Immob delete
-Power steering belt
-Alternator belt
-Inlet Gasket
-Exhaust Gasket
-1.3 Throttle cable
-Front bumper
-Sort front wings
-Fit Exhaust
-Buy various expensive bolts from VW
-Discs and Pads
-Fit my Mk4 Track rod ends..
-Fit Driveshafts with new CV's i have
-New headlight loom as i lost mine 


Thats roughly it it probably looks worse than it is but i dont think theres that much just waiting for some money to buy bits from various people