wuzzy - mk2 8v

[jv]

[wuzzy]

thanks jv...... right down to business where to start, I bought a mk2 gti 8v on ebay for the princley sum of 250, bargain i thought! the spec as follows,15/12/1989  ,big bumpers,orig black,coilovers,lots of paperwork,emblemless grill no spots but orig vw gti grill in boot. So i thought why not it would be nice to own another gti(my last one was in 98)now the bad points,no mot,rusted right wing,no fith gear,interior mouldy(didnt find that one till i got home) but nothing that cant be fixed ithought.
Right that was picked up last saturday from wigan it has been on my front lawn since(its been snowing and raining everytime i step outside to do something )
got some pics though,must ad i,d just attemted to clean it(pet hate of mine dirty cars )
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0450.jpg
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0445.jpg

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note my clever use of a otherwise useless front garden lol, my missus nearly had a fit! sod her my dub comes first,plus i know that if i leave it on the road itll get keyed.

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right so much for the history, the first thing for me to find out was which parts have been touched and which havnt, ie, big bumpers are not orig,the speedo wasnt working but figured that out(thanks 8v)it had a digi speedo gear fitted,post 90,s steering wheel and stalks,weighted shifter from a mk3 but i think that was all that was done to it.
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0456.jpg
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0444.jpg
Now it needs a linkage repair kit so im gettin one on sat, a cv boot but dont know if im gettin the pre split one heard there a bit crap (feedback welcome on that one) it also needs 4 wheel nuts as there are only 3 in each wheel?? .
as youve probably guessed i dont have a massive budget for this project(have 2 kids and a wife to feed lol)mostly my intensions are to get it back to its original condition with a few improvements,
ice and handling maybe a bit more power but havnt been able to realy test it as the linkage is shot
but im pleased that the shell is solid and not shunted or bent!

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oh yeh i forgot it also comes with its own swimming pool in the back footwell but i found the prob there
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0457.jpg
seems like my list is gettin longer and my trip to the ring is gonna have to wait till next year

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oh feel free to look at the rest of the pics in photobucket.
i will probably post about three time a week but cant say when cos i work differently.
but for now thanks for reading and watch this space
ps, any parts donations are greatly welcome hahahaha i know im a cheeky sod

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Hehe hello there boys and girls,today the weather wasnt playing nicley so i decided to do some little bits on the car like drying out the swimming pool in the rear foot well .
plus i also managed to retrim my gear stick gator (if thats what you call them) in leather
i knew that old italien leather jacket would come in handy  here some pics oh and yes my stitching is
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0462.jpg
ok that was the old one
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0465.jpg
these are the pieces you need each twice
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0467.jpg
a bit of sewing and you should have this
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0470.jpg
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0471.jpg

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i even got a bit carried away and did the little button on the gear nob :embarassed: i know its cheasy but i like it and it was free
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh35/wuzzy_photo/?action=view&current=SP_A0472.jpg

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hallo and youve probably guessed that today i havnt done much
but i have ordered a linkage repair kit off ebay so i hope it comes in the next couple of days,i will keep you updated on that,and plenty of pics to go with the fitting
im also watching a short shift bracket if anyone has had expierience with one of these i would really like to hear about it thanks, well thats me out im gonna get on the couch with a few tins good night

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ok so its about time i wrote something again, today i had the car on ramps to sort out why its blowing
turns out they havnt fitted the middle box properly so now i have to remove all of it to do it right :cry:but if its worth doin and all that bollox, tommorow is a big day my linkage repair kit arrives no doubt that will go on smoothley some good news though on my way to work i found my long lost fith gear lol couldnt test it properly though darn speed cams
this weekends check list is gettin bigger aswell. door seals and new plastics sheets behind door cards,cv boot,gear linkage repair kit,drying out interior,new bulbs for rear clusters (someone decided to paint all of them bright red???) then not to forget refitting the puff puff cat back!erm lots of swearin probably aswell lol oh yes and going getting my mk3 dash only 60squid. ok will update at the weekend untill then WUZZY out byeeeeee