Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration

[Ice_ken]

Paint booth!?... sounds posh...

I've got one of those too 

It's just a shed with a bunch of tools in it.

Wow you've got the deluxe one like me then!

absolutely

forgot to put up a pic:

[Ice_ken]

Engine stand arrived.

preview:

turning the engine upside down is easy:


Real luxury if you ask me.

[lemski]

Comin along now mate

[Ice_ken]

Comin along now mate

yess it is;

To the point; got the brake servo off(couldn't get in the car before), it's on wheels now 


Bit of mokking up:


I'm biased offcourse, But I think my engine looks freakin' great

[SoundillusioN]

not a biased opinion at all!  It does! 

[tech1889]

what is that on the left hand side of engine bay looks all crumpled ?? and the battery repair tray for VW heritage isnt a bad fit for not a lot of money 

[SoundillusioN]

what is that on the left hand side of engine bay looks all crumpled ?? and the battery repair tray for VW heritage isnt a bad fit for not a lot of money 

He mentions it got damaged here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=204440.msg1901216#msg1901216

[Ice_ken]

what is that on the left hand side of engine bay looks all crumpled ?? and the battery repair tray for VW heritage isnt a bad fit for not a lot of money 

He mentions it got damaged here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=204440.msg1901216#msg1901216

Indeed I mentioned it, here's a pic:


hit a tractor @ 20mph, his fault.

[tech1889]

Now I understand lol looks much better now 

[Ice_ken]

head is done: