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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Golf mk2 gallery => Topic started by: jmsheahan on 28 July 2009, 17:28
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Right then my new purchase. Having been aircooled for the past 4 years I've just had to sell my bug due to no garage to carry on keeping it uptogether. 3 winters out in the open was beginning to take it's tole and having exhausted every option she had to go.
So being 19 and a student, I was forced to look for something a little more practical. Not too practical though of course and I certainly wasn't going to be settling on any saxo's, corsa's or sh*t like that ;D It had to soften the blow of loosing the Bug.
Roll in the the GTI. Bought from a guy who seemed sound and had owned it the past 5 years. The car isn't immaculate by any means but seems tidy and is completely original bar the springs (no boy'd up tat here thankyou). A huge car culture shock when all I've ever really driven is my Beetle!
This is how it looked when I picked it up
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Picked it up and started to drive it home. 20 mins into the journey the coolant light starts flashing. Checked the MFA - oil temp 140! I pull over, open the bonnet and it's completely emptied the coolant reservoir. By this time it's getting dark so a quick phonecall to the AA results in being towed home with a suspected head gasket. After a 7 hour trip I finally get home with it. Arses.
Having a look over a few days later it appears the power steering belt is very loose. Turns out the water pump wasn't being turned properly. Fiver later and a new belt happy days ;D
Having only had it a couple of months I'm slowly collecting bits for it. Just the usual work so far - cambelt, oil change etc, cooling system overhaul, thermostat, rad. Got some VDO gauges to go in, valve stem seals are to be done and it needs new discs and pads soon too. Could do with a new drivers seat too.
Anyhow after a good couple of days of cleaning and some freshly powdercoated sebrings:
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Looks smart that mate, I had an 8v mk2 when i was in my first year at Uni, in tornado red too!
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good to see another shiney red one :afro:
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Cheers guys
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Looks very nice.
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:cool: nice looking GTI
wish my 8V was that clean :grin:
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Not really much to report as of late. Valve stem seals are being done on monday and the monday after that it's having a little bodywork done. I will then be officially skint :rolleyes:
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Really like that mate, must be painfull losing that bug though! :sick:
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Really like that mate, must be painfull losing that bug though! :sick:
Cheers. Loosing the bug was a massive kick to the nads :undecided: My first motor and the amount of time and money I spent on it was unreal. It is missed and I will def be having another one day, just not as a daily. The golf has softened the blow considerably though - makes me grin every time booting it in 2nd. It's quite nice having a few interior bits too rather than just the 3 knobs the bug had for a dash :laugh:
Gone but not forgotten
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Stem seals now replaced. Seems to have cured the oil burning touch wood.
Been hacking up the centre console this afternoon to fit the VDO gauges. 2 hours, a Dremel, file and a large screwdriver and we have this. Look pretty good I reckon. Just need to fit the ciggy lighter and finish making the loom for em.
Chop chop chop
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Testfitted. Will need to come out again for the wiring. Fake at the mo :laugh:
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Looks good mate.
I love mk2's *sigh*
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Back from the bodyshop with some fresh paint repairs :grin: No more nasty knock in rear corner or dent in front wing
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looks fresh!! :cool:
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looks good that, like the black sebrings :cool:
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Ta, not so sure on the sebrings anymore but until I can afford some LS's they will be staying.
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Picked these up few days back and fitted them today. Just a few fag burns letting them down. Went in piece of cake :smiley:
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very nice. :smiley:
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Couple of pics of it in retro cars this month which is nice :smiley: Cool surprise when I picked up the mag in the airport
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same interior as mine bud, car is looking very nice!
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Not much new to report but did manage to clean the car yesterday - first time in about 2 months :rolleyes: Little big pissed as the panel I had repainted has been dented again by some low life :undecided:
So whats new? Well I've now replaced the door membranes so hopefully no more soaking wet door cards. Chopped the gearstick down yesterday in order to fit one from a mk4 - much nicer to change gear now as it's shorter.
Jobs to do over the next week are a new fuel pump to fit and hoping a trip to the scrappy will prove helpful as I'm after a set of 256 brakes due to my discs being completely fubar'd! Waxoiling is also on the agenda.
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are you upgrading to 256 set up then? If so, get the bits needed apart from pads and disc...buy them new otherwise you will still have poor braking from an old worn out disc.
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are you upgrading to 256 set up then? If so, get the bits needed apart from pads and disc...buy them new otherwise you will still have poor braking from an old worn out disc.
Yes upgrading at the same time. Figured if I was buying discs etc anyway I may as well source the 16v hubs/calipers etc and do it all in one job lot. And yeah will be new discs and pads :smiley: Not going to be cheap but figured it would be worth the extra £50 odd to upgrade rather than buying the smaller discs again.
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Thought I'd update a bit but no pics as of yet. So whats been happening? Well today MOT FAIL :rolleyes: surprise surprise. Nothing major though, just a split CV boot, small blow from centre box on exhaust and rear fog not working (it was at the weekend :rolleyes:)
256 brake setup is on and has made a a noticeable difference. I didn't realise quite how bad the old discs were :sick:
A few bits have been arriving including a rust free tailgate which was a steal, genuine hella rear smoked lights and complete genuine 16v lock set that works from one key.
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I like this alot dude. Interior looks great!
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my soft spot for mk2's is gettin softer :cry:
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Thanks for the comments.
Result of today - MOT Pass! Happy days :grin:
This arrived last week too - rust free tailgate. Just needs a good clean/polish. Will wait for some decent weather before this goes on though!
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ahhh i think im gonna have tp get a mk2!!!
yours looks quality mate shame about the MOT fail has to be the most depressing thing ever loool
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Got a nice electrical gremlin from the MOT - drove it back last night late and the horn sounds whenever I turn right. Highly amusing on roundabouts :rolleyes:
Pulled the fuse for now, will have to sort another time.
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Got a nice electrical gremlin from the MOT - drove it back last night late and the horn sounds whenever I turn right. Highly amusing on roundabouts :rolleyes:
Pulled the fuse for now, will have to sort another time.
That got me giggling!
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Lovin the car mate, i'll have another mk2 one day!! Although the thread title says 'on a student budget' and then you start talking about airports and buying rallye interiors, i thought students could only afford pot noodles??!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
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looking good that mate :smiley:
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Got a nice electrical gremlin from the MOT - drove it back last night late and the horn sounds whenever I turn right. Highly amusing on roundabouts :rolleyes:
Pulled the fuse for now, will have to sort another time.
That got me giggling!
Was quite funny :grin: Sorted it yesterday - turned out the column had some play in it. Tightened up a screw and it solved the play and the problem. Must have just worked loose enough while the car was on the ramps or something.
Lovin the car mate, i'll have another mk2 one day!! Although the thread title says 'on a student budget' and then you start talking about airports and buying rallye interiors, i thought students could only afford pot noodles??!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Cheers :smiley: The airport was the only holiday I've ever been on abroad lol, went on a super tight budget trip to greece with the gf. The interior was picked up for a good price paid for from flogging bug parts I had left etc. I had a small amount of cash left to play with as the golf cost a fair bit less than I sold the bug for.
As for the pot noodles well yeah pretty much, I go without other stuff to fund the car. Holiday work funds the bills and anything left over goes on the golf usually.
looking good that mate :smiley:
Thanks :smiley:
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This car has converted me from 3 to 2.
Cheers
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i too am a student trying to build a gti 8v on abudget
but i struggling as i live north of Inverness and go to college in Aberdeen so lots of traveling back n fore but hope to get workin on it more during holidays its spat abig end through the block so i got the gti for free but its clean
keep up the gd work yer 3dr is sweet
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Keep going mate, ur doin a top job, interior looks well :wink:
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Thank you for the kind words :smiley:
Itching to get cracking on a list of jobs that's built up but will have to wait a month or so until easter. Hopefully have some reasonable updates then. Have far far too much work at the mo for anything car related.
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Came home to a rather nice pile of bit that have collected while I've been away.
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- Oil and filter
- G12++ coolant
- Coolant flange
- Vacuum hoses
- Smoked indicators and side repeaters
- Uprated headlight loom
- VDO gauge loom
- VDO T-piece
- Dinitrol waxoil
Best get cracking!
Thought I'd start with the easy stuff and give the car a quick oil change. All going dandy until the oil filter refused to budge :angry: After a lot of swearing and most of the afternoon gone, it finally came off. Ended up removing the rad, fan etc to get the clearance for some mole grips. Looks like I'll be doing the coolant system tomorrow then :rolleyes:
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Awesome car.
Nick
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Thanks, could say the same about your 8v though - beast of a machine!
Disappointingly not had much chance to work on the car again due to some temp work. Bad loosing the little spare time I have but good to be earning some funds. Itching to get cracking with some proper updates. Mind you, weather has been sh1te anyway!
Managed to get the cooling system flushed and refilled again. Dishwasher'ed the coolant reservoir to try and clean it up but didn't really make much difference. New coolant flange went on as the car has been loosing a little water. Hopefully this will have solved it as the seal looked rather fubar'd. (Rubbish phone pic but it's screwed :grin:)
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Car is running noticeably smoother with an oil change and the temps have dropped a bit which is always good. Roll on evenings with daylight left!
- Oil and filter
- G12++ coolant
- Coolant flange
- Vacuum hoses
- Smoked indicators and side repeaters
- Uprated headlight loom
- VDO gauge loom
- VDO T-piece
- Dinitrol waxoil
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One week left of work before I get a week or so to crack on with the mk2 but managed to do a few hours in today. Please excuse the phone pics, my camera is out on loan.
Couldn't be bothered to start anything taxing so decided to start waxoiling with Dinitrol. Using spray cans instead of the gun and seems ok to work with - much better than the hammerite stuff. Have been dreading going deeper into the depths of the mk2 rust spots but luckily nothing nasty. Yet... :laugh:
Rear seats out and door cards off. Other than 20 odd years worth of dust/dirt and crap seems ok. Looked like someone had already been in there unless mk2's were cavity waxed in the factory? Sunroof seems all good too but did smear a little wax around the channels.
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Waxoiled being careful not to block the drain holes up.
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Under the rear seats is still nice and tidy
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Boot floor and spare wheel well is all good
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Original boot sticker
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Space saver looks unused
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Thought I best do something about the outside! Joys of working somewhere out in the sticks :sick: Before..
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And after a quick clean up...
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Could do with a polish really but mechanicals need sorting first
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Finished the waxoiling today at long last - was rather spaced out from all the fumes from the Dinitrol :laugh: Happy that all arches, sills, fuel filler etc were completely immaculate and rot free :smug:. Was a little worried what I'd find if I went rust hunting. However do have a little bit of rot starting behind the front wings which sucks. Will have to get that sorted somewhen.
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Arches all cleaned up nicely. Seemed a shame to cover them up with underseal/ stonechip but this isn't a show car by a long shot
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Will continue tomorrow as I got called away to work on the family wagon (aka french piece of sh*t).
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Major set back today :undecided:
Headgasket test proved positive so golf is coming off of the road indefinitely until I figure out what to do.
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The car is way to nice to let a HG get in the way. I've never done one a MKII but I've done plenty of old skool minis and if you take your time and follow the instructions it's not that bad.
Nick
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Cheers, I'm weighing up my options at the moment. Can't say I'm surprised it's gone really as the cars done 152k. Odd though as it's always run hotter than it should but never hot enough to cause a major problem. I had none of the HG tell tale signs.
Been thinking about it past couple of hours over a cup of coffee. I avoid garages at all costs if I can help it but have never taken on any serious engine work before. I've had a quote from pretty much the only garage I'm willing to take my cars too and he reckoned about £400 to do all the work I wanted. He's a VW expert and has done a few bits on it before. Either going to be top end rebuild, replacing the current headgasket, lifters as one sticks, and do the waterpump too. This option would mean I'd have the car back reasonably quickly as it's my daily.
Thought about sourcing another PB lump but decided against it. Better the devil you know in my opinion.
My last option was to sorn it and ABF the car. Not sure how I'd do this, maybe myself, maybe a garage (I doubt I could afford that). Also the hassle of sourcing a good engine, finding a crane/ place to work etc but perks in the respect that there would be more power.
Plenty of head scratching really :undecided: The car won't be leaving my possession though and I certainly won't be breaking it. Student Overdraft is going to take a bit of a pounding :rolleyes:
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Might be worth seeing if there is a MKII Savvy member local to you who could give you a hand do it yourself. These sorts of things are always easier with 2 people to bounce ideas around and give encouragement.
nick
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After much debate and thinking over the past fortnight I think I've decided to sort the current engine out. ABF's have come into the equation and have been offered a rather nice low mileage 8v with lots of performance parts, but at costly price for the power. As annoying as it is, I have to get the car back on the road and a rebuild is the fastest, but not most economical way.
I'm putting together a parts list for a top end overhaul - does anyone have opinions on what I should go genuine on?
Genuine
Waterpump
Expansion tank and cap
Filter
G12
Synta 10/40
Non genuine
Headgasket kit (VWspares - Elring)
Headbolts x10 (Febi)
Cam followers (Febi) (If I rebuild current head)
Valve cover gasket (Febi)
Other than fluids, anything else I should need? Any other jobs people can recommend are done at the same time? Stem seals and cambelt already been done. I'm also trying to source a rebuilt head locally but haven't found much yet.
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Well, I am now officially skint. Overdraft has taken a pounding until I can pay off a chunk of it in the summer. Have just finished ordering up all the parts I need. Not cheap :lipsrsealed:
On the plus side this lovely reconditioned head is on it's way to me, along with a big box of associated headgasket parts
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just read through the tread. good work so far and good luck with the head. they are not as difficult as people make out. just be methodical.
i am currently sprucing up my 8v mk2 on a shoestring andfeel your pain that something major needs doing.
very nice motor, keep up the good work
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just read through the tread. good work so far and good luck with the head. they are not as difficult as people make out. just be methodical.
i am currently sprucing up my 8v mk2 on a shoestring andfeel your pain that something major needs doing.
very nice motor, keep up the good work
What he said..... there are a few of us here really trying to get the best out of no cash!... respect to us all!... I'm sure we'll take great pride in our cars over people who have got pure dosh to just chuck at a project! :smiley:
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Thanks for the encouragement :smiley:
I'm annoyed at spending what I have on the 8v but at least I guess it's retained some originality. I could have done it cheaper but figured I'd be better off getting a head overhaul so at least I know that's sorted for now. Best to do it properly rather than cut corners.
Damn thing needs 2 new tyres and a new exhaust too :angry:
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Thanks for the encouragement :smiley:
I'm annoyed at spending what I have on the 8v but at least I guess it's retained some originality. I could have done it cheaper but figured I'd be better off getting a head overhaul so at least I know that's sorted for now. Best to do it properly rather than cut corners.
Damn thing needs 2 new tyres and a new exhaust too :angry:
Well its good to know that dispite funds being pants you are still determined not to bodge anything! How much exhaust needs replacing?.... if its quite a bit, it might be worth looking for a second hand stainless so you dont have to worry about it again. tony_ack was selling a complete system for an 8v for 80 notes!.. thats probably the same price for a new rust prone OEM backbox! might be worth dropping him a PM? :wink:
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Sorry forgot the link. http://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=21979 (http://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=21979)
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Cheers for the heads up mate but I've already sorted one I think. With any luck it'll be reasonably subtle!
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great thread and a gorgeous motor you have there mate.
i too have a mk2 8v 3dr in tornado red. trying to get it somewhere looking like yours. so far i have only really done my exhaust, big bumper conversion and sourced a set of Ronal LS's.
i shall keep an eye on your thread, keep up the good work.
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great thread and a gorgeous motor you have there mate.
i too have a mk2 8v 3dr in tornado red. trying to get it somewhere looking like yours. so far i have only really done my exhaust, big bumper conversion and sourced a set of Ronal LS's.
i shall keep an eye on your thread, keep up the good work.
Thanks for the comment. Ah, Ronal LS's - I love those wheels! If only I could afford a set. Wanted some before I'd even found my mk2 :grin:
After a good couple of months off of the road I finally got round to doing something on the mk2. Have been working like hell to raise some funds towards it, some of it from the overdraft at the moment but should be able to pay it off over the summer :rolleyes:.
I've been slowly collecting parts again to sort the headgasket woes out. Decided to rebuild the top end so sourced a rebuilt cylinder head, and a massive box of associated parts from VWspares. Work done includes valve guides, stem seals etc etc and a genuine waterpump.
I toyed with the idea of doing the work myself but chickened out in the end and a got a VW specialist in on the case . While it was in for the head work, I thought I'd make use of the 4 post ramp there so the exhaust was upgraded to a Jetex 3 box system as the old one was past it's best. Undecided on it yet; I'm not sure if it's a tad chav but it sounds ok. Not too loud but noticeably louder over a stock one. The 2 box one must be a canon! Was also disappointed with the Powerflex exhaust mounts as one snapped on the first outing :undecided:
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Spent the whole of yesterday cleaning and polishing the car. Managed to get tornado red back rather than pink :laugh:. Shame the pics don't really do the colour justice. You can see how pink it was before:
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Think that's pretty much where I am up to at the moment. I hope nothing breaks for a few months as I am now officially skint! Loads of odds and ends left to do though including headlight loom, rear discs, fit the tailgate, get the rear wiper working and sourcing a black interior carpet.
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Looks awesome!
Nick
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Looks awesome!
Nick
Thanks Nick.
Shame it's got to go back to the garage for the 3rd time :undecided: Something isn't right with the timing - don't know if it's cam or ignition but it feels flat across the rev range, judders intermittently in 4th and 5th and pops like a group B rally car on downshifts :rolleyes:
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Looks awesome!
Nick
Thanks Nick.
Shame it's got to go back to the garage for the 3rd time :undecided: Something isn't right with the timing - don't know if it's cam or ignition but it feels flat across the rev range, judders intermittently in 4th and 5th and pops like a group B rally car on downshifts :rolleyes:
yeah well done... looks like new!...
I had same as you... baffled me for ages, after messing with trying to line everything up it turned out the cam belt had slipped a tooth! tentioner had got a bit seized, changed it and all was good.... ??
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Looks awesome!
Nick
Thanks Nick.
Shame it's got to go back to the garage for the 3rd time :undecided: Something isn't right with the timing - don't know if it's cam or ignition but it feels flat across the rev range, judders intermittently in 4th and 5th and pops like a group B rally car on downshifts :rolleyes:
yeah well done... looks like new!...
I had same as you... baffled me for ages, after messing with trying to line everything up it turned out the cam belt had slipped a tooth! tentioner had got a bit seized, changed it and all was good.... ??
Cam timing is ok and the ignition timing has been redone - judder has gone. Runs a lot smoother now but I'm getting quite high oil temps :undecided: Also realised the cambelt cover was fubbard and rubbing the alternator belt. Could have been nasty if some plastic got lodged in the cambelt pulleys! Taken the top cover off for now but have a new one from VW to go on.
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What Oil temps you getting?
Nick
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Sitting at 106 most of the time with normal driving and anything upto 112 in traffic etc. Water temp seems alright though.
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Humm that is a bit high, although not ruin your engine high. What oil you running?
Nick
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10/40 synta silver with a genuine filter
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Thought I'd post a small update. Car seems to have settled down a tad recently now I've put a few hundred miles on the new cylinder head. Changed the plugs which seems to have helped with the popping on downshifts etc.
I'm rather happy as of today though, as I've picked up the wheels I've always wanted for the mk2, even before I got one :grin: You can keep your RS's; I think these are like RA's on steroids! Enough dish without being silly, look factory, and are a fraction of the daft cost of RS's.
I couldn't afford them, they are a bit ropey and could do with a refurb, but they are mine and were an absolute STEAL. The question is what to do with them? Straight forward refurb in silver, maybe anthracite grey? To be put on the back burner for now but I doubt I can resist a trial fit tomorrow! :wink:
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Well, smaller tyres are definitely going to be needed with these - rubbage will be an issue with the 50 profile. Popped over my grandads this morn to test fit as he has a nice level drive. Quite a bit more width than the Sebrings!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/GTIronals.jpg)
6" Sebring on the left, 7.5" LS on the right. Should really do something about that bumper.
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Be good to get peoples opinions on the wheel colour. I'm swaying towards just a straight forward silver to be honest but thinking it may be a bit bland. Some quick ps mockups:
Anthracite
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Antha.jpg)
Silver
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Silver.jpg)
Anthracite with a polished lip
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Anthasilverlip.jpg)
Anthracite with a polished lip and cap
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Anthasilverlipandcap.jpg)
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Fully polished!
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Fully polished!
Maybe, thought that might be a bit 'in your face' though, the car isn't a show queen by any means :smiley:
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Silver FTW :cool:
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Yeah silver/polished looks great but am drawn to this also....??
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Anthasilverlip.jpg)
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Perhaps a lighter grey? As in just off silver. Either way, I have a fookin' AGE to decide before I can actually do anything with them :laugh:
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In between avoiding showers and clearing my grandad's garage, I made a start on fitting the new carpets today. Picked them up last night from a chap literally 5 mins down the road, which was nice (ta dan7 and mate Darren). I've been dreading doing this for a while in case I stumbled upon anything nasty underneath. However, I'm pleased to report it all seems solid despite containing 20 odd years of crap.
I've never really understood why the car had grey carpets. GTI's supposedly have black ones. However, the carpet looked to have been factory fitted and undisturbed, complete with it being stitched in each side of the dash. Anyhow, they are rather grubby, stained and it was time for them to go.
Love the interior of MK2's; it's so simple to take apart. Everything inside was out within half an hour but the carpet was a bit more stubborn. Cue the game, 'hunt the random hidden fixing'.
Everything out
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4232.jpg)
Lovely 'rock' feature. Classy :smug:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4233.jpg)
Underlay, which I presume is factory? All nice and dry. Was expecting a soggy mess.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4236.jpg)
Factory soundproofing?
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4235.jpg)
Goodbye grey, I'll see you on the bonfire
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4234.jpg)
Obligatory 'look what I found' shot :grin: Disappointing really - a '97 Premier league sticker, 2p and a key. Garage key to a barn find Quattro maybe? :grin:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4237.jpg)
New carpets are definitely schwarz then
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4238.jpg)
Got the 'race' look on the go at the moment with just a drivers seat in there :grin:. Thought the thing was going to rattle itself to bits when I drove home! Part two tomorrow. Time for a beer.
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:afro: good effort mate !
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nice one. now would be a good time to pit some underlay under there. its great sound deadening and worth the weight penalty in a road car inmy oppinion. that's next on the list for me i think.
as for your wheels, if you go dark, polish the centre caps. with them painted dark also it makes the wheels look dirty
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Cheers for the feedback :smiley:
Too late on the underlay now as I finished the carpet swap on Thursday but no more process pics as I forgot the camera. Doh! I just have a few finished ones that I took yesterday, after conditioning the leather and a quick whip round with some interior cleaner.
The sill covers were a barstool to fit back in, trying to guess where the screw hole was through a cover and the carpet. Got there in the end though. I don't have a pic but where the two halves of the carpet meet, there is a really poor fitting gap. My grey ones were like it too - is this the norm with mk2 carpets? Spent a while mucking around but to no avail.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4245.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4243.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4241.jpg)
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Slight tangent on a couple of bits I found kicking around my grandads garage - 25+ year old vag paint anyone?
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Also found a pair of these - they are stamped with VW/Audi markings but I forgot to write the numbers down. They could be from a Beetle but I don't think so, and the only other vag cars he's had were a few Audi 80's back in the late 1970's. Any ideas? Look brand new in the wrapper.
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And a quick pic of how it stands at the moment (well will, once I sort the LS's out properly).
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4254.jpg)
And that's pretty much it for now. Got a couple of months away working, and my dissertation to write (ugh).
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good work boss.
the person who burnt the passenger seat should be shot though :angry:
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good work boss.
the person who burnt the passenger seat should be shot though :angry:
Indeed chap, indeed :undecided:. Was there when I got them unfortunately and there are a couple more small ones. Will have it repaired one day, even if not invisible.
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I proper love this car, good work fella.
Nick
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really nice car mate and looks like your doing well on your student budget, i have ronal ls's on my mk2 think they look mint, keep up the good work. :smiley:
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I proper love this car, good work fella.
Nick
really nice car mate and looks like your doing well on your student budget, i have ronal ls's on my mk2 think they look mint, keep up the good work. :smiley:
Cheers guys :smiley:
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Took it to the RR gathering last weekend. Some seriously nice bits of kit there with an interesting line array of motors to drool over :smiley:
Quick snap
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0430.jpg)
Ordered a mocal cooler today too - 21st bday pressie to myself :rolleyes: :evil: Been thinking about one for months, researching etc but have finally bitten the bullet. Came in at a pretty good price too. Should help lower my oil temps a tad.
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Have been out today to mock up where to mount this cooler. Have a few options - opinions as to which is best would be great :smiley:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0457.jpg)
Down in the bumper recess:
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Think it looks tidiest here, doesn't block the rad much and can be mounted close to the rad as per the mocal instructions. However if I flip it 180 degrees so the oil pipes are at the base it'll push the whole thing up a tad meaning air flow might be restricted? Would need to mount with pipes on base at present so they are long enough to reach the sandwich plate
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0458.jpg)
Vertically behind the headlight isn't really option as there's a lot of plastic cowling in the way (I guess I could remove it though) and I think the spotlamps in the grille will be quite restrictive. Nice and close to the sandwich plate though.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0461.jpg)
Lastly, if I relocate the horn I could just bolt it to the slam panel
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0460.jpg)
As I say, down in the bumper recess is the preferred place. However, I would need to mount it on the right hand side due to the rad sitting in at an angle. Anyone know how critical hose positioning is? i.e. does it matter if the hoses are on the top of the cooler or the base?
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i'd say bumper recess if you can keep it low enough with the pipes on... if not, cant see a big poblem with it being up top on the slam panel, rad should get enough air and at least when the fans on it will draw air for the oil cooler a bit too..
mines next to the rad sideways, normal mk1 style, its just out of the way of the spots but i can see yours is bigger???
(http://api.photoshop.com/home_8d19c1b01f164fec89aa6c0c8a5e2c82/adobe-px-assets/79248c6c73c04273a30388607d10b1b0)
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i'd say bumper recess if you can keep it low enough with the pipes on... if not, cant see a big poblem with it being up top on the slam panel, rad should get enough air and at least when the fans on it will draw air for the oil cooler a bit too..
mines next to the rad sideways, normal mk1 style, its just out of the way of the spots but i can see yours is bigger???
Cheers for that - yeah, failing that I was thinking of putting it on adjustable rods so I can fettle where it sits in the recess. Does look bigger - it's a 13 row 235mm
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yeah yours is double mine pretty much, mines only a 6 row.... well if you keep the pipe work a decent length you could always do a bit of trial and error... most of your options look OK but i'm sure it will be fine next to the rad if there's space and all else fails.
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yeah yours is double mine pretty much, mines only a 6 row.... well if you keep the pipe work a decent length you could always do a bit of trial and error... most of your options look OK but i'm sure it will be fine next to the rad if there's space and all else fails.
Can't quite make out from the pic but are your hoses on the top or bottom mate? I figured even with the cooler covered slightly by the bumper, as it's a road car if the air flow isn't perfect it's not going to be as critical as a track weapon. Plus it might help stop it overcooling in the winter although I do have a thermostatic plate.
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yeah yours is double mine pretty much, mines only a 6 row.... well if you keep the pipe work a decent length you could always do a bit of trial and error... most of your options look OK but i'm sure it will be fine next to the rad if there's space and all else fails.
Can't quite make out from the pic but are your hoses on the top or bottom mate? I figured even with the cooler covered slightly by the bumper, as it's a road car if the air flow isn't perfect it's not going to be as critical as a track weapon. Plus it might help stop it overcooling in the winter although I do have a thermostatic plate.
pipes are coming out the left side (looking at the front of the car). shouldnt over cool if you have a themostat... mines never kicked in since i rebuilt it.. but then it hasnt been driven properly yet.
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on a personal note i wouldnt mount it in the bumper recess due to stones etc damaging the fins my mates mk2 racer had his mounted to the left of the rad as you look at the front but its your car so your choice...
looks amazing by the way :D
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on a personal note i wouldnt mount it in the bumper recess due to stones etc damaging the fins my mates mk2 racer had his mounted to the left of the rad as you look at the front but its your car so your choice...
looks amazing by the way :D
+1 good point, scrap the recess idea...
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I run a MKI style cooler and it's fitted like this.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4531181548_a01dd282d3.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4531178812_09386e1813.jpg)
Nick
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Cheers for the feedback guys, appreciated.
With the stone chips, surely it's not really any more exposed than the rad? I know it's a tad lower though. As gti_copey mentioned, I've seen it to the left of the grille too but I have some plastic cowling I'm reluctant to move, not sure how critical it is even though it's just for airflow.
Adjustable rod idea/recess
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b267/llcoolg69/Golf024.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/GVK34/tyres018640x480.jpg)
And the left of the grille
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Beesley/E-MAD/57.jpg)
Horney - do you run your car without the spotlight in all of the time? Seems a really good place to put it as there is plenty of space, however as I have a 4 lamp grille it might restrict the flow too much. Has it lowered your temps a nice amount?
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Cheers for the feedback guys, appreciated.
With the stone chips, surely it's not really any more exposed than the rad? I know it's a tad lower though. As gti_copey mentioned, I've seen it to the left of the grille too but I have some plastic cowling I'm reluctant to move, not sure how critical it is even though it's just for airflow.
Horney - do you run your car without the spotlight in all of the time? Seems a really good place to put it as there is plenty of space, however as I have a 4 lamp grille it might restrict the flow too much. Has it lowered your temps a nice amount?
Its a track car and looking at his other pics i assume so..
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Yeah I run it like that all time. Mines the same as Sound's as it's from a MKI so the thermostat kicks in at 110 Deg C. Therefore it only ever opens on warm trackdays after 10+ mins of really hammering it. I used to see temps on track of 120-125 but now it doesn't go over 114 so yeah, it's great.
Edit: On road it never gets hot enough to open as the car runs at 90-94 on the road no matter how much beans you give it. Just shows how much harder you can push them on track.
nick
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Yeah I run it like that all time. Mines the same as Sound's as it's from a MKI so the thermostat kicks in at 110 Deg C. Therefore it only ever opens on warm trackdays after 10+ mins of really hammering it. I used to see temps on track of 120-125 but now it doesn't go over 114 so yeah, it's great.
Edit: On road it never gets hot enough to open as the car runs at 90-94 on the road no matter how much beans you give it. Just shows how much harder you can push them on track.
nick
Lovely. 90 is where I want mine to sit. I have the themostatic plate but I think it opens at 80 degress which is a fair bit sooner than your mk1 one. If it does overcool I'll just have to cover it up slightly :grin:
Dunce question this but do you just have to top your oil level up by the amount that the new oil pipes/cooler hold? i.e run the engine to pump the oil into the cooler then just top up as required?
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if you know the capacity of the cooler, put the factory amount of oil in the engine (plus oil filter) plus the capacity of the cooler. Or put the factory amount in, let it run for a few minutes, let it cool down and settle and do what you said, check the level and top it up..
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Hi Mate
Just read through the whole thread and i have to say that i love what you have done with this car!
looks great and im glad that you have got the best products on your limited budget.
Cant wait for more updates on this as i am really thinking about getting a Mk2 as a weekend toy!
Mitch
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if you know the capacity of the cooler, put the factory amount of oil in the engine (plus oil filter) plus the capacity of the cooler. Or put the factory amount in, let it run for a few minutes, let it cool down and settle and do what you said, check the level and top it up..
Thought so, ta :smiley:
Hi Mate
Just read through the whole thread and i have to say that i love what you have done with this car!
looks great and im glad that you have got the best products on your limited budget.
Cant wait for more updates on this as i am really thinking about getting a Mk2 as a weekend toy!
Mitch
Cheers mate, appreciated :smiley:
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Erm, how is your student budget considerably more than mine was? :grin:
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Erm, how is your student budget considerably more than mine was? :grin:
Summer work/overdraft/cutting down on going out :grin: I've been working solidly to pay off my debts for the past few months.
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Ok so hopefully this afternoon was the last time I'll have to mock this thing up - could strip the front down with my eyes closed, I've done it so many times :laugh:
I've decided to mount it vertically in the end as everywhere else seemed to cause problems - bumper recess the pipework was too short my about 10cm (pain in the arse).
I think there should be enough air flow around the spotlamp now the trim around the rad has been removed. However, I've noticed the cooler does touch the back of the lamp i.e the bulb cover. Is this going to be a problem? I don't want it to melt :grin:
So, this is how it's looking now:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0503.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0505.jpg)
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Will be held in with 2 bolts in the slam panel and two in the front cross member. Pics are a rough mock up. If you have any advice or can spot any probs please shout :smiley:
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Cool, best place for it but 1) its gonna be a biatch to change the bulbs when the time comes, 2) if the cooler is on a thermostat then it will rarely get hot but if it does i would be concerned about the rubber cover for the light getting hot and the wires touching it??? is there no way you can space it back a bit?.. mines about an inch furthur back.
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Cool, best place for it but 1) its gonna be a biatch to change the bulbs when the time comes, 2) if the cooler is on a thermostat then it will rarely get hot but if it does i would be concerned about the rubber cover for the light getting hot and the wires touching it??? is there no way you can space it back a bit?.. mines about an inch furthur back.
Well yeah, as I said mate I am a bit concerned about the cover. My mate was on about putting some heatproof tape stuff on the bung earlier. No way of moving it back really as it needs to line up under the slam panel and stay in line with the cross member underneath. Bulbs should be ok, just pull the grille :smiley:
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hmmm, was just wondering if you could find/make slightly different brackets to space it back a bit??? all you'd need is a couple of extra bits of metal with holes in and a couple more nuts and bolts.
something that looks like this, bolted to the car first where you would have bolted the cooler but then bolt the coolers brackets to this which would step it back... i cant really explain what i mean.. would have to draw it!...
(http://www.cwfurnishings.co.uk/ekmps/shops/compleatwindow/images/hasta-20mm-mix-n-match-stainless-steel-rectangle-wall-double-bracket-4025-p.jpg)
Ignor the measurements on the image...
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Good plan, I've had another go today and managed to move it back just under an inch in a similar way to what you have said SIllusion. Should be alright with the heatwrap material on the wires too. Just hope it gets enough airflow. Wanted to plumb it all in today but realised my mate has nicked my drill so will have to do it over the weekend. In the middle of helping with an engine swap on his 205 so Golf has taken a back seat slightly.
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Good plan, I've had another go today and managed to move it back just under an inch in a similar way to what you have said SIllusion. Should be alright with the heatwrap material on the wires too. Just hope it gets enough airflow. Wanted to plumb it all in today but realised my mate has nicked my drill so will have to do it over the weekend. In the middle of helping with an engine swap on his 205 so Golf has taken a back seat slightly.
Cool.... yeah i wouldnt worry about heat unless there's contact and since you have addresses that by nearly an inch that should be fine..... I dont think air flow will be a problem, you'll be surprised how much air will be banging around the grille even with a spot light in the way..... mount some PC fans to it if your're that worried. :grin: Mines been on a back burner again but because of work! have a full week off next week though!... booked a week off work so watch this space!
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Your motor is looking great Sound Illusion, coming on nicely.
I've seriously lost the love for my car at the moment. It's still not running quite right but am having the CO setup next week. The rear suspension feels all over the place and having spent £50 on new top mounts from VW, and stripping one side of the car down, it looks as though the current ones are in good nick. Will teach me to jump the gun I guess. The 'vagueness' is now pointing to the beam bushes needing replacement which is a complete ball ache of a job on an uneven driveway :undecided:
In addition, thanks to the local council's incompetance, I had a crack in my windscreen from a stone and another smashed my headlight. Swapped the headlight for a new unit and had the crack fixed for 30 notes. Low and behold, less than a week later, on the same road, this happens:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_3300.jpg)
Bit of rot around the windscreen so should probably get that sorted the same time as the screen. One problem though, skint :sad: Might have to come off of the road for a while as I am also now having to pay £50 a month storage.
Balls.
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Cheers mate.......
Booo and his!! thats sucks balls. yeah my screens gotta come out to as it leaks! bit of rust in a a corner. plus i have just noticed its chipped on the drivers side so may need to replace it anyway...
When you say vagueness, what do you mean? is there play in the rear beam?
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I'm not even sure what glass it is, just stamped 'tinted'. I notice BBT stock screens but only clear and green.
Well, the bushes look rather crusty to be honest. The car just feels like it's wallowing in corners and I'm pretty sure the shocks are all ok.
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I'm not even sure what glass it is, just stamped 'tinted'. I notice BBT stock screens but only clear and green.
Well, the bushes look rather crusty to be honest. The car just feels like it's wallowing in corners and I'm pretty sure the shocks are all ok.
hmmm, that makes sense, migt be bush time... worried about mine as i think as soon as it gets moving again mine will go crap pretty damn quick!.... um, if you're screens marked tinted then its green you want.
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I'm not even sure what glass it is, just stamped 'tinted'. I notice BBT stock screens but only clear and green.
Well, the bushes look rather crusty to be honest. The car just feels like it's wallowing in corners and I'm pretty sure the shocks are all ok.
hmmm, that makes sense, migt be bush time... worried about mine as i think as soon as it gets moving again mine will go crap pretty damn quick!.... um, if you're screens marked tinted then its green you want.
Superb, thanks mate :smiley: - definitely green then?
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I'm not even sure what glass it is, just stamped 'tinted'. I notice BBT stock screens but only clear and green.
Well, the bushes look rather crusty to be honest. The car just feels like it's wallowing in corners and I'm pretty sure the shocks are all ok.
hmmm, that makes sense, migt be bush time... worried about mine as i think as soon as it gets moving again mine will go crap pretty damn quick!.... um, if you're screens marked tinted then its green you want.
Superb, thanks mate :smiley: - definitely green then?
yeah, if you're not sure, wind a window half way down and look through it, you should spot a mild green tint, more so in decent light... if not then you may just have tinted screen, either way though, old dub tints are always green, they started doing with my car onwards.
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It's been a while since I updated this thread. In fact it's been a while since I've seen/driven the car! Been super busy with uni and just not had the time to do anything but work. 3rd year sucks :grin: Nothing too exciting but as I had to pop home I thought I'd open up the 'garage' doors :smiley:
I had the screen replaced by National Windscreens at the end of the summer. Pilkington one with the green tint for a bargain £70 fitted. Parked the car up and this is how it's been sat for the past few months:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0520.jpg)
Sourced a G60 leather wheel a while back for a bargain £15. It was in reasonable nick with no rips and good stitching however required attention in some places as the leather was worn and discolored.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/wheel.jpg)
Set about yesterday re-colouring it using a kit from the Furniture Clinic. Rather pleased with the results :smiley:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4467.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4466.jpg)
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The finished article:
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and in the car:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4472.jpg)
Lastly a pic that I just like with my grandads awesome 68' in the background from back in the summer
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good effort. hope it lasts.
tell me more about the garage! where did you get it? how much?
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Great thread mate. The car looks wicked. Makes me really miss my 8v helious blue mk2... I kept it around for years in the hope that I would get the energy and time to bring it back to life like you've done with yours. I never got round to it and eventually sold it for £70... :embarassed: gutted now :cry:
I miss not being able to tinker with the car. I've got a new one now and I don't get to work on it, partly because it doesn't need anything done and secondly because it's way to complex. All I can do now is clean it well!!!
Keep up the great work and superb thread writing
Dan
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good effort. hope it lasts.
tell me more about the garage! where did you get it? how much?
The garage is a Protech Shelter. It's basically a glorified tent but very well put together. They start at about £400 but I think you'd be a bit insane to pay that. Managed to get mine on Ebay for considerably cheaper! Obviously not as good as a garage but does the job. Neighbors aren't so sure though :laugh:
More info here if you're interested: http://www.protech-shelters.co.uk/PS-788-200_car__van_garage__boat_cover_ps788200.html
Great thread mate. The car looks wicked. Makes me really miss my 8v helious blue mk2... I kept it around for years in the hope that I would get the energy and time to bring it back to life like you've done with yours. I never got round to it and eventually sold it for £70... :embarassed: gutted now :cry:
I miss not being able to tinker with the car. I've got a new one now and I don't get to work on it, partly because it doesn't need anything done and secondly because it's way to complex. All I can do now is clean it well!!!
Keep up the great work and superb thread writing
Dan
Cheers mate, appreciate the comments :smiley:
Shame you sold your Mk2 but we can't keep em all unfortunately :undecided:
Got a list of odds and ends to do but I have no idea when I'm going to find the time to sort them!
- Fit new tailgate & replace GTI rear decal
- Fit uprated headlight loom
- Fit the oil cooler, mounts and plumb in
- Service
- Replace rear beam bushes
- Rehang the exhaust
- Wire up VDO's properly
- Repair the starter motor
- Repair and fit steering wheel
- Replace electricals, dizzy cap, leads etc
- Replace vacuum hoses
- Gearbox oil MTL Redline
Lots to do!
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Right then, a small update that hopefully will develop into a larger one shortly.
MOT
A couple of months back the car had an MOT and surprise surprise it failed. Nothing too major though, rear discs and pads (my own fault as I knew they were bad), insufficient handbrake, and a split front flexi hose. No pics I'm afraid but had to replace all of that plus a new caliper (one was well an truly seized but managed to free the other one up).
Green sheet of paper later, happy days. I NEVER want to have to undo another carrier bolt again, what a swine those buggers are!
New engine
The mk2 has been off of the road for a fair few months now, occasionally coming out of hiding for the odd run. Had a major set back with it AGAIN about 6 weeks back when a compression test revealed some bad news. After messing around with the ignition timing trying to solve a slight lack of power and a lumpy idle, the compression test showed 70 psi on cylinder 3. Headgasket had gone again. I left it on my mates drive and sulked, fuming that after all that cash spent on it before the same thing had happened again :angry:
Roll on to now and I've calmed down a bit :smiley:. After thinking about what I was going to do, a decision was made to replace the engine. New bottom end and get the head checked to see what's going on. Really want to find out what has happened to make it go again but we'll find that out when it's all dismantled. I have help but this time I'm doing the work myself. Plan is a 2E lump with the PB head so should provide a little more torque and a lower mileage, newer block.
Have spent the past couple of weeks sourcing all the parts I need which includes a lot of mk3 parts. Shocking how much the costs spiral with new bolts, engine mounts, clutch, gaskets etc! (thankyou mr Natwest :lipsrsealed:)
A trip to Oxford saw me come home with the oily mess that is my 2E block:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4677.jpg)
Looks a state but the bores look good and it turns over nicely. After a few hours cleaning, a thorough degrease and a link of paint we have this:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4688.jpg)
Whoops! And this:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4689.jpg)
Still got the mk3 flywheel and clutch on there but that'll all be coming off when everything on from the PB block goes on.
Whilst waiting for the remainder of the parts to arrive I've been cleaning up the mk3 rocker cover over a few evenings. The car I got this off wouldn't give up it's parts lightly - seized bolts, only equipped with the most basic crap socket set, and having to rest the bonnet on my head due to a car being on top of it (couldn't open it fully), I won in the end. Take one grotty mk3 cover:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4651.jpg)
and turn it into this:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4687.jpg)
Early christmas? Can't believe how much this little lot has cost but hopefully worth it in the end!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4690.jpg)
Hopefully make a start next week. Watch this space :smiley:
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Looking good.
Have you thought about getting the spare flywheel lightened? Its definitely worth doing and now would be the ideal time to do it :wink:
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that rocker cover turned out amazing, what did you use?
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Looking good.
Have you thought about getting the spare flywheel lightened? Its definitely worth doing and now would be the ideal time to do it :wink:
Haven't thought about a lightened flywheel but I can't afford if I'm honest. Been trying to do this as cheaply as possible without cutting corners.
that rocker cover turned out amazing, what did you use?
Thanks. It's nothing special though, just cleaned, stripped and a few coats of Halfords finest high temp :grin:
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Whoops :grin:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Ramp.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4706.jpg)
So as you can tell from the pic above, the Golf is looking like somewhat in pieces. The puzzle of why my car has been running like a dog has become very much apparent.
Literally came back to uni last weekend for a super busy term (final). Got through the door and received a phone call from my mate saying 'everything is ready to go, ramp is free, bring the engine down'. Problem being, engine is a 3 hour round trip back home. Mercy dash back at 1 in the morning saw the block arriving in Cardiff. Amazing what you can fit in a Lupo :laugh:
Work started on Wednesday and the engine and box came out in a few hours during the afternoon. No pics unfortunately as I forgot the camera. All went ok with no nasty surprises other than a couple of minor things. Starter motor is fubbard as the terminals are completely corroded and found that the power steering pump is cracked and leaking which would explain the drips on the drive. Bit of extra expense but they both seem to be original parts so they've done well! Seems the engine and box has never been removed either by a few tell tale signs so all in all a good indication that most of the fittings shouldn't have been messed with.
While it was up on the ramp I'm pleased to report the underside looks rather good too, along with the chassis legs and battery tray so pretty happy with that.
Yesterday myself and a mate began to switch everything over from the PB block. Head came off (more on that in a sec), all associated bracketry, water pump etc etc removed and put onto the new block. Gearbox off which is in desperate need of a clean before it goes back in and fitted a new Sachs clutch as it would have been daft not to with it all apart. Pretty impressed with the state of the old clutch to be fair, as far as I know it's the original and still had life left in it after 160k. The PB lump was in great condition as well with all the bores looking spotless! Testimony to VW quality; I will be keeping the block as a spare as it's too good to scrap.
Old and new block being built up:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4707.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4709.jpg)
The head on the other hand is another story :sick::
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/crack.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4710.jpg)
My expensive, refurbed head is essentially a large paperweight. Massive chunk of the valve missing; f**k knows where this has gone. Most of the mechanics in the workshop we are using said they'd not seen anything like it before and were amazed it was running. No wonder compression was down on cylinder 3 and I'm lucky it's gone as long as it has without going bang. You can see in the pic that all of the valves are white so it must have been running extremely hot as the cracked one was stuck. Headgasket was perfect and all in one piece.
The decision has been made to have my old cylinder head skimmed and freshened as I know the history but I am fuming about the other. Obviously I'm not an engineer but my mate was saying it was probably caused by the valves not being seated properly when built? If anyone has any thoughts on this please share.
On a positive note it's so nice having a ramp to use. Windy gun is handy too. I'm unbelievably busy with uni work at the mo but hoping to spare an afternoon next week to get the block and box into the car. Crack on with the top half once the head comes back from the machine shop and fingers crossed have it running by the end of next week.
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Good work :) Enjoyed reading the thread. Bit crap re the head, I always get any engine work like a head rebuild done by someone local that has been reccommended or the like, much more likely to get a good job than getting something that looks good in pictures.
Onwards and upwards though, should be a nice little runner with the 2E bottom end :)
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Good work :) Enjoyed reading the thread. Bit crap re the head, I always get any engine work like a head rebuild done by someone local that has been reccommended or the like, much more likely to get a good job than getting something that looks good in pictures.
Onwards and upwards though, should be a nice little runner with the 2E bottom end :)
Thanks :smiley:
Yeah fuming about the head but I've calmed down a bit now! Reason I got a re-conditioned head was to do the job properly and not muck about. Shot myself in the foot with that one :undecided:
Not got a lot of free time at the mo so spannering the odd hour here and there towards the end of the week.
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Well that was a nice 13 pages of reading. Good effort man.
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Well that was a nice 13 pages of reading. Good effort man.
Thanks, appreciate the comment :smiley:
Popped down to do a little more yesterday afternoon. Progress was a little slow as can't really do a great deal until the head comes back from the machine shop. Should be Tuesday hopefully but I then need to juggle the car and work and unfortunately work has to come first.
Anyway, I did manage to get some paint on the gearbox which was absolutely caked in 20 years of oil and grime. Props to my mate for scrubbing that up for me whilst I was away :grin:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4731.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4732.jpg)
Bottom end is pretty much complete now. Just need to drain the old oil in it, replace the filter and clean the pick up pipe for the pump. Swap the engine mounts, get the head back on and we should be good to get it back in the car.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4733.jpg)
On a slight side note this was in for an MOT. 36k on the clock and just the most awesome V12 soundtrack!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4716.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4714.jpg)
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Car looks sweet m8 im very jelous, keep up the good work il be following ur progress
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Gearbox looks good mate, what paint did you use?
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as above. looking good mate :smiley:
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What head gasget did u use m8 cuz im doing the same conversion and offerd them up 2 each other and it looks asif 4 waterway holes dont line up properly, im asuming I need the 2.0 one
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Cheers for the support guys :smiley:
Engine is back in now but unfortunately no pics. I've been swamped with work so little time for anything car related. Gearbox was just cleaned up, 2 coats of etch primer and then standard high temp autofactor stuff (Simoniz I think).
I used a 2E headgasket so yeah the 2.0 one. £30 from VW for genuine or less from vwspares. Hope this helps.
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Yeh it does cheers m8
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A very brief update without details but it runs and is back on the road! I'm also no longer a student and have graduated with a first so over the moon. Car back and degree in one day :smiley:
Car pulls like a train through the gears - 5th being the most surprising! I know I've missed a fair few steps out however will upload pics with proper update of whats been happening at a later date. However, engine wise all back together:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5019.jpg)
Happy days!
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Nice one.. Congrats on both! :cool:
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Nice one.. Congrats on both! :cool:
Thanks mate :smiley:
Been tinkering about with the mk2 recently so thought I'd update with a little bit of progress. Backtracking a little, the engine conversion is now complete and running well. Few ups and downs through the process but was a relatively straight forward swap and a rewarding one at that. Although not lightening quick, it really has made the power delivery stronger and pulls well in any gear - 3rd and 5th just pull and pull! Really is effortless to drive, much more torque but still retains that GTI revvy characteristics. Exhaust downpipe is an unbelievably tight fit with the taller block but it just squeezes in there! A fair amount has been replaced under the bonnet to freshen the car up, some planned, some not :lipsrsealed:
As mentioned before, my few months old 'refurbished' head was basically scrap. Here is the valve after it was removed:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5151.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5152.jpg)
So, the original head was sent for refurbishment with new guides, stem seals, a slight skim and lick of paint. Parts replaced include a new Sachs clutch, all new 16v engine mounts, 2E dizzy, starter motor (the old one fell apart as it was removed!), power steering pump (finally found the damn intermittent leak!), new metal coolant pipe as the old one was rotten, every gasket you can think of, cambelt and tensioner etc etc. Unfortunately I don't really have many pics of it going back together as time was tight and I was busy with uni work. A few randoms:
How it was looking:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4712.jpg)
Back together and stored at my mates for a while (it was in good company)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_4778_1.jpg)
Wind forward to the past week or so and it's been a case of sorting those jobs that have been on the back burner for ages. First job, clean 3 months of dirt, roadwork dust and garage soot from the car :sick:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5025.jpg)
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Next get the tailgate that has been sat in my house awaiting replacement onto the car (sat gathering dust for the past year and a half :lipsrsealed:). Cue an hour of undoing bolts, swapping components and pulling various bits of loom through with rope. A nice straight forward job, bar me slicing straight through my finger on the inner panel work of the boot.
Old one was a bit rotten around the usual areas:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5039.jpg)
Old one off:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5032.jpg)
Side by side:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5033.jpg)
New numberplate lamps and gaskets:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5069.jpg)
Finished macoy. Colour matches reasonably well however hoping to blend them in more with a polish.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5052.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5051.jpg)
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Next up, dig my Ronal's out of hiding now the 'summer' is here. I hate cleaning them and this is what I was greeted with:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5024.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5023.jpg)
I'm not a detailing fanatic particularly but thought I'd try some Poorboys wheel sealant in the hope that if I spent an hour waxing the wheels it would pay dividence when it came to cleaning them again. After nearly loosing my mind doing it, they look rather fresh :cool:. Time will tell if the efforts were worth it!
Found the metal door inserts I've been meaning to pop on in the bottom of my toolbox. Taken from a poverty spec mk2 down the local scrappy, they fit a lot neater than the bent plastic ones that were on there before. May spray them black at some point. 30 second job for tart points.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5043.jpg)
Replacement of the leaky washer hose with mk3 items (always nice to have wipers again) and a super quick wipe down of the engine bay:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5050.jpg)
Realised the top of the throttle switch is catching the bonnet so will have to address that at some point. Couple of minor dents (just cosmetic under the bonnet though).
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5046.jpg)
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Next up was sorting the low hanging Jetex. Fitment of the exhaust under the car is great however the height of the back box has always been poor looking like a kev saxo special.
How it hung:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5035.jpg)
How I wanted it to hang:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5034.jpg)
A friend cut and rewelded the hanger a little higher for me and I managed to fettle it a bit higher using a jubilee clip and a new exhaust mount. Sits much better now but needs a slightly smaller jubilee clip.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5085.jpg)
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Last but not least, rid the car of Tornado pink. The annual wax and polish.
9 hours later, claying, polish, 2 coats of red glaze, 2 coats of sealant, a coat of colly wax, numerous interior cleaning chemicals, a few cans of beer and a severely knackered arm we have a clean car :cool:
Flying the flag:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5083.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5065.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5064.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5080.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5068.jpg)
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New genuine Mk2 Golf floor mats:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5066.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5061.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5060.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5059.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5062.jpg)
Lastly, on the clubstand at the VW/Audi Trackday at Castle Coombe last Saturday (in the rain :grin:). Great day out and nice to put a few faces to user names.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5090.jpg)
If you are still awake that's pretty much up to date now. Hoping to finish wiring up the VDO's asap (another job that I never get around too), install the mocal oil cooler and get my Toad immobiliser wired in.
Thanks for reading.
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Excellent work :afro:
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This is really coming along rather nicely. :smiley:
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Love it!
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That is really coming along nicely mate you have some cool subtle touches like OEM mats :wink:
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Awesome :cool: :cool: :cool:
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looks really nice
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Looking ace mate. :cool:
What you use to paint up the engine and gearbox? :cool:
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Wow this really has moved on! it's looking amazing! Nice one.. :afro:
Whats the champagne mk1 at your mates, looks US spec to me?
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Whats the champagne mk1 at your mates, looks US spec to me?
Looks like a Jetta :undecided:
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Whats the champagne mk1 at your mates, looks US spec to me?
Looks like a Jetta :undecided:
It is! :laugh:
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Cheers for the encouragement lads :smiley:
The Jetta is awesome, not US spec though. Grandad spec car with the brownest interior you've ever seen but with a valver under the bonnet and 280 brakes. Only the wheels and exhaust that give it away! Would wipe the floor with my car :grin:
Paint wise, the block was done with high temp enamel Halfords stuff, the head and gearbox with Simonez high temp (etch primered first). No idea how long it'll last but certainly a lot better than it was before!
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Cheers for the encouragement lads :smiley:
The Jetta is awesome, not US spec though. Grandard spec car with the brownest interior you've ever seen but with a valver under the bonnet and 280 brakes. Only the wheels and exhaust that give it away! Would wipe the floor with my car :grin:
Paint wise, the block was done with high temp enamel Halfords stuff, the head and gearbox with Simonez high temp (etch primered first). No idea how long it'll last but certainly a lot better than it was before!
:grin: Grandad spec sleeper for FTW. :cool:
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Cheers for the encouragement lads :smiley:
The Jetta is awesome, not US spec though. Grandard spec car with the brownest interior you've ever seen but with a valver under the bonnet and 280 brakes. Only the wheels and exhaust that give it away! Would wipe the floor with my car :grin:
Paint wise, the block was done with high temp enamel Halfords stuff, the head and gearbox with Simonez high temp (etch primered first). No idea how long it'll last but certainly a lot better than it was before!
:grin: Grandad spec sleeper for FTW. :cool:
Indeed, it's funking awesome :cool:
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All I can do is the opposite now.. gonna stick a 2 stroke in mine! :grin:
Anyway, as already said, really good to see yours looking so well :afro:
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All I can do is the opposite now.. gonna stick a 2 stroke in mine! :grin:
Anyway, as already said, really good to see yours looking so well :afro:
:grin:
Cheers mate :smiley:
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Just read through the whole lot there, done a cracking job on the car :grin:
Definitely should keep the Ronals the colour they are if you're still contemplating the colour change.
Regards Scott
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Just read through the whole lot there, done a cracking job on the car :grin:
Definitely should keep the Ronals the colour they are if you're still contemplating the colour change.
Regards Scott
Thanks :smiley:
Ronals are going to be staying silver when they eventually get refurbed. I might loose the polished lip as I'm not keen - nice bright silver powdercoat I reckon.
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Quick update time.
Inbetween searching for work I've spannered a little on the car. Double edged sword - bit of time for the car but I HATE being out of work.
Anyway, yesterday was quite productive in that the Mocal is now on the car and fully functioning. Stripped the front end down and mounted it down in the bumper recess. It seems to be doing a good job so far and the thermostatic plate and original VAG cooler ensures the car still warms up properly. Oil didn't go over 104 according to the MFA on the roadtest with some enthusiastic driving on private lanes. Sat at between 92-94 most of the time. A temp decrease of roughly 10-15 degrees. Tidy :cool:
Only problem I have found is getting a good seal on some of the unions. PTFE tape has helped a lot however I have a slight weep from one of the connectors (typically the hardest to access with the bumper on etc ). Will also modify the rad cowling for the other side when I get hold of a dremel so that can be installed - just needs a hole cut into it for the oil pipes to go through.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5309.jpg)
Oil feed pipes tied together and protected from the sharp edges of the slam panel. Will be putting the plastic rad cowling back on when I've chopped it up suitably to fit the pipes through.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5311.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5310.jpg)
You can barely see it when the bumper is on which is exactly what I was after :smiley:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5304.jpg)
Also installed the mk3 weighted shifter that's been in the toolbox for yonks. 2 minute job and what a difference! If you have a mk2 and haven't done this, do it now. You won't be disappointed.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5314.jpg)
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Has been a productive few hours this afternoon. I've FINALLY got the VDO's wired and working so I can see what's going on in the engine bay. They've only been in there 2 years :embarassed: :lipsrsealed:
Oil pressure sender
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5360.jpg)
We have life!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5362.jpg)
Illuminated goodness! (wish the bulbs matched though)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5356.jpg)
Also fitted an uprated headlight loom but yet to see how much difference they make at night. If anyone has any decent bulb upgrades they can recommend please shout.
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Well...it's dead. Again.
Video:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/th_DSCN0832.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/?action=view¤t=DSCN0832.mp4)
Bloody car :rolleyes:
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well i've learned three things on this page:
1) get a mk3 weighted shifter
2) get vdo's
3) get oilcooler
Looks very nice!
I'm also a student on a budget :shocked:
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:cry: are you fixing it :smiley:
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well i've learned three things on this page:
1) get a mk3 weighted shifter
2) get vdo's
3) get oilcooler
Looks very nice!
I'm also a student on a budget :shocked:
Thanks - doesn't hold a candle against yours though!
:cry: are you fixing it :smiley:
Yes I'm going to fix it but unsure how just of yet. I so NEARLY secured an Ibiza with an ABF yesterday :lipsrsealed:
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ABF conversion sounds like a plan.
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By the end of the week the Golf will officially be off of the road. Knowing that I won't be able to drive it for the foreseeable future (probably at least a year) absolutely sucks.
However, silver lining and all that, a donor has been sourced :evil:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Screenshot2011-10-23at170635.png)
Picking it up Friday.
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By the end of the week the Golf will officially be off of the road. Knowing that I won't be able to drive it for the foreseeable future (probably at least a year) absolutely sucks.
However, silver lining and all that, a donor has been sourced :evil:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Screenshot2011-10-23at170635.png)
Picking it up Friday.
I've been eyeing one of these up too, good luck ABFing
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Cheers. Just means I have to hang up the keys to my nice mk2 for a yellow chav chariot. It'll be worth it in the end.
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THose seats drive really nicely, you'll love it!
Nick
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Looks a good donor, good luck with the project. :smiley:
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THose seats drive really nicely, you'll love it!
Nick
I hope so Nick. But it is bright bloody yellow with white wheels :grin: :sick:
Looks a good donor, good luck with the project. :smiley:
Cheers Wayne. It's a bit long in the tooth but has a massive wedge of receipts and a FSH. Getting it this afternoon.
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Well it certainly goes well but my god it handles badly :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
Should be fun when it's in the mk2.
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Not often you get to drive about in a donor car!... :grin:
Shame you have to hang up the m2 keys for a while, know that feeling.... good luck with it all.
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Not often you get to drive about in a donor car!... :grin:
Shame you have to hang up the m2 keys for a while, know that feeling.... good luck with it all.
:grin: I guess that's true. It pulls really nicely, just handles like a complete dog! Thanks, I can't wait to get it into the Mk2. Watch this space :smiley:
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Not often you get to drive about in a donor car!... :grin:
Shame you have to hang up the m2 keys for a while, know that feeling.... good luck with it all.
:grin: I guess that's true. It pulls really nicely, just handles like a complete dog! Thanks, I can't wait to get it into the Mk2. Watch this space :smiley:
Maybe some of the suspension components are just worn out???..
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good luck with the conversion, its not that much of a bad conversion todo. and atleast your donna works ands road legal to begin with
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Maybe some of the suspension components are just worn out???..
Most probably - I've spent a whole £15 getting the tracking reset and that's all the money I'm throwing at it :grin:
good luck with the conversion, its not that much of a bad conversion todo. and atleast your donna works ands road legal to begin with
Thanks :smiley:
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Decided to take the car off of the road early as the road tax ran out. I have covered around 500 miles in it over the past month and the engine seems good touch wood so I'm happy to transplant into the Golf.
I have to say it's been good fun to drive, absolutely loved the way the ABF delivers the power and how revvy it is. I think I may have to go for a lightened flywheel when it all comes apart to further emphasise this. Quite interesting to compare how the 8v and 16v deliver - the 2.0 8v felt like it had more go lower down but then the 16v sails past it in the higher rev ranges. Smitten with the 16v lump - sorry 8v lovers :grin:
The 500 miles haven't been uneventful. The car pulled savagely to the left when I bought it and still did it after having the tracking reset. Shot discs and ditchfinder tyres made for an interesting driving experience! In addition to this whilst going round a roundabout the steering column decided to sheer itself from the pedalbox - brown trouser moment! As I've started to strip the car I'm pretty happy that it is now off of the road as the sills are completely rotten. The car has definitely had a replacement rear quarter at some point in it's life and perhaps crash damage would explain the terrible handling. How it passed it's last MOT I do not know. Those sill covers hide a lot! The back of the arches had 1.5 inches of compacted mud in.
Got quite a lot stripped in a day although not many pictures:
One normal looking Ibiza
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Crap in the covers
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The rotten sill join
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Starting to strip the interior out (everything is practically removed now - excuse the terrible Iphone pics)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Seat%20breaking/IMG_5606.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/Seat%20breaking/IMG_5621.jpg)
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and how I left it a few hours ago - looking a tad more sorry for itself:
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Hopefully get hold of an engine crane over the next couple of weeks and get the lump out and wiring loom. A long way off yet but I CAN NOT WAIT to get the mk2 back on the road.
If you need any beeza parts drop me a PM or check my ad in the classifieds :cool:
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Had a few days off this week so have spent a few hours in the garage to escape the mad nature of xmas.
It's been reasonably productive as the Seat is now pretty much a rolling shell. Everything has been removed from the interior, all exterior parts to be sold are removed, brakes are off etc. The only thing remaining is the engine and shifter cables.
Myself and a mate managed to get the engine loom out the other night. Have been a little nervous about this but it was liberated in one piece with relative ease and is now sitting in a box waiting to be sent to the electrical guru that is RJ. Only one loom remains into the bay which appears to be for the ABS system so not needed. Right pain that Seat tie the engine and lighting loom together but at least it's nicely wrapped for ease of removal.
Dash out to be left with this 'orrible load of wires
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Realised the issues I had with the pedal box must have happened before - it's clearly been re-welded and not to a great standard. Zip ties are a nice touch :sick:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5688.jpg)
The surplus left over
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Engine loom
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5684.jpg)
Most of the components on the engine look to be in reasonable condition although will need a new metal water pipe. Anyone know where to source one of these from? Did wonder if maybe the one from my 2E block will fit?
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The state of play as it is currently. Rolling on a nice miss match set of 14" and 15" spacesavers/Arosa alloys.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5683.jpg)
Just need the crane to arrive and then it can go off to the scrapyard in the sky and can begin stripping the Mk2 down. Best thing is it now only owes me £50 too.
Happy Christmas :cool:
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Have been busy the past few weekends stripping the remaining salvageable parts for the conversion from the Ibiza. ABF is now out and the rest of the car is pretty much a carcus. Result.
Pretty happy the engine is now out. I managed to borrow a crane and with a mate hoisted the block and gearbox out the other week. All went nice and smoothly other than one manifold bolt (don't think the neighbours were too happy about me grinding it off at 9pm but I wanted to crack on :grin:) and two driveshaft bolts which were a complete SOD so removed them still attached the engine - will have to get an easy-out on them as they are rounded.
Prepped and ready:
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Now the fun begins -lots and lots of cleaning to be done :sick:
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Not a lot left on the Seat now and the boot is rapidly filling with junk. Off to the breakers soon.
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Dukes of hazard style doors after I sold the hinges and door mechanisms :rolleyes:
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Really can't wait to scrap this POS now, sick of looking at it :lipsrsealed:
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Managed to switch the cars about a month ago. Fortunately my house is literally down the road from where the Ibiza is so with the help of a couple mates, some chemical metal, one massive bodge and a Polo convoy car we got the Seat down the hill. I WISH I had pics as it was a proper comedy sketch seeing the shell freewheel down the hill with my mate behind the wheel with a headtorch :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
Crap pic but celebratory shot of the Golf seeing the light of day for the first time in months. Fired up first time in all but boy do it's 8v's sound rough. Going to have to shift the garage around as it's a bit longer than the beeza and only just fits in the garage. Not much to look at but a major motivation boost. Now the real work can begin.
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Fast forward
Small amount of updates but have been making steady progress over the past couple of weekends on the Golf. Main priority has been to get the engine loom out so it can be sent off to RJ. Fortunately that was liberated from the car tonight along with driveshafts and gear linkage being removed so a productive evening all in all.
Couple of weekends back I began to strip the Mk2 down. All fluids drained out, front end dismantled, plugs disconnected etc. One last shot of it in one piece before tearing it apart again :cry:. Oh well onwards and upwards:
Up in the air on stands
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About an hour later all slam panel off, coolant drained, oil drained, power steering fluid drained, bumper off, lights disconnected.
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Whilst doing this the new inlet manifold showed up from tshirt2k (cheers Russ).
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Stripping and labelling everything on the engine loom - a bit nerve racking removing all of this as I'm not good with wires!
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Checked the 280 G60 brakes will clear my Ronal LS's - they do thankfully!
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Turned my attention to stripping down the ABF.
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First things first was to get it mobile. Knocked up a ghetto engine stand - not the sturdiest but will do the job! Skateboard anyone?
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Perfect fit and can be wheeled around with ease.
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Stripped the gearbox off. Looks as though the Ibiza may might have had a new clutch fairly recently as it looked rather clean.
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Unfortunately snow stopped play after that so took the bonnet off the Golf and called it a day.
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Misses was out so boshed the inlet in the dishwasher/parts washer, came up quite well!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5733.jpg)
Few coats of high temp and bit of lettering detailing whilst watching Top Gear and it's freshened it up no end. Long way off of fitting this yet but one job off of the list.
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Hoping to get the 2.0 8v out the Mk2 tomorrow evening and then clean the bay up at the weekend. May even get a few coats of paint on the ABF with any luck.
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Great work and progress :afro: keep at it.
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Good work so far bud. Remindsmei have to reoaint my inlet manifold
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Cheers chaps.
Another milestone tonight. 8v is now out. Seems this is becoming a regular sight :rolleyes:
Engine bay looks pretty straight and rust free (even the battery tray seems ok) but we will see at the weekend when it's all cleaned back and degreased which I didn't get chance to do last time the engine came out.
Rubbish iPhone pics but tonights progress:
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As I say a familiar sight from a few months back :lipsrsealed:
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Tiny bit of progress today. Plan was to get the ABF block stripped, degreased and painted. Problem being I have to do this outside as there is no room in garage. Nice and sunny this morning and no sooner had I pulled the engine out the heavens opened...and haven't stopped since! Managed to get the alternator and waterpump stripped off but not a lot else.
Focussed efforts back to the car and started to clean up the engine bay a little. Thankless task but the paint is coming up better than I thought it would which is great news! Very happy about that. Just a tiny bit of grot down by the subframe but should clean up fine. 2 hours work to get halfway around the bay though [xx(]
Before:
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After:
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Chassis rails are nice and rot free which is a bonus. Seems the factory underseal/wax has done a good job of protecting it.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0221.jpg)
50/50 shot:
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Hopefully have better luck with the weather tomorrow.
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Fallen a little a bit behind with updating this thread so apologies for the mixed tenses :grin:
A little more progress over the weekend and tonight. Spent saturday scubbing the living daylights out of the ABF block. Previous owner mentioned the rocker cover gasket had been leaking which he replaced but the aftermath was just ridiculous. Took several hours to get the front of the block reasonably clean and grease free and even then it wasn't perfect. Got the back of the block to do next weekend.
Think I may have to start buying shares in Gunk and brake cleaner - used 2 large cans of gunk and 3 cans of brake cleaner so far. Gunk is good but it doesn't really go too far.
As I say the engine was a right mess. Quite poor condition and rusty with paint chipping off all over the shop:
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Plenty of elbow grease later and a lick of paint we have this:
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I have to say I'm very disappointed with the finish of the paint. I hate how glossy the finish is (this will die down as it gets dirty with any luck) and it just generally looks a bit crap with a kind of hammered finish. A bit disheartening after all the effort of cleaning. I'm very glad I didn't splash out on expensive POR15 enamel as it's virtually impossible to get the block immaculate without stripping the engine right down as well as being a little paranoid about dropping degreaser into the block. The satin finish from Halfords I used on the 2E block previously looks a lot nicer but is rubbish paint. Anyhow it is just an engine block and you'll barely see it anyway. The upside is it seems to have adhered well.
A bit peeved I cleaned up a few other parts, main one being the throttle body. Autosol brought it up like new.
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Finally tonights efforts have been continuing to clean up the bay. Ran out of degreaser but not bad for a first pass. The battery tray is excellent, I'm really happy with this as we all know this is a grot spot for mk2's. The whole bay has been waxoiled which I'm not sure if it's factory or whether a previous owner has done it. Either way it's all coming off and then I'll spray some fresh Dinitrol around when I'm done.
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Wiring looms went off to RJ today so that's another thing ticked off. Need a couple of new hoses which have perished and also the wiring on what I think is the crank sensor looks a little iffy. Might have to replace it. Trouble is I'm getting to the stage where money has to be spent so progress might slow a little.
That's all for now.
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Finished cleaning up the engine and painted up the back of the block.
Before:
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After:
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Cleaned up the heat shields and bolted all of that back on:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0245.jpg)
Clean, etch primed and painted brackets:
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Had to re-cover what is left of the Seat so wrapped that up yesterday. Few last bits to remove and then I really need to get shot of it. Yes, the neighbours love me.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0258.jpg)
Brought the Golf out of hiding yesterday to give the bay a final rinse of with the jetwash. The bay has come up pretty well all things considered with very little rust. It's not mint by any means but certainly not bad for a 20 year old car.
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Stopped after that to help sort the brakes on my stepdads FTO. Not really my cup of tea but it makes a fantastic noise!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0262.jpg)
Cleaned up and painted the mk2 servo ready to go back on:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0275.jpg)
The mk2 wiring looms are help in with glorified zip ties which I cut off when removed initially. Decided to try and tidy it up a bit by robbing the ones off of the Ibiza which are a better design. Ibiza left, Golf right:
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After a bit of discussion in the electrics section I got hold of some Raylon fabric loom tape recommended to me. Piece of cake to work with and looks pretty tidy and OEM once wrapped. Started with the drivers chassis rail and tidied up the routing. Not bother about running it through the legs as it's more hassle than it's worth in my opinion. Looks presentable and will be covered by the airbox anyway.
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Can't remember if the lighting loom or engine loom fits along the top clips but have routed the lighting one for now:
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Haven't finished wrapping the passenger side loom yet but started fitting some of the mk2 parts back into the bay - coil, washer bottle etc. I was hoping the Ibiza bottle may fit but unfortunately not (mk2 one is farkin' mahooosive!).
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Also gave the battery tray a lick of paint; as I say it's pretty clean and very solid but a few bits of grot I wanted to treat:
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Obviously not a perfect match but it's not bad at all and it'll be hidden anyway. I'm more interested in rust protection than finish in areas like that.
Lambda boss showed up on Saturday so will need to get that welded in. Did manage to liberate the Seat's but not sure whether it's worth just buying a new one?
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Small tidy up of bolts to finish the evening off.
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Discovered that annoyingly the Ibiza master cylinder uses larger nuts than the mk2 one so will need to modify the lines. I think I just need to chop the flare off of the end, swap the unions and make a new flare again. Not done this before so any pointers would be great.
Looking at VAGCAT it looks like my PB/2E water pump is the same as the ABF so will be swapping that over off of the old block as it was new when the 2E went in. Crack on building the ABF back up next weekend.
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This little lot arrived a few weeks back so set to work remaking the brake lines after 2 snapped when I tried to remove the unions. Flare tool was worth it's money.
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Plumbed in and master cylinder back on:
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Removed the 020 clutch and flywheel assembly from the 2E block and swapped it over to the ABF. I aligned the clutch by eye and the box went back back on without issue so I'm hoping it's all correct!
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Only issue I stumbled across was the plate that sits under the bellhousing. I assume I don't need this for the ABF as it didn't seem to fit?
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Engine pretty much ready to go back into the car now. The coolant hoses and rocker cover gasket I will do when it's back in the car.
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As I had some spare time I decided to strip down the 2E block just out of curiosity and see if there was anything that explained why it developed the severe knock it did. After the head came off cylinder 2 and 3 were full of oil:
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Other two ok:
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I didn't find anything amazingly obvious, no heavy scoring on the crank:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5864.jpg)
Pistons looked ok:
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Oil pick up was clear:
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No debris in the sump either. Until I found this:
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Split shell on cylinder two. Would this have been enough to cause the knock in the engine? Either way all scrap metal now, just would be nice to know what happened out of curiosity.
Big order to place at VW at the weekend, just waiting on subframe bushes and then the aim is to get the engine back into the car on Sunday.
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Got the exhaust manifold welded up at a local specialist yesterday. Interesting workshop, just around the corner called Lloyds Specialist Developments (http://"http://www.lloydspecialistdevelopments.co.uk/"). Mainly specialise in British cars such as TVR's and Range Rovers but they had a very pink 50's Cadillac in there being rewired when I went in. They did a very neat job:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0305.jpg)
Made a little more progress tonight in preparation for getting the engine back in at the weekend. I figure if I get the block and box back in I can fit the loom around it when it's complete. First on the agenda was to fit these:
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I think most of my money went on the damn packaging of them! Embossed logo's on grease packets! :grin:. Still, they only worked out a fiver more than buying rubbers ones.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_0313.jpg)
Anyway, first was to get the old ones out. No titting about, straight out with the blowtorch. Fire!
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And out they pop:
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Pressing the new ones in was a bit of a pain but managed in the end after some advice on here. Whacked them in the vice and used the base of one of the 2E pistons to clamp against as I didn't have a socket large enough :grin:
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Replaced the gear linkage bushes with a kit. Nothing wrong with the old arm but thought may as well swap it over.
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So, massive parts order on Saturday and then hopefully get the ABF back in the bay on Sunday.
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Cracked on with making progress this weekend. Saturday was taken up with removing the last bits from the Ibiza. It's now completely stripped and ready to go the crusher. The thing is lethally rotton, pretty scary it had an MOT in all honesty. Both rear arches, both sills, both rear footwells, jacking points etc all completely shot. I had it jacked on one of the rear jacking points to get access to the beam bolts and the jack head disappeared through the floor! Just thankful I wasn't under it at the the time :sick:
Anyway on with the Golf. Not too many pics as it's pretty standard stuff but took a few. Pieced together various parcels which arrived last week, one of which being from the dealers. Can't believe how much all of this cost but it's nice to be using genuine parts. Parts guy was helpful too.
- Mk4 header tank, cap and sender
- Exhaust manifold bolts
- Downpipe bolts
- Exhaust studs
- Rocker cover gasket set
- Sump gasket
- Sump plug
- Spark plugs
- Air filter
- ABF themostat
- ABF metal water pipe
- Manifold gaskets
- Driveshaft bolts
- Crank sensor
- Dizzy cap and rotor arm
- Various water hoses (Dealers wanted £40 for one of them! Managed to grab a brand new genuine on eBay for £7 though)
and probably more than I've forgotten about. Wallet now substantially lighter! If anyone needs part numbers just let me know - some of them had been superseded from Vagcat references.
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The ABF is now in along with the polybushed subframe etc and went back in without a hitch.
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Jacked the front of the engine up and swapped the crank sensor over. Had a bit of an 'oh sh*t' moment when half of the sensor snapped and remained in the block but fortunately I was able to carefully liberate it without it dropping into the block. Wiring was knackered on it and judging by how firmly it was in there I guess it's the original.
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Got the downpipe and exhaust manifold all bolted back up:
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As someone previous to me completely mangled the sump plug I decided to just drop the sump in one. Picked up another ABF sump on ebay for a fiver. No idea why people do these up so tightly!
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Even the one on the eBay sump was a little rounded but put a new one just to be sure:
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Cleaned up and ready to go back on:
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Everything back in situe. Had to remove the power steering pump, bracket and bellhousing cover to get all the sump bolts. Ratchet spanner was a god send on the two hidden at the gearbox end; combo of that with a hex piece held in it with tape got the buggers out. Also swapped over the stat for an ABF one.
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Mocked up the Mk4 header tank I want to use. Cheaper and has a better cap design. Should fit fairly easily onto the mk2 bracket, just need to trim in the plastic on the tank a little by the looks of it.
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Swapped over a new dizzy cap and mocked up the inlet manifold after fitting a new rocker cover gasket set. Will be leaving this off until the loom is fitted though.
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Also mocked up a set of G60 front arches picked up for a reasonable price.
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Steady progress all in all but getting closer. Just a case of pluming in the cooling system and bolting up the driveshafts next then it's onto finishing the brakes with decent discs, pads and braided lines.
Would really like to set a deadline of GTI International or the Castle Coombe VAG trackday. We shall see!
That's all for now.
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Now that's what you call an update! This is coming along very nicely now.
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Good stuff dude, be good to see you and the car @ Castle Combe. Looks like that will be the debut of the BTCC rep as well.
nick
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very nice! Perfect swap. I prefer this to a vr6 anyday
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Cheers chaps :smiley:
The 'to do' list seems to get longer no matter how many hours I put in but getting there slowly.
Horney - Sounds good, see you and the BTCC rep there!
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Put a few more hours in on the car last weekend. Progress has halted the past few weeks with that annoying thing called life getting in the way. Still, payday today so booked a few extra days off for the bank holiday to try and blitz it - I aim to get the car as near as damn complete before the loom comes back from RJ.
Sunday consisted mainly of sorting the coolant system out. I replaced the oil cooler hose that had disintegrated before and fitted the amazingly expensive metal water pipe (£45 effin quid with no pattern options available!).
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Going to be requiring a new plastic outlet for the front of the cylinder head I think or a new seal at the very least:
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Swapped over the spark plugs for Beru items and also fitted a new set of Quantum leads. The leads are also made by Beru so don't get mugged off with paying dealer prices.
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Bolted up the inlet with all new gaskets and bolts and popped the HT lead cowling on.
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Popped the old 2E 8v block on the trolley and wheeled it off down to chuck in the boot of the Ibiza. Myself and a mate did get a few weird looks walking down the hill with it :grin: Kind of sucks a bit to think that this time last year I was building this block up and now it's off to scrap. Still, onwards and upwards!
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Dooms day arrived for the Ibiza on Monday. There really wasn't a lot left on it when it went. Driver did a pretty good job of ninja'ing it onto the truck too considering it had minimal front running gear. The newest (and most rotton!) car I've ever owned...
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Complete with stoved in doors from the rachet strap
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That's all for now, hopefully a bigger update weekend after next.
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Been watching this. Very nice!
That split shell would have caused the nock :sad:
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Nice progress mate :)
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Cheers chaps :smiley:
Looking forward to getting it back on the road, it's been off for around 8 months now.
Good to know on the shell cheers. I'm still not really sure what happened with the 2E block, it just let go one night when coming down to a junction.
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Again a little out of date and copied over but please bare with me :smiley:
Had a couple of days off work this week so a small update on progress. The list of things to be completed is getting smaller and it's a great that the car is starting to look more like a car again.
First thing to do was to pick up oil, coolant and a new breather hose from the dealers. Part number is 037 103 231 C if anyone needs it. Old one was completely shot.
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These also arrived in the post. Ouch at the price tag but can't wait to fit them. Should make a nice upgrade.
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Nice bit of discount saw a set of Pagid 280mm discs being ordered from Eurocarparts.
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Old and new. Nothing wrong with the old 256mm setup but as Ibiza had 280's it would be rude not to.
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Despite being the factory colour the red of the Ibiza calipers was not my cuppa so stripped them down to be repainted. Resprayed them silver and currently drying for fitting tomorrow.
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Discs on and now using the correct bolts for the Ronals.
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Turned my attention back to the engine and fitted a new seal to the water flange on the cylinder head and finishing off plumbing in the cooling system. Mk4 expansion tank now on and fitted pretty easily. Required a little trimming of the plastic on the side of the tank but near enough direct fit. Just need to figure out how to pop the electrical pins out of the Mk2 sender plug to refit into the Mk4 connector.
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Slam panel bolted back on which felt like a big step for some reason :grin: Cleaned up a little surface rust around the headlights and gave it a lick of paint.
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Fuel lines all connected up and vacuum hose from the FPR
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After removing the end fixing from the P/S lines the mk2 ends fitted straight into the ABF pump (good spot RJ, you were dead right [:y:])
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Cleaned, sanded, prepped, primed and painted the rad surround. Took an age and I have no finger tips left from sanding but it came up pretty well.
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New 8v rad arrived. This has to be the biggest bargain of the whole project at just £28 delivered for a brand new Hella rad. 'Coolpartsuk' on Ebay - super quick delivery too. I've lost the link but cheers whoever posted it on here. Spot on.
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All bolted up and looking fresh :cool:
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Handily one of the rubber bungs that came on the rad was the perfect size to block the larger intake on the throttle body.
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Fitted the lambda sender in. Could do with a new one of these I think but after seeing the price of them I'll be using this one for now. If it causes problems I'll replace at a later date.
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Picked up an Ibiza airbox a while back to replace the sh*t induction kit my Ibiza came with so cleaned that up. Came up real nice after being through the dishwasher. GF didn't quite share my enthusiasm on opening the dishwasher to find caliper carriers, airbox and intake boot in it though [LOL]
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Only thing I've found with it is it doesn't seem to fit into the Mk2 mountings. Will need to tie it down somehow. Handily the other bungs from the radiator fitted the airbox so blanked off the connector that was for the carbon canister.
Accelerator cable, speedo cable and clutch cable all connected up although I think the clutch cable may need adjustment. I can get all gears but first seems a little difficult to engage whilst the other gears seem easy to engage even without the clutch pressed. Hopefully just a niggle to iron out.
Lastly I need to figure out the top hose connection for the rad. The 8v one fits but seems a little long.
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And that's pretty much up to date for now. Very happy as it's the most complete the cars looked in months. Just the driveshafts left to connect up and brakes to finish off then it's ready for the engine loom to go in.
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Had a couple of weekends away from the car but picked up progress again today. Engine bay is now completely finished bar the engine loom. All the plumbing is done, lighting loom wrapped, cables connected up and brakes and lines are finished bar bleeding.
Fitted the 280 discs and goodridge braided lines. Only 4 fitted at the mo but will do the ones around the beam later in the year when it comes off for a refurb. I just kind of want to get the car on the road for the summer now.
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Also picked up some HEL stainless nipples:
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Whilst the rear of the car was up in the air I decided to whip the back bumper off to check for rot and to see if I could align it any better. Turns out the inner brackets are broken but I have a new bumper to go on at some point anyway. Really pleased to report none of the usual rot and its clean as a whistle.
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Before:
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After:
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Sitting a little better:
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Also realigned the exhaust tips so they sat better:
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Decided to clean out around the filler cap. It's amazing how much **** can collect here. Fortunately all clean and rot free.
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Back to the engine bay - sorted out the top rad hose and cut it down to fit:
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Had a bit of a mishap with the rewiring the coolant level sender wires. Needed to remove the pins from the Mk2 plug and refit into the Mk4 one. After 30 mins of trying to prise them out with various screwdrivers, hairclips etc I gave up and smashed the plug off :grin:. Unfortunately it STILL didn't want to give up its precious pins and one of the wires broke :angry:. After thinking sod this popped up the scrappy and robbed a mk4 of its sender with the pins already in place and a length of loom. Bit of a faff but at least I get the proper housing cover. Anyway all sorted:
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Just the loom to go now really, can't wait to get back behind the wheel. Only issue I have currently is the clutch cable. It's an auto adjust jobby and seems too loose. I can get all gears but 1st is a little tricky. Whats concerning is I can get all the gears even without the clutch down. I have a 1.3 manual cable kicking around somewhere, I may try that on it instead.
That's all for now.
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Great progress :afro:
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If you still need to de-pin a plug a couple of lengths of MIG wire would be useful, you can even hammer the ends down a bit flat, which will help you insert them to de-pin the plug.
If you haven't replaced the crank sensor, I'd recommend doing so - they seem to be the one thing that can drop an ABF dead and the wires don't age well.
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Cheers, didn't think of MIG wire but then again I don't have a welder to hand. Real bugger of a job that. Wasn't too keen on cutting the wires but they've been soldered, heat shrinked and wrapped well so should be ok. It's only sender wires.
Crank sensor was replaced as like you say the wires were indeed dead. Thing broke in two as I removed it, was knackered.
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Alright mate. Car is looking sweet as ever.. Im just fitting my ABF and going to replace the coolant pipes were they expensive ?? did you go dealer ?? Also how much you pay for crank sensor as like everyone says mines dead as well lol
Thanks
Dan
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Alright mate. Car is looking sweet as ever.. Im just fitting my ABF and going to replace the coolant pipes were they expensive ?? did you go dealer ?? Also how much you pay for crank sensor as like everyone says mines dead as well lol
Thanks
Dan
Hi Dan - Do you mean all of the rubber hoses or the metal coolant pipe? Most of the rubber hoses were just cleaned and reused from either the ABF or the 8v setup bar the oil/water cooler hose. Think that was round £30 from the dealer although I managed to get a new genuine one on ebay for £7. The breather hose came from the dealer and was around £15. The metal water pipe was the killer as they are only available from the dealer. That was around £45 :sick:
Crank sensor I bought from VWS online - not genuine but Topran so good quality. Came in at around £45.
If you want part numbers I still have the bags and receipts kicking around in the garage.
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That would be great please mate. I need to find my metal pipe or order me one from dealers.
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Metal water pipe part number is 037 121 065 J 9 (it was £41+VAT :sick:).
Crank sensor was from here http://www.vwsonline.co.uk/car_parts_bristol/037-906-433a.html (says 8v but I've been assured it's the same part as the 16v's on the later 8v's).
Hope this helps.
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Lovely thanks mate :smiley:
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Made a bit more progress over the bank hol weekend although progress was a little half arsed if I'm honest :grin:. Enthusiasm is waining slightly but picked up again when the loom arrived after RJ worked his magic on it. He's done a spot on job - all in place roughly but couldn't tape it up as ran out of loom tape.
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Quite a lot of loom to stuff up into the scuttle
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Best routing I could see for the ECU vac line - this correct?
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Plugged the airflow sensor in on the airbox. Thought I'd lost this little bugger.
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I think I just pop the ABF transponder wire onto the column instead of the black collar already on there?
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Any tips on getting this to sit properly in the bulkhead appreciated. The biggest **** of a job I've done for a while, gave up for now lol
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Slowly but surely getting there - front end and lights back on, all connected up
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Hopefully crack on with plugging the rest of loom in one evening this week.
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Looks factory fit, good job sir!
Nick
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Top work :afro: looks really oe.
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Awesome work mate.. You can give me some more tips soon :grin:
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Cheers chaps :smiley:
Time for an update! After spending the last 2-3 weeks trying to figure out why the car wouldn't start it finally fired into life Friday :cool:
The first problem was a lack of fuel getting to the injectors. After stripping down the manifold etc again I realised muggins here had put the fuel hoses were on the wrong way around (note to other ABF conversions - fuel hoses are the opposite way around on the donor 16v to the mk2 8v). That saw fuel getting through and a glimmer of hope as it turned over. Unfortunately the factory immobilser kept cutting in despite using the correct chip/coil reader etc from the Seat. Few evenings spent getting to grips with VAGCOM and multiple different coil readers and chips from the scrappy and still no joy. Decided to give in and send the ECU off to Stealth Racing to defeat it. Came back yesterday and the car fired first time :cool:
Have to say a massive thanks to Rubjonny for answering many a PM and general ABF advice, top chap!
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Wired up the VDO senders
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Part numbers for the Audi sender in case anyone wants it
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Up and running
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Front end near enough complete again now with bonnet, bumper, grille etc all back on
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I have a few new niggly problems to sort out but nothing too strenuous with any luck. After a general tidy up putting trim back on etc and a bleed of the brakes it should be ready for a test drive. Can't wait!
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nice work mate :shocked:
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Looking awesome mate.. How much stealth charge for immob defeat ?
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Awesome work :afro: bet you cannot wait for the 1st drive now.
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Cheers chaps, yeah I can't wait.
Tech1889 - It was £85+VAT for the defeat. Top guys at Stealth, can't recommend them enough. I had it back within 3 days.
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Got a couple of hours in last weekend to bleed the brakes and fix the alternator wiring which has now stopped the battery light being on perm. Bled the brakes all through but annoyingly it seems one of the back calipers has seized on after bleeding which is odd as it was fine before. Piston is stuck solid and won't re-wind/free up so looks like I may need a replacement as it's rusty as hell and looks original. Quick spin round the block didn't free it off either. Kicking myself for flogging the Ibiza ones now!
Fast forward to yesterday and took a look at the idling (or lack of) problem. Boshed the old 8v ISV on to see if it made a difference and hey presto one idling ABF :cool: . It would seem for some reason the ABF ISV has died in transit from the Ibiza to the Golf which is a bit odd :huh:. Left both of them soaking in petrol overnight again just to get the last of the gunk out and to see if the ABF one can be resurrected.
Was having a rummage through the paper work that came with the Ibiza and stumbled across an interesting document. A SEAT dealer receipt for the fitting of a chip to the ECU and a remap totalling best part of £300. Other scraps of paper in the folder suggest a company called Sjbsport (seems they do not exist anymore?) and someones hand written statement of an additional 12bhp (hmm :grin:) to be achieved from it. If anyone can shed any light on this please shout :smiley:
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Replacement rear caliper showed up today along with some ATE Racing Blue fluid too so round two with the braking system this weekend.
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Few more hours put in to the car this weekend. First on the agenda was to bleed the brakes up.
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Armed with 2 litres of ATE Super Blue and a glamorous assistant, two rounds of the brakes with the traditional 2-man bleed method saw the pedal still feeling a bit rubbish. Decided to give a pressure bleeder a go and got a lot more air out but I'm still not overly happy with the result - will have to revisit this at a later date but at least for now I have some form of brakes and a handbrake that works.
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New caliper fitted up which is a huge improvement on the seized rusty one that came off.
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With that complete I nipped up the hub nuts to a decent torque, a quick bucket of water thrown over it to remove several months dust and boshed a few finishing touches on to the car :cool:
16v badges:
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UK legal pressed plates (bit 'scene' I know but they look a lot tidier than the cracked plastic ones I removed)
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So yeah pretty much conversion complete now (other than mocking up a better ECU tray for the car, vac line is also now connected). Just the G60 arches to go and a damn good clean/polish. MOT is in sight :smiley:
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Took this down to the MOT station yesterday in the hope I'd get to drive it soon. Alas it was not mean't to be :rolleyes:
Dropped it off, 2 hours later a phone call from the garage - 'We've got your car in but it misfired during the emissions test and now won't restart, could you come have a look?'. Superb. So off I trot down to there to have a look, nothing obvious but problem seems to be no spark output. Had no choice but to tow it home to investigate further.
Once home I popped another coil on it and it fired right up so feeling quite chuffed I went down the pub. Today I decided to try the old coil again just to check it def was that and it fired up first time again no problem! Hmm! New coil on the way regardless but Vagcom reveals the code:
00747 - Cylinder 1 Recognition Sensor (G145)
03-00-No Signal
Code points towards a Hall sender problem but what I'm not sure is if 'no signal' means the hall sender is not sending a signal or whether it's not receiving a signal. Got a horrible feeling it's the bloody new crank sender that's temperamental which is a ball-ache to change and very £££ from the dealer. If anyone can shed any light on the problem please do share :smiley:
Odd thing is it idles and seems fine on the drive, I just don't want a repeat MOT performance again and can't roadtest the car without a pass :grin:
Never a dull day with a MK2!
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Never a dull day with a MK2!
But it's a Mk3 engine and the ABF does have problems like this sometimes. Mine certainly did.
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Tell me about it! Starting to get really fecked off with the Mk3 management! It seems unbelievably picky and sensitive compared to the 8v digi components of before.
Few small updates on the Mk2's progress.
Went over everything again and it made it's maiden voyage to the MOT station last week with the aim of being able to take to the Retro Rides Gathering Sunday just gone. Managed to wangle a slot on short notice as my local garage is sound and like their VW's. Unfortunately I got a phonecall mid morning saying 'Jon, we have your car on the ramps but missfired, cut out and won't restart. Could you come down and take a look'? Arses.
Popped down to have a gander and couldn't see anything obviously amiss. Quick bit of fault finding revealed no spark so had no choice but to tow the car home again. MOT incomplete. Once home I popped a new coil on just to see if it would start and hey presto fired straight up! Great! The next day I decided to try the old coil again just to be doubly sure it was that but the car fired up straight away again on the old coil. Hmm.
Got Vag-com on it which revealed the code:
00740 - Cylinder 1 Recognition Sensor (G145)
03-00 - No Signal
Possible Hall code fault. Weird. Boshed a new ECU relay in there for good measure as well to rule that out but it seems it's still missfiring but with no fault codes this time. If anyone has any ideas on this please do share. My gut feeling says that the new crank sensor I replaced (topran) is faulty but I'm unsure.
Anyhow all of which put the RR Gathering well and truly out of reach meaning I would be in foul mood all of Sunday :grin:. Decided instead I'd crack open a few beers, the machine polisher and tidy up the bodywork and interior seeing as the car hadn't been cleaned properly in months.
Shiny new coil:
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New 30 ECU Relay (part numbers in case anyone wants them):
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Whilst cleaning the interior I managed to somehow break the hazard light switch meaning it was inoperable. FFS! Took it all apart and it appeared the white plastic catch had snapped. So, new one of those fitted:
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With that sorted I got on with addressing 'Tornado Pink'
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Came up quite nicely if I do say so myself :cool:
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Just got to get the bugger running right now and fit the G60 arches.
That's all for now, cheers for reading :smiley:
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wow man you're car looks awesome. I bought a 3 door t-red myself. The ronal ls's look damn good.