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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 02 January 2010, 13:42
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Thank you JV for setting this up....
Right well lets get on with it then, bought the car for £300 with 70,000 on the clock and partial service history from scarborough, drove 6 hours there to get it only to find on the journey back that it had a really bad slipping clutch not fun when your trying to join a motorway!
So got her home and got the clutch done and gave her a bloody good clean, then over the last few months did lots of little things like, gave her a stubby mk4 knob and gaiter, drilled the airbox and gave it a cold air feed going from the bumper vents into the airbox and just generally kept her clean and running straight.
Then last week i bought some coilovers and fitted them, and now she is dropped by about 60mm (not sure how much exactly but i know on the back theres 8cm of thread left to lower here by and on the front there is 6cm) And i think she looks good at this height.
My vision is for an old skool looking euro/surf car as i do a lot of surfing and often drive around to surf spots. I want the car looking good (subtle mods) but to have functionality too.
With this in mind the next mods are: debadged grill, and a roofrack (for my boards) the roofrack will help with the euro look i think? Also i want to smooth the bumpers and get rid of the rear wiper and badges.
Pics up tommorrow (i dont think at 2.53am the pics would be very good!)
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Right so lets crack on with some pics....(i apologise for the quality, my cameras at uni so im left with my phone, as soon as i get back to uni i will take some decent ones, but for now you get the general idea)
This is stock back suspension strut that i took out to replace with the jamex coilovers:
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/IMG00042-20091230-1241-Copy.jpg)
This is the new jamex suspension strut in its place:
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/IMG00046-20091230-1259.jpg)
And the front:
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/IMG00047-20091231-1152.jpg)
This is my stubby knob i made by cutting the gear lever rod that the actual knob attaches too, used a proper pipe cutter tool to do it so its all neat and then used a mk4 gaiter and knob shipped in form Hong kong to complete it, the finished product looks rather splendid i thought and feels very nice too:
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/IMG00050-20100104-1347.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/IMG00053-20100104-1550-Copy.jpg)
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its really embarrassing at how crap the picture quality is, i will borrow my girlfriends camera and take some good ones tommorrow to give the project a bit more credibility!
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Today i also got some new front tyres and the tracking done too, also iv done the boot strut bonnet mod and fitted a new headunit, check tommorrow for some decent pics!
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Finally found a new front bumper too replaced my scarred one! will be picking it up this week and fitting it weather permitting! :smiley:
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havent updated in a while so here we go....
Work that has been comleted, new gti seats, new parcel shelf (the other old one snapped), induction kit (with cold air feed :wink:) and dropped even more.
heres some pics to accompany, starting with the new seats:
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10473.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10474.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10476.jpg)
Next is the induction kit, i did have the modded air box but wanted to hear a bit more of a roar with the lead foot syndrome so as my mate had it lying around i asked if i could have it, he agreed and bam on it went, obviously put a cold air feed into it to help performance....
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10479.jpg)
Next was a clean in preperation for gti festival, not a bad finish i dont think, considering im not using any pro waxes etc just good old turtle wax!!
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10467.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10468.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10469.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10477.jpg)
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10482.jpg)
Also tinted my indicators...
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/hyland770/SDC10478.jpg)
So thats it so far, just trying to find some dish rims for not stupid money....