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General => New forum members => Topic started by: jeremybarker on 18 August 2010, 22:08
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Hi all,
Thought i'd post some pictures of my latest toy, always wanted a big bumper GTI but never got round to owning one. Not had a chance to clean it yet so this was how i picked it up taken at Goodwood last week. Whislt i'm still forking out the national debt in nursery fees i needed a cheap bit of fun that i can tick off my "cars to own" list, typically for us i briefly mentioned it to the wife on friday night and by saturday evening i had a 91 J plate Golf GTI sitting on the drive that we paid the tidy sum of £800 for, although it's definately a keeper and i'll restore it in it's original spec/condition. For a 20 year old car it's pretty cool, few usual bits of corrosion in the usual places but i'm looking forward to tinkering in the best way i know and love. I'll look to keep this post as a rolling diary of the stuff done. Couldn't believe how tight it drives for not only a 20 year old car but one that's done 143k. So far i've already had the air box and afm out, spent 10 hours sanding the afm so it's now nice and shiney and ready to go back in, i've begun cleaning the left side of the engine bay and i'll repaint it as there's a little rust that needs brightening up, so far i've stripped sanded and treated the left hand side which is now ready for paint. The plastic cowlings are all out and soaking in autoglym so the plastics are coming back nicely and the washer bottle that was black with crud inside has also had a couple of hours cleaning and back like new, i'm really enjoying this little project. The long term plans will be to to source a rebuilt 8v engine with some subtle power increasesas as i don'twant to change the originality and in a couple of years i'll strip the car down and have it re-painted in Alpine white, good times ahead.
If anyone knows a MK2 guru in the Chichester area in would be great as i'm sure i'll need some advice along the way as i take it all apart.
Hope you like the pictures and i'll keep you all updated as i go along.
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Thats a nice ride, looks like you have got a great example, enjoy.
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Welcome, car looks good! :cool:
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car looks sweet bud :smiley:
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welcome :smiley: lovely looking motor :cool:
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She's getting there, and i can see the potential under all the crud and waxoil, just gotta polish it all off and make it shine OEM style.
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More door eh? :cool:
2ltr bottom end for your 8v? Retaining your original head but useful increase in torque. cheap as chips to do as well. Only down side is you still end up with an 8v :tongue: :grin:
Seriously though, good to see someone else keeping old german tin going.
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The extra doors come in handy with 2 little kids, once the nursery fees stop i may treat myself to an R32 to go with the 8v, either that or a split screen camper (wonder if anyones stucj an r32 lump in one of those :) )
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The extra doors come in handy with 2 little kids, once the nursery fees stop i may treat myself to an R32 to go with the 8v, either that or a split screen camper (wonder if anyones stucj an r32 lump in one of those :) )
R32 would be interesting, I've always had more doors in the past but defected to 3dr for now
Try a boosted R36 then we'll talk.... :laugh:
For your amuesment....
http://www.race-taxi.ch/indexx.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsaBYyjhHuo
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Your a star, thanks for posting that link, i'd been meaning to search out the clip of the GT3 Porsche for a while.
Makes me laugh how the dudes short shifting the GT3 and as soon as the van goes past he's almost knocking it off the rev limiter. Very funny indeed, was this taken at Spa?
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No stress, pleased you enjoyed the clip. Got a few others of racing vans.
I'd love something like that, mate started a T2 camper with a bentley blower engine in it. Unfortunately he just ended up with two large piles of expensive scrap as he emigrated before completion. Still wonder if someone picked it up and finished it as it would have been a beast.
Not 100% if it is Spa, or whether is Hockenhiem or anywhere for that matter, obviously haven't played enough racing sim's. :grin:
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welcome id love another mk2 again
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Thought i'd post a little update on wip so far
Sarted off like this,
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Prepping almost done
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All taped up
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White primer ready for top coat of Alpine white
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It's all gone pretty well really, despite getting nagged to go out this morning instead and having to get it done before it started to rain.
I'm now looking into getting a Dubhut which will help me work when it's dark and or wet, happy days :)
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Good shout on the dubhut, been looking for something similar, got me thinking now :smiley:
*PS meant to say that's a big improvement on the bay btw.
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Thanks for the comments, just frustrating it's still pissing it down.
Can't wait to get the left side finished so i can start on the dreaded battery tray, not sure what i'm going to find under there :)
You should have seen the washer bottle, god knows what the previous owners have put in there as it was lined with a sticky black sludge but a few hours with a sponge on the end of a coathanger and it's all gone and back to looking clean.
Yeah the Dubhut would solve my garage problems, just working out where to put it so i can still get the car in and out :)
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Yo & welcome :wink: