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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: irmscher on 27 October 2010, 17:57
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So.. Project tid (not a typo) started as a pure accident.
My best mate Saf came across a colleague selling a P reg MK3 TDI. The car needed an MoT and looked to be in fairly poor condition. It did however have a really good spec (full electrics inc sunroof, 14 alloys, p/steering etc) and a nearly complete VW service history.
He paid.. £99 for it :laugh:
Now it was supposed to be a runabout, just a strong old tractor that we can muck around in without worrying about scratching it or knocking it etc.
First thing Saf did was to service it.. He took off all the breathers and EGR valve too and gave everything a good clean.
The problems started when we got under the car and discovered the rear suspension was shot. Well I say problems, I mean the modding really. Saf came across a set of coilovers at a good price and thought sod it, I'll buy em..
So we lowered it.. then we thought, well it needs some decent rims now... so we got the 17's, tyres and a fitting kit...
Then.. well you can kinda see where this is going :rolleyes:
Anyways long story short, we met up with Dean (another member from here) who was breaking his Dragon Green 5 Door GTi and we took nearly everything we could to make it look like a GTI, inc arches, sills, door trims, lights, lenses, spoiler - even the beesting. We also took both front wings :)
So Coilovers on, wheels on, trim on.. then we thought well the paintwork needs doing now as really it's a pretty good car underneath and there are just bits and bats letting it down..
Oh wait, before that we took it for it's MoT. All it needed apart from a couple of bits of welding under the sills, was 2 x rear wheel bearings, a track rod end and front pads. We used my mates ramp and fitted it all ourselves and got the car passed the same day :)
So anyway, we left the car with our mates Captain and Harry to start prepping it for some paint and minor repairs.. meanwhle we located a nice Highline leather interior for it. The lad selling it had a BMW 530D so me being the wheeler dealer (my fav show by the way lol), I did him a Stage 1 Remap, and we got the interior for a good price ;)
The problem then was that the leather we bought was black, and the Golf had a beige and grey interior... so we then located a good breaker in Sheffield (Matt) who had a Colour Concept in Black that he was breaking. So we bought everything we could out of that.. I bought the seats for my wife's 6N2 Polo (that'll be another thread I think) and Saf got the door panels and carpets and every bit of black trim he could find to convert from beige to black.
I let him use the Colour Cocept door panels as they seem to have a nicer leather finish than the ones we got with the highline interior...
Now that we had everything we needed, it was back to Captain's place this weekend and we worked flat out from Sunday morning til late at night to install the interior, carry out minor repairs (window wiring needed soldering in the doorshuts etc) and let Captain and Harry finish the painting.
As we never intended for this car to become such a big project, we never had the good sense to take some 'before' pictures. But just try and imagine a green MK3 bacg of sh!te with rust patches and a cracked rear bumper, and some original 14" rims..
Suffice to say, we're really chuffed with the end result as we did a lot of the work ourselves. I know to most people it's just an old car, but to us, as teenagers growing up in the 90's these were the cars to have and it really took us back.
The best bit is we did all this in around 4 weeks.
Next plans are to remap (chip) it and just damn well enjoy it :laugh:
I've told him he can never sell it. And if either of us dies first, we get to be buried in it :wink:
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+1 looks god mate keep up the good work. I always have a soft spot for the tdi's, good strong engine and actually very quick with a good remap. Whats the plan next?? What is the milage on it? Bargin for £99 :grin:
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loks like you had fun doing this, £99, bargain
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Mileage is around 102k mate, and yup £99 is what i cost him initially... but it's put him in well over £1k now - but it's not always about the money.
Still posting pics, just bear with me.
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Its nice that. Ide have a gti break conversion just to really make it look the part. (I have a sluight soft spot for the mk3, I just don't like to show it ;) ) good work
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Well done lads....looks an amazing job and very well done too. It looks like you have spent hours and hours on the project and that now looks like a proper GTI but I do really like your TDI badge on the front grille. Thanks for posting the link for me as it's good to see why you travelled a measly 600 mile round trip for the parts. Top job chaps and all the very best for the future with her :cool:
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Awesome job! :cool:
You 2 didnt buy my N plate 8v GTI a couple of years ago did you? From Hinckley? You look well familiar! :laugh:
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Thanks guys..
Dean, the bits we took from you are really what pulled it all together for us :cool:
The brakes are definitely lacking, but we don't want to have to switch to a 5 stud hub. What is the easiest way to switch the rear to 4 stud calipers?
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Mk2 golf rear axle there a bit shorter I think but there's a few about and that. Would look different with 4 stud but rear discs. You thought of uprating the servo to a gti one, it might give the breaks that thing you need bud
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No but that's a good idea really.. Do the MK3 cabrio also have rear drums? They're 4 stud too aren't they?
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Umm I think so not really up on mk3s to mk2s but the 1.8 ventos still have drums so I would guess the cabrio's are the same mate.
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Im saf the other co-owner of this little beauty. Appreciate all the comments guys.
Had the fan belt and tensioner changed today and she sounds sweeeeet :smiley:.
The wifes are going to be well happy cos we've been missing for a month. It has been really hard work and it just cant be summed up in a few paragraphs. 4 weeks of constant graft. Theyre worried about me at work and I told em I got sleeping problems (only if they knew). Glad its come to this. Can get back to my normal life now.
Like Fahad said it was a poo box. My mate was going to scrap it. Rotten front wing, rust on rear arches and under doors, rear bumper hanging off. It really was a shed. Actually looked illegal. Had a shabby beige interior which hadnt been cleaned for years (looked as if my mate and his family had been living in it). Central locking and electric widows didnt work and the list just goes on and on. It all started when the coilovers touched base. Funny thing is I got a Chrysler Grand Vayager 04 plate as my main motor and we been using that to travel all over to bring bits back and we've ruined the interior. Makes no diffrence now cos Chrysler is number 2 now :grin:. So where does that put the wife :undecided:
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It puts her where she belongs, in the kitchen :laugh:
Dude you need to take some better snaps as the current ones aren't really doing it justice.
Also get that VR6 lip ordered asap, the front end is crying out for it. I'm whipping out the ECU this weekend, I can't wait to tune it.
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Ye im gonna order the vr6 lip asap. Once thats done we can take her to a nice location, undress her and....................................... take some pics :smiley:
Just got off the fone to my wife. Told her she should stay at her mums for longer cos the tid isnt complete yet. Btw I think shes starting to dislike you.
Reminds me of the good old days. Its coming to 10 years since my first mk3 8v gti in magenta with matching recaro trim.
Fancy taking on the mk1 gti project :evil:
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Awesome work :afro:
Mk2 gti rear discs / calipers will fit.
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Wayne, thanks mate. What exactly would we need to source to do the conversion?
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Wayne, thanks mate. What exactly would we need to source to do the conversion?
From memory, stub axles, discs, calipers and brackets plus handbrake cables, well worth fitting a pair of new wheel bearings as well.
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Cheers wayne. I mentioned this to Irmscher as a possibility.
So thats a gti servo and mk2 rear brake assy on the to do list. Nice!!!!
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Good to hear ur of for the servo and rear brakes. 2 bolts hold the rear axle onto the chassis
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Looking great guys :afro:
As already said, get some better pics up and really show her off :cool:
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That looked like fast paced all hands on deck job!... nice work, yeah get some better pictures.
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Thanks chaps, yep will do. Busy working on my Accord tonight, we have our big owners club meet on the weekend so the Golf has to wait a few days :smug:
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great work. looks really well
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So this is a very OLD thread... but Project TID is about to be revived ;)
My mate has been driving this for the last 2.5 years without issue and it's just too good to bin!!
So in the coming weeks, it's getting a new paintjob, new 17" rims, grill, headlights and a few other things ;)
I'll keep you posted.
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And FINALLY.. a month later of much grafting and late evenings sacrificed.. Project TID Phase 2 is complete!
Pictures here:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.467805786623727.1073741829.148037185267257&type=1¬if_t=like
And here's a little teaser..
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