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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: MattMK on 29 April 2011, 20:18
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Hi all thought id get a project thread up and get some advice and comments :)
This is how i got given the car about 2 months ago, it had no tax or mot as it was being used on the track, it got used once in the end lol and just sat on my boss's drive! so when i got it is was sort of a mess with fadded trims bits of rust, a hole in the drivers rear foot well and just needed a good clean etc as it was all moldy inside!
Right so the spec when i got it
-Drilled, grooved vented disc's all around
-EBC Green stuff pad's all around
-FK Coilovers
-Standerd anni BBS wheels
-De-badged grille
-Goodridge braided break hose's all around
-Racing break fluid
-Jetex full Twin exit exhaust
-Cobra bucket seat (drivers side)
-Sparco harnness
-Stripped interior
-MOMO Steering wheel
-Rear upper strut brace
-And a box full of bits and a garage full of seats, trim etc lol
So the 1st thing i did was do the general pre mot checks putting it for a mot, i ended up having to replace:
-Off side top mount was fooked
-off side lower ball joint was fooked
-the head lights had been painted black and the person f**ked the adjusters so 2 new head lights!
-near side rear light
-wiper arm broken so just de-wiperd the back
-and got the welding sortid
and that was prity much it to get it through the MOT :)
Only got a couple pics at the moment of how i got it
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/GTI3.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/GTI2.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/GTI1.jpg)
the guy my boss got this car from was a member on here i think the car had a private plate on it which was P666 DUB not sure if this car is known or any thing.
any coments :)
Cheers
Matt
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Hello fellow MK3 Flash Red Anni owner. :grin: I'll be keeping an eye on this to see what you do with it. :)
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Hi mate i had a look a through your thread....got your self a nice car there :) good to see another flash red anni! il get some pics up tomorow of how it looks at the moment
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Cheers buddy. I'll have a gander at the pictures tomorrow. :afro:
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Looks really nice :cool:
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Think I might sell mine now Annis are becoming common :grin: joking aside looks a nice example mate :wink:
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Red Mk3's are everywhere :shocked:
Looks like a good un, you need to get the red pin striping back on though :afro:
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ye for sure look loads better with the pinstripe imo,can you buy it or do most people generally just paint it?
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ye for sure look loads better with the pinstripe imo,can you buy it or do most people generally just paint it?
Halfords do a 6mm tape which will do the job I think :wink:
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hmmmmmmmm ,stop giving me ideas dom lol,got enough to doo with my anni wheel refurb haha
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Thanks for all the comments :) i went and got the red pinstripe from halfrauds but it wouldnt stick to the rub strips so i gave up lol
just a few pics of how it stands at the moment
Ignore the missing tow cover lol
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/DSCF0046.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/DSCF0047.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/DSCF0048.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/DSCF0049.jpg)
The paint looks faided but its not lol
Only things i have done scince sorting the mot are
-Flat blades
-Painted boot badge black
-Re-fitted all the interior and the standerd drivers seat
-Drilled the air box
now i just want to tidy up, repair the bumper scuff and just sort the rust spots etc
cheers
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With the pin stripe mate you need to clean your bumpers just where your going to stick it I just used some white spirits then get yourself a hair dryer warm the surface up and apply the stripe with some heat not to much and it will stick fine.
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went to halfrauds for the strip and they only had chrome d'oh lol
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With the pin stripe mate you need to clean your bumpers just where your going to stick it I just used some white spirits then get yourself a hair dryer warm the surface up and apply the stripe with some heat not to much and it will stick fine.
Cheers for that mate il give that ago :) did you get yours from halfords aswell?
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With the pin stripe mate you need to clean your bumpers just where your going to stick it I just used some white spirits then get yourself a hair dryer warm the surface up and apply the stripe with some heat not to much and it will stick fine.
Cheers for that mate il give that ago :) did you get yours from halfords aswell?
Or cleaning it with meths 1st will help.
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With the pin stripe mate you need to clean your bumpers just where your going to stick it I just used some white spirits then get yourself a hair dryer warm the surface up and apply the stripe with some heat not to much and it will stick fine.
Cheers for that mate il give that ago :) did you get yours from halfords aswell?
Or cleaning it with meths 1st will help.
Yeah Halfords was only a few quid :wink:
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Havnt updated my thread in ages purley for the fact i have been lazy lol not much has happend really.
done abit of sill repair which came up pritty good, starting to refurb my wheels after geting robbed for 2 new tyres lol
This is how the sill started, it has been welded up by the previous owner and was a sh!t job and had faild
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/sill4.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/sill1.jpg)
After some filler and sanding it came out like this
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/sill2.jpg)
And after a lick of paint :-)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/sill3.jpg)
Cheers
Mat
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Dont look a bad job Mat looks better than it did before and fair play for having ago yourself im sh*t at doing stuff like that :grin:
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Looks an ok job but i'd guess the rust will be back pretty quickly. I'm assuming you got the grinder out & took it back to bare metal before any filling? The only sure fire way to get rid of rust is to chop it out & weld in new metal in it's place, but as a temp fix yours looks fine :smiley:
Also try using thinner coats of paint next time :wink:
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Good work :cool:
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Thanks for the replys, yeah i took it back to bare metal and kurusted it to, it wasnt picked up on the MOT only noticed the hole when i removed the rubber seal lol id had enough of looking at it every time i got in the car! Looks better now though :) if it comes back il get it welded up by a mate :)
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Havnt updated this in ages! not much has really gone on to be fair! latest news is the geabox has gone so im after one now and hopefully the project can carry on after sorting the gearbox out!
Had a look and there was no oil in the box it was just all over the bottom of it..couldnt find any damage so not sure what happend to the oil, removed the drain plug and filler plug and found loads of swarf in there, it just makes a really bad grinding and knocking noise when driving so think its fair to say its fecked!
Just a picture of the swarf that was on the drain plug alone
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/gearboxswarf.jpg)
Will hopefully get a new box as soon as and get some progress pics up
Cheers
Matt
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Looks an ok job but i'd guess the rust will be back pretty quickly. I'm assuming you got the grinder out & took it back to bare metal before any filling? The only sure fire way to get rid of rust is to chop it out & weld in new metal in it's place, but as a temp fix yours looks fine :smiley:
Also try using thinner coats of paint next time :wink:
Should that have even been filled!? :undecided:
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To be fair the small hole should of been welded then filled, if the rust comes back il have to get it welded, only filled it to just tidy it up abit :smiley: so far rust hasnt come back
Cheers
Matt
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Havnt updated this in ages! not much has really gone on to be fair! latest news is the geabox has gone so im after one now and hopefully the project can carry on after sorting the gearbox out!
Had a look and there was no oil in the box it was just all over the bottom of it..couldnt find any damage so not sure what happend to the oil, removed the drain plug and filler plug and found loads of swarf in there, it just makes a really bad grinding and knocking noise when driving so think its fair to say its fecked!
Just a picture of the swarf that was on the drain plug alone
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/gearboxswarf.jpg)
Will hopefully get a new box as soon as and get some progress pics up
Cheers
Matt
Thats bad news matey, although I have a gearbox for sale so that could be some good news :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Yeah was abit sh!t when it went bang! haha i see your for sale thread all ready :wink: Leeds is a bit to far tho lol
Picking gearbox up on saturday now, ps love your car mate! stopped me from getting rid of mine in the end :smiley:
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Bit of a update
Picked up my gearbox and clutch kit saturday so had a crack at it :smiley: havnt really done any thing like this before so was just taking my time trying not to go wrong but it went ok! getting the box out was easy, getting it back in was a different story! lol got there in the end and it seems to be running ok :smiley:
Just a pic with the box out
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/enginebay.jpg)
The old box
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/Gearbox.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/clutch.jpg)
And how it sat for the night
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/caronjack.jpg)
Cheers
Matt
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Bit of a update managed to get hold of a full leather interior really cheap so got that saturday and put it in today/yesterday...it really has changed the inside of the car! should of been leather from the factory!
I also suede'd my headlining...was my 1st attempt at one and i wont be in a hurry to do another one lol didnt get any during pics as i was to busy making a mess of it! it looks ok but should of taken more time on it
Just a pic of the seats
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/leatherinterior.jpg)
and of the headlining
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/suede1.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/suede2.jpg)
My anniversary seats are for sale now if any ones interseted
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Time for a update
scince the last post i have now purchased a VR6 engine and gearbox etc to covert the 8v! taking things slowly at the moment as i havnt rebuilt a engine or any thing like that, im just tidying up the engine not going mad to start with
Today i whipped the gearbox off and gave it a good clean and degrease and a bit of paint looks much better, also took all the tape off the loom to check for any nasty stuff in there....only found a couple bits so hopefully the loom will be ok :smiley:
just a few pictures for the time beeing
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0775.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0776.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0783.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0780.jpg)
i got the engine for a bargain but theres a few bits missing so just taking it slow making sure i havnt missed any thing
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Box is looking good! Its a bit harder doing that to the engine!
Shame you got an OBD1 VR6 engine as i guess from your reg the 8v was OBD2. Not that it matters i guess! :smiley:
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Lol yeah il end up taking most the block apart to paint it, to be fair it was really cheap and as its obd1 it dosnt have an immob :smiley:
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Bit of a update
Been busy today stripping bits off the engine to paint it and paint the bits that came off the engine
hasnt come up to bad to be fair does look alot better then it did!
got a pile of bits that need cleaning and painting now lol
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0787.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0788.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0786.jpg)
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/MatMK4/100_0789.jpg)
Almost there with the upper inlet manni....had to strip it back to bare metal as the paint was shocking on it lol
cheers
matt
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Deffo worth the effort, that box looks mint now. :cool:
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Cheers mate :smiley: think your right about that...was a lot of effort but looks good now lol
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Cheers mate :smiley: think your right about that...was a lot of effort but looks good now lol
replicate what you done on gearbox on rest of engine and your onto a winner good effort mate :wink: