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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 08 May 2012, 13:22
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thanks jv
September 2010 the start
Originally I owned a 1.6 8v mk4 Golf. I was looking for months for a tdi gt but couldn't find one within 3k. I decided on getting a 1.6. I owned it for 6 months, lowered it on kws, tinted the windows and audi a8 18s but I always felt let down by it as I had always had 3 doors, it didn't handle well and had no low down power. Thae diff and clutch went and so I was left with a situation. 1.6 gearboxes are like gold dust but the 1.8 t boxes along with everything else on that model seem to be rich in parts so we went on ebay to look for conversions.
my first golf -
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0045.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/58629_1542741602435_1051824502_31540785_60179_n.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/58629_1542741602435_1051824502_31540785_60179_n.jpg)
We saw down in sommerset a whole 1.8 T conversion including the box, drivershaft, clocks, fuel tank, sub frames, ecu, loom - everything for £750 so we went down and had a look. It was in a pearlescent silver 3 door shell with an anniversary kit. A powerflow cat back exhaust, tinted windows, full recaro interiror, audi tt wheels so I decided I wanted everything. He then said why not just have the whole car for a grand. The only damage was little to drivers door seal. It was involved in a cat d and therefore had no fromt bumper and the air con was damaged. Mileage was 96k. The guy I bought it from was a a collector of gtis, corrados and vr6s he had an industrial estate full of them and the car had been laying there for around a year ready to be broken up and scraped and the engne sold!
To get it through the MOT I had to fit a new front bumper it was a different silver the satin one the tdis use here it is at lakeside in essex back in feb:
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(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0013.jpg)
This was a full 12 months a go it would take me untill the end of the year for 21st to be able to get insured. Anyway since it had been on the road this year I did the frequent oil changes with 5/40 quantum as the oil was so dirty.
- Replaced the Oil pick up pipe, cleaned out the sump,
- did a cambelt, tens, and water pump change.
- Replaced thermostat and temp sensor
- Flushed the intercooler and cleaned the throttle body.
- Smoothed air box and did decat for a while bu it's back on as it never felt good, and removed the power flow middle box. Although it was fun with an air filter to with the exhaust popping all the time and did sound really rude.
- Dewipered & debadged
- replaced the lower arm bushes and links as they were perished. I still have to do the rear beam bushes and top mounts.
photo of the crank when replacing the pick up pipe and cleaned out sump -
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I then fitted my Forge 007p
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I also replaced the number plate lights with leds and front bulbs with clear bulbs off the bay!
Whilst it was on the road and had a girl friend they cost money so i could never do any work to it but thankfully i've been a good boy and been single 6 months and since then I replaced both front wings and fitted a new r32 front bumper and had the bonnet repsprayed.And transfered my private plate over from my other golf and also the black front vw badge.
Once again up at lakeside in essex last month:
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I was so happy with the result because all of the body shops I had been to for a quote all said that it needed to go on a jig but I jsut spent hours one saturday playing around with the wings, bonnet and even cross member to get to align straight and it's near enough there so much better because when I first bought it you couldn't even shut the drivers door without a clonk.
The vacuum pipe I found to be split so I simply replaced it with a bentley one haha.
And these are the wheels I want!!:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0398.jpg)
My insurance is sky high even though I'm still 21 because I lost my no claims and have points but I love the car too much.
But I'm tired of a slow golf so the car is booked in on October 8th to have a a custom remap at R-TECH. I'm hoping to be in the 200s and I'll be really disappointed if it's 180-190!
new magnetic sump plug just arrived from awesome gti to collect all the metal fillings after the remap lol
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0629.jpg)
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September 2011
So I was unfairly dismissed from landrover as the site i was at isn't doing well, but now got a job at audi, it's great got money to spend on my car:
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(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0688.jpg)
Ok yesterday my genuine r32 front plastic mesh arrived from volkswagen. Fitted them yesterday:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0696.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0699.jpg)
what i want
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/KGrHqNl0E4lyPyKhRBOMYZEtw0_12.jpg)
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These bad boys arrived: polly rear beam bushes.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0691.jpg)
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October 2010
Ok had car remaped today up in leicestershire today at R-Tech.
The car out of the factory is as you know 150hp standard mine made 155hp with 160 ft lbs of torque on the rollers.
After being mapped it then rose to 188hp but now has 221 ft lbs of torque
At first I was disapointed that I was only on 188hp but he said it's one of the strongest and torquest AGU 1.8Ts from standard he has seen in ages which is good to here.
But power doesn't seem to be everything because the torque increase is huge. Apparently I've made what a 180hp one would make in terms of torque after a stage 1 remap and I have 15 ft lbs more torque than a seat leon cupra r with the BAM 1.8T engine that has a bigger K04 turbo and 6 speed so my car has crazy torque against other vehicles.
The power delivery is just incredible now in comparison, smooth other the whole rev range but chucks you back in your seat and wheelspins with torque steer between 3-5k. Over the moon.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0706.jpg)
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the all new Forge 008 recirv dv
and a pipercross panel filter for the winter months as i don't want to run the AEM cold air then...
oh and a genuine fuel filter form audi as i was told my pattern one i put on on 95k was letting it down on the dyno along with an oil change saturday before southend
(http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/shopimages/products/normal/newforgedv.jpg)
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still october 2011
then a pipercross panel filter
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fitted
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new number plates fitted
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My Audi Rs3 gear knob to fit wooohoooooo
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0811.jpg)
and an audi tt gear knob as spare for when i get bored ;) as i love my knobs
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0809.jpg)
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december 2011
open heart surgery starting now. basically found quater panel has been replaced before, wasn't waxe oiled, sealent or no protection or nothing just bodged up. so arch has rusted and seal underneath crumberling. it's all been grinded down to bare metal, a new a3 seal has been ftted underneath ,today it has been welded up, photos of that on monday...it's also going to have near enough a full respray by then....
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0804.jpg)
that was all done then it was the prepping.
with my friends from the body shop ahahahahaha
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so in 12 months, with pissing off a girl friend cause your car comes first, and choosing the car and hardly going out... it's gone from this..
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to this
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so today i did a coolant change
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(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0881.jpg)
new e brake cable
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0874.jpg)
fitted new links and lower arms
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0875.jpg)
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steam clean and polish polish polish
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0882.jpg)
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Cleaned up engine cover:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0910.jpg)
new brembo 312mm grooved n drilled front brake discs and mintex pads arrived
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0924.jpg)
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1st of january 2012
basically i had a lot of knocking from nsr so i went on a mission to try and cure it
polly steering rack bush
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0926.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0930.jpg)
and new track rod end osf
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turned out to be the link hahaha
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Today fitted brembo 312mm front discs and new carriers.
And had my wheels respayed too
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0951.jpg)
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and then i drove to brighton for some photos there was a drug person playing with his guitar think he lived down there not sure anyway he liked my wheels
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_0990.jpg)
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and then it snowed
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_1004.jpg)
and i painted my calipers
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/DSC_1005.jpg)
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was at a cruise in brighton that was on tv anyway snapped my dog bone mount unfortunately lost photos but anyway replaced it with a genuine audi a3 from through work.
photo at dublands meet ukmkiv forum in guildford fed meet
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stage 2 prep up at r-tech was starting now so i got a full turbo back exhaust system done and ordered a forge turbo inlet house.
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy12/dirt_monkey/_D3S0049.jpg
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/402036_188251097946680_1756613783_n.jpg)
i did have really good photos of it fitted but i lost my sony ericcson experia phone somewhere on the a24 horsham side that day so this was the only photo at a later stage
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/IMG_3693.jpg)
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march 2012
i then ordered bora sport overlays, audi tt pedals, bora vents, led interior bulbs,
here is a pic of the boost gauge that came through
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fitted
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i then ordered these
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& a leon cupra r front splitter.
The aim is that the red gti badges will match my red brake calipers. and my car will be lowered too which is badly needed.
I also badly more than anything want these in gun metal grey too.
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audi apprentice cruise around milton keynes
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/red5champ/558742_207113532727103_100002853746449_308301_1236270848_n.jpg)
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then a trip to crydon cruise thursday nights
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i then thought f**k it
i wanted these x4 bbs ch 18/9 wheeeels will be here thursday. got a seller for my powder coated tt wheels. :
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and then this arrived
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then i fitted them :)
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april 2012
and then i lowered it and went back to my favourite spot
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to date:
engine:
ECS magnetic sump plug
Turbo back exhaust
AEM cold air induction kit
Forge silicone T.I.P
Forge 008 resirc valve
ECS lightweight 14lbs SM Flywheel
Sachs VR6 clutch
interior
Audi RS3 gear knob
Bora sport vents
Audi TT pedals
Bora vents
Newsouth boost gauge and pod
LED interior bulbs
LED number plate bulbs
Kenwood touch screen double din DVD player head unit
Suspension
Polly steering rack bush
Polly rear beam bushes
Eibach front 50mm springs
FK rear 60mm springs
Audi S3 strut brace
Brakes
Brembo 312mm grooved & drilled front brake discs & carriers
Mintext front pads
Exterior:
R32 front bumper
Anni side skirts
Anni rear bumper valance
Anni spoiler
colour coded strips
BBS CH 225/40/18 wheels x4
Red GTI badges
Black front vw badge
Private number plates
Window tints 80%
Chrome bonnet lifter
maintenance:
Coil Spring nsf (95k)
Cambelt , Tensioners, Water Pump, Aux belt (96k)
Coolant Temp Sensor (102k)
Thermostat (103k)
Coolant Change 95k & 103k & 111k
Oil & filter change - 5w40 Synethtic Platnium Quantum x3 (95k,98k,101k, 104k, 109k, 110,111k, 113k,114k)
engine flush at 95k & 104k
Strainer Oil Pick up pipe (104k)
fuel filter 95k, 109k
Intercooler flush (103k, 106, 112k)
Throttle body clean (103k, 111k)
Front wishbones & links (106k & 110k)
Gearbox oil change to fully snythetic audi s3 oil, and lubed linkages (110k)
brake fluid change x2 (111k, & 112k)
s3 brembo new front discs & pads (112k)
steering rack bush polly (112k)
rear beam bushes polly (110k)
dog bone mount 111k
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and the latest. clutch has been slipping for the past 3 months it loves it. ordered from awesome the ecs stage 1 kit which contains the Sachs VR6 clutch and ECS Lightweight 14lbs single mass flywheel. Hope to fit that in a couple of weeks at work along with a new engine mount under the airbox. :)
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my mates iphone magic
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photo above on a lovely sunday afternoon cruise in great weather along lovely west sussex roads in the hills ha
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found a coolant leak onto the gearbox. found it to be from where the coolant temp sensor housing joins the clyinder head. it was the o-ring inside that was the problem. was just 2 alan key bolts, and 1.50 for a new o-ring done in 10 minutes. wooo
haven't fitted the clutch and flywheel yet. deciding about a gearbox possibly a re-build. going to be changing the oil from synthetic back to mineral to see if this helps.
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fitting lightweight g60 14lbs ecs flywheel and sachs vr6 clutch tomorrow. slipping again had enough.
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new ecw 14lbs lightweight sm flywheel and vr6 sachs clutch fitted.
picks up better higher rev range and up hills.
found harder selection into gear was the pinion that goes through a bush as part of the leaver that connects from the box to the gear selector cables. cleaned up the pin on the wire wool and greased it up.
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looking good dude, you going to any shows??