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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Golf mk2 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 20 December 2007, 15:40
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Woo! my own little section :grin:
This is one of the slowest projects on here, I can assure thee! Mainly due to changing jobs in the new year and from weekly pay to monthly salary :sad:
But! this is SOOO going to be worth it.
First thing's first...
I don't have any pic's with me at the moment of the car when I first got it, so will have to get those later.
I want this too feel authentic as if I have just started the project :smiley:
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Ok, lets start from the beginning.
I had just passed my license and was looking for a car, I was going to get an Astra but then saw this beauty on ebay for, so I bid... I watched ... I waited... for 20 minutes... then won by a pound! YES! 1 GBP! for the grand total of 196 GBP... picked her up the same day as the bloke only lived 5 miles away :grin: I was running on adrenaline and tonnes of it.
Anyway, got her back let some of my family members have a look as they've had cars longer than myself (duh).
Down to the pictures... (not in chronological order)
First up is the rear wiper mod - lays almost flat instead of in the way looking like its got a hard-on.
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod1.jpg)
Next the door pins, changed from standard ones to the Wolfsburg Edition
See the length difference? Eh they still fit... kinda.
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod2.jpg)
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod3.jpg)
Now on to the gear knob, from
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod5.jpg)
To chromage
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod4.jpg)
(http://www.uberhacker.co.uk/dubs/mod6.jpg)
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Other mods I want to eventually do:
Corrado VR6 2.9L Supercharged & Turbocharged - If i ever have the £Â£Ã‚£'s, so please feel free to donate to Jayton's VR6 superturbo fund :grin:
Otherwise realistically modding/changing:
Drivers side front wing dent beaten out or new panel.
New brake drums and all inner bits for rear brakes.
Alloy wheels, hope to get some off a mate that has some nice ones and will sell to me for £200.
SIPS (for kids safety)
Polo Coupe rear wiper arm.
Stainless steel exhaust system.
Some chrome hoses for engine bay.
Engine bay cleaned and sprayed.
New/clean water/anti-freeze reservoir.
40mm lowering springs.
Sports suspension.
Bonnet lifter struts.
Black rear VW badge or Wolfsburg Edition badge.
Hope to get most of that done in the next year or so, just depends on how much my salary increases are this next year :grin:
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So the rear arches are rusting and blistering under the trims... oh dear!
Going to stick the arch trim back on with no-nails and get a replacement arch ASAP then save to get it fitted :sad:
Just a little advice, don't set out on a project when you change jobs and have 2 kids and a wife who don't work :wink:
This is going to set back the rest of the project quiet a bit now... bloody rot worm :angry:
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Not updated in a while, so thought I'd best do so.
I have had the rear brakes replaced completely, inc the wheel cylinders. Also replaced the front brake discs and pads. So much better now :grin:
Looks like this might end in tears though... Gonna have to get a 5 door car soon, I'll make damn sure it's another VW if not even a 5 door MK2. The 3 door is starting to do my head in and the wife whinges about her back being sore when getting the kids in so I have to do that as well.
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Well my rear wheel bearings are shot :angry: and have to wait a week for them to be replaced by my local spanner man who will also sort out my wheel alignment. Which will cost around £110 :angry:
So for the moment I am getting a lift into work with my colleague and his Fiesta ST.
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Fitted a Sony H/U (Thanks 16vGTI Paul) the passenger front speaker now works all the time, looks like it might have been a loose connection at the back.
Also done the Headlamp Loom uprated :cool:
Ruddy bell! I can see the road now when it's dark :laugh:
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The uprated head light loom seems to be faulty :sad:
High beam does not work, only the side lights come on, but fogs work fine...
Going to check the connections again later when it's cooler.
List of things to do:
Sort out uprated wiring loom
A bit of an oil leak around the oil cap on top of the engine.
Wash the car & clean up the interior.
Replace cracked fog lamp :angry: fecking gritter salt cracked it, don't drive past a gritter spilling salt!
Refurb steelies.
It's a tight month with the council tax starting again, car tax, kids birthdays & seminars in London...
So if it's going to cost £Â£Ã‚£'s to get the oil leak fixed it'll have to wait :sad:
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List of things to do:
Sort out uprated wiring loom
A bit of an oil leak around the oil cap on top of the engine.
Wash the car & clean up the interior.
Replace cracked fog lamp angry fecking gritter salt cracked it, don't drive past a gritter spilling salt!
Refurb steelies.
The oil filler cap seems to be leaking a bit, but this is probably caused by a worn rubber, so if I can get 1 that'll sort that out if not a new filler cap will do.
Waiting for the end of the month to get the fog lamp replacements.
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First update since Ground Hog day :grin:
List of things to do:
Sort out uprated wiring loom 1 of the spade connectors comes loose every now and then.
A bit of an oil leak around the oil cap on top of the engine. Done, new cap solved it.
Wash the car & clean up the interior. Done, also getting something else done to the interior soon :evil:
Replace cracked fog lamp Done
Refurb steelies.
Oh bugger :grin: My car can now only seat 4 people :undecided: This afternoon I was replacing the cream plastic covers (just above the rear speakers) with some black GTi covers and installing the inner arch covers I got from AdamMK2... All was going OK until I put the OSR seatbelt retractable unit down... Whoops! :laugh: it reeled in a bit too much seatbelt and I could not get it too loosen up... BUGGER. Took the side covers off the unit too see if there was a way to release the seatbelt... Whoops again! The metal spingy thing poped out at me, whacked me in the face... BUGGER. face full of metal and grease. Got fecked off with it and cut the seatbelt so I could get the speaker shelf back on.
Now on the look out for a new OSR seatbelt unit... that won't fecking coil up when I'm trying to install it :grin:
Also, replace the standard rear cluster with the M3 cluster :lipsrsealed: I know I know, I always said if you want M3 rears buy an M3... but they grew on me, they were cheap and I was bored of the originals.
Also given the car new plugs, oil & filters.
Next job for this weekend coming is to sort out the rust around the rear arches. :lipsrsealed:
To do list now:
Roller paint car black - Distant future.
Sort out the rust on rear arches - if this coming weekend if nice.
Sort out rust under the sills - need someone with a welder who can teach me to weld :evil:
Scrub clean the underside of the car and underseal it all - again if this weekend is nice and I have time.
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Well sorted the seat belt issue ages ago thanks to AdamMK2 for the seat belts :smiley:
I also took a wirecup brush and drill to the arches and painted them up with Hammerite anti rust stuff, but bought a creamy/peachy colour :sick: you can just see a bit of the peachy colour Hammerite and the plastic arch trim doesn't quite sit right so I'll be redoing it again with a BLACK Hammerite next time.
I'm also on the look out for a CHEAP gasless welder to help me sort out my sills.
Should have a set of big bumpers this week too!
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Small update, I've had the MK3 weighted shift rod in for about 3 weeks now and I've got used to it so much so that I can't tell the difference anymore. :sad: Still got to fit the gear linkage bush kit and the short shift kit.
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yyeeeaaahhhh biiiiaaatcchh!
Got me big bumpers today! bargain £30 ! :grin:
As it's meant to be fine in the moro (although fecking cold @ 5c) but only 10% chance 'o rain.
Will try to get get picks of before, mid (big rear and small front or vis versa) and after.