Not happy at the moment tbh. Been neglecting the forum as well as I'm fed up of VW's at the moment.
Last March decided to get a respray in the original colour as the paint was a bit dodgy in places. fromadistance car as I call it
So in it went got a nice bit of bodywork and paint done, looked fresh and clean just needed building back up. So into my garage with it and did some bits and pieces. Then decided the carpets needed a good clean to match the clean outside. No worries there.
Whilst taking the carpets out I decided to properly fit my Clifford Concept 650 alarm and intellistart for chuckles. So Dash out and wiring done Alarm kept blowing so sent it back to directed after checking the wiring for repair, they repaired it and sent it back then the intellistart went tits up and wouldn't stop cranking!
Ripped the 650 out and put the 300 back in so sum total of work = dashless car and broken indicator stalk.
Then a friend offered me a 1.8t Audi A4 for a good price, I removed the engine from it and started to look at put it in the mk2. This is where it gets crappy! So many things are different, I was expecting a few but this was September when I started and was hoping it would be done for Christmas so I could do the shows this year as I missed driving it to them last year due to the respray. Ever thought you've bitten off more than you can chew?
The gearbox has a bit missing so can't get that working yet.
The water pipes don't fit properly been from an Audi, bought a load of AGU ones from a scrappers, they don't fit internal waterpump not external.
I had to buy a mk4 Golf turbo and manifold and adjust the lines for oil and water.
I changed the inlet manifold for an AGU one, throttle body then hit the alternator.
The oil cooler bracket was at an angle and hit the front mount I now have 4 different ones in my garage.
Loads of awkward different little bits needed changing or modifying to fit.
The Audi ECU is not easily adapted to fit the mk2 so I waited for an ECU company for around three months to release the new ECU they promised. They failed and I sacked it off and bought a megasquirt, spent all weekend wiring and checking and double checking. powered it up and can't communicate with the laptop so can't map it and had to return it to America to be fixed.
To top it all off I caught the freshly painted wing dropping the engine into the bay on my own and scratched it. Great thinks I right then I know I'll push it out of the garage and try and get all the cabling for my stereo and carpc in and put the carpets in that'll cheer me up, I then noticed a great big dint and scratch in the filler cap. Kicked things hurt my toe on a driveshaft, threw it all back in the garage and stomped off home.
Thoroughly de motivated and tempted to just throw a 2l 16v in and run it on bike carbs as per the plan before the 1.8t came along, or sell it in bits
To top it all off missus is ill and been in hospital for ages now back out and having to go back in at some point
Cheer me up golfgti people, give me some motivation!!
:sorry for the rant
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