Well after 10 years of running Fords, I now have 2 GTi's sat outside :-)
The '95 8V (130K) has an MOT but drives pants (baggy suspension, clonk from front RHS when braking - guessing engine mount or anti-roll bar bushings?). The '97 16V (100K) drove great, much better than I thought a 12 year old car should, but the floor pan and both sills have rusted shockingly and it badly failed the MOT.
Thinking about swapping all the decent 16V bits to the 8V, starting with the suspension BUT: I'm confused by the differences between them. The GSF website lists different dampers & wishbones for each GTi, however from reading around, I get the impression all 5 stud GTi's have the same suspension? If that's correct why do GSF list so many different parts? My 16V sits about 15mm lower than the 8V but I guess it could have aftermarket shocks fitted.
Like to get hold of VW part numbers so I can work out exactly what's different between the 8V & 16V cars. Please can someone tell me where I can find part no's ? Do I need to buy ELSAwin? Not really sure what the software does.
Cheers,
Ian
