Trog's Mk3 8v - Parts from America!

[trog_nfs]

Its on new sachs shocks all round with eibach sportline springs.
Took the oppurtunity to change all bolts, mounts etc so it handles superbly now.

Just won't go anywhere at the moment

[trog_nfs]

Well the golf had been well and truly neglected over the past few weeks, what with my final year exams and the hose-pipe ban.

But I've now finished uni, and I've got some time to give the old girl a bit of tlc.

First things first, the buggered gearbox mount.

Took it down to a friendly (if slightly dodgy) garage to get his powertools out and change the mount as the bolt was spinning. Got a new one from VW in the end as europrats gave me the wrong one twice!


Still covered in hydraulic fluid as it went everywhere!

Took the oppurtunity to change the front one too.


Can no longer rock the engine by hand! Really improved the throttle response changing these. I think before the first bit of pedal travel was taking up the slack in the engine bay.

Of course a new clutch cable 

Of course europrats gave me the wrong one of these first.

I also took the oppurtunity to change the spring caps for lowering ones


So this is how she looks now



The eibach springs/shocks combo is really nice. They've softened and settled a bit now, so nice and comfy on a cruise, handles great, and you can go hell for leather on rough roads without bouncing all over the place.

Still sits a bit high at the front, but I think thats because its got smaller wheels on the front.

I'm looking at mk4 Montreal II wheels to replace the VRs which I think will look 

[trog_nfs]

Also took the oppurtunity to record the exhaust after having the suitcase box deleted. Wiped out the mic on my phone, so had to swap to the camera.

[trog_nfs]

Since I bought them, although I like the design, I've always thought that the VR6 BBS wheels look a bit small, especially in the satin black finish mine had.

So, a hunt began for some new shoes, which led me to these:



I've always liked the Montreal IIs, so grabbed a set with some rubber left on them. Whacked them on as they were, but wasn't completely happy. My dad then piped up, and despite the fact he doesn't agree with most of the things I do with my car, said they would be better in BLAAAACK!

As with most monty IIs, they had a fair bit of corrosion on them, so it was time to break out the 80grit aluminium paper. Took me the best part of a week and a half to just sand the four back to metal:



Here you can see the areas I've roughly been grinding, and there's quite a bit of corrosion.



This is what I ended up using


Primer


Painted


Out in the sunshine




On the car:



Overall I'm really chuffed with the finish, and the paint was tough enough to survive the local tyre place rebalancing the wheels too.

In fact there was so many layers of paint on one wheel it wouldn't even go over the hub 

Given that I've not sprayed anything exterior before, and this was a rattle can job, I'm really pleased.

[trog_nfs]

The next task was to clean the interior, but I got a bit carried away  :embarassed:




Thats not rust round the bungs in the back, it was clear waxoyl which I cleaned off and put proper sealent in and painted.

The passenger footwell was a little damp, so I took the whole lot out to find the cause and to dry it out.
Was a dislodged grommit behind the pollen filter.
Tidied up all my sub wiring whilst the carpet was up though, lot better now.
Drove the car like this for a giggle, just put the drivers seat in. Was so much quicker, but god was it loud!

My current project is...., well see if you can guess from these two clues:

[DanChave]

Nice work on the Montreals! The 16's fill the arches soo much better than the 15's I will say though, I preferred them in silver. Thats just my choice though

[thai-wronghorse]

The black works for me mate.

[F17BAD]

Also a fan of them in silver over the black

nice rims tho all the same, OEM + style 

[trog_nfs]

Would have saved a lot of bother if I'd kept them silver, but at least all the dreaded rot is gone.

VW did make a few nice looking rims over the years, better than my other halfs fiesta anyway.

[F17BAD]

the black paint looks good on the pic of the wheel, is it a satin finish ?

i don't think the pics u have took with them on the car quite do them justice