project mk2 410

[gazareth]

there a darn nuisance them things. especially when the customers have no idea where they are or even what they look like lol. there a lot of time wasted hunting around the car for the wheel nut keys when there is a service to be getting on with. yeah get a welder on to them and preserve your sanity lol.

[VWchapman17]

there a darn nuisance them things. especially when the customers have no idea where they are or even what they look like lol. there a lot of time wasted hunting around the car for the wheel nut keys when there is a service to be getting on with. yeah get a welder on to them and preserve your sanity lol.

exactly, ive been wanting to get on with the golf but this is stopping my doing so much haha, cant drive it as the pads just stuck to the disc now, and I believe my wheel bearing is knackered, I also need to check if my speedo works as when I drove it next I think it was reading the wrong speed and was bouncing up and down haha..
its really frustrating me

[gazareth]

welcome to the joys of motoring lol. it might not be your wheel bearing that's gone. could just be your brakes making the noise. your speedo might be slightly out with the bigger wheels fitted and the cable might be broken or binding. take the cable off and run some 3in1 oil through it. that might free it up. btw is that your car on the vimto tv ad? lol

[VWchapman17]

welcome to the joys of motoring lol. it might not be your wheel bearing that's gone. could just be your brakes making the noise. your speedo might be slightly out with the bigger wheels fitted and the cable might be broken or binding. take the cable off and run some 3in1 oil through it. that might free it up. btw is that your car on the vimto tv ad? lol

yeahh could be that, i'll give that a try today.
haha what? the vimto ad with the fruits in the car with the hydraulics? haha nahh that's not mine lol

[VWchapman17]

seriously getting fed up of the mk2 now, I knew the carpet was ruined but.. underneath there is just loads of sh!t like wires and crap all over the place.. so that's a new carpet which isn't cheap
I have barely any relays.. and I don't think I have a relay for my headlights (unsure if ones needed) but there is just wiring on top of my battery so that's just another problem wiring it up to the dash relay, they work fine! but they cant just sit on my battery forever
fog lights don't work, think its because it has no relay
the oem lights I bought off ebay haven't turned up yet, they were meant to be here last Thursday..
new grille as mines held on by cable ties
speaker and stereo wiring needs to be re-done as its shoddy and doesn't work as when I turn on my heater you can hear it through my sub..
g60 arches and skirts aren't on properly
new seats as mine are ripped
door cards to match with door card trim such as handles and wing mirror bellows
interior light needs re wiring and a bulb
boot carpet
gas struts for boot
4 new discs and pads for each disc
new wheels as the 17's are far to big and reduces turning circle and they feel heavy
dent and scratch on passenger side door and rear panel (not that bad)
speedo doesn't work, neither does clock
vdo gauges need wiring
side indicator is hanging out, and there is random wires in and around the fuse box

I just don't know where to start or what to do with it!!
seems like such a colossal job for someone who works part time and is still at college

[Sgt_Lemon]

Your list looks almost as long as mine when I got my mk2. Seriously writing a list is the hardest part. Once you get to crossing stuff off you start to feel better about it. Once you find a way to get the locking nut off the discs and pads is easy, cross that off the list. The seats in a mk2 come out in about a minute. Once they are out trying steam cleaning your carpets to see if that helps. At the same time run all your rear speaker and sub wires under the carpets and wire it up- cross that off. Indicators are just plastic with a hook. The indicator and gas struts can be found at a scrappy- cross that off.

[X4MGS]

Nothing major on that list...


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You have to expect things will need doing, but nothing there that is terminal, bit of time and patience will see most jobs done without to much expense.

[VWchapman17]

Your list looks almost as long as mine when I got my mk2. Seriously writing a list is the hardest part. Once you get to crossing stuff off you start to feel better about it. Once you find a way to get the locking nut off the discs and pads is easy, cross that off the list. The seats in a mk2 come out in about a minute. Once they are out trying steam cleaning your carpets to see if that helps. At the same time run all your rear speaker and sub wires under the carpets and wire it up- cross that off. Indicators are just plastic with a hook. The indicator and gas struts can be found at a scrappy- cross that off.

all very true, its just getting the parts for cheap enough and doing and repairing it properly, my local scrappy has no old vw's so they are hopeless,my carpet looks as thought it doesn't fit my car lol.. its loose and shows the actual shell of the car..  my biggest worry is my interior and my wiring.. those 2 things are probably the biggest job.. I may take it to a vw specialist my step dad knows that's local and see if he can help or has any spares.

[VWchapman17]

main job is getting wiring done and everything to get it past its MOT then things are easier

luckily its mechanically fine haha, gearbox and clutch are good and engine runs fine, only thing is that I have a weber carb, on idle it sits on 500rpm, but ive read it should be on around 700-800rpm

[gazareth]

hey man. it may be a big list but its lots of small jobs. don't go giving up on it. you should get it sorted for mot and on road then finish it off at your leisure. like a rolling restoration lol. oh btw the headlights don't have relays. but they do work a bit better with them and it takes a bit of load of the light switch.