kegs - mk2 8v

[jv]

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Thanks jv

A quick introduction. This is my second MK2 8v Gti. My first was a small bumper G reg l bought back in 1994, i had her for about 8 years before l went all grown up in an Audi for about 2 years. Got bored of the reliability and nothing to do, so l bought this H reg 8v Gti. I have owned her for about 3 years but she hasnt been on the road for the last 14 months, since some tosser in a transit van smashed into me, he still hasnt admitted liability but it should all be sorted one way or the other by january. Hopefully i can recover some of my 9 years ncb my insurance took away, and i will be able to use the golf again as a second car.

Just before she went off the road i sorted the head gasket including a skim and a cam belt. The fan belt snapped on me on the way home from work one day and i didnt notice the warning light flashing until it was too late. After the engine was back together she ran great but always a little hot, i want to fit a new radiator and maybe an external oil cooler.

At this stage she is standard in light blue metalic, though l have just fitted the following: bilstein suspension with 40mm drop, grooved/drilled/vented disks with new wheel bearings, new cv boots, and front lower suspension arms and track rod ends. i havent had her on the road yet but i am sure she will be as smooth as silk. I refitted the original rear brake calipers, and they are starting to sieze a little so i will up-rate them to mk3 items.
So this is how she is now.


For the next stage, her bodywork is still fairly tidy with only a few spots of rust, though the last job will be to get her painted. my next major task is to sort the cosmetics of the engine and engine bay, i will keep you posted.

someone let me know how to add pics please, i have some pics saved in a yahoo album.

Cheers

Kegs

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thanks newstu

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sad looking engine bay: this is my next area to concentrate on.......

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the cleaning and a bit of paint on the bock has started. will it all be worth it, i hope so. I have relocated some cables etc into the chassis legs. god only knows how i will clean the gearbox without removing engine or box from the car, but i will give it a good go 

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Righto, time for an up-date, things have been going my waty a little lately, (touch wood) and l finally won my car smash claim from july 06 hoorah, just waiting for a wee cheque now.
The old girl is coming along nicely, l have a new rad and reconditioned alternator and starter sorted, and a lot of stuff has been grit blasted and painted. I relocated as much of the cables etc as I could to the chassis legs and have spent a lot of time cleaning the bay and engine/box. As usual loads more i could have done, but i just havent go the space in my garage for an engine so it has stayed put and i have done my best (ish).

Also got a mk3 rocker cover ready to be blasted and painted, does this go straight on ?? can someone let me know cheers guys 

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Update. Finally threw everything back together, and as you can see the mk3 rocker cover fitted. I need to replace the round crank breather filter on the top of the rocker with a mk3 one to neaten it up, i had to cut the steel mounting bracket that supports the ISV, but the mk3 rocker goes straight on. I got an FK induction kit at dubfreeze and made a heat shield to try and stop some of the heat affecting the cars performance.

And after 18 months off the road i put her in for an MOT last friday and she passed. Going to sort out a classic insurance policy at the end of the month so i can use her for shows and weekend bimbles. Next up is the paintwork 

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after a bit of graft, and a few quid spent over the last couple of years, l am sad to say that l will have to sell the golf. I just cant get insurance for a second car, so she has to go, cant believe it, l am gutted. when l get the courage l will post in the for sale section.

absolute bummer

[vaughn]

before you sell.
you want to ask martin in the insurance section as he`ll be able to do you a classic car policy which works out quite cheap. and they class classics as older than 15 years which yours is

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tried martin already, i had two claims in 2005, one which l lost though not my fault, and until that doesnt count l am a leper
cheers mate, thanks for trying