glowgtdi - Mk3 GTDi - Full Rebuild

[jv]

[glowgtdi]

JV, Thanks for the post Will update as soon as i get home from work lol 

[glowgtdi]

And Away we go... a little old so got the pics up and il walk it from the start

Back when i killed my 405 Mi16 Replica i bought this from a friend for £500 as you see it in the first pic (Minus all the bumper lights as these were missing)...

Ohh and i gave it a damn good clean as she was very neglected!
The spec was as follows:
 - 1.9 Turbo Diesel (Turbo was broken and all boost pipes missing :|)
 - 5dr
 - Manual (Keep Fit) Windows (Minus front passenger as it didnt work)
 - Central Locking
 - Rusty Arches, Crumpled front wing, Broken Mirror
errm thats about it really...

Me being me couldnt resist fixing it up so i went off to the local VW Breakers, bought the front lenses and parts to fix the window and turbo hoses.... so she was all clean and standard poverty spec Golf Diesel.

So anyway off i went and bought a new front wing, £10 in red as i couldnt get a Green one ANYWHERE! so it sparked a respray idea...

So, here goes... fitting of the new front wing...

Complete with ariel hole, a dent & some bird crap... Yumm!

Anyway whilst at the breaker i noticed a GTi Kit sitting in the corner and well the other half was sitting in the car waiting i decided to "sneak" it back at only £20 for all 4 arches, £40 for the skirts & £15 per bumper i thought ROCK ON Lets go... *(almost forgetting my wing!!!)* i set out to get it all sorted so here are some progress pics upto now...

Tackling Rust:

There was a damn lot of it too! Roof / all Arches / all Doors

Smoothed Wing:


Semi - Smoothed Bootlid:

Completely Smoothed :


All Naked:


She was looking abit exposed and sorry looking at this stage so masking began...




And then a few coats of white primer / undercoat:



And then it started to pelt it down with rain... so away she went for 3 days


After re-assembily my headlights arrived, (£124 from eBay)



Since this... i broke my phone so no more pics atm but not alots changed as this is also my daily driver its currently all white and re-assembled with the GTi Kit fitted, front grille sprayed white (Along the bottom) and its now wearing a very nice skirt, The Burgandy VR6 Front bumper inc Genuine splitter £15!!! What a bargain...

Will update again shortly expect rapid progress as i had my license revolked today so onto the stripping over the next week i plan on getting it stripped to a rolling shell with all glass/interior/wiring out and the engine too if i can manage it and do a FULL body respray ...

[glowgtdi]

Ok soooo.... updates

After standing it the past 3/4 weeks heres an update on the bodywork,

All the rust that made a comeback has been cut out completely and replaced, filled, smoothed and re-primererd.

New parts so far...
 - Alesio Alloys (15")
 - Smoked / Chrystal Rear Lights
 - 40mm Lowering Springs (Until coilys arrive)
 - Cobra Sidewinder Front Seats in Black & XXXXX Colour

Waiting for the next colour to arrive if i dont like it yellow she goes! lol

So anyway todays work:

VR6 Front bumper/Splitter

£15 What a bargain!!!

Alesio Alloys another bargain!!! - £40!!!

These will be resprayed with a silver dish, would have them polished but they've had too many past repairs.

Last of the rust battle...


And almost ready for paint (Tommorow if the sun is shining )

[glowgtdi]

Well the sun come out and allowed me to begin the hardcore work today,

i even enlisted the help of Chris (cwall22) this time (Shocking i know!)
And we managed to get the paint on the body

Now, It's a marmite colour you may or may not like it so if you do, rock on, if you dont, fair enuff keep it to yourself, The look is to be "New" and modern with the new bright colours, with the Old School Retro Black Trim, (Arches etc)

And here is what we got done today,
 - 2 Front Wings got there first coat of paint
 - Body got re-primered then wet/dry'd Flat
 - Body got 3 Nice Coats of paint

And our poor old spray gun bust! Damn so off to the suppliers to get a nice shiney new one We got the body finished. (Or ALMOST finished)

My only request, You hold judgment until its finished as the black will set off the yellow perfectly (Or i hope anyway!)

Pics:
Primer Now finished


Chris getting his boogie on with his "Consentric" Sircles! lol or swirly pattern in my opinion!


The all well known frustration time when the sun goes away for a few mins and things start to slow down!


And Voala! - First coat of paint down the n/s of the car


o/s


Close up of the paintwork
(Note that the paint job isnt flattened this is FRESH paint and the ripple will go when complete!)

[eightyeightmph]

Another impressive home repspray! Very nice, looks like you could quite comfortably drop a yellow colour concept interior in there!

[glowgtdi]

sorry for not updating folks,

tool ALOT of unwanted work to get to this stage but here she is:


as for the interior... the guy i found selling it isnt replying so im shafted, instead its got 2x cobra sidewinder seats upfront, black/yellow and matching rear bench retrim.

Black GTI door cards to match.

[Ashley]

sorry to bust in on your thread, but that looks amazing.

takes some gutts to do that! how'd u do it? just got yourself a compressor, air brush and some paint?

well done fella

[glowgtdi]

haha Hell no, i just have lotsa balls lol i dont care about fooking things up because at the end of the day il continue trying until i get it right, i used over 3lt of paint todo this! lol and it is amazing yes! and yes its a pro job ive done inside the doors, under the carpets only place i havnt done is the boot floor because im cutting it out and loosing the wheel well in favor of my custom exhaust system lol

Heres a couple of my latest pics for your viewing pleasure, most recent modifications are
 - Dashboard heater vent smoothed to house boost gauge.
 - DVD Headunit
 - Lowered on Coilovers
 - 15" Deep Dish alloys finished with black center & dish with yellow rim.
 - Tints all round
 - Front door handles changed for a pair of rear ones (Lock-less)
 - Carbon Fiber forced air induction kit
 - Twin Exit Stainless Steel exhaust system (Splits at the cat)
 - VR6 Door Strips (Not yet fitted)

and for the interior were fitting
2" Deep amp rack thats about a foot wide, will run from the front of my roof to the back right in the middle housing 5x Minature matching aplifiers, this will have my interior light replaced for white LED's along with a fiberglass roof lining that will house 4x HERTS Component Speakers (2 in the back corners, 2 behind the driver/passenger)

Then the rear seats will be folded down flat and over the top of them a removable Sub wall housing 3x Kicker L7 2008 Edition Subs, The wall will be removable so that i can still use the well hidden rear seats from behind them.

Rear bench will be a GTi Seat, GTi Door cards all around and upfront a pair of reclining Cobra Bucket Seats

Pics:
Modified suspension top mounts, from this:


To This:


To hold my new sexy poly-bushes on these:


Headlamps fitted and re-wired:


Wheels Fitted & Lowered:


And heres my dash pod:


Hope you all like

[glowgtdi]

Well Well Folks here is where the fun begins, The build is finished (See This Thread) and now here she is fully built and ready to start driving...

(As today i passed my driving test AGAIN at last )
Exactly 3 Months ago this is how she stood...



Well here she is ready for her MOT today...














Modifications List:
+ Bodywork & Exterior Mod's
 - Smoothed Tailgate (Badge & Rear Wiper)
 - Smoothed Wing (Aerial Hole)
 - Smoothed Door Locks
 - Full GTi Arch Kit - Repaired & Restored
 - Hella M3 Style Crystal Rear Lights
 - Hella M3 Style Smoked Crystal Side Repeaters
 - Hella Bumper Indicators, Fogs & Tow Covers (Smoked)
 - Smoked Angel Eye Predator Headlamps
 - VR6 Front & Rear Bumpers + Front Deep Splitter
 - Full Body Respray in a Unique Mix of Golden Yellow
 - Full GTi Bodykit Restored to "Satin Black" Including Retro Stealth Satin Front & Rear Bumpers
 - GTi Rear Spoiler Repaired & Restored
 - Fully Legal (Dark as possibly legal) Window Tints all Around

+ Running Gear
 - VW Golf GTi Mk2 Hubs - Disks/Calipers upfront
 - Golf Mk3 GTi Dampers With Polybushed Bases & Top Mounts in Blue Polyurethene & AEM Ground Control Coilovers.
 - Alessio Dished Alloys, Finished in Satin Black with Golden Yellow Outer Rim,

+ Performance
 - Carbon Fiber Forced air Induction Kit
 - S/S Magnex Backbox (Rest of System awaiting fitment)

+ Interior & ICE
 - Smoothed Heater Vent & Custom Boost Gauge Pod
 - DVD Headunit
 - Fusion Door Components (4x)
 - 800watt Amplifier
 - Sony XPLOD 1000watt Sub

+ Future Plans
 - 1.9 TDi PD Engine Conversion (130bhp)
 - Hybrid Turbo Conversion
 - Methanol Injection
 - Stage 1 ECU Remap
 - Nitrous Oxside
 - Interior Weight Reduction
 - Cobra Reclining Bucket Seats
 - Mk4 Dashboard Conversion
 - Fiberglass Door Cards to House 2x Components Each + Tweeters
 - Fiberglass Boot Build - 2x 12" Sub's + 2x Mini Amps
 - GAZ Fully Adjustable Coilovers
 - Ronal Turbo 15" Alloys
 - Probably LOTS More too!
 - Smoothed VR6 Front & Rear bumpers colour coded to suit body.

Opinions good & bad welcome And ideas of course...