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6.2K views 26 replies 14 participants last post by  colton  
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hey
so as some of you know i bought a mk2 16 valve gti recently and its sitting outside ready for its life as a project to begin. the car is really in good nick. no rust under body or on the wings or sills at all. there is two small patches internally which i'll get pics of at some stage. the car is really in good nick despite seemingly not being looked after internally. serious mess in there.

the immediate plans (as in by mid juneish) are:

strip interior and clean and paint all exposed metal.
fit new clutch.
cut, compound and wax.
two patches of rust under both rear windows cut out and fibreglassed with new window seals.
spray all plastics and fix up some scuffed paintwork.
spray and fit 15" alloys which i have lyin around and will do for the moment.
fit all new bits and bobs i am in the process of gathering.
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send interior to have bolsters restuffed and trimmed in leather.
fix all little niggles on interior and fit new 16 valve clocks.
clean engine and maybe get some samco's and polished rocker cover etc.
possibly lowering springs on the front. (its on koni shocks so i reckon it'll be ok with springs for now.)

to follow that maybe by the end of the summer would be:
coilovers (or maybe airbags if i can justify the expense)
scmidt th's or bbs rm's
possible full respray. (it doesn't need it but if the rest of the work goes as planned i may well go for it)

now for the pics.

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and my favourite bit the electric recaros. don't mind the rip. the bolsters will be one of the first jobs to be done.

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QUOTE (91gtd @ Apr 23 2008, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That looks shite, what a ball of scrap. What gobshite told you to buy that?

right i'm off down to autosystems with a big lump of a hammer and we'll see wat condition that g60 is left in and then who has the biggest ball of scrap.
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QUOTE (Geo @ Apr 23 2008, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Looks like a great basis for a project there Conor, best of luck with it
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cheers man. yeah. its all there and only a few niggles to iron out. i can put my individual stamp on it then.

QUOTE (Kevin @ Apr 23 2008, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Loads of potential...

You should swop your grill with Pauls as G60's came without the red pinstripe
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i'm going single headlight. just way prefer it. already have something lined up for the detailing aswell. bit different. possibly not everyones taste but i think should look good.
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this car has been very much neglected due to finishing off the polo. now the polo is having troubles (
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) work is due to begin again.

the deadline. next weekend for the waterford meet.
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by then this car will have gearbox seals replaced, clutch done, inner cv joints, new front engine mount, interior put back in (not trimmed yet unfortunately), new lights all round, new grille, new pads and prob discs, coilovers fitted, new wheels and tyres, stereo in, serious clean and polish, plastics all sorted, front splitter replaced, new door handles, g60 arches and cills fitted and my standard 10.5 hour working day done every day.

yay. no sleep. can't wait.

wish me luck.

oh and a big thanks in advance to the lads that i know are gonna help me out big time. paul, mike and garrett. they're what vagdrivers is all about.
awwww....... (cue the tinkly music.)
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no bother byrno. its not hard to do yourself ya know. i'll even do it for ya if ya want.

fair play to ya mike. how ironic that your gonna have to try and not shag your gearbox while coming over to work on mine.
hope you don't do any damage though.
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QUOTE (conord @ Jul 9 2008, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>no bother byrno. its not hard to do yourself ya know. i'll even do it for ya if ya want.

fair play to ya mike. how ironic that your gonna have to try and not shag your gearbox while coming over to work on mine.
hope you don't do any damage though.
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no worries conor...am on my way now
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#14 ·
fair play to mike the legend.

gearbox is now back in the car just needs everything put back in place.

also new grille on and lights all round. huge difference already. well on track for having it on the road by middle of next week. (not being worked on over the weekend hence the delay)

i'll get pics up when coilies and wheels are on. should be looking good. can't wait.
 
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QUOTE (ocky @ Jul 9 2008, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>am eating my chicken goujons.......then i shall nurse my golf over to yours to make a start with the gearbox
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Sure Mike if your gearbox packs in you can pop that plate off the floor and do the flintstones home
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Looking forward to seeing pics of the 16valve conor - looked like you knew what you wanted for her at the tech day - she be nice when you finish her
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#16 ·
@conor---
not a bother conor......
those lights do look savage on her!
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oh and i got 1st back but seemingly lost 3rd
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@Babyface---
dont talk to me about gearboxes!!
 
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QUOTE (ocky @ Jul 10 2008, 12:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>@Babyface---
dont talk to me about gearboxes!!

At least your car made it home from the tech day
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QUOTE (ocky @ Jul 10 2008, 12:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i got 1st back but seemingly lost 3rd
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lol. amazing crazy cars. sure ya don't need third at all so your sound.
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cheers garry. its gonna be nice hopefully and a bit different. unfortunately now its a bit of a rush job so it'll be coming apart again soon enough to finish it off.
can't wait to see it myself to be honest.
 
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here is how it looks now. still alot to do but getting there. don't mind the gearbox on the ground. that'll soon be back in place thanks to ocky and sean.
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what ye think so far.
 
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#20 ·
looking sweet

with the arches and skirts back to black it will look spot on

and love the wheels also- good job man

pity i cant get the gtd on the road for the weekend, would look great beside this :b
 
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QUOTE (Ray @ Jul 17 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>They the coils ya bought at inters Conor? Sittin lovely. Crosshairs and black faced Estorils a nice combo. Is that a set of clear tails i see?

yeah ray. they went on a treat bar. still about twenty mill to go on the front and about forty on the rears.
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yep clear rears a bit different and not to everyones taste but i think they look good on the black.

QUOTE (98MK1 @ Jul 17 2008, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thats irresponsibly low conrod.
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How are you going to get it over the holes at the end of your driveway? eh?

hey the lower the better. i'll just have to find an alternative route to the road. lol
 
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