samdub's mk2 gti

Picked this up the other week as I've been after a MK2 GTI for a while.





The car drove well but as a matter of course I'll service and replace where required. Its quite tidy in and out with a few slight niggles but nothing that can't be sorted. Previous owner had a crazed addiction to pale blue enamel paint so its been a battle under the bonnet with that so far. No stereo as it was the mother of all abortions behind the dash but fitted a new headunit yesterday to enjoy the pure quality from the standard outputs (to be rectified asap).

List of work planned:

*Top end overhaul -New stem seals, valve lapping, clearances, new cambelt, cambelt tensioner

*New throttle cable

*Gearbox oil change

*Clutch Thrust bearing and Clutch replacement

*Filters and Oil change

*Recondition inlet throttle body and cam cover

*Toyo Proxes T1-R's boots all round (S's if still available )

*Ashley 4-1 Manifold

*Scorp Stainless system



let me know what you think, more pics to follow shortly. looking for some deepdish BBS...

sam

that looks well tidy! bodywork looks mint n all! good find there mate,what the plans??

cheers, well last night I got a bit busy and my mate (owns a 205 GTi) and I cracked on with the following:

Top end rebuild, new cambelt and tension, full service, gearbox drain, rear wheel bearings, and some cosmetic alterations...















The rebuild has made such a massive difference and she now pulls far better, feels like it needs a 6th gear...

Will update with more soon

wow been a bit busy then!

looks tidy.... need to rid the blue poster paint though...lol

yeah its all coming off, what the hell was the tit thinking?

nice motor mate, very tidy
glad to see someone gettin stuck in and doing it them self ( i know who to tap up when mine goes wrong!!!)
JIM

much better now mate, I was gonna try and sell you my spare rocker cover though lol

haha liking the honesty, I'm after a 4 into 1 manifold if you have one spare though

nah nothing like that, I have a jetex box that goes above the rear axle though

nice lookin mk2 man
the old owner def loved the blue paint lol

if ur after any lil bits man hit me up
i wrote of my mk2 last yr n still have a load of bits here

Been real busy the last couple of weeks with courses but in between I've managed to fit:

-Toyo T1-R Proxes all round
-Ashley Competition 4 into 1 Manifold
-Ashley Competition Full Stainless Exhaust system (twin tail pipe)
-Alpine Head Unit
-Vibe Slick speakers
-Replaced coolant with premium antifreeze (mmm pink) and header tank overflow/return hose
-About 90% of the blue paint under the bonnet has been taken care of now

Still to do:
Replace thermostat, PAS belt, boot floor and carpet, pull dent from n/s wing, floor pan sealing, Speedo cable, Dash Bulbs

Today I've got those crappy limo black tints coming out and 50% tints going in.

Pics to follow shortly

vwchimp I'm gonna need some parts from you, maybe if you're at the meet tomorrow that'll be good.

wow mate you certainly have been busy ,

All going well like this...




then this happened...




so I've had to resort to this...



I'll get a new diode/brush for the alternator in the morning Got new handbrake cables to fit now and suspect a dodgy nearside cv joint so will replace both driveshafts I think.

FFS. Engine to come out now, lost a big-end last night. Thats what happens when you rebuild the top and introduce a competition exhaust then rag the hell out of a tired motor.

Ah well at least i get to tart the engine bay up now

Fuuuulllll rebuild to do this week, woop

dunno whether to be gutted for u or pleased coz u seem like ure quite chuffed its gotta come out! ah well it will be like new when ure done! good luck mate!

not gutted, actually in a strange way its for the best, it'll be faster and I'll know its sound too. cheers for the interest, I'll put some pics up of the findings and progress as I get through it all.

Got a KR in the shed if you want it cheap matey!

Well after stripping the head off and making sure all was well inside (slight phobia of valve seat cracks and suspect hydraulic tappets) I've managed to source a complete motor which I'm collecting tomorrow evening so I can rebuild the original motor without rushing at a later date. In the mean time I've managed to:

-Strip the cylinder head off and ancillaries down to the block
-Re-soldered all sensor connections and cleaned multiblocks
-Overhaul the front calipers
-Fit new EBC Greenstuff Pads up front
-Fit new Brembo Max discs on the front
-Fit new handbrake cables
-Overhaul the rear calipers
-Clean up the Braided Hoses
-Re-attached under-car heat shields to stop rattles
-Remove front grille and brow

If any one can help I'm after some fog lights to fit the current bumper, just thought someone might have a set knocking around they want to sell.

sadly hunger stopped play tonight so this is as she stands now...









lol... the ashley

Nice ride man. I hope you get it sorted out soon

cheers

Picked up the motor last night, checked it through and got real lucky. New sump pan, new dizzy, new stem seals, valves lapped, new cambelt and came with the top cover for the belt too. Last guy did it ready to drop into a MK1 but never got round to finding the car. 8 hour round trip success!

Degreased, block and head painted, new thermostat and my cam cover fitted. now ready to lift out the old lump first thing in the morning.

Need to get a gear linkage kit and steering column boot for the bay and get cleaning asap.

Running tomorrow night fingers crossed

Tonights progress: motor in, fired up, eased onto the road, ignition and mixture adjusted and oooohhhh yeeaaaahhh flies better than before! now to rebuild the previous lump.

now has a 95k KR motor, new clutch, new thermostat, new fluids and filters.

nice work mate! That was a quick turn around

You still after fogs? Got a pair of standard big bumper fogs kicking around somewhere if you want them.