Chrisss's rusty peice of sh*t

Copied for mk2 oc



Decided to re-do the start of this thread
but with a little more detail and with how the car started

heres some pics of when i first bought the car, for the sum of 450gbp





but the car didnt stay standard for long


fitted a set of these






then started to clean up the bay abit,
forgot to take a before pic
so heres after


then the front got abit of a facelift

single wiper conversion, a new black splitter and some clear indicators

after having sh*t loads of problems with the pooberg carb
i decided to splash the cash for one of these

a nice shiney brand new weber


then it all went tits up
a faulty earth on my coil led to it setting fire to its self and all the wirring loom surrounding it


after going through my options
i decided to go for the msot complicated, time consuming and expensive one,

after scouring ebay for all of 10minutes i bought my self a new engine
so stripping the car of its old lump was in order

A quick update
some pics form a few weeks ago


this is the concequence of a faulty earth on my 1.3
and the reson i decided to do the engine conversion


th FKs all cleaned up (now back on the car)


Nice new samco hoses and clips


all new discs, pads and wheel bearings all round

will take some more pics this weekend
as ive now hidden the wiring loom in the chasis legs and behind the fire wall
relocated the washer bottle
moved the rad further forward, so it sits under the slam panel
relocated the ecu to myu glove box
polished some brakets up
ported and polished my throttle body
fitted my 16v clocks
modyfied the gear selctor box and got it fitted

jsut need to do the brake lines
a quick visit to VW and itll be MOT time

decided to post up a current spec list
and my todo list

spec list -
Engine
- 2L 16v ABF
- OMP Cone filter
- home made s/s exhaust from down pipe, using two back boxes and a decat
- T mount, solid front mount
- wiring loom mostly hidden through chassis legs and behind bulk head
- mk3 16v rad, mounted further forward under slam pannel
- mk2 8v fan couling and fan modifed to fit bigger rad
- mk2 8v gti fuel pump and lift pump
- stainless braided fuel hose from bulk head to fuel rail
- samco coolant hoses in black
- ported and polished throttle body (not fitted yet)


Chassis
- Mk3 subframes front and rear, for wider track
- Mk3 16v wheels (ineed of a refurb)
- Yoko Parada spec 2 tyres all round
- FK coilovers 100mm drop all round
- passat pedal box (for hydraulic clutch)
- Mk3 16v cable change gear selector, modified to fit mk2 tunnel
- mk2 non-PAS rack with golf mk4 track rod ends
- mk3 brakes 280mm front, cant remeber the size of the rear
- all new flexi hoses
- mk2 brake bias valve (yet to be fitted)
- new wheel bearings all round

Interioir
- pretty standard 1.3 at the minute, but with 16v mk2 clocks and momo steering wheel
- washer bottle relocated behind the rear wheel arch

Exterior
- big bumpers
- clear indecators all round
- red and clear rear lights
- Soon to be gti arches and side skirts (if the guy on ebay ever sends them)
- single wiper conversion
- wiper gromets blanked (needs to be redone)

To do list
Set tracking a camber
cut and flare brake lines
fabricate mounting braket for brake bias valve
adjust handbrake cables
re fit interior trim pannels
finish painting rear bumper
refurb wheels
fit new engine temp sensor
bleed cluthc and brakes
and re-fabricate braket for one of the gear selector cables

and then should be MOT time
more pics to follow next week

Another breif update
modyfied my center console today,
moved my head unit below the ash tray


to make room for these


these are from a porsche 944
i was gonna go for the audi ones
but after seeing the prices they go for on ebay i decided no to
one set went ofr 80quid 8O
the 944 ones dont have an oil temp gauge
but for a tenner im not complaining

right finally remeberd to take some pics
(well 2, but ahwell )

decide to smooth out my chasis legs,
f*ck knows why i didnt do the whole bay when my engine was out
ah well i like doin it the hard way





and before people start moaning about the filler
ther IS weld underneath it
i just used the filler to get rid of marks left by the grinder and to get rid of some lines i didnt like

ill get some more pics up this week
spent 85quid at the stealers today
its all coming togther

Starting to come together and remebered to take some pics again



the bay all primed up, realy not happy with the quality of it tho, but i dont have the time or money to re-do it just yet







went to the stealers and unloaded my self of a fair few quid

spent most of yesterday preping and painting,
but did manage to fit my track rod ends



im using a mk2 steering rack with mk2 track rods and a mk3 subframe and wishbones so used these mk4 rod ends,
theyre slightly longer than mk2/3 ones and fit the wider track perfectly

im off to the garage today
so watch this space

took some more pictures yesterday

finished the bay off





despite what the pics show, the quality is crap
the paints ok, no drips, runs, got a good shine,
just the prep work underneath

also got round to fitting some parts yesterday

new stat and housing



new engine temp sensor (the most expensive partfrom the stealer 8O )



but hopefully will help with my idleing issue



nice shiney solid front mount coutesy of Duff

Also started making up all new brake lines



thats as far as i got
im working all out agin today
so more of the same tomorro

a few pics i forgot i had

new mk3 poly top mounts



had to modify them slightly to work properly



theyre abit of a strange design too


some pics of my interior



my 16v clocks and working mfa



might take some more pics today

decided to get rid of the fusty old person smell in my car and cleaned the interior
payed special attention to the rear as i no longer have rear seats


my neighbours thought i was rather strange polishing the inside of my car with autoglym



washer bottle now resides in the boot
i didnt realise how noisy a washer wiper motor was 8O













and i threw a bucket of water over the outside for good measure

finally done some work to the golf after getting it back on the road

havent took very many pics
but heres a few

if any one saw my old rear bumper youll know why ive had to paint up a new one
so here it is (it only took me a year to get round to it )



whilst i had my bumper off i found this inside my rear quater 8O



it looks like 20year old tiger seal

Then got a mate of mine to weld in a harness bar, made form MSA spec CDS, so thyre now securley mounted



i no longer have the tow rope there and the harnesses have been cut and attatched to MSA requirements

I went back to 1995 and got me some ICE, genuine 90's sub and amp



havnet made a faulse floor for them yet



Then some pics form Viva skegg vegas
was a good little outing



on the right in this pic

and on the left in this one



thats it for today

might get some more done now its off the road agian

And it sort of stopped there

i fiitted a set of bike carbs



and then decided to break it

soo see anything you like, cos its for sale

open to offers on all