Jade green Mk2 Golf GTI 16v - project
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dontlookdown said:
Tricky bit of fabrication that, good work. I had a Jade green 3 door 16v on an F plate back in the day. Same wheels too. The engine felt unburstable.
Good to see you are persevering, others might have been put off by all the rust that emerged along the way.
I knew it was a rust bucket when I bought it. The guy I bought it from had already bought most of the repair panels but he switched his focus to a few other cars so let this one go.Good to see you are persevering, others might have been put off by all the rust that emerged along the way.
I've got two engines, they came with the project. I've got a 2.0 ABF engine and a 2.0 9A engine. Probably going with the ABF and will off load the other when I know I don't need it any longer.
SHutchinson said:
I knew it was a rust bucket when I bought it. The guy I bought it from had already bought most of the repair panels but he switched his focus to a few other cars so let this one go.
I've got two engines, they came with the project. I've got a 2.0 ABF engine and a 2.0 9A engine. Probably going with the ABF and will off load the other when I know I don't need it any longer.
I've got the 2.0 ABF in my 16v (kjet) and have bought a mk3 golf subframe as the engine sits a touch too high on the mk2 subframe. Either people cut the bonnet inside or so the mk3 subframe as it sits 20mm lower & the rear engine mount has added flexibility in that you can cut it down. I've got two engines, they came with the project. I've got a 2.0 ABF engine and a 2.0 9A engine. Probably going with the ABF and will off load the other when I know I don't need it any longer.
My mk2 is sitting awaiting a spot at the fabricatior end of summer so fair play to you doing it yourself.
SHutchinson said:
Remember when car radios used to be wired in like this? It’s fair to assume this car has had its fair share of amateur ICE installs! So far I’ve removed an amp wiring kit, RCA leads and a CD changer control cable. The 18 year old in me wants to wire them back in properly and hear all the interior trim panels buzz and rattle!
Bullet connectors! What sort of posh fancy-Dan flim-flammery is this! 17 year old me was all about the screw-together chocolate blocks or twisting wires together with a bit of insulating tape. Scoobydrew95 said:
Jesus the amount of rust is fairly daunting. Happened pretty much to my 318ti. Went to do the sills but it just ended up getting deeper and deeper. So made the decision to re-shell.
Good luck with the rest of it, work done so far looks great.
I'm not put off by the rust, after all, I can't make the shell any worse than it already is. I'm fairly happy just pottering on cutting it up and welding bits back on. I've got the luxury of having a decent garage and I'm in absolutely no rush to finish it.Good luck with the rest of it, work done so far looks great.
I've booked myself onto an evening MIG welding course at the local college so in 12 weeks from April I'll at least be a City & Guilds level 1 mig welder blowing holes in a rusty old car!
SHutchinson said:
I've booked myself onto an evening MIG welding course at the local college so in 12 weeks from April I'll at least be a City & Guilds level 1 mig welder blowing holes in a rusty old car!
You should offer up your car for the students to work on. You'd get it done much more quickly! (Many hands make light work and all that )2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
SHutchinson said:
I've booked myself onto an evening MIG welding course at the local college so in 12 weeks from April I'll at least be a City & Guilds level 1 mig welder blowing holes in a rusty old car!
You should offer up your car for the students to work on. You'd get it done much more quickly! (Many hands make light work and all that )Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff