Mk2 Gti 16v - The keeper !

[Nick78]

Well after missing my old mk2 gti 16v for so long i have been wanting another for a while now and since the Ford Kuga has sold recently i thought i would start looking.

My previous mk2 was pretty mint and i used it as a daily but this time this is purely a long term project to keep for a very long time, i'm not planning on making this one a concourse show car or anything but to tidy it up and make it as tidy as possible.



So the car.....

1990 H reg 158k 4 previous owners

Royal Blue 5 door 16v

Folder of history and stamped service book up until December 2007 when it was taken off the road.

I bought it from a guy in Preston a couple of weekends ago and he transported it back to Sheffield for me as part of the deal.

It is spares or repairs obviously as its been off the road since 2007 and doesnt run as it stands but has in the last 18 months until a problem came up with the fuel pump and has not been touched since.

The long term plan is to tidy the car up and refurb everything as i go.

Anyway for now here's afew pics from collecting it........

thumbnail_IMG_1755 by Nick Foster, on Flickr
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Edited by Nick78 on Tuesday 11th April 10:39

[MDMA .]

well worth saving. it doesn't look to be in that bad condition considering it has been sat for a while. keep it standard though and put some BBS RA's back on it.

[Nick78]

MDMA . said:

well worth saving. it doesn't look to be in that bad condition considering it has been sat for a while. keep it standard though and put some BBS RA's back on it.

Yeh the bodywork is actually pretty good considering and yes the wheel will be going for sure !

[Nick78]

Pulled the mk2 out of the garage this afternoon to have a bit more indepth look around it.....

Pics first..........And theres alot !


DSC_1443 by Nick Foster, on Flickr
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DSC_1545 by Nick Foster, on Flickr
DSC_1546 by Nick Foster, on Flickr
DSC_1547 by Nick Foster, on Flickr
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I spoke to the guy i bought the car off as i realised when looking under the car that the fuel pump housing was missing, the plastic housing holds the fuel pump, fuel pressure accumulator and fuel filter,turns out it was in his garage so has sent it me in the post so when it arrives i will fit it up and get some fresh petrol see if it will fire.

Bodywork wise it doesnt look too bad,all the usual mk2 rust areas seem to be rust free, scuttle, fuel filler ect.

Interior is ok, drivers seat is torn but all others are good, fuse box has been messed with so need to check that, headlining has come away badly at the back so that will need replacing.

It does have the cassette holder in the front console which is quite rare i think and it has upgraded kenwood speakers front and rear in the original places so no nasty holes in the parcel shelf !

When speaking to the guy before i bought the car he thought it might have been tuned at some point with an uprated cam shaft there is a label on the front slam panel intrapro engineering ? There is a rolling road printout in the service history showing its output at 150bhp which is 11bhp above standard.


Will update more when the fuel pump assembly turns up.

Edited by Nick78 on Tuesday 11th April 12:04

[Mike1990]

Really looking forward to this!

Looks a really good 'base' to get back to tip top health.

[jsims1]

Love a good mk2 and look forward to some nice updates on this one! I used to have a 1991 big bumper 8v in black and absolutely loved it

[rallycross]

Nice project.
Is that Helios blue?
I had a few of these in the 90's they were great to drive and the PAS made them much better to drive than the older non Power steerting models.

[Nick78]

rallycross said:

Nice project.
Is that Helios blue?
I had a few of these in the 90's they were great to drive and the PAS made them much better to drive than the older non Power steerting models.

This one is royal blue its slightly darker than Helios

[J4CKO]

I love MK2 Golfs, had several, would love to try one again, think a 20 VT model would hit the spot these days quite nicely.

[s3fella]

What sort of money was it if you don't mind us asking? Needs quite a lot of tlc....

[Nick78]

J4CKO said:

I love MK2 Golfs, had several, would love to try one again, think a 20 VT model would hit the spot these days quite nicely.

I have considered doing a 20vt but im going to keep this as oem+ as possble.

[Nick78]

s3fella said:

What sort of money was it if you don't mind us asking? Needs quite a lot of tlc....

It was £1k delivered from Preston to Sheffield

[AWG]

subscribed! Good effort in saving this mate.

[dbdb]

The car looks to be in fundamentally good condition. It will take a bit of time and effort, but you'll have lovely old car here.

[Nick78]

Thanks for all the comments much appreciated, as I said previously this will be a long term project to make the best mk2 gti that time and funds allow :-)

[wjb]

Good luck with the project. Was 100% worth saving this one.

[Nick78]

The fuel pump housing arrived in the post today so been In the garage and fitted it all up along with some fresh petrol and.........

She's alive !!!!!!!!

Couldnt believe it, cranked it for a while until the fuel came through then with a blip of the throttle it spluttered into life. When checking everything while it was ticking over I realised that one of the metal fuel pipes that goes from the filter to the pressure accumulator had 3 pin holes in it so was misting fuel everywhere but other than that it seemed fine.

I will get the replacement pipe ordered and service parts as well next I think.

All in all a very happy boy tonight !!

[darkyoung1000]

A bargain for £1k, I look forward to seeing your restoration progress! Very glad she lives and good luck with getting her fettled....
Tom

[KarlMac]

Good work! If your interested I've just bought a Vento on some good condition BBS RA which will be coming off shortly. I'm in Sheffield as well

[Nick78]

Could well be interested in the ra's mate could you pm me with a price ?