Golf GTi mk2 - 'Ring car

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19-04-2008, 08:32 PM

AlexF

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Golf GTi mk2 - 'Ring car

Well instead of tkaing my Porsche this year and a new mortgage for the fuel to get there I have borught this!

The car is completely stripped out and well spec'd:

1.8 rebored to 1.9 on K-jet
big kent cam (idle sounds great!)
koni's
polubushed all round
16v brakes and uprated pads/disks
loud exhuast (just trackday ok)

So the plans are to swap the wheels for some MOs I have and wrap them in R888s and put a decent clutch in there

Should be good!

more pics:

Alex

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19-04-2008, 08:34 PM

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Like it! I can service your K-Jet for u too

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19-04-2008, 08:34 PM

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Fancy selling the wheels?

PM Me

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19-04-2008, 08:49 PM

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Looking forward to giving this a go round the 'Ring Alex

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19-04-2008, 09:24 PM

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Wheels are forsale funnily enough!

Paul, I'll let you have a drive

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19-04-2008, 09:31 PM

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Cheers Alex - I'll film a lap in that case

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20-04-2008, 09:22 AM

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Fancy one of these

will you be driving it over on the 888's?

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21-04-2008, 07:43 AM

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Cool car Alex

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21-04-2008, 07:45 AM

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Ooooooohhhhhhhhh i want a Mk2 Golf!

Looks good though Alex, you will fit in now over in Germany!

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21-04-2008, 09:12 AM

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Rick, What needs servicing? Its got a Vsam Pro thingy on it too!

AndyP, Probably - is that not a good idea?

I'll soon have a 16v mk2 forsale for those after a golf

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21-04-2008, 09:17 AM

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Design in GD Alex

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21-04-2008, 08:37 PM

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Quote:

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Rick, What needs servicing? Its got a Vsam Pro thingy on it too!

AndyP, Probably - is that not a good idea?

I'll soon have a 16v mk2 forsale for those after a golf

Havent got a clue mate,!

Heard a few stories about them not being good in the wet, verging on dangerous, just wondering if I should get some for my trip

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21-04-2008, 09:11 PM

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I am definatly!

Hence the wheels on there are up for sale

and now on ebay

Item number: 280219837256

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23-04-2008, 09:32 PM

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Ordered Toyo R888s today and got these are the wheels ready to repaint!

So, black or white?!

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23-04-2008, 10:46 PM

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like it

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23-04-2008, 10:50 PM

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Black, White will look to fresh and shit.

Cool car

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24-04-2008, 10:04 AM

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Photoshop them for me Radders!

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25-04-2008, 08:02 PM

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Well today I collected the parts I'm going to need:

Cam belt kit
oil, filters, plugs, leads
Anitfreeze
Clutch - most importantly!!!

Also brought a gallon of Nitromores and 1/2 a litre of matt black paint!

So this afternoon I started stripping the wheel - I'd forgotten how slow it is

still got two rims ready to spray.

I'll get pictures up after the weekend.

Alex

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26-04-2008, 09:31 AM

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white!!! but in the same colour as the car dont like the wheels are brighter white than the car is, often seen on cossys with compos

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26-04-2008, 09:34 AM

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looks too nice to thrash round the ring

Have you already sold the wheels? what size are they

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26-04-2008, 10:14 PM

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Mk2 golf's are quality Alex !!!!!!!!!!

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26-04-2008, 10:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexF

Also brought a gallon of Nitromores and 1/2 a litre of matt black paint!

So this afternoon I started stripping the wheel - I'd forgotten how slow it is

still got two rims ready to spray.

I'll get pictures up after the weekend.

Alex

Shame I havent got a car running, I'd have offered to come do the wheels for you!

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27-04-2008, 12:20 AM

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looks good mate

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27-04-2008, 06:52 PM

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Quote:

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Shame I havent got a car running, I'd have offered to come do the wheels for you!

thats kind of you

but I can spray anyway

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27-04-2008, 06:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VW_08

looks too nice to thrash round the ring

Have you already sold the wheels? what size are they

Not up close its not LOL

Its perfect for it!!

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27-04-2008, 07:10 PM

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Quote:

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thats kind of you

but I can spray anyway

Would be a job less for you though

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27-04-2008, 08:21 PM

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Your hired!

Come and paint them

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28-04-2008, 08:53 PM

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too late!

2 rims are in primer - the other 2 are nearly stripped..!

Need them all paint by wedneday... and then fit the tyres at the end of the week!

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03-05-2008, 08:11 PM

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Finished the wheels...

here they are in undercoat:

and here they are not quite dry - so a little shiny, they are totally matt now

Also fixed the clutch... can you see a problem or two?

It should look more like this!

Alex

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03-05-2008, 08:32 PM

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Alex i may need help/pointing in looking over 1.8 16v golf engine nd box i got on my trailer for my m8s mk2 golf
(im not happy its as good as the guy said it was ???
When are you over my way or when you got a free min for me to pop over to the work shop

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after next weekend matey

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31-05-2008, 08:59 PM

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Update!

Well it didn't make the Ring... just too many set backs, the final ones being a huge water leak (rotten metal coolant pipe) and the clutch being crap (adjustment issues in the end).

Anyway as of today its up and running!!

So here are a few pics from today, tomrrow its getting some stickers.