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vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:30 pm
by i_am_me
only just found this section and thought may aswell show you what other vehicles i have.
im going to miss out a lot of detail in this thread as it would be way too long.
1990 1.6 driver bought for the bargain price of £300
pictures of it as it was when i bought it.

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very shortly afterwards the coiloves were bought and fitted in the snow

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picture with the coilovers on
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i have finally got my new wheels on,just need to alter the arches tomorrow to compensate for the lower off set.
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GTI conversion !!!!
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conversion took 6 days in total,including swapping all the brakes and brake lines.rewiring the whole car and swapping the engine.

polybushed and welded wishbones and painted the calipers,aswell as a few other bits.
fixed the brake bias so now my back wheels dont lock up straight away.
also made a solid front engine mount,car feels loads nicer to drive.
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time for an update
new bigger injectors with a better spray pattern.
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also got carried away with the rattle cans
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just bought a new set of wheels.
ultralites 13x7 et7 165/55/13 nankang tyres
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also after lifting it 20mm since the tyres are lower profile we took it for a drive and agreed that it is still too low :lol:
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another update.
first off it is now running a kent gs22h camshaft with new tappets which has increased the power a bit although has moved the power further up the rev range
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also i have fitted an air cooled oil cooler with a billet alloy sandwich plate and braided hoses.
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not too much has been happening but it now has a much wider stance with thanks to some hubcentric spacers
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also have refitted the bucket seats with some new subframes


another update
been busy with the fiberglass today
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custom made adjustable splitter 8)

i have left loads of stuff out as it was just too long to copy the full build thread :lol:
but this and my other posts should explain the slow progress on the sj-mini project :lol:

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:56 pm
by turbo-tom
cant beat low and wide on a dub... :guns:

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:11 pm
by Jordi
turbo-tom wrote:cant beat low and wide on a pug... :guns:
Erm.... Pug? Are you reading the same thread as me?

Tidy build bud. Just one question, why not start with a GTi?

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:13 pm
by turbo-tom
Edited its been a long day :lol:

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:15 pm
by i_am_me
because it was originally an cheap run about,then i started modifying it and it just escalated :lol:

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:25 pm
by rory-ray
awsome job mate, love a good old mk2!

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:17 pm
by ScottieJ
Nice! Mk2s do look awesome on minilights.

I really miss my old mk2 gti :bawling: still annoyed that I wrecked it! Was such a nice car until it entered a bush at quite a pace! was never the same after I rebuilt it so it ended up being sold to a breaker :bawling:

Re: vw golf mk2.

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:57 am
by i_am_me
i do enjoy driving it but its been off the road since ive had the vitara.
i may have forgot a couple of bits in the thread.
its got a kent gs22h camshaft,bigger injectors,4-1 manifold,custom made duel side exit exhausts,pipercross induction kit with a homemade cold air intake,cold fusion nitrous kit,homemade short shift kit,drilled and grooved brembo discs and redstuff pad and a short ratio gearbox.

im planning on either turboing the gti engine or dropping a 1.8t engine into it,i havent decided yet :lol: