Mk2 GTI J Plate(Started to clean her up 27/03/09)

Before



After (pictures poor due to phone) Where the engine meets the gear box shows the best before and after.



Before



After, I did this with all the visible/accesible plugs, could do with more time on these though.



The washer tubing because Im sad.



Still not 100% happy but without taking the engine out for a clean and a paint I think this is almost as good as it going to get.

that is looking damn good buddy, (wanna steam mine for me ) maybe a meet at the bus garage

keep up the good work dude

sparkie1984 wrote:

that is looking damn good buddy, (wanna steam mine for me ) maybe a meet at the bus garage

keep up the good work dude

Cheers mate still needs a bit more work. All the steaming has been done at home with a small portable one, I'll be steaming the chasis in the next few weeks that'll be done at work though.

I got a quote for doing some paint work from the body shop at work, on the drivers door about the size of two fifty pence pieces and some rust under the battery about the size of a £5note. Its going to cost £100 materials and labour.
Im well happy as I was quoted £350 by the bodyshop next to voodoo. Its going to be spot on for the show season hopefuly after the easter weekend.

looks wkd mate , i wish i had the time and patience to do stuff like that - but mine keep breaking down!! or are too rubbish to bother cleaning!!

really good result too good work shaun!!

Small Update.....


Had some paint done today while I was at work.
Thankfuly we have a good sprayer here at the depot and a oven to that can bake anything you like as it huge!!

I was in the office and every now and again Mark would pop up and tell me hes done a bit more and to take a few pics.

Sitting in the booth being looked


Door before



Battery tray during rub down and primer(None Before as he cracked on)


Rub back, Filler, Guide Coat?



All masked up and rubbed down


The Paint



Battery tray sprayed 1st coat(Has had a few more no pics yet)


Door Sprayed



Its currently being baked for about an hour, so no after pics just yet.
Should be down to the swan meet today to show her off although shes dirty as fook.

Can't wait to see her dude!!!!

Looking really smart mate

shaun, the wagen is looking really nice mate. the engine bay is proper mint, really clean with the rest of the wagen. what plans are next?

Excellent work, thats one clean Mk2.

Mine has a long way to go! lol

I'll get there though, especially with cars like this as inspiration.

Stu

So Knighty, we need a new build thread for you then?

Nah, its a 2 week pocket money project.

Then I'll be rolling a classic vw again!

Dubsy wrote:

shaun, the wagen is looking really nice mate. the engine bay is proper mint, really clean with the rest of the wagen. what plans are next?

Im wholey unsure of what to do.

A VR6 conversion maybe on the cards over the winter months as I'll buy a banger run about and garage the Mk2, although I do like the originality of it.

Im wanting a full blow over now, as having that bit of paint has shown the other defects in there true colour but that will probably be next year need to do a bit of saving up.

I'd like a Bonnet bra, and I should be getting some G60 steels for winters but Im waiting to hear back from a mates mate..

Really liked this, nothing like a shiny Mk2 red'un with nice wheels

PremiumVeeDub wrote:

Really liked this, nothing like a shiny Mk2 red'un with nice wheels

Thanks mate, liking your Mk2 as well. Youve gotta take me for a spin when youve had it all set up.

Seems to be having a flat spot between 3000 and 4500 rpm at the moment, but hard to fault find before I finally move the MAF and fit the new mapping..

Sad update but none the less.

I had a holiday day owed so I thought I'd take it today, I went the scrappy in hemel to have a look if there was any golfs not holding on to much hope it turned out he had three.
I then had a few bits of each of them lol

The little plastic bit that covers the screw for the handbrake cover.


Tape Holder (Just because I thought it was cool)


Heater control panel as mine had stoped lighting up(I will LED the old one)


Im unsure what these are called but mine are both knakered. (Pax side drivers is worse)

So got a few of a CL & a diesel that was there, four in total as there is a size diffrence wasnt sure which size I wanted.


The rear window heater switch again beacause the bulb had stopped


I also got a ash tray as I mangaed to break mine the other day no pics though lol.

All for the princely sum of £5 yes your reading that correctly £5 I was waiting to be fleeced TBH I was polite to the fella and he seemed to apriciate what I was doing to the Golf.

I know there just small things and of not much interest but Im hoping it will make the overall apperance of the Golf better.

ur slowly turning into a dubber!!! get out while u can!!! u'll regret it!!!


lookin good man.............its the little things that count!

nice touches!!!

i like alot!

There are always things that need replacing. Looking good dude.

The interior is now half out as the heater blower would only blow to the feet turns out one of the gears/cogs on the heater box has collapsed as such it wont adjust, so Im waiting for my mate to start striping his 5dr driver and Im gonna have that of him for free.

Any way

Some sunny day pics after a quick clean





The Colour Match With The New Paint IS Spot On.

beautiful beautiful mate!!!!!!

really liked this when i saw it at the meet

Awesome!

At those cars at the scrappy you plundered, I had the front bumper from the blue one, the dash insert from the white one, and the tailgate from the silver one.

Now thats recycling!

Stu

it is a stunning car

Top clean motor

Your car is uber cool dude!

I f***ing love those rims!

Thanks for the comments guys.

Knighty wrote:

Awesome!

At those cars at the scrappy you plundered, I had the front bumper from the blue one, the dash insert from the white one, and the tailgate from the silver one.

Now thats recycling!

Stu

Haha, recycling at its best.

I went back last friday and the white one had been sent to the crusher even though there where loads of odds and sods that could of been sold off.

Next time he gets a new golf in Im going to pilfer almost all of the usful bits and throw them in the lock up.