My GTI Cabby Rebuild ENGINE AND PAINT NOW DONE NEW PICS :D
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My GTI Cabby Rebuild ENGINE AND PAINT NOW DONE NEW PICS :D
Iv been a member of this Forum for some time now and im only now starting to get started and set up properly to show the work ive been doing to my Cabby GTI.
I bought the car back in February of 2010 as a bit of fun and something to fill in my spare time, i started by giving the car a good clean down once the weather became good enough, and then started to get to know some stuff about the car.
one of its previous owners was Robert Pattinson, a old Geordie Comedian!! i didnt believe the guy i bought it off but he handed over documents showing that he had owned the car before him.
My main goal was to generally tidy the car up make sure that it was going to be reliable enough to drive around and eventually get it down to Edition 38 !, i managed in my spare time to replace the water pump and fuel pumps as well as rewire the indicators and hazard switch (which was a nightmare!) i then got her serviced and MOT'd, got a small mortgage out for the insurance and away i went!
I got all the way down to edition and back without a hickup from the car! i was very impressed, she was a great car to drive! and suprisingly good on the juice on the motorway there and back.
Anyway, i kept on looking at the MK1 projects and i looked at the Engine Detailing thread and it really inspired me to try my handy work at the same thing.
I will try and update this as much as possible although i have hundreds of pictures to upload of the work carried out so far. below are just some when i first got the car back to my house.
I hope you enjoy the work i have done so far and if anyone has any comment or tips and things to look out for m, im all ears!
If the photos dont work first time i apologise in advance.
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A Few Photos of the bad bits
Even though it was freezing i still had to take the hood down
hi All,
Just a few pics of the body work being carried out on the car, some pics before of the bad bits,
to be honest the car wasnt in too bad condition but i wanted it mint! and a few photos
of how it is now! the work is being carried out by MP Auto Spray in Hebburn Tyne And Wear.
Any comments would be appreciated.
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Cars getting there slowly, any comments please would greatly appreciated!!
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Looking forward to seeing your engine bay if you decide to do some detailing, but I warn you, it's a slippery slope
One of the bigger pieces of advice i can give (which you will more likely know already) is try and stop that scuttle panel rust under the windscreen rubber. the golfs are famous for it, and left untreated you'll have to replace the entire panel, rather than just a patch job.
What's the mileage like on it, can't imagine it's huge being on a 'G' and a cabby?
1983 Golf 1.3 Driver:
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Yeah ive been doing it for a while now, just started to put some pics up! ive got loads to show of what ive done so far, the engines out and on the stand frechly painted in gloss black, the heds going silver as well as the gearbox, all the other bits should hopefully match in quite well
ive seen on big boys toys the replacement panels for the bottom surround of the front windscreen, do you know if its worth it or just take the windscreen out to see if its not too bad??
The mileage when i took the engine out was just over 120k but she ran like a dream a few people asked why i was rebuilding the whole engine and head but why not! i got the car for pennies so i wanted to spend some decent money on it!
Cheers bud
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check out the photo updates, more to be uploaded soon enjoy!
Then i tackled the water pump…
New thermo stat kit.
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Just a few photos of old and new items,
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Once again theres loads more pics to come…
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Once all of the previous jobs were done, i got the car insured Taxed and MOT'd and took it down to Edition 38, the car drive fantastically and i had no problems what so ever! i was very happy.
once back from the show i took the car off the road and mulled over the idea of rebuilding the engine and possibly respraying the car, i got to know a few lads at a local garage to me and they decided that i could use a ramp for the day to take the engine out and give me as much help and advice as i could possibly need! .
The engine took around 2-2.5 hours to take out and rest on a few tyres whilst i stripped it down ready to go on the engine stand i had bought.
As mentioned in my earlier posts, after seeing the engine detailing thread it really inspired me to rebuild the engine and paint it up once it was all ready to go back together.
I didnt want to take on the task of rebuilding the whole engine my self so i dropped it off with a fantastic company called engine Services in Dunston Gateshead. they took around about a week to rebuild and acid dip the enigne, i got the head skimmed, new tappets, new cam shells and bearings, the chambers re-honed, new piston rings, bottom end bearing and crankshaft shells, a new oil pump, gasket set and a sump.
I got the engine back end decided to strip all of the olf rust and dirt off it and give it a lick of paint, the same goes for the head, although i havnt got onto that yet. Take a look at the photos and if anyone has any feedback please just post at the bottom of my thread thanks
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Heres the photos of taking the engine out, stripping it down and sending it away to Engine Services.
Once the engine was fully stripped of the gearbos and all other items, i put it on the engine stand i had bought, took the head, and sump off and popped it in the back of the car to send away for the rebuild, its cheating i know but i didnt fancy knacking an engine up , id rather leave it in the capable hands of the profesionals.
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After a few days of cleaning etc….
Then Painted
For some reason this forum wont let me post too many pics at one time so il be creating a few new topics etc.. any feedback and comments are appreciated Thanks
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And finally a picture of how shes looking now aahh i miss driving her! …
then after a good scrub and clean down
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Just a few pics of the body work being carried out on the car, some pics before of the bad bits,
to be honest the car wasnt in too bad condition but i wanted it mint! and a few photos
of how it is now! the work is being carried out by MP Auto Spray in Hebburn Tyne And Wear.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks
Cars getting there slowly, any comments please would greatly appreciated!!
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Current MK1 rebuild elapsed time - 15 years and counting…
Is it normal to clean and paint bits of your car that will never be seen?
Not-so-new addition - 1996 MK1 Citi Golf (off the road for 4 years… and counting)
Is it normal to clean and paint bits of your car that will never be seen?
Not-so-new addition - 1996 MK1 Citi Golf (off the road for 4 years… and counting)
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