My GTI, 2.0 16v progress...
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My GTI, 2.0 16v progress...
Picked this up earlier
After driving my civic for 3 months i forgot how rubbish mk1 brakes are :evil:
Better pictures to come when the better weather turns up
After driving my civic for 3 months i forgot how rubbish mk1 brakes are :evil:
Better pictures to come when the better weather turns up
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Looks very nice
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. Looks very nice , will let you know about next meeting
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Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
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Looks like the twin of mine; Mars red, Y-Reg, 1800(?), single headlamp, no sunroof. Snap!
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Been quite busy with this recently, stripped all the suspension and brakes off the car, had the full polybush kit i had fitted, then i went on a clean and paint mission.
lovely green anti corrosive primer:
SDC14222 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Shiny hammerite:
SDC14226 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Some goodies that turned up the other day
SDC14223 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Now ive got to crack on with the rear beam and ARBs, and get it all fitted back together with my coilovers
also thought is stick this up, took it on the way back from liverpool a while ago shame i only had my phone
lovely green anti corrosive primer:
SDC14222 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Shiny hammerite:
SDC14226 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Some goodies that turned up the other day
SDC14223 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Now ive got to crack on with the rear beam and ARBs, and get it all fitted back together with my coilovers
also thought is stick this up, took it on the way back from liverpool a while ago shame i only had my phone
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Abit of progress, completely stripped the rear axle, polybushed all round, all hammerited up, new stainless outer arb clamps* and all new brake lines
First pic has middle arb polybushes in already as i was going to leave the outers alone, then i found replacement clamps so manned up and got the grinder out!
Axle Before... by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Axle After... by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Plan for tomorrow, fit to car along with the rest of the fronts, bleed brakes and go for a blast about :dance:
*b*stards to fit
First pic has middle arb polybushes in already as i was going to leave the outers alone, then i found replacement clamps so manned up and got the grinder out!
Axle Before... by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Axle After... by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Plan for tomorrow, fit to car along with the rest of the fronts, bleed brakes and go for a blast about :dance:
*b*stards to fit
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Where did you get the rear anti roll bar bush clamps from? And how much?
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here!
i found them really tricky to pull together but got there in the end thanks to a g-clamp, some mole grips, a hammer and my mum
i found them really tricky to pull together but got there in the end thanks to a g-clamp, some mole grips, a hammer and my mum
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£35.70?
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yep, bargain 8O
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Indeed.....
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All done with the suspension, ill let the photos do the talking, you can probably tell by the amount that im buzzing about getting it done
Side view - Before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Side view - After by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Front before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Front after by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Rear before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Rear after by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14272 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14273 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
arch gapz? by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14278 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14289 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Side view - Before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Side view - After by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Front before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Front after by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Rear before by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Rear after by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14272 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14273 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
arch gapz? by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14278 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
SDC14289 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
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I like the before and after pics, nice work
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Looks very good mate
Nice job
Nice job
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Looking good, sits nice , how you find the coilovers ride ?
Mk1 2l TSR G60. .getting. There twice as fast
Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
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das_auto said
here!
i found them really tricky to pull together but got there in the end thanks to a g-clamp, some mole grips, a hammer and my mum
best quote of the year
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Thanks all, took a while but definitely worth the hassle
Theyre really good, abit bouncy at first but now they seem to have settled it handles solid. still need to sort the tracking amd camber so will be awesome
I might need to raise it a little, tyres scrubbing whilst doing 70 :wink: on the m1 was scary :?
Quick snap from VW Festival on the lowdownvw club stand broke the front spoiler on the floor :cry:
mk1jim said
Looking good, sits nice , how you find the coilovers ride ?
Theyre really good, abit bouncy at first but now they seem to have settled it handles solid. still need to sort the tracking amd camber so will be awesome
I might need to raise it a little, tyres scrubbing whilst doing 70 :wink: on the m1 was scary :?
Quick snap from VW Festival on the lowdownvw club stand broke the front spoiler on the floor :cry:
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Looks spot on mate I would love to do my rear axle as well, might get round to it over the winter if I have the knowledge to do it :dontknow:
Keep the updates coming
Keep the updates coming
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Massbad69 said
Looks spot on mate I would love to do my rear axle as well, might get round to it over the winter if I have the knowledge to do it :dontknow:
Keep the updates coming
cheers, no part of the rear was technically difficult, just abit frustrating trying to get it back together without ruining the lovely fresh paint
also i cut the rear bushes in half in the end with a stanley knife as they werent playing ball, no issue though as the mounting bolt squashes it together anyways
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