Mk2 Golf 20v turbo, car is now near complete

Looks awesome mate. Credit to you. Looks really OEM. Bet you're delighted with it

Wanted to spend some time this wkend giving it a good clean and polish but have the mk1 stuff on the go and wanted to get the genuine bumper iv got painted.
3 bumpers including this one to get a good one at the end.
Rusty iron and damaged lower spoiler removed. I also cut out the holes for the fogs as this bumper had them blanked.


Keyed it then got 2 tins of tornado on there. Got the final rub down and a couple more coats then I should be done.

smudger1980 said

Looks awesome mate. Credit to you. Looks really OEM. Bet you're delighted with it

Cheers smudge yeah I'm chuffed. Stuffed a Subaru in it yesterday   he wasnt happy. 

Dubbuds said

smudger1980 said

Looks awesome mate. Credit to you. Looks really OEM. Bet you're delighted with it

Cheers smudge yeah I'm chuffed. Stuffed a Subaru in it yesterday   he wasnt happy. 

I bet he wasn't. Always brilliant to have the sleeper effect on people.

Hairyarse said

Top work there - fits perfect and looks spot on in the engine bay

Cheers hairy 

Hairyarse said

Top work there - fits perfect and looks spot on in the engine bay

Cheers hairy 

Out tonight for a wee run

Looking great mate!

Looking good buddy. Go scare some Porsches      

When I did the refurb on the rear axel the only thing I never changed was the calipers.
I'm still trying to get the pics of this work.
Rear axel was cleaned up and painted, new eibach fitted, power flex bushes, new brake lines and flexes.
The mod I was most chuffed about was fitting polo rear stub axels with there sealed cartridge bearings. This means when I change the disc it just comes off like a front disk does. Plus the centre bearing cone is flat so I can get my centre caps on my team dynamics 15"  they were fitted with brand new genuine discs, pads and the dust cover plates.

These bad boys started seizing on me so it was time to go.

Picked up a set in the scrappies yesterday. £25 each which is better than some.
Side by side and the banjo conversion pipe.
No time for paint just yet

And on it goes
It's amazing how quickly discs look old!! Leave it sitting for a wk and they look rotten lol.. Theve been nearly 6 months to be fair!

Notice the flat bearing cover.

Front mount and short shift

Fitted a front solid engine mount iv had sitting… What a difference this makes!!! The engine doesn't feel like its going to rip itself out now. Plus the engine cover doesn't rub off the bonnet on tilt nor does the rear boost pipe fowl the strut brace. There is zero vibration I think is actually better. So happy days.. The quick shift might get fitted today as I never had time last night and couldn't see haha…

Spilz said

Looking great mate!

  cheers sitting a bit high but think il slam it today  

Spilz said

Looking great mate!

Spilz said

Looking great mate!

  cheers sitting a bit high but think il slam it today I really need new coilovers! These were eBay cheapskates iv had for a while and there not upto the job now.

smudger1980 said

Looking good buddy. Go scare some Porsches      

Its easy done on the motorway nothing touches it! 5th feels like a 3rd but on normal jonts taking away from lights etc it would probably get nipped off a 1.1
LSD is a necessity now

Nice work on the rear discs dude. Mine will be running MK2 discs and MK3 calipers with Goodridge hoses.

smudger1980 said

Nice work on the rear discs dude. Mine will be running MK2 discs and MK3 calipers with Goodridge hoses.

Nice one are u running a bias valve or that with them?

Dubbuds said

smudger1980 said

Nice work on the rear discs dude. Mine will be running MK2 discs and MK3 calipers with Goodridge hoses.

Nice one are u running a bias valve or that with them?

Yes mate 2 individual pressure reducing valves screwed into the master cylinder before the brake line.

smudger1980 said

Dubbuds said

smudger1980 said

Nice work on the rear discs dude. Mine will be running MK2 discs and MK3 calipers with Goodridge hoses.

Nice one are u running a bias valve or that with them?

Yes mate 2 individual pressure reducing valves screwed into the master cylinder before the brake line.

Nice one look forward to seeing how its done

Managed to get the short shift on today. Can't get the maximum adjustment on it thou or can't select gears for some reason but its a lot shorter and tighter.

Handlings been a bit pants so wound the coils down and put the team dynamics on. Feels like a mk2 again

Rims look much better mate. Very nice indeed.    

smudger1980 said

Rims look much better mate. Very nice indeed.    

Still loving this build. That looks perfect, I wouldn't change a thing. Proper sleeper