1990 GTI MK2/ABF/5dr/Alpine White - Au - Mission Complete 1/7/2016

Congrats on finishing the project and good luck overseas!

 

Finishing touches with Luke

Flights booked at end of month and time to denib paint, polish and apply wax

First up the bonnet, the rest of car is near perfect so just the bonnet to cut back. Used 800 to denib and scratched a little deep, then had to use 1500 to flateen it off. Used a large woolen pad and cutting compound and after a few attempts, it came good. Teres more fine detailing to do, bt for now the car needed a wash and wax, only the second wash since painting and the 2k is nice and hard now



Luke did the wheels


Looking smart


Popped into the local Supercheap, not quite Erina customer care,

Two GTIs side by side...



And these are in the mail...

 

About time...

 

I can understand the GTI and the 2 but why 01?

Unless it's the number one MK2 in Australia.

 

GTI 2.0l ?

 

You got it!

 

Nice embellishment!

 

I don't know if this will work on all devices as it's a wav file (hosted by Valve), but I couldn't say it better than the Aussie sniper from Team Fortress 2 .

Bloody beaut!

 

Love it!

If you want it closer to the mark, It should sound a little more "blaardy"...

 

Paul I really couldnt think of anything else.. the $165 3x3 numbers first, everything was taken GTI... 465 I could swap letters first, but then what number combo? Abf, mk2, etc etc, nothing worked with numbers. So I tried 201 and the 1 is shifted over someewhat without serif, so I took that... 069, 181, not my thing...

 

Brakes...

Found a good brake specialist


Working on some serious cars


Real serious


Booked in for Wednesday for an overhaul

 

What brakes are you running?

 

They are standard gti mk2 with bendix pads. The shop put the "old school" guy who owned a db7 aston onto my job. He was working the red xb gt on hoist. He said when he took it for a drive that he could not get the fronts to lock up. So they may completely overhaul my calipres and set thing straight. Leigh who kindly gave me door regs also pointed out the soft pedal and its now time they had some professional attention in a shop that has the equipment needed to do it.

Chris, the gentleman who took it for a testdrive thought ot was a nice little car to drive, so I hope theres a little love going into the service

 

You really need to fit the 256 mm disks and calipers from a 2.0 MK3. They go straight on and are a noticeable upgrade from the 239 mm disks.

Or you could go straight to the 280 mm disks and calipers off a Seat which also bolt straight on without any modifications.

 

Look how nice and clean that workshop is!

 

They have checked all the brake systems, bias valve was set incorrectly, wasnt me... they put softer pads on front, achieved bite and are now sleeving the hand brake ports...






Some other eye candy in the shop.. for matt...

 

One final rush before I head off... A promise to Luke to make an FPV video, with the MK2 in the midst...
[video=youtube_share;QUyD6e4HX0A]https://youtu.be/QUyD6e4HX0A[/video]

 

Nice film but thought it was going to be about the golf lol
A couple of quick fly byes was all we got lol

 

Stop whining... Family first, car second... Besides, that roof took a lot of loving and not sure how tall you are, but a bird's eye view is nice to have....

2 hours before I leave for Dubai and here I am making a video... more coffee....

Keep your eye on this space!

[video=youtube_share;x1Oz4wklEvY]https://youtu.be/x1Oz4wklEvY[/video]

 

Time to SSS and pack... catchya in Dubai!