About time I put a build thread up, its come quite a long way so it might take a while to get this up to speed, might be some confusing present/past tense from posts of the past. Once upon a time in early 2011... I picked this up, Mars Red '83 GTI non-sunroof, pretty good nick with the original 1.8 8v in. 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 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
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
Soo I started stripping the KR that will be going in, all going smoothly except the obligatory knackered exhaust manifold nuts.. Slapped abit of paint on the rocker cover, completely different shade to what i expected (cap showed a darker grey) but carried on anyways, finish isnt too bad to say I did naff all prep and sprayed it all on in about 30mins, but im going to take more time with the inlet as its more in view. Not sure now whether to get the paint off the ribs (the original plan) or leave it as it is, kinda like the look of it now its painted. SDC15289 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15290 by gtifanboy, on Flickr how the engines looking: SDC15293 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Had abit of time on the golf over the weekend, mk1 golf gti 8v banger by gtifanboy, on Flickr mk1 golf gti getting there. by gtifanboy, on Flickr Sacked off the KR for a 6a engine 2.0 16v 6a by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15326 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15327 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15333 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
ready for paint 2.0 16v 6a by gtifanboy, on Flickr done! also the inlet and cam cover are done, but im going to wait until its in before fitting them 2.0 16v 6a by gtifanboy, on Flickr some polybush goodness SDC15352 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15355 by gtifanboy, on Flickr Got the 16v servo and master cylinder in, but not plumbed in yet 16v servo and master cylinder by gtifanboy, on Flickr How the engines sitting, pretty much complete now apart from manifolds (inlet in the background), i also got the 8v box and flywheel off the original engine to be put on before it goes in SDC15360 by gtifanboy, on Flickr wrapped the manifold, i hate exhaust wrap SDC15405 by gtifanboy, on Flickr Finished the inlet manifold, shiny grey with mars red lettering might revisit the metal face at some point in the future as it abit uneven but not a priority to sort at the moment SDC15413 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15410 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Made up the new brake lines today, 29mm socket came in handy for bending! photo also shows the relocated fuel pipes I did the other week, SDC15421 by gtifanboy, on Flickr Gearbox cleaned up (looks the same) SDC15437 by gtifanboy, on Flickr New clutch: New Clutch by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15447 by gtifanboy, on Flickr SDC15448 by gtifanboy, on Flickr Reppin SDC15449 by gtifanboy, on Flickr BOOOOOOOOOOOM SDC15459 by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Abit more built up SDC15477 by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Ghetto exhaust mods Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr And picked up these seats super cheap, just need to make some tall back cushions to cover the embroidery Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr STICKER UPDATE lol Also gave it a good clean/clay/polish this weekend Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Sorted my interior out rubbish.. Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr nearly.... Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr oh baby Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr
Picked up a set of G60 brakes with the conversion brackets and some spacers thrown in. Discs have abit of surface rust but are pretty much brand new, new set of pads included Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Then all was going well, until the bottom end started knocking Stripped the engine and found the following: Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Oily gunky pistons Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Cleaned up ok Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr not so good bits Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Spun bearing Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Scouring on the crank Untitled by gtifanboy, on Flickr Split the engine to sell, check the classifieds... lol And bought myself an ABF with 63k on it, so the new plan is to give it a service (belts etc) then get it in keeping the kjet fuelling system
