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Nov 28, 2007 22:53:30 GMT
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Well, lets welcome the styler......  1986 mk2 golf C, 1.3 with a four on the floor. UGH.  shimmys all over the place, smokes like jolly pain in the backside when you rag it.....and its only done 80K...... Since the pic was taken I have changed the toilet seat wheels for my fat steelies, removed the 4000, 890, 762 stickers in the back window and thrown away about 4 MILLION tonnes of rubbish out of it. I can now happily report that - the shimmey is gone, its as solid as a rock and has never been welded, has a new exhaust from end to end, and with some new fuel in it, honks like a good one ( MH engine code for you VW peeps...) more pics to follow ! ( OBVIOUSLY ) Revolting interior ..... steering wheel like plastecine.........UGH...again.  |
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Last Edit: May 20, 2008 19:53:36 GMT by Thrasher
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wicked, small bumpered too, cant go wrong there. GSF do small chrome bumper for mk2s just in case u fancy some
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Stu
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Looks alright to me  I'll have a spare 1.8 16v engine soon if you want to do the decent thing...? |
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Looks alright to me I'll have a spare 1.8 16v engine soon if you want to do the decent thing...? That would be hilarious !  It not slow as it is !! and if anyone has a set of two socket clocks with a rev counter for a mk2 - kindly drop me a PM or something.  |
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2007 8:40:59 GMT by Thrasher
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and this mornings prognosis ? Still ugh, just slightly less ugh.  |
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Nov 29, 2007 10:02:01 GMT
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I'd roll it! Looks a decent car to me. I had a Mk2 1.3 Golf a few years ago. Just ran and ran... I used to do London to Nottingham runs in it with my foot to the floor! ;D
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Nov 29, 2007 11:11:09 GMT
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Just been for a rag around and can confirm it's actually a good car, tracks good , stops good, revs good etc etc... adjusted the clutch cable - so I can now actually get it into gear without having to get angry. been eyeing up 60mm lowering springs already ! |
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2007 11:40:14 GMT by Thrasher
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Nov 29, 2007 15:18:26 GMT
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This is my old pov spec 4 speed Mk2:  Slam, wheels, GTi interior. DONE |
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1967 Morris Traveller 1971 Series IIA Land Rover 1991 Golf GL 4+e 1992 Corrado G60 1986 E28 BMW 528i |
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Nov 29, 2007 18:33:14 GMT
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Ha ! I was thinking of your car when I drove it home yesterday ! |
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Nov 29, 2007 18:48:17 GMT
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been eyeing up 60mm lowering springs already ! less eyeing more buying, those steelies would look nice tidied up too. |
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Nov 29, 2007 18:56:40 GMT
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lower-60,its the ideal,a mk2 its easy to low fast mine mk2 is good lowering,(springs:ultimate) the front blade of gti is at 4cm of the road said inquiete she is going to go down |
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 retromods.forumactif.com/"la Française" oldschoolers community my cars: -83' Toyota Celica 1600st -81' Bmw e21 320/6 -81' Talbot Horizon 1,5 -87' Ford Escort mk4 wagon |
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Nov 30, 2007 13:54:14 GMT
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Hmm, a plan of action is slowly forming, quick mop and polish, vax the interior, 60mm lowering springs, gti anti roll bars, gti rev counter clock set, tidy me steelies up hopefully fluid change, new pads and discs/shoes/drums - less UGH and a little bit more ooh ! |
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Nov 30, 2007 15:20:00 GMT
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Looks alright to me I'll have a spare 1.8 16v engine soon if you want to do the decent thing...? That would be hilarious ! It not slow as it is !! and if anyone has a set of two socket clocks with a rev counter for a mk2 - kindly drop me a PM or something. Just so you know,they're an  to get a tacho in,my first car was a povvo MH 1.3,4 speed all the way baby!How much was the beast? |
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Nov 30, 2007 15:28:28 GMT
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That would be hilarious ! It not slow as it is !! and if anyone has a set of two socket clocks with a rev counter for a mk2 - kindly drop me a PM or something. Just so you know,they're an  to get a tacho in,my first car was a povvo MH 1.3,4 speed all the way baby!How much was the beast? They're DIFFICULT I grant you, just done my mate's two doors down ( who ALSO has a white two door mk2 ) - how much do I wish I' hung onto those clocks now ! The beast was very reasonably priced indeed. |
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is there any chance of a jetta front end being in ur plans, i think they look brilliant on mk2s
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is there any chance of a jetta front end being in ur plans, I think they look brilliant on mk2s uh no. they look you cant afford the bits to do a rallye front end. a big no no in imo |
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No chance in a million years of a jetta front end on this one. Sorry. ! Within my tenure anyway. |
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Stu
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Looks alright to me I'll have a spare 1.8 16v engine soon if you want to do the decent thing...? That would be hilarious ! It not slow as it is !! Will also have a spare set of 256mm (late 16v spec) calipers and carriers soon if you fancy a brake upgrade on the beast? |
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Dec 14, 2007 13:31:51 GMT
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Tell me more old chap ! Haha, well the improvements have started ! Early mk2 gti steering wheel...again, at my favourite price.  and the small block under the hood.....ugh.....plenty of sorting out to be done here - including what looks like the mandatory oil leak from the left hand corner of the head - nice.  |
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Dec 14, 2007 13:43:37 GMT
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I used to have a sweet mk2 1.3   |
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Light travels quicker than sound.That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.  |
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