1987 Mk2 Golf Gti 16v NEW WHEELS 22/04

[Jowe]

Hello!

Right I recently acquired a mk2 Golf Gti... 16v of course as a little project as I lost my license and I needed somthing to keep me occupied.

Right.. The car its self is a 1987 small bumper model in helios blue. Its done lots of miles so has had a full services (minus cam belt) which is getting done next weekend.




Thats how it stood the day I picked it up (sorry the pics aint great)

But Yesterday I fitted a new grill



In my opinion it looks alot better and ive also ordered a set of coilovers which should be here this week...

Thats it for now, I would tell you my future plans but I keep changing my mind.. and heres one more pic just for good measure


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Thanks!

[BenzBoy]

Nice Golf! What wheels are they? Look really good - plenty dish!

[Jowe]

The wheels are old skool MIM's i don't really like them tbh... and they have balloon tyres so rub at standard height lol...

Thoughts are if ive got to replace the tyres to lower it anyway i might as well kill 2 birds with one stone and get new wheels that i like while I'm at it! hmm.. lol

[maiders]

hi mate nice vw,iam in the same possition as you lost my licence and have been converting my 85 16v in to a 2.8vr6 keeps you in touch don't it.
its on here take alook...
tap in on search for 1985 golf vr6..

[Jowe]

Yeah mate absolutely...

Been window shopping for wheels today.. got a fair idea of whats to come, so keep your eyes peeled

[Robinxr4i]

Great to see a smaller bumper valver. The grill looks sweet makes the front end looks so much cleaner and less fussy, good work ;D

[Jowe]

Thanks robin.. I really like the twin grill as oposed to the quad... next thing is to sort a CL splitter, the 16v one wont last 5 minutes if I'm going as low as i hope lol...

[bazzateer]

When you get your licences back guys how much will your insurances be?

[Jowe]

Ive got one now but with everything declared it less than freindly, but I'm not that fussed, its alot but affordable..

[Jowe]

UPDATE:

Won some standard spec orange and red rear clusters on egay last night which will be getting the all red treatment when they arrive

[Jowe]

UPDATE!!

Right few bits have arrived this week.. main thing being my coilovers from Germany. Was so happy when I saw they had arrived, my old dear moaned cos she had to 'lug a bloody big box with german on it' in the house lol...



also bought some new topmounts and bearings... bought mk3 VR6 ones as they are better allround and a bit cheaper hehhe



also, as previously mentioned, I won some standard rear lights... these havnt been color coded yet but are here none the less!



and finally, got some CL arch spats



Problems being is after ive cleaned the car thoroughly, is there is alot more rust than I initally thought.. especially under the plastic arch trims and side rub strips... as you can see I intended to take off the arches and rub strips and just run the CL spats with slightly rolled arches, but if I do this I think fresh paint is going to be sooner rather than later.. main VISABLE points of concern rust wise are the rear valance around the towing eye and the boot




The paint is very decieving, from afar it looks awesome, nice and tidy, but it really is wibblepoo tbh...

lots of very deep scratches, a fair bit of rust, ive done my best but it really does need a respray, so what I might do is do all the body work and have it riolling around with a rattle canned spray job for a little while, which I don't really want to do as matt/satin paint is very 'scene' at the moment, but I just cant afford a respray for a few months.. so boo fumz down..

anyway ill leave you with a nice decieving pic of her cleaned... looks good in the photo



WHEELS NEXT FRIDAY ALL BEING WELL ASWELL!!!!

[qwerty]

They Coilovers off Philus Jayus?

[Jowe]

No, they were on ebay.. buy it now or best offer got em for under 200 quid posted! Was going to get Phillip ones initially though..

[Neak]

coming on nice init

carnt wait to see the slag on the flwhore

much lols

[Jowe]

oh hai!

Right.. finally got the coilovers on.. its nice and low... want to go lower still got loads left on the coilies but balloon tyres wont let me

not to worry, new wheels have been ordered... keeping them hush at the moment but they are 15X8's with a nice low profile tyre on

Got a USA plate on the front that i had lying around just to get a look for it at the moment, got one with my reg on order and obviously wont be used day to day .. and next up is smoothing therecess out of the front bumper but keeping the textured plastic look.. oh and rolling/ chopping away the arches lol and way this si how she is sitting at the moment..



and it can still go down loads... far to much clearance lolzzzzzzz



enjoi..

[Robinxr4i]

This just keeps getting better, the stance is great and the US of A plate rawks. Cant wait to see what rims you've gone for!

[martingsi]

yeh done a pretty good job fitting them coilies didnt i joe get a pic up of the half ripped off arch what your tyre caused
big lolz
x

[Jowe]

Martin.. youve got to admit... I'm well good at buyin the wrong spanners though lol...

[martingsi]

haha and youve got to admit I'm good at grinding AF spanners to fit that poxy 22mm
haha

[whitbytom]

Looking good mate, still surprises me how much a good drop does for the looks of a car.

Looking forward to seeing the new rims