Mk2 Golf 8v into 20v, England
 

Hi, i thought i'd better sign up as i've been looking at this forum for a while and the facebook page and thought i'd share my journey on my MK2.

well i picked up a 1991 8v back 2 years ago.













I drove it about for some time and then decided on some maintenance and a change to 20v. i've skipped a lot but here's some of the journey.

The front drivers side wishbone joint was looking a bit sorry for itself :o




so ive added on some S2 twin pots



changed the charge pipe setup for that of a k04



new genuine mounts:



got it all in the car



a couple of nights of work and its back like this:



just loosly put in the new subframe while i clean up the engine bay and the old power steering rack



the new daily :violin:




also ordered a new trackslag exhaust , the slanty tip one to look OEM.

its no longer my daily driver but also not a show car


this was from 2017 Volksfest


















Cooling sorted, plumbed, bled..ready to drive! now for some dry weather


painted my intercooler pipes and fitted a new larger radiator. Just waiting on the fan bracket so that i can add the fan and fill it up with coolant again.




Cooling sorted, plumbed, bled..ready to drive! now for some dry weather




Currently awaiting some parts so that i can refurbish the rear axle, brakes and anything else on the rear. also splitting the BBS and going wider with those.

thanks
for looking

Nicely done and great color! :thumbup:

thanks :) it was a steep learning curve as i've never worked on cars before

Great car!

thanks, its getting there slowly :)

been a bit of a while since i last updated

i replaced the fuel tank straps with new stainless ones :



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20171022_144839 by Cragmire40D, on Flickr


the mounting points were very clean


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had the original RA wheels refurbished and new tyres all over


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drove it a few times before the weather got bad


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Built a false floor for a bit more sound


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Decided to move away from the tapered bearing setup and go for a 6N2 GTI rear setup

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then got excited and decided to just refurbish the whole rear axle


Got a snapped bolt :(

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cut out the old bushes and housings


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Old bush vs new


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Refurbished the mk2 rear calipers, adding stainless nipples with new covers and painted in Dark Anthracite which i will paint the fronts in too


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Very nice car!

bit of an update:

more brake parts updated:

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Rear beam got blasted and primed:


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Found a little issue:


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Raptor painted my rear axle


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20180224_224417 by Cragmire40D, on Flickr


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Stripped the Eibach ARB and did that too


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I forgot to fit the ARB, so need to do that tonight and then i can get the alignment on the rear set and bolt it all up tight again befroe fitting the brake lines etc

Calipers looking clean. :thumbup: what type of paint have you used? Spray/Brush on?

its a high temperature spray on paint, i perhaps should have laquered them but i have not, so lets home i dont have to paint them again soon

Back on the road :)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMwFwB...en-by=mk2_craig

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Tempting to build one myself :cool:

very worth while, great fun aslong as you dont start aiming for big bhp..keep it simple, keep it realistic and enjoy :)

If the weight stays around a tonne any hp up to 200 feels very nimble I'd reckon.

the Trackslag exhaust hass been so good to listen to lately, echos so nicely up through the gorge


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the cars back how i want it, i rebuilt the RS' with wider lips and picked up some narrower adapters.


IMG_3571 by Cragmire40D, on Flickr


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upgraded from mk3 to G60 top mounts


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got snapped up a local car hot spot a few weeks ago :)


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Cool ride mate !!

Testing out the new smart phone camera and im happy with the vast improvement over the old Galaxy S5 i had for 6 years!

Very cool..! What is it like to drive? Comfortable on moterways?