thought i would put this out into the main forum,here is my mk2 which i bought on a whim off ebay

how i got her

but i couldn't stand the wheels so i got some rh classics a couple of days later and that did the trick for now

then came all the sevice items new cam belt,disks,pads timing sorting and filters in preparation for my ring trip

which she completed without breaking a sweat,but i have started to notice a bottom end knock on her,i looked into re building the 16v kr lump but it was going to be quite expensive so i looked into other things,then out of the blue an audi s3 engined golf sort of dropped into my lap for peanuts,exactly what i needed a rear ended mk4 golf,so as soon as i get to mansfield to pick it up the real meat of the project will start,a 280bhp mk2 track car,and while the engine is out it would be rude not to smooth the bay to match the rest of the car wouldn't it?

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me too

This should be good..

I'm in too

Good luck with it Gary

Steve

Nice project

Will keep checking the updates:thumbup:

The new wheels make it look great!!!

Agreed

That colour really suits a mk2 imo. I was admiring a similar one at Awesome yesterday.

right,got the doner car in the garage and made a few small steps stripping it,going very slow at the moment as i don't want to damage any of the wiring,needless to say it was a right pain to get the dash out!!!

turns out the engine is a 225bhp apx lump!!!!!! result:D

right donor car has now been stripped completly,no interior,no engine and we even cut some of it up,but more on that later.

right early this morning i had a couple of visitors,enter john on deconstruction and Luke on wiring with me in my normal supervisory role how could we fail?

it all started innocently enough with us all working in complete harmony removing the jewel in the crown of my mk 4......the engine

john ripping driveshafts off

and finally out,but not before mark,aka fatboyslim aka mr awesome sarah dropped by to lend a hand and a custom made dolly so we could move the car round after all the brakes and hubs came off,top lad

and here are a few random shots of varius work going on

the octavia toolbox

luke crying about wiring and being hungry......again

more of luke actually doing somthing other than whine(only kidding mate

a bit of a brisky meet today with not 1 but 2 red octys

the dreaded wiring(well done luke:D)

dubius health and safety proceedure!!!

cutting time

what a mk4 coupe might look like(with a bit of imagination)

and one quick cut later and hey presto.....a mk4 pickup:rofl:

all i've got to say is thanks a lot to john,luke and mark who really were woth there wieght in gold today top lads and tho we didn't get the shell reduced to scrap today we got the rest done once again thanks:thumbup:

the next installment may be a while away now as i have some parts to acumilate,and some to get rid of

cheers for reading,Gary

Nice one Gary, keep it coming

Did you have a look for me ????

LOL

i did,and here are 2 photo's for you what do you want?

its one of those 2 bits i'm sure(well it better be as i removed them with a style and none damaging finness that i'm just not used too:rofl:)

Oi! You've nicked my car!

lol,they do look very similar:D

Good work mate! Keep it up

Whining????? I wanted my food and drink! You took a door off and that it you lazy swine!

In fact!!!!!!! Notice how when you left John and myself already had the engine out by the time you were back! Haha

Hope it isn't as hard for you to put it back haha

Was good fun

/edit - appologies! Gary got us food too

Edited 27 September, 200916 yr by ruku

:rofl: i took 4 doors off i'll have you know,and took the heater matrix out,and er got food and did some other important supervisory stuff:D

Guess your other disciple Matthew was too busy writing a gospel to make it?

Amen brother!

pmsl:rofl:

Oi! You've nicked my car!

But where are your black handles????

Sarah

Good work lads!

Steve

Good stuff guys, can't beat some manly disk cutter action

Oh yes , big toys for big boys eh?

Glad that your getting on well with it Gary

Sarah

Saw a 150PD Tdi put into a MK2 in Ireland.

You have to work the wiring loom with the dash clocks, to do it you will have to remove the immobilizor

Have a link for you if you want it

Best of luck,

It's a beauty of a MK2

Saw a 150PD Tdi put into a MK2 in Ireland.

You have to work the wiring loom with the dash clocks, to do it you will have to remove the immobilizor

Have a link for you if you want it

Best of luck,

It's a beauty of a MK2

immobiliser allready done mate,not going to be using the mk4 clocks at all,just collecting all the relovent bits i need at the moment to run the mk4 hydraulic box