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White 1995 SEAT Ibiza Mk2 GTi Maintenance and Minor Restoration Thread
Hey Guys,
Just a small thread I'm hoping to use to cover the maintenance and restoration on parts of my awesome little Ibiza GTi. If any of you were at the Nationals Super Sprint this year, you would have seen it being driven around the track by my older brother Aydan. (gldgti)
Bought the car with 161,000kms on the clock, from a bloke down in Inner West Sydney. Everything on it is standard, apart from the 14" BBS rims I've fitted and a small air box mod we did the night before the supersprint to make it a little louder. (so basically standard)
So far I've gotten to:
(*) Replace a/c pump, and get the air con re-gassed and working beautifully.
(*) Fitted new performance spark plugs.
(*) Replaced a bushing inside the transfer box, which prior to being replaced meant the linkage rod, and therefore gear stick wobbled all over the place, and made it more difficult than it should be to get into 1st and 5th.
(*) New Air Filter.
(*) Swapped in some really comfy VR6 front seats, with matching upholstery and head rests in the back. (Original GTi seats weren't my cup of tea).
Still to come:
(*) Front shocks need replacing - Ordered some stock shock absorbers for it from Tooleys Imports - so should be here very soon.
(*) Fix up a few scuffs and nics around the corners of the car which have been there since bought.
(*) Carry out some rust prevention around the doors and windscreen.
(*) Hopefully improve the brakes for next years super sprint.
(*) Fix the central locking - At the moment when you lock it, the central locking pump turns on but nothing happens... Meaning it's extra effort to open the fuel cap and boot.
No doubt there will be other things to pop up throughout the process, but there you have it. My new, first (owned) car. And I'm loving it! Regularly get 6-7L/100kms driving all over the place. Running smooth. Currently sitting at 171,000kms.
Here are a few pics:
Just a small thread I'm hoping to use to cover the maintenance and restoration on parts of my awesome little Ibiza GTi. If any of you were at the Nationals Super Sprint this year, you would have seen it being driven around the track by my older brother Aydan. (gldgti)
Bought the car with 161,000kms on the clock, from a bloke down in Inner West Sydney. Everything on it is standard, apart from the 14" BBS rims I've fitted and a small air box mod we did the night before the supersprint to make it a little louder. (so basically standard)
So far I've gotten to:
(*) Replace a/c pump, and get the air con re-gassed and working beautifully.
(*) Fitted new performance spark plugs.
(*) Replaced a bushing inside the transfer box, which prior to being replaced meant the linkage rod, and therefore gear stick wobbled all over the place, and made it more difficult than it should be to get into 1st and 5th.
(*) New Air Filter.
(*) Swapped in some really comfy VR6 front seats, with matching upholstery and head rests in the back. (Original GTi seats weren't my cup of tea).
Still to come:
(*) Front shocks need replacing - Ordered some stock shock absorbers for it from Tooleys Imports - so should be here very soon.
(*) Fix up a few scuffs and nics around the corners of the car which have been there since bought.
(*) Carry out some rust prevention around the doors and windscreen.
(*) Hopefully improve the brakes for next years super sprint.
(*) Fix the central locking - At the moment when you lock it, the central locking pump turns on but nothing happens... Meaning it's extra effort to open the fuel cap and boot.
No doubt there will be other things to pop up throughout the process, but there you have it. My new, first (owned) car. And I'm loving it! Regularly get 6-7L/100kms driving all over the place. Running smooth. Currently sitting at 171,000kms.
Here are a few pics:
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