Bought a MK2 GTI

[golfmeup]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Just got out of hospital and luckily all I've got is a fractured breastbone. Makes it painful to breath and I cringe even thinking about coughing but I can still fart like the best of them.

Give me a few days and I'll check out how much damage there is under the bonnet. If the motor is OK I'll put it and all the fuel injection system into the MK1 together with all the electrics and dashboard.

I've already lined up a cheap Mazda Eunos as my daily (1.8 V6). There's no way my wife would let me look at another old Golf and at least the Mazda has an airbag. Wish the MK2 did too as the impact on my breastbone is pretty painful. Makes me walk like an old man.

Would be good if you could save the engine- would be perfect for your mk1 !

Hope your getting better mate.

[sports racer]

I finally managed to have a good look at the damage.







The chassis rails didn't take much impact so should be good and the suspension towers aren't damaged. It could probably get back on the road but it's going to take a lot of time and a lot of money. If I didn't have the MK1 I'd probably fix it.

So instead I'll take all the good bits and make the MK1 that I've always wanted.

What's left of the MK2 will be parked at Mums and who knows, maybe one day I might decide to get it back on the road.

[RedMk2Gti]

With that kind of damage, the shape of chassis can't be judged by eye I believe. Good thing about rural life style is you have unlimited space to store parts and shell

[sports racer]

You're right, until I strip it back I can't tell what the real damage is but at least it isn't as bad as I first thought.

With 100 acres out at Mums I just need to remember where I put things so I don't loose them.

[sports racer]

Beware Policemen with axes.



That will teach me next time to leave the keys with the car after an accident so it can be moved.

[Water Boy]

What butchers

[eurojet]

sgs parts plus have a mk2 golf wrecking , get hold of Geoff 02 9980 0000

[sports racer]

If I went back to a MK2 my wife would do nasty things to my privates.

[Matt P]

If I went back to a MK2 my wife would do nasty things to my privates.

isn't that what youl want?

[sports racer]

Took off some of the bent bits to see if the engine would run before transplanting it into the MK1.





Check out how much the brake reservoir pushes into intake pipe. Shows how much the chassis has twisted.



The engine turned over and ran but there's something pushing onto the timing belt so it was only a short to make sure there's nothing wrong inside it.

Next step - engine and gearbox out then I need to work out what to do with the shell.

[sports racer]

I've got someone interested in the rooflining but it has 2 dents.





Funny how you don't notice the dents when driving but when it comes time to sell you can see them, although this pix is taken real close. They can be patched when the lining comes out so it won't look so bad.





Rear bumper might be gone too.

[Matt P]

Mirrors still there?

[sports racer]

Still there.

[JAYISK]

Hey mate did you have the sunvisior clips or the little air vent switches?

[sports racer]

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