My mk2's

[Surfpig]

ive been thinking about getting a newer car for a while as a daily and have the flash put on club reg, i was thinking golf...

this golf gti mk2 popped up on the luft and i pretty much jumped on it!
flew down on thursday at 6am, got the car at 8 and away we went.

had a slight problem with the battery (it **** itself) and it feels a bit funky in the steering but im sure a alignment and once over by the mechanic will soon sort it out. burns a bit of oil too.

plans are to find some cool wheels for it, got a bit excited last night and bought coilovers for it and then add a few nice touches and drive the **** out of it!

heres a few ****ty iphone photos of the trip

big merino


dog on tuckerbox


plenty of piss breaks


and now home where she belongs

[russ83]

nice purchase! and color!

What u did, is exactly what i did in Feb11. Flew to Melb, drove back to Sydney with a MK2 GTI... bought mine without a test drive, wasnt sure if it was safe to drive the distance, but it did...

this is what it looks like now:

[Water Boy]

Good to see you on here mate!

[Surfpig]

Cheers guys, just a quick/dumb question. How hard and how long is it to install coil overs on these? I've got some coming in the mail

[Stiggy_21]

nice pick!! good to see you had a good trip

depend on what your like with tools
allow yourself a day, but realistically should take about 3-4hours.
rears are dead easy, fronts can be a real pain - especially if the top nuts have siezed!!!

[Surfpig]

yeah righto, i should be right with it.
just need to sort out blueslip and then ill start to mod it

but so far its been getting me to work and back ok. burns a bit of oil/leaks a tiny bit. looks a bit oily around the top of no.3 spark plug, so ill have to suss that out.

and is it true that the radiator is supposed to be slightly wonky? like it doesnt run parallel to the grill

[valgamesh]

and is it true that the radiator is supposed to be slightly wonky? like it doesnt run parallel to the grill

Mine does the same thing, Someone correct me if I'm wrong but its because the bonnet latch is in the way.

... bought mine without a test drive, wasnt sure if it was safe to drive the distance, but it did...

I did that from Perth

[russ83]

yeah righto, i should be right with it.
just need to sort out blueslip and then ill start to mod it

but so far its been getting me to work and back ok. burns a bit of oil/leaks a tiny bit. looks a bit oily around the top of no.3 spark plug, so ill have to suss that out.

and is it true that the radiator is supposed to be slightly wonky? like it doesnt run parallel to the grill

Yeah it doesn't run parallel, designed like that.

[Surfpig]

Got these the other day!

[Surfpig]

not much appearance wise has changed at all lately, but i did just get the golf back from European Auto centre in newcastle. after a pretty labour intensive session done on it, the golf now doesnt leak oil! which is great.
a few things a got fixed were:
- rear main seal
- sump leaking
- oil pressure switch leaking and ****ed
- tie rod end
- gear box bushings

booked in on friday for a wheel alignment and it should be running heaps better.

i still want to do all this:
-replace all leads
-new plugs
-get my stockies widened
-install coilovers
-and smoked spottys

but thats all gonna happen after the blueslip

now im gonna go for the blueslip soon but my number plate lights arent working. does someone have a wiring diagram i can get my hands on? the bulbs are fine. they just seem to be getting no power.

and just another question, does anyone know of some good places that widen steel rims?

cheers.

[Surfpig]

dont worry, just found the problem with number plate light.

the old common problem of the wires getting pinched in the door, ill fix that tomorrow

[ryana89]

Think I'd better add some of you "done" list to my "to do" list.
Must drive much better with the new gear linkages?

[Surfpig]

yeah gearbox feels sooo much nicer.

it idles really weird too, thats something i want to fix. it like seems to like slightly go up and down in revs, is that just something about the tuning?

[h100vw]

yeah gearbox feels sooo much nicer.

it idles really weird too, thats something i want to fix. it like seems to like slightly go up and down in revs, is that just something about the tuning?

Swinging at idle is usually the idle stab valve full of oil residue and generally gummed up.

If you remove it and fill it with degreaser, then clean it out with brake cleaner after letting it sit for a while. I bet it runs nicer. If not you might have an air leak somewhere.

You should also clean the tickover adjuster on the throttle body. The bypass port will be full of the same gunk as the ISV. I always polished the screw with brasso or metal polish. They stay clean for ages if you do. Check the condition of the O ring on the screw. I used to see loads of split ones back in the UK.

Look up 'Digifant timing adjustment' in google. To set the timing you need to disconnect the water temp sender and rev the engine 3 times or something IIRC. Then set the timing with your strobe light.

Gavin

[jamie88]

Is this thing in Newcastle ? Saw u mentioned euro auto centre !