my vr6 cleanup/buildup

[The_Hawk]

Looking damn nice, I'm amazed at just how clean it's coming up. Good to see another member not afraid to take to their car with some tools and tear it down

Also I still have to fix some things like
valve cover oil leak
front brakes
aircon doesn't work
cruise control doesn't work
airbag light stays on
I need a new stereo
and the list goes on
but I have some time before I get my licence

Aircon is likely to be the compressor, don't get a second hand one, get a rebuilt one or a new one. It's one of those jobs not worth doing twice. It's also worth looking at the condensor and the sensor attached to it while your there, otherwise a quick flush of the system and you should be set.

Airbag could be something as simple as an error code that hasn't been cleared or a missing passengerside airbag or a busted connector in one of the two. You need to get a code scanner onto it so help narrow it down. While it's dodgy as all hell it's easy enough to disconnect the warning light by popping it out and unplugging it

Cruise control, much like the central locking is a vacuum system. The pump is in the passenger side fron quarter behind the washer bottle. First things fist I'd check to see if you can hear the relays clicking as expected when it's turned on and you try to set it. It should also click off when you touch the brake or clutch. If the relay is clicking it's an air leak you need to hunt down. It my case I was lucky and it was easy(ish) to get at and fix.

Since your happy to pull things apart, installing the required cabling for a nice aftermarket system shound't be an issue. While brands are personal choice (I'm a Pioneer fan myself), a small sub, a decent set of splits in the factory locations and a small amp to drive it all can improve the sound 1,000% without going totally nuts.

For sub location...


Keep at it, and keep up the photo's! We love to see the transformation process.

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

Stereo won't be a problem
my dad has been installing stereos for over 20 years

[oet16s]

colour concepts are so cool...especially in yellow - what a constrast.

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

update

it's been a while so time for a update
with the interior almost done (want more things done in there now)
We started on the outside

The original side lights had broken clips and were falling out

so we got new ones, nice and dark these are E stamped so are legal


Next we attacked the plastics with some forever black seemed to work
quite well but I will have to wait and see how long it last.
This is a during shot on the first coat

and finished


oh no I'm beeched as bro!

took off the yellow wheels (I don't know what they were thinking)
so we could get them powdercoated.

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

the brakes were next
the old rotors were very worn and had a big lip on it so we got new rotors

but first I had to paint the callipers cause there just wasnt enough yellow

then it was time to assemble it all


then the wheels back on.
not happy with the colour it was supposed to be a silver but looks
more grey. on some angles and in the sun it does look pretty good though
ah well at least it is better then the yellow

also pulled the grill appart and cleaned and sanded it

then paint

and the final product

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

now under the bonnet to fix the oil leak and clean it up
I forgot to take a before photo. Trust me though it looked terrible
it had oil and grease everywhere and the spark plug leads were diff colours.

after degreasing it and taking the leads of

I had to diconnect all the hoses from the intake manifold
I noticed it had a hose with a huge split in it but not sure what it is for

with all the hoses off I had to disconnect the accelerrator cable
so I could take of the manifold

found more oil and grease, the gasket was definately leaking

with the cover of
it looked quite good inside no built up sludge so looks like it had regular
oil changes in it's life

taking out the old gasket


and back together after a little clean

we decided to take out the airbox and the washer bottle and battery so
we could clean up behind it, this is a mess

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

now looks much better after a clean




so with the manifold off we decided to clean it nicely
we started to polish the manifold

then painted it to make a nice contrast

then back toghether with the new leads
also got new plugs
and gave it a flush and some nice new purple g12++ coolant




hope you enjoyed the pics more to come but have to same more money first.
Also the car is now registered ....woohoo
still a few things to fix
the a/c needs repair and the cruise control

[Jace]

You do some really good work. This thing is already looking 100 times better.

[AusScare]

Excellent work, car is looking great.

Suspension/exhaust plans?

[Driven Threads]

Manifold and engine look great. Nice work.

[Mk3 Yellow Golf]

yeah might have to do suspension and exhaust
it seems to have a slight knock when going over bumps
and it's a bit quiet so a nice muffler at the back would be good at some stage

[KI11Z]

your progress is insane! thumbs up

[GoLfMan]

great work as usual, keep it going!

[aus79]

great work! Did you get this car from Brisbane? I am sure i had a good look at this one when it was in for some work at German Autos in Geebung?

[pansy]

Great work, can't believe what a difference a good clean makes. Hope whoever sold it doesn't see this, looks sooooo much better. Big thumbs up.