What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[Water Boy]

[blake_]

^^^^I was thinking the exact same thing haha

[blake_]

Since having my car off the road for 2 weeks, and looking like it will be off for another month or so, I've had the urge to go on a bit of an online spending spree (thinking of all the $$ I've saved by not buying petrol )

*Black interior grab handles and switch bezel
*Aluminium dash trim
*2 x Lower grille fog lights
*2 x front suspension bushes/mounts, bearings and nuts

And hopefully purchasing my Ta Technix when they come in stock next week. Im hoping they stick to their '8-15 workday' delivery schedule.

[MCiN7]

Gruven parts crack pipe, thermostat housing, thermostat and coolant bottle at this stage - more coming soon.

Also got a bracket for the alternator/fuel pump from Stu - thanks again mate. Let the building commence!

I'm confused as to if the gasket on the thermostat housing is enough to hold a seal?
The V5 and the 1.6 had the rubber gasket but no sealant, whereas the VR6 had the rubber gasket and sealant.

If the crack pipe is only sealed with the rubber gasket - don't see why the thermostat should leak with just the rubber gasket.

Is that the right logic? Or does the thermostat housing need some form of sealant apart from the rubber gasket?

[dubster99]

Stripped more of the gti apart today, where do i get a mechanism for the rear seat lever? Going strip the interior tomorrow and put into mine soon. Will be good to get rid of the cream!

[dylan8]

Stripped more of the gti apart today, where do i get a mechanism for the rear seat lever? Going strip the interior tomorrow and put into mine soon. Will be good to get rid of the cream!

Rear seats just require a flat end screw driver.
Front seats need a socket (forget what size) and a screw driver (Phillips from memory)

[kendog]

Stripped more of the gti apart today, where do i get a mechanism for the rear seat lever? Going strip the interior tomorrow and put into mine soon. Will be good to get rid of the cream!

Yeah! I got rid of my light grey cloth interior for an all black one, with black bora leather seats! So good! it almost rivals the GTI conversion as my best mod!! ... Nah, not that good, but a damn good mod! totally feels like a different car with the sportier shaped seats, and looks wise, when you open the door and see the outside colour combined with the black interior, looks like it was always meant to be like this!!

Show us some pics when you're done!

[dubster99]

Well I still gotta do the gti conversion if the seats dont sell ill put them in mine. Basically going to strip the 1.6 down to a shell and put everything in from gti. Climate control too!! Why not i say haha

[Sirocco20348]

Waxed the Golf

[stotto]

^^ very clean, looks like its in great shape. Plans to lower it a little bit im assuming ?.

[dylan8]

looking good!
damn I forgot how high these bad boys are from factory.
mind taking a arch to ground measurement and confirming 205/55 rubber?

[Sirocco20348]

Haha sorry guys no plans to lower.

I am running Bilstein HD's and Shine Real Street Racing Springs.

So it might actually be higher than stock

Running Michelin Pilot Sport 3's 205/55. Ill work on the measurement.

[stotto]

Got my self a set of project wheels on the weekend.

There ATP 5 Razze in 5x100 18x8.5 ET35. A couple have slight gutter rash on the lips that will need to be machined. Not sure what tyres I will run yet, will have to do some investigation.

[ffoff]

Put another $50 worth of fuel in it, drove it, came everywhere from the sound it made

[dylan8]

Put another $50 worth of fuel in it, drove it, came everywhere from the sound it made

was confused for a minute, then realised you are one of us now...
sound soooo good even with just the flapper mod done