Project minter gti

[Tom_vRS]

Looking excellent for sure. Keep up the good work.

[Baker21]

Lovely looking MK2 there and some nice progress being made, fair play.............

[Monkey Boy]

Put on my new oil cap this morning after the rubber seal in the original one was perished and split.

Got a couple of pics before it started to rain :thumbdwn:

Drives much better now after the full service.

Going to replace the rear tyres to match the new fronts. Drivers front shock has gone so will replace all the suspension with a set of Apex -40mm shocks and springs.

Hopefully if the weather is ok over the weekend start on cleaning the interior.

[Robshaw]

That's very nice and clean. I love it.

[Leeboy]

I've got just the thing you need for your engine, looks like your inlet manifold is a 50mm jobbie. In which case, how about this to bling up the engine?

Smoothed and chrome plated, very nice, was going to end up on my late Corrado which unfortunately ran out of time.....

[Baker21]

AWESOME...................:eek:

[Robshaw]

Buy it! Leeboy that looks brilliant!

[Monkey Boy]

That looks nice leeboy but i already have a set of upper and lower sections with rocker cover all in oem finish to go on plus cleaning chrome parts on a 16v is a nightmare.

[Monkey Boy]

Got most of my bits sorted this weekend.

Fitted new side repeator on pasenger side to replace one with snapped clip.

Both new rear tyres fitted but the stupid **** at Alpha tyres who was told not to touch my wheels did anyway and has taken a chunk out of the rim. So now i have to take the rim back into them so they can send it off to be refurbished

Apex -40mm Suspension kit and top mounts all fitted. Looks a lot better now but still looks factory. Ride is almost factory as well.

Uprated headlight loom put in but need to mount the relays later.

New window regulator turned up but sent a mk3 by mistake but correct one should be here middle of the week.

Couple of pics how it is now.

Just need to tax it now.

[Babs]

Nice drop

You'll find that a lot with the Mk3 bits due to the year, sadly.

I am very jealous of this car lol!

[Baker21]

Looks great mate and it's a true classic, the title of this thread sure does live up to it's name.......

[Monkey Boy]

As from now the cars off the road

Need to get the smoking sorted and looks like the head gasket has failed on the rear of the block. Small trace of oil in water but no water in the oil.

Plans are as follows.

Rip out the engine and box.

Clean up the engine and box.

Replace gearbox oil.

Replace clutch and clutch cable.

Clean up engine bay and remove rust in places.

Get valve stem seals replaced along with new head gasket.

4 branch manifold.

Started to strip it at 7pm as nothing on telly

Tonights progress.

Started to clean up the bay a little.

Managed to remove 7 of the 8 exhaust manifold bolts just need to get it on the ramps tomorrow to get to the last one.

[Monkey Boy]

Dropped the coolant and removed rad along with header tank etc.

Cleaned up a bit more of the bay. Not as much rust under the battery as i thought there would be.

Cleaned up a bit.

Did a bit more cleaning on the drivers side.

Loom all disconnected now.

[Babs]

Wow, keep it up

[Monkey Boy]

Got cracking this afternoon.

Removed the front bumper and cleaned up the wings to see the condition.

Got to the easy part and ripped the engine and box.

Not think it was ever cleaned.

Started to clean it up a bit.

Bit more cleaning up to do yet.

[Monkey Boy]

Change of plan today so car will be totaly stripped so all the bodywork can be done in one hit.

Removed both of the front wings and bonnet. Drivers side was not the original wing and not sprayed on the inside and inder sealed properly.

Got rust on both sides behind the wing with a couple of holes.

Not sure about putting G60 front wings on yet though.

[Monkey Boy]

Started on the rear after dinner

Boot floor is ok.

Rear valance has a couple of small rust spots but cleaned up ok.

Looks a bit sorry for itself now

[Babs]

Keep it up

[Robshaw]

I didn't expect this! Keep it up!

[Baker21]

Still tracking this and also didn't expect this much depth, this is a great project..........

[Wardy]

Also keeping up-to-date with this, fair play to you - keep up the good work

Steve

[auroan]

Looking good... keep it coming

[BigW]

Looking good Mate,

You dont still have the porker 7 slots on the early £250 red golf do you

[Monkey Boy]

The Porsche wheels were exchanged for another golf mk2

Started to strip and clean the car a bit more today.

Removed most of the interior and cleaned up the boot floor and sides.

Still got the front to do but back came up ok.

Removed both the rear arch trims and the arch's look mint.

Will remove the dash next weekend so i can get the heater box out. Stilll got to clean up the bay and remove the master cylinder and servo.

Picked up a full set of G60 arch trims and sill trims on saturday. No joy in getting a set of G60 front wings so going to order a set of standard front wings and modify them to G60 spec.

Does look a bit high now though lol.

Hopefully the boss of the bodyshop will be having a look at my car soon and found out today who it is and i used to go scholl with him. Small world.

[Monkey Boy]

As the sun was out did a bit more tonight.

Wipers and mech removed. Windscreen and rear side windows removed.

Little bit of rust.

Started to remove parts from the dash.

Garrage is looking a bit full.

Mate knocked out a bit of damage on the drivers side rear sill and also little bit on drivers side front corner behind the wing. Good as new now.