Hi Guys,

 

Due to my commute being cut to a 2 minute drive, I saw no need for the fuel economy of the Vrs anymore and wanted something to work on as an ongoing project. I sold the Fabia and started the hunt for something a bit more old school, I wanted to stay in the VAG family as I've always had them. Parts are always easily available and they're not exactly over complicated, especially older cars.

 

I decided on a mk2 Golf as parts are cheap and depreciation seems to have curbed on them which is always good.

I initially saw a black MK2 which looked great but was like a sieve underneath, I could see why he wanted rid of it before the MOT was due. I then came across a mk2 16v in Oak Green that was fairly local to me, it was advertised as having a fault with fuelling. After a thorough check and some negotiating I came away with a car as well as a boot full of spares.

 

 

After ploughing all the gravel up the drive I gave it a thorough look over and made a detailed list of what needs doing, it's a bit excessive as you can see:

 

 

When searching through the car's history I found a receipt for an engine rebuild for £3k so it's had some love in the past. Saves me a job as it's quite a detailed rebuild. The engine bay looks reasonably tidy after a quick clean up but it will be a work in progress:

 

 

First things first though, I need to lose the wheels as they are awful, so I have some Calibre Dub wheels to go on it this weekend. Not the most expensive wheel out there but they look a dam site better than the 14" painted steels.

 

 

That list means I've got my weekend cut out but I'm looking forward to cracking on with it, I'll get the basics right first then set about tinkering. 

 

Stay tuned.

Very nice mate - looking forward to seeing how you go with this project!

 

Good Luck! 

Ooooh Oak Grun 

 

Allegedly the best colour for a Mk2.

 

I had an '89 3dr KR valver....in black.  Still miss it 

 

What not to love about a Mk2.  Smashing cars, very well sorted and straightforward to work on.

 

Loks nice under the bonnet too 

 

Gaz

Sweet. I do like a tidy mk2

Weekends work done, weather stopped playing several times but happy with the progress.

Very nice - looking good! 

Right, bit of an update:

 

The more I drive it the more small problems I find, which is the whole reason I bought this car, I love a challenge.

 

The front engine hydro mount is totally kaput, I wasn't sure on whether to upgrade to a solid mount to ensure this doesn't happen again but a friend has a brand new hydro mount (basically a mount with an oil filled shock inside) for £20, literally a five minute job of replacing that when I have it.

 

Next was an intermittent starting issue: The KR 16v engine has a fuel accumulator which holds fuel pressure constant in the fuel lines to enable a quick start. I presumed this as faulty so had a look under the car to find it had been bodged with around 20 cable ties. At the same time I noticed the rubber fuel lines that connect the fuel pump to the main feed lines were badly perished and one had started to split. Definitely not a good thing if they start leaking petrol under your car next to a hot exhaust 

I had some spare fuel hose so changed them whilst fixing the accumulator into place without the aid of cable ties! Changed the fuel filter whilst I was there too.

 

This is a fuel pump unit complete with fuel filter and accumulator:

 

 

I have two major problems that have now been bumped up the priority list:

 

One of my wheels is buckled/out of balance.

Rear passenger coilover has popped a seal therefore no damping at all.

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