Mk2 golf GTI 20vt

Well I suppose I best do another big update.

So I spent many pounds on a Qpeng conversion downpipe and all the front end consumables




And proceeded to build the front subframe up with new bits. I did intend to have a lot of parts blasted and coated, but to cut a long story short I've got a court fight coming up so had to scrimp on that unfortunately. So forgive the brown bits



Then I found this...



Wasn't massively impressed and still trying to find out what the ebay seller is going to do about it!
Undeterred, I continued building.
This is my rather cunning improvisation instead of buying a scene taxed fluid resevoir with clutch take off



And so the subframe went home and the shifter box/cables went on



Then came the fun bit... I got to use the load leveller I'd just bought!



Made a solid short front mount



Aaaaaaand she's officially a 1.8t :-)




Again forgive the brown crossmembers, can't be helped at present. For those doing this swap, this is the belt you want for A/C deletion



Spun the metal boost pipe 180 and found some pipes to fit, I'll chop off the end when I've got a FMIC kit to fit



Plumbed up as many pipes and stuff as I can, and this is where I'm at



Next job, is to deal with all this...

Ok so I got with the times and bought a tablet so I can update this easier and see all the lovely threads without squinting!
So where was I?
Oh yea, I abandoned the car for most of this year, due to mojo loss and mainly being scared of this..



And this



But I got over it and tbh I've no idea what I was worried about, as later on I found it only takes about 5 wires joined to get it to run, then the rest is just making gauges and stuff work.

Some of these pics aren't in order and might not make sense as this was all over the course of 2017 but most was later in the summer due to me forgetting I had the golf..
Laying out the mk2s now separate ancillary wiring



Poked through the passenger side of the bulkhead ready to be joined with the mk2 fuse box loom



Started fitting corrado vr6 radiator and boost pipes/intercooler




Cut the slam panel, which I would later regret...



This is much later on, but you can see the bumper although trimmed, was still bowed and the cooler wasn't central. Which bugged me to the point of a serious rethink later on... anyway in other workings...
My Passat hubs received new bearings and were thrown on



Along with freshly resealed vr6 calipers and 280mm discs



Which caused me another headache, in that I had to take a grinder to the calipers and remove the "outer" stick on weights just to get the wheels to turn. This upset me greatly but I left it for another day (Which was yesterday, a mere 10 months later)



I may or may not have mentioned before that when fitting the Passat gearbox, I broke the sump. Well I'd bought a new one last new year, so set about changing it. Only for one of them stupid bolts tucked up by the flywheel to snap my ball ended Allen key. I did later get around this by cutting down a little 10mm socket



While I was there I discovered some curse word on the oil pickup, which is a known turbo killer on 20vts, so I thought idiotic not to clean this



Then I got distracted by buying an R32 in a tuxedo



Which as well as having the engine taken out at a specialist for timing chains and relieving me of £1500 I thought I'd save money by fixing the broken flexis myself. Which was a massive ballache, but gave me an opportunity to release some more sexy noises.
So, one broken set of floppy downpipes out




New flexis on



Now you'll see 2 silencers after the cats. The R32 doesn't have these, so removal makes the A3 sound exactly the same as the R32. Which is good. Very good. So they had to go



Then I got really bored with dragging a gas bottle behind my welder. So as I was about to take this rather wobbly useless galved shelving monstrosity to the tip, I thought hang on....
So ground off some bits, tacked it up to make it sturdier, welder on £15 of BnQs finest castors and ended up with this. I was fully pleased until I was informed you can buy a proper welding trolley off eBay for £25! Oh well I saved a shelf.



Anyway the golf...
I revisited the cooler position. Now central, neater, and more discreet, plus the bumper sits better.




So by now it was together, running, moving by itself. Just tidying up to do really. So I bought one of these



Which made my rev counter work, and also allowed me to finish tidying up inside...

Loving all the work, had a good look at a very similar Audi myself, very much a wolf in sheeps clothing but it had very nearly dead DSG so i left it alone.

Can't beat a good set of 90's wheels

So I dragged it out today for pics on its 16s.
Also, because i forgot, heres my rather expensive trackslag exhaust system I’ve now fitted

Just read this from start to finish. Love the work thats gone into it. And it certainly looks far better with the proper front end on there.

Should be nice and lively now with the 20vt in there.

I had a octavia vrs sometime ago with a bbt250 turbo on and it was a great motor.

defo should mate would be great see it up and running, could even make retro rides gathering a target to be done ?

I went in armed with the daughters hair dryer...

No going back now!

sounds like a good plan/target fella, hope you get it done. Will make a nice present

really coming along nicely....I think its proper and fitting to give this car some new life like you have. very much worth it!

JP