5teve's mk1

**5teve** · 02-03-2013, 10:35 AM

Thanks buddy! I just want to get it running at this time not to worried about the exterior and interior,

**5teve** · 02-03-2013, 01:44 PM

After a few months of sitting around and fiddling around with the engine my uncle decided to send back the golf with his "finished" product!
This literally made me laugh and at the same time it really delayed my project!

After 30 years of experience being a panel beater/spray painter this is the job I get as a nephew!
Nothing sanded back, nothing masked off, coat of stone guard and cheap silver spray paint you get from your local $2 shop

**Stiggy_21** · 02-03-2013, 01:47 PM

great little project steve!
shame about the paint

**5teve** · 02-03-2013, 01:59 PM

It's a huge disappointment! Ive been paint stripping whenever I had a few hours alone after work and this set me back around $200 which was unnessary!

I also brought vented discs and calipers off a mate (spyda) who has also helped me thu some difficult situations.

**5teve** · 04-03-2013, 09:54 AM

ive just purchased a set of BBS replicas 15x7et20, would anyone know whats the best tyre fitment to get the stretched effect?

**5teve** · 05-03-2013, 07:15 PM

Had a free solid day to myself so i went around Tyre hunting, i ended up at North End Tyres in Tullamarine, great people and good service. they fitted on 165/50/15 on 15x7 rim. i couldnt be any happier they way they turned out!

**Water Boy** · 05-03-2013, 07:25 PM

That engine bay looks like an aborption!

**5teve** · 05-03-2013, 07:54 PM

hahahaha yeah it was a mess..... paint stripping it!

im also relocating the battery in the boot so the engine bay looks more cleaner

**5teve** · 06-03-2013, 08:23 PM

brought a mk3 1.8l, 8v (adz) engine from Prestige Eurotoys Auto parts in melbourne great people to deal with. the day off work i spent degreasing the whole engine

im also thinking about leaving the aircon free spinning because i cant get my hands on a alternator mount

**5teve** · 09-03-2013, 05:14 PM

just another day working on this lemon! trying to get bits and pieces refurbished out of the way so i can start placing the engine in when it gets back from the mechanic, also thanks to Ayden (gldgti) for fabricating me a 5 speed mount out of the 4 speed mount i had presented him!

o2o 5 speed gearbox
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AFTER: (had various parts masked up still)

whilst drying i took the front brake calipers off and decided to give them a new coat!
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