Caputo's MKIV GTI Build Thread

[leighaus]

i bought my FK AK's from perfomance 3000 for just over 400$ landed.

items in Performance 3000 01935 427554 store on eBay!

might have to send him a message and ask if he can still get the FK coilover kits, as he's not listing them right now. Otherwise give another brand a shot..

[Feeine]

Love seeing another 1.6 and a first car looks good so far, thinking I need coils to

[caputo9]

Thanks Guys!!
As you may have noticed i havent been on here for quite a while aha! With school being on my ass and getting sick i just havent had the time.
Anyways since my last post ive done a fair few amount of modifications as well as stacking up the kms getting around town.

Okay, To start off....

I invested in some chrome door handle covers to cover the horrible black plastic.
Before.

After.


Leds came in the post



Took this random picture (iPhone) which turned out to be really good.. from which i photoshopped into the following of which i hope it to be looking like soon.
Before:

After: Dumped with white walls, black roof and door pillars


Then this happened....

Black grille.. aha


After purchasing the car without a front skirt i never liked the look of the car at the front.. Then this beast came along from the UK.


Fitted for a car meet.. in the distance is a mates 1.6L reflex silver golf. (Yes we have twins aha ) The silly s14 got in the way of a great picture!


Then it came to paint...


I also got her bum painted aswel


After being annoyed with using the key to get in all the time, i got a keyless entry kit put in.
I also thought my normal key was rather useless as it had a light that didnt work.
So off i go to eBay again i buy some leds and batteries...
Pulled apart my key and hey presto, i have a blue torch on my VW key




Which lead me to pimping my boot... aha

This is actually extremely bright at night and makes a big difference when trying to find stuff


Another car meet then came along and so did another golf

[caputo9]

Continued...




Got to work one day and almost died when i got out the car... lucky im not low "Yet"



I then got a leather steering wheel cover put on by a mate who was generous enough to do it for me. It makes driving my beast so much nicer than what it already was.
Before

After


Found a golf at the local upullit and grabbed me an armrest. had to give it a coat of paint being grey. Its now installed but waiting for a new lid which is black, so ill share the completed product then


Came across this gem when i stopped at solitare's service department.. there also was a beautiful audi r8 sitting behid the glass rollerdoor.


A close up of my wheel when sunk in on the wet grass with adelaide's current s*** weather


And to end off.. a nice "Simply Clean" picture after a scrub


To come.. Vinyl Wrap, Coilovers, painted calipers, white walls, exhaust, and much more.
Thanks and enjoy!

[caputo9]

FK Streetline Coilovers are ordered!!! Let the fun begin

[blackers10]

ooo exciting times.
you will have to keep us informed of how it rides

[Feeine]

FK Streetline Coilovers are ordered!!! Let the fun begin

Good choice my friend. Also where the hell did you get your pod adapter from!?! i cant find one for the life of me.

[stefcio007]

hey mate, were you in Chinatown say about two weeks ago (on a Saturday)? I think I saw it driving through. Had the blue lights in the headlights.

Edit; saw you are actually in Adelaide! Most likely not you then. Sweet ride though.

[caputo9]

Thanks Blackers! I cant wait haha! Will do

Thanks Lucas! i got my adapter from Supercheap! I measured the distance between the holes that are on the maf and found a polycarbonate one similar. (either skyline or subaru was on the measurement i think. it was a while ago lol)
Got an airbox lid from upullit (Self serve auto dismantler), went to town with many cutting tools haha. Use a dremel tool if you have one! Then sandwiched the adapter between the lid and maf, made marks of where the holes lined up. a small amount of drilling was needed on the adapter to allow the screws to go through. Put back together with the adapter poking out of lid and place pod on. Simples haha

Haha nup wasnt me stef! I havent been to Melbourne in a few years, nor have i driven there My blue parker lights lasted all but one night before i knew they were way too bright. From that i got white led's, and now have cree led's which look like drl's haha. Thanks heaps

[caputo9]

Okay guys a bit of an update.
Havnt been on here for a little while due to going away and school being mental but still have 2 exams to go until im done

Firstly i received my coils
Where i decided to throw in my rears that day and with my lack of time and going away it sat like this for about 2 weeks.


With the help of a mate and his workshop we put the fronts in.


Drove home and the next morning until i realised my front left was rubbing.



I sorted some 5mm spacers and later found that my alignment was out on the one side by 6mm...
I then purchased 25mm spacers for the rear from a mate.


I also decided to make my tailights a tad darker with some nightshade.


and heres me sitting on a speed bump (Literally) because there werent any other parks left at work.
Front skirt is currently 60mm off the ground and subframe is approx 40-50.


And to finish

Enjoy