My GTI Golf

[KINEZ-0]

Hey guys

My names Pete, this is my GTI Golf. I've only ever attended one Melbourne cruise but thought heres my chance to introduce myself again and attend more and up coming cruises/meets. Shes come along way now, have spent a considerate amount of cash in maintaining it but now its unfortunately for sale I've always had, owned and worked on older cars but now the cash is needed in investments elsewhere

O.G and high as a kite!


A few weeks in it was a credential to getting it low, bought a set of cheap coilovers and whoopsys - worst thing i ever did. The front shocks were shot after a couple of mountain runs lol fitted adjustable sway bar links but got it sitting too low in the front that it wouldnt shut up.



Fast forward a couple of weeks after the Melbourne cruise, the clutch started to go so I ended up going with the ECS stage 1 setup, installed it myself and forgot the most important thing and didn't align it. Bent the forks on the pressure plate and got pissed off so I sent it straight to VW Imported Wreckers to get worked on. Mark was great and quick with the initial fix up, should of went straight to him first but my ego said otherwise haha

Fitted up the front mount that I purchased from this forum off a member, within my order from ECS I purchased H & R springs and shocks, new mounts, bearings and control arm bushes. Drove it around for a couple of months - needed and wanted more power! but then it needed more little issues fixed up
By this stage I sent it back to Imported to get the control arm bushes done and front wheels bearings as I didnt have a press and hub tools. The bushes purchased from ECS pretty much crumbled in the control arm - ****ed up my idea of a cheap fix so I ended up buying new complete control arms




Up until the last couple of weeks, I've managed to source down some 18x8 wheels. I didn't really want wheels as I was quite happy with the stockers, but I got them at a decent price so oh well, more money was spent. Photos fitted with rear 20mm spacers

[KINEZ-0]

Last and hopefully final order from ECS came, once again I didn't think it through and just bought **** - the amount of times spent on shipping cost has been crazy but its been worth it, unfortunately to date the car isn't any quicker than what I wanted it to be

I managed to change the sway bar bushes today, re-greased my sway bar links, fitted 15mm front spacers, changed the dog mount on the gearbox - which now has a rough vibration through the engine at 1k-1.5k revs, anyone else had this problem before?? I either forgot to do something or its telling me the other mounts are shot. In the order I got my larger diameter front rotors and red EBC pads, again - I ****ed up, forgot to order in the TT caliper carriers so now im trying to source down local ones lol I wanted to cry when I realised I forgot to order them

As she sits im quite happy with how the car is performing, like I mentioned I would of loved to have spend the cash on power mods but ironing out the little bugs that ive noticed I wouldn't have it any other way, at least now if the car doesn't sell she'll do well driving me to and from work, and the odd mountain duties

If I keep it any longer - I'll end up compressing the rear springs to sit flush, exhaust, tune and maybe a larger turbo setup

Cheers
_pete

[AusScare]

Looks good, have you chipped it?

[Driven Threads]

Hi Pete.

Nice write up...really liking the wheels.

I think I have seen you around. I'm in Glen Waverley.

[KINEZ-0]

Looks good, have you chipped it?

hey mate, haven't had the opportunity to chip it yet..too much time spent with the maintenance hasn't allowed me to do so, just bought myself another daily based on selling this golf - soooo if i somewhat change my mind and i sell the new daily lol, then i will get it chipped and exhaust fitted up

Hi Pete.

Nice write up...really liking the wheels.

I think I have seen you around. I'm in Glen Waverley.

thanks mate! and yeah you probably have lol..i just live round the corner in mulgrave.

[dylan8]

Car looks good dude! did you use the caster kit?

[Water Boy]

Geee you were only trying to sell this the other day. Did you sell the Cordia?

I remember you came along to a Maroondah Dam cruise.

[KINEZ-0]

Car looks good dude! did you use the caster kit?

thanks matey, still got the castor kit..bought them after i changed control arm lol..i'll just have them float about in the mean time..

Geee you were only trying to sell this the other day. Did you sell the Cordia?

I remember you came along to a Maroondah Dam cruise.

The golf is still for sale lol, I find it very hard not to buy things but I wanted to make sure that whoever does buy the car didnt buy a dud.. which Cordia we talking about here? I just bought another one as a daily after not going near them for about a year. Did you have the MK3 golf with racks??

[Water Boy]

Yeah I got the the silver Mk3. Ummm saw you had a white Cordia forsale on FirepSport!

[KINEZ-0]

Thats sweet as, seen it a couple of times here and there on the highway heading towards chapel. Oh and that white heap lol, still sitting in the drive way..half restored it till the rains hit hard and exposed rust holes through it everywhere. Im putting the new parts on the new daily