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Oops! Oops that wasn’t supposed to happen! The ever vulnerable sump pan was toast! Just as well it needed an oil change too. Another MOT So a year had swung round again, and it was time for the MOT. Reason(s) for Failure: nearside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b) offside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b) nearside front Brake pipe inadequately clipped hose (3.6.B.1) nearside front Brake pipe inadequately clipped hose & pipes (3.6.B.1) offside rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped hose & pipes (3.6.B.1) rear Brake load sensing valve seized (3.6.E.3) offside Ball joint has excessive play rack end (2.2.B.1f) Well, That was fun. So the Brake pipes areRead More →

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Interior time! As with most terrible plans, this part started with some late night browsing on eBay, resulting on a 600 mile round trip to pick up these: They were very dirty but with some scrubbing they have come back to being a lovely shade of green. Fitting the Front seats As you may know, these seats were designed for a mk3 Golf colour concept and weren’t just going to fit in without some modifications being made to them. Time for some cutting and welding! Basically the legs need to be narrower to fit in the mk2 Golf seat runners. Some plans I saw wereRead More →

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MOT time came around and she failed. Sad times. Being 27 years old has taken it’s toll and the fail sheet included two new sills and a bit of floor repair, usual stuff for a mk2 Golf. Minor things were a leaking exhaust and a tiny petrol leak from the fuel filter. Thankfully I have a very good welder close by who was willing to get stuck in. I ordered the panels and he set about the repairs. Time for some pictures! Looks bad here: Getting better here: After throwing in the interior and swapping the thermostat housing, she was good to go with aRead More →

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I finally got round to fitting some silicone hoses I ordered a while back. Rather than spending £350 on a set of Samco hoses, these came from China and cost more like £40. Sure they took 2 weeks to arrive but the quality is excellent, and a very eye catching colour too! Looking Snazzy! Sadly not enough to get into the Players at Goodwood Show and shine. But I’m pleased with it! Worked out where this small kinked hose went too! A usual problem area on the VR6 engine. Bad news So I was happily driving the car yesterday, about to pop off on aRead More →

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Soon after getting the car back on the road and driving, I noticed that the steerting was very notchy and suspected the rack to be worn out. So some work was needed and I decided to refurbish the subframe too. Thankfully a friend of mine had a spare mk3 subframe, wishbones and rack I could have for a few brass buttons. So after a few months of picking up all the bushes I needed and working out when I could do the swap I started. All the bushes needed: TT rear wishbone bushes, poly front bushes, poly ARB bushes, new droplinks, steering rack bush, newRead More →

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Engine time! So this got picked up for a good price… So the first day I swapped the fuel tank and fitted the new rear discs and fitted the mk3 wheels at the back. Whipped it up in the air to drain everything Got the engine ready to come out. Got the front subframe in and the front wheels on. Got the rad fitted, ish. Then took it home as we had everything done that we needed the ramp for. Engine in place: There weren’t very many pictures taken I’m afraid as it was a mad rush to get it all in over one weekend.Read More →

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Lighting upgrade time As you know, the standard Mk2 golf headlights are a bit rubbish, so I hatched a plan. I wanted OEM Bi-xenon projectors in the Golf. OEM parts have the advantage of being E marked (ok not for my golf, but they were on the car they came on) which means the pattern is legal, and the light output it much better than the cheap chinese knock-offs. The eBay hunting began. I managed to find 2 different, but similar Range Rover headlamps. One from a 2006 vogue and the other from a 2011 version complete with all the fancy LEDs. These were good.Read More →

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Artist time! Last time you saw it, the Golf had a rather fetching shade of blue as a base coat. This time it’s all about the art! Not many words to go with this part, mostly pictures. The work was done over a few weeks to fit in with Fark’s schedule, he is a busy guy! Finished pictures Took some more finished pictures at our monthly meet. And a finishing touch for the door pins…   Next time… Lighting upgrades.Read More →

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Last time we saw some metal work being done and the first repaint for the Mk2. This time, things get a little different! The Plan Well as you see, the purple and green colour scheme was getting a little old and a bit scruffy, some rust was coming through and generally it was looking a bit crap. So it had to change. I could have just bought some paint and repainted it a different colour, but that wasn’t enough, I wanted to go all out with it this time. I happen to know a local street artist by the name of Fark. He creates piecesRead More →

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These posts used to be up on the Edition38 Forums, but where Photobucket has caused issues for all these types of thread, I have decided to recreate it here, on the blog. July 2014 So she began as a 1988 Mk2 Golf Gti Campaign edition in Helios blue with Big doors, small bumpers, power steering and rainbow interior. This first part happened over about 6 years. So it was a gradual change really. It had some rust so I replaced the doors, front wings, bootlid and the front valance. Then it got its first paint job. Bit of a marmite colour change, but I builtRead More →