Mk2 Golf Gti 16V monza blue ground up rebuild

May 12, 2020, 04:59:25 PM

I bought this car back in April of this year (2016). Its my third mk2 but my first gti. My first Mk2 was a 1.8 auto which I adored and the car that made me fall in love with mk2's. I've never drove anything modern I've been into older cars as far back as I can remember (I'm 29).

The next step had to be a Gti. When I was looking I found many 8valves but not many 16valves. Went to see a few 8valves but I just wanted the 16V and one came up for sale that had a hidden secret

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Now for the bad bits, of which there are many:
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Discovered thanks to the mk2 owners club that someone had installed a mk1 campaign wheel which is a whopping 380mm which makes steering and finding the brake pedal with a manual rack quite a danger more than anything.
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When I got the car it had a rattle at the top end, the rattle eventually turned into a knock and then several knocks until it had more knocks than a van full of jehova's witnesses. I've covered 3500 miles in 6 months. Its now on 151,000 miles. I got it for £900 with an mot would you believe. Did manage to have some fun though
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Camping in the summer.
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Didn't do much to it apart from fit period correct small bumpers as when I bought it it had a big bumper conversion which were held on with cable ties! And also give it a complete service.

Getting to more recently. Started looking for places to restore her, she's named Ellen by the way (due to the licence plate) planned on doing some of the work myself but lack of time, space and general expertise on such a build made me realise that I was delusional.

Took her to Deutsch Doctors down in Stoke (I'm in St Helens) who were very good and nice guys too. They had a hoard of mk1's and mk2's

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Only issue was distance so had a chance call into somewhere 10mins away. Quest restorations in Orrell. Examples of their work:

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Again very impressed, they had space for one more car, very good set of guys who love what they do. That was it, Mind made up. Work will commence beginning of December so can't wait to see the first steps. Meanwhile I originally wanted the current KR to be rebuilt but something came up in the form of this...

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A Mk3 16V ABF engine but I've seen it running a few times because I've followed the owners build thread on cgti, it's had a top end rebuild and the only reason he's changing it out is because he's going with a Vr6t. So I know it's running well. Also I'm able to retain the mechanical fuel injection (k-jet) which is essential for me so it will look completely stock but with about 40-50bhp extra so I'm quite happy and it's saved me around £1000 too so I'm a happy man.. for now.

Oh yes the reason I bought the car:

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It's hiding (under that awful respray) monza blue which just happened to be my favourite mk2 colour so call it fate I happened to run into this car. Around 1000 monza blue's where sold in the UK so it's a very "uncommon" colour and I didn't even know it had been resprayed until I went to view the car so when I saw the original Colour I thought s**t I will have to buy it now...