Mk4 golf gti R32 replica

19 April, 201214 yr

This is a project thread i started on another forum but want to show you guys aswell so have chopped bits up to make it a complete post, but really its about 3 weeks long.

Hi all i have been away from the Veedub scene for a while and decided last month i'd like another mk4 golf.

Soo after about an hour scouring the internet i was in contact with a lad and arranged to travel 180 miles to him the next day.

I bought her not knowing much about it, the advert was very poor and the previous owner just didn't want to give too much info out, anyways i mostly always buy things on a whim and set out to go get the golf from Essex, got there had a look around "paid the man" and i was the owner of a nice little golf :)

She is a 2.0 gti on a 2000 plate

Modifications are;

R32 rep front bumper

R32 rep side skirts

R32 rep rear bumper

Genuine R32 wheels

R32 style exhausts

Hella colour magic rear lights

Red roof

Induction kit

Private plate

FK coilovers

Rear spoiler

TT ARB

Ect

On the way back from picking the golf up she ran like a dream very smooth and nimble (for a golf) anyways just as i got 5 miles away from my local town there was some road works, if any of you are from or travel to Lincolnshire you will know how BAD the roads are! to cut a very long story short i smashed my sump on the bumpy road and had to get towed back

Ohh yes its a good en!!

The next day i went straight to GSF got a new sump, sealant, oil filter and oil. quickly got it all changed over and i was back on the road £120 down but i was still smiling.

From only travelling from near Grimsby to Skegness (30 miles) i had smashed the brand new sump and was fuming! We actually must have the worst roads in the uk!!

I couldn't get a tow so had to phone my bro to bring his car transporter trailer to get her home, me not realising how low the car is i cracked and split the front bumper quite bad getting it on the trailer :/

The next day the new sump was at my mates getting welded up and a scuff plate fitted from some ally checker plate i had.

All fitted and new oil in

I then raised the car 10mm just to keep it from scraping cats eyes lol

After driving it around for a few days i really thought i had a nice little good looking mk4, obviously some jealous prat thought it looked too nice and decided to undo my wheel nuts while the car was parked on my drive at night, i got in the car the next morning to set off for work and to be honest didn't feel anything different until i got to about 40, i felt a quick wobble a snap, a bang and then the car was nose down sat on the road :( i actually couldn't believe what had happened.

Who ever did it could only undo 4 off the front as there is a locking nut and the rears have a separate key, the snap i heard was the locking nut splitting in half as the wheel ripped it off the threads.

This is what it did

To be honest it could have been worse, i was more angry at the fact i had just spent nearly a full day sorting the front bumper out from when i split it getting it on the trailer.

It bent all the wing up, smashed the brake disk and cracked the front bumper.

I brushed it off and found a new wing so got that fitted straight away and have just been tidying the car up as best i can since.

Here is how she looks now, it was slightly different when i got it but there is hell of alot more to change.

I will be taking more photos as i go along, as I'm wanting to get quite alot sorted in the next few weeks, things I've got planned are;

R32 brakes or a big brake kit

Buy a full poly bush kit and stiffen it up abit

I'm going to respray the full car Satin black and the wheels i'm still undecided on but i love the black on black (murdered out) look.

Get a full custom stainless exhaust made up with both the exhausts working.

Get the windows tinted.

After taking a few days off i decided to crack on, take the golf off the road and see how much i can get done

After only just 2 hours i had all the little bits rubbed down, skimmed and primed. as the primer was going off i carried on wet and drying the hole car.

This is about 4 hours in and i already have most of the car keyed up, it is coming along really well as I'm sorting little scratches and dings as i've moved around the car, this is how she stands atm, still have the bumpers to do but will carry on tomorrow.

I got the bonnet insert screwed into place then spot welded it as well just for good measure, fibre glassed and filled it smooth so that's that sorted.

After a good few hours going over the panels on the car i was happy enough to get on spraying, i gave the drivers side of the car another going over with 1200 wet and dry then set about painting her, so far only done the boot and the drivers side as i wanted to get the bonnet mint and found another little bit to skim on the passenger side.

I'm really happy with how she's turning out, here's some pics :)

The bonnet notch fill

Pictures of the satin black paint

Thats all i have for now but will update tomorrow when the shell will be finished and ill crack on with the bumpers.

My new genuine grills for the front bumper have just arrived so i'm going to have 20 mins fitting them and bonding them on.

I have finally finished the shell and have just got the bumpers to do

I have actually fallen in love with my car all over again, this new look has given her a new lease of life and has certainly given me more incentive to do more. i think its the fact i've done everything by hand and no machines involved, although i do admit its a lot easier with the air tools (and i do have them) but i like to get down and dirty with the whole aspect of the job.

I have done over 20 full resprays and numerous part resprays but only this and my Subaru have done by hand.

I couldn't wait until tomorrow to see how she looks with the smooth bonnet, grill and bumper so bolted them on loosely to see, can't wait until there all satin i know its going to look awesome.

So enough talking ill post some pics :)