So i've just bought a mk3 GTi to run about in (days off with my dad are bad lol)

After some dicking about and waiting on parts I got the hydros running. They're only temporary but I'm just glad they're working after never seeing them going. The metallic bang is the manifold at the front getting knocked over not the hydros:

http://youtu.be/0FTRlb4Wqzo

the axle is resting on the chassis legs and wont go lower without a notch but my Gottis will be poking anyway so wont matter

and a wee shot:

Connor

Edited 19 December, 201213 yr by McCann

Christmas update

The parents got my Gottis powdercoated for me. The legends got them done in crinkle finish without me asking. I wouldn't have had the balls to do it but I'm glad they did:

The girlfriend being of equal legendary status managed to find me a genuine BBS 4 spoke steering wheel which had been retrimmed so bar the horn its in near perfect condition The walnut finish now means i can keep the walnut finish on the mk4 dash as it'll tie in:

Connor

Love it good work my friend . . Who was a lucky boy at Christmas lol . Can't wait to see this finished . Dave

awesome xmas =D your parents no their stuff lol

the gottis look sweet in crinkle black

not much happening at the minute due to being skint going to America next month but got myself a wee Autolifes feature on the build:

http://www.autolifers.com/garage-life-shedsixty2/

Any updates Connor

unfortunatly not. Haven't touched it from the last update due to being skint from Christmas, gona NY to see swedish house mafia. gona UD and a recent promotion. The missus has all the money atm so working away at her Vento. Things are settling down so should get back at it shortly.

Anyone got a wiring look for a pre 97 8v or 16v 6N they want to sell?

I always say it takes a cold heart to paint over a fresh shiny dish, let alone a fully polished wheel! just been through your whole thread and love it mate, hope to see this in the flesh soon

Right so I'm finally back at it. Between changing jobs, moving in with the girlfriend, trying to keep her nova and my mk3 on the road and various excuses I havnt got near the polo so I set myself to get everything sorted so once I started back at it I could keep at it.

I must say my Internet isnt working at the minute and this is all done from my phone so if this post is messed up dont be shocked.

While I havnt been working at it I've been buying bits as time slipped by.

One of the best things I've bought is a Nodiz ignition management kit. This means my ocd self can get rid of more back wiring, ugly coil etc.

I got myself a half roll cage. I didn't want an aluminium one and after almost building my own a friend sold me his mk3 golf one. Need to take about 3 inches off the back legs and it'll be a perfect fit.



Next I got a pair of fixed buckets next.
Id fixed buckets years ago in my corsa and always said id have another set.
I need to get myself some harnesses it anyone is selling any.





Down to the proper shit. Although I thought the bay was complete there were a few things that id regrets on not doing. So out came the grinder and off came the rain tray.

Before

After

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This does away with the wiper linkage mounts but I've a single wiper with hidden linkages in the works. Along the windscreen has wee tabs too for the plastic scuttle panel and obviously I wont be using that so trimmed them off. That had us up until Saturday evening and it was home to get pissed

Before

After

Sunday had the burner and paint scraper out to remove the bitumen.

I'd a dilemma then as the 2 ugly hoses for the heater matrix were even more noticeable.

After having been told by lee for ages Id be mad to bin the matrix I decided I'd do what she always accuses me of, "never listening". Bye bye heat and comfort.

And on to my favourite bit. The reason I'm tearing the bay up again. I bit the bullet and got myself some oem mounts and decided to subframe mount my engine and box. Christ this bay is tight. Matt and I pulled the engine and box out and got the new brackets bolted up and rolled the lot back in for lining up. I'm looking forward to doing some proper fab work though. Thats as far as I've got now bar learning I need a mk2 subframe rather than a mk3 I have ffs.

More to come tomorrow night believe it or not

Connor

Gotti friend! Glad to see some progress on this, remember this from a long time ago

Haha hard to beat the gottis. I love mine.

Slow progress last night. Lots of measuring between getting the engine lined up then where to cut into the subframe for the mount to go. Obviously id rather take my time there

The rubber mount is 77mm diameter so only the edge will sit onto my cut area with the rest overhanging. To sort this I found some 80mm pipe with 3mm wall and shaped it to sit on the subframe and this built up a platform. I think the round will look bit more factory than building it in plate and should be stronger.

Next I need to plate the top with a captive nut behind to thread in the mount but that's for the next night.

Connor

Back at it this weekend.

Finished off the mount rest on the subframe, got the nut welded in below to thread the mount into (hence the heat marks in the middle) and tacked it into place:

The rubber mount I'm using is from a V8 Land Rover but the threaded part was too short so I grinded it down into a point and got an OEM subframe bolt and drilled up the centre of it. I slid the two into each other, tapered the subframe bolt towards the weld and welded the two together:

This then allowed for a more factory look to the finished product when bolted up:

I started to mock up for the driver side but no pics as of yet. I'm also debating to use a mk2 subframe or make my own from tubing but I reckon I'd be happier with the look of a narrowed factory frame. We'll see what happens.

Connor

ount re

Rooms spinning real fast.... cause of the gayness!

Rooms spinning real fast.... cause of the gayness!

From the man with a mk1 Golf but choosing to "build" a Merc

Missed your updates connor!

Works looking well, nice choice on the subframe mounting, I'd stick with the custom mounts onto the 6n frame than getting a golf frame dude.

Missed your updates connor!

Works looking well, nice choice on the subframe mounting, I'd stick with the custom mounts onto the 6n frame than getting a golf frame dude.

Cheer man. I've maybe caused some confusion. I should have said cross member rather than subframe. It's the front cross member I'm not sure on. I'll need to make up my mind fairly quick tho lol

Keep reading this thread all the way through in the early hours of the morning instead of sleeping, getting more ideas for my loom tuck, really impressive thread and glad to see your cracking on with it again I thought this was one of them cars that will never show up again look forward to seeing the updates