bad old golf blog

The golf is no more

ratproject — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:44:11 +0000

Well… to make it short…

The golf ended up in a scrappy… bad floor condition… on top of everything else is what made me make that decision.

Bad times:(

Posted in general, vw golf Tagged: golf is dead

the G is safe now

ratproject — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:58 +0000

For the past two days a lot of things changed about the golf…

First – i moved it to the garage… sadly it wasnt able to drive on its own and we had to tow it – no lights, no wipers (was raining OFC) and damn weak brakes…. i mean really bad considering half the way is down the steep hill, but… we moved it, then i removed the seats and most of the carpets, sound proofing and water.

Now it is safe in the garage getting dry… will take some pictures soon

Got Flooded !!

ratproject — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:03:42 +0000

Oh NOOOOOO!! The golf is flooded !! Panic!

Found about 3 inches of water in my golf all the carpets and soundproofing are soaked… I was almost crying crawling on my knees around the golf in the middle of the street pumping all the water out – had to remove some soundproofing, centre console some carpets. Luckily the floor is still there – no nasty holes and doesn’t look rotten or anything… i am going to strip the G to bare shell now

What was the reason ? Crap… lots of crap blocking one of the drainage holes and causing the water to go IN rather than OUT…

Anyway… felt the need of sharing – now the golf will also get some new interior parts by the looks of things.

why the golf ?

ratproject — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:22:11 +0000

The Ultimate Question I’ve been asked like a milion times… ‘Dude its not even a GTi’… ’25?? Does IT drive?’…

Well here it goes HATERS…

You think YOU are smart because you drive a 4 years old Corsa or Astra. New = Awesome right?

You think YOU are right because 75% of the people in the UK also drive Corsas and Astras. Following the crowd = Cool true?.

Now tell me how many Golfs do you see every day ? 10? 15? 1? None? Exactly… You remember every single one of them – even the rusty piece of crap decaying by the wall. Why ? Because its unique…

Look at it… Funny at first… old fashioned… but the you realise – they will never make them like they used to – the shape, the interior… the shiny hubcaps… the retractable aerial… just as they were 20 years ago… happy times…

Well if you didn’t get it so far there is no point in me trying any longer… for you its just a car… for me its time travel… lifestyle… friendships and some of the best moments of my life – so please… if you are one of these people… keep your comments to yourself and go valet your 1.2 Corsa

btw

ratproject — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:48:29 +0000

If any of you out there has any advice please comment – any help will be useful.

still some parts missing

ratproject — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:19:10 +0000

With everything almost ready i am still stuck.

All i need to get a hold of now is a pertol tank from a golf mk1 GTi or GTD, rear beam – any condition will do (just need some bits), GTi brakes all around with all the parts required for swap, fuel lines (both metal and soft).

At least that is what i am hoping for – still a lot of parts, but if i didn’t miss anything should be a reasonably quick job.

Still need to clear garage of lots of rubbish before i start moving parts in… and for that i need to find a place for all this stuff that is in the garage now… endless circle.

The weather is shit anyway – no chance of even attempting anything without a garage… at least i polish my bits when bored at home

Oh… and i need some steelies with tyres…. and a new battery

OMG

Will sell my liver for VW Golf parts

ratproject — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:00 +0000

Will it ever end? The more parts i buy for the engine swap… or for the golf in general, it turns out i need more and more… Looks like the pay rise i just got will go unnoticed for months/ years due to the amount of debt i’m in.

Well to sum it up… i still need like half of the golf, loads of time, loads of skill… and a garage

Digi on the way

ratproject — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:50:09 +0000

just finishe chatting to a friend of mine

turned out he has the complete wiring, ecu, injectors, pressure regulator and fuel rail Digi conversion set for my engine

price is nice too

fuel rail not pictured

K-jet or Digi ??

ratproject — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:17:49 +0000

I’ve been thinking… should i leave the 16V K-Jetronic or should i replace it with the G60s Digifant?? Should be much more fun with Digi on board.

All i need now is fuel rail, ECU, wiring, sensors and some more goodies…

Fun, fun, fun

got the 16v KR :)

ratproject — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:10:51 +0000

well… a 500 mile drive in a company car… 10 hours of pure madness in a Ford Transit… from Huddersfield to Ipswich just to get the engine

Minty said – “You’re mad” when I told him where i came from … but my little VW golf is well worth it.

So… what is all the fuss about ??

The KR engine… (1.8 16v or GTi 16v as some may call it) was introduced in the Mk2 GTi 16v model in 1985. It used a K/KE-Jetronic multipoint injection system and produced 139PS without and 129 with the catalytic converter.

The one sitting in the garage now is a slightly ‘tweaked’ one… produces 155bhp… needs a new gearbox though. Actually needs a bit more to go in my Mk1… Still looking for more parts