1990 VW GTI 8V
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:13 pm
Picked this up from an old friend of mine,(For my Girl) who is a Audi/ Porsche Tech @Stoddard here in N.E. OH
Specs. 200,000 miles or so?(gauge cluster has been replaced, I trust him)
Manual Trans.
Completely stock (NICE!)
The good (as of 02/10)
1. New Ball joints
2. New R/H tie rod end
3. New wheel cylinders
4. New Calipers
5. New radiator
6. New M.S. Cyl.
7. New rear brake lines
The Bad (as of last month)
1.Rust
2. shift linkage is **cked
3. braked are soft (he told me this before I. err.... WE ... bought it)
4. Need a polishing and wax (I didn't know VAG painted cars w/ flat paint!
Ive fixed the all Bad except for the proportioning valve that is the source of the "soft" brakes.
First pic... Rusty
Sourced a used hatch from an Oklahoma car, the one that came with it was not salvageable but ... WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!! ( its same color) and went to work!
Still working:
Some POR- 15, Primer, Body Filler, Paint:
Caught a Rabbit, that needed help (Ironic!!)
Final Result... Molly polished the whole car herself, but I did some waxing and some basic instruction. It turned out great!.... As per (VW) usual... a work in progress!
Specs. 200,000 miles or so?(gauge cluster has been replaced, I trust him)
Manual Trans.
Completely stock (NICE!)
The good (as of 02/10)
1. New Ball joints
2. New R/H tie rod end
3. New wheel cylinders
4. New Calipers
5. New radiator
6. New M.S. Cyl.
7. New rear brake lines
The Bad (as of last month)
1.Rust
2. shift linkage is **cked
3. braked are soft (he told me this before I. err.... WE ... bought it)
4. Need a polishing and wax (I didn't know VAG painted cars w/ flat paint!
Ive fixed the all Bad except for the proportioning valve that is the source of the "soft" brakes.
First pic... Rusty
Sourced a used hatch from an Oklahoma car, the one that came with it was not salvageable but ... WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY!! ( its same color) and went to work!
Still working:
Some POR- 15, Primer, Body Filler, Paint:
Caught a Rabbit, that needed help (Ironic!!)
Final Result... Molly polished the whole car herself, but I did some waxing and some basic instruction. It turned out great!.... As per (VW) usual... a work in progress!