jims13 6 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 well, its been a bit as i been busy doing this and that , but i;ve decided to give my mk4 tdi to my wife and sell her astra , and use the funds from that to get me a new / old car.so last sunday i picked up a j plate 8v gti.. 1 owner from new, tax and motnow its got a few problem shall we say, and it was advertised on the bay o E with most of them , such as. doors not locking boot not opening car dont idle car jerks under throttle exhaust blowingnow that is what he said . i found the followingdoor dont lock as every door card has been off and the lock mechs butchered.boot dont open for the same reasoncar dont idle as it had a broken dip stick holder and the pipe on the breather to rocker cover was missinga massive hole in the subframe at the frontsuspension feckedone bald tyremisfire at 3k - 4k in any gearleads and cap feckedpassenger seal holed in door shut areano blue temp sender unit .. well thats why it dont rev properly .over the past few days i fixed all of it bar the subframe. i picked one of those of for 55 quid , inc a full piper stainless system , which i'm fitting tonight in a bitand ive just bagged some bilsteins and a few other bits for 30 quid.. result .ill post some pics of it as i go .its now in a much better state than it was, bodywork aint to bad and will be easy to sort .future plans include a new engine.. i m thinking 24v , no idea if n/a or charged as yeti must say i really do like it, and im sure it wont be going anywhere for a good few years . Link to post Share on other sites
russj249 2 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Have you got any pictures of it? And if you do go F/I on a 24v, are you keeping it a 'sleeper' on steel wheels etc or getting it to a show standard?Also on another note, I'd probably change your avatar pic if I was you haha. Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 lol, yeah ive got some pics , i will post some up at the weekend once it is washed . The car itself is standard looking and if and when i do anything it will stay that way.. Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good to see you back jim Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 never went away, needed to sort other things though .. seem to be back on track now Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 But he did fix it!!Nice work mate Link to post Share on other sites
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