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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #136 –
My car came on steelies like you mine are staying just need to get them refurbished
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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #137 –
I like the steelies, the thing that cracked me up is how small they are. Also the tyres, low profile at the time, look like balloons.
Looking forward to driving it again, must be 5 years since it did anything.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #138 –
How I bought mine…. I made an offer , bloke said “can’t have it for that , but you can have it on its original springs and wheels” result , dropped my offer a bit and got it as Vw intended

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #139 –
I refer to Vincent Van Golf pictures for reassembly guidance when my own pictures are inadequate or what I’m looking at doesn’t appear right.
Nice car, look forward to seeing him one day.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #141 –
It would be so much easier if VW had used Jubilee clips in the factory.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #142 –
Could be a contender for test your knowledge?



Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #144 –
Progress, Gordon has driveshafts:

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #145 –
Spent a whole week getting the engine timing right on a a PB engine.  In between spanner work I've finished the engine bay harness with wires cut to length and terminated etc.  Pictures later.
This is kitchen work, got the keys and fobs together and sorted them out.  The alarm fobs are for an early 90s upgrade to the original 89 Gemini alarm and both work.  The keys are original and the fobs both from the supplying dealer.  I think the set on the right are original and unused.  The fob on the left I think came from a very early MK3 that we bought from the same garage.
If you are ever tempted to post your keys on the internet try scribble them out.  If anybody can capture the key profiles please advise.

 
 

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #146 –
Good advice!

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #147 –
Quote from: L90E on
Good advice!
Yes, even the masking tape didn't do the job. By messing around with the image I could still get the profiles. Only scribbling got rid of them.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #148 –
MK2 jack and holder.  An awful inadequate thing that rips underseal off the floor pan.  Later cars appear to have an improved jack, probably a MK3 jack, much better.