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Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #255 –
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Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #256 –
I do love summer evenings when you can get stuff done, without lying on the floor in the wet with a torch!
So last night I took advantage and did the oil and filter change.

First big win, ages back I picked up some metal ramps dirt cheap. But I've never been able to get a car onto them... too low at the front. But I cut up a wooden beam I had left over from the removal of our conservatory. And was able to get the car in the air without the hassle of jacks and stands. Which was nice. I now also have the benefit of being able to drive on to these for extra lift to get a jack under when needed.



So simple, yet effective.

As usual I was focused on the job in hand and taking pics was not a priority, but in my last Autodoc order I added an oil filter tool. Long story, after a dog bite to my hand many years back (some of you may remember)  and I've lost quite a bit of the strength in my grip. if I can't get a filter undone I usually go oldschool and hammer a screwdriver through the side but his worked really well (Maybe the filter wasn't too tight anyway) but it was great to have a less messy solution.



Oil and filter done.  8)



I also replace by Aux and Power steering belts. Way overdue, if you've ever been there when I arrive or leave the Bristol meets you'll know I've had the 'squeel' for far too long. The PAS belt was a pain in the ass as always.



I also popped in this bad boy



A lifetime Pipercross panel filter



I've left it dry for now, I wasn't 100% sure if I should oil or not. I do have a K&N clean and oil kit as my bike has a K&N oiled filter.

Oh and you may have noticed from the pic of the oil carton a little thing I picked up a while back.

A battery cover. Had this ages now but I don't think I've mentioned it before. I know some people get excited about this kind of thing, but until my engine bay is pristine (which will be never) I don't think it makes that much difference, but it does make a handy shelf  :-\



And finally, this arrived



I'm sure you can guess, next update imminent.

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #257 –
Good idea with the ramps. I have some that I don't use so will be stealing your idea!
I want to say you're meant to oil those filters. Mine is K&N bit I have a pipercross clean/oil kit.
I am curious to know what's in the big box. A headliner?

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #258 –
Well the bank holiday proved fruitful.

Yes it was a headliner in the big box, purchased from Headliner World. Myrtleltd was the other seller on eBay and I wasn't sure what one to go with. After reading some reviews and seeing some facebook posts there didn't seem to be much in it. But after chatting to @Monkey at the Bristol meet and seeing his I at least had 1 first hand review to go by.

So Saturday I took it on.

The old headlining fabric was only being held up by the trim so once I removed the C pillar covers and the rear strip this is what I was looking at.



I went from fully installed to completely out in 45 mins, which I thought was pretty good going. I had joked about doing in and out in a lunch time and to be fair I wouldn't have been far off.




Pleased to see a lack of surface rust on the inside of the roof skin, this was way better than when I dropped the liner out of my 86, 10 years ago. I got the panel out in one piece, this is the 3rd or 4th time doing them in Golfs. Although the last time I did it was quite a while ago 7 or 8 years I'm sure.

Now, what I was surprised was how brittle and crumbly the backboard was. I know people always say this and I just thought they were being heavy handed, as that wasn't my previous experience. Not to this extent anyway, but this was really fragile. So either, the last 7+ years these things have really degraded and come to the end of their natural lifespan. Or it's another early late thing, I've only done pre-90s cars before. Like the carpets and other areas of the late cars I wonder if VW made them even cheaper on later cars?

Either way, another 45 mins and it was in



Where the real time was taken was the little tweaks. The grab handle holes were OK, a few twists with a screwdriver and I was able to get the screw lined up, apart from rear drivers side one. That was a good few millimetres out of alignment.

I had two attempts at the sunroof handle surround thing as I messed up the first go. But I was able to use the centre cut out of the sunroof so didn't need to eat into the spare bits supplied for the other stuff. But I'm still not happy as it's foam backed and too thick for the sunroof handle to spin. I know over time this will leave a circular mark. I've been wondering if I can pack it out with washers. Else I'll have to get some matching fabric that isn't foam backed.

I also have a problem where I can't get the rear view mirror to fit properly, the GRP backboard is too think and I can't get it to snap into place firmly.

I haven't done the sunroof panel yet. And to be honest I'm not sure I can be bothered. It doesn't show up too bad as a miss match and the panel is in good condition.

Sunday I had some family/home time which allowed me to get back at it on Monday.

Starting with the petrol wiff I get from time to time. I think it's been getting worse, either that or driving around in traffic in warm weather with the window open has just made me notice it more.

So, a few bits out of the way to reveal the injectors.



And one at a time I replaced the seals



I must had been under the impression there were 3 seals per unit, as I bought 12 not 8. But I guess it's good to have spares.

I also found this



Which I fixed up with some solder and re-wrapped it.

and this



which I cut back an inch to clean pipe and refitted, but on my to do list is to source and fit some new fuel line. But I need to know I'm putting good stuff on, this has lasted over 30 years and I'm well aware the new stuff might only last a tenth of that.

I made a note of the milage, for my service record. Still fairly low, the Mk5 has now over taken this.



Not the prettiest of engine bays, but fingers crossed it's not a less smelly one.


And in other news, it popped up on Facebook that I got papped at the Queen Square meet the other week.

Credit to Lime Jelly Photography

What makes this pic even better is it just so happened to catch me in the background chatting. I'm sure the photographer would have had no idea that was my car.

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #259 –
Quote from: ianmac86 on
I want to say you're meant to oil those filters. Mine is K&N bit I have a pipercross clean/oil kit.

I fired off a quick email to Pipercross for some confirmation, here's the reply.

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Many thanks for the email.

The PP52 is an impregnated filter meaning it is oiled, this is vital to the air intake system as it improves the airflow but not only these captures smaller particles which can cause harm to your engine.

Once you clean this filter every service or 10,000 miles we would strongly recommend re-oiling this again.

So in short, it's oiled from factory, so fit and forget till the next service  8)

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #261 –
Headlining looks great, this is definitely something I want to buy. Mine fell down ages ago and I DIY'd using acoustic carpet.
Lucky you spotted that fuel pipe. Mine must be at least  3 years old now, based on others finding I should probably inspect them again!

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #263 –
Going back a few posts, I put this up...

Quote from: Eddypeck on

I'll cut a bit of board for the back and cover it, as currently this isn't pretty, but it'll do




... well a little more progress made.





Having packed for Volksfest, and since done a tip run one thing that has been a pain is the rear headrests. I have to remove them to fold the seats down as as the tubes aren't fixed they move about a bit and pull up. So I've put a beam across the back of the seats (forgot that pic) and have fixed the headrest brackets in place. And as I said I would have cut a board for the back.

I'm yet to cover it as you can see. At some point I'll get some carpet/fabric but for now I just painted it black. As mentioned above I still use it for tip runs.... which did get a comment from a guy in a new Polo  8) so it's never going to be a show winner. It's just my transport and it'll do for me.

Excuse the blanket, it's for when I take the dogs out. And now the headrests are more solid I should now be able to fix the dog guard I have when needed.

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #265 –
Gutted I missed this one, looks like it was a great meet.
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Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #266 –
It was good to see you mate. Love your interior too, definitely on my wants list for future

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Reply #267 –
Saturday saw me enter in the local carnival car show.





It was an all types, eclectic mix of classic, American and modern sports cars. Plus the epic C5.
There were a few small huddles of club cars. I have about 40 odd pics but didn't put them all up.

I was invited along by the local Yodel delivery driver, that's a funny story.
But one main reason for going, I could enter the car for £10, and that would include entry for myself and 1 passenger. Otherwise tickets were £15 each, so it was a no brainer.

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #268 –
It's quite unlike me not to be active here. But, not much has happened with the car and I've been busy with changes at work etc. There's also been a few health priorities in the family, but we're all good now.

So that leaves me with 4 months' worth of updates.

As mentioned elsewhere I got a car cover for my birthday in June. What I didn't mention, was to fit the cover successfully I needed to unscrew the bee sting aerial. This was found to be in poor condition and I broke it in the process.



Not sure if the paint has just discoloured, or if it was masked off when painted. There was no lip so I guess the former. Eitherway, being an aftermarket fit the hole was round and small, no the factory square fit.

Which was kind of annoying as I had a spare from the aerial I'd just removed from the mk5 as I'd fitted a DAB/GPS sharkfin for the new stereo. But the hole was way too small and I didn't want to have to butcher the roof further.

Looking at replacements most had the same large hollow fitting and box nut arrangement. That is until I found an exact copy of what I'd just removed in Halfords, a thin spindle and nut job.

Another couple or jobs prior to the national meet was to refit my sill cover that the AA guy wrecked after my previous rescue.



And to fit a little extra I picked up off Eddie the same time I got the rear beam.



No idea if it helped.

Which leads us up to National Meet...



Note the packed wellies.

Testing out the new table for camping...



And some other pics....



Managed to get the fire lit on Friday, but unfortunately, rain prevented the usual social activities on Saturday night.

Whatever it is that Ian is looking at is anyone's guess


Ready for race day


Unfortunately no trophy this year, but I've uploaded my track vids here:
https://www.youtube.com/@AKAeddypeck/videos

I did find out I was only a tenth of a second off the best time for my class though which was a bit of a gutter. Especially since my engine is a stock 8v with no performance mods whilst others do have a few subtle tweaks onboard.

August saw a decent turnout at the Bristol meet:



Daily duties, I had to do a tip run:



I have been working from home loads, so the car has gone for weeks at a time unused just coming out for the Birstol meets. September was a corker:



And of course, September saw the MK2OC at Silverstone  8) meaning a very early start for me






 8)

Oh, and you may have noticed the eyebrow spoiler appear. This is something I decided last year at the National I wanted to add for the authentic 90's look. But I also decided I just wanted it plain black, unpainted plastic. I managed to find 2x NOS ones, the first one I got off Matt Palmer, but it was a bit scuffed (which would be fine if I was going to paint it). The second one I got from Craig, who used to have the Pearl Grey 20v. He was clearing out his parts so I got it off him when I took his 16v hubs and brakes. Maybe not everyone's taste, but like all my styling mods, easily removed if I change my mind.

Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White

Reply #269 –
October started with another First Friday pub meet, again a not a bad turnout considering we're heading into the winter months. We do try and keep these running all year, with only January skipped.




This slight difference this time, is I was able to grab a lift...



With my insurance due at the start of the month, I was able to take the opportunity to get Jacob added as a provisional and the meet just happened to coincide with his day off  :))