My Mk2 Ibiza GTi 20VT Track Car Project *The end is here*

[Martin M]

Looks great mate! Really good job here! Engine bay looks perfect! Top Work!

Cheers. I'm happy with it. Still got a lot to do, mainly tiding bits up and sorting out little rust problems. After that i need to start spending big money on it

Looking good mate, you can come and do mine next

Haha i don't mind doing it mate, you do more than enough for me!

 

[roly]

You can have a go at that bit we were talking about, i can't paint for sh!t as you well know

Big money spending sounds good, may have some bits you could be interested in, again!!

 

[Martin M]

You can have a go at that bit we were talking about, i can't paint for sh!t as you well know

Big money spending sounds good, may have some bits you could be interested in, again!!

I don't mind painting stuff.

What are you selling now??? Spoke to Rally Design about a diff today

 

[roly]

I'll have a few bits up for sale once im finished, not sure any of it will be any good to you but i'll sell it to you if you want to give me the cash

Charge pipe could be yours if you want it, as for diff let me know when you ready and i'll make some calls

 

[Martin M]

I'll have a few bits up for sale once im finished, not sure any of it will be any good to you but i'll sell it to you if you want to give me the cash

Charge pipe could be yours if you want it, as for diff let me know when you ready and i'll make some calls

Okay mate. Let me know what you've got anyway.

Well, i know how much the diff is. Just need to find out how much for bolts and fitting if you could find that out? Might try and get hold of a spare box so i'm not without a car.

 

[roly]

I've got a bolt kit or 2 kicking about im sure, gaskets and seals are no probs

If we can pick a day when John's not busy and you've got the day off im sure i can get it turned around in a day

 

[PhilW]

Anything to tempt you...

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=180315

 

[Ibizaκιας]

i like it but.. mine is like that every time i wash it. in uk when you go the car to a shop for washing it they never do an excellent job. they always leave spots dirty. tomorrow i will wash it again and i will try to take some photos to show you what i mean.

 

[Martin M]

I've got a bolt kit or 2 kicking about im sure, gaskets and seals are no probs

If we can pick a day when John's not busy and you've got the day off im sure i can get it turned around in a day

Okay cheers mate. I just don't want the bolts doing what yours did! Diff is about what i thought it would cost though.

Anything to tempt you...

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=180315

I'll have a look and let you know

i like it but.. mine is like that every time i wash it. in uk when you go the car to a shop for washing it they never do an excellent job. they always leave spots dirty. tomorrow i will wash it again and i will try to take some photos to show you what i mean.

I've never taken mine somewhere to be washed, i always do it myself. Every time it's on the ramp i just look at the arches and think "i'll clean them one day" but never have got around to it before.

 

[roly]

It's genuine VW bolt kits i have mate, never heard of them going wrong like the peloquin ones

 

[Martin M]

Ahh cool. Sounds good Think i'm going to go Quaife.

Just trying to sort my rear arches now. It's not looking good

 

[crezz]

what was the outcome of the rears?

 

[roly]

I've just got back from Martin's and i reckon he's done a pretty good job, considering he sells clothes for a living

 

[Martin M]

Rears were a pain. They had started rusting through when i got the car, so when i took it in to get the dents sorted they also did the arches. Only problem being, they didn't do the inside, just took out the rust they could see, treated it and painted it.

I cleaned the arch out today, removing the liner and the amount of wet dirt that was sitting on the arch was insane! Now it's all gone, and i've made a quick repair on the arches hopefully it'll be okay until i can afford to/live without the car for a few days to get them done properly.

Results are:

Before:

After:

 

[m0rk]

I hate washing cars, but cleaning the inside of arches is one of the only jobs I like doing (because it's so satisfying)

 

[Martin M]

I hate washing cars, but cleaning the inside of arches is one of the only jobs I like doing (because it's so satisfying)

Exactly the same as me. After standing back and looking at the results i'm pleased i did it.

 

[crezz]

what did you use? brush and soapy water or anything tougher?

 

[Martin M]

what did you use? brush and soapy water or anything tougher?

I just dusted as much of the dry stuff off as i could, then a degreaser and some Autoglym Engine and Machine Cleaner with a rag.

 

[rich.h44]

nice work mate?

 

[Martin M]

The amount of mud that was in the arches was crazy! I just hope the arches will hold out for a while now.

Also fitted some rear spacers but i think they're slightly too big and it will scrub