Tinkering Corner & Member's Builds » franks first non VAG

#1 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:02 am

Morning lads,

Intro'd myself and the truck the other day, now Christmas is out the way I want to modify something.... so I thought I'd put a thread up

This is my 29th car and my first non VAG so there will be some stupid questions!!

Immediate plans are a 2 inch lift, spacers, decat and leather interior. Then it'll be bull/roll bars, remap and some other bits

It's had a few bits done already. Snorkel, new turbo a few other bits but what people seemed to be interested in was the axel breathers (I know as little as anyone about this) but I have pics!!!! It's piped up to the air filter

Some of my old cars, just because I miss them lol

Mk1 g60 stripped out on wheels that where far to big

Savagely high spec bora

There's loads more but this isn't a vag forum lol. So on with the truck

#2 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:05 am

Some of the pics where chopped off a bit. The breather pipes are piped into the air filter

Any recommendations on what de cat pip to go for? Seen plenty on ebay but they're completely straight, had a look at the one on the truck and it looks like it's got quite a bend on it???

#3 by 123hotchef , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:18 am

hi again frank welcome to the forum mate where u from again and it is a new shape you have is it not?

#4 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:49 am

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #3
hi again frank welcome to the forum mate where u from again and it is a new shape you have is it not?

Hayling Island, just outside portsmouth

It's a mk3? Properly new to these, don't even know if it's new or old shape.... how do I tell

Looking over the truck though it's pretty simply pit together which is handy. Ordering in a few parts this Friday and having a day of it next weekend I think

#5 by 123hotchef , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:57 am

classic is the one in my avatar pic newer shape is curvier

#6 by 123hotchef , Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:57 am

hayling island I remember now what year is ur truck

#7 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:21 am

Classic shape, must be. 2003

#8 by 123hotchef , Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:51 am

the de cat is straight mate dead straight

where are the pics of the breathers, a lot of us have extended them up to bulkhead or roll bars

and yeh these trucks are pretty simple to work on every 10 min job takes hours

#9 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:11 pm

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #8
the de cat is straight mate dead straight

where are the pics of the breathers, a lot of us have extended them up to bulkhead or roll bars

and yeh these trucks are pretty simple to work on every 10 min job takes hours

2nd pic in the first post, the others I took where too big to post, I'll sort that later

Here's a dense question, if water gets down the Snorkel somehow is it game over or can it drain? Just curious

#10 by ronniecabers , Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:17 pm

@frank-pearson - is that a 1.6 or a 1.8 mk1 golf? , had a mk1 1.6 golf gti many years ago ... cracking motor!

#11 by 123hotchef , Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:22 pm

how much water we talking

#12 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:37 pm

Quote: ronniecabers wrote in post #10
@frank-pearson - is that a 1.6 or a 1.8 mk1 golf? , had a mk1 1.6 golf gti many years ago ... cracking motor!

It's a 1.8 8v supercharged lump out a mk2 golf was just shy of 220 hp. The shell only had 35k on it not a spot of rust anywhere. Regret selling it

The 1.6 mk1 gti was enough of a handful, loads of fun

#13 by frank-pearson , Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:39 pm

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #11
how much water we talking

I haven't actually got any down there,I was just wondering

#14 by frank-pearson , Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:08 pm

Anyone know the exhaust diameter off hand? 2.5 tdi 2003 need to order the de cat pipe

#15 by ronniecabers , Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:13 pm

2 1/2 inch I beleive

#16 by birdie , Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:17 am

Love golfs myself, regret selling my mk2, was a great car that one

#17 by 123hotchef , Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:22 am

yeh 2.5" decat I have a Passat love that too 1.8T

#18 by birdie , Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:25 am

Yeah, had a few golfs. Had a Passat too, great car that was. Want another, just got to wait for her focus to die first

#19 by frank-pearson , Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:24 am

Quote: birdie wrote in post #18
Want another, just got to wait for her focus to die first

Shouldn't be too long then

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #17
yeh 2.5" decat I have a Passat love that too 1.8T

Modified at all?

#20 by 123hotchef , Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:58 am

a few mods nothing too mad had to do the oil pic up last year oh and a full delete of the breather system and N valves

#21 by frank-pearson , Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:31 pm

Haven't done much to the truck, have put the de cat pipe on which made a nice difference. Turbo definitely seem happier. The 13 year old bolts where an adventure so I just got the grinder out and cut them....
Bought a can of bolt release stuff for the job, drove over it and it exploded. Gutted!!

Need to order my lift kit, wind deflectprs are on the way and I'm eying up some porsche seats for the front. Shouldn't imagine wiring them in would be to hard, anyone done it before?

#22 by 123hotchef , Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:19 pm

where are the switches located on the actual seats

#23 by frank-pearson , Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:43 pm

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #22
where are the switches located on the actual seats

On the outer side on the base of the seat. Assume it just needs a + and a -

#24 by 123hotchef , Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:43 pm

hope so mate chunky cable i am sure

#25 by frank-pearson , Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:14 pm

Fitted some heko wind deflectors yesterday, went on easily as usual although the front passage was a pretty shody fit. Had to trim the base of it. All done now
No pics because my photobucket thing is playing up. I'll sort some later. Any advice of 2 inch lift kits? (What one to get) That's next on the list with a boost gauge
New seats are on hold, mainly because I can't find anything I like that's reasonably priced and local

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