Soon to be back, behind the wheel of a GT

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:34 pm

Since taking my blue gt off the road at the start of december, not driving it has given me withdrawal symptoms.
Using the parents 306 has not satisfied my driving needs, and I needed a fix...
So I bought myself another gt about two weeks ago.
It came minus the engine, gearbox and wiring loom. It's complete and in very good order, considering it's been standing for a year.
This week I have been removing the rust from the battery compartment, ready for welding.
Next week the engine should be in and hopefully running.

I cant wait

amstrange1 · Post by **amstrange1** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:34 am

Good job we had that random conversation about the GT engine on Ebay a few months back and bought it! Weird how things turn out?!

Dan's new GT is pretty tidy, will be a nice car once the low mileage engine's in and the battery tray is welded up. I've got some pics of Dan's GTs and my car on his drive - will post em up when they're developed, old skool camera!

Can't wait to see it running Dan, then ya can come and help me get me G back on the road...

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:08 pm

I bet you can't wait. I go mad if I havent got the car for a day for some reason.

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:46 pm

i went mad when i had my car off the road to get the side and bonnet sprayed! it was away for about 10 days, it was torcher!

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:31 pm

Yeah, I'm very glad we decided to bid for that engine on ebay. Good idea to go halves on it mate.
It's getting a new timing belt, water pump, thermostat, plugs, oil & filter etc when it goes in, like a 60 k service.
Got to weld in the new piece of metal for the battery compartment, as I cut the old rust out.
Then the engine wiring loom and fuel supply will be plumbed in. Then the engine is ready to be dropped in.

Not long now

Mikey c · Post by **Mikey c** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:03 pm

there ya go guys, theres a pic of it, the last time it had an engine in it, a while since now!

good to hear its all goin well dan

mike

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:44 pm

Hi Mike, hows it going mate ?

Yeah, it's coming along very well. It's up and running now, just got a few bits to sort here and there before the MOT.

It's taken a lot longer and cost more than I first expected, but it should be worth it.

I will try and get some pics of it soon.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:56 pm

whats that yellow car at the side of it? mk1 golf?

Mikey c · Post by **Mikey c** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:12 pm

not too bad cheers dan, thats my long term project mk1 golf, been off the road for 2 years now! if i can persuade the girlfriend to drive me to dubfreeze on sunday i'll be gettin the front running gear i need to finish it, wishbones, cv's, ball joints, tie rod ends, front brakes, etc i really wanna get it done this easter - at uni in sheffield so doin stuff aint so easy!

one of my fave pics took me ages to clean the engine bay before the respray, but i'm glad i did!

its got a GT engine in there now on digipants, i've also got a 1.6 AEE engine in the garage, i'm toying with different forced induction ideas but the 1.3 is stayin in for now as its running ok.

can't wait to get it finished, getting back to the topic subject, i havent driven anything since march 2002 - its not been easy!
mike

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:04 pm

@mikeyc - are you the bloke dan bought the shell off then? do you live in ashton in that case, I'm next door in oldham.

Mikey c · Post by **Mikey c** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:31 pm

yeah thats me, i've noticed a few ppl from cgti, porka etc are from not far away from me, thats another reason why i wanna get it finished, so i can start actually meetin other ppl who are into their cars

in sheffield at uni at the mo tho

Krupa · Post by **Krupa** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 4:04 pm

Mikey c wrote:in sheffield at uni at the mo tho

What do you drive to Uni?

You might see my car around - I'm in Sheffield loads visiting my girlfriend. She's at Uni there too, lives in Crookes.

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:17 pm

Good news.

Got it MOT'd this morning and it passed ! I didnt expect it to pass, so I was pleasantly suprised.
Brought it home and got the tax sorted this afternoon. Got a few small bits to tidy up here and there, but it's pretty good.

I'm very pleased to be driving a polo again

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:33 pm

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:21 pm

Nice one