Welding, assembling and bit of designing

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Published: Sunday, 20 December 2020 22:39

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Hello!

Car is rolling on it's own wheels meanwhile I kept going further on suspension, drivetrain, braking system and so on. You'll see!

Body parts restoration and engine trial fit

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Published: Monday, 19 November 2018 13:06

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Again some time has passed by and some of the progress was achieved. To be honest I left this blog a little bit abandoned. If you look at previous post of this build I left car standing on it's own wheels and started to work on removable body parts like doors, front bonnet, rear trunk lid, front wings and lower front panel at the same not limiting myself from restoring solid parts like rear arches. To get back to removable parts they were sourced in quite good condition which means only small fixes are required before priming and putting on car. So lets take a look on a progress!  

Haldex fabrication. Collecting, modifying and restoring parts

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Published: Saturday, 18 November 2017 22:53

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One day I just looked at my Haldex conversion project standing in my yard for... almost two years. Since then body was left to stand so and not touched during this period. 

However in other aspects it was progressing albeit slowly but consistently. Before leaving it to stand and eventually get to top in my own priority list it had seam sealant added on stitching places as those are welded and weaker against corrosion. I did not want to leave these bare for all the seasons outside. 

Cut. Weld. Sleep. Part #2

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Published: Friday, 08 May 2015 10:02

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Quite a long period of time is behind since last topic posted. Previously I did show some of initial progress on shell restoration where I cut out sideskirts and welded in new ones. Removed interior sound deadening, unnecessary brackets, started shell stitiching to improve it's stiffness.

Cut. Weld. Sleep. Part #1

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Published: Monday, 21 April 2014 21:56

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As you remember (or not) in earlier topic I did show you few engine pics and bodykit teaser. You probably have noticed that in these pics shell's almost plain as car's disassembled now. After inspection it's time to take actions and get body to mint condition as there are some issues which interfere with word "mint".

New power plant VR6 24V and some toys

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Published: Saturday, 12 April 2014 21:10

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I think time has come to reveal more details on this project. And pictures too.

So, few months after since I got that syncro I bought engine with gearbox, gear shifting mechanism, wiring loom (no ECU) and complete shortest passengers side halfaxle. Engine had Air pump, PAS, alternator, starter motor, A/C pump, intake and exhaust manifolds. As far as I'm aware, whole swap came from '00 mk4 Golf 4motion which was wrecked after car accident. Ofcourse, like all AUE engine's equipped with 4motion system, gearbox is 02M type which has 6 gears and transfer box attached. 

Closer inspection on Syncro golf

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Published: Friday, 21 March 2014 22:31

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Hi all Golf enthusiasts,

This topic is aimed to look what did I find buying this golf. I'm starting to disassemble it bit by a bit. It's necessary to disassemble till plain shell as it's going to receive full additional shell stitching because it's well known issue for all mk2 Golfs. They all had a twisting body. When it got away from factory line it was such as I told, but after usage for almost 30 years it got even worse. It's possible to solve that and as an advantage I will have still very light weight car. That's a fact mk2's are known for also. Furthermore car will have interior repainted in Porsche Carrara white colour. As much white as a white can be. To reduce weight all brackets, rails, podiums needs to be removed as it won't have any function in it's upcoming way of existence. That's right this Syncro will be track spec car, but sadly road illegal (probably). It would be fun to kill some... faster cars. But long pathway ahead to try that.

Welcome a newcomer - challenges ahead!

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Published: Friday, 14 March 2014 21:26

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2013 year. Deep blue 20vT is built (but still receiving minor upgrades) and appears on public roads starting in late spring and ending in late autumn. It was very important project to me in many aspects. But time passes by and you can't stand in the same place for all time. This newly brought car I hope will grant to me some more progress I can make. So, welcome a 1986 Golf mk2 8v Syncro.