MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: FranticG on September 25, 2019, 04:00:50 pm
-
Hi all,
Mid last year, I brought myself a project in the form of a CAT S 3dr 2006 Golf GTI from a well known auction site. I brought it blind for a little over 1k with a theory if it was a lemon, I could sell the good bits.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5pd04pae04zc2l/IMG_0481.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0r3s6j88uqzsgn/IMG_0482.jpg?raw=1)
Fast forward 12 months and its pretty much complete. I have decided to keep it standard even though i've been under pressure from the kids to do stuff that would not be fitting for my age bracket :smiley: "I cannot take the credit for the spraying, a friend did that for me"
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/nr664detzmxt0ps/IMG_0300.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/dc5prr4202a7hqc/IMG_0286.jpg?raw=1)(https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw6ilsle9bj4y3v/IMG_0309.jpg?raw=1)
Part of the project, I convinced the wife that I needed some lifting equipment, something I have always wanted ever since working on a E61 BMW, trying to fix the exhaust with a mixture of axle stands and multiple jacks :scared:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/547iydxpc40iveh/IMG_0530.jpg?raw=1)
I've not got a massive garage, but it has been very handy.
Anyway, to the point. I had thought after this, I would move onto something more complex. I've been looking for a RS3 or RS4 (RS5 is too big for my garage), but after browsing various forums, I saw that some people had done a AWD conversion and thought, hmm, that would be an interesting project.
I've done my research, created browser favorites to quite a lot of posts include on this forum and have a fairly good idea what needs to be done. Hardest bit for me is the welding of the boot floor and the prop mounts as I haven't done any welding since my teenage years on my mk2 golf's exhaust, but hey, I can learn that as I don't have any time constraints.
My question is really what donor car could I look for? I have in my head I could get a salvage Audi S3 and take all what I need, including the K04 and injectors.
What about a TT, mk6 golf r even a A3 Quattro ?
Many many thanks.
-
What lift is that? Looks great and goes nice and high. I did look at the Quickjack a while back but £1000+VAT for the smallest one is a bit steep.
As for your project, maybe drive an S3 or 6R first to see if it's what you want. Yeah you get a lot of traction but the extra weight makes them less nimble than a GTI.
Something else to consider is getting a Cat D R32 with minor frontal damage as per your first pic? You could sell the R32 engine and gearbox and you'd be left with a complete 4WD MK5 to play with. Transfer the GTI engine, exhaust, wheels and bumpers over and you'll have a legit, OEM 4WD GTI! No need to weld anything :happy2:
-
Its this one https://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-7230a-scissor-lift/ (https://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-7230a-scissor-lift/)
If I put it full height, the car would end up in my sons bedroom, but I can get it high enough to get under stooping.
Been handy already as I maintain both my wifes dog walking cars, so much easier on the neck and back. I really wanted a 2 or 4 post, but no matter how I tried to figure it out and the best man maths I could work with, it just would not fit. Only downside I have found is the sill access. To replace the fuel filter, I needed to yank out the supply line as it was jammed which broke. Fine, I could replace the line to the tank, but the screw holding in the filter was so badly corroded, I could not get it undone. It was also right where the ramp was. Couldn't reposition the car as the connector had broken and could not start the car and I had fuel running out. Catch 22. grr. Not very good forward planning.
Anyway, back to my big idea.
As it turns out, I messaged someone today about getting the boot floor from a s3 and ended up buying all the parts bar the gearbox which i will pick up on Thursday :happy2:
So just need to source a gearbox. That leads me to a question, should I get it refurbed before fitting it? Head says I should, heart says just put it on. Also, are there different versions, revisions, years?
Many thanks
-
It's a great lift :happy2: A bit rich for my blood and I don't have a garage, so not practical really. Maybe I can come up with my own design of 4 trolley jacks linked to one central pump :grin: It's mainly the twisting of the body shell I don't like about floor jacks. I don't have an assistant on hand to do a nice bit of syncronised jacking with because she's either at work, or on the couch glued to Love Island.
Probably worth a refurb if you don't know the condition/history of the gearbox. It's also a good opportunity to stick a wavetrack diff in it. They still help even with the Haldex because it's a reactive system rather than permanent as I'm sure you already know. Another worthwhile upgrade whilst it's apart is fitting these - https://www.akstuning.co.uk/gearbox-parts/529-genuine-02m-02q-steel-selector-shifter-forks.html
You will also need a clutch if you're planning on future mods. This works well - https://www.akstuning.co.uk/clutches/373-helix-orgnic-clutch-kit-for-vag-tfsi-engine.html?search_query=helix&results=16
-
Thanks for your reply, thats has actually been very useful. I picked up everything bar the gearbox last night from a nice guy who was breaking a S3. He has already sold the engine and box, but I have the transfer box.
So I now have the complete rear axle, tank, all drive shafts, abs pump, esp, prop and heat shields. I have ordered the two prop shaft mounts and he cut out the rear spare wheel floor for me. Not sure how i'm gonna fit that yet, gotta have a think about it.
I'm sure you have, but I did quite a lot of research about the lift. They do do some portable ones, but I suspect they are still heavy to move and you would have to store it somewhere.