Rescue a bit of Mk2 History

Deako · Feb 9, 2010

Bound to have loads of the Autocavan trick bits on it. Anyone still got the article they can scan?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-GO...ewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item4a9e69658a

smp1987 · Feb 9, 2010

Are you going to buy it? she looks a bit rusty

Deako · Feb 9, 2010

Dont be silly. I have no money and space, or tools. Sold all those too. It'll be a money pit. But a money pit with a bit of history for someone that buys it.

Admin · Feb 9, 2010

Looks in a sorry state now, hope it gets rescued! What I wouldn't give for a set of early recaros like that......

smp1987 · Feb 9, 2010

i hope so to

cuppatea · Feb 9, 2010

we have loads of those old VW Motoring mags in a box upstairs at work and the cover of that one looks familiar. ill have a look tomorrow.

The db · Feb 9, 2010

Sad to see that the shell looks like its starting to rust to oblivion. Nice piece of golf history, but probably at least 500 over priced in that condition.

A.N. Other · Feb 9, 2010

It's been on here / eBay recently - I must flag this thread to Geoff Thomas, who will know the car inside out:

Tubb said:

For sale is my Mk2 Golf GTI
The car is a 1987 3 door 16v model in Tornado Red.
This car was the demo car for VW tuning company Autocavan in the early 90's, and was featured in ‘VW Motoring’ magazine in March 1993.
It was bought from Geoff Thomas, founder and owner of Autocavan at the beginning of 2008. Previously it had been sat in his garage since Autocavan were bought out by GSF Car Parts in the late 90’s.
After the car passed its MOT (only needed 2 anti-roll bar bushes) the advisories were all rectified, and it was sold to a friend of mine who then sold it on to me in November 2008.
Selling due to just purchasing a new car and not being able to keep both.

Engine/Transmission
2.0 16v 9a engine (bought new from VW) with a Neuspeed 250 intake camshaft, 30mm nimonic exhaust valves, ported and polished head, balanced crank assembly and a baffled sump.
The engine has the larger 50mm inlet manifold with a stainless intake pipe, K&N panel filter and a Volksport cold air feed.
It has a full Supersprint exhaust system including a 4-2-1 manifold, middle box and twin exit back box.
It has a lightened and balanced flywheel and uses a Mk1 Golf GTI gearbox with a weighted shift rod.

I fitted a replacement gearbox in September along with a new Sachs clutch kit. This was due to the old gearbox leaking oil onto the clutch. The gearbox has been modified to fit the Mk2 gearbox mount and use the larger 16v driveshafts. I fitted new driveshaft oil seals and input shaft seal, along with new gearbox oil and clutch cable. The Sachs clutch kit consisted of a friction disc, pressure plate, release plate and circlip and new pressure plate bolts. I also replaced all the gear linkage bushes.

The engine was rolling roaded in March 2008 and made 160bhp and 135Lbft of torque.
Since then I found that the exhaust manifold was leaking, so had that welded up, and I increased the fuelling slightly as the rolling road session indicated it was running a bit lean.
I have a print outs of the rolling road results.

Suspension/Chassis
The suspension had been lowered and stiffened using Jamex suspension kit which lowers the car by 40mm. The car has uprated front and rear Neuspeed anti-roll bars; the rear being adjustable.
A Neuspeed front strut brace and solid front engine mount are fitted under the bonnet.
All suspension bushes have been replaced with polybushes.
A refurbed rear beam and new fuel tank were fitted in 2008.

Brakes
One of the remaining Autocavan upgrades to this car is the uprated brakes; the car uses 4-pot callipers on the front, which combined with custom made 2 piece grooved discs provide excellent stopping power.
The rear callipers and discs were fitted at the same time as the rear beam in 2008, as well as a Goodridge braided hose kit and new brake fluid.

Wheels/Tyres
The car has TSW Evo 7-spoke 15" alloys with Firestone Firehawk SZ80 tyres. The wheels have been sprayed black but have a few chips. These wheels are rare to find now and really suit the car, I have managed to get hold of a set of centre caps for the wheels but they are not painted.
There are also 5mm spacers fitted on rear hubs.

Bodywork/Exterior
Currently the car has big bumpers and 90’s spec wheel arch covers and sideskirts fitted; although I have the original small bumpers, front valance, 16v splitter and arch covers which will be included with the car.
The sides of the car have had the side strips removed but I have a complete set plus 2 spare door strips which will also be included with the sale.
The grill has a single light red striped grill with black trim on the bottom. This suits the car nicely with the black wheels.
Smoked front indicators and side repeaters are fitted and match the standard 16v rear lights well.

Interior
Inside the car has rare factory fitted Recaro seats which are electrically height adjustable. These were only fitted as an optional extra for a couple of years before the design was changed. They are very comfy and give great support.
There is Votex centre console which houses the switches for electric windows and the stereo has been relocated to the centre console.
In the stereo’s original place is now a set of VDO gauges; battery voltage, oil temperature and oil pressure.
A Gti Engineering steering wheel is fitted along with a Zender gear knob and a leather gaitor.
There is also a set of Wolfsburg mats, mirror adjustor knobs and door pins.

New parts
I have fitted the following new parts in the past year.
Sachs clutch kit, clutch cable, gearbox oil seals, gear linkage bushes, gearbox oil (September 2009)
Waterpump, Thermostat, Hydraulic lifters, Cambelt Tensioner, Cam chain, Sump gasket (April 2009)
Oil pressure switches, Speedo cable (December 2008)
The car has also had the following new parts fitted by the 2 previous owners.
New wings and bonnet (July 2008)
Refurbed rear beam, rear callipers and discs, fuel tank, main fuel pump (May 2008)
A new cambelt was fitted in April 2008.

Spare parts
Original small GTI bumpers and wheel arch covers, spare front big bumper, GTI side rubbing strips, starter motor, radiator fan, windscreen wiper, idle valves, orange side repeaters, 16v cylinder head inc cams & inlet manifold, injector seals, as new 16v front engine mount, debadged single light grill, early 7-slat single light grill, eyebrow spoiler, hydraulic lifters and lots of little bits like dash switches.

The car is MOT'd until May and taxed until the end of November.
It passed its last MOT after needing an exhaust rubber mount, rear wheel bearings and the front brakes needed a cleanup.
The only advisory was for a chip in the windscreen.
The car has never been welded and the underneath of the car looks very solid.

Bad points
The bodywork needs a little work but for a 22 year old car it is not in bad condition.
There is a small patch of rust on the nearside rear quarter below the light, and a small amount of rust starting to show around the sunroof seal.
There is also a paint mismatch on the drivers door, and a small dent in passenger door.
There is a light scratch across the bonnet when it has been keyed.
Horn and windscreen washer jets don’t work but I have a spare set of stalks which will be included, which may well solve this problem.
The drivers seat has a few holes in the bolsters and is fraying in one place. The lower bolster is sagging slightly. The rest of the interior is in excellent condition.
Speedo has stopped working.

I have quite a bit of paperwork for the car including all the MOT certificates from 1990 onwards and the owners manual. I have kept most of the receipts for parts I’ve fitted and have a few from the previous owners.
I also have photos of the work I’ve carried out, and have scans from the magazine article.

Viewings welcome; if you want drive it yourself you will need to bring proof of insurance, otherwise I can take you out for a ride.
Price is 2200 o.n.o.

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I forgot to mention the mileage, the car has done about 145k - the speedo stopped working just before the MOT in May and I estimate that i have done a maximum of 5k since then. Probably alot less as I only use it at weekends.
The engine has done around 80k, so barely even run in

It also has a Pioneer CD player, Rainbow components up front and Kenwood speakers in the parcel shelf.

Price now 2,000 o.no.
More pics below

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altern8 · Feb 9, 2010

Not sure what the magazine wheels are but i got a set

Deako · Feb 9, 2010

Had missed that when it was posted on here Chris. Worth saving/rehosting those pics for reference. Shame it needs a bit of tidying, but the spec sheet looks very nice for a good road car. Wonder what its like underneath.

smp1987 · Feb 9, 2010

i don't like what he has done to it should keep something like that original
i bet it is quick!

StuMc · Feb 9, 2010

altern8 said:

Not sure what the magazine wheels are but i got a set
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They are GTI Engineering option wheels.

IIRC correctly they were avaiable in; all silver, silver and black (as above) and silver and white.

Deako · Feb 9, 2010

They are Zender wheels arent they? I had a set very similar IIRC on my Jetta VR6.

AndyG · Feb 9, 2010

looks a bit of a rot box, wonder what the condition of the sills are like under the plastic covers

smp1987 · Feb 9, 2010

Is it worth saving?

StuMc · Feb 9, 2010

Deako said:

They are Zender wheels arent they? I had a set very similar IIRC on my Jetta VR6.
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They`re definately GTI Engineering wheels, which were made by RH.

From Bones` RE2000 Synchro thread;

Zender did supply the `aero` kits and one wheel type for GTI Engineering though.

shaz8389 · Feb 10, 2010

What's the difference between that and other 9a swaps except when it was done. There's loads of 9a swapped T-Red GTis out there.

A.N. Other · Feb 10, 2010

Simple: it's got an interesting history from one of the most recalled names in VW tuning, Autocavan.

My guess is they were gone (sold/merged into GSF) before you got into VWs, but tap it into the search and see what you find

shaz8389 · Feb 10, 2010

So it's "cult value" alone then?

A.N. Other · Feb 10, 2010

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