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#1 mini danny

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Posted 02 May 2017 - 08:21 PM

Hiya guys, some of you may know I have a mk2 golf. Brought it originally about 5 years ago as a 1.6 driver. I then sold it around a year later and regretted it massively. Lucky for me I got the chance to buy it back. I jumped at the chance.

I then planned to do a 20vt engine conversion. And just 4 weeks before I was gonna take her off the road and do the engine. I crashed her. No cosmetic damage but all the running gear was bent and twisted. Luckily for me I was swapping it all out for mk3 running gear. Which is slightly wider.

I then brought a mk3 2.016v to break and use all the bits in my car.

Got the car built and in road and was unreal. Had to mapped and was running 240/250bhp which is a light car was great. Surprised alot of cars out on the road.

Fast forward a year and the golfs body is getting bad. Now needs rear arches, few repairs to sills and front wings repairing.

Few pics when I originally brought it.


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I then sold it and got it back like this


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I then started the conversion. Which included the mk3 golf running gear bigger brakes ect. Brought myself some banded steels

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Big intercooler

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I then went back to the mk3 golf wheels as it drove bloody horrible on the big 9j et0 steels.

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More updates as of tomorrow.


Thanks Dan

#2 jonlad

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Posted 02 May 2017 - 08:48 PM

Love the way that looks. Always wanted one :wub:. Hope the rebuild goes well



#3 minimissions

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Posted 04 May 2017 - 12:13 PM

Nice mate glad your doing a build on this beast!

 

About a year after I passed my test I nearly bought a 3 door red mk2 driver, so i could take my mini at the time off the road. I missed out on this and always ponder the idea of buying one... it would make a great appreciating retro daily hmm

 

I look forward to seeing the progress on this.



#4 Van13

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Posted 04 May 2017 - 05:20 PM

Wife's got a mk2 great cars picking up a16v mk2 to restore in a couple of weeks

Sits nice that one what suspension you running

#5 Minimattvan

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Posted 17 May 2017 - 10:50 PM

Looks good, was about to sell my mk2 but keep seeing all these other nice golfs and I'm now thinking why sell- they are great cars and a lot of fun!

#6 myredmini

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Posted 17 May 2017 - 11:43 PM

Cant beat a mk2! Cant wait to have mine out. 2.8 VR6 in mine 👌 need a tmf MK2 golf threadd at this rate!




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