look what i brought home today!

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my 1st mk2.
'88 8valve.

cam, exhaust and a K&N air filter. lowerd, but not sure on what. the springs are yellow, if that helps.

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the interior is in shambles.
so as im cleaning it up, and putting it back together. i will need some help.
and will be picking yalls brains.

[valkswagen]

Looks like a good project.

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thanks broski.
everything is there. or atleast i believe it is. im sure im missing a few odds and ends. well see.
i got a few months back. and was in storage at the other house.
we got it running, and drove it up and down the street. put some fresh cheveron 91 in it.
i went to start it yesterday, and nothing. no clicking, motor didnt even wanna turn over.
so im thinking the battery died.
im about to pull it out and throw it on the charger.

the only things that are bolted down are the sterring wheel, ebrake, shiftnob, and driver seat.
im gonna take everything out. and clean out all the dirt and what not.

a friend of mine convinced me to pull the motor and trans and clean the engine bay. i'll prolly end up shaving it clean and clean up and replace some/most wires and hoses while im in there.

[black gti]

a friend of mine convinced me to pull the motor and trans and clean the engine bay. i'll prolly end up shaving it clean and clean up and replace some/most wires and hoses while im in there.

sounds like a lot of work, I'd just put the interior in it and drive. you'll have enough **** to fix anyway.

[PsychoChild]

yeah just do the interior and drive it Im sure it still runs strong. But nice find

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Ya I do hav a lot of work.but there's also a few motor things here and there.
and the interior will be 1st.

The motor work will be in a few weeks/months time.

[ca180]

Hmm... Those look like MK3 seats...

[Jettaboy1884]

Damn, I'm jealous! Coupe + Alpine White = Big Win.

Body looks to be in great shape. Interior work may be a little tedious, but I'd take that any day over having to mess around with rust and body work..

Those may be late Mk2 GTI seats...

Good luck with it.

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Let me know if you ever want to sell it!

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not for sale. haha.

is there anyway to check the seats to see if they are mk3 or mk2?

while cleaning the engine up a little bit yesterday i found out it has a 90Amp alternator.

a few friends and i rough inspection on the body, crawled under the car. looked at the inside of all the panels (the interior being out made that easy) and we couldnt find anything body damage. nothing major anyways. a few dings and dents here and there.

i know i need to replace all the strut bushing and bearings.

also it came with angle eye headlights. i think thats what they are called.
sorry im a mk2 noob.
but the hav the black cross hairs.

also came with a set of oem tinted hella tail lights. i was told they are kinda rare.
a rear sway bar, extra muffler and a badgless grill with single rounds.

im sure theres a few other little goodies in the pile.


if anyways body wants to trade something for my taillights or muffler. lmk.
like i said befor, i need new strut bushing and bearings.

thanks ya'll.
gotta go work on it now.

[ennui_delphian]

The passenger side seat is from a mk3. the drivers side is from a latemodel mk2 GTI.

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its got an adjustable cam gear too!

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oem snow flakes. 14X6 i believe.
are there suppose to be center caps on 'em?

[Satur9]

There is one, ya..

I like it better with out though, personally..

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idk if i like 'em with or without the caps.
i guess i'll be capless for now.

starting a build/refurbish thread. for all the problems i am going to run into.

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going on a little vacation, leaving tomorrow.
i'll start it when i get back.

so till then, happy dubbing everyone!

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is charging a battery for like a week bad?

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so i finally got around to working on it yesterday with some friends, and we took everything out of the inside. well, everything that wasnt bolted down anyway.

got the Dash, vents, gauge cluster, and center console in. lots more room in it now. haha.
the driver seat gots some kinda funny, racing like type of seatbelt.
not the conventional 3 point.

battery is dead btw, wouldnt charge. pos.

the rear bench seat is in perfect condition. that was a nice surprise.
gonna bolt down the other seat belts tomorrow.

gotta find carpet and head liner.
still unsure if the door cards match or not.

any body wanna trade their mk2 GTI passenger seat for my MK3 passenger seat?

[prasina2]

the driver seat gots some kinda funny, racing like type of seatbelt.
not the conventional 3 point.

that's because that seat is from a later model with passive restraint belts which your 88 didn't get.

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oh, i see. well its got padding on the lapbelt, where it goes over the drivers hips. and im not sure where the point mounts to.
any ideas?

[prasina2]

padding? that doesn't sound OEM, you should post a pic. maybe someone added the padding or it's an aftermarket belt.

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ya, thats what i was thinkin. i'll post pics tomorrow.

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so it took me a month, instead of a day.
dash installed

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here is the seat belt i was talking about.



im not positive about the straps, but they look like they route over the seat that way.
the rear has a buckle but ther is nothing in the rear to buckle it to.

ideas?

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fyi, that last pics is looking over the driver seat down to the rear bench seat.

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does anybody know what up with that seat belt?

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so i've decided to turn this into my MK2 build thread.
pic with single rounds.

[ennui_delphian]

None of the seatbelt pics work for me.

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None of the seatbelt pics work for me.

i'll get new pics tomorrow.

[Colbskee]

our cars are twins

[Volkswageneer1990]

our cars are twins

What wheels are those??

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our cars are twins

im sure yours is in WAY better condition than mine is.
ver nice.