MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Steve_mk5 on April 07, 2019, 03:19:40 pm

Title: GT Sport 1.4TSI project
Post by: Steve_mk5 on April 07, 2019, 03:19:40 pm

Hi All

Whilst not a GTI, I picked up a cheap as chips 1.4TSI GT Sport with 60k on the clock as a small "Sunday" project.... I run a company car so something to fill a space in the garage and take me back to my youth!

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7855/46832314844_48f9d826dc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2empRAd)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2empRAd) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

After a bit of a clean up, she soon had a new set of wheels (genuinely needed as corrosion on the old ones was letting air out) and some coilovers

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7891/32613613557_746f615dba_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RFXi52)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/RFXi52) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

Then front grille smoothed

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7865/32613510997_0b8e0a28cd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RFWLzK)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/RFWLzK) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

And a few interior bits done (not sure what I was thinking here.....!)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7835/32613510047_0d41580328_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RFWLin)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/RFWLin) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

Sadly, and as more and more of the google nightmares of this engine came to light, the timing chain stretched.....

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7837/46640529745_4cc6889c23_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2e4sUyz)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2e4sUyz) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

Old vs. New chain...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7897/46832315724_cb00a759cb_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2empRRo)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2empRRo) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

After a rebuild.....

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7891/33679372648_f4c04ea389_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tj8A7L)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/Tj8A7L) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

Some butchered lights with DRLs and retrofit projectors...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7808/46832319144_1eb806c8cc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2empSSm)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2empSSm) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

GTI splitter and rear bumper.... Plus an armrest, mk6 style rear lights, headlining recover, and a few other bits of tinkering, She's back up and running!

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7820/33679378518_07866f1825_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tj8BRY)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/Tj8BRY) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7818/40589957533_4095395693_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24QN9f2)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/24QN9f2) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7911/46832317954_69dca390d2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2empSvQ)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2empSvQ) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7863/47503200392_eb214dcc03_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2fnGjuq)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2fnGjuq) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7877/40589947533_0a3fb02d7f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24QN6gB)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/24QN6gB) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7877/32613507227_0bb21f8e74_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RFWKsK)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/RFWKsK) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7869/46832307494_a74834e1a5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2empPpu)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2empPpu) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7884/47503195532_9597955024_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2fnGi3C)Golf 5 (https://flic.kr/p/2fnGi3C) by fudge.83 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80111455@N03/), on Flickr

GTI sideskirts, Exhaust and remap next....

I'll stick some other updates up as they happen

(https://flic.kr/p/24QN7Ne.jpg)

Thanks for looking,

Steve  :happy2:

Title: Re: GT Sport 1.4TSI project
Post by: rex on April 11, 2019, 03:15:24 pm

Welcome to the forum!
Really interested to see what you do with the car!

Good thing you changed the timing belt but there are many issues that can go wrong with that engine.
I have the same engine and I am considering changing it all together.

Title: Re: GT Sport 1.4TSI project
Post by: McHale 72 on June 13, 2019, 02:47:20 am

What stereo did you change too? Car looks great, a good cheap upgrade would be the dynamic led mirror indicators in smoke.