Holes GTi

[HOLES]

ok so project blog for my car.

so i bought a Uk 1998 N15 phase 1 GTi non bodykit in black, 92k on the clock, fresh service, 6 months MOT for the sum of £640. Paint work isnt great, few little scratches and apparently it had a few marks and they were touched in but it looks like someone has gone over the car droping black nail varnish where ever there was a stone chip, but that can be sorted...

some pics of her from the day i went to view her...

interior is immaculate

ok so i saved the induction kit and some silicone hose from my last car so they made their way onto this one. The washer hose was loosing a little, so it was an excuse to change them but now the rest of the hose pipe has been changed too

 

[HOLES]

new interior white 16 led bulb

i wanted to try wrap something in the car in carbon style vynil so did the ashtray, not too happy with the corners on this

and then the headlight surround (but now the light on my foglight switch doesnt work ) and mirror controls

deglobed the indicators and added silvertech bulbs

progress is slow as im not working but doing what i can, i think changing the rear wiper position and changing to a punto arm will be next. I do have some led reverse bulbs to fit when i can get the bulbs out with my fat little fingers (seems impossible to be honest and im starting to give up hope)

 

[HOLES]

rewrapped my custom made sub box and fitted that in JUST, sits against my strut brace and leaves about 2"s in front of the box for movement.

random pic i took of my nissan badge before my insane ones come, same size and shape as standard badges but have insane written on them

 

[HOLES]

it needs a wash i know...

added some tow stickers, my angry bird and new backbox, old box died of car rust cancer

my car alarm goes everywhere with me

 

[HOLES]

front callipers painted red

rear callipers painted red

new tow stickers as the old ones werent straight

resinator box that connect under the air intake near the throttle body removed and blocked up (spray can lid)

okay so my clutch started slipping about two weeks ago, so i got on top of that and even though the driveshaft was a nightmare to get undone, its been done, well everything is back in its place, just few bolts to nip up and connectors to reattatch tomorrow

old vs new friction plate (worn down to the studs)

old vs new clutch plate

and of course the box was cleaned out and release bearing changed for a new one

so i noticed some slight surface rust on the battery tray and under it, so i rubbed them down and painted them up

inside wing under battery tray

 

[mera red gti]

getting stuck in - love it. car coming along sweeeeeeet

 

[Liam]

Looking good so far bud. Keep up the rust killing too, we all love a bit of that!

 

[HOLES]

Looking good so far bud. Keep up the rust killing too, we all love a bit of that!

rear arch needs sorting and front wing, but thats easy, just get a replacement front wing when i have spare £££ unless i get some bolt on jun style arches and some super fat wheels

thanks for your comments

 

[HOLES]

getting stuck in - love it. car coming along sweeeeeeet

im lucky really as im not too mechanically minded but i have a die hard Nissan (especially R33's) fan/owner for a friend who is mechanically minded (which i havent come accross anything he cant do yet), im just his tool monkey haha

 

[HOLES]

woohoo, my mate makes INSANE badges to replace the nissan ones and mine will be here monday/tuesday made to the same size and spec as the standard badges but mine are being painted black with red writing to blend in with my colour scheme.

pics up as soon as they arrive

thinking of pulling the system out of the car to replace it with a single sub, most probably another 12" to save some weight and give me some boot space back.

 

[HOLES]

few jobs done today...

front arches wire wheeled back and repainted as surface rust was starting to appear (and some added to suspension shocks), rears to be done over next few days
not the best pic but you get the idea

upper part of intake pipe changed, started polishing the rocker cover (although i think i may just try find a primera one), bonnet stay painted black as it had surface rust, expansion tank piping changed for red silicone hose

new charm on tow hook to replace angry bird

white led sidelights fitted and hid's also fitted today

 

[rowdy-GTi]

Nice wallpaper on the sub box.

Where does the shopping go?

 

[HOLES]

its actually a vynil wrap, stuff you buy to cover school books etc haha, did my old bmx's in the same stuff, one in the same design as this sub box and one which was all smarties
none of my current bikes are in a vynil wrap though, my trials bike is sprayed purple/plum and my bmx is sprayed black lol

shopping goes on the back seats, 138DB though

as i have said above, this weighs a ton and im thinking of removing it for a small system, maybe two 10" subs in a ISO box, so lighter and saves on room

 

[Sam]

or no subs

 

[Liam]

need choons.

 

[Sam]

Don't need sub for that

 

[Liam]

you do if you're a rude boii and need skankin bass lines

 

[HOLES]

i CANT be without bass

 

[HOLES]

so m y car went from running fine to blowing like a $20 hooker! it was blowing from the flexi section, so decided sod it...

package came yesterday

old header vs new, happy but a little concerned about the oxygen sensor sits VERY close to one of my radiator fans (may relocate it to another position) will prob end up heat wrapping it soon

old downpipe Vs new

shiney!

 

[Liam]

The sensor will be fine. They all sit like that