Lowcost project GTi #dailyshitbox

[Blindmouse]

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Lowcost project GTi //UNDER RESTORATION//


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[Blindmouse]

Just bought that crap about last year's early fall.. that car is sittin' about 3 years ago on the street, I was think it will be a good, cheap daily driver, just needs some TLC.
Well.. NOT! But i wanna save it from the salvage yard.. Okey. struts are crap, brakes are totally shitty, body looks like a crap with some repaired spots.
Well i was bought it, and tear it apart immediately.. find so many rusted holes on the body.. the seller says: "its a good car, it's a repaired body.." my ass.. rear fenders, and the sills are repaired, right.. but apart from these nothing.. needs a lot of welding, but, i was never use a welder before this..

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[Blindmouse]

some rusted-cutted holes.. on the fckin' body.

 

[Blindmouse]

That was my natural habitat at these weeks..

And one day.. the headgasket is gone.. on idle.. whoaaa..

I called my doggofriend for assistance..

Look the cylinder head. absolutely shitty..

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[Blindmouse]

Last 3 weeks happenings.. Engine&trans pulled out, and got some repairing in the engine bay..

Find some rust&shitty repairing traces under the engine console..

at the weekend i'll continue to the outer side of that.. inside the wheel arch..

 

[Blindmouse]

I have a question for everybody who knows the answer. What about the cooling lines in the 3G CSM-s? compatibles with any other related cars? I think the 1G DSMs silicone cooling lines will be fine, it's right, or wrong?



Okey. do the engine bay's outer side/wheel arch.

Before..

Cleaned a little from rust..

the final result...

 

[Blindmouse]

Long time no see..
But the project is doesn't stopped..
-about christmas time i rebuilt the complete engine..

-painted the engine bay..

-And the engine put back in the car at my birthday in march..

-Rebuilt the rear half of the brake lines..
-got new knuckles and front brakes..

-rear brakes repaired and refurbished..

-In april comes the custom ordered silicone hose set...
-And i finished the engine bay..
Before:

After:

-In May i try starting the engine..
...just trying.. doesn't start.. the fuel rail is dry.. ooohh fuel pump dead.. tank comes off.. aaaah, i see a lil' rusted hole on the top of the tank..
i knocked sometimes the pump with a hammer, and started..
Okey. somebody wanna give me a junked tank, 1 week later after a 200 miles trip i got a fuel tank, a crackless dashboard, and a spare rear bumper..
-put the fuel pump in the "new gas tank".. before i assembled under the car, i checked the pump.. 12volts on.. totally silence.. pump is dead.. ok, a have an old spare pump.. put in.. check.. works.. okey..
-Tank is assembled on the car.. try again to start.. dummdummdummm ONE cylinder works... WHAAT?
-in fuel rail got the fuel.. but he reverse line is dry. okey. got fuel pressure, but f***in low!!
-Fuel tank down... aaaah... hole on the "new" tank on it.. nice..
-Buying a new fuel pump, and a filter.. (in the other corner of the city has a store where i got immediately a new pump..)
-"Glued" the new tank..
-New pump put in the tank, and assembled back to the car..
-Start again.. brrrr 3 cylinders.... after a little lifter job the rebulided engine is started and works fine...
-A week after i looted from somebody a Spectra Premium tank "brand new in box" condition.. for $50!!


-two weeks ago got a "new" windscreen and a set of new gas shocks.. and the machinery is theoretically is done..

-Paintjob work is started now....

 

[Blindmouse]

From some angle, now looks like a car.. but calm down everybody, the other side has 4 different color yet...

 

[Blindmouse]

Last 3 weeks news...
Painted the left side.. find a facelift EDM/JDM plastic rear bumper.
Day by day looks better..

Some before-after shots:

And the rear..

 

[Blindmouse]

September's news:
I1m just repaired the exhaust..

Putting some testing miles on the backroads of the neighborhood..
Ohh. then:
We passed the inspection, the ride is legally driveable on the roads now..

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Took a picture included the almost all of the shitty-rotten parts what a dropped out from that lil' car.

Went some little road trips.. & using as a daily.. only replaced a starter.. the car works almost fine. had some minor anomalies.. but absolutely useable.

 

[Blindmouse]

1000kilometers after the rebuild..
Only a starter, and a battery dies under the short break-in period..

Almost everything else is works fine..
Some anomalies is waiting for repair (an outer CV joint, may a noise from a front trail arm busing).. but i like that lil car for daily..

 

[Blindmouse]

Long time no posting here...
The reason: I built a boring car. In the last half year only collecting miles, and no new problem.. only the remained anomalies.. (some idle problems, and the noisy halfshaft/suspension bushing..)
Find a rustless hood.. Nothing more..

Some new pics:

 

[Blindmouse]

Daily Shitbox got new summer wheels..
Looks not bad i think.

 

[Blindmouse]

Got some new things..

-Brand new fuel tank..
-new rear rotors..
-A suction pipe in better condition..

 

[Blindmouse]

Colors..

 

[CrackedDSM]

I loved your 1G back in the day, and this car is no exception. Great work as always blindmouse.

 

[chrisman287]

Neat build! Very nice work with everything.

 

[Blindmouse]

Thanx guys!!

My 1G now sitting in my sideyard under the roof, waiting for a little underchassis repair, but i'm these days build a Honda CRX for somebody in my home workplace, if the CRX is done, then i'll goin' under my 1G.

 

[Alex 27 jdm]

Hello from not from neighborhood but we are colse, I also have Colt GTi in white color, looking forward to make forum thread because it's still in progress. Greetings from Bosina

 

[Blindmouse]

Hello from not from neighborhood but we are colse, I also have Colt GTi in white color, looking forward to make forum thread because it's still in progress. Greetings from Bosina

Welcome almost neighbor!!
i hope that GTi will be nice soon!

 

[Blindmouse]

ohh i almost forgot.. Last days of summer: Alternator is dead.
I had a spare Alt. on my spare 4G63T engine..

Later I repaired&renewed the old one

two months ago got a minor trailarm bushing repair.

Now:

Slowly preparing to the loathed winter season:
I dunno what color would be better on the OE wheels.. the original silver, or white, buuut i choose the white. it's just an experiment.

 

[Blindmouse]

Winter mode..

 

[Blindmouse]

Strange electrical anomalies comes... then goes when I built a new negative battery cable. the old one looks a lil' crappy right?

 

[Blindmouse]

Was an almost happeningless summer.... almost.. I got a Hella grill with fogs. now it works fine..
So i Run some problems with the install, but they're solved..

Last week i doing the wiring job.. i like the result.

 

[Blindmouse]

and one more pic with the working fogs...