Changing rear pads

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by DIB17

Thanks guys. . I always find levering off the old pad quite difficult. I use a G Clamp instead - clamp between the old pad and caliper (using a block of wood against the caliper so not to damage) then gently tighten the clamp driving the piston back in.

Fair-enoufski that will work too

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by jibm

ahhh happy days i had one of those in 1990

Proper 80's Hero Hot Hatch but I bet yours didn't have full leather interior, PAS, lecy windows, extended speeker system with Blaupunkt "pull out" stereo tape deck of course , Remote Alarm and working A/C from NEW
Mine comes with the original Invoice dated 27/10/88 from Dovercourt Battersea for £16 543.38 with every option box ticked

[jibm]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Proper 80's Hero Hot Hatch but I bet yours didn't have full leather interior, PAS, lecy windows, extended speeker system with Blaupunkt "pull out" stereo tape deck of course , Remote Alarm and working A/C from NEW
Mine comes with the original Invoice dated 27/10/88 from Dovercourt Battersea for £16 543.38 with every option box ticked

nope...just full of clunge back in those days...

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by funtime

Very tidy, I've had 7 mk2's now including a few G60's and a Rallye, awesome little cars.

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...

I've stop counting after my 10th MK2 (most of them 16V KRs ) Not had any G60 but came very close to owning a MK2 Rally until a pre purchase HPi check revealed a stolen VAG
My current 16V KR is Helios Blue and the car is totally O.E. now after two years of tinkering, including resorting back to O.E. ride height and fully working A/C system

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by funtime

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...



I'm not sure I could go back to one now though as any more than a track/show car

BTW that's a very tidy 1.8 T conversion

Pic below of my previous MK2 GTi 16V KR (also Helios Blue) owned & used back in 2006 as my Ring learner tool 120 Ring laps that year and it didn't miss a beat
Right, enough of this GOLF talk or we'll get a for VAG overload and I'll get the bollocking for picture whoring... again

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by funtime

Very tidy, I've had 7 mk2's now including a few G60's and a Rallye, awesome little cars.

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...




Stupid low Edition 1 G60 :


Rallye:


I'm not sure I could go back to one now though as any more than a track/show car

You sir have gone up in my estimation, I have always wanted a rallye myself, maybe one day if I ever have enough space

Originally Posted by jibm

nope...just full of clunge back in those days...

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

I've stop counting after my 10th MK2 (most of them 16V KRs )

over 10! you really are a nut mate I only had 2, an 8v in black, and a 16v in oak green with bbs Man I loved that car

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by northernjim

over 10! you really are a nut mate

Thanks for noticing Jimbo A Car Nut indeed just not a Numb Nut ... yet :hahaha

Originally Posted by northernjim

I only had 2, an 8v in black and a 16v in oak green with bbs Man I loved that car

The 16V KR MK2 GTis are

[funtime]

Originally Posted by northernjim

You sir have gone up in my estimation, I have always wanted a rallye myself, maybe one day if I ever have enough space

How low was I

They are awesome car's but very underpowered - exceedingly boring in standard form... but stripped out with around 250bhp they are a different car all together

Mine was mint, had all the options including the uber rare Recaro's...

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by funtime

How low was I

They are awesome car's but very underpowered - exceedingly boring in standard form... but stripped out with around 250bhp they are a different car all together

Mine was mint, had all the options including the uber rare Recaro's...

Well you are from sussex and I am from oop north so we'll leave it at that shall we


very nice rallye tho my new southern mate

[funtime]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

BTW that's a very tidy 1.8 T conversion

Pic below of my previous MK2 GTi 16V KR (also Helios Blue) owned & used back in 2006 as my Ring learner tool 120 Ring laps that year and it didn't miss a beat
Right, enough of this GOLF talk or we'll get a for VAG overload and I'll get the bollocking for picture whoring... again

Cheers, it was my 4th one and the first was nowhere near as tidy

Love the racer - they do take endless amounts of abuse, I did 2 student gumballs and 30,000 miles in my first 16v Mk2 'the beast' and didn't even do an oil change they go on forever and ever!