Having made good progress before Christmas, JJ gets stuck into the serious job of fitting the front suspension, brakes and steering

Having sorted the brakes on the Mk2, next on the ‘to do’ list was to fit my GAZ Gold coilovers to the rear axle. The only drama here was undoing the rear suspension only to discover that a pair of collars illustrated in the Haynes manual were nowhere to be seen. Thankfully my other Mk2 shell had them and it was simple to swap the parts over to the GAZ struts. Back on the deck, the stance of the rear end was looking much better. All that was left to do was attach the OMP rear upper brace to the top mounts and torque everything up.

My old Mk2 GTD daily driver had been fitted with a rear lower strut brace across the chassis, just in front of the rear beam. This steel item bolts into some pre-machined threads, though one of them on the Driver was bent and needed some gentle heat and re-working to bring it into line. The GTD also provided its engine bay undertray for this project as the design of the diesel tray was actually used as a sump guard for the Rallye Golf. It also cleans up the aerodynamics under the front of the car

I had promised to service my mother in law’s VW Polo and with a full driveway already, I needed the Golf rolling. As the weather was dry and generally warmer than average for the time of year, I could work outside for at least four hours before finally retiring to the warmth of the shed or the sofa.

JJ's Mk2 Golf 16V

NAME:
John-Joe Vollans    

FROM:
Rutland  

AGE:
26

CURRENT STAPLE DIET:
Pizza

DRIVES:
’90 Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.5, ’91 Golf Mk2 Driver (to be 16v)

WISH LIST:
Someone who wants to weld in some plates and fit my rollcage as my welding is rubbish.

CURRENTLY BEING DEAFENED BY:

AC/DC (Back in Black)

BIG UP:
Simon Smith at Black Diamond Performance
020 3166 5006
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www.blackdiamondperformance.com

To read the rest of this feature see the March 2012 issue of Golf+
- available here.