1991 GT Coupe Recently Acquired - Advice/Info Needed
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:45 am
Morning folks,
I have recently acquired a 1991 GT Coupe from a friend's parents (nice freebie) to be used as my train station daily hack. The car's MOT has very recently run out, but having covered only 85k miles (270 in the last year) it is by no means a basket case.
So, the reason for the thread (get on with it!) is that I am looking for some advice on what I should be doing prior to the MOT as I want to avoid a retest scenario ideally. I want to give it a complete overhaul to make sure that it is not only as reliable as possible, but a little more enjoyable to drive.
Having recently owned a lovely run-out edition Mk2 Golf GTi I am reasonably comfortable with working on VWs of this age, and my toolkit is pretty comprehensive.
My current plans are as follows (please feel free to dissect):
* Clutch is slipping - Replace auto-adjusting cable with manual item from main stealer (and cross fingers that this cures it).
* Brakes are appalling - Replace front pads with OEM-spec stuff, change fluid for new DOT4, bleed and check all lines/hoses.
* Suspension has seen better days - I have found some budget spring/damper packages available from German EBay, so may invest in a set of these combined with new topmounts and wishbone bushes.
* Use Wynn's Engine Flush, then replace oil with Synta Silver and replace OEM-spec filter.
* Replace fuel filter with OEM-spec item (assuming this is underneath the car).
* Replace rotor arm and dizzy cap with OEM-spec stuff.
* Fit new plugs and potentially new leads.
Is there anything I have missed, or anything that should be replaced as par for the course with this genre of Polo?
Also, a couple of quick questions - Is this car fuel-injected? I haven't had the opportunity to poke around under the bonnet, but I would have assumed that it was not, given it's name. However I read on here about someone fitting a remapped chip to the ECU from the same EBay seller as I bought a chip for my Golf GTi - If this is the case, then can someone reccommend a budget-priced chip for my car?
Are there any other cheap modifications that can be done to make the car a bit more fun to drive?
Thanks in advance all!
I have recently acquired a 1991 GT Coupe from a friend's parents (nice freebie) to be used as my train station daily hack. The car's MOT has very recently run out, but having covered only 85k miles (270 in the last year) it is by no means a basket case.
So, the reason for the thread (get on with it!) is that I am looking for some advice on what I should be doing prior to the MOT as I want to avoid a retest scenario ideally. I want to give it a complete overhaul to make sure that it is not only as reliable as possible, but a little more enjoyable to drive.
Having recently owned a lovely run-out edition Mk2 Golf GTi I am reasonably comfortable with working on VWs of this age, and my toolkit is pretty comprehensive.
My current plans are as follows (please feel free to dissect):
* Clutch is slipping - Replace auto-adjusting cable with manual item from main stealer (and cross fingers that this cures it).
* Brakes are appalling - Replace front pads with OEM-spec stuff, change fluid for new DOT4, bleed and check all lines/hoses.
* Suspension has seen better days - I have found some budget spring/damper packages available from German EBay, so may invest in a set of these combined with new topmounts and wishbone bushes.
* Use Wynn's Engine Flush, then replace oil with Synta Silver and replace OEM-spec filter.
* Replace fuel filter with OEM-spec item (assuming this is underneath the car).
* Replace rotor arm and dizzy cap with OEM-spec stuff.
* Fit new plugs and potentially new leads.
Is there anything I have missed, or anything that should be replaced as par for the course with this genre of Polo?
Also, a couple of quick questions - Is this car fuel-injected? I haven't had the opportunity to poke around under the bonnet, but I would have assumed that it was not, given it's name. However I read on here about someone fitting a remapped chip to the ECU from the same EBay seller as I bought a chip for my Golf GTi - If this is the case, then can someone reccommend a budget-priced chip for my car?
Are there any other cheap modifications that can be done to make the car a bit more fun to drive?
Thanks in advance all!