Well, I've been bullied into creating a mini-build thread on my Moses

He's not really had much done since I bought him in January 2008 but give it another year and you should see some bigger and better changes

Details (day of purchase):  £4,500.00
2001 X reg
Golf MK4 2.8 V6 4Motion
104,000 miles
Pipercross CAI
18" alloys
Rieger Bodykit
213bhp

How he looked then (12th January 2008)

February 2008 - stubby aerial fitted...

April 2008 - something falls off lorry and damages the front passenger wheel ...

April 2008 - RR day at Awesome (213bhp)...

April 2008 - New Haldex & replacement bushes fitted...

May 2008 - calipers painted red...

May 2008 - fan fix installed & throttlebody (half) cleaned & realligned...



May 2008 - engine cover painted red...

May 2008 - R32 footrest & pedals...

May 2008 - R32 interior dash trim, handbrake cover and gearknob...

May 2008 - R32 door triggers...

May 2008 - Red GTi rear lights replace US smoked rear lights...

May 2008 - Resprayed mirrors...

May 2008 - Aero wipers...

May 2008 - R32 clocks...

June 2008 - CG Lock (acts as a mini harness and holds you in tight when throwing it around)...

June 2008 - OZ Super Leggeras refurbed...

June 2008 - Chipped UK ST3 installed (Fast Road =225bhp & Track =241bhp)...

June 2008 - Illuminated Bora vents fitted...

June 2008 - Black grab handles & fingerplate fitted...

June 2008 - H&R rear ARB fitted...

June 2008 - OZ 18" Superleggeras & 15mm rear spacers fitted...

July 2008 - H&R front ARB fitted...

July 2008 - Koni shocks & Eibach springs fitted (handles so much better & not too low)...

August 2008 - R32 dogbone mount fitted....

August 2008 - R32 steering wheel fitted...

August 2008 - R32 wing mirrors fitted but need spraying in the correct colour....

September 2008 - De-lock kit, just need the other door doing now...
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After...

September 2008 - R32 front bumper, LCR splitter, standard black grill & bonnet notch removed...
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After...

November 2008 - Homemade honeycomb grill replaced the standard black grill...
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After...

November 2008 - Sports seats replaced with R32 heated leather...
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After...

Scheduled for November:
W8 light £20 - needs fitting
HID kit £40 - needs fitting
Genuine Anniversary headlights £95 - n/s lens needs attention (replacement lens arrived), needs fitting
Forge short shifter £50 - confirming order end of Nov
Front lower & rear strut braces - confirming order end of Nov

Scheduled for January:
R32 side skirts £65 - re-ordered (original order never arrived!), needs painting and fitting
R32 rear bumper (fibreglass) £80 - arrived, needs painting and fitting
20mm rear spacers - need to order and replace my 15mm's that are already on

Long Term Plan:
Uprated braking system
Uprated Haldex
Miltek Exhaust System
Split rims
Twin Turbo or Stage 2 Supercharger
Full respray
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Are you getting R32 steering wheel best £172 iv spent

Wow thats alot of work you've put into your motor - did you fit a new cage for the R32 trim?

the wheels and the rieger bodykit set it apart from the crowd but those subtle changes to the interior/exterior really help to complete your look....

so million dollar question time, What else have you got planned for him?

Looks really good so far, you should be well proud of him - the last picture from All Types is a cracker.

Jon.

and so you should cave into making a build thread! just try n keep updating it... not like me who hasnt in ages! car looks great so far, really need to get my new wing mirrors sprayed up n the post clocks installed. Had em ages now n still not done it, the more I put it off the more tempted I am to just sell em.

i really like that body kit and the wheels, they are so different to the rest of the "R32 or Anni" kits on the other 50% of the MkIV's on this site, but still look cool, and not max power.

btw you have blurred out your plate on every pic but the last one

xmarktx:

Are you getting R32 steering wheel best £172 iv spent

Eventually I will get an R32 steering wheel but I need a few vital (not cosmetic bits) beforehand.

afro gti:

Wow thats alot of work you've put into your motor - did you fit a new cage for the R32 trim?

the wheels and the rieger bodykit set it apart from the crowd but those subtle changes to the interior/exterior really help to complete your look....

so million dollar question time, What else have you got planned for him?

I gave the R32 cage to Harveysduvet for helping me do all these bits to my car, so we simply used the original one (used Bazmcc's guide) and didn't break any clips.

The wheels are being sold as from June (badly scuffed plus damage from part that flew off lorry), so I pick up my Oz Superleggeras on 30th May but not getting them fitted until I've got 2 x tyres.

I've got a few other bits planned but mainly cosmetic and then towards the middle of next year turbo or supercharger.

harveysduvet:

Looks really good so far, you should be well proud of him - the last picture from All Types is a cracker.

Jon.

I'm chuffed with the All Types pic that Redbeard7 took for me.

Golf_Chick:

and so you should cave into making a build thread! just try n keep updating it... not like me who hasnt in ages! car looks great so far, really need to get my new wing mirrors sprayed up n the post clocks installed. Had em ages now n still not done it, the more I put it off the more tempted I am to just sell em.

I'm gonna do my best to keep the thread updated as and when I do something new to it but my problem is remembering to take pics of the standard/original stuff before I put the new bits in - I get excited and forget

i almost have a set of lambda probes Halyey

if it turns out my ones are ok i will pass them on to you ok

they are both SPANKING new and had one of them off the bay for 30 quid lol for an AUDI 3.2 but should be the same

also about that car we spoke about......

it is a LUPO 1.4 and not a POLO 1.4

STILL a cracking car for the money if you ask me and not very common in a 1.4 version from what i can find out

i have some pics of it so will get them over to you tomorrow if you are still interested along with the phone number

NOW what about a TURBO CONVERSION for you baby

GARRETT POWER BABY !!!!

Andy

fenwick458:

i really like that body kit and the wheels, they are so different to the rest of the "R32 or Anni" kits on the other 50% of the MkIV's on this site, but still look cool, and not max power.

btw you have blurred out your plate on every pic but the last one

Thanks for that, I've had mainly negative comments about the bodykit but like I say to everyone it was on the car when I bought it plus it doesn't blend in with all the other Anni and R32 lookalikes.

I hadn't blurred the other pics out, the various people that took them had already done that and I forgot to blur out the last one myself - thanks for pointing out , I'll change tomorrow when I'm sober otherwise I'll end up blurring half the bumper out

yeah i very rarely take pics beforehand, long as we can see the new shiny stuff we dont mind.

Dent Reform:

i almost have a set of lambda probes Halyey

if it turns out my ones are ok i will pass them on to you ok

they are both SPANKING new and had one of them off the bay for 30 quid lol for an AUDI 3.2 but should be the same

also about that car we spoke about......

it is a LUPO 1.4 and not a POLO 1.4

STILL a cracking car for the money if you ask me and not very common in a 1.4 version from what i can find out

i have some pics of it so will get them over to you tomorrow if you are still interested along with the phone number

NOW what about a TURBO CONVERSION for you baby

GARRETT POWER BABY !!!!

Andy

 

Oh wow - defo give me a shout if you've got any spare!

As for the Lupo, defo send those pics over and details on history, mileage etc and I'll have a chat with my brother - I've told him to go for a Lupo, Polo or an Arosa as it's his 2nd year of driving and he put a few bumps and scratches on his current car but he's pretty sure he wants a black 3dr Golf 1.4.  I'll work out the maintenance costs, insurance, tax, fuel costs for him and maybe when I show him how much he'd be saving he may change his mind.

Thanks for all your help Andy

 should look pretty with the oz' on

Excellent, looking good Hayley keep up the good work.!!!

 Looking good, keep us updated on the future mods esp the ST-3                                                        

 nice choice of wheels btw (not that i'm biased )

Tom

Tom4motion:

 Looking good, keep us updated on the future mods esp the ST-3                                                        

  nice choice of wheels btw (not that i'm biased )

Tom

Still awaiting figures from Jayson on the ST3 but can't afford to pay for it til 1st July (pay day) anyway.

Wheels.....well  

Went to collect my wheels that were in "good condition for age" on Friday and when I got there all 4 were scuffed/kerbed the full rim  plus his Dad had moved them in the garage and scratched the front on 2 of them   So made it clear I wasn't happy after driving an hour from Mum's to his, why on earth didn't he call to tell me his Dad had accidentally damaged them and how on earth is 4 completely scuffed wheels "good condition for age" 

Told him I wasn't interested, he then dropped the price from what I'd won them for and I still declined - I offered him half the money as I would need to get them refurbed....he took it   So they got dropped straight off at Pristine Wheels and will be ready to collect this weekend, so just need to find the money to pay them now as it was £120 more than I had estimated

By hook or by crook I will find some money or rob an old lady down my street (joking btw!) and I'll have those wheels on by GTI International

bad news on the wheels but if u were getting em refurbed anyway it sounds like you knocked a good amount of money off them.