Andthocom 33 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Some pictures of the car the way I found it, tucked away in a barn. The owner didnt really want to sell it, but after calling him multiple times over a timespan of 2-3 weeks he finally gave up and gave me a price. I jumped into my car drove over to his place to get the car before he changed his mind. The car is a 1997 Golf 3 syncro color concept with the 2.9i Vr6 engine. Its quite rear ive been told. Its one of 3 cars that was sold new in Norway in 97. The car has been a project the last 10 years, its been resprayed and its in quite good shape. There are some technical issues, but those are easy to sort out. The interior and exterior is more or less flawless. Im done with rustrepair from previous projects so this is welcoming break from that. Edited June 3, 2019 by Andthocom VR6 Supercharged 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) Fast forward to today, just got the new wheels and had them fitted. Had to play around a bit with camber and spacers, but im very happy with the fitment. Ispiri Wheels 8.5x18 with 215/35-18 tires. Put the VR6 badge back on and fitted a tow strap on the front. Created a bracket for the airfilter, its was just held on with a ziptie when i bought it. Edited October 18, 2018 by Andthocom VR6 Supercharged and Dogma 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Nice find! We didnt get the syncro over here Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
E2tomo 1 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Proper nice find wicked car Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 For some reason i didnt get an notification that someone had answered in my thread and forgot all about it. Quite alot has happened since my last post. I swapped the wheels to a set of 3SDM 0.06 17s. Changed most parts in the front and rear suspension and tidied up some electrical gremlins. Some pictures rickygolf83 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Gave the interior a proper clean and fitted a pioneer head unit and Focal component set in the front doors. Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) The eletrical gremlins where mainly do to faulty wires between the drivers door and the car. I also changed the switch behind the ignition. Edited June 1, 2019 by Andthocom Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) That brings me to today. And this is how the car looks now. I changed the black hella rear lights to red ones. Gave the paint a good detailing and top coat. Edited June 1, 2019 by Andthocom VR6 Supercharged and noggin 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 You have been very busy Some amount of work done. Car is looking great and will be driving great tooAnything else on the to do list? Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, rickygolf83 said: You have been very busy Some amount of work done. Car is looking great and will be driving great too Anything else on the to do list? When i bought it had been sitting for allmost 10 years, so the valveguides in the engine is not as soft as they should be. So its been smoking now and then. So plan to rebuild the engine, but i guess this will have to wait until fall when car is put into storage. 😊 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 A wee bit of smoke can be lived with lol Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) I didnt mention the small updates in the engine compartement. Since the road authorities here doesnt like pod filters i created a box to hide it, it gets cold air from the bumper underneath. I also used a mk5 batterycover to hide the grey battery. Next on the agenda here is stock red ignition cables and black hoses. Edited June 1, 2019 by Andthocom matt g, VR6 Supercharged, dannivr6 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Battery box is a great idea. Looks oem Another good idea with the stealth induction kit that also will block out hot air Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, rickygolf83 said: Battery box is a great idea. Looks oem Another good idea with the stealth induction kit that also will block out hot air Thats was what I was going for, an oem look. Yes, you are right. 🙂 rickygolf83 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dannivr6 30 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Andthocom said: Thats was what I was going for, an oem look. Yes, you are right. 🙂 Edited June 1, 2019 by dannivr6 that engines looking tidy mate VR6 Supercharged and Andthocom 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Will be keeping my eye out for a mk5 battery box now Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, rickygolf83 said: Will be keeping my eye out for a mk5 battery box now Bought mine from china on ebay. Its for sure a copy, but it looks ok. 👍 rickygolf83 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Nice, will have a search Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 The steeringwheel has a bit of wear, so i got hold of a stitch-in cover for it in leather. I need to steam it to get the wrinkles out, but im happy with the result. VR6 Supercharged, dannivr6 and rickygolf83 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Dogma 41 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 That’s come out nice Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rickygolf83 9 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Another job off the to do list Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dannivr6 30 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 looks good 🖒 Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dannivr6 30 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 lovely motor andthocom 🖒 Andthocom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andthocom 33 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Thanks guys. 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites
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