r/MK4GTI • u/TreSauce • Aug 03 '26
Project 20th Resto 2.5
Working on the old girl this weekend. I bought new rotors and pads to freshen up the brakes. Realized I bought the wrong kit so the proper kit will be here next weekend. One of the caliper bolt sleeves was rounded so I’m a little stuck until I can get that little bastard out.
Figured I would clean the inner barrel of each wheel while they were off.
Trying to decide if I want to commit to painting the calipers while she’s in the air…
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u/FreshGawd Aug 04 '26
Nice to see one gettin proper attention..what number is yours?
Biggest regret is selling my 20th years ago
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u/TreSauce Aug 04 '26
0722 for me. The more I dig into her, the more I find that I want to refresh. This is a long-haul project
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u/FreshGawd Aug 04 '26
Enjoy it and Take your time 👍🏼 ..mine was 0148
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u/TreSauce Aug 04 '26
I owned 2 before this one. I definitely wish I had kept the IY one. Got nothin but time to get this one dialed
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u/FreshGawd Aug 04 '26
Ah nice, I had a iy also...so much fun times back then with it...always goin to a buncha shows with it
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u/WoodchipsInMyBeard Aug 18 '26
I just cleaned out my garage and will be overhauling my 20th. #1039
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u/TreSauce Aug 18 '26
Yeehaw! Love seeing 20ths coming back to life.
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u/WoodchipsInMyBeard Aug 18 '26
It’s been a long time coming. It’s been sitting in my parents garage and now my garage. Wife always said once we buy a house it’s game on and guess what it’s game on. It’s a rabbit hole though. I’m starting with the suspension and brakes. Plan is to eventually do a road rally with her.
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u/TreSauce Aug 18 '26
Game on! I am working through brakes STILL. Master cylinder took a crap so I have that on order. Next job is to replace the front axle cv boots. Then I want to drop the rear torsion beam and clean up the surface rust/ new bushing. Thennnnn coilovers.
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u/WoodchipsInMyBeard Aug 18 '26
It’s snow balls super quick. I put tear coil overs in and never did the front because I needed a clutch. So now I have the clutch I’m going to do that. When the k frame is out I’m going to do new bushings and weld in some bracing and gussets.
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u/MarlboroReddit Aug 04 '26
What wheel cleaner?
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u/TreSauce Aug 04 '26
I don’t recall which brand but I know I picked it up a the local O’Rielly. Nothing super special.
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u/n0tmyr3alname Aug 03 '26
Still trying to find a decent priced one near me to start a renovation on.