My Daily Commuter • Golf MKV GT

[mgpdoc]

what is it that you put on your bonnet?

Dei Reflect-A-Gold Tape.

[Nagah]

What is the purpose of it?

[mgpdoc]

What is the purpose of it?

Reflect Heat from the turbo, and exhaust manifold below it. Wrapping things of which you want to keep the temperatures low and not high.

[mgpdoc]

So some more cool deliveries today









Cant wait to install it



Cheers

More to come

[AvZo]

Yeap, I think I like it a lot. Hope you do too guys




the shine on this tape makes the pic look photo shopped, kewl simple and clever mod, keep it up, this thread keeps me going

[mgpdoc]

Removed my handbrake and took it to the trim shop



Back in the days, in the first Golf MK5 I used to own, the whole thing was covered in leather. Then they went cheap, and covered half of it. F A I L



But I think that is about to change



Then, we sourced the starter I was after



Looked a bit tired to begin with



but it was nothing I couldnt turn around in some minutes











Then, dont ask me why, I decided to do something with this heat protection for the front axle.



It was tired and dirty





Cleaned it



Removed the protection that reflects heat



Cleaned again



And then, gave it some wrinkle flat black to make it fresh





But did not stop there and gave it some protection myself to reflect downpipe heat from the axle









Cheers more to come

[Just Visiting]

That gold tape under the hood will only increase engine bay temperatures. The tape on the heat shield sure, but putting it under your hood will only deflect heat back into your engine bay.

[mgpdoc]

That gold tape under the hood will only increase engine bay temperatures. The tape on the heat shield sure, but putting it under your hood will only deflect heat back into your engine bay.

It will increase engine bay temperatures theoretically, for sure, but it will save my hood from burning in the future to follow, from the manifold and from the bigger turbo that will follow, and which might be placed on the top of the exhaust manifold depending on my mood at that time.

Dont worry, I have done this before in the past, and worked perfectly like it should.
Chech my Audi build thread for reference.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So let's pick up from where we left

Here is a pic of the quick fix we did on the exhaust .Not looking pretty, but will definitely do the job for now, bringing together the 3' downpipe with the 2' catback.



The remaining front axle went on next



And then it was time for the mishimoto





Fitment was tight



And the GT A/C piping would not work, it needed the GTi piping.
Didnt see that coming, given the A/C Compressor is the same. So, luckily for me, I grabbed Tom's piping, who has long ago removed his A/C piping, hehe





Now you see the induction scoop



Now you dont



Car got somewhat filthy from all these days in the shop







Fixed that with a quick going over



Then, it was time for the electrical work - it was tricky - but if you know your thing, and want it to be done, it can be done, bossy style - no errors no nothing, all oem stuff. Some randoms pics









Then I took piece from the back of the firewall



Can you guess that is unacceptable for my tastes ?



So removed the . . . thing , cleaned it, and had this to begin with



Which after some serious effort and time, became this











Installed in place to see how it came out



Yeap, looking good





Then, the front custom mesh was looking a bit tired

Nothing I cant fix





Painted and came out great and fresh again

Bought some new parts





Replaced the first one - because it was damaged





Then the upper one - old vs new to be installed



And then I changed the appearance of the radiator fans a bit

From this



To this



Tweaked the ecu and electronics some more



Left it to rest for the night





Did we forget something ? Oh yes . We did.

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Happy Easter everyone

[Verdigrie]

Keep coming with the updates, the attention to detail is extremely enjoyable to watch.

[mgpdoc]

Some Teaser shots.
Proper Update will follow - I promise







Cheers

[hinrichs]

no maf? or is it hidden

[SnazzyQ]

OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE


Lol I dont know
Love the build/progress though

[mgpdoc]

Nope, no maf

[mgpdoc]

So, time for a proper update

Came to the exhaust shop



Excuse the pics - only had the 5s with me, not my camera at that point



I already had the 3in Downpipe, and my 3in rear muffler, the plan was to make the cat back in 3in as well.

The ugly connection before



Different parts from the years that have passed



CHOPPED!



Pipe being prepared



Test fitting



In situ



Rear connection - front one, downpipe to catback is a v-band



Wrapping it up





Besides the exhaust, I had to fabricate or modify my Air Intake.

First I thought I'd modify my 1,4 Gt one, but then I thought the filter might go somewhere else



So started working on that









Came out great to be honest -full 3in, no maf - not needed at all since my tune will be totally custom, already is by Tom- thus, keeping it simple





Now, you know that I am a fan of aluminum, however at this pipe I chose a different material because I wanted this porn



However, I couldnt say no to powdercoating it wrinkle black either



So this happened



I think it is great



Then we had some mud rain



So decided to give both of our golfs some love



Got this



Installed in place - with the side clips - need to see if I can find the yellow instead of orange lower fitting mount



Then I received this sexy item I was waiting for, from the trim shop



Porn isnt it ?







Like I said, car is running a solid ecu tune now, and along with the full 3in exhaust, Air intake, S3 Intercooler, RS4 Valve, it is stretching its legs nicely. For now.

Cheers
More to come

Mike