project mk1 golf gti mars red

Nice work mate, wings look good, will have allok this week when I pop up....

MK1G60 wrote:

Nice work mate, wings look good, will have allok this week when I pop up....

Cheers dude, the wings are far from perfect as they are the rusty originals patched up, the arches were rotten, but i hope they will give me a few more years now, they are well sealed up and rust free, archs are rolled now and not very pretty, but the bbs kit will hide that hahaha, anyway paint for them this weekend dude, come have a look

wings painted

CaddyRage wrote:

You'd have got the wings done if you got ya ass out of bed earlier mate .

i was going to comment too....then realised that mine hasnt been touched for a fortnight due to work :(

looking good though mark. keep it up

Looking good dude, the makeshift booth did the job then!

What about BBS kit? How are you guna paint it - off the car?

MK1G60 wrote:

Looking good dude, the makeshift booth did the job then!

What about BBS kit? How are you guna paint it - off the car?

Not sure about this yet.. I'm gonna polish the kit first to see if it needs paint, if so I might fit it first then paint, I think it might be easier but not sure yet booth worked great too, but very dark in there lol

Good stuff man

Now to get it moving on its own steam

So finally got a bit done today, and got the golf out in the sun for the first time in months



Got plenty of engine work to do but thought id get the bbs kit on, so me and Lee had it screwed on in about an hour. Next job will be to take it back off to treat the screw holes, and when it goes on next time it will be bonded also, but it does need painting, so thats another thing to do.
Anyway here are the pics as of now, with kit on, you either love it or hate it

Oh dear, that sucks now it's on!!!!




















Only kidding dude, I like it, bit different and will look cool slammed on rims... Good work boyz

What about a lil Carbon upfront?

MK1G60 wrote:

What about a lil Carbon upfront?

Jap style hahaha

starting on the mechanics tomorrow dude, if ya free we'll be up the unit

Need to get some Black 8J wide P slots on there man

Think it'll looking pretty cool when you've got your coilovers on

CaddyRage wrote:

Need to get some Black 8J wide P slots on there man

Think it'll looking pretty cool when you've got your coilovers on

I'm thinking too I'm getting now, bring on tommorrow for more progress

I think you need to get this thing on the road so we can start cruising to the shows again and maybe plan another road trip for the summer, VIP Wolfsburg museum tour anyone?

Get it done for gti festival 22nd april

good work

Ive found in my garage a grill spoiler to fit a mk1 its the 90's bad boy style which might go with the bbs body kit ,My brother had bought it years ago to go on his mk1 which had the same body kit

Ive been busy again today, and its been an up and down day for progress, last week the engine and box went back in. I fittied the front and rear mounts, but was a bit over zealous tightening the gearbox mounts and ruined the threads so the nuts just spun , anyway after fitting the exhaust manifold it was obvious those mounts would need loosening again as there were massive clearance issues. Lee suggested we jack the front mount all the way up to tilt the engine backwards, and after a lot of hassle he managed to undo my mistake removing threaded gearbox mount nuts (sorry for that one mate ) and we tilted the engine backwards. After tightening the front mounts up again and offering up the manifold it butted up nicely, and even now cleared the steering rack although the new angle of the engine meant the gearbox mount would no longer even attach to the car and would need modding to work. Ever with the bright ideas Mr Rage came through again and suggested we cut a 10mm from the polybush section, bringing the mount into contact wth the studs..



It worked, it worked perfectly, and after re-threading the knackered mounting studs we had that attached, and the manifold is now bolted on tightly, no clearance issues on the rack although its in contact slightly with the ARB, but i reckon that wont be too bad to sort




Got some shiney bits attached too, a Bogg Brothers manifold



and a dbilas water flange from Germany to solve the carb clearance issue..



So hopefully it will be running now very soon, fingers crossed haha

Looking good dude....You must be kean working in this weather!!!

Been working hard on the mk1 again with the Lee and Simons help we got loads done today. We got the screen and A pillar trims fitted and the seats bolted in.



Then we turned attention back to getting the car running.. Fitting the wiring, checking the water hoses, filling the rad and putting oil in ect.. turned the key and..... nothing, just turning over but no starting.
This problem was present on the first engine too, we guessed a faulty ignition switch as everything else had been checked, looking at the wiring around the ignition its a surprise it didnt catch fire..



Lee had a spare gti loom so it was out with the dash and in with the new loom in about 30 mins..



Then turned the key again, and after a few seconds she started and ran brilliantly , excellent really as the dizzy timing or carbs arnt even set, but it purred so sweetly and made me feel great to hear it rev.. So cheers to Si and Lee for getting it going its AWESOME!!!!!!



Now just the throttle cable to do, and building up the rest of the car.. she will be on the road VERY soon

Yeah man, not long now!!!

Take her for a spin tomorrow afternoon maybe if we can rig a throttle up scrap heap challenge style...

Was great to hear it actually running pretty damn good for once mate. Mines a Guinness btw

So i think its time for a quick update. Im still working hard to bring the MK1 out on the road with the Germany trip just 6 weeks away . Ive spent hours and hours getting all the electrics working, light problems, horn, just about everything an mot tester wants working.. Didnt but finally i think ive cracked it with everything working as it should.

Ive changed the front brakes for G60 280mm discs and calipers, unfortunately now the BBS RA's wont fit, they are 15's but the design of the wheel fouls the caliper..
GRRRRRR its always something lol, anyway heres the pics..



So i needed new wheels and yesterday collected these from Ruffdub, you'll see em in for sale section as a set of white OZ wheels, but after a few hours this is how they look..



Just a quick refurb done in course texture, look ok and saved ages on prep cos the texture hides everything

So all i have to do now is re-fit the dash and fit the new wheels, set up the carbs and find some filters that will clear the bonnet and after checking everythings fine.. its going finally for an mot, not sure when but its soon as ive insured it from saturday

Fingers crossed no more problems.....

First drive today!!!
It was only a very slow hundred feet and was interesting to say the least with gears, clutch and brakes taking a bit of getting used to lol, but it wants to go and i cant wait to get it out on the open road
Found many more little teething problems to sort, but got all weekend to tinker with it now..

See the first attempt at me driving it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8iHgFtty4&feature=youtu.be

And cheers to Lee for the video

Lol, come on then, lets get back up unit and finish it...