Mk1 Golf Gti, wannabe racer!!

very nice m8 looks sweet

uh huh looking good lee,

More pics please.

holy fap lee you dont hang around looking awesome though dude

hoopster wrote:

very nice m8 looks sweet

Cheers man

guy wrote:

uh huh looking good lee,

More pics please.

More pic's tommorrow Guy

Lupton_20vt wrote:

holy fap lee you dont hang around looking awesome though dude

Aint got time to hang around chris, its my daily so i having to get lifts with the wife. She had today off though so i was free to use the ibiza.

Hopefully be running tomorrow, just doing some research into what set up to work the idling.

I can easily wire it up as it would be in a mk2 golf and use the ISV set up But, to save having loads of loom(from mk2), i plan on using the mk1 gti loom, adding in the ECU 16v part and running AAV to work idling as it would've done when it was an 8V.

Bet you cant wait to turn the key, you got right stuck in with this

Day 3 update

Its running and i drove it home

Pic of the bay



Few things i not happy about
Position of throttle and clutch cables, going to re-route them so they look tidier.
The mk1 gti fuel lines was'nt long enough to tuck them away so they have to stay til i get some made or if i find the PL 16v lines.


I wired it up using the mk1 gti loom then added in the KR ECU loom which i shortened. The ecu is now neatly tucked in the rain tray and attached to the TCI unit, just how i did in my caddy.
Because i was'nt running the full KR loom, i could'nt use the ISV set up for controling the idling.
I used the AAV from the old gti engine which i chopped its mounting bracket off and filed down so it was just a neat cylinder.



After priming the pump so the fueling was under pressure, turned key fully and she started first time, Result.
Would'nt idle at all though then i realised i forgotten to connect the vacuum pipe to ecu , Yes i was in a rush to get her done.

Once sorted, she idled brill with just a little adjustment with the Idle screw on the TB.
Set my gear linkage up which works perfect first time then went for a spin(literally).
Its twice the car it was before. Goes, stops and sounds great.

16v Conversion, Brake upgrade and stainless system done in 3 days. Get in there


Massive thanks to Paul and Lee at tinklers who gave me a hand when needed. Also thanks to mike

Looks awesome dude, nice one!

congrats Lee, good job!

Back of the net! so it quicker then and it stops better thats good

Nicely done.

Cheers lads

Need to look for a catch tank now, you'll notice in the pic that i've just left crank breather hanging over the drivers side chassis leg.

Going to give it a clean tomorrow

sweeeet bruvvvvvv

looking good Lee, think you now owe me a ride out in her now she's finished

gld wrote:

looking good Lee, think you now owe me a ride out in her now she's finished

Sure no probs mate. Wait til the roads get better first though

Looks good and well done for the 3 day turnaround. Much more satisfying turning the key when you done all the work yourself than if you just paid a big bill on the credit card for it all!

Nicely done Lee, When you're on a ride out, spin this way and let me have a lookeysee under the hood.

Good jobbb !!

Just emailed the video across to you dude

good work m8

Ian83 wrote:

Looks good and well done for the 3 day turnaround. Much more satisfying turning the key when you done all the work yourself than if you just paid a big bill on the credit card for it all!

Cheers ian, i worked out that i spent 25 hours doing the conversion which i'am well happy with as i did'nt just chuck it in, i made things look as neat as possible too. Doing the conversion with the rocco inlet also added more time due to making up things to fit as i still missing some of the rare PL code engine parts. Will hopefully find these parts in time or maybe when i over worthersee next year.

guy wrote:

Nicely done Lee, When you're on a ride out, spin this way and let me have a lookeysee under the hood.

Good jobbb !!

Sure no probs guy, maybe go see that fuel line maker at the same time

VW Mike wrote:

Just emailed the video across to you dude

Cheers mike, i'll post it up when i get home if i get 5 mins before i go out for the night.

hoopster wrote:

good work m8

Cheers buddy, quite pleasing to see others appreciate what i've done in little time

They are called CFE HYDRAULICS in Milton.

Small vid of the exhaust note taken by mike

https://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k314/caddyrage/mk1%20golf%20gti/?action=view&current=Caddyrage.flv

sounds beautiful lee

good s**t homie

CustomChris wrote:

sounds beautiful lee

sounds better than your wanky ol car

joe thats harsh, that backbox is still here if you want it for the van ?

CustomChris wrote:

joe thats harsh, that backbox is still here if you want it for the van ?

nah im not used to the power increase that ile gain from that beast