Mk1 Golf Gti, wannabe racer!!

hoopster wrote:

looks spot on m8

Jimbo wrote:

splitter looks a million times better mate when you want this trade card? couldnt make it to the meet last night

Cheers lads

No rush for the card james, will get it off ya whenever

no worries lee

Few pic's from springfest

Thanks to those that took them












Hit a brick on the A14 near alconbury the tuesday after the show. Was doing around 75. Managed to direct the car so it went between the sump and the drivers side wheel. It did take the offside part of the splitter with it though

that sucks dude. on the bright side it looks s**t hot in all these photos

wow thats poo! looking very swish mate. i must say wheels are definatley the best bit

Broke down last night on the way home from cambridge

Looked like the fuel pump relay blew along with the 15 amp fuse.

Mike was'nt far behind so he stopped to assist. Another 15 amp fuse blew so we ended up towing her home. Thanks mike , i owe ya man.


Anyway, tried another relay, checked fuses. Still no luck

Ran a wire direct from battery to pump to check. No buzzing so it looks like its seized

Now off to go collect a new pump from gsf then fit in time for me going out tonight and the stanford hall show tomorrow which i'am on the mk1golf OC stand.

Gotta love old cars

oh poop luck, good old mike to save the day! did i spot a bit more lows on the go since the last meet?

curtis_caddy wrote:

oh poop luck, good old mike to save the day! did i spot a bit more lows on the go since the last meet?

All working again now mate. Just come in from hoovering it up ready for tomorrow.

Yep, i dropped it a tad more on the front

Hey these things will happen on old cars but it dont matter coz now its sorted

Number 3 spoiler busted today

Speed bump at south kilworth was pretty big, even got stuck on it so had to reverse off lol.

Managed to mount the spoiler back on when parked up on the MK1golf OC stand so it did'nt look odd though

I've still got both parts so i'll fix it back on somehow

Think its time to either fit a medium sized spoiler or maybe use a mk2 16v small bumper chin spoiler.

spotted this on edition and thought you might be interested as you seem to have a need for it

http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=303853

CaddyRage wrote:

Broke down last night on the way home from cambridge

Looked like the fuel pump relay blew along with the 15 amp fuse.

Mike was'nt far behind so he stopped to assist. Another 15 amp fuse blew so we ended up towing her home. Thanks mike , i owe ya man.


Anyway, tried another relay, checked fuses. Still no luck

Ran a wire direct from battery to pump to check. No buzzing so it looks like its seized

Now off to go collect a new pump from gsf then fit in time for me going out tonight and the stanford hall show tomorrow which i'am on the mk1golf OC stand.

Gotta love old cars

No worries dude

curtis_caddy wrote:

oh poop luck, good old mike to save the day! did i spot a bit more lows on the go since the last meet?

Think i need to paint the van Yellow and fit some flashing lights

Cupra20 wrote:

spotted this on edition and thought you might be interested as you seem to have a need for it

http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=303853

Cheers mate

dont think i'll be buying another duckbill though

No pic's but over the past few days, i have received

Camber shim's.
Mk2 16v rear discs. Now only need to get cables ordered to do a rear disc conversion.
Replacement windscren i got cheap off mark1-vw(cheers mate). I've added a gloss black sunstrip which i'll see if it looks good once fitted.

Also a pair of brand new 2in lips to make 8in wide turbo's. More than likely going down the polished lip route aswell and probs have them all sorted for Inters

why do you need camber shims lee?

you can get 3 degrees of camber by adjusting the coilover/hub mount

thermal wrote:

why do you need camber shims lee?

you can get 3 degrees of camber by adjusting the coilover/hub mount

LOL


they are for the rear.

why would you want rear camber? i thought the ozs are 8s?

thermal wrote:

why would you want rear camber? i thought the ozs are 8s?

I got the shims incase i decided to add camber whilst doing a rear disc conversion. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone like!.

I'am going to make my turbo's sit flush with the arch though so they probs wont be used at this present time

CaddyRage wrote:

thermal wrote:

why would you want rear camber? i thought the ozs are 8s?

I got the shims incase i decided to add camber whilst doing a rear disc conversion. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone like!.

I'am going to make my turbo's sit flush with the arch though so they probs wont be used at this present time

You gonna trim the arch covers and roll the arches?

matty_mk1 wrote:

You gonna trim the arch covers and roll the arches?

Pretty much already trimmed back from when i had the 9in bandeds on mate

CaddyRage wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

You gonna trim the arch covers and roll the arches?

Pretty much already trimmed back from when i had the 9in bandeds on mate

OH right, felt like theres was quite abit left when i lest felt it up

matty_mk1 wrote:

CaddyRage wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

You gonna trim the arch covers and roll the arches?

Pretty much already trimmed back from when i had the 9in bandeds on mate

OH right, felt like theres was quite abit left when i lest felt it up

You'll see tomorrow mate. I'd been trimming it bit by bit. I'll see what kinda scrubbage i get and trim some more if need be. The rear arches will be cut out and replaced at some stage anyway.

Thought i'd update my thread with pic's taken during the DC10 show day

Pulled the tyres off the front wheels at work today and as soon as i was home, i split the wheels.



Tested a 2in lip


Pretty much how i wanted it


What ya thinks?

Also ordered a pair of brand new 1.5in lips today

Will be stripping the other 2 wheels down tomorrow

so they gonna be the size they was ment to be now

looks good though mate, think the polished dish will break up the blackness nicely.