Hi guys
Considering selling my lifes ambition. I have read just now that loadsa people are thinking of selling. Anyway, What sort of money do you recknon I could get for my golf.
It is a;
1981 MK1 1600 GTi
Bare shell photo restoration last year
Re-sprayed Madison Blue (not VW, nearly black)
G60 Steels 195/50VR15 NCT5s
Cross Drilled Discs with Pagid Fast Road pads
Metal brake lines
Recently returned to standard ride height with 15mm lowering front cups (at last have got rid of the bl**dy understeer!!!)
Poly bushes
Perspex windows (still have the glass)
Black and Grey strip interior with new headlining (mint)
Tilt and Slide sunroof
Original rebuilt FM code 5 speed close ratio box (out drag anything...)
Engine (EG code)
Block has been ground (to incress compression), max over-board, new shells, pistons, lightened and ballanced (inc. clutch and flywheel and bottom pulley)
Head and Manifolds have been ported, polished, port matched and flowed (with print out to prove) new valves and guides cut back to aid flow, valve heads machined and multi angled for max flow and sealing, machined to accept TSR 103 Cam
Audi 2.3 Thottle body with modified inlet manifold
No warm up bypass valve
Catch tank
VW motorsport air box
Full Magnex 4 into 1 exhaust
Electric water pump with thermostatic control
New everything, starter, dizzy, alternator, coil, lights, you get the idea
Cut off in it's prime making 110bhp at the wheels @ the limiter (now removed)
(about 140 @ the crank, with guestmate at 150+ now limiter has been removed)
Flat as a fart below 2500rpm, comes on cam at 5000rpm and is waaaaaay too addictive, hey you didn't think I spent all this money to drive like Aunt Daisy? Yes I do warm her up before the second buterfly gets opened.
AND THE BIT I AM MOST PROUD OF, after nearly 90 hours of blood, sweet and about 6'000'000 nervous break downs, a servo/master cylinder assy. in front of the driver, no wan*y linkages, I did it because everyone said I couldn't. Does it work? See my mate 'hovering' held by his seatbelt and I showed him how good the brakes are says yes. Would I reccomend any one else try it? er no, unless you feel the need to go bald...
Reasons to sell
I asked a mate who owns a body shop to spray it, big mistake, I am not the sort of person to complain to mates, the respray is good, but not flawless (I see things when I clean it
)
I drive like I am 17 again
, I can't help it, had a play with a VR6 the other day and it only drew level and passed me after 85mph. Oh it will pull its self off the clock, easily, on the flat.
Please tell me I am mad to even consider selling, I know I have no way of getting even half of what I spent on it back.
Cheers
kraM
PS I am a mechanic, so no labour costs, well nearly my wife...
