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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: raferackstraw on 20 October 2012, 13:52
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well after 18months of looking i finally found one, needs a bit of welding on the sills but overall body is solid and paint is very good, a few bits and pieces need doing to interior and engine bay. left deposit today car will be delivered weds and balance paid. cant wait.
mot'd til may next year and best of all running a g60, forced induction here we come :evil:
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Congrats dude!!
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can't wait to see some pictures :)
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well guys car was delivered yesterday evening, got it insured today after a bit of hassle. changed the coolant as previous owner had only put water in :rolleyes:
bled up the system and took it up the road, turned on to the dual carriageway and OOOOOMMMMMMFFFFGGGGGODDD :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
the acceleration is completely bonkers more like a motorcycle acceleration, really could not believe how mad it is, made me giggle like a kid.
plans are sort the body, sort the minor defects and eventually get an lsd fitted :smiley:
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Still no pictures ;)
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lol sorry will up load some when i get home during daylight :whistle: spending loads atm on parts
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sorry about the quality sh1tty day and camera phone
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After all that, no money shot ???? :rolleyes: :grin:
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money shot? :huh: :huh: do you mean engine?
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Yup indeedy.
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for you gibby the money shot
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and a better shot of the colour
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managed to keep up with an rs6 yesterday who was trying very hard
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woo hoo today the crappy immobiliser that kept embarassing me is now gone and a proper alarm in place, gone is the ten minutes trying to start it, can now start hawking it around bodyshops to get some quotes, come pay day a new pre rad for the charge cooler and new pump :smug:
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replaced fuse board today in an attempt to cure intermittant flashing oil light, oil pressure is good as indicated by vdo gauge, pretty sure its a wire problem now or clocks, im erring towards clocks as rev counter needle does some wierd stuff when changing gear or slowing down, tomorrow will be cure exhaust knocking, rattle from drivers door, fit oem tail lights and fit oem parcel shelf.
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Now that's better. :cool:
Any ideas what it's pushing BHP wise ?
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well the seller said is was 280 atw but i find that hard to believe as everything ive read about g60s points to around 250 at the fly as the maximum with major head work, standalone management, bigger injectors etc.
its got what looks like standard green injectors, the ecu has been chipped, 4branch mani, the charge cooler , and runs a 1.8t crank pulley with a 68mm charger pulley. i have seen 17psi on the guage but have no idea if that is good or bad for the set up.
i hope to sort the bodywork, i.e get a price, then i will uprate charge cooling system i.e bigger pre rad and better pump and new hoses. the charge cooling system is definitely not efficient due to the piddly little pre rad.
at a guess i would say around the 200bhp mark at the fly, but my god does it shift, even if it was that it still needs an lsd as it just cannot get the power down in 1st, 2nd or 3rd if you plant your foot.
its a keeper so i have a goal to gradually work to, just wish i had the welding skills to do the body :wink:
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Aye 280 is a bit optimistic. 200 in a car that weighs well under a tonne is pretty good going and is always going to quick. :cool: It sounds brill. :afro:
I always thought that a G40 would be a better match for 1 mk1 as the G60 modded is always going to have probs putting the power down.
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Still catching up after a couple months off the site.
Wow!... I don't know why but it looks familiar, I think it's just the colour though. Sounds like you're having a right crack already! Looks good too. I do hate it when sellers feel the need to massage power figures when the truth is impressive enough.
Concerned it only had water in it, do you know how long it had been running like that?... Also, what's the history like, servicing, especially when it comes to the charger? Don't blow it up now! :grin:
Seriously though, look forward to updates on this....
PS. what happened to the cabby?
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good to see your back, :smiley:
its in the bodyshop now, rot was much worse than thought, its all sortable but its looking like 1000+ for welding alone, but once done should be good for at least another 10yrs.
the guy said he had a stack of history but was stored with all his junk and needed to dig it out, ive given up on that so will get charger done once body is sorted and improve charge cooling system.
car is going back to oem on outside, will need to source new stainless manifold and system, as well as carpets.
have already replaced rad,fan, filters, dizzy cap and leads also replaced fuse box and have cured the water leaks.
will also replace engine sensors prior to charger being done and need to get a lambda on it.
will post up pics once its painted :wink:
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went and had a look today and the welder has just about replaced every bit around the outside of the underside, one rear axle mount also requires plating and a new offside wing is on order as well as tank straps. if i had known it was this bad i would have passed on this car but previous work had been done to make it look good but not structurally sound.
thankfully we are doing it all correctly this time so should last a very long time. arches are having rolled and sealed lips so should never rust again and im losing the plastic. hopefully another 2 weeks of welding and prep should see it ready for paint
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pics from yesterday
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there were holes under both rear arches where they meet the rear panel as well as the inner arches, also holes on inner sill where it met the floor pan, it really was a rot box but is all sorted now
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Wow this almost sounds as bad as mine but as I'm light on cash ATM all the work will be carried out by my father in the garage over the next month, mine needs tank out to get to infected areas and engine removed to get to a hole causing a water leak, 30% done now tho
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Daaaamn!... You've had to go deep with this one... Shame. :sad:
As I said recently, it's getting common with older cars that have been resprayed, people seem to tart them up long enough to last their ownership, not to last the life of the car.
Hope the original purchase price wasn't too expensive!
At least if this car comes up for sale again in the future, we'll know it's been in good hands now.
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more pics back on its wheels engine running, lots of small dings but will be like a new shell once sprayed, plastic has gone from arches, will be same colour but with chrome side trims, wheels from the cabby will be going on it
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What colour is it?... I like it. Do you know what the wheels are that are Currently on it? Look like Zenders..
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wheels are compomotive th i think but they are coming off they are too wide and too close to the struts, ill be putting my ronal turbos on if they fit over the 280mm brakes. the colour is a vw blue but not sure from which model but i really like it so it will be same colour
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Aye wheels are TH monos. I love those wheels. :cool: I had them on my rallye.
Keep up the good work. Are you keeping the drawing that's on the windscreen ? :grin:
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:grin: never even clocked that!
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yea thats the prick im being raped by in sorting the body :grin:
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latest pics
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Wow, serious business going on here! Love it. :cool:
Wish I was on a position to turn things round this quickly.
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only reason its quick shaun is cos i have the money to pay, but if i had known the extent of the rot i would have just taken my time and learned how to weld on the car myself and got me in laws to do the tricky bits, bodywork is costing more than i bought it for :shocked:
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hi bud, make sure you clean all the bits inside the engine when its all done, i dont imagine chargers like paint dust!
mines standard but looking at this makes me want a smaller pully and a chip!
do you have a figure you might be looking for for the compomotives? :smiley:
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If you ever think of getting rid you must PM me first.
Not kidding...im after another one of these :cool:
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If you ever think of getting rid you must PM me first.
Not kidding...im after another one of these :cool:
He's only just bought the bloomin' thing! :rolleyes: :grin:
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more prep work
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feck yeah! :cool:
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more pics, arches have been folded to a flat lip and will be sealed to stop any rusting of the edges, this has been done to the rears as well.
inner wing has had a trial coat of stonechip.
this week new windscreen and seal arrived so i dropped that off along with new door hinge pins, new wiring tubes for rear hatch and new front indicators.
im going to order some new oem headlights to get rid of the hideous crosshairs, so it will have a full new set of lights all round.
wheels have been sold for 300 so that will pay off a small part of the bill
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Nice. Did the same to all four of my inner arches, well worth doing. Done a couple of thousand miles since and still looks fresh when pressure washed.
If you want to get a little OCD on protection, may I suggest you drop the shocks out, clean the inside of the turrets and do in there to. Looked inside mine even though everywhere else was clean, it was a bit of 5hit trap and found some surface rust where the top mounts sit.
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think i will have to wait to do that shaun, im starting to get a bit impatient and just want it finished so i can get on with the other bits and drive it around for a bit
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think i will have to wait to do that shaun, im starting to get a bit impatient and just want it finished so i can get on with the other bits and drive it around for a bit
If it's on coilovers it wouldn't take long at all. :drool: I hear you though as I'm sure you weren't planning things like this so soon.
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bought these for it today
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now need to decide whether to trim rear bench the same as these or make the fronts black and grey stripe
any opinions welcome
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Smart, hmm tough call. Long term I suspect that I would not like the colour of those seats so would be tempted to do something new for both front and back, quite like the idea of the OEM seat colours as you suggest...
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think im gonna go with matching seats to the rears, meanwhile at the body shop doors are primed and look like they are brand new, shell is ready for primer and being masked off
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the guys hard at it flatting primer
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Wish I could watch someone doing mine!
coming on nicely. :cool:
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its mostly painted now, colour is darker than the pic, the doors and hatch are back on and wings also painted, the bonnet has had to be redone. this week i have found that the rear brakes were totally fooked as well as the fronts and the disc backing plates were dust, also wishbone bushes are knackered, new wishbones ordered. brakes have been renewed all round and will fit backing plates and wishbones either tomorrow or friday.
front panel will be painted tomorrow and then can refit wings and bonnet.
have had to buy 10mm spacers for front as ronal turbos wont fit without them.
the so called enthusiast i bought the car from was an utter coont who did sod all maintenance, when i pulled off rear drums the shoes just fell off :shocked:
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front now painted and new parts on the front suspension, new bushes, wishbones, ball joints,backing plates, discs and pads, also straightened lower strut brace, should get wings back on tomorrow.
bonnet reacted again so was primered again and flatted
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more colour shots, the paint is fantastic and has not even been polished yet
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it lives after 6 months, very tappety on first run but fine now
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almost there now, rear seats and door cards to do and then just little bits and bobs.
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thats looking lovely... are you doing the rear seats and cards yourself?
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really not sure what to do with inside. want to make sure no water getting in first, noticed a small patch required on osr inner arch in cabin, will move gauges up to stereo position and stereo down to console. i want to use it for a bit, need to get mot, delivered meteringhead today for one of the guys in mk2 forum and he got some lovely seats and wheels, which gave me some ideas.
really want to sort rattles and reliability so will use it as a local runabout to sort the niggles, took it for a spin on a private road today, its even more bonkers than i remember, the garage owner took it for a spin and came back grinning and his hair looking like he had been electrocuted and babbling like a fool :grin:
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ha ha.. sounds great!
i'm doing pretty much the same... making sure it is watertight and running properly before concentrating on the cosmetics in depth, although i'll be trying to keep it all as original as possible.
have you been pleased with the paintwork since it was painted?
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very much so, there are a few minor bits where its been knocked but the colour and overall finish is fantastic, the guy is not happy with bonnet and will do it again and i am not happy with the new wing bloody patent parts. it needs running around for abit so i get to know it more, when you see colour in sunlight its really stunning but overall looks original
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very much so, there are a few minor bits where its been knocked but the colour and overall finish is fantastic, the guy is not happy with bonnet and will do it again and i am not happy with the new wing bloody patent parts. it needs running around for abit so i get to know it more, when you see colour in sunlight its really stunning but overall looks original
thats good to know... and glad it still looks original, its looking great :cool: