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General => New forum members => Topic started by: wshawn on 17 April 2010, 19:45

Title: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: wshawn on 17 April 2010, 19:45

I've just acquired this

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/shawn-b/golf-1.jpg)

and its the first watercooled car I've owned for several years now as I usually drive around in this

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/shawn-b/013-1.jpg)

which for those who don't recognise the old aircooled dubs is a Type 4 or VW 412LE Variant fitted with a rear cooled 1.7 FI motor.

But that is going of on a tangent as this is a watercooled forum  :rolleyes:

I bought the Golf a couple of weeks ago and had to get it through its MoT, fix a couple of windows that wouldn't go up and down, change a couple of tyres and fix a cutting out when cold issue.

Thankfully the MoT was painless, just a small amount of welding to front NS strut tower. Apparently an unusual place to rot?

The windows just required a new mechanism for the drivers window and the rear NS a couple of cable ties to secure the cable to the slider.

Tyres are tyres so...

and the cutting out was crap in the throttle body.

All of these things are now done and I'm enjoying driving it whilst my 412 is off the road for some much needed to welding to the fresh air box.

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: JC on 17 April 2010, 19:47

hello and welcome

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: jonnyturbo on 17 April 2010, 21:19

welcome  :smiley:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: wshawn on 19 April 2010, 16:54

Thanks for the welcome  :smiley:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: GOLF_STU on 19 April 2010, 22:23

welcome along  :cool:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: Guy on 26 April 2010, 13:08

welcome  :cool:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 26 April 2010, 16:22

Welcome to the forum  :cool:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: marty341 on 01 May 2010, 17:07

welcome mate :smiley:

Lovely car!

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: Andy-H on 01 May 2010, 17:54

Welcome along  :smiley:

Title: Re: Just got my first Gti so thought I'd drop by and say hi
Post by: jonnyturbo on 01 May 2010, 18:15

Hello and welcome