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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: black_cabbie on 19 March 2005, 02:13

Title: Hi all!
Post by: black_cabbie on 19 March 2005, 02:13

Although I knew about this forum many months ago, I only now decided to register. My name is George and I am Greek.

Here are some pics of my cab. Enjoy!

(http://perso.latribu.be/koutsis/Photos/Index/CIMG0867.jpg)
(http://perso.latribu.be/koutsis/Photos/Black_Golf/IMGP3704.jpg)
(http://perso.latribu.be/koutsis/Photos/Black_Golf/IMGP3709.jpg)
(http://perso.latribu.be/koutsis/Photos/Black_Golf/IMGP3723.jpg)
(http://perso.latribu.be/koutsis/Photos/Black_Golf/IMGP3732.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/BLACK_cabbie/Photos%20from%20Trip%20to%20Greece/IMGP4102.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/BLACK_cabbie/Photos%20from%20Trip%20to%20Greece/IMGP4103.jpg)

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: sam..mk1 on 19 March 2005, 02:20

thats a nice cab you got there mate

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Post by: jv on 19 March 2005, 09:56

Very nice  :cool:

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Post by: richard ellison on 19 March 2005, 10:28

wow! v nice. G60 engine? what BHP you pushing out?  :tongue:

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Post by: Dinky on 19 March 2005, 12:55

V nice hun! :cool:

Dinx :kiss:

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Post by: carrie on 19 March 2005, 13:37

nice cab there, question what did you use for the cruise control, or was it already on the car?

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Post by: AdamB on 19 March 2005, 17:47

Tasty looking cab you have there, welcome to the forum.
You'll have to give us all a run down of the mods you have made to it.
This is mine beneath, along with a VR6 Corrado Storm.

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: black_cabbie on 19 March 2005, 23:46

Well the engine is only a standard 8V I am afraid. The badge was forgotten there when I remove the badgless grille from my old cabriolet to install it on this one.
It has a 270 Kent GS2H cam, adjustable pulley, AMS chip, K&N panel filter and a Supersprint 4-2-1 manifold with straight through pipe in place of the cat. Before the Manifold it produced 111hp on the crank. Keep in mind that this is a US spec car with 94hp as standard not 98 like the europeans. I expect after the manifold to have arround 120 since the cat is badly clogged.
It is lowered on KW Variant 2 coilovers, wearing 195/45/16 Toyo T1-S which will be soon replaced by T1-R. It has upper and lower stress bar and I am thinking of getting a rear one too, although i am not 100% sure about that.
Brakes are 256 front with goodbridge lines and standard drums at the back. Due to the STUPID belgian law, we are not allowed to changed the brakes, engine and many other "usefull" stuff on the car.
I am on the market for a 3A block at the moment. A p&p head will probably be the next mod and I think thats the end to that.
As for the cruise control, it was already there. The stalks and the cluster were changed by me. I just finished converting the VDO gauges with white faces and blue LEDs.
Check out this page for How Tos and Guides.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1065244&uid=104174&postid=17653552#17653552

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Post by: BobbyT on 20 March 2005, 17:01

Hi, that looks like a sweet ride! i like it alot! :grin:
how did you do your clocks? (the blue led's) it looks really good!!

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Post by: eyeletboy on 20 March 2005, 18:37

that's one sweet motor :smiley: seen that one before but can't remember where though :undecided:

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Post by: mk1 on 20 March 2005, 18:57

Very nice, like the dash? :cool:.
Welcome to golfgti.
Steve.

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Post by: gibby on 20 March 2005, 22:54

Sweet cab.   :grin: I guess they don't need side repeaters for MOT's in Belgium then !  :grin:

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Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 21 March 2005, 08:41

Wow that's stunning  :shocked:

Welcome to the forum mate  :wink: :smiley:

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Post by: carrie on 21 March 2005, 12:23

Quote from: gibby on 20 March 2005, 22:54

Sweet cab.? ?:grin: I guess they don't need side repeaters for MOT's in Belgium then !? :grin:

looks like there is none fitted, so same as in uk if not fitted they are not required.
on motorcycles if you are only using it during the day the construction & use regs only require a brake light and no others

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Madone_si on 21 March 2005, 18:02

That is one sweet cab, welcome to the forum - I love that paint work - really nice finish.

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Post by: dj g on 21 March 2005, 21:32

yes that car is heavy :wink: how did you get the brake light in the boot lid and what colour is the re spray cause been looking at the different blacks yours looks the dogs B :laugh:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Dinky on 21 March 2005, 21:40

I thought that was a reflector tbh..with you gettin sum to put on the car wen changin the rear lights?!..cud b wrong like :undecided:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: black_cabbie on 21 March 2005, 22:16

Thanks guys and gals.  :wink:

Somebody emailed me asking how I did the lights. I have sent him two guides I have created and posted in the vortex.
One for the cluster and one for the 52mm VDO gauges.

The Rear lights come with the reflectors but I doubt anyone ever fitted them. They have somekind of adheshive at the back and you are supposed to put them directly under the lights. yeah right!  :grin:

The 3rd brake light is standard on US cars. The funny thing is that the Americans are getting rid of it and the europeans pay silly money when they come across a boot lid with this brake light.

The color is standard black. I guess any black looks the same if its clean and polished.