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Title: Hi all!
Post by: Morb on 16 July 2006, 20:05

Bing Bong! Hi everyone, im Morb, from Kings Lynn. I used to own this...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Morbius666/bugger0.jpg)

..but that got wrecked....and now ive just bought this!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Morbius666/gtia.jpg)

love it! my first gti!, got it for a song too, though had lots of cleaning to do and it needs a bit of work, but not much.
i dare say i can learn a lot from you guys....

anyway, its a 1.6, 1981. Im guessing 8 valve (no, im not a mechanic!). What performance should i expect? its quite quick now, but its idling at 500rpm, so should i expect much more after the tune up and BIG service on Friday?

..anyway..

hello.  :wink:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 16 July 2006, 21:00

Arrow. :cool:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: >>Mart<< on 16 July 2006, 21:51

hey welcome  :grin:

looks in good cond for the age

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Dinky on 16 July 2006, 23:58

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

erm..painted walls o tyres?hhmm... :laugh:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Morb on 17 July 2006, 08:04

Hey them whitewalls looked the mutts! (they were a rubber trim over the tyre, cost about £60 i think.!).
I wouldnt use them again though as they wear your tyre walls out rapidly. :wink:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Rhyso on 17 July 2006, 08:30

how do  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Hot Stuff on 17 July 2006, 09:53

Hello  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: KINGS> on 18 July 2006, 17:42

dem white walls iz gangsta... i want some on my car  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Dinky on 18 July 2006, 18:45

^ and my point is proven...
:laugh:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Len on 18 July 2006, 20:50

Whitewalls on a Cab! Sacriledge eh Dinx?  :rolleyes: :laugh:

Anyway having seen error of ways - welcome!

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Lottie on 18 July 2006, 20:54

Hiya, welcome to the forum  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Neaty on 18 July 2006, 20:57

hello and welcome

yea the mark 1's are 8 valve. If its idling a bit low then turn the idle screw up a bit so it sits nicely at about 850-900 ish!. They should have 110bhp so best way to find out is to take it to a rolling road and get it set up properly.

p.s. nice looking mark 1's, both look really tidy!  :cool:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Morb on 19 July 2006, 00:19

Cheers for the info Neaty! You can be my new best friend on here! as for those others,  :rolleyes: how can you diss my whitewalls? They looked the the dogs! I smell jealousy :wink:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Morbius666/cabby.jpg)

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Len on 19 July 2006, 11:53

Whitewalls are neat on 30's to 50's cars only!

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Morb on 19 July 2006, 23:34

Quote from: Len405 on 19 July 2006, 11:53

Whitewalls are neat on 30's to 50's cars only!

lol! no-one says 'neat' anymore! Anyway, i thought my tyres were smashing :wink: . Im not gonna have an argument on here in my first week. :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all!
Post by: Neaty on 19 July 2006, 23:57

you are alright mate

I like the whitewalls, add a bit of nostalgia to it, plus the car is white so works well.