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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Golf mk1 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 04 March 2007, 12:46
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i bought my mk1 about two years ago now, when i bought it the body work was in pritty good nick for its age. The car already had the clipper kit fitted and also had a clipper four light front grill, it had steel wheels, black rear lights and a full s/s exhaust and a 4 into 1 manifold. It also had the gti decals down the bottom side of the car.
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Now that i had the car i started to sort the styling out, i had the decals removed and had the side's blown over, i then fitted a single debadged grill and crystal front head lights, i also changed the front indicators from smoked to a set of crystal ones from Germany which fit the clipper bumper. I also fitted clear rear lights instead of the black ones. The next step was to sort out the suspension, i had new wish bones fitted and then had a 40mm Bilstein kit fitted at Demon Tweeks.
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next up i got rid of the steel wheels for a set of TSW Catalunias which at the time i really liked but in hind site i suppose i should have gone for a more 'dub' type wheel but hey, i also fitted the chrome trim down the sides of the car and tinted the bottom half of the clear lights red.
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next up i found a nice set of leather seats from a mk2 on ebay, they where in near mint condition so i decided to get them, now looking back it may have been a better idea to have just had the mk1 seats re-trimmed as i have had loads of bother trying to get the mk2 rear bench to fit! :rolleyes:
oh and i picked up a new steering wheel as the car had a strange blue rubber wheel fitted!!! :sick:
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a set of mk2 white dials also winged them selves into the dash with a set of blue led lights from e-bay to make the dash a little more interesting at night!
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next after going to a few vw shows i saw a couple of cars with the black and silver plates and really thought they would suit the car, i picked up a set off the internet and have had them on the car for about 18months - touch wood i have no problems with the old bill ..... yet! :grin:
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also had little more body work done, in the form of moving the front number plate ( smoothing out all the holes) to the bottom of the bumper and fitted it to a vr6 front splitter.
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ignore the chrome wipers they were a passing fase! lol :rolleyes: :smiley:
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next up was the cat 1 alarm and imob which i had fitted with central locking so that i could de-lock the car, i also bought some chrome rear handles from Germany which look good but are made of plastic ..... but tbh you cant really tell and they do the job ( after a bit of gigger pockery! :grin:)
I was never really happy with the 40mm drop so i invested in a set of 60mm spax springs and had these fitted but kept the bilstein shocks, also had the camber and toe sorted after the new drop!
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had a few problems with the car too, poped a drive shaft in Swindon which was nice! Glad i got AA cover when i bought this car! :smiley:
also fitted a stelth shelf in the back with some 6' 9's, still sound pritty poo tbh, think i need an amp! fitted new sony head unit and some kenwood front door speakers (standard size ones)
took the car to France just before June last year, managed to lose 5th gear on the way back and also picked up a fault at high revs! nice :smiley:
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started to get pissed off with the car after the french trip, the car also decided to blow the fuel lines under the bonnet and piss fuel all over the inlet manifold, near gassed me! lol :laugh: :rolleyes: oh and i was lucky the old gal didnt go up in flames!
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i had a full new set of braided fuel lines fitted which i got straight from vw and then booked my car in with G star dub world. I really cant sing Tesh's mates praises enough, the guy was so sound and really sorted my car out a treat, he sorted out the running problem, had my gear box reconditioned and fitted a new clutch! All this for half the price that i thought it would be! The car runs sweet as a nut and it has 5 gears!!! which is nice! :grin:
Now this brings me up to date just about, the car has been sat in my garage since December due to me coming away to the wonderful Camp Bastion in Afghan, i get back in April and i have to get the old gal taxed and M.O.T'ed which i hope wont break the bank! After this i am getting some new rims, Ronal LS are looking like the safest bet and should really finish off the styling of the car! Also getting the boot smoothed of wiper and badges, think i will leave the lock on though! will sort some new pics once i have the car ship shape again! :smiley:
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right now the car is road legal its time to get to work, the car had a fine layer of mold i guess inside which was nice! (my garage leaks like a trooper at the mo, not good for old brum!) :rolleyes: thats all gone now and i have tied up the inside a bit! Also the rear lights were looking a tad tired, the red tint spray had gone pink in some parts so i removed the lights and re-did them, also adding some clear laquer to try and stop the red rubbing off again!
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all done, looking like new again!! :smiley:
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how do! well next up on my list of things to do was to try and match the inlet manifold to the larger throttle body that i fitted (now bear in mind i have had this on about 18 months!! :rolleyes:) well at least i got round to it in the end! lol
i used the wet tea towel in the manifold trick and then used a hover to clean all the metal shards up.
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now i would have liked to have taken a little more off but the noise was pritty bad and i didnt want to p'ss the folks in my street off too much!
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Hi all, well my new rims are here! i think they look mint and really suit the car! :grin: :cool:
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Well my mk1 is not running right at the mo, went to no rice and a couple of days later it started to cut out as if it was running out of fuel, this was bad as i was hoping to get to the GTI spring festival on the sunday. I had the fuel pump changed as i thought this might be on the way out but to no avail so i had to miss the show! Most of the garages around my area i really dont trust my mk1 to, they dont really understand the k-jet system so i managed to find a place in Witney that had all the right test equipment to check and set up the system propley! gave the car a good wash and polish and also wax oiled some of the underside and in the rear pannels and doors!
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car on tow truck off to get fixed! (i hope!!!!!) :rolleyes: :cry:
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and on another note, i managed to get the oil temp and preshure vdo guages i have been after for ages to go with the vaults one already in the car! got them both for 20 quid with the bulb holders! so when i get the car back i can bang them in, have read up on it and it seems quite easy! also got some more blue led bulbs to fit in to them! :grin:
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will let you know what was up with the car when they start work on monday! :smiley:
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new speakers came today, getting a mate to make some mdf speaker rings to mount them on, going to fit them where the old one's go! lets hope they sound better than the 6 be 4's! :smiley:
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here are the speaker rings my mate has made, just have to spray them up and get them fitted in the doors, will get some pics once i get my car back! :smiley:
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well as the car is STILL at the garage i have been buying some more 'gubbins'
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should look better than the standard one's! :undecided: :smiley:
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right now i have the car back i have started to fit a few bits and bobs, first up is this single wiper! also had a mk2 motor but i couldnt get it to work so have used the mk1 but tbh after a really good wd-ing it works fine! :smiley:
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today i fitted some 5mm wheel spacers to the rear of the car to fill the arch out a little! :smiley:
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Hi all, well the car now has a new hart beating in her! well kind of, i have bought and had fitted ( by paul who is a top bloke aka tomo38 off of here) a modded DX lump, its had head work and cam as well as a rebuild! Paul was a star and it took a little longer than expected to fit due to a few snags which paul sorted out! Now its all in the car really does go like stink! the fun factor is back big time! :grin:
here are a few pics! :smiley:
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Hi all, well have done a few more bits and bobs - VDO's are in, just need to get the oil preshure working, also fitted the new speakers and window winders! Gave the car a good clean inside too! Took a few pics at my work too! ooohhh planes! lol :grin:
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here are some shots of the vdo's at night :smiley:
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grrr this is what happens when you have pulled a 14 hour night shift! :angry:
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a few pics of the car a bristol volksfest, another tan-tastic day! :grin:
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right, car is booked in to my local body shop (cheap and cheerful) he is going to smooth and respray the tailgate but leave the lock on, also i am having the passenger door resprayed as tin worm is comming through and also having the ding in the passenger wing sorted! says he will do it all for £250 which i dont think is too bad! :undecided: will post some pics once i get it back! :smiley:
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here is the new look tailgate! no more rust! joy! :smiley: will get pics of the other work when i get round to it! starter motor is next on the list, job for the weekend!
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well the car has been going fine, had a new clutch fitted so all is well there! speedo has stopped working but the cable is only 20 quid so will get round to that soon! looking at selling the car but had no interest so might keep her a bit longer! :tongue: :grin:
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well keeping the car now! lol :rolleyes: need to sort the gear box and a new speedo cable! :smiley:
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right, been a bit slow on the updates - bought some 8 quid chrome trip from chav-fords! looks really good tbh! makes the car a bit more 'mk1' if you know what i mean? :undecided:
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how good is your aero wiper? im thinking of getting them for the cab?!
i heard they dont fit well on mk1 windscreen - cant understand how something to do with shape of glass or something. obv mine is slightly different as i've not got single wiper!
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its really good han tbh! :smiley:
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right been messing about with the rear lights, gone for all red! :smiley:
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right bit of an update! thomo320 aka big paul came down with a replacement box, alternator and starter for the old gal! All went pritty well until it came to putting the drive shafts back on, at which point we found out that the shafts on my car are 100m and the new box takes the 90mm type! so have had to leave it until we sort out the right drive shafts but after that all should be well again! well for a few days anyway! :rolleyes: :tongue:
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right while the car is off the road! (trying to track down the dash fault! i have got my head round the wiring diagram so going to have a good look at it all today! :wink:)
Bought a few more odds and sods - new lower strut brace
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And a new seat!! Joe is sorting a drivers seat for me! whoop whoop! just need to sell the leather now and find a rear bench! :grin:
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right, well thats it, game over! car has been picked up and is off up to north yorkshire. i hope she has a good home and gets fixed, would love to see it with a 1.8t lump in it! :cry:
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where bouts in NYorkshire?
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beedale :smiley: