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General => General discussion => Topic started by: GavG60 on 12 May 2004, 09:32
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mucking about on ebay last night 'accidentally' bought a mk1 golf.....
has haf 18 engine conversion, don't know if it's gti or not, gti brakes, mk1 gti wheels.....hasn't run for a year :-\
I am soooooooo f**kin stupid...... my missus is going to kill me :'( :'( :'(
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Show us the link to it then! I hate ebay, I keep buying cr@p!
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2476839762&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:UK:6
::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :'( :'( :'(
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OMG, what are you like..........you're misses is going to be furious :o
Mk1 though........its worth it ;)
By the way, were you serious about me puting the FHM photo in that GIF for you?
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pmsl!!! so many lovely yellow golfs 8) :D
i wouldnt worry too much gav - even if u just strip it and sell the parts u could quickly cover your costs. i just hope u have somewhere to put it :P
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I've seen the future.......and it's yellow ;D
Any chance of getting it in my sig Rich? :D :D :D
Vix - I have a small bit of drive.......err sh!t
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Leave it with me ;)
Just the FHM pic or mixed into the grill GIF?
Just looked at the ebay link..........doesn't look bad at all for the money. You must have spent more than that at the weekend on all those bits!
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sssshhhhhh.....you'll get me in trouble Rich! ;)
you know what though, I'll probably get it home (erm..somehow) and decide to keep it and stick some nice fat webbers on ;D
is there such a thing as a 1.8 vw engine that's not fuel injected? wondering what the seller means by 1800 conversion... ???
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p.s. the mixed grill please mate! with the girlies in the middle..... :o
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No worries, I'll get that sorted
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lmao!... start packing ya bags :D
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is there such a thing as a 1.8 vw engine that's not fuel injected? wondering what the seller means by 1800 conversion... ???
yep, the scirocco had a 1.8 carbed lump, as did the Golf GL (certainly later models). to the best of my knowledge its indentical to the GTI, minus injection.
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so is this mark 1 gonna b a track day project ?? inters turns people into speed junkies doesnt it :D
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Oh dear, looks like it needs some cash spent on it. I know a good B&B you can use until the misses cools down! ;D
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keep playing about Gav and I'll be giving you the number to my solicitor. lol. Tidy looking little car though mate. take care.
Brad
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keep playing about Gav and I'll be giving you the number to my solicitor. lol. Tidy looking little car though mate. take care.
Brad
still engaged at the moment mate......feel like i could be on thin ice soon........ the car looks deceptably shiny in the pic, which means it's probably falling apart ;D
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cars always look deceptively better in photos than in real life - mines proof of that ;D
lets just hope the shell is fairly solid - a good starting point always helps :D
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WHAT ARE YOU LIKE !!! ;D
And come on what's this accidental business - you know you wanted it really or you wouldn't have bid ;)
You got somewhere to keep it too?
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listen mate, my hand slipped....... ;D
I've got a bit of driveway to put in on, but I don't know how I'm going to get it back to my house from kent....... Don't fancy a trip to the countryside do you Dave?
p.s. getting my 16v tuned next week....no more embarrasing moments with your 8v ;)
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We'll see ... and if your stuck for a hand with the Mk1 (and it's driveable) I don't mind helping out, so give me a shout!
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could always break it if it costs too much to get finished :P
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what are you like! inters has sent you mad!
it's only a couple of hundred quid and you could always sell it on.
i reckon we should plan a mk1 track day shoot out for a years time. seems like there are a few projects on the go ;D
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I reckon you're right jv, hhhmmmmm some twin webbers a decent cam....ha ha boys I think I'm gonna build a race car!!!!!!!!!!!
*gav's missus packs his bags for him*
Mr Hawkins - I might need to take you up on your offer to help me get it home.....I'll let you drive my 16v to tow it ;D
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we should kick off a few mk1 projects at the same time and follow them on the site.
we have your new one, rich could use one of his 17 or so mk1's and me and s11eps are in discussion about building a stripped out mk1 racer ;D quality!
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bring it on!!!!!
sh!t sh!t sh!t sh!t sh!t anyone know how much a set of twin carbs cost?
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we should kick off a few mk1 projects at the same time and follow them on the site.
we have your new one, rich could use one of his 17 or so mk1's and me and s11eps are in discussion about building a stripped out mk1 racer ;D quality!
LOL ;D
I'd be more than keen to help you with that project jv ;)
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I'm an expert on these .....
You'll need a few extra's to put it all together though.
1. Facet Silver Top Fuel Pump
2. Adjustable Fuel Regulator
3. Throttle linkage
4. Twin throttle cables
5. Filter elements
6. Inlet manifold
7. 2 DCOE 40 or 45's depending on the performance your looking for / and or cam etc
8. T-pieces to link all the fuel links
9. Fuel line
10. Duel throttle spindle to link the carbs
11. 'O' rings for the Inlet manifold
erm - I think that's it - I built an engine from scratch with all these on my last car so got some very useful knowledge!
The carbs will set you back about ?300 second hand, but all in set aside about ?500 for jets etc ...
'bigboystoys' sell a kit new for ?775 which seems quite good, but loads of bits are missing for a complete conversion. There are a few corners you can cut, but if you got the money it's best to do the job properly.
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f**kin 'ell dave. did oyu have all that stored in your brain? ;D
wicked cheers mate....youo wait I'll have you up to Crystal palace building this rocket with me in no time!
not sure how this is going to impact on the supercharger though.... ::)
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Lol ... well I must say the noise of a charger isn't far ahead of an old skool engine running twin carbs with a single box exhaust system.
Flames - popping - rasping, god I miss it ... be prepared for hefty fuel bills though. 30quid would do 120 miles! :o
Seriously though any help you need I'm more than happy to help you out matey - remember I got a BSc in Automotive Engineering, so I know my stuff ;)
If your gonna do the carbs best to go the whole hog - race cam / solid lifters / port matched / bigger valves / skimmed head / forged pistons / lightened fly wheel / balanced crank / 4 branch ... and most of all UPRATED FECKING OIL PUMP. I scrimped on that and she popped - grrrr still it let to me getting hooked on VeeDubs so not a bad thing after all !
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32094&item=7901747966&rd=1#ebayphotohosting
Here's something to wet your tongue Gav ;)
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f**kin hell....ggrrrr love em!
would they fit my car?
*wallet starts to cry softly in the corner*
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This car is 2 miles from me. I'll tow it for ya if u want? Will use the mk2 to drag it to ya. LEt me know where its at and I'll take a proper look at it for ya if u want?
I even have the tow rope in ma car right now.
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In short 'yes', but there's a bit more to it than that. A DCOE carb is a standard design, so technically will fit any car - you just need the bits (well inlet manifold to be exact) to make them fit your engine.
There's a few magical questions you should always ask when buy them that can save you a fortune, and make sure they run right - no vacuum leaks or anything from a bent throttle spindle for examples, and try and buy consecutive serial numbered carbs when buying a pair so they're as close to identical as possible.
If your interested in them i'll give you a list of things to ask the seller and take if from there ...
I bet that wallet is quivering like a 16 year old school girl now ;D (sorry can't go in to any more detail than that ! - it's a 'family forum')
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cool.....
dave you are dead clever mate ;D
Golf gal! I need to speak to the seller....try and weasel out of the deal, then probably hand over the money ;) I'll find out where he is and let you know, would be cool if you could go and have a peek!
Gav
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Golfgal......stunt towing????
lol ;) :-*
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Get the sellars address 1st
I might know someone in sandwhich who wud buy it at dble that!! Then I can tow it to them and they can send money on!! Its a vw specialist whos always after a mk1!!
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I towed the mk2 in the mk1
shud#ve seen the exs face wen we hit 50 ha ha ha!!
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^^^ :o
lol
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.........golfgal you scare me...... ;D
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^ glad its not only me :D
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me?? I;m gonna burn it round sandwich tonight to look for this mk1..
It'll be fine with me towing it honest!! :D
Anyone else wud've crashed into rich not me I know wat I'm doing
*cough cough*
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It was an admirable effort on your part in avoiding my back end........much appreciated ;)
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Some1 take this boys wallet from him!! :-X
Anyone need any mk1 5 door parts??
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No good was it ??
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cars always look deceptively better in photos than in real life - mines proof of that ;D
lets just hope the shell is fairly solid - a good starting point always helps :D
errmm, isn't that because your like the photo police and stop people taking pictures from the drivers side?
"put the camera down and step away from the car"
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I towed the mk2 in the mk1
shud#ve seen the exs face wen we hit 50 ha ha ha!!
cars or mph? 8)
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^ hey I don't hit cars :D
car wasn't that great. Needs a respray. Has a 1.8 but not injection. Some one thought they cud wire it up n cudn't.
Its a 5 door was orig a 1.1 I wudn't hav bought it.
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Unfortunately, ebay is a favorite place for people to sell cars that arent really as good as they seem. Always look first, and if it sounds too good to be true, it prolly is........
Although having said that, I was gonna bid on a mk1 but the seller pulled the auction grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
;D
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oh well, but given a few things that's comes with - like H&R adjustables ect Gav should be able to get his money back at least - unless he can swirm out of it ....
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Ummm hope he can.... Won't get anything for the doors. Bonnet, tail gate and wings yes. ummm has 'gti brakes' but this muppet forgot to take a proper look at them... Front seats, parcel shelf clocks, I want the dash but thats all I want - hopefully I'll get a good deal on that :D
How much u think for the dash??
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^?200 should cover it.
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Ha ha - u forget I've seen the thing.
Took ex along asked him wat word he would use to sum up the car..
"Scrap"
but he said not to buy my mk1 wen I went to see her. She was on ebay and taken off YAY ;D
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I had a mk 1 once y'know........ ::)
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I towed the mk2 in the mk1
shud#ve seen the exs face wen we hit 50 ha ha ha!!
cars or mph? 8)
that reminds me of that story of the guy being towed by a mechanic in a Saab Turbo, and they clocked him at 115+ (something north of a ton).
apparently, the guy being towed had never been happier when he saw the jamjar behind him.
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lol I wud've been too!! :D
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right you f**kin non-believers....
I can see I'm going to have to make a serious profit off this car to salvage a bit of pride!!!
p.s. please see qoute form my girlfriends email..... ;D (you only truly know your alive when you're close to not being)
In the nicest way...I will kill you if you spend ANY more money on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will probably leave you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I may also leave you if you spend hours tinkering with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lol - sound dubbya, what time is she leaving ! ;D ;D ;D
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Do you think I should withdraw the ?250 I've just offered a guy on ebay for a set of twin DCOE carbs.... ::)
think that might just tip her over the edge :D
would sound nice on the 18 lump though......give it a bit of oomph
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Ha ha, it will certainly be a test of how strong the relationship is ! Go on, you could always say that you did it "for us" to test your resolve ! ;D ;D
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Please tell me u haven't bought the carbs for this car????
You don't even know if the engine works......
Scrap this one and I'll find ya a decent mk1 to do up if ya really want?? Look at wat I picked up for ?250....
Good luck ya gonna need it but if theres anything I can do to help I will...
Your gf is gonna leave you wen she sees this!!!
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I need cheap run around, you sort the mk1 out so it runs etc... and I'll come and buy it from you for school runs :)
I think you got a bargin there, I don't mind yellow cars as long as there are vdubs
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In the nicest way...I will kill you if you spend ANY more money on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will probably leave you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I may also leave you if you spend hours tinkering with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmmm, i think what really got her goat - isnt your habit of buying wrecks, but i think its a sticky "1" key.
buy her a new keyboard mate.
tin
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Your girlfriend will be fine. Buy what you like as long as the money your using isn;t the money from your joint holiday saving account. If the money doesn't effect her then she is really just annoyed your not spending the money on her, but when do they spend that much on you eh?
my Girlfriend is the same with my car and computer, bit of a nerd love new hardware she gets mad. Tip only tell them what you've done when there is nothing they/you can do about to change what you have bought.
Also nice looking car, if you getting running should make your money back easy.
Good Luck
Buzz
P.S.
book a dinner and buy flowers
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Whats the latest then Gav? Is Sarah picking it up for you? Have you looked at it yet?
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=2478095909&rd=1
Shud've got this one.
I've seen his car....
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^ bit of a tango wagen!
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lol yup but least it goes....
Anyone any good at wiring up engines :D
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=2478095909&rd=1
Shud've got this one.
I've seen his car....
Bit of a worry that he has "lost the log book"
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perhaps but my mk2 had 'lost log book' plus just ring up dvla and ask if car ok.
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ahem....still absolutely no idea what to do with it....will probably strip it and sell anything I can off it. I don't think there's any point in sticking twin carbs on it, the money would be better spent getting a g60 lump for my car..... mind you I could always drop my 16v into it when I've got my g60 ;D
just not sure how I'm going to get it home......is ?100 reasonable for transport?
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?100, hmmm....is that trailer hire? I'm sure when I looked into it I found trailer hire cheaper than that :-\
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You can get a car transporter for 60 for the day i'm sure. Drive it on a car licence.
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?100 is for a man in a transporter to deliver it to me..... :-\
reasonable or not?
taking into account diesel and travel and general arsing around etc...
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Sounds ok to me.
I have been trying to hire a car transorter have found a company that will hire it but 100 for a day and I have to have my own insuence and cause it is being hired to me no one will insure.
Price to pick up mk1 for me cause of teh distance is around ?500 so am going to hire a trailer for ?25 for the day and either risk our tipper or hire a desent 4x4 for the day
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That "tango wagon" looks ok although the mk2 dash looks a bit ropey.