Mk1 Golf in brief so far

[MaLicE]

mot law states as long as the tread is in the arch line its completely legal, im gonna be spacing my wheels out which means i will need a stretch to make it legal... would rather do that than have the wheels an inch inside the body

 

[Curtis!]

Is there a legal limit for camber?

 

[Laura]

not as far as im aware lol

 

[Curtis!]

Surely huge amount of camber would be more ASW than abit of poke though?

Where's the pic of that old shed with the wheels on nearly horizontal...

 

[Tunst]

How much have you spent on this so far?

 

[Turkish]

Don't rock hellasunk. While I hate massive amounts of poke there's a certain combo of stretch offset and camber that looks spot on.

 

[Jason_E]

Like this? ya?

 

[Laura]

nom nom!

costs so far?.. not overly sure tbh... i THINK... about £3k including the car

 

[Jason_E]

That's not bad at all Laura! Really want a MK1 In a few years maybe. With some wicked carbs for added win

 

[Laura]

well the car was £700 + £100 to get it home
paint £300
bike carbs n manifold £250
suspension £150
exhaust manifold £150
written off polo gt £200

then loooods of wee bits that add up, probably needs another grand to get the rest of the bits

 

[mikemillar89]

awsome!! love your tt btw to, see you around stockport and cheadle a fair bit.

 

[Tunst]

well the car was £700 + £100 to get it home
paint £300
bike carbs n manifold £250
suspension £150
exhaust manifold £150
written off polo gt £200

then loooods of wee bits that add up, probably needs another grand to get the rest of the bits

That aint bad tbh, im looking for a reasnobaly priced Mk1.. Theres a guy around here with 6! 2 are being fully restored, 1 is gettin a VR6 Motor in and another a bike engine.. the other 2 are just sitting there doing ufck all but he wont sell them...

 

[Laura]

awsome!! love your tt btw to, see you around stockport and cheadle a fair bit.

not any more u wont... went to its new home yesterday woooo
ill be in the zed.. same plate as the TT tho

That aint bad tbh, im looking for a reasnobaly priced Mk1.. Theres a guy around here with 6! 2 are being fully restored, 1 is gettin a VR6 Motor in and another a bike engine.. the other 2 are just sitting there doing ufck all but he wont sell them...

Last add up it was between 2.5 - 3k probably stand me at 4 ish by the time im done, not including workshop rent and tools

want to get it finished asap

 

[Tunst]

Last add up it was between 2.5 - 3k probably stand me at 4 ish by the time im done, not including workshop rent and tools

want to get it finished asap

Cheap as chips... Lucky for me i have my own garage :rasp:

 

[Hutchie]

i wanna know when this is finished so i can make teh journey to a meet to see it

 

[Laura]

it is my own garage... kinda... i just rent it off the landlord lol

really need to get my ass in gear now

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Sorry but too curious. Are you a girl?

some times its just Face and Palm!

 

[Laura]

my forum name kinda gives it away

 

[BIFCAIDS]

laura id of lended a hand but didnt know you'd asked!

 

[Laura]

Thanks... sure ill need more help. need someone that knows about brake lines lol

my biggest fustration atm is finding the bits i need to put things back together, there are parts every where

 

[Tunst]

Thanks... sure ill need more help. need someone that knows about brake lines lol

my biggest fustration atm is finding the bits i need to put things back together, there are parts every where

Brake lines are easy :rasp: but your to far away for me to help :dapprove:

 

[Laura]

front end all painted. still need flatting and one more layer but almost there

the hole gets some more attention

and started grinding it back

 

[Laura]

new brakes ... hopefully a little more effective than standard ones

all coming together now.. hard trying to remeber in what order i took things appart tho haha

and dinner at the workshop nom nom

 

[Jason_E]

Looks awesome at the front!

 

[TimR26]

Looks good so far, have you done all the work yourself?

 

[Laura]

yup apart from take the engine out because i didnt know where to start n that wee bit of welding

 

[Laura]

anyone any good at making brake lines?

 

[fUbAr]

anyone any good at making brake lines?

Goodridge are iirc...

 

[Laura]

nah not just the flexi bit, already got braided ones for there.. im talking the whole line

 

[Laura]

had to put it back on it wheels to move it forward... looks ace

but then back to peices

inside primered

that counts as interior rite?? lol

been utterly beaten with the rear suspension, its the original stuff n these bolts havnt been undone in 29 years!! started on sat but they went budging so leaft them soacking over night...
the OS seemed to have freed up... WRONG

eventually got that side out but the NS one has me beat, it just wont do anything... not even sheer lol

so left it soacking yet again!

although in the process i managed to slip n hit my arm on the inside of the rear arch... there are 3 screws sticking out ... each one left a nice mark on me lol

brake calipers and disks etc on... took me a while to get the 1st one on doesnt help that the brake pads needed modifying to fit! each one was a slightly different shape lol

n the new sill slowly looking more like it should

and the most important bit!

 

[Fred@BTM]

sort that sill out! you can't leave it looking like that!!!

just grind the head off that bolt, or get the rattle gun on it

 

[Brasseye]

Looking so good

I miss my MK1 1.8 8v gti so so much

 

[Laura]

the bolts stuck all the way through, its like welded its self in lol, ill sort it in the week when the penatraiting sp* fluid has done its work

 

[Laura]

sort that sill out! you can't leave it looking like that!!!

just grind the head off that bolt, or get the rattle gun on it

lol dont worry the sill isnt staying like that nooooo. still work in progress, will look oem when its done... just ran out of energy lol

 

[_WILL_]

Can you not just drill the bolt out? Even if you just kinda hollow it out then it will be easy to shear it off and then hammer what's left out! Also rather than using a jack, get a long bar, personally I think its a lot safer!

I am loving this build, just wish you would hurry up a bit. I'm very impatient.

 

[MaLicE]

just stick heat on it! it will come out easy then... stop being such a girl!

 

[Bluebeard]

WTF is that?? I've used bigger tools to remove a radio!

Get a proper ratchet and a scaffold bar on it.

 

[MaLicE]

LOL! thats the second time this week i have heard someone from bristol say something similar lol!

 

[Bluebeard]

We don't fcuk about Alice. x

 

[Laura]

long bar didnt work... tried it lol