1mk1

[mikinoz]

Love your work!

[GeorgeMK1]

Thats pretty good work man! The golfs do lag that extra gear, im yet to experience my 5 speed, but i have been told its soooo much better. Also how did you go with the gti calipers etc. Where did you find them, was it hard/ expensive to get?

[oracle1]

I got most of my parts from golf loon, evorobin sells coilovers. The GTi calipers can be hard to get. I am hoping to be able to drive it by the end of the week.

[Golf Loon]

Good to see progress mate. Nice work and good result I reckon.

[oracle1]

Matt, how are you?

Do you have a set of 5 speed linkages that I can bolt in rather than me doing the mod. Does the factory five speed shifter feel better than the modded 4 speed one? Wondering pro's and cons,


cheers
george

[dalderton]

I have a MK1 diesel which I love dearly but I must say I have never felt the need to update brakes ,suspension and gearbox.It would be difficult to get it to go fast enough to need more brakes I would have thought and my experience with golfs and passats is that the standard gearing both internal and overall suits the specific engines perfectly. I wonder if the overall gearing with the 5 speed may be a bit high for the little 1.5.
I just put a replacement motor in my golf which I purchased from a chap who bought it as a spare part from VW and only put a couple of thousand kms on it before parking it in a paddock for reasons unknown.Fantastic little engine,smooth as an electric motor when it gets a few revs up. The above mentioned chap I got the engine off bought his golf new in 1980 and it cost more than a Ford LTD at that time. It is a wonder they ever sold any of them (Im glad they did).Incidentally I run mine on Veggie oil (suitably processed of course) and it goes very well on it other than in mid winter when the stuff gets a bit thick.
IT will be interesting to see how the 5speed goes and it is great to see someone putting love into a vastly underrated vehicle.
Regards Dennis.

[Golf Loon]

Matt, how are you?

Do you have a set of 5 speed linkages that I can bolt in rather than me doing the mod. Does the factory five speed shifter feel better than the modded 4 speed one? Wondering pro's and cons,


cheers
george

Should have some factory linkages in the container, will let you know when I find em.

All good here mate, look forward to seeing your car going.

[revnit]

good to see another brissy mk1 getting around

[oracle1]

driving around with reverse 1st 2nd 3rd 4th no fifth still thinks its a 4 speed everything else is **** hot. the bigger clutch did end up slightly fouling the dust cover ( see previous posts ) I knew something wasn't quite right with how the box went on. I had to cut a small piece of out out as the flywheel was larger in diameter. Brakes are spongy I suspect because it needs larger master cylinder. WOW back on wheels and driving after some serious reverse engineering

[oracle1]

Sorry to bump this old thread but it has many photos of the work that I did to my MK1. It is with regret that I have decided to sell my golf after six years of dependable service. I no longer have the time or energy to give this car the rebuild it deserves and so I have decided to sell the project. It has many spares and performance mods, the body is still very straight and there is almost zero rust. It has a set of spotlights, a new set of front tires, a new battery, five speed gearbox, big brakes, including big rear rear drums that are not fitted, big clutch coilovers, modified rebuilt CV's, the old photos are fairly accurate and I will have some new ones up as soon as I get photobucket working again. I will also put up a thread in the for sale section. I still have copies of most of the original receipts. Don"t miss this vehicle it is the perfect candidate for a performance restoration. It goes well and the old 1.5 Diesel still runs like a clock. The vehicle is currently unregistered and will be sold as is where is. Asking $2800 firm.

For More details and photos contact me

George Andrew
0488685378
smartscorp71@hotmail.com