76 Sweetheart

[sports racer]

Congrats on getting it running and almost finished. Wish mine was as advanced.

Sounds like the choke is causing the overfueling, especially when it's being used for so long so nothing to worry about. When the engine is used it will suck more air and the fuel will go into the engine, not spill out the trumpets. Might need to check it though when you've got it idling without the choke to make sure it isn't leaking because it could cause a fire.

Check that your temp gauge isn't triggered by earthing it. It could be one where 12v moves the needle to cold and less volts (as it earths more) moves the needle up.

Here's my setup with the Barina radiator. Note the pipe to the water reservoir and where it comes out of the radiator - up high so it reduces any air in the system. Still not perfect because the radiator pipe on the drivers side can hold a little bit of air but it obviously works because Michael ran the car like this for months. You've got yours plugged up which is not the way to go.



Cheers

Paul

[Browneye]

Well well well guess what's the latest. I drove my golf for the first time since the engine swap!!! Things are looking like they'll be ready for dovw which is the best news I could hope for.

As for the fueling issue, it's all sorted. After some reading about my carbs (DHLA40H) I noticed that the idle jets I put in were far too small, so I swapped them out and boom, running like a dream. Still needs a bit of tweaking to get it comfortable but it's good enough to drive at this stage. Also, a fuel pressure regulator helped with the overfilling of the bowls.

Cooling system has been rectified. My temperature gauge was shorting out at the dashboard end so that was an easy fix. The air bleed I put in the upper hose seams to have worked as they both get hot when the thermostat opens. Fan fuse was blown, but should be all good now assuming that the thermo switch works.

New windscreen is going in this morning so I should be legally allowed to drive her again as of tomorrow!!!

Next up, make some new door cards and put the rest of the interior back together. All before dovw hopefully.

Pics will come after the show, so anyone who manages to make it there will be the first to see...

[sports racer]

Congrats!

Good to see you fixed everything and it works.

Funny how these are all issues you'd expect with an old car and it just takes a little bit of common sense to fix them. Bet your mates with new cars would still be scratching their heads.

[Pilks]

Congrats man, hopefully the road to dovw is hitch free.

[Browneye]

https://www.facebook.com/#!/jordan.b...5/?pnref=story
A video of when she first started (well first day anyway )

Gotta love the backfiring out the front of cylinder 3

[Browneye]

Well I said I'd review the brakes once I knew how they performed so here goes.

I've driven the car for about 120km to this point and am blown away with the braking performance. Initially, there was little response from the pedal and I was considering swapping back to the gti brakes, but with a small adjustment to the rear drums (bloody spring-loaded wedge thingos), pedal feel was drastically improved.

Car pulls up phenomenally, and with the Mk3 booster and m/c combo, pedal feel is very nice. Have not locked the wheels up yet (I haven't needed to), but the feedback up to that point is very reassuring.

I strongly recommend 280mm discs for anyone in a mk1, with any callipers you can get your hands on that will work. The GM callipers that I'm using were cheap and hassle free to mount (no adapters needed) and using mk4 brake lines, connected up easily too.

Next up, rear disc conversion. But not for a while I think.

To those coming to DOVW, I'll be seeing you. My car will be pretty hard to miss haha. Looking forward to it!

[sports racer]

Are the brakes so good compared to a standard MK1 or compared to a modern car?

[Browneye]

So good compared to the gti brakes I was running. They are comparable to modern brakes in performance imo

[Browneye]

Quick pic from dovw off the phone. Right next to the retro spec mk1 by Peter (winner of best mk1/mk2 category).
Will have to sort the photos off the dslr and upload some better ones

[GeorgeMK1]

Car sounded great man!