clebs 4dr ls

**GeorgeMK1** · 01-03-2010, 04:02 PM

WOOOOOW very very clean!! great find man. i love the white walls, as soon as your lower it, the look will change completely

Jarred what makes you say its South African, the only thing that i can see is that large tail lights at the back and thats about it. This grill is facing in, the S.A ones have the grill and face facing outwards. They also have a sort of L curve just behing the rear windows. (lived in S.A for a long time)

**Jarred** · 01-03-2010, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by GeorgeMK1

WOOOOOW very very clean!! great find man. i love the white walls, as soon as your lower it, the look will change completely

Jarred what makes you say its South African, the only thing that i can see is that large tail lights at the back and thats about it. This grill is facing in, the S.A ones have the grill and face facing outwards. They also have a sort of L curve just behing the rear windows. (lived in S.A for a long time)

You're right George, the Citi golfs do have that grill, and the L pressing in the C pillar. But granted (if it actually is) an 81 model, it would still be a mk 1, not a citi golf. (based on the mk1 but slightly moderised & the car that's very popular in SA till this day)

I've never seen an australian delivered car with that interior (dash, seats, and door cars), nor did we ever get big taillights. Those steel wheels, as Pete Jones found out, and South African Mk 1 standard steelies, they're more heavy duty than our ones, to cope with poorer road conditions in SA. Also mostly got the 1.6's in aust delivered cars (apparently there were a few very early cars that came with 1.1's), that's if it is a factory 1.1. I don't know who would retro fit a 1.1 in a car that came with a 1.6

(if it was aus del, it'd most probably have a 1.5D or 1.6P)
Oh, and the instrument cluster also is different to the ones that we got.

I've also never heard of an australian delivered mk 1 that was later than 1980 (and it was a diesel at that too)

Anyway, they're my reasons. I'm very curious about this car actually, all very interesting!

**GRN_VAGN** · 01-03-2010, 05:48 PM

needs MOAR low!!

but man is that clean, and the wheels are so retro

**cleb** · 01-03-2010, 06:07 PM

Yah its def an 81. It doesn't have any import compliance plates or anything tho. Once the skyline gets sold its coppin some major low.

**gldgti** · 01-03-2010, 06:24 PM

wow mate, cool car to start with indeed.

but, i have to say, i dont really like the wheels - but hey, if you like em, good on ya

for me, its a bit too much like the circus

**cleb** · 01-03-2010, 08:24 PM

yer they aren't for everyone. had lots of postive feedback tho, i liked them when i got them but they are really growing on me now

**lawny** · 01-03-2010, 09:36 PM

dude, that is clean as, interior looks schmick as... i love the wheels. really sets it off. if u lower it dont slam it on its nuts, just wont look right. will look tops with a slightly higher stance. there is a set that looks exactly the same on ebay at the moment, are they yours or did u do them?

**lawny** · 01-03-2010, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by cleb

I siliconed my inserts down and taped it to dry. I don't drive around with tape on my wheels haha

little heads up, my inserts discolor a lot, best thing for it is a white leather paint to refresh them. will be interested to know if they discolor as much when they are silconed down. they blead the rubber color through because the move going around corners and stuff, so being held down they might not.

**cleb** · 01-03-2010, 10:24 PM

thanks man, i want to lower it to similar high as yours. the insterts aren't brand new so they are a bit discoloured already im def going to have to use that leather polish.i the bought wheels off dubdan from here. they were on ebay but he pulled them off for me haha once the coilovers go in and the black sills below the doors are colour coded its just going to keep some retro love then im just going to enjoy it. maybe build a 1.6 for it someday.