Dan's 1980 GLD

[Peter Jones]

Awesome it's got air conditioning!

[Jace]

That yellow looks awesome faded.
And holy ****, the drivers seat looks even better than mine!

[hitoriko]

Yep that one.

after missing out on the one from Vic for $750 on carsales ending up with this is a good runner up i think - my boss will freak when i bring it to work (he wont believe i got one haha

really cant wait to get stuck into it main things are getting it RWC & regod so i can sell my EG Vti Civic

[hitoriko]

Awesome it's got air conditioning!

Serious? i didnt even know! HAHAHA

That yellow looks awesome faded.
And holy ****, the drivers seat looks even better than mine

JACE your interior is awesome! if mine turns out half as good when cleaned ill be over the moon

[dubmc]

nice pick up, saw this on the net the other night...i'd also keep it diesel they are the bomb...was lucky enough to drive one around for a bit and i loved it...i'd be doing the the low and slow to it if i was you...

[hitoriko]

nice pick up, saw this on the net the other night...i'd also keep it diesel they are the bomb...was lucky enough to drive one around for a bit and i loved it...i'd be doing the the low and slow to it if i was you...

like theres any other choice

[dubmc]

like theres any other choice

this is true.

[Peter Jones]

Serious? i didnt even know! HAHAHA

Yep, and stuffed strut mounts, missing rain tray and seal, looks like it missed out on the anti run on retrofit too.

Needs a battery of course but it all looks pretty complete.

Take a look at all the stuff I did to the last GLD I put back on the road. http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...mk1-38301.html

or take a look at our daily GLD http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...ead-29779.html

or take a look at the GLD I race http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...ace-13857.html

I had another GLD too, that's gone off the Geoff Hale to be a spare shell for his rally car.

[hitoriko]

Yep, and stuffed strut mounts, missing rain tray and seal, looks like it missed out on the anti run on retrofit too.

Needs a battery of course but it all looks pretty complete.

Take a look at all the stuff I did to the last GLD I put back on the road. http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...mk1-38301.html

or take a look at our daily GLD http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...ead-29779.html

or take a look at the GLD I race http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f55/...ace-13857.html

I had another GLD too, that's gone off the Geoff Hale to be a spare shell for his rally car.

So what should i replace straight off the bat any thoughts? - its going to be a daily so i just eed it RW while i work on it

[gldgti]

Nice find mate. Please keep it diesel!

If its got 141,000 original km, you can likely expect the engine to be in good nick, at least in theory. Change the oil regularly, and use a nice Penrite diesel one, like HPR20 or even HPR15 in the colder months. Change the timing belt. Get yourself the camshaft locking tool and the injector pump sprocket locking tool.

Watch for fuel leaks around the top of the pump, particularly from the throttle lever area, but on low km it doesnt seem likely. If you dont have enough power, read up in the diesels section, there are a few things you can do to the n.a diesel to make it a bit quicker than stock.

A new set of glow plugs is usually in order if its hard to start, and beware the almost obligatory GLD wiring mess, where a PO has blessed the car with all their wisdom and made a big mess of things.... (sigh).

Best of luck with it!