So heres the story .
I bought this car of a guy who bought it off a mate who bought it off a guy who got it from somewhere.
his latest transformation before he came to me was done here: http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...-69350-14.html

and right now he looks like ziss.

2012-08-16 08.13.58 by pyro92, on Flickr


2012-08-16 08.14.07 by pyro92, on Flickr


2012-08-16 08.14.26 by pyro92, on Flickr

so as you can see fairly rough around the edges (hopefully you can see and i did not stuff this part up with the whole link thing)
at the moment Grzesiek is running a 1.9 8v with 5 speed close ratio box, thats about all i know from what the other threads say but they seem quite accurate. body is very rough and not show stopping but rust is minimal from the surface. I will be investigating over the next couple of years the whole story behind the car during my modification processes. Be warned this thread will not be quick what so ever and most work i will try and do at home my automotive background is weak and i have only the basic knowledge about cars which is why i got this car to learn and grow from the experience of Greg.

From the drive home a number of issues whilst driving have risen and will need to be addressed quickly (you will soon realise why)
Firstly the clutch is in no way smooth and it might just be that ive been out of the manual game for a while but i think it will need to be lubed up or replaced.
next the brakes are in need of some adjusting/ fixing/replacing/rebuilding but they work so its not the end of the world.
and final urgent issue is the carburettor because I drove it home from another members house 5 minute drive plus about another 5 to warm it up and parked it had a look around the car, looked underneath saw some leaking fluid?, obviously concerned i poped the bonnet and had a peek around and there it was leaking fuel straight onto the exhaust

so I played around with the throttle cable cause it seemed to not be fastened at all, screwed it up and waited for it to stop leaking. which was the last thing that I did so on the list of things to buy will now be a fire extinguisher.

now list of things that will happen over the next couple of months....
1 new bumpers as these ones look like they have been thrown up onto the car.
1.1 replaced by chrome or blacked out chrome bumpers
2 either new grill or no grill depending on how the lights will look and whether I like them or not .. opinions on this invited..
3 rear wheel arches removed as the front ones have gone missing and the colour match is not my style
4 make mechanicals more reliable and run smooth
5 fix Rear tail lights as they do not work and will be needed for rego
6 find all/most rust and do quick repairs
7 eventually new wheels and coilovers down the track

now so no one is confused i will be driving this car around as much as possible and i would like to have it running until i finish my Uni degree after that once i have saved some more money it will get a more exclusive treatment with things along the lines of respray and possibly roll cage for some track fun. only if life allows for it to happen but this is a long way down the track.

for now that is all and I hope I don't run into too many problems even tho they are bound to come up.