My Mk1 Cabriolet

**RA28GT** · 23-10-2010, 12:47 PM

Hey thought i would finally put up a build thread for my Golf.

I brought it to use as a daily and as something a little bit different. Ive had lots of different sorts of cars and i wanted a bit of a challenge this time to make something i thought was pretty lame into a cool car.

1976 MK1 Golf Cabriolet
New soft top (YUK) cost $2500 hahahaha (it was on when i brought it)
Standard 1.6 4 speed

Since I've had it i have:

- GTi front Lip
- GTi Flares
- Coilovers
- New steering wheel and boss
- Painted Grille and badge
- Fender mirrors (being changed to different ones) p.s. most people will hate these but I've always had them and its different.
- Painted wheels black (still need new rims)
- Painted rear section of 'tray'
- Some random pin-striping
- Tidied up interior
- Removed rear badges

Future plans are to convert the car into a little ute by making a home made hard top, rear window and tray as i don't like the soft top. They way i will be able to have it as a ute, convertible or soft top if i want.

Heres some pictures from start to where its up to now. Last one i test fitted my sportmax on there, 15x7 15p front and 15x8 0p rear, fronts were perfect but back offset is just too low. Haven't decided on what wheels i want, might stick with a set of 13's as i think 15's are a little big? What do you guys think?

First day i got it (removed bling hub caps and a bunch of ricer ****)

Painting the back

Pin-striping

Coilovers, lip, mirrors