My Mk1, Low Wide and Lumpy

[pepperwhite]

you could just carefully use thinners to clean the excess undercoat from outside of the flares..

[GRN_VAGN]

Or just replace the guards with dark blue rust free ones like i have just done

On a side note, had a electric Dizzy setup with proper coil and everything. dizzy was rooted so i went back to Points Dizzy but kept the Electric igntion coil. will i need a Ballist resistor?

Might have asked before, but i should have golf done by weekend so want to know so i can get one when i buying other stuff

[gldgti]

you do need a ballast resistor if your running points.... unfortunately you'll have to fit one cos the diesel downt have the ballast resistor already

[GRN_VAGN]

Ahk thanks mate, how does it hook up?

[Peter Jones]

On a side note, had a electric Dizzy setup with proper coil and everything. dizzy was rooted so i went back to Points Dizzy but kept the Electric igntion coil. will i need a Ballist resistor?

It depends on the coil you're using. If you use one out of a petrol golf, then yes, you will need the resistor. The petrol Golfs have a resistive wire in the loom rather than a discrete ceramic resistor.

If you're using an after market coil you can select one that doesn't need a resistor.

For example the Popular Bosch GT40 coils are available for use with (GT40R) or without (GT40) a resistor.

I use GT40 coils in 3 of my cars with no resistor. The cars were all originally diesels.

Pete

[GRN_VAGN]

The coil is a VW/AUDI option for electric ignitions, and from what i read they dont require a resistor when running electric or points dizzy as they are internal resisted?

The golf is a diesel converted to petrol, and it did have a external white resisitor but i ditched it when i converted the igntion (which was faulty )

[roccodingo]

You dont want to use the electronic coil for a points type dizzy, it will weld the points in no time at all, do as Pete has suggested and use a bosch GT40 set up.

The electronic dizzy coils are for user with the TCI and hall effect distributors.

[GRN_VAGN]

Ahhk awesome, so a GT40R is what ill need then?

Might grab one in couple of days, cheers

Picked up a new water pump to fit soon, got some new points to add in when i get coil. Tried my Chrome bumpers on it, looks funny!! black bumpers all the way for it

Also Temp and fuel gauge stopped working when i pulled cluster out. checked fuse, and all the wiring looks good. any idea's? what to look for?

[Peter Jones]

Ahhk awesome, so a GT40R is what ill need then?

Might grab one in couple of days, cheers

Nope a plain GT40 is what you're after. (No resistor required.)

GT40R is to be run WITH a resistor.

Pete

[GRN_VAGN]

Ahh yeah, i get ya

Cheers