my new golf :)

[Tymk1]

So I sanded back allmost all the rust and got a can of cheap yellow paint. I have not painted anything yet as ill do it all at once moved my beat up micra out of the way and moved the golf in the garage also managed to sell the micra but I kept the wheels. I could have got more if I stripped it my self but this is an easy way out and still made a tiny bit of money. Also means I have some wheels till I find a set I really like. As I was surprised at how much the stock steelies weigh. So the ones I have at the moment arnt amazing but they will do. Need to find slim wheel bolts any one know what the bolt sizes are?
Or where to get them?
Also got it started again the points where wet (oops)
Ang just glad it was not the alarm. Also there was a spare carbi in the boot and the guy who had the car before me said it was the same as the one on the car but apears to be a weber so thats exciting but does look pretty dirty but ill open it up and clean it up hopfully it will mean carbis will make more sence to me after. And make the car run better as it still stalls when ever the revs drop. Any one know of a tread some where of a rebuild thread of a weber with lots of photos

[Tymk1]

this is not a very good photo but these are the temp wheels

[Tymk1]

So its been a little while since I have made any progress on the golf I have been trying to organise a trade or sale with my mx5 and all my efforts have fallen though as of yet and moved house and then I have had to house sit for the last month so I have had my hands full. But I did do some work yesterday I put my weber on seems to run fine I think ill need to hook up a mechanical chock though. Sounds so much better than it did before and seems to rev smoother as well. I also need a new intake pipe as the top of the webber is about twice the size of standed. Any one else done this with the stock airbox where did you get your intake pipe from ?
Also swapped over the front indercater lenses as they where cracked and one tail light for the same reason.
Also when I got the car the window winder was missing on the back right I got a replacement winder and the window hardly budges I removed the door card and tryed pushing harder it makes crunchy rusty noises so sprayed all inside the door with tf2 and tryed winding it at the same time I got about 3 inches of movement.
Any ideas also I broke the door handle suround if any one has a spare

[hiho]

I'm glad this car didn't get entered in the ****box rally. I sorted out the cv boots before I sold it to the bloke you bought it off. Should be a good daily/project car. I have heaps of parts if you need anything.

[hiho]

Got a Berlina yet?

[eltonking]

Met both Ty and Matt this past week which was good - seems like everyones got a little something on the go!
Also Matt i'm contemplating changing over to diesel...

[Blue Flog]

What wheels and size are they?

[Tymk1]

It was great to meet you elton. As for diesel I have been looking into making biodiesel and seems viable and kinda fun but I am not ready to kiss my porfomance good bye. Mind you I did see a 2012 2.0 dsg diesel engine and gearbox pakage on gumtree going pretty cheap and my mind did wonder about how one of those in a mk1 would be

And as for those wheels im not sure on size but there 15" with 195 45. But id need skinny bolts to make them fit so at the moment im using another set I had from a previous car there 5 spoke csa wheels that are 14x7 with 185 60 and 195 60 tyres there painted white and actually suit the car quite well.

So at the moment the car is basically ready to be put on club plates I am on the look out for a club that dose there own inspections instead of a roadworthy certificate as money is tight at the moment as I still have the mx5 and got a defect and redgo and insurance is due and I need 2 new tyres so it all adds up pretty fast.

I know its not much of an update on the car but its an update none the less.

Also to note I borrowed Matthews mk1 1.8 lt as im carless ; ( so it needs some loving but I'll be getting a few thing on it sorted and be driving that for the next week or 2.

[Tymk1]

so been a long while since i have posted on this thread i have had no internet other then my phone for a long while. any how a lot has changed i'm keeping the golf and the mx5 i was only ever selling the mx5 to get a car with 5 seats so the golf has filed that spot.

a friend of mine is starting his own club and is almost though the application proses, then both the cars will be on club plates
the webber i had i have pulled apart and cleaned and put on the car and seems to be running well is a little hard to tell as the car is a 78 there is a exhaust recirculation emissions thing that wont fit with this carbi so i bought a new head and manifold to port and polish and get the head decked. so far i have port and polished most of the intake manifold. and will be doing the head later on.

i got some saas bucket seats that used to be in a kingswood i have fit the drivers side but the stock passenger seat is proving to be hard to get out as the screw at the front will not come undone so is soaking in zep7 so we will see how that goes
also i got a new nardi for my mx5 for my birthday so the golf got the hand me down. i also drilled out a nardi hand brake handle to fit the golf, so the interior is really coming together.


I have cleaned it a fair bit since this picture

also am buying elton's old telidies so hopefully next week ill have wheels on and guards rolled etc.
wil try keep this a little more up to date.

[sports racer]

Why are you keeping the 1600 motor when a 1800 is so cheap and makes a big difference, even with a small carby. Add extractors and the power is easily good enough for every-day driving.