My sort-of restoration

[GRN_VAGN]

Back your timing off a bit, see if that makes a difference?

And that red car is so awesome

[Water Boy]

Hey George this car is dang noisy. When you rolled into the Carpark on Sunday night evry single person looked up and was like "WTF"

[GeorgeMK1]

Hey George this car is dang noisy. When you rolled into the Carpark on Sunday night evry single person looked up and was like "WTF"

Hahaha yeah im used to that Think i might keep it that way.

Anyway its no major update but just something in the looks department. Got some red paint from super cheap and some prime, sanded the crome strips on my grill, prime then painted red, just like the GTI grill. I also had some black tint spray, which went on the headlights. The goal was to get an all black grill/headlights with a red stripe surrounding it.

How it was



How it is. I had a few more pics but had difficulty uploading them ?


The red stripe is somewhat covered by the orange paint, however it looks the bomb in person.
Also today cleaned my spark plugs and the car ran a tiny bit better. The plugs were covered in black, meaning the cars running to rich..

[GeorgeMK1]

Hey guys, how do i find out if my manifold will fit a 32/36 weber?

[dom123]

hey george from what i saw of yours at sedf it will go straight on! didnt you already have a 32/36 on there?

[GeorgeMK1]

hey george from what i saw of yours at sedf it will go straight on! didnt you already have a 32/36 on there?

Thanks dom, oh and nope i have a falcon xf carb.

Found out its not the carb thats causing all the problems, its just my timing and tuning. However will still buy a 32/36 from a gemini/cortina/ escort or something silimar.

I've sold the two front coilovers to my friend for his VR6. Fit in perfectly. However i still have the rear two, which didnt fit on his car. So what im going to do is, put them on mine, however remove the lower/thinner spring and set the perch nuts higher, there for making the car drop to normal mk1 height, but still be adjustable suspension. I know its dumb, but ohh well im cool hehehhe

[Water Boy]

Found out its not the carb thats causing all the problems, its just my timing and tuning. However will still buy a 32/36 from a gemini/cortina/ escort or something silimar.

Think its maybe time to see your local carby specilist for a good tune up!

[ryana89]

I like how on MK1's, the outter trim on the grill is actually REMOVABLE.
Make's any colour change's/resprays much easier.

Rant done.

[dom123]

Just checking george u still after coilovers for this baby?

[GeorgeMK1]

Im only after fronts dude. Im just going to make-do with the rears that i have, take the little damping spring out and it should fit to size, and be able to drop as low as i want, and as high as i want. Im jsut scared of it bouncing around -.-

So if you're willing to sell only fronts? My budget is pretty tight as i've lost money on the coils.. so pm me something.