New Mk1 Owner

[Water Boy]

Mate if ya need any help with some stuff im sure Jarred and i can come to the rescue. ATM we are bums with swat to do

[rat77]

Wana come up to qld? Haha wouldn't mind a hand!!!

[Mika]

Mate if ya need any help with some stuff im sure Jarred and i can come to the rescue. ATM we are bums with swat to do

Cheers Will probably harass you when I can no longer work anymore out!

I'll be spending a few hours on it tomorrow...probably just cleaning it some more, boot is full of gear oil now and if the weather holds out, might spend the day replacing suspension on both my cars....and then pics of course!

[Mika]

Naturally, it decided to rain the second I finished washing the car. Decided I'd go check out the mk1's out at centre rd to see if there were any little bits I might have missing, when i got to the VW section, it bucketed down which made me forget to check for the most tiny yet important thing i was after - a washer jet!

Got home and it started pissing down again, but I managed to get a couple of quick snaps of the car before i got saturated again

[Water Boy]

Looking good!

Remove towbar, single lamp grille. Phat steelies and low

[Mika]

Looking good!

Remove towbar, single lamp grille. Phat steelies and low

Yeah not sure what a mk1 is gonna be able to tow around! I actually like the twin lamp setup on the front, it's a little different.

For wheels, I'm on the lookout for something semi-aggressive. I have a set of 4x100 15" steelies in the garage, but they are meant to be track rims for the other car if they fit over the brakes.

Low...well I might get to that some day. I have a set of chopped kings in the boot, but I don't think i'll use them. Then again, the car is pretty ghetto, so it'd keep the theme going and I'm curious to see how low they sit!

One thing i really want/need to do is upgrade the brakes. Had my heart in my mouth today when i needed to make some emergency braking in the wet. My 1600kg ute pulls up better!

[Peter Jones]

Yeah not sure what a mk1 is gonna be able to tow around!

You'd be surprised.

A 1.6 manual Mk1 is rated at 400kg unbraked and 1000kg braked trailer load.
Ball coupling downforce 50kg.

FYI the roof rack is good for 75kg.

(Source 1975 Golf Instruction Manual)

I think though you'll find it's illegal in most states to tow a trailer that's heavier than the tow vehicle. The good Hayman Reese tow bars are rated at 750kg.

I've towed up to about 600kg with mine, but by the sounds of it my brakes are in better shape than yours. (The 1800 helps too)

Towing a 6'x4' trailer about the place shouldn't be an issue.

Pete

[Jarred]

the king springs should sit it like this roughly. shockers should be in pretty good nick too.



also have a look through the first couple of pages for more shots of this ride height.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=12938

[Mika]

the king springs should sit it like this roughly. shockers should be in pretty good nick too.



also have a look through the first couple of pages for more shots of this ride height.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=12938

Ah...they're your old suspension bits? I just ended up reading your entire thread. Now I'm panicking about the roadworthy! haha

Looks like the front needs to be "reset" by my mate Mr. Ryobi!

[Jarred]

Nah not my thread, my mates. back sat nice, front was a little high.

but sure, nothing an oxy can't fix, or if you want some standard ones, just holler.