Rally Golfs

[Bluerex]

OK now I know from my ebay snooping that I am not the only one building a MK1 for rally use. So come on you mob, 'fess up and share the experience.

You can find the start of my project at http://www.malamovers.com/manage/site.php?id=65

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[TassieGTi]

I have been invoved in building rally and circuit Golfs and one is currently doing Tarmac rallies here in 05

[syncro]

The first GTI ever to come to Australia was a rally car.

[GoLfMan]

that car looks pretty good mate. but the rust!!!! i was lucky got a 76 2 door for $150 and basicaly no rust. i love these cars. keep the updates coming im interested

[Bluerex]

I should post pics of the good bits to be fair
The rust nearly turne me off the car as a base for the rally project, but after talkin to the guys on the UK mk1 forums, I decided to give it a go. The rust is limited to the passenger floor, seat cross mount forwards... Nick at the farm has offered to cut a solid bit of floor out of one of his wrecks so that will be the go I hope!

John Rawson in Melbourne has been building a number of mk1's for Vic rally use. He has also campaigned on himself quite successfully. He is going to build the roll-cage for me + reinforce the front chassis etc etc. Wonder how he feels about floor replacement while he has the axe out

Charles... more pic to come

[Golfwise]

What a ripper The car that is.
We are spoilt here in Aus with minimal rust and I can't see yours as a problem.Thats nothing to repair to keep a mk1 2door from the scrap heap.
Anyone who gets one without floor or front pillar rust is very lucky.
I wouldn't go silly with seam welding as it is very time consuming although some areas up the front would help particularly the turrets.
If you are putting in a cage weld it via brackets to the body.
Bond Roll cages still have the jigs for mk1 Golfs and may save your man a lot of bending.Buy a Bond in pieces and weld it in .
I ve done it this way and saved heaps.
Got to go will help whenever I can.
Ed

ps I've got one here I'm restoring and it is worse for rust but very straight otherwise.
They don't make them anymore

[HillFlog]

I was going to build a rally golf MK1 but I'm now concentrating on a hillclimb/motorkhana/trackday fun car instead. Its a long way from done but I'm starting to fire up for it now. What are you doing to the engine?


Show us some pics of your progress

[copb8]

Nice little jigger you have there BlueRex

Basic rule of thumb - Make it strong, real strong.

[GoLfMan]

jesus mate they are some impressive figures of you car there.... show us some fotos copb8!!!!

[copb8]

She ain't pretty but she's quick!