Here's my UK 1975 Mk1 Passat

funktopus · 10-07-2006, 07:40 AM

If anybody finds any interesting parts or accesories for a mk1 Passat let me know. There's nothing in my neck of the world.

**vinderliker** · 15-07-2006, 09:56 PM

Wow, looks fanatastic, have you seen the pictures of mine in the vBPicGallery?
Passats do rule. As you hope to do, I too want to upgrade the engine, I have been told, I can put a 2ltr Fuel Injected Turbo in with GTi brakes. What size wheels are you running? Do they scrape on the front guard too much.

James

funktopus · 17-07-2006, 06:58 AM

The wheels that i'm running are 7x13 Minilites and at that size they dont really catch at all but when i upgrade the motor i'm going to have to put bigger rims on due to brake sizes. I really like your white Mk1. Certainly an exclusive club to be in, i've not seen any others in the UK show scene.

**Bluerex** · 17-07-2006, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by funktopus

Thanks for the complimets folks. I was checking out the thread in the Passat section and found the picture of a red MK1 Passat with the Porsche Fusch'es on,LOVE THAT CAR ! Did you guys have the round headlights over there as standard ? ( i'm UK based, about 1/2 an hour south of Manchester )

My 74 LS had the square lights, I think the rounds were limited to the TS series.

C

**ibeezer** · 17-07-2006, 05:30 PM

[QUOTE=funktopus]Hi every one. Wanted to show you my 75 Mk1 Passat. Not many around in UK anymore. 35000 miles from new, one family owned before me. I put the wheels on and lowered it. Hopefully one day i'd like to have a 1.8T under the hood. Hope you like.

Fantastic car funktopus. We used to have a couple of mk1s in our family, till my uncle wrote his off racing with his mates opel manta. Ahh the memories. I grew up in that part of the world funktopus,(Heaton norris,Stockport). Must of been midsummer when you took those pics.

brackie · 17-07-2006, 06:02 PM

I did a postgrad. year at Manshester uni and lived in Heaton Moor. Small world. Drove a '63 British Racing Green Cooper S.

**Golf Loon** · 17-07-2006, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Bluerex

My 74 LS had the square lights, I think the rounds were limited to the TS series.

C

Yup and the Audi had the round lights, but with the oooo rings instead of vw.

**vinderliker** · 17-07-2006, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by funktopus

The wheels that i'm running are 7x13 Minilites and at that size they dont really catch at all but when i upgrade the motor i'm going to have to put bigger rims on due to brake sizes. I really like your white Mk1. Certainly an exclusive club to be in, i've not seen any others in the UK show scene.

Thanks for the compliment. I am running 14x6 rims 185 60x14 tyres and they sometimes catch going up driveways and the like when I am only turning. I have found a good and cheap tyre called Barum Bravurius from the Czech republic or somewhere like that. I would really like to fit some Falkens, Hankooks or Bridgestones though.