Gday

[Backo]

Hi, Im Backo

As soon as I make room in the shed, my Brother-in-law and I will soon be building a Mk1 2 door Golf into a hillclimb/sprint car. B-I-L is a panel beater/spray painter, I am a mechanic. I think between us it should turn out alright.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas for us to follow? I am new to euro cars, although the B-I-L has had a couple of golfs before

[sports racer]

Ideas? Where do I start???

Start a thread and post some pictures on the MK1 pages so everyone can tell you what they think you should do. Anything from mild (1.8 8v with webbers) to wild (20v turbo with mega horsepower) depending on your budget. There's a 1100 hp MK1 in Germany so that's probably your upper limit but you have a few options for getting 200hp which isn't bad in a 700kg car.

Suspension wise go the normal route - polybushes everywhere, coilovers, big sway bar on the back, good tyres on 15" rims.

Have a look at my build thread, my car is built for a bit of track work but still an everyday driver. You'll be surprised how quick these little cars are through corners, even in road trim.

78 2-Door Build Thread

Cheers

Paul

[Backo]

Thanks Paul. Nice thread mate.

After being stuffed around for weeks with car trailers, we head over this afternoon to pick the old girl up. Pics to follow later.

On another note, where should i be looking for an 8v crossflow head in NSW?

[Backo]

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