New user (not really)

[sebatron]

I've been a registered and until recently paid up member, but I'm getting the "YOU MUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF" banner.
Hi everyone!

I've got a mothballed 1979 Mexico Beige 4dr Mk1 Golf, on carbs. Put a bit of work into it (bracing, coilovers, new carpet and god knows what else) but that was before my better half got pregnant a bit over 3 years ago.

The battery has since died, but I did give it some fresh fuel and got it fired up and running as smoothly as ever. if memory serves, it had somewhere in the ~80kW ATW range (at last tune).

Still very much in two minds. If a club permit was easy enough to obtain, or if Vic wasn't such a nanny state, I'd have already done a 20v 1.8t conversion. As it stands, I'm tempted to roll as much of it back to stock and clean up the body instead, and merely preserve the car.

Original FS thread

[sports racer]

There's a few already running the turbo engine in Melbourne. Why not piggyback off their work to get their cars registered.

Or you could go 2 litre on carbs without telling anyone. Doesn't take much work to make a quick car.

Post some pix in the MK1 section, always good to see another one.

Cheers and welcome as a (not really) new user.

Paul