static mk1 golf!

[mrmcleod113]

right so i went into barnstaple to pick up the tools i needed. could of borrowed them but it is nicer to know i have them now if i ever do something like this again.
while there i met up with jack who came to give me a hand. unfortunately his mk2 golf decided to spit out its track rod so we spent the first few hours working out what was wrong and fixing that!

then we got onto the important stuff undo drive shafts and mounts

empty bay!

gave it a quick clean as best i could

we started changing some of the bits from 1 engine to the other. had to modify the gear box mount to fit the bigger box but nothing a drill, a hacksaw and some swearing can't sort
i will continue cleaning the bay tomorrow and i will swap any part over that need swapping and that i can do on my own. might have the new engine in sometime this week if not it will be at the weekend hopefully

[513mugsy]

Love these early rabbits / golfs! Can't wait to see more!!

[stinkinrich]

Mk1 Golf > Bora every day. Looks wicked man, cant wait to make a start on mine.

[mrmcleod113]

i need to crack on with it really but i dont have a massive amount of cash as i have to shell out £500 for the service on my black gti so i have to wait for a bit before i can get a few bits.

[99sil-teg]

Looks great so far

[mrmcleod113]

thanks bro. updates soon

[US90]

Love it! Nice color

[ChuckNDicks]

Keep doing work! Feel free to shave the engine bay when you're in there. It'll only tripple the time it takes you to get the motor swapped

[RatJack]

Sub'd, in for more Mk1 love

[mrmcleod113]

cheers guys. i was thinking of smoothing the bay but i really want it back on the road now so im just going to try and start putting it back together.
oh and i picked this up last week

[Korito1887]

Wow I'm surprised how well those wheels look on the car. Good luck getting it back together quickly! Looks dope.

[stancefag]

Beautiful dub, I like this one alot! Those wheels are pretty interesting, never seen them before actually.

[mrmcleod113]

cheers guys, the they are a very british wheel. ive seen them on a few original minis but other than that you dont see them much. hopefully it will start going back together soon as im really looking forward to getting it back on the road

[mrmcleod113]

right so i had a very productive day today. after a chap came round and fitted the clutch and gearbox back onto the engine, i picked a few bits up from crezz and i got stuck in to getting things back together.

engine and gearbox now 1 component.

cracked out the crane!

engine back in and all monts fitted and tightened up

rad back in, inlet manifold fitted and as much of the wiring plugged back in as i can do as some of the connections are in different locations or just not there.

on the look out for a carb that will fit a polo coupe inlet manifold. got to do a bit more wiring. also got to modify the gear stick to accommodate the 5th gear (not quite sure how to go about it) but im getting there and for an afternoons work im happy it will be smash round the south west roads soon

[mrmcleod113]

Some of the wires I have left in the engine bay!



And some of my wheel fitment as I don't think I have posted any yet.
Front camber


Rear!

Please ignore the arch gap :p