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'sup guys,
i'm usually more active on the dutch chapter on this site but thought i'd share this project here as well, It's about my future daily: a 1982 Volkswagen Golf Mk1.
Here's a bit of background story;
my first and current car is a Citroen Saxo. i always wanted a Mk1 but my parents basically tricked me to buy a younger car that was more reliable. at that time i knew nothing about cars and i learned step by step to work with them. With the saxo i went retarded low. threw away my springs and cut through my bumpstops to get it sitting like this:
i absolutely love'd riding around like this, but to be honest it probably wasn't all that safe with zero suspension. I wanted to build a car that could go easily as low as the saxo but still being drive-able.
Around the summer a good friend of mine,who i grew up with, bought the MK1 to replace his broken (duh) Alfa 155. i immediately fell in love with the car and told him if he ever wanted to get rid of it, he should call me.
At the end of 2014 my buddy fixed his Alfa and decided to put the mk1 away. me as a broke student didn't have enough cash to buy it unless i'd sell the saxo first. problem was i needed a daily. but then my buddy said; relax, Just go and build the mk1 how you want it to be and sell the saxo after.
now that's some guy love right there
Next weekend i immediately began working with the mk1:
this is how i got her:
she has around 190.000 km's with a 1.5 automatic. A buddy of mine is building a mk2 gti with an ABF engine, and i was lucky enough to score his old 1.8 PB engine.
So first thing's first: out with the engine:
at this time I already loved working on the MK1, this was the first time i ever pulled out an engine and it took me less then 3 hours. not too shabby
anyway, now that the engine was out; it was time to clean up the bay
- next thing on the list was replacing the steering housing from a GTi model so it has powersteering.
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- because it had a automatic gearboxl i needed to replace the pedalbox as well as the shifting mechanism.
and for shits and giggles i threw on my RM's.
might need some camber upfront:
Last week i refurbished a few pieces:
and orderd a few goodies:
brand new spaghetti manifold
shift mechanism refurbishment(?) kit
cleaned that aswell
and got a nice shift knob for now;
Next i got my new engine; a bit dusty
that's me , at an attempt to clean the little fucker;
worked out pretty good:
i will refurbish a few engine parts and valve cover next week, if i have the time.
at last i cleaned and replaced the new engine wiring harness but forgot to take pics of it.
and last but not least; found a little mascotte named Harry:
next weekend i'll search for the last parts to get the engine back in. I'll need some new engine mounts and a wiring harness for the dashboard and fuel pump.
that's all folks
i'm usually more active on the dutch chapter on this site but thought i'd share this project here as well, It's about my future daily: a 1982 Volkswagen Golf Mk1.
Here's a bit of background story;
my first and current car is a Citroen Saxo. i always wanted a Mk1 but my parents basically tricked me to buy a younger car that was more reliable. at that time i knew nothing about cars and i learned step by step to work with them. With the saxo i went retarded low. threw away my springs and cut through my bumpstops to get it sitting like this:
i absolutely love'd riding around like this, but to be honest it probably wasn't all that safe with zero suspension. I wanted to build a car that could go easily as low as the saxo but still being drive-able.
Around the summer a good friend of mine,who i grew up with, bought the MK1 to replace his broken (duh) Alfa 155. i immediately fell in love with the car and told him if he ever wanted to get rid of it, he should call me.
At the end of 2014 my buddy fixed his Alfa and decided to put the mk1 away. me as a broke student didn't have enough cash to buy it unless i'd sell the saxo first. problem was i needed a daily. but then my buddy said; relax, Just go and build the mk1 how you want it to be and sell the saxo after.
now that's some guy love right there
Next weekend i immediately began working with the mk1:
this is how i got her:
she has around 190.000 km's with a 1.5 automatic. A buddy of mine is building a mk2 gti with an ABF engine, and i was lucky enough to score his old 1.8 PB engine.
So first thing's first: out with the engine:
at this time I already loved working on the MK1, this was the first time i ever pulled out an engine and it took me less then 3 hours. not too shabby
anyway, now that the engine was out; it was time to clean up the bay
- next thing on the list was replacing the steering housing from a GTi model so it has powersteering.
[IMG]
[/IMG]- because it had a automatic gearboxl i needed to replace the pedalbox as well as the shifting mechanism.
and for shits and giggles i threw on my RM's.
might need some camber upfront:
Last week i refurbished a few pieces:
and orderd a few goodies:
brand new spaghetti manifold
shift mechanism refurbishment(?) kit
cleaned that aswell
and got a nice shift knob for now;
Next i got my new engine; a bit dusty
that's me , at an attempt to clean the little fucker;
worked out pretty good:
i will refurbish a few engine parts and valve cover next week, if i have the time.
at last i cleaned and replaced the new engine wiring harness but forgot to take pics of it.
and last but not least; found a little mascotte named Harry:
next weekend i'll search for the last parts to get the engine back in. I'll need some new engine mounts and a wiring harness for the dashboard and fuel pump.
that's all folks
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