QLD Hi Guys

[Livinlow]

Hey everyone,

My name is Tim and i have purchased (early last year) an 197 MK1 golf for a bit of a fun project.

It is currently in parts in my garage and am slowly fixing it up. The last owner had it as a p plate car and was looking very, very sad. I have now fixed a majority of rust and ripped all the insides out. I have also taken the engine out and tidied the engine bay and got rid of the awful yellow painted parts. As of this weekend i am starting to put the old thing back together.

I shall post some pictures tonight.

I shall be posting quite abit i think for parts and opinions, and hope to see people out and about!

Thanks guys,

Tim

[Water Boy]

Welcom mate. Good to see another Mk1 being saved.

[shramma]

Nice mate. Mind sharing where you picked it up from?
What are your plans for it? Tidy up and daily? New paint? etc..

[Livinlow]

Picked it up in Brissie here last year. In the long run i shall turn it into a track car, but I am just making it a fun car for now until i have more money for an engine transplant. As i said i have taken the rust out and the engine and am tidying the engine bay up to put the original engine back in. I have got coilovers ordered but still have to get it all up and running before those go in.

Most of the interior shall stay out but i shall be keeping the seats and carpets. Thats about it.

I shall be painting it in a satin black for now until i choose the colour i want. There is just to many to choose from. lol.

I am thinking of selling my other weekend car my XR5 turbo to maybe fund this a bit more, because with the company car and missus' car, it doesnt get driven much.

I shall post a current photo of the golf later, when i have one.




and a quick pick of the XR5

[shramma]

Hi Guys

Sweet! where did you find it? Online? Forums? The paper?

What year model is the xr5?

[Livinlow]

Sweet! where did you find it? Online? Forums? The paper?

What year model is the xr5?

Found it on gumtree...about 2 streets away from where i live. Didn't cost much due to what has to be done. The brakes don't work, rust, had water pooling in it and the dash is absolutely crap. Anyone know where i can get a dash from? cant find one anywhere.

And the xr5 is 2010. It was the last new white one in Australia.