1977 Golf 1 GLS project (Betty)

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Plans are to keep it pretty stock now. Saving for Mk1 GTI - this will be for cruising

[william]

sounds sweeet cam would love to see some pics..

brake options alot of the boys here go cordoba boosters and master cylinders and gti brake set ups look through the threads thats the best way

[Jarred]

Nice one.

Good to see it's all full steam ahead!

the plan's all sound pretty good to me too!

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Hey guys, thanks.

Pics will come when I take delivery. I don't want to put pics up now because its not officialy mine yet so it would be wierd kinda.

[16v_kid]

hmmmm looks like a sweet ride.

[Preen59]

Hey Cam. Great to see another GLS getting cleaned up!

Quick note.. If you're going to run a fairly standard engine, go for 40DCOE webers, not 45's. Even with the engine i'm building, if it was purely for the street, i'd be using 40's.

[Antdragonist]

nice plans for a nice car mate,
heres couple pics from my gallery if anyone hasnt seen em

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=461

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Thanks guys

Thanks for posting the pics Dom haha Your art not mine.

Preeny, why do you reckon 40s over 45s?

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I forgot to mention in my first post, the Riken Turbo wheels are my daily driver wheels, planning on either:

Work Equips


or

BBS E30


wheels for cruising/shows etc etc.

They will be 14x8 with a massive amount of stretch

[Preen59]

Preeny, why do you reckon 40s over 45s?

More bottom end/early mid range. Better fuel economy. More drivable. It will idle nicer.. It's just better for a street engine. You'll lose a fraction of late mid/top end, but really, how often do you need massive top end grunt in a street car?

You could run 45's and choke them down a heap (If you don't know what i mean by that, ask), but its really only band aiding it. You'll be much happier with a set of 40's over 45's on a 1.8 street engine. If you use 40's and think that it's nosing over a bit early in the rev range (which i doubt you'll find), you can always go say 2mm bigger in the chokes to bump the power up in the RPM range a bit, but of course, that is at the sacrifice of some bottom end (It's all robbing Peter to pay Paul when you're in the ballpark tune wise).

I hope i've made sense there.



PS, I really like the BBS E30's. Very old school and would look nice with Florida Blue..

[VR6child]

Work Equips


or

BBS E30

those wheels are beautiful, especially those equip 03's. i was considering them for my mk3 but they don't come in 5x100. i like build threads so i'm in for this one

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More bottom end/early mid range. Better fuel economy. More drivable. It will idle nicer.. It's just better for a street engine. You'll lose a fraction of late mid/top end, but really, how often do you need massive top end grunt in a street car?

You could run 45's and choke them down a heap (If you don't know what i mean by that, ask), but its really only band aiding it. You'll be much happier with a set of 40's over 45's on a 1.8 street engine. If you use 40's and think that it's nosing over a bit early in the rev range (which i doubt you'll find), you can always go say 2mm bigger in the chokes to bump the power up in the RPM range a bit, but of course, that is at the sacrifice of some bottom end (It's all robbing Peter to pay Paul when you're in the ballpark tune wise).

I hope i've made sense there.



PS, I really like the BBS E30's. Very old school and would look nice with Florida Blue..

Hi mate, thanks for the info.

Sounds like twin 40s may be a better option then. 16v has enough top end - more than ill need as I am about tourqe.

I want to build a relativly tourqey 16v.

Not into revving the tits off.

What would you recomend in terms of a cam?

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those wheels are beautiful, especially those equip 03's. i was considering them for my mk3 but they don't come in 5x100. i like build threads so i'm in for this one

Thanks mate, It wont be a build thread for a while though.

More just 'add little bit here and there'

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sounds sweeet cam would love to see some pics..

brake options alot of the boys here go cordoba boosters and master cylinders and gti brake set ups look through the threads thats the best way

I thought it was mainly mk3 set ups?

I guess they would be similar though?

[Jarred]

I thought it was mainly mk3 set ups?

I guess they would be similar though?

yea mk 3 an cordy stuff is all pretty similar. Pete Jones did a great write up on it!