The Red Thread

[Peter Jones]

My long suffering Red ex-GLD daily has appeared in many threads but has never really had one of it's own.

Here's a few reminders.

The King spring / Gabriel shock install.

Brakes prep.

Late model booster mod.

Cordoba drum install

Disc install

Exhaust stay repair

The Air Horn!



The Ski Racks!



The Red RamFlo



An old pic.



Currently sporting

• 1800 Cordoba Motor
• 5 Speed 020 box (FF)
• Weber DGAV & Passat manifold
• Cordoba rear drums
• Cordoba booster and Master cylinder
• GTI front and rear sway bars
• MK2 radiator
• MK2 14" steel wheels
• Grover 22" air horn
• Spax spings all 'round
• DeCarbon front struts and Gabriel Rear shocks.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Over the weekend I replaced the very heavy King Springs with SPAX units.

The King Springs were destroying the mounts, it's odd but the same springs in my other (White) golf are fine. I think batch was way heavier for some unknown reason.

Both mounts are stuffed!





This is the King Spring part number to watch out for!



Red's exhaust needs replacing soon, here's the extractors I'm cleaning up to go in. These came from Stu's old MK1.(RIP)







Car is much nicer to drive now

Pete

[GoLfMan]

good to see Red finally getting some Love Pete

[greasykitchen]

That ain't just any horn, it's a trumpet!

Looking good Pete. You can come over and clean my Golf's engine bay when you're done

[16v_kid]

nice work pete!

[Peter Jones]

New dash for red today.

The Old dash came out pretty quick.



Here's what lay behind, no signs of rust but evidence of a smashed safety glass 'screen at some time in it's past.





No Cracks! (Thanks Stu)



It took a bit of time to tidy up the wiring and get all the dash globes working properly but it's good to know its all fully functional again.



I was tidying up the workshop, so I put this upper brace in as well. It's somebody else's home made design and not terribly stiff. I doubt it will do much for the handling but how could I resist that much chrome? (Thanks again Stu)



and an LED conversion for the interior light just because.



Red also got a bit of a tune due to needing an new set of points earlier in the week.

Oh and wiper blades too

Pete

[Tim]

This is the King Spring part number to watch out for!




Pete

I just had a look at the king springs application guide and this is what that part number brought up

69-73 CAPRI 4CYL A KFFL-12 KFFL-13

[Peter Jones]

I just had a look at the king springs application guide and this is what that part number brought up

69-73 CAPRI 4CYL A KFFL-12 KFFL-13

Well that explains a lot! They came as a set for a golf but I never cross referenced the numbers. Wierd that they just happened to fit!

I'll go and check the other set and the rears now and see what I discover.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Can't see the numbers on the set in the white car.

The rears out of red are correct though.



Pete

[Jarred]

that's a mighty big air horn you got there Pete hahaha

Got the special delivery this afternoon too, thanks alot for that!

[Peter Jones]

that's a mighty big air horn you got there Pete

22 inches! You have no idea how long it took me to figure out how to fit that in the engine bay!

Pete

[16v_kid]

Pete, is that dash re-rimed by any chance? also if it is who did it and what kind of price they they charge you.

Thanks.

[Peter Jones]

Pete, is that dash re-rimed by any chance? also if it is who did it and what kind of price they they charge you.

Yes it is but I didn't have it done. It came out of Stu's old car, it might have been in it when he got it.

Pete

[16v_kid]

Yes it is but I didn't have it done. It came out of Stu's old car, it might have been in it when he got it.

Pete

oh ok. Thanks anyway.

I know a few company's that charge $400 for a re trim

[cab93]

Both mounts are stuffed!



I take it the mounts are considered worn, when the gap between the rubber and metal top piece gets to large? I have replaced mine, yet there is already a gap of approximately 5mm. Would you know if this means some other part is faulty?

Love your plastic mount covers very rare! Should you come across one or two spares, I would be happy to purchase.

The dash looks brilliant, well worth the effort!

Michael