Mk1 16v Project

[Preen59]

Here's a treat for you..

I dug up the photos of the Golf back when my parents bought it from THE WRECKERS (!!!) in 1994.

It was in a bad way cosmetically and wasn't running very well. Dad said the engine was a little sluggish and it had a flat spot on initial throttle. So he took it to the workshop one night to try and sought the flat spot out, only to find the cam timing was THREE TEETH retarded! Most engines wouldn't even start like that! He fixed the cam timing and the car took off!

So here's some pics when they first got it, in the back yard at the old house. Dad has basically no grey hair! And if you look closely he's wearing a '93 Volkswagen Spectacular jumper.







Mum said she spent quite literally hours vacuuming the inside of the car.

I found the pics from the 89 VW nationals, 91 and 93 spectacular too. I might post them in the general chat later on if i can be bothered scanning them.

[Preen59]

And here it is all cleaned up, polished and conditioned inside and out.












They sold it to Marty (Twin eng, twin turbs) in 94. Mum very nearly sold the beetle (which you can see vaguely in the background under the carport) to keep the blue goof.

And in 03 i bought it back off Marty. Funny how things go.

[Oneofthegreats]

Orrhhh Man!

Imagine if it was still in the same condition today! Even has the radio delete cubby house.

I'd be leaving it exactly the same, but with your 16V stuffed where you can't see it.

Now that would be a pissa!

[Preen59]

Orrhhh Man!

Imagine if it was still in the same condition today! Even has the radio delete cubby house.

I'd be leaving it exactly the same, but with your 16V stuffed where you can't see it.

Now that would be a pissa!

Haha, yeah i know! I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing when i was looking at the pics. If only..

Actually there's a spice red 4 door in town that if i had some spare cash, i'd love to make an offer to them.. Its got a BBS bodykit on it too. Not sure if it's a genuine BBS kit, but similar.

[ausgolfer]

Hey preeny top work, getting me motivated to work on my engine.

Just a question regarding the teflon gudgeon buttons you made, do they replace the gudgeon circlips? or are they also in place? I imagine if they repalce them they allow the pin a little more freedom/less wear? and the circlips sometimes fail if I'm not mistaken?

[Preen59]

Hey preeny top work, getting me motivated to work on my engine.

Just a question regarding the teflon gudgeon buttons you made, do they replace the gudgeon circlips? or are they also in place? I imagine if they repalce them they allow the pin a little more freedom/less wear? and the circlips sometimes fail if I'm not mistaken?

Hey dude,

Thanks for the compliments.

Yeah they replace the clips. And yeah you're exactly right, to create less drag, less wear and so there aren't any clips that can break.

[DubSteve]

Preen my man to put it bluntly whose the man, YOU THE ***** MAN!!!



Also Chuck Norries Approves

Well done dude

[Preen59]

Preen my man to put it bluntly whose the man, YOU THE ***** MAN!!!



Also Chuck Norries Approves

Well done dude

Stop it man you're making me blush... Thanks dude.

I'm yet to read your entire project but i will have to, the bits i read were very interesting.

Wow, Chuck Norris? Gees man, i'd be happy with NOT getting roundhoused by him, let alone getting his approval!! I mean, that guy counted to infinity... TWICE! .

[GoLfMan]

I mean, that guy counted to infinity... TWICE! .

he also lost his virginity before his dad did

awesome man, great photos

[Preen59]

he also lost his virginity before his dad did

awesome man, great photos

Thanks dude,
Pretty sound little car huh?

[Mischa]

ok thats enough praise now show us some more pictures and you'll get a bit more lovin

[Preen59]

ok thats enough praise now show us some more pictures and you'll get a bit more lovin

Haha, no worries dude. Next pics will probably be the head. Can't wait to get that back..

[Preen59]

Ok, i was feeling unloved so i figured i'd better get a pic up.

Because my Mk1 is a 77 model, and originally had chrome bumpers, It has not support clips for the plastic wrap around bumpers.

So, I got some S/H clips from someone off the forum (Can't remember who now, but they were CHEAP!) and i have been thinking about how to affix them to the body.

Well, problem solvered, hopefully. Because the clips are supposed to fit through a little hole in the guard on the later models, and mine doesn't have the holes, and there is NO way i'm cutting a hole in my guards, i decided to modify the clips so i can attach them to the guard with Sicaflex or something similar.

Basically what i've done is cut the tabs off the back of the clip where they would normally go through the guard, and file the back flat.

What I am going to do is slip the clip into the bumper, apply the sicaflex and push it onto the guard in the right spot, then hold it in that position until it sets. That way i can get them exactly where i want them. And no, i'm not going to actually hold onto the bumper end, i'll hold it there with something. Probably 200mph tape or something.



Oh, and here's a pic i took when i lightened my flywheel. That's about how much material I removed.

[twin eng, twin turbs]

Post up some pics of your flywheel and ill drop by your workshop and give you some love brother. Did you just part off the casting behind the ring gear or turn it down? Its gota be dynamically balanced!

[Preen59]

Post up some pics of your flywheel and ill drop by your workshop and give you some love brother. Did you just part off the casting behind the ring gear or turn it down? Its gota be dynamically balanced!

Why not just drop by and have a look? I did it ages ago. Yeah i just machined off the casting behind the ring gear. I figure if i need to take more off that's easy, but if i take too much off i can't exactly weld it back on..

I know it's all gotta be balanced. When i get my clutch etc and i've got the money i'm taking everything down to Graeme Silk in Canberra and he is going to bore and hone my block, get my crank ground and linished and get everything balanced in one go.