What did you fix/replace on your Mk1 today?

[mrlex]

Fitted a new radiator fan, seems to be doing the job! (touch wood)

[squirrel]

Golfettling

So my mate came round on the weekend and we sorted out the fuel pump wiring (now chunky 20A instead of the paltry 10A that was there before and couldn't really cope with the lovely Australian weather).

We also put the original fuel pump back in, and cleaned all the crap out of the gauze that got in there when he ran the tank dry bringing the car down to mine originally.

On the down side, the banjo fitting connecting the fuel line to the end of the pump was a bit rusty and we kind of need a new one now.

So, the car is up on a 30 degree angle until I can source a new one as we didn't manage to get all the petrol out of the tank before starting.

Not sure whether i'm going to be able to source one locally, or have to get the parents to trawl a wreckers yard in the UK for one, or get one made up - anyone got any bright ideas?

Photos here:

Before


After

[Jarred]

shouldn't be too hard to get one made up, But I'd go to a wreckers first and have a hunt under some Kjet Volvo's, merc and BMW's. might turn up something appropriate for the price of admission!

[squirrel]

Enzed will probably be my first port of call, seeing as there's a shop 5 minutes walk from my house and i've not got the foggiest where my nearest knackers yard is (plus new>possibly just as rusty). Ta for your input though Jarred!

[simohanmer]

Replaced the windsreen wiper motor which decided to give out last weekend in the middle of a storm. Then spent the rest of the day fixing a broken headlight, foglight, bumper and ariel from a run in with a large piece of native wildlife.

Looks much better now and the wiper motor turned out to be $80 job which was a lot cheaper than I woulda reckoned on

[dubai gti]

Received a couple of door trims from the 2-door ebay dude in Werribee and sprayed them black....will get fitted next week after my Easter holiday..

[lawny]

put all the new interior in today... looks sick!

[mrlex]

put all the new interior in today... looks sick!

Just had to be added.

[lawny]

Just had to be added.

ahhh rightio then!!!! shall be added to my thread tomorrow!

[demonGti]

I put on new rear discs and pads, front and rear wheel bearings and a set of new top shock mounts.
What a job doing the front wheel bearings... first time I've done them on my Golf! I followed Peter Jones' method here. All done, just wheel alignment to get sorted!

[Peter Jones]

Glad to be of service!

My white MK1 developed a loose exhaust system yesterday. I think I need to set up an extra hanger.

Suspect that root cause has something to do with having two wheels in the air at 110 km/h

Pete

[abreut]

Did some work on the 16v this weekend. Car is finally back together again - thank you long weekend! Put the newly ceramic coated dump-pipe on. It looks ridiculously flash with the shiny ceramic coating but the main reason was to cut down on heat in the engine bay, and to make the pipe last longer as well. I suspect it will lose its shine after the first track day.

Also made up a basic baffle to go over cylinder #1 inlet cam lobe, the one that throws oil straight at the oil filler cap. I have the built in oil-cap/breather set up so under prolonged high revs it ends up throwing a fair bit of oil into the catch can, even though the breather itself is baffled. This should stop a lot of that, the edges are turned down so when you fill with oil it just spills off the sides.


Now I have to set up a fuel surge tank - has anyone set one up in a mk1?

[abreut]

Nice little ebay under-car surge tank fitted today, was too busy to get pics. Bought a carby facet pump to supply the surge tank, and the facet pump flows the exact amount of fuel as the bosch high pressure pump (but at a fraction of the pressure) - 130l/hr - so it worked out perfectly. You can just see the alloy surge tank from behind the car if you get down low, kind of like a really miniature SLR5000 drop tank Another thing ticked off the list sitting on the dash...

[squirrel]

Fixed the fuel line we broke the other week (had to get Enzed to re-make the banjo fitting as it was 90 degrees round the wrong way, my bad for not taking the fuel pump down as well) and connected it all up. Airlock had to be removed before we got any pressure happening, but considering the car hasn't run properly for a few years, it doesn't sound too bad.

Took it for a spin round the block after getting a UVP from VicRoads, went via the local servo where in my excitement I looked at the litres gauge not the dollar value and didn't have enough money on me. Put about 10-15kms on just driving round the locale, definitely got my money's worth from the permit, and another 26 days in which I can 'test' any work I get done.

So, one step nearer another Mk1 GTi being back on the road full-time. Reading through the roadworthiness requirements, i'm thinking there's probably a couple more things to do before I go for it (and probably find out there's quite a lot that actually needs doing), but overall much WIN from the weekend, and i've still got a big silly grin plastered across my face and can't shut up about the car.

[Stephy]

I just got a new engine for mine
1.8 16v with dellortos *drools*
Just need to get the thing running...