My "new" golf

[worm]

Drove it home no probs. Its quite a hot day today and it didnt over heat (good sign). Feels nice to drive, much nicer than my other one.....



Here is a pic of the engine bay. The engine code is FN... a quick search on the site found a site Loon posted up with engine codes... but FN isnt on there... does anyone know what type of engine it has. Could possibly be a 1.8 but im not so sure

[Oneofthegreats]

It's a 1.6L by the cyl. head.

1.8L have the top radiator hose neck between 3 & 4 cyl.

[silverMK1]

paint looks good, nice car, wats the plans for it...

[DubSteve]

Nice looking car, looks like alot could get done to that car.

[worm]

Didnt think it was a 1.8. Pulls strong but not 1.8 strong.
Just going to try and get it registered and let my sister drive it around.
Ill just keep my eye out for a 1.8 8v/16v.... surely someone will sell one, one day!

[DubSteve]

I think Sean has one not sure or even ask Matt.

[syncro]

FN is the common Australian 1600.

[ontarv]

nice and neat
keep it for yourself
sisters just wreck cars
and one golf is never enough

[worm]

OMG, tell me about it... my sister has stuffed every car she has owned... at least these are tough.... and ill be on her case!

Matt had a 16V, but the vin number are stuffed on it.... plus its to exxy.... someone will have one that they cant shift and sell it cheap... I shotgun that one

Syncro: cheers mate.... means I dont have to worry about gettin complianced

Ontarv: I know ones never enough... thats why i got two now

[MK2 GTI]

So i'll be seeing this car around diamond creek? When you had the other mk1 all my mates would tell me they saw a golf like mine with a black bonnet all the time.

[worm]

haha... it stood out just a bit lol

Im driving this one upto Geelong sunday.... so u wont be seeing it around. But no doubt ill have another one for myself soonish

[Golf Loon]

I have a couple of 16vs, only good ones. All the old knakered ones are gone. Save your pennies if you want one.

That FN is the original 1600 that was in the car. Looks like a straight car.

[blackgti1.8]

Nice clean 4 door.
Yeah, common garden variety Aussie 1600.
Looks like a latish one - its got the cute 'suck-through' anti-pollution
pipes bolted to the frint of the head (which look blocked off). This was VW's second attempt at a post-76 anti-pollution setup. Beats the air-pump they used to use
Plus, they sooted up anyway, so became beautifully non-functional.
As I remember, there was a channel through the head to the exhaust port. The idea was that the exhaust gas would suck extra air through, to help clean up the exhaust by buring up any unburnt fuel misture...

[worm]

Car is now on the rd, wootah. Fixed everything and got the RWC... took 1 day to fix most of the problems. The worst thing was the breaks. When the mechanic was driving it for the RWC the metal break hose broke in the footwell and it went from normal breaks to NO breaks... he totaly freaked lol. Needed to get a new break hose prof fitted. Cost me $170!

Sister is driving it around Geelong no worries.... long live the golfs

[brackie]

Well done!

Great result! Hope the brakes don't break again