1980 Mk1 GTI

[mikinoz]

PM me an address and I will mail you a plug and some new terminals.

Grant, you are a gentleman - this connector arrived - now we are waiting for the good friends at USPS for some goodies!

Peter Bower phoned me and I collected the fully cleaned and refurbished fuel system - I will post up on this later when I have some pics and more time.

Not long now Liam!

[mikinoz]

Improved?

[Preen59]

Exceptional.

Here's a tip for you-

HOT water and a scoop of clothes washing powder in a bucket... Mix it up, throw your aluminium parts in. Leave for 5mins or so.. Come back and scrub away.. They'll come up brand new.

[mikinoz]

Should probably do this to the intake manifold as it is in a similar condition. But that is cast? Is it cast steel or alloy? Can you see any issue? Just need to buy a new gasket if I do...

[mikinoz]

So the time to get some decent shots of this gear before it is bolted back on I thought was deserved.

The fuel system must have been going fine originally, but over time looks like the corrosion has taken a firm grip on what to some suspicion looks to be an original accumulator and fuel lines.



The replacement specified is a Porsche/Volvo unit (the barb is for venting back into the fuel system in an emissions control environment) - fits nifty in the bracket.



The pump has been tested and is operating as new. The return check valve however was not closing and this is the most likely cause of the hard start cases that have been seen. New check valve fitted.



Idle Air Bypass was not looking like this before. Cleaned and re-calibrated.



The WUR that was fitted was not for Golf and was actually a vacuum model (from Turbo cars) and hence was not delivering the correct pressure (3 as opposed to 3.5 BAR) which in turn was not assisting in the AF ratio - this is a rebuilt unit with the correct resistor etc and hopefully this will bring the over fuelling in check.



All of the injectors were gunged up and not spraying correctly. They cleaned up alright and a lot cheaper than buying new (best is they are still steel as opposed to the new ones that are brass)



And the throttle. It was so gooped up and poorly adjusted the butterflies were not closing correctly, which is why the idle forever was inconsistent. That should be golden now.





Waiting for a massive haul from MK1 Autohaus with new braided fuel hoses and a number of other bits - so all in all things are certainly on the improve and this car will run as good as new with everything being replaced or refurbed!

A well deserved plug here too.

[Preen59]

The car's going to be a rocket ship when you're finished.

Should probably do this to the intake manifold as it is in a similar condition. But that is cast? Is it cast steel or alloy? Can you see any issue? Just need to buy a new gasket if I do...

Do it for sure. It's cast aluminium.. As long as you clean it thoroughly afterwards it will be fine. We clean go kart engine parts this way. (The head, cylinder, crank case and carburettor).

Use a scrubbing brush and tooth brush.


DON'T use dish washer powder. It'll send the surface black, as it contains too much caustic.



Oh, and I think I have a gasket here. All yours if I do.

[roccodingo]

Looking good Mik, make sure ther idle screw has a new seal on it also, old ones tend to go hard and let air bypass...

Can get them from Ben at Mk1 Autohaus.

Next thing on install is to go thru the wiring and make sure everything is getting the right sparks.

Accumalator looks to be Mk2 BTW. you can still get original ones from Germanautoparts.

cheers,
Grant

[Lima]

Great work Mick, thank you.

[Jarred]

Good work. Nothing like Kjet (when it's all clean, tuned, and running properly! )

[sifty]

The WUR that was fitted was not for Golf and was actually a vacuum model (from Turbo cars)

So... What are you doing with this WUR then? I'm on the hunt for a turbo model WUR, have you got a part number?

BTW: Love the thread, it is your GTI that inspired me to hold out for a Mk1 when I was ready to go with a Mk2.

[Lima]

BTW: Love the thread, it is your GTI that inspired me to hold out for a Mk1 when I was ready to go with a Mk2.

Mk1 all the way!

Still the best looking Golf of all time IMO.

[sifty]

Best looking Golf and also the most pure. I still love the Mk2, but I doubt very much I'll ever own one now.

I still have the photos I downloaded of your car over 2 years ago in my folder of "How a GTI should look"

What is the process to get the build certificate from the VW Museum? I'd love to know more about ours. Unfortunately the build labels in both of ours are beyond reading. ***Edit*** Never mind, I kept reading and found the answer. I'm going to have to do that.

Actually, looking at your car again now that I am more familiar with mine it's really cool to notice the little changes that have happened over the couple of years difference.
- From little to Big lights.
- Dash layout
- Steering wheel
- Interior trim (I think yours would've had Interlagos fabric from the factory?)
- Extra trim line below the rubbing strip
- A Pillar covers
In all these cases I think that the older version were better. Mine is one of the last cars before the Campaign Edition, which was pretty much the final "Tart-up" before the Mk2. Yours is more true to the original look.

Also funny is that we have the same weird aerial. Do you know if that is standard?

[Lima]

Yeah, I prefer the smaller rear lights as well. Don't forget I only have a 1600 as well.

As for the aerial, the one I first had on the car was a bit naff really, so I replaced it with one of these.

Cheers
Liam

[sifty]

Aw man... I'm going to need to get one of those aerials now. The fugly rubbery thing is hard to like even if it is OEM.

If you ever do retrim your interior and want to sell those seat covers let me know. You can still buy Interlagos fabric because it's what they still use on Golf and Polo GTIs. But the stripes fabric is impossible to come by.

[mikinoz]

Update: parts from USA landed in Au on 21st but still not yet delivered.

Another weekend goes by, making the GAD deadline harder to meet...

Don't fret Liam, she will be home soon!