My sort-of restoration

[GeorgeMK1]

Didn't you hear man, hes on his Ps, that means a VN Commy wif da stockis ald around and da poddy with da stright exhaust and all da bois in da back for a skate session after da gym brooooo

LOL sorry.

Congrats bro, hurry up and get stuck in.

Ill only get stuck in it if you say, WALLAH BROO !

[GeorgeMK1]

Just because i can hehehe

[GRN_VAGN]

loving the odd colour wheels

[GeorgeMK1]

Hey guys, quick question.

Where do i find the timing marks on my engine? My teacher was looking today but we couldnt find them. Are they on the belt cover (that metal/plastic cover thingo) Or am i looking in the wrong place?

Cheers

[GRN_VAGN]

on top the gearbox mate, below the rear water housing on head. undo the screw bit, you will see the flywheel.. the is a DOT and and DIAMOND, dot is TDC, diamond is 6BTDC

[GeorgeMK1]

You're a legend mate !!

Also, how did you roll your guards so perfectly? Is it that thing that bolts on your hub and then turn it.. or?

[GRN_VAGN]

hammer and dolly

i like the flared look on a golf, something different anyway, get sick of seeing square edge guards

[GeorgeMK1]

From the pics, it looks really good ! Great work on the handwork haha

Yeah thats true it does look better IMO, my rears are full of bog on one, so i cant do anything! I was thinking of flaring them as wide as i can go, to possibly go the impossible of 9" on the back !

[GRN_VAGN]

Theres alot to work with metal wise, think ive got an extra 15-20mm out of the rears. bout same on front.

Yeah my rears have a bit bog, mainly from previous owner. I sanded most back, hammered as much as i could then light skim of bog.

I say go for it on yours, thought youd need rims that sit flush with lip of guard to pull it off i reckon

[Jarred]

There is a proper gaurd rolling tool, that does bolt too the hub and has a hard neoprene kinda roller on one end. Could be used to flare arches, flatten lips etc. Can also be made DIY style with an old jack, old spacer and a skateboard wheel. Had a thread/write up to do that, but I lost it. Have a google, I'm sure you'll find plenty of ways to do it.

If you dont mind a bit of body work after (I think you'll have to do some either way, in your case) hammer and dolly is a good option. It's easy to bugger up & make your arch uneven with a hammer and dolly though, so be careful & take your time doing it.

[ryana89]

Just read your thread, well done!
You've done sooo much work, with the magority of it on your L's, make's me feel lazy

Your car stand's out and is so much more unique from those bogan-odores and ricers on the previous page.

[GeorgeMK1]

There is a proper gaurd rolling tool, that does bolt too the hub and has a hard neoprene kinda roller on one end. Could be used to flare arches, flatten lips etc. Can also be made DIY style with an old jack, old spacer and a skateboard wheel. Had a thread/write up to do that, but I lost it. Have a google, I'm sure you'll find plenty of ways to do it.

Thats what i was talking about. My mate has one so it should be easy for me.. the only thing that is a bother would be repainting the sanded areas, where i have to get rid of the bog.

I've seen an old school 'rolla and it had flared guards that were sanded down to bare metal and left like that. Im thinking maybe, go and leave it at raw metal guards, with a coat of clear? Just to be different ...

[Jarred]

might just look unfinished to most people. And lets face it, mk 1's have enough rust issues, let alone getting some bare metal going on

[GeorgeMK1]

Well guys didnt wanna ruin the 'suprise' that i had finally saved up for coilovers ahaha. However i ordered it and something something yada yada its not working. Seems that the supplier over ebay has not contacted me back so the transaction had to be cancelled. Very un-reliable, and i do not suggest buying from the uk supplier DUBMONKEYZ. Perhaps its a one-tme thing, but i know i wont be buying from the agian.

Anyway, cut to the chase, my car rubs on the wheels a hell of a lot, and as its a daily my tires are almost dead hahaha. So my question is, woul di be able to slice a pair of bump-stops in half and add them to my existing ones? This should give me the extra 1cm clearance and reduce rubbing.

Is that bad ?? Or do-able ..

[Preen59]

That's going to make your ride really bad. Dangerous too if you have to brake hard suddenly or hit a bump going around a corner in the wet.. Doable.. But I wouldn't.

Better off trimming your arches with a grinder if you ask me...