the swallow tail project has begun.......

[alex g]

a trunk release kit, the type with a wire i had to cut a section out of the rear of the lid as there is no access to mount the solenoid.i ran the wire up to join with the demister cable and through to the front of the car and the switch well thats a secret for now.i had to extend the cam on the lock mechanism 15 odd mm to able the solenoid more leverage, works a treat.will be full delocked soon.my mk2 is fully delocked no troubles there, you can pop the bonnet from outside the car anyway ehh

[GoLfMan]

hey man, updates??? got the webbers on yet.. i just got a set aswell and im just bout to put them on. wanna c how they go

[finemk1]

true, i guess u can hide that secret button somewhere where u can get to it from the outside like unda a wheel arch, or similar, is a good idear, got me thinking so im gonna go ahead with the rear lock and get rid of it
FAT
cheers bud

[alex g]

you can actually reach the bonnet release from out side.put central locking on yesterday and hooked up the boot release to the second channel, nice feels like the 20th century again. also cut a great big section out of the firewall as there was a rust hole hiding behind the sound deadening will plate it up today, that sound deadening **** is bad. got a set of wheels ohh keep them under wraps so nice and the pile of goodies is growing will get some pics up soon. the chrome count is growing i am adicted love the shine

[TassieGTi]

Swallowtail

Keep up the good work,we will have to out try to outnumber our Aircooled brothers (I should say Grandfathers as I feel they are a little antiquated on the road )

[Golf Loon]

Yup. Antiquated is right. I reckon its just a matter of outlasting them.

[Golfwise]

Air v Water

Crankcases don't last too long and are hard to come by but how many of us have thrown out Golf Passat etc blocks as no one wants them as they don't stuff up.Bulletproof vs Soft.
Air makes nice vintage cars for a light cruise not a good thrashing like water ones.

[Golf Loon]

Yup and I can flog the **** out of it every journey and still know that it will start first go every time Thats what I like.
And I`ve thrown away heaps of stock engines, like you say bulletproof.

[DVR68U]

hey man so whats the news on the carby ? you get it running yet.
cheers brenton

[Golf Loon]

see tech section, help me if you can

[alex g]

coilovers on route plus untold other goodies

[DVR68U]

hey man u get those wheels of ebay ? i just got a set of 13x7s with a offset of -6 :roll: so they look like they will require spacers and will hang out the guards alot on the front only hang out about 8mm on the back. what offset are they there off a gemini yeah ?
also did u get those bumper end caps from eurocullen or did u just chrome dip stock ones ?
cheers brenton

[alex g]

i made the end caps myself out of ally and just polished them those wheels have an offset of 6 i had to grind the front calipers for clearance though, spacers????? they are only gonna push the wheel further out increasing that already large et, although yes you may be using them to clear the calipers, they are gemini fitment. what wheels did you get???

[Golfwise]

Don't want to sound too negative but those wheels are going to look rank.Sorry !!!! Only being honest.

[DVR68U]

i got some compomotive 13x7's are yours a +6 or a -6 offset ? how much did u have to grind the caliper down i was goin to do that to ?
but i really want u to say -6mm like mine so i no that someone else has done it :roll:
cheers brenton