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Sometimes the love of a good VW can be a pita. Sometimes it just helps to write everything down to help you consider your options as well as giving the opportunity to others to throw their $0.02 in.
My 5dr 79 GLD is is pretty good condition although it's starting (read continuing) to blow a bit of smoke, something that has been brought more into mind now that it's getting dark for my drive home and the headlights of the car behind really to put a spot light onto that smoke.
So I'm left with a few choices, replace or re-build! We can rebuild him! We have the technology!
Do I sell the current vehicle and just straight out buy a new one, or do I just rip the diesel engine out and put in a nice 16V
Reality, unfortunately, is that the car itself is only used to get me to and from the station for work each day and a trip from Campbelltown to Albion Park (about 50 KMs) once a fortnight. It would more than happily keep ticking over as is for the foreseeable future so spending money isn't necessary, I am just concerned about the smoke... that and it would be nice if it went faster...
The car itself needs new shocks, some minor rust underneath repaired and the FPS guard was damaged by the previous owner so needs a little TLC. The dent itself has been mostly knocked out, but the panel could do with a little work to clean it up.
It's also got a 5 speed in it already so is just begging for a bigger engine
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Assuming I'm right in saying it's about $2,000 to get a 16V engine into it and another $1,000 worth of work to fix up the shocks and other minor issues, I'm then up to a total of about $5,000 including the original cost of the car.
Considering I would be paying someone else to do all the work, is it really worth replacing the engine in this car (the devil you know), or would I be better served sourcing another clean 5dr thats a little quicker and hopefully also clean (be it a Mk1 or even a later model).
I want to stick to a 5dr hatch since my 2yr old get transported in this from time to time and I like the extra space for when I racing my RC Cars.
What to do, what to do...
My 5dr 79 GLD is is pretty good condition although it's starting (read continuing) to blow a bit of smoke, something that has been brought more into mind now that it's getting dark for my drive home and the headlights of the car behind really to put a spot light onto that smoke.
So I'm left with a few choices, replace or re-build! We can rebuild him! We have the technology!
Do I sell the current vehicle and just straight out buy a new one, or do I just rip the diesel engine out and put in a nice 16V
Reality, unfortunately, is that the car itself is only used to get me to and from the station for work each day and a trip from Campbelltown to Albion Park (about 50 KMs) once a fortnight. It would more than happily keep ticking over as is for the foreseeable future so spending money isn't necessary, I am just concerned about the smoke... that and it would be nice if it went faster...
The car itself needs new shocks, some minor rust underneath repaired and the FPS guard was damaged by the previous owner so needs a little TLC. The dent itself has been mostly knocked out, but the panel could do with a little work to clean it up.
It's also got a 5 speed in it already so is just begging for a bigger engine
More pics:
Assuming I'm right in saying it's about $2,000 to get a 16V engine into it and another $1,000 worth of work to fix up the shocks and other minor issues, I'm then up to a total of about $5,000 including the original cost of the car.
Considering I would be paying someone else to do all the work, is it really worth replacing the engine in this car (the devil you know), or would I be better served sourcing another clean 5dr thats a little quicker and hopefully also clean (be it a Mk1 or even a later model).
I want to stick to a 5dr hatch since my 2yr old get transported in this from time to time and I like the extra space for when I racing my RC Cars.
What to do, what to do...
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