78 2-Door Build Thread

[Preen59]

Sh** happens.

Sit back, break open a large block of your favorite chocolate, put on a good video and forget about today.

In a few days you'll be laughing about thinking about selling the Golf.

Cheers

Paul

What Paul said.

[GeorgeMK1]

was doing uni work all day and decided i would chill out and go for a drive tonight...i actually never 'speed' rediculously anywhere on the street but got done 20 kays over rolling down a hill and nice $200 fine to go with it...like i wasn't broke enough...fu*king cars are a money pit...eoi 78 2-door mk1 for sale, any interest? ahah f*ck worst mood

oh and 4 points...

HA?! Mate, how is you you speed, and got a 200 fine, whilst i looked at the time on my phone, and got a 240 fine with 3 points. This is ridiculous ahahaha ...

[mikinoz]

.eoi 78 2-door mk1 for sale, any interest?

PM me your price.

[dubmc]

PM me your price.

ahah not just yet mick, when i stop getting a grin from jumping in it then you'll be the first to know

also was just thinking today, do you know if that track at the blue mountains you went 2 will open again anytime soon? looks like a fun track for a mk1...

[dubmc]

i have noticed a lot VR6 BBS wheels going cheap on the forum over the past 6 months or so...how hard would it be, or would it be worth my while to pick up a cheap set and get them welded and re-drilled for 4x100?

i think they would be a practical wheel and look great on a MK1...or should I just save my pennies and get some ATS cups? (my favourite mk1 wheels) lol

[Jarred]

NO, I'm pretty sure it would be a nightmare to do, and not worth the effort to do all that. After all they're only 6.5" wide, and et43, both aren't too flash for a mk 1.

where as ATS cups on the other hand, 7" wide and et 20 or 28, much better option!

Try and find a set in 8" wide, that would be phat!

[dubmc]

NO, I'm pretty sure it would be a nightmare to do, and not worth the effort to do all that. After all they're only 6.5" wide, and et43, both aren't too flash for a mk 1.

where as ATS cups on the other hand, 7" wide and et 20 or 28, much better option!

Try and find a set in 8" wide, that would be phat!

to be honest i know little about wheels! i just know what looks good but the specs ahah the car is my daily and i give it the beans and take for natio park runs frequently...i dont want to worry about scrubbing or taking all my fat girlfriends in the back because the car is not setup for just stance...would 8 wide give me this problem? or would 7's be better for what i'm doing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ATS-C...Q5fAccessories --> hmmmmmmm! i want.

[Jarred]

yea, you might want to pass on the 8" wide, but it's still doable.

a 7" with a nice 195/45 would probably be best. You'll need an ET30 or less, (but generally only as low as ET20, and even then, might have slight rubbing issues, depending on ride height, rolled arches etc etc.)

There has been a set on ebay.com.au for sale for ages!

[MiKe1_golf]

who does a 195/45/15?

[Preen59]

Save your money and buy exactly what you want, mate. Cheaping out will only have you spending more later on...

[Preen59]

who does a 195/45/15?

Heaps of companies. I have 195/45/15 Kumho KE31s on the Zenders..

[dom123]

matt had a set of cups but im pretty sure mick snatched em up, were goin cheap too.

check out wheel whores, vortex, import monster etc if you cant find a set in oz

[Jace]

Save your money and buy exactly what you want, mate. Cheaping out will only have you spending more later on...

+10,000,000, ask me how i know.

[dubmc]

+10,000,000, ask me how i know.

ahah how do you know jace?

hmm i'll have to look into...still a couple things on my list which need attention first.

it is very true that mk1's need a lot of tinkering..

yesterday one window winder decided to snap in half so i replaced them with 2 spares i had.

today i changed the oil and oil breather filter which was leaking

i also then decided to find out where a small oil leak was coming from..in doing so i decided to nip up the vacuum fitting in the carb manifold as it was loose...only to have it snap clean in half. i had to knock a torque spline into it and unwind it..so now the car has no vaccum ... i.e no breaks and its stuck in the garage

the car was also dropping in power occassionally today (never done this before) it may be either a tunning issue or the points on the dizzy are worn and the timing is getting thrown out a bit...i think i might switch to a factory electronic ignition setup soon

hmmm back 2 study.

[Preen59]

the car was also dropping in power occassionally today (never done this before) it may be either a tunning issue or the points on the dizzy are worn and the timing is getting thrown out a bit...i think i might switch to a factory electronic ignition setup soon

hmmm back 2 study.

Probably had something to do with the vac leak, dude. Was it idling irregular?