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Charles i can get you some of the stacks i have that fit absolutely perfectly into the Golf engine bay for $33 each, PM me if your interested
looking fantastic mate
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Rock on Josh... Just get that cable and she'll be right mate...
Keep it up...
James
cheers mate, i've got a spare cable in my boot and im going to try a similar set up tommorow to see if that all works out, ill keep ya poted
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The Factory team were running a Zenith injection system.
I have a scan of the original 1981 magazine story on their prepping the cars for competition. It was kinda my inspiration to build the MK1 as a rally car.
yes well done ol chap, shes a '77
1.8 gti motor out of a '93? i think? (an g'box) - i duno, couldnt follow that bit, thought mk1s stopped about '86 or something..anyway
Hey Ant, your car has a Mk2 UK spec Kjet engine, with a G grind cam and a Close ratio 5 speed from a Mk2 Golf 1988ish. Should absolutely scream with a bigger carby....or two
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haha, heres hopin loon
update for everyone - shes still at the workshop
seems the people that originally put the carbs on for me missed a *few* things (who cares, its only money right.... lol)
but its in the capable hands of a pro carb tuner.
so another 2 weeks (at most hopefully) and ill be tearin it uuuup!
- not that i condone street racing, hooning, or anything else of such nature..
haha, heres hopin loon
update for everyone - shes still at the workshop
seems the people that originally put the carbs on for me missed a *few* things (who cares, its only money right.... (lol)
but its in the capable hands of a pro carb tuner.
so another 2 weeks (at most hopefully) and ill be tearin it uuuup!
- not that i condone street racing, hooning, or anything else of such nature..
street racing? hooning? never!!
hope it all works out well tomorow Dom.....I want to be the first to know...
And if your not satisfied ,you know there is a spare spot in my garage for it down here!!
eh eh eh?
footy in the park, jumpers for goals..owww yess
wooo, just took her for a razz and loved it.
although, its not quite as quick as bens mk2 so itll need a lil more work.
exhaust next i reckon.
but yeh, strewth it roars around now, sounds animal.
and gets the looks.
twin carbies = two thumbs up from me.
wooo, just took her for a razz and loved it.
although, its not quite as quick as bens mk2 so itll need a lil more work.
exhaust next i reckon.
but yeh, strewth it roars around now, sounds animal.
and gets the looks.
twin carbies = two thumbs up from me.
get a cam and exhaust otherwise u wont get full potential from ur twin set up
awesome man
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haha, already got the cam upgrade golfman, thats why im so keen on gettin the exhaust next so i can really see what she can really do.
as for the pic dave, here she is
prolly get some socks for it next week, i could only source 2 red and 2 green ones, thought that might look a bit stupid. lol
so ill probably get 4 red ones.
thats a pic from before i took it to the pro carb tuner (about 1 week old), they do look a lil better now, shined up trumpets and stuff.
but yeh, absolutely loving it. might have to take her out again this arvo
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Reason: typo. rrrgh hate typos.
god that thing would sound fantastic!
i also have red socks on my trumpets, they look the biz alot better than green IMO
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