My new MK1 Golf 75/6

[GPW Swallowtail]

Hi All
Well after 5 months of looking i finally found what i was looking for a total standard MK1 Swallowtail.
1 day later it is now home and safe with its new owner, i have been looking at some AP coil overs and wanted to know if anybody has had any experience with them??. Also if anybody could haelp me out with the brand and size offset e.t.c of the wheels on the white mk1 i have attached??

Many thanks
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[Jace]

Auto right? I was almost going to bid against you.

Looks great, wishing that i did (if it's auto!)

[GPW Swallowtail]

yup 3 speed Auto. not for long tho!

[Cookie28]

I almost tried to buy it as well haha

[GPW Swallowtail]

So it has began

Well 24 hr after owning my fist swallow tail the time had come!!

First was to check out if she was as solid has she looked, good news she is a sold as a brick.
Avo coil overs ordered and heaps of Gen. VW part ordered too, hopefully she will be a quick 3 month turn around and will be smoking around SYD for the summer.

Here are some pic from this Arvo.

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just waiting on parts now should be low next week, and she should have her cloths back on too!!

[dubmc]

nice one mate, looks very tidy...i wouldn't be in a rush to get rid of the auto imo...they are less common and make a nice cruiser, my cousin has one in the same colour and it's nice to get around in an auto everynow and then...that is unless you have big plans for engine/gearbox.

[GPW Swallowtail]

Short term ( this summer ) suspension, wheels, roof rack. Long term (winter ) TT engine (BAM 225 BHP) and 6 speed man, paint e.t.c.
Just ordered my coil overs and powerflex bushes from the UK so Hopefully will be here in 10-15 days, enough time to give the under body a good clean and real seal.

Any ideas were to get a radiator in the Sydney area with the header tank built in the side of it like the one already on there??

Also any info on the wheels on the white golf would be great!

[Gipson]

looks like a nice clean original example. I agree with Michael if it is as mint as it looks in the photos and it's mechanically sorted it would be a nice one to just keep standard/a little lowering and drive it as it is. you don't see enough of them in their original states these days.
how many km's has it covered?

[GPW Swallowtail]

She has done her fair share 330,000km but engine a gearbox are all good i did 90km it her over the weekend.
thanks for the concern, but this project has been a long time in the planing and now i have the base i was looking for it all go!!

[Stanton]

Oh Wow !
Not much more to say really.

[GPW Swallowtail]

We i got chance to strip down the front suspension tonight, and again it all when well and all parts look sold even the front brake backing plates!!!

I also cleaned up the N/S wheel arch and stone chipped it.

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My daily ride also helped out with the low light!!

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[roccodingo]

When you replace the guards, use the factory zinc strips on the bolt holes, they act as a sacraficial anode for cathodic protection.

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the zinc tabs are available from the dealer still.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...s-21212-4.html

Third pic from the top.

[GPW Swallowtail]

Yeah i have them on order part number AKL 381 035 50 form VW.

Thanks for the link tho.

[GPW Swallowtail]

strip down

Hi Guys

does anybody know the best place to get 2 front wheel bearing kits, front and rear suspension top mounts and also a windscreen seal from.

Also anywhere in SYD that re-cons radiators??

More parts came off today.

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Front panel is solid just very dirty!!

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thanks Guys

[GPW Swallowtail]

So i got chance to drop the engine out today and do a little cleaning.

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Engine bay was very dirty but first clean got allot of the grit and dirt away.

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Got a spay can made up to spray the inner wing paint code L51C Miami blue (thought that was my color as it was the lightest blue in 1976, but the color was very different. The color on the car is defiantly from the factory because its under the dash, floor engine bay e.t.c.
Any body know wot paint code or color code my car is?????

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Many thanks.