The 2cent Cabby

[roccodingo]

Can somebody do me a quick favor and mesure between the two front bolts that hold the wish bone, track arm on. I have been looking on the Internet for a floor plan or chassis diagram but no success!
I need to find out how far mine is out from the original position, thank you

[EwenHayton]

Perfect cheers for that

[BonsaiTiger]

Mate gutted to hear about your accident. That wheel is ruined! I know it gets said every time but as long as you're ok man. Everything else can be fixed. Good luck with the stripping man take a look at that wheeler dealers episode with the fiat 500, Edd China strips it down for spraying and he does this awesome trick for getting the windows in and out which I couldn't explain on here if I tried, here's a link actually. I think it's in part 1 where he takes them out and part 2 they go back in.

[EwenHayton]

After a long much needed holiday up in kallbarri I managed to get time to check the measurement of the chassis and to my delight it is still with in the factory dimensions so thanks to roccodingo (again) I have just saved some money to put towards the re spray!!! happy bloody days just gotta wait till the 20th of may for all my parts to arive in Fremantle

[EwenHayton]

Soooooo Bored of this waiting for parts malarkey!

[ChaneyTec]

looks good mate! shame about the tap, useless people out on the roads!!

hopefully all repaired easily enough! good luck

[EwenHayton]

parts arrive in fremantle on the 20th then i just need to get a door from roccodingo and get her ready for paint! hopefully be ready in 3 months!

[EwenHayton]

Day one of body work getting her in to primer ready to go to the shop for paint!!!







Just the drivers side to prime, Then rub down fill in any dents i missed ready for second coat of primer and wet and dry sand! "when im gonna find another full day to do this is anybody's guess but it will get done"

[EwenHayton]

Anybody feel like rubbing back some primer....? Coz I'm bloody bored of it now!!!!!

[Goon]

Looks great mate! I'm impressed!

Can't wait to get cracking on mine..

[EwenHayton]

Cheers mate! Hopefully will turn out ok was planning On 2 coats of primer but my compressor just sh*t it's self so just the one coat b4 she goes to the shop! Hopefully be ready by July

[EwenHayton]

Woohoo! Parts came today! Only 2 things I forgot, brushes for the wishbone (not sure if I can use my old ones???) and the part of the suspension the shock goes thru and spring sits in! Thought it came with the new shocks I bought but no!

[EwenHayton]

Not even finished the paint and getting the parts back on and I'm already looking at new headers and full stainless exhaust system! I have a problem and it's called a mk1 golf!!!!! Please help lol

[EwenHayton]

Right hand side rebuilt just waiting for tires tobe ordered in, all that's need fOr the left is some bushes and a disk rotor. All rubbed back now ready for paint just need these last few parts to get her there! "then the fun comes of putting it back together and remembering where all the nuts and bolts go.....!

[EwenHayton]

Bit of a noob question. But does anybody know if there is a difference between a left LHD exhaust system and RHD. Headers an all the way to back box and tail pipe?

From what i can see the headers have a straight down bend to the center of the car and then from the cat it seems tobe the same as the systems im looking at but all from uk and RHD cars, Tho i have never seen a Mk1 golf with the tail pipe on the other side so just after some confirmation from someone who knows what there talking about "as i clearly dont" lol