Mk1 Black 4dr project

[willwho]

Got my new wheels today, they're not the perfect dimensions but with the price i paid i'm willing to encourage them to fit a bit better haha. They have 205/50s on there at the moment - which i've already sold and have 195/50s awaiting me come monday. The rears will fit fine, I was surprised by the amount of room back there! The fronts just need some 10mm spacers (which were on the way) to clear the coilovers and I'll be laughing - Anyone want to provide info on my Gotti cup wheels?? They'll be up for sale shortly with brand new 165/50s on them! 15x7 ET 25 so they sit nicely on a mk1.

[willwho]

Got the camber tops in - the old ones were very, very tired! They fell apart as i dismantled everything. Found the new ones on Polish eBay - Revnit who runs the Mk1 fb group put me onto them. Very neat bit of kit and all lined up perfectly so it'll be interesting to see how they go!



Also did a well overdue coolant flush and replacement today, painted my new booster and did the final measurements for my brake upgrade - today was very productive hahah

[willwho]

Cheers mate, it's so close to being finished! Will be heading to the vw day at the gold coast on the 5th of May and shouldbe 100% done by then!!

Lovee these plates haha so stoked

[Stan]

great job so far, love it

[willwho]

!!!

[willwho]

shades are in!

new wheels possibly purchased today.. 15x8 front, 15x9 back +22

should be interesting making them fit

[willwho]

Got woken up to these at my door this morning!!



They will be an absolute bastard to get in so I'm gonna wait til tomorrow and get a mate around to give me a hand.

Also did some mocking up of the interior today - these gauges and the killswitch, as well as a horn button somewhere, will hopefully be functional in the next week or so - depending on how much time i have!



Haven't decided on the order yet - might swap oil pressure with water temp so it's easier to keep an eye on the water.

Also in the second pic you might notice the pedal rubbers - geez they say nothing fits like genuine, and it was an extremely tight (but in the end perfect) fit!!

[willwho]

Few more goodies arrived today - just got to do some measuring on wednesday and i'll order the rest of the brakes from GermanAutoParts and that should be everything! Gonna suss out a new carpet and that will be the interior fully complete once the fibreglass kit gets here.

Chasing a full timing belt cover (i need top and bottom) for a 1.6 petrol if anyone's got one as well?? Will obviously cover postage as well if interstate.

[willwho]

My exhaust fell off yesterday - was gonna get a new exhaust in the next couple of weeks anyway, so i'm just pushing that forward and i'll get it out of the way this week and get the hanger repaired at the same time.

Looking good dude ! The 10mm spacers make it sit just right.

Id bet that last photo was taken at a jdmst meet

Cheers man! haha close, a guard rolling place hosted the meet, he rolled my guards almost a year ago now so i brought it along to show him how its going.

[GeorgeMK1]

Looking good dude ! The 10mm spacers make it sit just right.

Id bet that last photo was taken at a jdmst meet

[guile]

nice work mate, i like the way you are heading. tasteful little mods...

[willwho]

Thank you! Modplated the seat without a hitch this morning, old mate is going to do a full engineer report and test on my brakes when I get them sorted too. Those wheels will be sitting better when my spacers arrive .

I can't wait either man they've been on lay by since the start of the year and even match the color of the car

[Dub Toffee]

Looking sweet on those wheels mate! I love black mk1's
can't wait to see those plates on it

[willwho]

Some progress lately - but back at uni means that less time to compile posts! Got the golf out and about the other day, gave it a clean, and stopped past a meet at carseldine to have a quick look.

Last weekend I installed mk3 rear drums and my bucket seat (i have a handbrake for the first time ever in this car!!!), just waiting on new master cylinder, front calipers, discs and pads and that will be the braking done! got a full fibreglass interior on the way from lwsdesign (great blokes), venetian shade for the rear window, gearshift boot and handbrake cover, various wolfsburg interior tidbits, adjustable camber tops on the way as well! Gonna get some mates to grab me a deep dish wheel of some sort while they're over in japan in a couple of weeks too. Paid off my MKO001 plates today too so they'll be on the way shortly!

Then it will be just the 4 vdo gauges to wire up, senders to tap in, as well as put in the killswitch i've got, and the interior will be done! minus carpet.

Timing belt, water pump, exhaust and cooling system (rad/hoses) soon for the engine - then after a year and a bit of having this thing it will be finally done!! Gonna rent some decent glass for my camera and take some proper photos, got a place in mind.

Gonna get the seat modplated tomorrow, everything should be fine from what my engineer was saying - can't be driving around without the modplate, especially with the new hoon laws that just got passed...

[willwho]

The place I bought the front lip off sent me a duckbill, not the shallower front lip. Although after mock-fitting it up with zipties i think it could work!