'schwalbe' the swallowtail

[Stiggy_21]

so i've finally crossed over into the world of MK1's

as many of you know, this little beauty popped up last week, and it was too good to pass up.
Its a light blue (i think either flipper blue or ocean blue?) 4dr Feb 1976 Swallowtail called Schwalbe (swallow in German). yeah it may be a little original, but it fits nicely IMO.

so over the weekend, i drove to SA again with my old man to buy yet another blue golf.. yeah i bought my 16v from SA too.

driving her back had no major problems, just the brakes aren't quite adequate enough for the simple task of braking yet she still made it home in one piece
over all she's in really good nick. got a punchy little 1.6, an unbelievably good interior (except the dash) and as far as i can tell..... NO RUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Things to do/get:
- new suspension
- fix brakes
- make gearshift bushes
- lube up clutch cable
- lube up accelerator cable
- take stupid spotlights off
- uncracked dash
and im sure there are plenty of other things...

for now i want to just get her on the road, and driver her around, so i can get into the mk2 a bit more.
and then vise versa..

support vehicle..



.. and finally home making friends with long lost rellies (there's a mk4 too)




Cheers,
Dave

[ByronRichesMk1]

I did wonder if you where who bought this dude!
I had the same idea you did haha, you just got there first.
Glad to see you got home all safe and sound too, looks a treat

[polski_ogurek]

Had a feeling this thing would go very quickly, looks seriously clean

[eri_12]

Very nice - wish it was mine

[Jarred]

Congrats on the pickup. Super tidy mk 1's are ALWAYS worth owning!

It's even got AC! would love ot know more about that.

[Water Boy]

Low n wheels. Winner!

[Stiggy_21]

Planned on it..
Need to get some coilovers.
Then the RS' will go on the mk2 and the RA's on this for now

Yeah I was really surprised when I saw the a/c.. Didn't expect it to be on a mk1. The mk2 does even have a/c!!!

[ryana89]

Yeah I was really surprised when I saw the a/c.. Didn't expect it to be on a mk1. The mk2 does even have a/c!!!

But the big question, does it work?
Awesome little car there!

I want one.

[Stiggy_21]

Ummmm.... No it doesn't work.
Tossing up whether to pull the a/c out or not.

[Dubstein]

Awesome looking forward to seeing your plans

[Stiggy_21]

bit of inspiration...


as for plans...
for now getting it on the road, maybe new carbs, extractors general tidy up etc.
later on...
the obvious: 16V and looking pretty^

[Stiggy_21]

just been looking through some stuff, and i found these.
picked them up at Goodwood Festival of Speed this year
brochures from 1976 (swallowtails), 1978, and 1981 (inc. GTI)... not bad for all of £5

[Stiggy_21]

gave her a good check over today.
everything seems pretty darn good for a 36 year old car

may have accidentally pulled off the passenger side quarter light as i was opening it
it broke off from the two pivot points where the glass is attached too.

does anyone know what type of glue is used to stick metal to glass??

[ryana89]

does anyone know what type of glue is used to stick metal to glass??

Not that I've tried it, but perhaps the rear view mirror adhesive you can get at most auto stores.

DynaGrip Rear View Mirror Adhesive - Supercheap Auto Australia

Less than $10...

[polski_ogurek]

I did the exact same thing, and the mirror adhesive does work, however, after having one window out of the car and one in the car. there's a few things to note, i was too eager with the one i had out and only left it for 2 days to dry, and after about a month of driving it came loose, the other one which i glued in the car, i propped tightly with a stick against the dash(don't worry, i protected the dash somewhat) and left it for 5 days, that one hasn't moved since i glued it. make sure you clean the metal well, as that seems to have been the one that let go on mine.

hope that helps at all.