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    Todays Suspension upgrade courtesy of E-Bay and Fiddly bits.

    This mornings suspension upgrade to Red. Front end to follow soon.

    It's sitting up a bit high at the moment but it will settle.

    King springs, Gabriel Gas shocks and GTI Rear Bar all off e-bay of course, it's where the truly classy people shop!

    Brakes also to follow - Brand new front discs, and Seat Cordoba rear drums (from e-bay ) and a 22mm master cyl and MkIII booster from Valver.

    (This is a daily driver folks, Save the ultimate suspension comments for the track thanks.) Parts were chosen for economy and availability. They're better than stock and 30 years newer!

    Enjoy!

    GTI Rear Bar



    New shocks and springs.


    Installed.


    Ride Height, Front is still stock diesel springs which has always sat up high, will change over in the next day or so.



    Pete
    79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
    7? MK1 Caddy
    79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
    12 Amarok
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  • #2
    looking good pete. you'll have to tell us how it handles with the GTi bar fitted


    i like volkswagens
    My blog: http://garagefiftythree.blogspot.com.au/

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    • #3
      Everything should turn up on Friday for you

      1976 Project Carbon Mk1 - Sold! | 2015 Lotus Exige Cup | F80 M3 Family Wheels

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      • #4
        Progress Pics of front end work. I'll leave the brakes 'till after I've modified the booster that's coming from Valver. So todays work will be front struts and sway bar on Red.

        Here's the before shots

        They're silver 'cos they got a 10 second spray paint detail before day of the VW.



        Better add some rack boots to the shopping list!

        Note the early design of these calipers - there's nothing to stop the front pad spinning away except the pins through the top of the pad. I usually find that this style wears the pads unevenly too, they sort of end up tapered. I guess that's because they don't distribute pressure evenly across the face of the pad. As far as I know these are standard 1979 diesel brakes.
        Last edited by Peter Jones; 06-01-2008, 10:38 AM.
        79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
        7? MK1 Caddy
        79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
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        • #5
          Pulled apart.



          These things never give up without a fight. Couldn't get it to budge no matter what I did. (Except this!)

          79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
          7? MK1 Caddy
          79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
          12 Amarok

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          • #6
            Bugger! The upper spring seats are too small for the new springs!

            The spings in the car have a small coil at the top. The new springs have a constant (larger Diameter).

            My other car of the same year had the big seats.

            I don't s'pose anyone has a pair I could grab today?

            Otherwise I'll have to pop the old springs back in.

            Might go for a quick blast to the wreckers!

            Wish me luck!

            Pete
            Last edited by Peter Jones; 06-01-2008, 01:49 PM.
            79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
            7? MK1 Caddy
            79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
            12 Amarok

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            • #7
              Whew ! Water Boy's tip about a local wrecker paid off. I'm back in buiness. Photos and tall tales later- after dark. I've got suspension to install!

              Pete
              Last edited by Peter Jones; 06-01-2008, 09:33 PM.
              79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
              7? MK1 Caddy
              79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
              12 Amarok

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Peter Jones View Post
                Whew ! Jarred's tip about a local wrecker paid off. I'm back in buiness. Photos and tall tales later- after dark. I've got suspension to install!

                Pete
                Did u go to Pick Pay n Go?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Water Boy View Post
                  Did u go to Pick Pay n Go?
                  Sure did! Thanks for the tip! I owe you one.

                  Pete
                  79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
                  7? MK1 Caddy
                  79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
                  12 Amarok

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                  • #10
                    yea that was my tip, but Ill take credit no less! hahah wd40 and grinder FTW! hope it'll all work out


                    i like volkswagens
                    My blog: http://garagefiftythree.blogspot.com.au/

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                    • #11
                      How to extract a seized strut insert!

                      What a series of adventures! This is going to have a couple of chapters. Here's the first.

                      One of the inserts was seized into the strut. Very, very seized. I had to get extreme bush mechanic on it!



                      This was my first attempt. Note the large screwdriver through the strut hole at the bottom. It got bent!

                      For attempt 2 I fabricated a crossbar that could take the 2.5 tonne that the jack is good for but 2.5 tonne wasn't enough to shift it! I lent on that jack as far as it could go, it wasn't until I started apply a fair bit of heat that it finally moved. Even then I had to use the jack to pump it out of there for about the first 6 inches.



                      Stand by for more tales of daring do!

                      Pete
                      79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
                      7? MK1 Caddy
                      79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
                      12 Amarok

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                      • #12
                        The next problem was when I realised that the spring caps from the car weren't going to work.

                        The original spring and cap is in the centre.

                        The new spring is on the right.

                        And the spring and cap on the left is from a mad dash (just before closing time) to the wreckers. Lucky break there.

                        79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
                        7? MK1 Caddy
                        79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
                        12 Amarok

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Peter Jones View Post
                          Sure did! Thanks for the tip! I owe you one.

                          Pete
                          Thats all sweet mate... BTW im James

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                          • #14
                            Now while the freshly cleaned and painted struts are drying. I can tackle the anti-sway bar.

                            79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
                            7? MK1 Caddy
                            79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
                            12 Amarok

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Water Boy View Post
                              BTW im James
                              Sorry 'bout that! I should have checked back to see who alerted me to PPnG. I'll edit in correction above.

                              Pete
                              79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
                              7? MK1 Caddy
                              79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
                              12 Amarok

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