5teve's mk1

[5teve]

Had a free solid day to myself so i went around Tyre hunting, i ended up at North End Tyres in Tullamarine, great people and good service. they fitted on 165/50/15 on 15x7 rim. i couldnt be any happier they way they turned out!

[Water Boy]

That engine bay looks like an aborption!

[5teve]

hahahaha yeah it was a mess..... paint stripping it!



im also relocating the battery in the boot so the engine bay looks more cleaner

[5teve]

brought a mk3 1.8l, 8v (adz) engine from Prestige Eurotoys Auto parts in melbourne great people to deal with. the day off work i spent degreasing the whole engine




im also thinking about leaving the aircon free spinning because i cant get my hands on a alternator mount

[5teve]

just another day working on this lemon! trying to get bits and pieces refurbished out of the way so i can start placing the engine in when it gets back from the mechanic, also thanks to Ayden (gldgti) for fabricating me a 5 speed mount out of the 4 speed mount i had presented him!





o2o 5 speed gearbox
BEFORE:



AFTER: (had various parts masked up still)




whilst drying i took the front brake calipers off and decided to give them a new coat!
BEFORE:



AFTER:

[Peter Jones]

You can keep that alternator mount but I think if you leave the A/C pump it'll hit the front valance.

Take a look at this thread for some ideas.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f20/c-p-s-delete-serpentine-belt-thread-19887.html

[5teve]

thanks for that Peter, i knew someone out there would of preformed these deleting procedures! i just need to get myself a vr6 waterpump pully

[GeorgeMK1]

brought a mk3 1.8l, 8v (adz) engine from Prestige Eurotoys Auto parts in melbourne great people to deal with.

Was it prestige eurotoys in deer park? Those blokes are complete tools .. and empty out your bank account at the same time.

[5teve]

yeah it was them! well i brought the engine for $600 if im not wrong! i no its abit pricey, after calling over 15 wreckers that specialize in euro cars thats the only place that had an engine that bolts straight in. where do you normally get your parts from?

[GeorgeMK1]

Ahh so you did go there. The guy who serves has the absolute manners and service !!

But um it just depends what youre after really, its all online or through our great forum here. As no one really stocks mk1 parts anymore.

[5teve]

Hahaha yeah exactly mk1 parts are becoming ancient!

Would anyone know where I can get steering rack boots for this golf or are most boots universal?
And any special procedures taking off and placing steering racks boots?




Thanks

[5teve]

Slowly getting things together and spending valuable $$ on things I shouldn't be at the moment but mehhh! Brought these JOMs from veedub machine for the the price of $440 including delivery! Couldn't be any happier with the service, arrived 4 days after I purchased them!

[Dub Toffee]

small price to pay for that much fun

[5teve]

a reasonable productive day with the golf,
a few days ago i had a look at Peter Jones thread about deleting p/s and a/c, went to my nearest Volkswagen store in Essendon Fields and spoke to Chris which hooked me up with a genuine vr6 water pump pulley which costed me $65,
i stared disconnecting the 3 pulleys that were running off the v-belt




i kept the powersteering pulley and cut it down to desired size and used as a spacer





after assembling the water pump pulley i measured out the size of the belt i would need and went into the nearest auto1 store. the female that served me was pretty switched on! (i was proven wrong thought they were only good in the kitchen). she recommended me with a belt which fitted on perfect and also scored a staff discount which added up to $11 for the serpintine belt.... Peter Jones also had this belt labeled in this thread! cant go wrong




right after wrapping the belt around the pulleys this is how it turned out! couldnt be more happier with a easy solution!






if anyone is having issues with a earlier 1.8l engine that wont fit into a mk1 golf and also wanting to delete the a/c and p/s for that reason read through Peter Jones A/C & P/S delete & Serpentine Belt Thread all the information you need is on there and its very simple!

[GeorgeMK1]

Great job mate ! I actually just used an old 5 series V pulley and with some welding made it fit the pulleys. Your way however is heaps better dude, good work.