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Put new red carpet in today
And dyed the white parts of the tail lights red
And dyed the white parts of the tail lights red
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New number plates today
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Love the original thought of the number plates!
Might invest towards plates myself
MK1, 1976 golfLS, 4 door (SOLD! Will be missed)
MK1, 1980 golfGLD, 4 door (1.8l, 8v, 5 speed)Comment
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They are a good investment well I think so anyway! It changes the whole look of the car.Originally posted by 5teve View PostLove the original thought of the number plates!
Might invest towards plates myself
The yellow is slightly more orange than the car but it doesnt clash too badly.Comment
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Well not much been happening with the golf...just loving having another mk1 to enjoy!
It had some issues like when I was driving it, it would all of a sudden lose acceleration and die. Sometimes it would start after 5 mins, sometimes after 4 hours or so
Anyway thats all fixed...replaced carby, ignition coil, spark plugs and leads, vacuum advance unit, vacuum lines, fuel filter, cleared fuel lines and it still did it. Drained the fuel tank (which funnily enough the access cover is found on the side of the tank and not through the floorpan like most) and found the filter on the end of the line was clogged. Cleaned it up and it hasnt stopped since!
Got a letter today in the mail to say that it has to go in for a vehicle inspection as they have been informed that my car may not be in a safe or roadworthy condition due to lowered suspension, wheels/tyres not complying with regulations. I know it will not pass with coilovers in it and it doesnt have a heater box and a few other bits and pieces so I bought another mk1 to get all the pieces off! Hopefully she will pass
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What an epic car! I really loved it when specip3 owned it and still love it! Jealous as!
As for the tank, I think the earlier ones had the access cover on the sides, and later models from the top. Could be wrong- Orange Golf mk1 LS, 1.8 5speed, 32/36 - sold
- Golf mk1 Swallowtail rebuild, completely stripped
- Brown U.S import 81 cabby
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Very early ones with the ugly rear panel also had the tanks with the side fitting,parts left over from the 1975 Euro production.As the Australian cars were assembled from tkd parts sent from Germany.The build quality was extremely poor and had lots of issues so any surviving 76 LS cars are a treasure today,so look after them.Info direct from the father in law as I wasn't even born that long ago.
Eri's certainly looks great .Comment
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Nice car! what is the steering wheel off if you don't mind me askingComment
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Not my words but the old guys.He obviously doesn't like them and said neither did VW otherwise they wouldn't have changed them only 1 year in.Originally posted by eri_12 View Post Yes it is a great car and I enjoy every minute of driving it!
Interesting...thanks for that...dont you like ugly rear panels?
Thanks! It is off a passat ts.Comment
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Oh love this puppy! Remember it from years back such an awesome colour and clearly still in awesome condition!
76 SciroccoComment
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And here she is ready for her inspection thismorning. Bit of rust in the passenger floor so dont know if it will pass or not...we will see! The height of the front is dreadful makes it look like a monster truck or something.
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Good luck,just give Steve a big smile he's just a pussycat really.Comment
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Haha he is a good guy!Originally posted by Stanton View Post
Unfortunately it failed the inspection. Just some minor things like steering rack boots (which we realised last night but couldnt fix it in time), lhs cv boot and some brake hosing that was split. Other than that it was all good
I have asked transport tasmania to give me a week or so to fix them so we will see what they say.Comment
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Awesome project.Comment
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