MK1 Ragtop

[MarcusAurelius]

[MarcusAurelius]

Cant seem to find the vacuum bung on the weber to go to the distributor. Also curious on what the two small bungs are on the passat manifold for? Just had a hose looping them together, could I send one to the distributor?

Unsure on what the three big pipes are for on the dgav. Id assume the one coming up on an angle is the fuel inlet, and the other a fuel return? And one is the float overflow/breather?

[MarcusAurelius]

Moar progress shots!!

[Jarred]

Fuel lines should have arrows indicating feed and return.

Standard brakes in good condition with Mk3 booster and MC will be adequate. The 239mm vented disc and GTI spec caliper is definately a great upgrade. Better disc cooling, and the pad is about twice the size. Keep your eyes peeled for anyone wrecking a cabby, lots of good bits that would come in handy. Brakes, sway bar, 5 speed, engine, seats, etc etc etc.

IIRC, one of the bungs on the manifold is for vaccum to the booster, and the other two will be for cooling.

Given how rusty you car appears to be, I'd be going back to bare metal where possible, and probably using a stripper to help me.

[MarcusAurelius]

Fuel lines should have arrows indicating feed and return.

Standard brakes in good condition with Mk3 booster and MC will be adequate. The 239mm vented disc and GTI spec caliper is definately a great upgrade. Better disc cooling, and the pad is about twice the size. Keep your eyes peeled for anyone wrecking a cabby, lots of good bits that would come in handy. Brakes, sway bar, 5 speed, engine, seats, etc etc etc.

IIRC, one of the bungs on the manifold is for vaccum to the booster, and the other two will be for cooling.

Given how rusty you car appears to be, I'd be going back to bare metal where possible, and probably using a stripper to help me.

They both seem to point away from the carb as a return would, but eh ill sus em out eventually.
As for the bungs in the manifold, the coolant and booster bungs on the 4th cylinder port I know of, but between cyl 2 and 3 there are 2 small hose bungs, would they suffice for the distributor vac line?

[sports racer]

NO! Vacuum line has to advance the dizzy as the engine goes faster. If you connect it to the manifold it will suck (advance) when the engine is running and the throttle is closed. Definately not what you want!

The vacuum line comes off the carby. Look for a connection outside the carby that goes all the way through the carby to the throat. As the air is sucked through the carby throat it creates a vacuum in this line which operates the vacuum advance on the dizzy.

[MarcusAurelius]

Got it buddy managed to find it, was blocked off with brass plug.

Its been a long road of learning and learning as ive pulled it apart. Motors on a stand, replacing gaskets, body is getting there its just the typical 'dream come true' process haha
Do you fellas ever do regular meet ups or anything? Just keen to meet people that have that veedub passion in their veins

[sports racer]

Check the social pages.

In Canberra there's a few of us that get together occasionally but I'm not sure about the Melbourne scene, must be something going on regularly apart from the big VW shows.

[Pilks]

Check the social pages.

In Canberra there's a few of us that get together occasionally but I'm not sure about the Melbourne scene, must be something going on regularly apart from the big VW shows.

Speaking of which, when is the next one happening? with my golf finally running and all i want to show it to you properly before it dies again..


The ragtop looks mad! theyre so much fun to build and so easy to figure out, just a pain trying to source parts ($650 for a set of small bumpers isnt really cheap)

[MarcusAurelius]

Yeah its always a pleasure working on it haha I just get a little stuck every now and then. What sucks is I dont really have anyone to help, ive been pretty on my own. She'll get there one day however!

[sports racer]

Your car is looking great, you should be proud of your efforts.

There's heaps of people here willing to give advice. Just keep the questions coming and don't be afraid to ask dumb questions. I ask them all the time and occasionally I get an answer totally from left field that makes me realise how little I know.

Have you checked out the social pages to see if there's any meets close to you? You should also go to the the big VW shows to talk to other MK1 owners.

Cheers

Paul

[MarcusAurelius]

Your car is looking great, you should be proud of your efforts.

There's heaps of people here willing to give advice. Just keep the questions coming and don't be afraid to ask dumb questions. I ask them all the time and occasionally I get an answer totally from left field that makes me realise how little I know.

Have you checked out the social pages to see if there's any meets close to you? You should also go to the the big VW shows to talk to other MK1 owners.

Cheers

Paul

Cheers buddy, a little encouragement goes a long way haha

Yeah ill definately keep an eye out for some shows

[MarcusAurelius]

Aaaand, broken oil pickup noticed the sump was pretty bashed. Do the sumps and oil pick ups from mk2 and mk3 1.6/1.8 bolt straight on?

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