The Danish mk1

[sports racer]

That's why God invented flares.

[mads_christ]

Apparently that God bloke is a wise person. But I don't want to use flares. I want to keep the car stock. Except for the engine obviously...

If the wheels won't fit, I'll be using them on my daily driver. (Vw Up, do you guys even have those?)

[fammo]

Et28 is massive! No wonder they look like they won't fit

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Et28 should fit easy. I have 15x7 et25 on the fronts 0deg camber which only just rub on big bumps!


1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

[mads_christ]

Great! Thanks fammo!

[Browneye]

The 15x7 et13 I'm running rub in the rear fairly consistently. Just a word of warning if you plan in keeping stock guards

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[mads_christ]

There is still a big difference between ET 13 and ET 28. Time will tell if it's gonna be okay. But if they rub, I'm not gonna use them.

[Browneye]

Oh whoops there's a brain fart on my part. Of course et13 would poke more than et28. My mistake

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[mads_christ]

How about tires? I'm thinking about running 165/50's. That much stretch would make them more likely to fit. But... It does look a bit silly when the car isn't slammed...

[fammo]

Great! Thanks fammo!

No probs, also running 195/45 so a skinnier tyre would work even better. I have 15x7.5 rears et18 which also only rub on big bumps. Again, if I folded the lips up they wouldn't rub as they only just touch.


1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

[sports racer]

165 is very narrow, especially on a 7 inch rim. Not recommended for daily use because it requires a fair bit of stretch to seal properly.

Normal tyre size is 195x50x15 so you can go 185 or 45 profile if you need more clearance.

[Browneye]

195/45 is perfect on 15x7 imo. Anything smaller is just for scene points and it sounds like that's not what you'll be going for.

Plus, you'll need as much tyre area as you can get to allow all that power to get to the road.

On stock tyre size (175/70r13), my STD 1.8 8v was spinning the wheels in the first 3 gears. Just sayin

[mads_christ]

I'm just a bit worried about rubbing. And yes I'm not in for the scene points!



But I don't think I can avoid a bit of stretch... It's difficult to tell from the pictures but the wheels are completely flush with the car.

[mads_christ]

The Danish mk1

Mmmm new parts...

TuningArt 4-2-1 headers





And it's on...

[sports racer]

Very nice but what's that bulge in the middle of the headers? It looks like half way down they get wider and have a separate joint.

[dubstar]

Very nice but what's that bulge in the middle of the headers? It looks like half way down they get wider and have a separate joint.

Maybe they're just happy to see you