A cream-filled mk1 build

[browndizzle]

So let it begin - my first ever 'build' thread and what a car to ride on a hell of a journey ahead, continuing from the one it had before. I fulfilled a dream of mine becoming a proud owner of a 1976 mk1 golf (2 door...epic cherry on top of the cake), and I thought I'd share it with everyone!

Bit conflicted on actually calling it 'my' build thread though, as I did buy this beauty from Elton whom you may all know very well! What an epic job he's done on this car and full credit to him and how far he got with this gem!! 3 weeks ago I flew down to Melbourne and sealed the deal and made the rather eventful journey home back up to Sydney.

Hit the worst traffic about 3 times in less than 1 n a half hours outside of Melbourne which was so bizarre which delayed the trip by - at the time - we only thought a couple hours...no worries. Everything was fine and dandy for the rest of trip, got stung by the mothership of all wasps pulling up to one of the stations on a refuel...I'll fish out the photo of the sting at some point! Got a few weird looks n laughs from the people at the garage!

Cutting to the rest of the trip, got about 300kms outside home, just before Yass, when I lost all power to the wheels and all use of the acceleration pedal just sent the rev up through the range :/ pulled over and couldnt find anything that looked suss that could be wrong made a few calls and left everyone stumped! It felt like the clutch was stuck in neutral but all shifter movement seemed fine with gears engaging without use of the clutch pedal?

Next morning and a long part of the story later, got home eventually after getting it trailered and arrived at about 9:30am keeping in mind we left Eltons at 11:30/12pm the previous day...not much sleep was had lol

Put the girl up on stands and pulled the box to have a better look at what might be going inside...











hopefully all those photos work? found the problem though! photos should explain hahaha

This is going to be one of hell of an adventure and I know Im gonna love every moment of it. Even the tough times like the trip home and this stuff just adds to the love for it and stories and overall learning experience which is part of the reason I bought this beauty

Open to all advice and opinions and help!!

[GeorgeMK1]

The adventures that never go to plan are always the most memorable!

[browndizzle]

The adventures that never go to plan are always the most memorable!

This couldnt be truer! It just adds to the whole story and relationship (as weird as that may sound)...makes you appreciate it more too.

[sports racer]

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OMG, that's not something you're going to be able to fix by the side of the road!

Congrats on reaching a higher echelon in life, one only achieved by the truly enlightened (some would say crazy) - becoming a MK1 owner.

May all your future repairs be fixable without needing a towtruck.

Cheers

Paul

[browndizzle]

OMG, that's not something you're going to be able to fix by the side of the road!

Congrats on reaching a higher echelon in life, one only achieved by the truly enlightened (some would say crazy) - becoming a MK1 owner.

May all your future repairs be fixable without needing a towtruck.

Cheers

Paul

hahaha I read that 'you know you own a mk1 when...' thread leading up to purchasing this one, had a really good laugh and solid idea of what to expect

Yeahhh hopefully the future is a bit smoother sailing but its all part of the fun n games! dont want it to be too easy...thatd be boring!

Cheers,

Simon

[Notso Swift]

Good looking car

[Scoot13]

Nice


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[browndizzle]

So thought I might write up a 'to-do' list and share the plans I have for the car...

Being as pedantic and OCD as I am, as soon as she's on the road again I will begin freshening everything up and getting her up to my perfection standard (maybe a bit too much to ask for with a 40 year old car and not a ridiculous open cheque book budget). But lets see how we go!

Wanted to hopefully fulfill the following:

-new door cards and interior panels (if anyone has any full 2 door kits lying around as spare, please hit me up! aiming for a full black interior btw...)

i saw that vwheritage site has the 2 door panels, but not the rest of the side panels for rear passengers and boot? can anyone poit be in the right direction?

-black carpet (despite the perfect condition of the current brown carpet)
-wiring up the volts, temp gauges currently located where the air con used to be
-straightening a few of the panels (front guards, bonnet, boot)
-chrome fuel cap
-drill and make custom oil cap for the unique cover
-oil catch can
-make dash underside to hide a few wires n do overall tidy up
-possibly get hold of a wolfsburg sirocco steering wheel (although love the retro one it currently has...im torn)
-front lip (not the gti duckbill)

I will take a few photos of around the car to give a more visual aspect to what im on about

I love the height its sitting at atm, but does anyone know of shallow sumps for these cars available on the market? may even go down the road of making one up...as a few of you may know, Sydney isnt the most 'low car'-friendly place with constant obstacles to keep you on your toes with sumps like street sweepers!

As I go I may update the list, hopefully crossing things off more than adding, unless its adding some serious awesomeness!

[mjv79]

Try these guys for your interior parts.

WERK34 | Volkswarenhaus Heussner Stauber | WERK 34 - Türverkleidung + Hutablage + Anbauteile

[browndizzle]

Try these guys for your interior parts.

WERK34 | Volkswarenhaus Heussner Stauber | WERK 34 - Türverkleidung + Hutablage + Anbauteile

Sweet thanks heaps man!

[Browneye]

Epic buy on this one mate. For interior, easy as piss to make panels from scratch. And cheap too. Pm me if you want some info.

At least the driveshafts I sold Elton weren't the weakest link in the drivetrain haha.

If you do end up sourcing a new steering wheel, I've got first dibs on the current one. I've been obsessing about it ever since I drove Elton's car about 10 months ago!

Looking forward to seeing what you've got install for this one.

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[eri_12]

Congrats Simon on the great buy!
I got a set of black doorcards and black carpet from Newton Commercial Newton Commercial homepage - Newton Commercial They aren't the cheapest but are very good quality and I had absolutely no fault with them whatsoever.

[browndizzle]

Epic buy on this one mate. For interior, easy as piss to make panels from scratch. And cheap too. Pm me if you want some info.

At least the driveshafts I sold Elton weren't the weakest link in the drivetrain haha.

If you do end up sourcing a new steering wheel, I've got first dibs on the current one. I've been obsessing about it ever since I drove Elton's car about 10 months ago!

Looking forward to seeing what you've got install for this one.

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Cheers man! Yeah i thought i did well getting this one, always been a dream/goal of mine to own one, thought this was a pretty good example!

Yeah I'll definitely hit you up for info on the interior! Always down to check out the DIY n make something from scratch! :p

I think after i get it moving again and do some wiring etc, it'll head down to the panel shop to a mate of mine who works on some beautiful classics for a living and get some of the body fixed up (not that i picked it up in bad shape) Im just ridiculously pedantic and even the slightest dent or imperfection drives me up the wall with a classic like this.

Should be a fun time with this one! Stay tuned!

[browndizzle]

Congrats Simon on the great buy!
I got a set of black doorcards and black carpet from Newton Commercial Newton Commercial homepage - Newton Commercial They aren't the cheapest but are very good quality and I had absolutely no fault with them whatsoever.

Thanks heaps Erica! Yeah if all else fails I'll definitely be checking that link out!

[browndizzle]

So just a lil update, not much really but kinda needed a bit of a hand to get looking in the right direction...

Got the g'box back in and everything plugged back up n connected. Went to start it to take it for a run or atleast test out the clutch I'd put in, and absolutely no power or response. No lights worked and the fuel pump didnt even turn on to prime on the turn of the key?

Now, I'm no whizz with electronics at all, but logically thinking it could really only be the battery has died? or an earth somewhere has been connected again incorrectly? The only wire I disconnected that could even remotely be wrong is the thick black one from near the starter motor (not really helpful I dont have a photo of it :/ my bad). Dont have a multimeter I'll probably have to go grab one from an auto shop to determine where the fault is in the connection sooner rather than later.

Just thought id post up n see if there were any obvious things I've missed, like I said, not the most knowledgeable with electronics n wiring. but all part of the fun!!

I'll try get a pic up of the black wire that was possibly earthed from the starter motor soon!