JP's Golfs

[JP-009]

Final got around to posting a few pics of my MkV and recent addition MkI



I love the 2TDi - awesome performance, and great fuel economy - best of both worlds.




I recently got this manky little MkI that will receive a great deal of attention in the future - big plans for this little beastie. But currently runs all the standard stuff.

Will be looking to you guys for ideas and inspiration

[phaeton]

WOW those 2 Golfs are great

Now I'm a little sad you want to mod the Mk1 please don't do hideous spoilers or anything like that

[ScienceVR6]

what ever you do, do not remove the stripes!

[rayray086]

Oh, I remember seeing your Golf at the Nats. Welcome!

[JP-009]

Thanks guys

Don't worry Phaeton, the only rice I have is in a meal

I really like the idea of a 'sleeper' - bucket loads of performance in a car that looks ordinary. Not sure if the MkI will get a full repaint or not. I kind of like the way it looks at the moment, stripes and all

But no rush, it is a work in progress...

As I mentioned, I am very receptive to any suggestions and ideas that you guys have about mods that can be done (as this is my first ever watercooled petrol VW )

[DubSteve]

Love the cars very nice I remember the Mk1 at the Nats, not to shabby.

[Alex]

love the stripes!~

may have to put some red ones on mine....

got Rice?

[JP-009]

It's been a while, but I finally got a TS Passat inlet manifold and a 32/36 dual throat webber on the Mk1.



Wow! What a difference! Not so much the gain in horses, but in smoothness of engine operation - especially at high reves (she doesn't feel so strangled anymore).

She goes in to get re-jetted tomorrow (as the webber is currently running the original jets from the donor 2L cortina), and I am expecting better results performance wise.

Even as she runs now - well worth the change. Will let you know how it goes tomorrow (although I suspect that a fair few of you already know )

Cheers,

JP

[JP-009]

He he he...

Whoah there, I am struggling to keep all 54 horses under control

[Lima]

Haha, that's awesome!

[Shteifen]

ok im only startin to look into mk1's.
is 54ph alot for a mk1? i assume thats at the wheels, but is that alot?
has anything else been done other than whats been done in this thread?

oh i really like the stripes by the way!

-Steve

[JP-009]

Hi Steve,

Yup, that 54 Hp or 40 kW is at the wheels and is pretty poor compared to todays vehicles. But in a 800-ish kilo car, it is still a lot of fun in traffic

Especially considering that the original engine is still standard (except for the webber). I've heard that a 'G-grind' cam from an early GTI will give it more pep, but these are rare (so I believe)...

I wish the 'racing stripes' gave me another 20-or-so kW

Cheers,

JP

[Water Boy]

Hi Steve,

Yup, that 54 Hp or 40 kW is at the wheels and is pretty poor compared to todays vehicles. But in a 800-ish kilo car, it is still a lot of fun in traffic

Especially considering that the original engine is still standard (except for the webber). I've heard that a 'G-grind' cam from an early GTI will give it more pep, but these are rare (so I believe)...

I wish the 'racing stripes' gave me another 20-or-so kW

Cheers,

JP

Mate are the 13's on yet

[99gti]

I wish the 'racing stripes' gave me another 20-or-so kW

No, they give you an extra 20 kudos!

Nice - that was a good little chuckle. Really shows you how far technology has come.

[JP-009]

Mate are the 13's on yet

No, not yet - the stud pattern in the wheel is 4x108, and not the 4x100 I was expecting

I really want the cheviot hotwires on as they are old school cool, and f a t - 13x7 (the guards will need pumping or flaring to fit the wheels in, and I can go some stretch too)

Not really sure what to do with the wheels now, either get them redrilled, or get new disks and drums redrilled to suit (and have no spare tyre)

Anyway, I don't have to make the decision right now...