My Mk1 Golf

[ross_m]

Well as its a 1.1 the engine has been kept standard so I have just focused on cleaning and painting of it to match the condition of the outside of the car.

It has:
gti interior
Fittipaldi steering wheel (momo I think)
Gti clocks with rev counter
A few carbon fibre bits I made.
Made my own boot carpet.
Coilovers
Febi topmounts and spacer sleeves
15" G60 steels
Ashley performance exhaust (I cut the 3" pipe off the back as it looked stupid and put a 2" one on until I can get an upswept pipe like the supesprint exhausts.
Big brakes (not sure what they are)
Fog light on the rear bumper
Thats about it

Some of the bits I collected for the build:



So this is how it looks now. I will be painting the rocker cover and anything else that needs done at the weekend.



Ross

[GoLfMan]

Even for a new driver? If it is then thats probably less than what it would cost me when im 25!

Ross

yeh bro! Im 19 and it costs me that much!

mega jealous of the 15" steels, we cant get them here!

are they hot tuning coils? Man that 1.1 must have some stonk

[ross_m]

They are rennsport coilovers but I heard the cheaper ones like janspeed etc are exactly the same as the hottuning ones. I thought the coilovers were a bit too far for a car with a 1.1 engine haha but since the suspension that was on it when I got it had cut springs I went for coilovers as I wanted the adjustability (I start college in August and they have loads of speed bumps ).

[Oneofthegreats]

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mega jealous of the 15" steels, we cant get them here!

We can Josh, but they're very hard to find.
They came on some of the early passat's here.

Anyway, G'day Ross & welcome to VWWatercooled, hope you like it here & see what goe's one across the pond.

Love your mk1. Right up my alley style wise for sure.

Very clean & simple, yet effective & stand's out.

IMHO doesn't matter what engine is in there. You'd never know with the bonnet closed anyway & if your insurance is 2/3rd's cheaper, I'd do the same.

[GoLfMan]

did you paint it yourself mate?!

We can Josh, but they're very hard to find.
They came on some of the early passat's here.

really did we !!! ill keep an eye out then!

IMHO doesn't matter what engine is in there. You'd never know with the bonnet closed anyway & if your insurance is 2/3rd's cheaper, I'd do the same.

wouldnt we all bro?

[ross_m]

GoLfMan, did you mean paint the engine parts or the car? I painted the engine bay and all the parts. The parts of the car I painted were the scuttle panel, sills and drivers front wing.

I think the G60's came on passats and corrados. you can buy them new here for about £150 from VW.

Thanks for the welcome golfworx

Ross

[ross_m]

Just a little update.

I painted the fan cowling, servo, master cylinder, alternator, rocker cover and manifold.


So it went from this at the very beginning of the build:


To this:


Ross

[Jarred]

I like it. Really clean, and classy. Well done.

except, the pipe that goes from the exhaust to the intake, thats kinda letting the side down, cause everything else looks so good!

[velly_16v_cab]

i was going to say the same

[ross_m]

Yeah, I should have said Im getting a new one as it split at both ends when taking it off. So there will be a nice shiny new one there soon. Should finish it off nicely.

Thanks

[ross_m]

oops double post

[ross_m]

Been painting today! Sprayed the bottom of the passenger door as there were small bubbles at the very bottom. Not the best best pics because the lighting in the garage is bad.

Here they are:

You can see where the bubbles were where I sprayed them in white stonechip after buffing down (I didnt have any primer left). That was a few months ago now through!

Half way through the wet and dry stage.

Primered

Finished


I will get some better pics when its outside again.

P.S. Just thought I'd add - some Maestros have VW gearboxes

Thanks

[Jarred]

How do you do your painting? Is it using a rattle can/pressure pack, or with a compressor and gun etc?

Cause the end results look preffy good.

[Brisben]

How do you do your painting? Is it using a rattle can/pressure pack, or with a compressor and gun etc?

Cause the end results look preffy good.

I'll give you a tip Jarred.

If you use a compressor and gun.

When you have finished your top coat, remove most of the risidual paint from the gun and leave say quarter full.

Then mix like half a can of thinners into the can, give it a good shake.

Then spray a thin top coat of the new mixture and the paint when it dries will be like looking in the mirror.

I have worked in the automotive industry all my life, from bodyshops, to rebuilds to interior retrimming and always engineering !!

Trust me this is a top tip !!

[geeza]

hello from Australia

That's a good looking car !!

Shame about the insurances though i remember my first XR3 in the UK was 600 quid and a thousand for insurance!!

I spent a few years up in sunny Edinburgh and loved it - where abouts are you?