My first car & project, Mars red 1.1 1982 mk1 golf C

I’m Jake, 18 years old and I bought this as my first car on December the 9th 2013. It’s a mars red 1.1 1982 mk1 golf C, with only 30,000 on the clock! I bought it from someone who intended to fix it up like I’m doing but didn’t have the time to do so; he acquired it from a family who inherited it, which puts me at the 4^th person on the log book. This family put it away for 8 years in a not so weather tight barn, ill attach some photos of how it came out. I would imagine the first owner used it to get to the co-op and back with only 30k miles on clock! haha

My aim for the car is to make it completely stock and near perfect without spending a whole load of money on it for the time being (I’m only an apprentice electrician). The only change to the original style of the car will be its ride height, I want to lower it slightly. My plan for the future is to strip it down, do any metal work needed, Buy a full stainless steel exhaust, rebuild the engine and get it sprayed by some point next year around the end of 2015.

So far I have done:

A good well needed clean!
Complete strip down and clean of the carburettor, with new seals
Changed out the dud wiper motor for a mk3's one
Got the fresh air blower working Completely seized up over this winter (2015)
Oil and coolant change
Changing out all old nuts and bolts for nice shiny stainless ones as I go.
New:
-Wiper blades
-Tyres
-Distribution cap & arm
-Condenser
-Spark plugs
-Points
-Timing belt
-Air filter
-Oil filter
-RHD head light
-New back bumper (repo at the moment, until I can fund an original)
-Window winders
-Window winder scraper
-Black waistline trim set
-Fuel hoses & filter
-Sump plug seal
-Fuel cap
-Fuel cap sticker
-Chin spoiler
-Oil pressure switch
-Intake pipe for air filter
-Radiator fan temperature switch
-Dash vents
-Tail gate gas strut
-Pedal rubbers
-Boot seal
And I’ve spayed:
-Wheels
-Rocker cover
-Radiator housing
-Bumper & irons
-Timing belt cover

Hi jake

Welcome aboard! Sounds like a great project, especially for a first car. Good luck with it (mainly the not spending much bit   )  

Matt

Wow, welcome mate!
Need to see some pictures of this when you can, if you haven't guessed, we love the detail and the pictures even more!
Think about becoming a paid member and save yourself a few quid on a whole range of stuff!  

Greetings…like the fact your going to keep it near standard  

Updated it with photos!

Crikey its the Creature from the Black Lagoon, we now needs some 'after' pics to go with these 'before' pics

Some photos of how its looking now (even though the photos don't do it justice, looks better in real life) Not been working on the golf much, been helping my brother on his beetle.









Its currently at a garage having the parts I supplied fitted; new front disks, pads, hoses and drive boots then then new rear drum internals and hoses. Also having them adjust the carb abit as its running a little rich. Once they have done the work there going to MOT it for me, and fingers crossed she will be on the road by Tuesday! ill upload photos of the engine bay when I get it back.

WOW, what a difference before and after! Looks a tidy car that, love it. :-)

What a great first car

And hats off to you, its cleaned up amazing! interior looks tidy as well :-)

Happy days !  

Hope your making it to the AGM this year be great to see it

If you need bits speak to these guys funk-star  and @golfbitz

Looks nice. 

Have loads of new and used bit if required 

Amazing what was under all the filth, great little motor and a cracking first car   

great work, the satisfaction of cleaning a car that dirty and getting it to look like that must be good  

ImJakeP said

Some photos of how its looking now (even though the photos don't do it justice, looks better in real life) Not been working on the golf much, been helping my brother on his beetle.

Can we see the beetle? Please  

Looks amazing mate, Was filthy when you got it i would have never thought it would scrub up so amazing!
Interior looks banging as well  

gotta to admit i was a little surprised that it cleaned up that well

Thats an amazing transformation, a credit to you  

Matt

Nice clean up and awesome 1st car

Thanks for the great comments and love for the car everyone, means alot! Got it back Monday night from MOT andddd………. it passed! with only one advisory, don't think I have stopped grining since. Ill be at as many shows as I can this year, ill definitely be at bug jam and hopefully most of the other shows going on so ill see you there! I promise to upload a engine bay shot tomorrow night.

Get yourself down to Bristol Volksfest early June its a great show and we have great numbers from the Mk1 oc in attendance, check out thread here:

http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=national_2%2Fbristol-volksfest-2014

No updates on the car, Just been enjoying driving it around. The vw community is so awesome I love it, just on my drive home tonight from work I got waved at by someone in a T3, a scirocco and a golf! Heres a engine bay photo (the hardest part to clean by far)



I couldnt resist taking a photo of it in the empty car party after walking back with the shopping