1.8t mk1 citi build from south africa
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thought id share my build with you.not nearly in the region of your mk1 builds but im tryingi have a current build thread on the vw club of south africa so im going to try and copy and paste what i have until now…
pls give as much advice as you can
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been wanting to do this forever and now FINALLY, i have the time and the car to do it :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
I sold my g4 gti a while ago and while searching for a new car i came across this neglected citi ..owner said the car had a bearing knock and he wasnt interested in repairing!! :hug: SWEET!!!!
Anyhow after some negotiating i got it for a real bargain and took her home :crazy:
YUMMY!!!
DEAD engine
next strip, strip and strip some more
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could come in handy if i do the aeb/apu motor
now im an auto electrician by trade and one of my reasons for doing this build is to get my hands accustomed to doing something other then draadtrek :shock:
so i know this mite be a bit unnecessary but ya i started doing it anyway
again wasnt probably neccessary but i thought id do it anyway..plus its going to make life so much easier
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most importantly the beeg one-
TADA
bought from Sarel at 8 valve performance!!as always it was a great pleasure giving him so much of my money
Sarel is such a pleasure to deal with!!highly recommended!!!
motor is a 1.8t aeb
its been completely rebuilt by sarel with scat rods etc.
good for loads of power!! :hurray:
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the brain
i was very much set on doing the vr6 disc upgrade but i liked the goldwagen 280mm setup a bit more..sooooo
mountings are here :hurray:
been looking for this for a LONG time!!got a real good deal!no wiring but that shouldnt be a problem..
im a BIG fan of shaved engine bays and i really want to clean up as much as i possibly can..so i thought long and hard about this and then took the plunge..
OBVIOUSLY…
WHAT A JOB!!!!
but if its going to look ANYTHING like this..then its worth it
abf cable shift box…also bought from sarel..he says its been worked but tbh i didnt even ask what exactly..i remember reading something of rivets being changed to bolts on the diff so i suppose thats whats done
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and after ages of planning this, it has finally come together :hurray:
it was a MISSION of note getting the car onto the stand!!i cringed like crazy..
i eventually plucked up the courage to get my ass under the car and started stripping the front suspension and steering rack out
thanx man!!16vnut said
Nicely done thus far. What the latest ?
latest is ive moved to a new home so my project got delayed like crazy..but i did get it to the panelbeater while i was moving. just need to get suspension bits sorted now and then get it on the ground .. pics as is
closed off back door handles
spare wheel well outta there
things should start moving over the next two weeks
CANT WAIT :troll:
small update
got the car back on the stands and managed to roll it on its side :crazy:
freakin scary stuff!!!!!!
tomorrow we clean and spray her belly :hurray: :hurray:
does this stand look suspect or can i feel safe sitting under it??!!!
:hi:
so i didnt get as far as planned today as the spraypainter couldnt make it..took some time to clean and put some rust buster on the odd spots
this is just surface so im not going to worry too much about it
its white underneath all the grime :eek:
cancer treatment…i smeerd this stuff wherever i could
tomorrow ,if all goes to plan, il strip the rear suspension out and stonechip under and the wheel arches
you guys think i should do color underneath or should i just spray it black and maybe do arches in color?
thanx for looking :hug:
small update
i got tired of waiting for the spray painter to come help with the stone chip so my bud and i thought we would give it a go..first time in my life im spraying ANYTHING but i must say im pretty impressed with the outcome…
i decided that spraying color underneath is just a waste so i want the stonechip to bake tomorrow and il decide if its necessary to add some of this just to give it a nice shine .. will do the wheel arches regardless..
also received a nice parcel today
thanx for looking peeps
pls feel free to give your 2c on anything i mite be missing or should do
some updates at last
l'l let the pics do the talking as usual
BOSCH 044 PUMP
big thanx to ashley at goldwagen delarey
tie rods, poly bushes control arms etc…
i also bought an OEM steering rack at the agents….R850 :crazy:
finally took the sump off my motor .. happy with what i found
only the best
last nights work
hopefully tonight il fit front suspension :thumbup:
hey guys
some work done this weekend..nothing big yet but atleast something
had tank pressure tested- :thumbup:
i cleaned and sprayed it
then fitted it
hey guys
got the pump bracket made up over the weekend
used some flat bar and threaded rod + a coil bracket. simple but i think it should do the trick
HEY GUYS
got my hands dirty today
started by cleaning and spraying the filler neck
installed pump and fuel lines..
im not happy with the rubber fuel lines from the back to the front..i knew i shouldve gone with the steel lines :bang:
but they just going to have to do for now as i really want to get this car off the stand soon
lastly i got the rear suspension in
hope you guys like!!
some assembling done tonight :thumbup:
couldnt get the lca bush in on the other side :bang:
loooong day so il make some more effort later..also got new camber bolt at goldwagen as one of mine were stripped..only R200 for a bolt 2 washers and a nut hey guys
some work done recently..
i waited a long time for these oem handbrake cables!!thanx alron!!
i decided to bend my own steel fuel lines..TERRIBLE job!!! i spent hours trying to get these pipes bent properly..doesnt look very nice but i think they'l do the job.
front brake assembly
the brackets i bought at goldwagen were not fitting too lekka so i had to grind away slightly on the bearing carrier..perfect fit after some negotiating
the disc is kaaaaak close to the brake cage
do i grind a slot in there or what??
first time ever assembling brakes so pls let me know if you guys see something suspect
thanx for looking!! :thumbup:
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You could have put fish in your wheel well instead of blanking it off, there was a lot of water in there!
Liking the blanked off door handles too, nice idea
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Hairyarse said
Great build there - the fuel lines didn't look so bad first time but the latest ones are better
You could have put fish in your wheel well instead of blanking it off, there was a lot of water in there!
Liking the blanked off door handles too, nice idea
lol thanx bud!!
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came very close to throwing in the towel on this project
EVERY flutten thing i do ends up being such a shlep
anyhow i have some updates-
started with the fitting of the dash…my dash came without most of the brackets so i had to locate them..actually got a few at the agents but after a moerse struggle with trying to get part numbers..even got the two center parts that are originally welded to the body
shaving the original steering bracket
then cut out all these original dash brackets
then welded the others in and bolted the side brackets up
left side
center brackets that were welded in
pipis on top also welded in
right side bracket
result–(will align 100% when i do final install)
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buddy of mine had a few of these lying around so i traded him this for a copy of autodata
i made a template of the rear of the pedal and then cut a 2mm plate to reinforce it against the firewall
(again il add some more pics later)
not very proud of this lol but im going to make some sort of cover to hide it(clutch line going to run inside the car)
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Looks good apart from that mate, keep at it!
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Joe90k said
Love the Citi Golf Dash, looks good fitted, I would have gone for that if I could have found one at the right price I think… What turbo are you running? Is the cold side the right way up? How are you going to route the IC pipework as its facing downwards?
Looks good apart from that mate, keep at it!
a reply!!! thanx!!!
i still have to clock the turbo so il turn the cold side up a bit
turbo is all the way from china
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Great work!
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