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What did you do to your MK1 today?

Dusted her off and went out for a spin…. 20miles of twisty sweet country roads an I'm a happy man!

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Went out for drive round villages.. 20160319_131048.jpg if got it the use it.  20160317_164822_001.jpg 20160317_164833_002.jpg probably fitted it wrong..but what the he'll kept bald spot warmer 

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On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshi£ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


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Received my rubber Rocker Cover Gasket & studs… booked in the garage too! Happy Days… Coming along nicely.

Sunday - Cleaned windows inside & out, as well as lights front & rear & anything else resembling glass :o) Shook the mats…
also cleaned my rims with treatment.
Bird decided to offload on my bonnet & windscreen :dry: ahem!

Took it for a spin when darkness fell… Looked shiney. MFA saying 31.3mpg - not bad :thumbs: Got back home & put under wraps… 

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1: Fixed water leak to the coolant flange O ring, one nut sheared whilst removing it, however with plenty of WD 40 we managed to get the rest of the thread out.
2: Put gasket sealant around the rocker cover to stop the oil leak.
3: Fitted original front indicator unit to replace the old crappy copy one.
4: Fitted relay 292 to the fuse box so i now know if i leave my lights on.
A good day all considered.
Andy

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2 hours cleaning one wheel this morning. I hate BBS!!

Iron X and a toothbrush
Steam cleaned
Cutting Polish and small Dremel pad
000grade wire wool
autoglym  SRP
Project 32/Sonax BSD to seal.

one down three to go…

ps if you are driving in front of me on the way to a show, keep out of the way as I am not using the brakes from now on!


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Removed tail pipe tip and painted the original backbox, then dug and found my water leak :lol: scraped all the old broken gasket off & a coat of black paint ready for new gasket image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg

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sold front height adjustable seats and rear seats for "the leech" no time to refurbish the fronts and find the missing adjustment bars.. so got rid… money in the kitty for next parts for the other toys on the drive.
Replaced blown fog light…on sportline.
On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshi£ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


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What did you do to your MK1 today?

I got a bit of a stretch on today….







165/45 on 8j

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Fixed the horn! Yes!!! :)

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Greavesy said

Fixed the horn! Yes!!! :)

Mine was broken to, but it some how fixed it self. Lol

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Gave mine a bit of Nitro this afternoon & took her for a minor spin… got home, popped the bonnet & treated all the rubbers, wires, grommets, hoses & plastics to Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber care…. :)
 

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Horns and showing off pictures. . I feel jealous I did nothing on my cars..not even driven this weekend. Still always another day to enjoy the golf's…
On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshi£ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


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I'm afraid to say…..I've sold her :( The time has come for me to part with my project, having spent thousands I can't get it done so she's going to a new home! I am however going to be having a clear out of the bits I've got left over……I'll put links to the bits I'm selling on the forum! Good luck with all your projects and keep this amazing forum and the cars going!! :cool:

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What did you do to your MK1 today?

I've been busy today…. coilovers on and wheels on… excuse the poor pics.





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Deandubya said

hopsandmovingon said

36thCrazyFist said

Deandubya said

hopsandmovingon said

Visited my cabby, and took a charged battery to start her up.
primed and started first time. phew.
lots of condensation muck at bottom of dipstick and zero oil.
added 1 litre and few pints of fresh fuel and ran for twenty mins until settled down ,
even the exhaust hole noise it ran quietly phew
BUT ,, drivers door still held shut by string due to me dropping striker pin back plate into pillar.
looking at various pictures its the door card to come off, boooo its soooo brittle..
but will have to wait until warmer before moving plastic , snappit dammit regretit.
thanks to all those images of bare shell refurbs it shows from inside where striker pin would be and yes phew it has hopefully settled into cavity.



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pretty simple dude… unscrew the rear window winder - pop off the plastic from the centre (quite tricky but pull the outers of the round bit handle sides [|o|] if you know what i mean) which will show a pozi screw, take this off & the bezel… pop the rear door card gently & take out top upwards, from the seatbelt cover & you see the shell with the rear speaker too… put your hand in & have a feel about!Ã,Ã, :lol:Ã,Ã, then do the reverse to put your door card back on. SimplesÃ,Ã, :thumbs:Ã,Ã, p.s. don't forget which angle your handle was facing before putting it back on. 15 minutes job done.
And don't forget to get really OCD and line up the handle with the other side
Ahh I shall have to view a members car for the angles.
I do remember getting in one as a kid and being warned to keep clear to prevent snapping/straining it and not to catch seat belt on it. Ahh memories.
Now where did I put that lottery ticket ?????

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it's on a thread which just slot on, look at the opposite side & it's the same way… perhaps angle was too strong a word.. 'same way' or 'the same as the other side' being the passenger side.. :thumbs:a pic of where the card clips are… Drivers side..


 
Thanks
Got it.
Dropped it
Got it .
Dropped it
Got it almost seated. Dropped it.
Got it placed plastic bag to catch it incase I ….drop it.
Got it seated in carrier screwed in pin.
Big thanks.
For a little job.
: )
What's next?
Mk1 second project cabriolet
MK1 first project cabriolet

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Finally fitted the focal component speakers into original pods / door card up front ! Waiting on amp and sub to arrive to complete the speaker set up  :thumbs:
1990 - Cabriolet GTI 1.8 (DX)

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Sorted gear linkage or better than was. On sportline.now can select rev.1.3 without second guessing 
On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshi£ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


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Kenneth Cartwright said

Sorted gear linkage or better than was. On sportline.now can select rev.1.3 without second guessing 

Always handy to know which gear you are in  :lol:
1990 - Cabriolet GTI 1.8 (DX)

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Not done anything to mine yet but wait till tomorrow morning when I wake him up gently from his 5 months of hibernation. 

Is he in for a surprise.   O_o

When he gets to meet his much younger, much bigger brother the Mk6 estate.  :o

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That'll have him behaving himself this driving season for sure!   :lol:  :thumbs:
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CraigSherriff said

Finally fitted the focal component speakers into original pods / door card up front ! Waiting on amp and sub to arrive to complete the speaker set up  :thumbs:


Amp & sub arrived, fitted the amp  :thumbs:  … Need a couple of extra bits to complete the sub install. Definitely worth every penny so far  :)
1990 - Cabriolet GTI 1.8 (DX)
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