Another yellow Mk1 (1981 Westmoreland Rabbit)
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Time to bring her back to life!
I have decided to use the first post of this project to also document the plan. I will update this post as I figure out what needs to be done and what I also want to do to the car. Text in blue are items I am tying to figure out. Any advice/comments would be appreciated.
The good:
No rust. Gotta love California
Interior is pretty decent
Paint is ok
The bad:
1.6L diesel has a bent valve. Motor froze up.
Head is really worn.
The Plan (will update as I figure it out):
1. Drive train:
- Upgrade to a diesel with a little more HP (1.9L AAZ TD?). Appreciate any thoughts with the motor upgrade. Want to stay with a diesel. Turbo will help with the HP increase. The fewer the modifications required, the better. Need to figure out if the K03 or K14 is the better turbo for a MK1. Exhaust down pipe mods are required. These are available and I can also weld.
* Option 1: Quality German Auto Parts. Low mileage used German engines. 119 Miles (191 km) away. With warranty about $2,400 + tax = $2,640
* Option 2: Pick Your Part. Engine condition/mileage unknown. Only 10 miles (16 km) away. Probably around $500 with a useless warranty. May need a total rebuild. I will need to research the rebuild cost. If you have any idea, let me know. Potential donor vehicles (from internet research) are Audi 80 09/91 -07/95, Golf 11/91 - 02/99 & Passat 03/91 - 12/96. **Searched the yards today (5/27/2016). No luck finding a 1.9L.**
* Option 3. Rebuild or find a head for the 1.6L. Cheapest option and probably the easiest. However I will be stuck with the 50 HP.
- Maybe brake upgrades? Suggestions?
2. Exterior:
- Paint the car original Sunbright Yellow.
- Clean and paint engine compartment.
- Original striping
- Add a cool Rabbit decal
- Luggage rack. The one it currently has is probably a little too big. Stock type rack is what I am looking for.
- Undercoating/sound deadening material.
- New tires
- Wheels/hubcaps. If the ones on the car are original then I will stay with them.
3. Interior improvements
- New Carpet
- Decent sound system
- Sound deadening material for the floor and roof.
TBD…Sure to be more on the list
Some Pics from the start:
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With a bit of time and TLC it should be a little gem!
How's the interior looking and what mileage has it done?
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Mike
There's me building mine 28 years ago, almost finished!
Be proud of your VW Golf Mk1, it's very special!
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Lemon Yellow Tin Top Restoration
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