Mk1 cab from Cape Town , South Africa

I posted this Topic in New Folks aswell. :mrgreen:

Hi guys. I'm from South Africa,Cape Town.

I'm actually into the Toyota's but thought i can share my brother's Mk1
cab with you.

He first had a black MK1 2 door and i was driving past a car sale one day and saw the orange cabby before i locked my brakes. :roll:

Anyway….2 days from that day she was my brother's car.

Then he started with small mods.

He done alot of mods replacing bumpers and interior.

Here's a few pics.

Hope you enjoy.


He's first black 2 door  ^^



This is how she looked when he got her  ^^








This is how she looks now  ^^

Need a quick sumup of what you guys think i must still do to her.

 :wink:

Fanks

Smaller wheels i may suggest, but over there you like them bigger don't you.  Nice Cabby though.

I also see that you guys like small wheels and could never understand why.

My opinion - The small wheels look great and i think the handling will be better <- Correct me if i'm wrong.

But we in south africa like it big.

Just a question. Is there any particular reason why you guys use small wheels?

Is it for handling or looks…..?

But all the MK1's look pretty even without wheels..hehe

If we use big alloy wheels like that over here we get called a Chav  

Diesel-dubber said

If we use big alloy wheels like that over here we get called a Chav  

Lol :mrgreen:    

Are they 17" alloys? I've got 16" Porsche Design 90's on my Rivage cab. They are the biggest i'd go. It must be down to personal taste, but any bigger than 16" and I think they start to lok out of propotion to the car. The other reason that I chose the Porsche rims are that are very similar the original VW Le Castelet alloys. Here's mine,

I think big wheels make the whole car look really chunky and they sit to high small wheels are cool but i think ATS classics dont suit a clipper kitted car thats why i dont have them on mine. But i think the wheels suit to overall look of your car   You want your wheels big to compensate for something else lol

Interesting reading  :mrgreen:

I love the old skool 13" look but the truth is that here in SA it just wouldnt work  
Our rds r the worst cos MP's take home massive paycheques and neglect everything the general public needs eg: the state of our rd's and public transport  

My opinion is that the perfect size for SA is a 15" but its all too common too so thats why the guys here go for the 17's.
It also means that ur willing to spend/hav a bit more money  
Take my cabbie for example, if i had 15's on my 40mm drop I would have to get rid of the VR6 lip which I dont wanna do so its kinda tricky.

I have seen what the Chavs do to cars and yes it is reckless, not tasteful at all and an abomination of many car lover's appreciation to a certain make to the fullest.
We do get them here aswell but dont really have a name for them as such.
So i just call them a DOOS-pronounced "doo-is" cos I know how a British person would say it as I lived there for a lil while ( its a word we use here that means idiot/moron in afrikaans )

My 2 cents worth  8)

PS: the orange is wicked & thank GOD its not rice  :wink:

trilivas said

Interesting reading  :mrgreen:

I love the old skool 13" look but the truth is that here in SA it just wouldnt work  
Our rds r the worst cos MP's take home massive paycheques and neglect everything the general public needs eg: the state of our rd's and public transport  

My opinion is that the perfect size for SA is a 15" but its all too common too so thats why the guys here go for the 17's.
It also means that ur willing to spend/hav a bit more money  
Take my cabbie for example, if i had 15's on my 40mm drop I would have to get rid of the VR6 lip which I dont wanna do so its kinda tricky.

I have seen what the Chavs do to cars and yes it is reckless, not tasteful at all and an abomination of many car lover's appreciation to a certain make to the fullest.
We do get them here aswell but dont really have a name for them as such.
So i just call them a DOOS-pronounced "doo-is" cos I know how a British person would say it as I lived there for a lil while ( its a word we use here that means idiot/moron in afrikaans )

My 2 cents worth  8)

PS: the orange is wicked & thank GOD its not rice  :wink:

Lol.

Thanks for helping me out. :wink:

bouchay said

Are they 17" alloys? I've got 16" Porsche Design 90's on my Rivage cab. They are the biggest i'd go. It must be down to personal taste, but any bigger than 16" and I think they start to lok out of propotion to the car. The other reason that I chose the Porsche rims are that are very similar the original VW Le Castelet alloys. Here's mine,

The rims are alloy Wheels.  :wink:

The good thing about South African Biiig rims is that you can change your disc pads without taking the wheels off. Hehe :mrgreen:

The small rims that you UK guys use…..what size is it?

13"?

Must be a  cleaning?

I Also want a MK1 now. Geewizzzz guys. I'm hooked to the site now. Some very nice cars and like the projects you guys where busy with.

Makes me want to start a project.

But i worked out. If i could get a MK1 in london for round about ?800.

Thats about R10000. Meaning its not really that expensive.But what kinda

Mk1 can you get for that price? Good condition or bad condition? <—-I Need the UK Guys to help me now.

If i can get a Mk1 for ?800. I'll take it. But i need to now more or less what i can expect. :dontknow:

And what do you guys think it will cost to ship the car to South Africa.

I WANT A MK1

Anyway.

Help would be appreciated.

Eish bro u would pay an arm & a leg to import a car here from there!
Basically double what u paid for it i think and then sum.
I know what u mean about them being so affordable in the UK tho!
I have been doing alot of searching on Ebay and there are alot of nice examples for a project to say the least  8O

U Brits have it so good man i swear  :mrgreen:
U might think im being stupid but seriously if we had to even try half the things u guys r doing there we would be pennyless  

TIA is what they say tho……TIA my man  

Can't you buy an older Citi Golf from the 1990's or something? Or are they still too expensive?

'Human', funny question; have you got a sister?! Cailin?

Rather long shot…..!

trickyharris said

'Human', funny question; have you got a sister?! Cailin?

Rather long shot…..!

Ermmm…Anyway :roll:

No sorry dude.

I have a brother. You want he's number? Hehe

Why you asking?

(Take it your username is your surname?) I just know a Cailin Human from Cape Town. Thought it was a long shot..

trickyharris said

(Take it your username is your surname?) I just know a Cailin Human from Cape Town. Thought it was a long shot..

 

My Surname is Human but no sister or kid that i know off. :roll:

 :twisted: