mk1 golf c formel e

yeah thats what im looking forward to the most lol. 5 speed for cruising about

got to love a formel e!!!

Liking the wheels! 5 speed sounds like a luxury that I may have to get! Tell us how it goes, not sure if my 1.3 could pull in 5th! 

r_chez_08 said

Liking the wheels! 5 speed sounds like a luxury that I may have to get! Tell us how it goes, not sure if my 1.3 could pull in 5th! 

thanks man. yeah it should be good. the gear box was built for this engine so hopefully it wont be too much of a dead gear.
anyway onto the important stuff, picked up the engine gear box, mounts, drive shafts, gear linkage, gear stick, wiring loom etc everything i need to do the swap.



really looking forward to getting stuck into this. its the first time i have ever done anything like this and i cant
wait to start it

Good luck with it mate. Engine looking good

thanks man

work started on the mk1 today!

just before i started

bit low


looking pretty empty, just the mounts and drive shafts. but i dont have the right tools so will be out tomorrow

looking good mate, good luck with the swap

thanks bud  
right so i went into barnstaple to pick up the tools i needed. could of borrowed them but it  is nicer to know i have them now if i ever do something like this again.
while there i met my friend jack who came to give me a hand. unfortunately his mk2 golf decided to spit out its track rod so we spent the first few hours working out what was wrong and fixing that!  

then we got onto the important stuff undo drive shafts and mounts

empty bay!

gave it a quick clean as best i could

we started changing some of the bits from 1 engine to the other. had to modify the gear box mount to fit the bigger box but nothing a drill, a hacksaw and some swearing can't sort
i will continue cleaning the bay tomorrow and i will swap any part over that need swapping and that i can do on my own. might have the new engine in sometime this week if not it will be at the weekend hopefully

right so i went into barnstaple to pick up the tools i needed. could of borrowed them but it  is nicer to know i have them now if i ever do something like this again.
while there i met my friend jack who came to give me a hand. unfortunately his mk2 golf decided to spit out its track rod so we spent the first few hours working out what was wrong and fixing that!

then we got onto the important stuff undo drive shafts and mounts

empty bay!

gave it a quick clean as best i could

we started changing some of the bits from 1 engine to the other. had to modify the gear box mount to fit the bigger box but nothing a drill, a hacksaw and some swearing can't sort
i will continue cleaning the bay tomorrow and i will swap any part over that need swapping and that i can do on my own. might have the new engine in sometime this week if not it will be at the weekend hopefully

didnt get a massive amount done today as i had work and there isnt alot i can do on my own. however i did clean the bay up some more, i got the new 4 branch manifold fitted and i oiled up the gear box so everything moves smoothly.

does anyone know how to do a wire tuck as i want to de clutter my bay a bit. nothing major just lose a few wires.

got my new clutch

should be able to start putting it back together soon

right so i had a very productive day today. after a chap came round and fitted the clutch and gearbox back onto the engine, i picked a few bits up from crezz and i got stuck in to getting things back together.

engine and gearbox now 1 component.

cracked out the crane!

engine back in and all monts fitted and tightened up

rad back in, inlet manifold fitted and as much of the wiring plugged back in as i can do as some of the connections are in different locations or just not there.

on the look out for a carb that will fit a polo coupe inlet manifold. got to do a bit more wiring. also got to modify the gear stick to accommodate the 5th gear (not quite sure how to go about it) but im getting there and for an afternoons work im happy it will be smash round the south west roads soon

       

Soo looking forward to getting it back on the road!!

mrmcleod113 said

Soo looking forward to getting it back on the road!!

I bet you are mate. How long do you reckon till it's all finished?

smudger said

mrmcleod113 said

Soo looking forward to getting it back on the road!!

I bet you are mate. How long do you reckon till it's all finished?

Well I would like it done for retro rides gathering which is on the 18 of august. So it might be done if i get my ass in gear.

Sounds like a plan to me mate. Good luck with it all.

Smudger

Cheers bud

Looking good this!

nice mate
id love another more door daily

Cheers guys, I've lost a bit of enthusiasm for the mk1 as I have the wiring to do and I suck at wiring. Really need to get it done but just can't bring myself to do it. :/