VW Golf MK1 1979
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Project: Life after Death
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The old engine is ready for removal
it's out it's out..
then i found very solid half car to be used as a donor for the rear inner wings
then everything else is removed from the car and ready to go
brothers in arm..my mk5 is a little bit jealous at his older brother
bye bye baby… now it's in doctro's hands… rusty parts to be replaced with new one, respray and enjoy
working on some dirty parts
and some good parts came into my hands
twin weber carbs
1.8 8v vs 1.1 oldie
next update: body work / engine cleaning
cheerz
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Repair kit for webers
Some nice gti edition mk3 seats
And rims… Zender sport 15" 7j et34
What do you think? what tyre size do you recomend? can i have some sample mk1 images with et34 15" 7j wheels? will they come out of the wings or?
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My teledials are 15x7j, the final offset on the front is ET32.3, and on the rear, ET2.3.
Tyres are 165/50/15 all round. So essentially, you could mount them without spacers on the front, and with 30mm spacers on the back, an it'd sit practically the same as mine.
Obviously ride height is a consideration.My car is going a lot lower than in the picture, so the tyre size was chosen to stop any rubbing.
You could also, instead of using 30mm spacers on the rear, use 5mm spacers, and get a 1 inch wider dish for the back wheels, to give the staggered effect, but obviously you'd have to get wider tyres then
Hope I've helped
EDIT: sorry, you won't need spacers on te front, my mistake. Your offset means that your front wheel will tuck 2mm into the arch more than mine. I've corrected it now.
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This car will go as you're saying so i am concidering not to put any spacers to avoid rubbing. or 5mm is fair enough i think. but i am waiting for someone else to post ideas
thanks
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Also…the car is working
rusty part is out and new one is in
Still looking for tyre dimension… PLEACE HELP HELP…
a want 185/45/15 but it's almost immposible to find. 185.50.15 is the one we have here and as save option i have 195/45/15 or 195/50/15 but i think it won't be as i want…
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All rusty parts are removed and welded new parts
One side perfectly welded
Then, the innder arches are replaced with "new"
and i've bought something
wolfsburg steering wheel (not really my type but it was worth buying
Chrome trim and seals for all windows
Unpacked NEW (but dirty) GTI body trim
Very rare (in macedonia) Central console
that's it
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I am very busy at work and i don;t have so much time to keep you updated so much work is done on the car, new parts, engine dissasemble and some rare parts bought. (rare! in macedonia everything is rare )
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p.s. missing front bumper. if anyone has one let me know Also i need front window scrappers for chrome trim inserts (i am not sure that they are same as the regular one)
So here are some pics
(i don't have picture of refurbished cooler holder but it's black too )
Washing the car as much as i can before i start removing the old color and chipstone protection. The previous man that was welding the car F*cked up really bad and he sprayed the under car so i need to remove that to the bare matel so i can make it as it should be made.
and one custom front grille i am crazy about front griles so i have couple of them, as for this and for my MK5 also
that's it for now
Cheerz
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83 Candy White Campaign http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=projects%2Fyour-mk1-golfs_2%2Fmk1-golf-restoration_2 89 Caddy pick up http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=projects%2Fyour-other-cars-and_2%2Fcaddy-barn-find Mk1 Scirocco project completed
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