another new mk1 owner

Living in Sweden for a while now and sold my old volvo's and thought I'd give an 1979 VW Golf GLs a go .. well it was running real bad and the kid had lowered it .. scared the hell out of me driving it home.. felt like being kicked in the head the whole drive home .. but aside from a little rust on the right door it is in remarkable shape .. think it comes from north Sweden.. they do not salt the roads up there…. best part it has reached tax exempt status..and only needs to be inspected every other year.. 1.5 years til the next one..

strange that there is not much info on this car on the net ..well not that I have found.. this forum was the only real info I could find..
called a couple of friends Friday and found a couple of complete cars that I can buy parts from .. will need new front studs asap ..

noticed the kid had not taken the advert down.. oh! and I only paid half the price.. the sound system cost much more that I got with it.. ;-)
http://www.blocket.se/blekinge/Golf_mk1_45351280.htm?ca=22&w=1

Looks tidy. Hopefully we can help you with all the info you need here

Welcome to the forum

Hairyarse said

Looks tidy. Hopefully we can help you with all the info you need here

Welcome to the forum

thanks for the welcome..

there is a question … got this email about choosing a region ?  wondering how I could choose them all since I do not live in Ireland or the UK

Hey welcome to the club, if you're referring to the regions on the home page, you can join multiple if you wish

Just had a look at the ad, stunning car you got
Any plans for her??


Oh and to save people clicking the link….




Scott

whoops double post  

arf333 said

Hey welcome to the club, if you're referring to the regions on the home page, you can join multiple if you wish

Just had a look at the ad, stunning car you got
Any plans for her??


Oh and to save people clicking the link….




Scott

thanks for the help with the pics and region thing ..

yep.. got plans.. going to drive her to a friends junk yard in the morning, he's got a couple of whole cars that I can part shop from..  first off is the front studs and see if he can check my timing.. noticed the kid had moved it.. got no real tools here now.. got my whole garage emptied while I was in hospital last year..bummer .. Swedish cops didn't even bother coming out ?? just told me to make a list and send it in ..
after changing the plugs and points I have her almost running right, tried to adjust the timing by ear..hehe .. there must be a mile of vacuum hose in there ?? wonder if I can remove all that junk :-) .. first time I've seen two vacuum hoses connected to the distributor ..

Hello welcome to site .  Fond memories of Sweden . Shout up if you need any bits 

Hi there and welcome along to the site. Nice looking MK1.  

Thanks for making me feel welcome guys.. its always a + … got her running pretty well, timed and carb adjusted.. changed the front studs and now she's gazing at the stars.. hehehe .. still need to change the back shocks, which will have to wait a bit.. my friend said I should be able to remove all that hose from the engine.. it was mainly used to lower the emissions for Swedish standards .. + he said something about the carb's gasket ..thought it might have been fixed ?? so now thats the next project.. prolly have to buy it from VW 

Hi

Welcome to the Mk1 Golf Owners Club, enjoy your stay and feel free to browse around the forum and ask any questions you may have, we are all a friendly bunch, and will try and help where we can : - )
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For just £20 a year for paid membership, you have soon saved more than the paid membership free on discounts from the partners that support our paid members, and on top of that help the club keep going.
As a club we encourage people to meet up, make new friends and share experiences and knowledge we have all had with our golfs etc , so if that's your sort of thing keep an eye on the Regional and National pages below, where there will be details of meets in and around your location. Also details of who your Regional Host is or are, feel free to contact them about meets in your area also.
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=national_2
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=regional_2

And finally the biggest event of the year ! ! The Mk1 Golf Owners Club - Annual Gathering. If you are looking for a great weekend or even just coming along for the day , fun and laughter, meet new people, enjoy a drive out of 90+ Mk1 Golfs, a great show and shine day on the Sunday and Auto jumble then it's not to be missed : - ) , see here for details:
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=2013-annual-gathering

I look forward to meeting you at some shows / club meets in the near future
Cheers
Rich

thanks but no thank you.. have looked around, asked a few question and got no answers.. so not so friendly or helpful ..

Scoundrel said

thanks but no thank you.. have looked around, asked a few question and got no answers.. so not so friendly or helpful ..

       

could an admin please remove my membership .. TIA ..