Cedric from France , Golf MK1 1800

Hi you all ,

Cedric , France , 49 years old ,

I'm addicted to MK1 , since a very long time , but also 911.

I own also a MK1 convertible , totally rebuilded , a GT3 MK1 ,

I'm just finishing a total rejuvenation of my MK1 1800 , paint , engine , interior…………………..with a goal : light is right , without modifying  excessively ,

It's a Cresson engine ,  this guy prepared in the 80's the Golf MK1 engines  , and i 've had many difficulties to find parts to rebuild it.

Excuse my way of writing , i know it's far to be perfect………………

I thank the team for the help in registering on this forum ,

Hi there from France the car looks really good and well done, l don't think we have any meetings over there, happy driving.

Tres Bon..



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Bonne soir Cedric!

Je suis Anglais, mais je parle un peu francais ( j'ecrite avec beaucoup difficulties malheureusement)

Les voitures ils ont belle! le look parfait… et je vous envie paseque toujours je cherche pour 'left hand drive' Golf pour mes vaccances (en Europe) en Engleterre sans success..Cabriolet ou saloon slvp…Personellment je ne sais pas le nom 'Cresson', dit moi ici le plus sil vous plait. Quelle modification exist dans le moteur? Puissance plus? Autre modifications?

Vous et en quelle region de France?

SalutMarcus.
 

Hi Daytona ,

First , i thank you for your kind words,

I'm from south France , not far from Toulouse , about an hour.

Michel Cresson was the french Oettinger to resume , he upgraded the MK1 , transforming the 1600 engine to 1870 cm3.

Crankshaft ( from USA Golf)  , cams , big valves , fuel pump , complete exhaust…………………..the MK1 delivered 144 cv in this configuration ,

He added a FD gearbox , very short , but that depended of the customers desires , and what they wanted to pay for………….

And it's really complicated  to find again , after all these years , parts to rejuvenate it.

Some specifications :

Max speed : 201.2 km/h
400 m : 16.15 s
1000 m : 29.54 s

The best way to find a left hand drive , in a correct shape , is this french website : https://www.leboncoin.…arbox=1&regdate=1976-1984

I i can help you in your search , just let me know ,

Cheers ,

Ced' 

I must precise i've had chance to find such a Golf , the seller  don't knowed that was a Cresson engine , me too , and i've discovered that fact when i opened the camshaft  cover.

So i decided to search more , and after some help , it has appears clearly it was a Cresson engine , with all these specifications , very particulars.

I've been obliged to buy pistons from Wiseco , very expensive , crankshaft from an usa dismantler ……………a real treasure search  , and all is not perfect , due to a loss of originals values.

But i'm satisfyed , that represents a bunch of work , and it's always a pleasure to drive it. I hope my way of speaking is understandable , do not hesitate to correct me if needed.

I keep really good memory of my stay in Bolsover , near Sheffield , in the end of the 80's ,

Looks great!