Hello from inverness!!

Hi all,

My name is Ruaraidh, and i have just registered myself and my girlfriend Amber on here as she has just bought……. (drum role please…)

A 1983 Mk1 Golf Convertible!!!

We both love old motors, the forum welcome says it's looking for more mature owners of the legendary car, but although we are both only 18 we hope you will like what we do with it anyway!!

Don't worry, we arent in to the whole boy racer scene, the car will be restored to original condition, no bodykits of big spoilers here!!!

I' have a 1984 Ford Capri which i have totally stripped rebuilt and restored which i run as my daily driver, and now project number 2 daily driver is going to be the Golf for Amber!

We bought it off a great guy down in Lancaster direction two weeks ago and went down and trailered it back up.

It's currently mostly stripped down for re-spraying except for the all the mechanicals which are still on the car.

The engine runs pretty well, although sounds a bit tappety so will be needing a few bits done!

Rear wheel arches inner and outer are to be replaced, and then we shall take it down to where i work and get her re-sprayed in dark metallic blue! Bolt it back together and all being well she'll be on the road by next summer!

First things we are focusing on is the engine bay. Have managed to find everything i need except for a radiator!! Current one leaks badly, does anyone know a good place to get one? its the type which as your looking at the car from the front, has the coolant tank to the right of the radiator ( actually part of the radiator rather than seperate tank) and the fan system bolts on to the back of this also!

many thanks all and looking forward to looking about the forum!

Welcome to the site

Have you got any photos of the car???

radiators are availble from you local part supplier or ebay think other place sell them but i've never looked into it to much

anyway happy motoring

Hi
welcome to the Mk1 club
is the capri Orange? i passed you at the kessock bridge round-about a few weeks ago in my MK1 tintop.
PM dubhighland to see if he has what your looking for , sound guy
cheers
baz

Welcome to the forum guys!

thankyou all for the warm welcome!! "

bazmk1 haha yes that was indeed me!! Lovely motor mate, believe you were at balindalloch show also? I couldn't make the show sadly as it was my sisters wedding that weekend but got a mates dad to drive her to it instead! You coming to grantown by any chance?

p.s. will pm him just now

AmberandRuaraidh said

thankyou all for the warm welcome!! "

bazmk1 haha yes that was indeed me!! Lovely motor mate, believe you were at balindalloch show also? I couldn't make the show sadly as it was my sisters wedding that weekend but got a mates dad to drive her to it instead! You coming to grantown by any chance?

p.s. will pm him just now

small world
yeh , i was at brodie , had a good family day in the Sunshine  I have some photos i might post sometime.
Im going to the scottish capri club meet next sunday at alford & ive entered into the 32 car shoot-out with my MK1 , should be interesting   im not sure about grantown  i must of walked round it about 15ish times last year if im going I think i will turn up late.
Good luck with the MK1
Baz

hello from even further north  8O

Yeah Brodie was full of some nice cars, we managed to get there just before everyone left after sobering up some what just so we could see everything!

Sadly not going to be at alford but definately going to grantown, never been to this one before so not sure what to expect, hopefully see you there at somepoint!!

And "peeriehutchie" you certainly are further north! :O Nice to be on a forum with some guys from Scotland for once!!