black gti build

about a year ago i came across an add for a mk1 being sold 2 miles from my house so thought rude not to have a look. i did have 3 other projects on the go at this point and was going through bad times losing my mother to cancer so really not great timing but somehow ended up buying it.


i broke 2 of the projects and decided to concentrate on the tintops, it had been off the road since 2002 and was partially stripped. has all of the features of a campaign but a dw code chassis



no history with it but believed to be low mileage, has MFA too



the shell had just been painted and a replacement front and rear panel, boot lid bonnet and passenger door had been fitted, although looked good initially the finish and prep is not great and will need some repainting







 It came with alot of parts including 2x abf engines 2x 020 boxes, kr and abf injection systems and wiring. green glass, new sunroof and mech, front and rear discs, very good silver stripe gti seats. lots of interior bits, grills, lights etc

 sound deadening under the bonnet



the dash was bent so swapped that for another that i had and looked like it was the first time it had been removed



underneath is in very good condition, struck gold on the fuel tank heatshield. hopefully no welding to do on this one



plan was to fit an abf on kr setup so i can keep the wiring intact, repaint it, possibly fit a zender or bbs kit as have both but not sure if it will devalue it?





i might build it with the abf, coilovers, alloys etc and hunt down the missing bits and put back to standard in the future





 

Looks like a good project. Any more pics?

I think if you like the idea of a body kit then put it on - it's your car after all, worry about value later on.

Having said that, I can't remember last time I saw a restored  MK 1 with a bodykit so would be a rarity and plenty of them about back in the 80's  so there could be people out there that would really want one still.

Looks like you've got a good base and as Richard said, it is your car so whatever you want do it.  

i have the same type of zender kit on my 16v caddy sport so like the idea of the 2 parked next to each other   few more pics sunroof no rust around the filler neck or seatbelt mount rear brake pipes have been replaced at some point still got the  gear linkage cover  

original sills



splashed out



porsche guages and trimsport knob, 

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abf's , it came with some powder coated parts

Looks great mate like a few people said its your car do what you want! I like different

 thought i would show a couple of pics of my other tintop as not got its own thread



not so lucky with this one, had lots of welding to do, both rear arches, passenger sill. boot, axle mounts, rear panel, both jacking points. and a couple of other areas. rear hatch and both wings were replaced. the filler neck had been relocated to the boot and the wheel well and filler neck hole had been cut out and plated over



aaz converted before i got it, i had to wire in the glow plugs as they were not connected to anything.



repainted it myself



mot time, passed





boost gauge and yes that is a hole cut into a hole blanking plate i did have an extra glovebox in there but then got the gauge






Saab 900 intercooler fitted







 

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thought i would add this pic its a front arch liner i put in the rear arch, not standard but i think it should of had it to stop the filler neck rotting

Anymore pictures

And you done a lovely job of the paint

thanks it didnt turn out too bad for a first attempt.

i couldnt afford a pro job so had to give it a go, you never learn unless you try, had to buy all the gear and a compressor but probably only cost me £250 total.

the car only cost £600 so should give you an idea of the condition when i got it, although somehow it did have 9 months mot left 

contemplating fitting my bbs kit on this but not sure its worth doing as i am going to sell it soon.



this was my first golf

got some bbs rz fitted

took off the chrome trim and fitted a black badge also made plate to block the gap above my intercooler for more airflow

also changed the steering wheel

bit annoying but have decided to strip all the new paint off and take back to bare metal in the bay. the new paint is scraping off the original so shows no prep was done before it was sprayed.  

sold the red golf after 4 months of advertising it on here, facebook and ebay, nobody came to view it because i live in cornwall,

the buyer told me he was going to keep it for himself but its now on ebay for over double what i sold it for, typical motor trader full of bullshit.

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301927447562?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The ebay ad doesn't specify he's a trader. If he is then it should.

It happens all to often, all we can do is move on! 

Yomp said

The ebay ad doesn't specify he's a trader. If he is then it should.

think the definition can be altered to suit. he bought it as a trade sale, for profit, under his business name so he got the complete v5, but will probably sell it "privately" so wont have to warranty it, pay tax, or abide by sale of goods act,    

 i did ask if he was going to sell it on and he said "no i have been looking for one for ages for myself, im going to keep it". i wouldn't mind if he just told the truth, he had already bought the car so just lied to my face for no reason.