Dubsquad's '82 GTI
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Finally found one in a land of only few
Thought i'd share a few pics of the mk1 I got a few months back. Always wanted one but due to away work always missed out on em and in a land with only a few mk1 GTI's they rarely pop up for sale.
Here it is… 1982 GTI with sunroof in Silver. It's got a ARX 1.8T with 02A gearbox in it. 280mm front brakes and rear disc conversion, FK coilovers with front and rear eurosport strut braces.
Pics from when i got it to what it looks like now.
What it looks like now…
Don't worry the RS's will be back on, just rebuilding them with some wider lips. The fronts had a 15mm spacer on to clear the brakes but the rear had a 5mm spacer on which made it look a bit odd as front sat flush and the rear was hiding in the arches. It also rubbed alot in front on hard cornering so they were the 1st to come off. The specs on the D90 are 16x8 et27 and et22 with no touching/rubbing anywhere.
Replaced the rattling 3" exhaust with a 2.5" stainless steel with magnaflow mufflers.
Never was a fan of the crystal taillights so they were next inline to be replaced with the fronts as well. Got some semi- smoked rears and smoked front headlights. Got smoked front indicator lenses but looking for the OEM housings as the crystal ones in there now is one piece.
Most important for me was to get red grille trim and big duckbill back on asap. It's just not a GTI without it.
Still alot left to do but will keep posted as I go along.
Cheers
Leigh
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Good call on the red stripes and duck bill
Keep us updated on your progress and enjoy driving it
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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We're interested in the car's history, the engine conversion and the performance of the 1.8T
Suspension changes, exhaust, LSD etc…..
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ConvictGTI-No.1983EW said
Hey Leigh - Nice car….!
We're interested in the car's history, the engine conversion and the performance of the 1.8T
Suspension changes, exhaust, LSD etc…..
Cheers gents!
Mate, the conversion was carried out back in 2007 by a VW addict in Tasmania.
He then sold it to a guy in Sydney that never registered it and soon after it was sold to a mate down in South Australia. He had it for sale 1 or 2 times but always held on to it till i contacted him over the xmas holidays. Flew over, checked it out, drove it to the depot the same day as per the 1st pic!
Also, for some reason it was registered as a '81 but when you decode the Vin it comes up as '82?
The ARX engine was from a Bora mated to a VR6 gearbox with pelequin LSD and B&M shifter. Currently pushing 19Psi on Qpeng management. Not sure what hp its pushing tho. He actually did a brilliant job with the conversion and didn't take any shortcuts.He upgraded the brakes all-round with bigger brake booster etc. even the front brakes is from a corrado with hubs, discs, carriers etc. Suspension wise it handles like it on rails, but looking into upgrading to thinker swaybars and the eurosport 4 point lower front brace.
When I got it, it had a few issues like horn, reverse lights not working, torn steering boot, exhaust rattles, those lights and a slight miss in 4th when put your foot down. I slowly worked my way down the list and all of that is now fixed. Don't know what the issue was with the miss cos I basically replaced everything electrical on the engine all at once.
Interior-wise the rear seats was taken out at some time of its life, fronts seats was replaced with recaro's, also the centre console was removed to accommodate the shifter box. I try to get a pic up soon of it.
The BBS's got some sticky Toyo R1R's on and I can see why the previous owner went with them cos the el cheapo 16" tyres its got on now just light up at the wiff of boost!
Next goal for me is to get it rego'd in WA…
Sorry for this very long post!
Cheers
Leigh
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'82 MK1 GTI
'16 MK7 R
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'16 MK7 R
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Do you intend to recover the interior seats to the genuine GTI strip or tartan? Some of the other cars on this site have done so and those Recaros look smick!
The red trim dash and vents were a USA look from memory. I can't recall seeing a standard UK Mk1 GTI with that dash trim/paint as a factory option…?
it may have been an "after market" option like some of the spoilers, gear knobs etc.
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Yes, re-trim in semi-leather with Jacky or Tartan cloth, but I got another set of heated mk3 recaro's in the shed that i'll modify/recover.
Not sure, but wasn't that trim a option on the sportline cabrio's?
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good call on the rear lights and deep spoiler! much better
couple things for you,
seats are exactly as mine were when i got them, id recommend silver striped down the middles, to match the rear seat, though i guess you'd need to find one as you say its been removed.
all i had done was just the centres, the outsides are as they were:
silver striped ones with red RECARO would be sweet as !!
also, the red stripe vents were in uk gtis for the first year of series 2 big lamp ones. W plate and a few X plate had them, so 81 model year i believe.. for some reason the later ones didn't have them!
good luck finding some, i do have one slightly cracked one, as a last resort for you
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You might be onto something there, that would look way better! I'll be on the scout for a rear bench when i'm back in town.
Those vents are rare as… if you see any of them pop up on your side, please let me know.
Cheers
Leigh
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'82 MK1 GTI
'16 MK7 R
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'16 MK7 R
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Yeah, but sold it on that day the picture was taken. Don't have the space for 2 projects.
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Took her out for a lil spin but keep popping the boost hose right after the turbo when holding boost in 4th or 5th. Other than that… sweet drive!!
Got a call from the VW dealer a few days ago…
Next on the list is getting a Haltech Management fitted!! So watch this space!
Cheers
Leigh
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What happened to the black gti that came over to WA. from Victoria?
That was a nice car!
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Few pics before going back to virgin spec to get rego…
Lifted it 1.5" front and back, slap some cheap narrower wheels on, turn the boost way down and hoped for the best!! Ready for 1st inspection!
1st test was a fail, had to get modification permits for coilovers and pod filter, BOV was too loud so I took it off, had to get a weigh bridge cert, front wipers wouldn't self park and the inspector couldn't find the VIN number.
Took a few days to get sorted and was back there a few days later!!
Finally full WA rego!! Lowered it down with D90's on immediately after!!
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Andy
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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