Golf mk1 20vt bam

Hi all been a member for some time but never really started a build thread on previous rides as i only kept them for a few weeks. But this time its different i went and bought this mk1 off Ebay and funny enough the person only live down my road. lol Its a 5door South African import , i know its a 5door but its rot free and solid and ££££ were spent on it. Heres a few pics













 

Ive also managed to keep the 6speed gearbox out of a Cupra r. Custom mounts were made and i have everything to finish the car off. Just need an exhaust fabricating, braided fuel lines and do the hydro pedal box.

Can someone please give me advise on the hydro pedal box? What will be the easiest way to sort that out?

Thats a tidy car mate, very nice. I also need to sort a pedal box, I'm going to make my own though, using my mk1 pedal box and welding on brackets for the M/C etc. I know that Crazyquiff sells a hydro pedal box but it's not cheap.

I'd have a hrp over crazy quiffs box myself  

i got this with the car tho





looks like its been modded tho, or should i buy one of these?

Nice gearbox mount

Have you looked at the justcaddys hydro kit? I've just fitted one although haven't got the car fully back together yet and I still need to add fluid and bleed.  The fitting was pretty straightforward although you do have to remove your steering column and exchange for a modified one

Really? Damn!!!! You got some pics?  Yeh bought it with the custom mounts on alraedy, pretty cool having 6 gears and they all select 100% just need the clutch sorting. How much was yours?

The kit was £235 all in, including modified column with master cylinder, braided hose, slave cylinder that goes onto the gearbox and the reservoir and hose to connect to M/C. Basically everything you need. Not cheap but for me it was worth it as I don't have the skills or equipment to fabricate my own.

There's a couple of pics in my build thread (link in footer) of getting the old column out. Must update with a few more pics as I've done a bit more on the car since last update

Nice will have a look, will the box also delete the master cylinder on my bulkhead for the brakes? I wanna delete all that jazz.

Just been thru your build thread, nice work!! Can see you taking your time and not rushing things.

quicksilver said

Nice will have a look, will the box also delete the master cylinder on my bulkhead for the brakes? I wanna delete all that jazz.

No it's hydro clutch only. Retains the standard mk1 brake setup

quicksilver said

Just been thru your build thread, nice work!! Can see you taking your time and not rushing things.

Thanks! Definitely not rushing things, but a lot of that is not by choice. Don't get as much time in the garage as I'd like and this latest project - gearbox and hydro clutch - has thrown up various other niggles that I've wanted to take the opportunity to fix along the way. Hopefully back on the road within a fortnight 

i want my clutch hydro and brakes. My pedal is fly by wire so the accelerator pedal will be mounted. Like you say it this section that makes you scratch your head. After this its sailing thru.

i need to come and see this! i think 5 door mk1s look cool, look at seddons for example  

Thx Mike, yeh its pretty special. Already got headache from it. 

  is there lots to do to get it on the road?

if you need a hand with anything just give us a shout  

Hey man, if you dont mind me asking, are they BBS RMs? and if they are, how wide are the lips? im rebuilding my fronts and that looks like the size i want to go for!

Ty