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1983 Lhasa Green MK1 Golf GTI

Hi,

This is my 1983 Lhasa Green MK1 Golf GTI TFSI. I am the 3rd owner from new and have now owned this car for over 25 years!
Starting out at 100% original, it has been slowly improved (abeit 'modified'!) slowly over majority of these years, when the original parts needed replacing or a bit of TLC.





Current spec is Golf GTI 2008 Edition 30 BYD TFSI 2.0 16v Turbo.
Six Speed Manual gearbox with Quaife LSD and custom 02j/02s 20vt/TDI ratios.
Stripped out interior, Custom Cages Club Sport six point weld-in roll cage.
Bucket seats, four point harnesses.
Light weight polycarbonate windows.
Full MK5 Golf GTI wiring with coming home comfort/remote lights on module retained and retro fitted to MK1 lights.
Wilwood 4 piston and 280mm G60 front brakes.
Polo GTI 6N2 rear disk conversion with 16v Scirocco handbrake cables.
Canbus Rev Counter with needle sweep on startup.
Canchecked MFD28 digital display
MK2 Golf GTI 16v 8000rpm 160mph clock conversion with digital VSS output.
MK2 Golf GTI stalk conversion.
Hydraulic clutch conversion.
Custom wiring loom.
Custom Coded Modules/ECU.
Custom Engine mounts.
Custom OEM+ TFSI fuel tank.
Custom intercooler pipework.
Custom radiator pipework.
Custom radiator mounting points.
Custom bracket to mount drive by wire accelerator pedal.
Custom 3" decat exhaust with 3" centre silencer connected to Supersprint Group A rear silencer.
Carbon fibre bonnet.




Previous engine spec was a
2008cc 8v engine block (2 litre crank, 83mm pistons)
Grant Motorsport split timing fast road cam
Grant MotorSport 41mm inlet/36mm exhaust big valve head
Custom ported inlet manifold to connect to R1 Bike Carbs
Yamaha R1 bike carbs with 190 main jets
Supersprint Group A exhaust
Supersprint four branch manifold
13 row Mocal oil cooler

UPDATE! Custom Cage ClubSport weld in rollcage now installed and K04 TFSI Golf GTI Edition 30 engine conversation now under way, see pages 12 onwards!  :) 

Last edit: by Lhasa2008

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Looking good mate. Don't worry mate about the rust pics I'm sure yours won't be anywhere near as bad as some of them on here :lol:

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smudger1980 said

Looking good mate. Don't worry mate about the rust pics I'm sure yours won't be anywhere near as bad as some of them on here :lol:

Ha! I'm up for a challenge!

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Before I took ownership, the car had a hard life, never garaged and used daily on B roads all year round.  This had taken it's toll on the bodywork.



















When during the MOT, the garage was able to put a screwdriver right through the out sill to the inner sill, I knew it was time for some bodywork to be done! This was circa 2001.

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Yeah she does need some TLC. Are you going to be doing the work yourself or will you be paying a garage to do it?

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After finding out how much it would cost to repair by a garage, the car sat unloved for about a year, while I figured out what to do.

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Now having decided that I would have a crack at repairing this myself, the missus very kindly bought me a welder  for xmas :D..I didn't get any socks that year though. :wink:

Firstly, I then had to learn to weld and not just to blow holes in everything.  :wink:

And secondly, I needed to get a shopping list together for needed replacement panels, which at the time was more difficult than I realised. Many panels were already obsolete, even back in 2001!

This is what I managed to find





Both sills, the first set got returned as they didn't have the swage line in them.
rear inner sills (genuine), rear outer arch repair panels, rear lower valance, and front wings (genuine).
I also managed to source a genuine vw side member part number 171801391. I believe this was one of the very last available at the time.

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BTW, prices back then were

Side member 171801391 £18.90+VAT
Housing 155803436E £72.00+VAT
Housing 155803435A £53.95+VAT
Sills (each) £22.00+VAT
Filler neck repair panel £13.50+VAT
Front wings £80.00 + VAT

How does that compare to current pricing?

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love Lhasa green mk1's

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Let the angle see the grinder (or whatever Paddy McG may say..)

Rear inner arch being cut away.
It's not until you do this sort of thing, that you realise how little metal (protection) there is between you and the car if you were ever unfortunate to have an side impact..


Fuel filler neck cut away and outer arch cut away. Note the nibbler in the background from Frost. Brilliant gadget, brilliant shop!


Genuine VW repair panel being cut to size.






Time to cut away the sills, carefully removing all the spot weld as we go.




New sills now tacked into place










Eventually got back to solid metal for rear axle and new panel tacked into place.


sills sprayed in primer. Not a bad fit, and not bad for first attempt!

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Front wings removed. Fortunately inside arches were pretty much rust free, I guess the 1/2 inch of factory filler helped.

There was only a little surface rust, so this was sanded back and protected with a zinc based primer, while the rest of the car was being put back together.

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While doing the bodywork, the old fuel lines got cut off and fuel tank removed.

So while the rear axle was off the car, I took the opportunity of upgrading the anti-roll bar to a 28mm Neuspeed one, and repainting the rear axle with Chassis Black (from Frost's)






Fortunate, to be able to source some new axle bushes and mounts, as the old ones were beyond repair.


Inner arch now reprotected and a quick coated of paint applied.


zinc primer and chassis black applied to floor pan and underneath boot floor.


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Next installment coming soon..the fuel tank, injection and fuel lines.

Spot the difference competition:

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looking good! seems pretty involving job!

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Brilliant thread mate. Some excellent work going on there. Keep it going. :)

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Cracking work mate, looking forward to the updates.

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Very nice mate lots of good work gone into save this....where abouts in east yorks are you ?

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Looks good mate those repair panel prices were cheap back then!!

1983 VW Golf GTi Black (Resto)
2009 AUDI Q5 3.0 TDi (Daily)
2007 AUDI A4 Avant TDi S-Line SE (Daily)

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Crease said

looking good! seems pretty involving job!
The main problem was how extensive the rust was once you start cutting and grinding it away.
What looked like surface rust, wasn't just surface rust..  8O



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MalC said

Very nice mate lots of good work gone into save this

Thanks :thumbs: Yeah, it could have easily just been scrapped for a few hundred quid at the time.

 
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