Inari Silver 16v Mk1

Well I wasn't going to make one of these but I'm abit bored this Sunday evening.

After selling this  :blink:


And then buying and selling (for a stupid price):


I really wanted another mk1. Had seen one, it sold the day before i sold the mk2 However, whitbytom messaged me to tell me of a mk1 on the vzi forum. So i messaged the guy, and went and looked at it last saturday. Knew there were a few things wrong with it but it looked tidy enough (looked mint after seeing what some cars this colour end up like) but he had had some bodywork to make it respectable. It was also fitted with a 1.8 16v from a corrado so that's half of the work done for me

So here it is





The pictures make it look better than it is It currently has a black bonnet and black front panel.

Spec atm is 1.8 16v conversion with an ashley 4 branch into a 2" stainless system ,g60 280mm front brakes,1.6 8v gear box ,fk coilovers, 13 row oil cooler, 22mm master cylinder and servo.

Few things wrong with it. headlights don't work. Wipers dont work, might be the wiper stalk. And i need to replace the ignition switch as when you turn the key it can go too far and start the starter motor again.

Other plans are to just tidy it up, new bumpers, arch trims, new headliner and mirrors, parcel shelf, rear doorcards. And then paint in the future as it's really letting it down at the moment, and fit a radio as it currently doesnt have one. Then wheels and some suspension.

Main reason i bought it is because i wanted the colour. Pretty rare colour and even rarer to find one in good condition as they seem to turn into rot boxes more than any other mk1 colour

Won't be using it for abit till the smaller jobs are done and making sure it doesnt break so got a poopty mk3 golf  :ph34r: to run around in.

So if anyone has a good condition front bumper they want to donate to the cause then i'm more than happy to take it off your hands

So after much faffing around I've changed the ignition switch, downside is the battery is dead do cant see if it's worked

While fixing this I've four a few random wires that just dont connect anywhere, one that looks like my horn as that's not working.

Still need to fix the wipers and sort the  headlights out as they only work on full beam.

Also I've got no audio seems that there are no wires even for the door pocket speakers :/ I knew there was no radio but thought other wires would still be there

I don't have any door pins either do can't lock the car from the inside. Fingered around near where the vertical pin should be but there's nothing there :/ how hard is it gonna be to resolve this?

ATM just trying to sort the issues that are stopping me using it so the smaller jobs of arches and bumpers can wait for now.

I need a new steering wheel though. Hate the one on it, how much is a gti wheel? Would like a Wolfsburg one but Sod paying £100 atm.

Sorry just copied the posts from another thread.

Anyway. I got an auto electrician in to sort out the electrics. He fixed my  headlights/sidelights/full beam. Got all my wipers working. My horn didnt work and he couldnt get an earth on the steering wheel so he just made me a button at the minute, just so I'm legal. Still after a gti wheel or a w olfsburg one though.

Just have to fit a new battery now and then i can actually drive it.

Still after a few parts. As per  my previous post i need a part of the locking mechanism that my door pins screw on to (so i can lock the car from the inside) as i dont have anything sticking up through the hole but no idea what to search for to look to buy the parts? need it for both doors.

Still need a new bumper. Also need the bars for the roof that helps with the rooflining i need fitting. and a parcel shelf and parcel shelf supports and a glove box. and rear doorcards. and a bonnet cause i hate the black bonnet so need to get one resprayed.

so there we go. Absolutley love the colour and one of the reasons i had to buy it. Shame it's got a sunroof as i was looking for ones without one but nm, hopefully it wont leak.

what ever happened to this one?

Bit of a thread resurrection but I bought it from Danny at the back end of '12, ran it for a couple of years, currently in the workshop getting a bit of attention. 

Newscuttlepanel said

Bit of a thread resurrection but I bought it from Danny at the back end of '12, ran it for a couple of years, currently in the workshop getting a bit of attention.

What's happening ATM?
You got any more pictures by any chance? Really considering this colour for an upcoming project

Did anything else happen with this golf? anyone buy it and do anything?