Mk1 cabby progress !

It's been a while since I posted on here after I first got the project so here goes with the progress this week .
when I got the golf it came with a rather shabby roof so I've spent the last month looking for a replacement ..
trying to find one in good nick and not miles away and not for silly money was proving rather difficult !!!cf_emoticons__BangHead:so when I went to VW festival the other weekend and found this beauty in the auto jumble area I snapped it up (after a fair bit of haggling)

the old roof was black so was a bit unsure about the grey but now it's on I love it and think it adds something different to the car (never seen grey on white before)

so guys what do you think ????









Now I just need one handle (the locking one ) and the tension wire around the back !

The old roof is on eBay as I write this but not getting mush interest ! Is it worth anything ???
hope you like the car 

Bodywork looks nice and clean mate. Nice car  

Thanks , only paid £200 for the car and £200 for the roof cant wait to get it on the road should be fun !!!

Bargain mate. Happy motoring      

£200        proper bargain and nice car mate!!

Thanks , yeah it was a bit of a bargain !!! I'm after lowering it now, ideal I would love some coilovers but working on a budget so looking for lowering springs for now does anyone have any for sale ????? Nice and cheap !!!!

blimey £400 notes all in , STEAL :-)

looking good mate

think you got the roof from me at leeds. It looks good. i got a locking roof handle for you £40 inc post. online shop www.vdubnuts.com Paul 07557914692 

golfbitz said

think you got the roof from me at leeds. It looks good. i got a locking roof handle for you £40 inc post. online shop www.vdubnuts.com Paul 07557914692 

Yes mate the roof is great I've got another handle for it now but thanks anyway  

What a bargain and looks nice……..I thought the one I got my girlfriend was a bargain for just under £600 it's a clean 1980 cabby only had to service it and sort a wiring fault on the Nearside side light

Think these are a little large 

Olibrad said

Think these are a little large 

noooooo ! stick the rzs back on

What are you jacking the car up on? looks a strange place to be putting a trolly jack….
Best place I've found to jack the car up as nice and strong.

Alloys possibly a little large, but look great  

Matt

So just a little update …..
So because I wanted to learn about engines I got one of these……
sorry bout the crappy iphone pics !!


1.8 16v kr




its siezed  But that's why it was only £20!!!
But I wanted a project and to teach myself about engines
and maybe one day it could go in the cabbycf_emoticons__BangHeado started stripping it down






pitons 1 and 4 were seized badly and valves were corroded





after lots and lots of banging and swearing I finally freed the pistons

so the plan is to clean everything up ,port and polish the head and I'm also thinking about going down the bike carb route !!!
anybody got any words of wisdom Or maybe a manifold for r1 carbs 

I'm going down the bike carb route, got some from a zx9r. Bogg brothers is about 20 miles from my house, which is very handy  

Plenty of other people done this route before, so lots of info to glean.

Matt

pazwaa said

I'm going down the bike carb route, got some from a zx9r. Bogg brothers is about 20 miles from my house, which is very handy  

Plenty of other people done this route before, so lots of info to glean.

Matt

Got any pics or build threads ?? 
Heard great things about bogg brothers are they expensive ?

Got a build thread, search for "shellby", but haven't got onto the engine part yet.

I think the bogg brothers manifolds are a tad pricey, but I've rung them to talk about doing the conversion, and they were massively helpful and friendly.