Toad's Mk1 Golf Cabby Project

hehehe

bout time I had another dub

i get to drive this for all of 10 days before it goes into hibernation, but i will have plenty of time to do the minimal work

Picked it up for next to nothing. MOT'd and Taxed

Needs a few bits of bodywork, dings, and surface scabs sorting

Plans include

Porsche Design 90's fully polished (acquired, awaiting delivery)
Full Clipper Kit (acquired)
full coilover kit
maybe vauxhall brakes
bodywork
repaint.
sort interior
badgeless grille and headlight upgrade
new bonnet
new rubbers


can anyone tell me what the existing wheels are called and how much they are worth, as these will be going/swapped/px'd

few pics for now

Wheels are called scalas or avus or snowflakes

i got given a set for free so cant comment on price but id guess at not much!

nice little clipper there! if your getting rid of the grille and its in good condition then ill give you some pennies to help toward the project in return for it, let me know how much you'd want

finally did a bit more today….i lowered the back using my new coilovers

fronts will be done tomorrow


old rear springs snapped..god knows how this got through the MOT

rears off

new coilovers prepped

on the car

darent go lower for now as the D90's should be here tomorrow


better int it

toadheaddesigns said

8O

bit more today…sorted the front struts out
fitted new top mounts too….

new stance looks good but will need to be tickled a bit when the d90s arrive..


before top mounts attatched

Dimmie inspecting the top mounts…very critical she can be

old struts off

on with the new

new stance

Before


after:p

Looks great on the coils dude, why not keep the snowflakes? Will do as winter wheels surely?

And I hate to point it out as it's not on your list, but the side tensioner cables (or at least the one I can see) has gone the distance - you'll probably want to replace it. :dontknow:

Also, which vauxhall brakes were you going to put on? There are endless VW options for upgrading them

yes, had noted..bit its not imperative atm…maybe gonna change the roof anyway, but its good for now

winter wheels will be a set of 15" teledials refurbed in black

D90's will be summer rims.

the existing wheels will be sold to fund the adapters i guess

and thanks for the comments

as for the brakes…havent really given it much though…brakes are shit at the mo….gonna see whats in the scrap yards soon. mite do a rear disc conversion too..just missed out on one on ebay grr

Yeah that's just Mk1 brakes dude

Unless you're going for more power the existing calipers should be fine with a Master Cylinder and Servo from a 16v MkII Golf - really popular mod and pretty easy to do apparently. Should firm up the pedal feel and reduce the travel needed.

You can put GTI discs and Pads on too as well as braided hoses which will all help making the brakes feel a bit more reassuring too.

Check the linky on the left for a bit of info on the M/C + Servo swap

The rear disc conversion is a right old can of worms on these forums though

HTH
Mat

Looking good fella!    coilovers rule! but I word to the wise bankhouse road stay clear! darker bonnet looks mint!!  

yep bankhouse was a bugger i the merc fella

think sits gonna have to be raised a wee bit though

theres also been a delay on me wheels so wont be fitting for a day or so

Must fit my coilovers!!!

Looking good, just got given a cabby in the same colour that i plan to rat!

are you keeping the bumpers off? looks cool!

You got given a cabby?

Goddammit, why does that never happen to me?  :mrgreen:

tyeness said

You got given a cabby?

Goddammit, why does that never happen to me?  :mrgreen:

LOL yes a e plate cabby.

It was advetised on here, went and got it the other day.

Bit of a wreck tbh, as its been vandalised/attempted theft!

Needs all glass, driver seat, hood, dash, colum, lockset.

On the plus side it has full chrome grille, side strips, bumpers etc

Sounds very cool, I don't think I'd have the discipline to resist stealing all the chrome and then breaking the rest  :mrgreen:

i have 2 breakers already, cant be dealing with a 3rd!!!

tho all the chrome will be removed and replaced with black items!

got a full clipper kit to go on that i got given

so not staying bumperless

nooooooooooo don't clipper kit it!

Have a clipper and I'm so tempted to rip it off!

Looks so good as is!

Tho it's your car and choice

if the kit looks rubbish ill take it off simple as

i think it wil look great on the refurbed d90's though

got a few other subtle mods planned