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What did you do to your MK1 today?

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What did you do to your MK1 today?

Today I took the tarp off enough to get in and start it up. Went after a few spluttery starts as the battery's a bit flat. Puff of soot and it went like had never been stood for the past 3 months.

The only problem is the slight covering of mould the in the interior now has, I've cracked the windows open a bit under the cover to try and get the air moving around. :dontknow:

Yradave says relax.



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Thraped it down the M54 tonight  :mrgreen:

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GAMMYGOLFGTI said

Thraped it down the M54 tonight  :mrgreen:

Same as above,but M5/M6 :D

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tonite i went to the mk1 meet then into town (coke only) then on way home 200 yards from my drive…………………died on me :(
so had to push it uphill home coz it would not start
and its been running so well for a while

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Gunked and jet washed the engine bay.
Fitted new door handle.
Refitted knee bar and centre cubby
Washed and hoovered it.
Crossed fingers for MOT on Monday.

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Fitted new 6x4 speakers
And went for a major blast around b'ham!

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climbed over it to get to the back of the garage,asi have done for the past year :oops:  :banghead:  :oops:

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Took it out of the garage and gave it it's first wash and scrub down of '09 and then saw the amount of stone chips and scratches and realised I need a respray!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oil change today……

New genuine VW oil filter
GTX 15/40 oil
VW supplied sump plug and washer


……then took her for a run up the M6 to Silverdale, Arnside and Morecambe.  With the top down off course…well, except not on the motorway.

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Replaced the front and rear engine mounts and managed to get the left hand side mount off. Had to use my Dremel to cut one of the two fixing bolts because there was not enough room to pull it out. The other method would have been to drop the engine, but I don't feel comfortable about that (yet). Hopefully I will receive the new bolts and stuff tomorrow so I can finish that side.
The right hand side will be a major pain in the …. The bolt is seized solid. Been soaking it in WD40 for a week and pulling and hammering at every day, but it won't budge. Already ordered a new bracket just in case I need to remove it with the Dremel. And of course the hex-bolts that hold the waterpump pulley are shot, so that will have to be sorted before I can even get near the mount-bracket.

ah well, still 4 weeks to go until MOT and only a gazillion jobs to do.

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I put the roof down and let it sit there looking pretty, made arrangments for a gear box and got all excited.

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checked the battery

yea i got alot done :roll:  lol

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car wouldn't start last wednesday evening, so last night checked the voltage from the battery & at the solenoid, both okay. Got the hammer out & fettled the starter - sweet, car's running again  :D

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i did this.
only 4 more to go.


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nothing today,yesterday i fixed a fuel line that burst and then my clutch destroyed itself

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Jetwashed my engine bay because it had picked up a lot of dust,having been repainted recently.

Put the front grille back on after repainting the grille trim

Put on my Porsche handles

Took it for a small run before putting it away again until April 12 when it will be on the mk1 OC stand somewhere in staffordshire :dontknow:  :lol:

CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE-POSSIBLY SEEN IT ON CHRIS BARRIES(RIMMER IN RED DWARF) MASSIVE SPEED PROGRAMME?!!!



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Where in staffordshire lol???

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leah said

I put the roof down and let it sit there looking pretty and got all excited.

Same as me then……………

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ChrisRivage said

Where in staffordshire lol???

Checked it :?

Midlands Festival of Transport
Weston Park , A5 Shropshire/Staffs border

Thats where,22 or 23 members on the stand :lol:  :lol:
Get yourself there :wink:

CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE-POSSIBLY SEEN IT ON CHRIS BARRIES(RIMMER IN RED DWARF) MASSIVE SPEED PROGRAMME?!!!



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drove it

and washed it
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