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Sweet!! We'll get those fitted tomorrow LittleHairyarse

Andy

LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/

1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si

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GF brought me a Rieger front spoiler/splitter back from germany… got it drilled primed and mounted…. need to sort paint




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Fitted my momo steering wheel to the cabby
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Well not actually on my car. But from my secret parts …I removed door locks..showed wife how to as well..remove winder and adjuster. Remove door cards.  Got the Mrs to carry the doors to my bmw so I could sell them. Was two rivage doors with glass.. she calls herself mighty mouse..

On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshiŁ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


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Young Line passed MOT👍👍👍

New blue mohair hood next week!

Whoop whoop!

😎😎

1992 Red 'Sportline' LHD from France now in Spain,
1991 White' Young Line' GTI LHD from Germany that I can not take to Spain because of Brexit!😒



 

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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

Well today started good on cabriolet today.  Was going get down to bottom of running fault no matter what
Anyway got the k-jet system set up running well.  
Then silly timing issue started again popping threw exhaust
So had enough ordered a dizzy with vacuum advance and retard unit on
Going remove brake res bottle and bought bottle and pipe work which drop in from Audi A2  hope all my troubles will be gone


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75 degrees sunny, Top down, Tunes up, Driving it like I stole it, and getting 75 Smiles per Gallon…….


What do Divorces, Great Coffee, and Car Electrics all have in common?

They all start with GOOD Grounds.

Where are my DIY Links?

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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

Gave the cabby a quick wash and ended up doing my daily, the mrs xc90 and then the stepdaughters first car turned up. That had been washed but some idiot used an oily rag so another car washed.  
On the plus side my gear knob turned up today so that cheered me up lol


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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

An option to take the CC out yesterday after work to pick my son up.. no not a Christmas Cab the sun was trying to come through.. getting loads of looks in it my son was happy when he seen me in it, he said it was going well & felt smooth.. cheers son Today the elements are having their say, so a bit of housework as his footie is called off too. Waterlogged pitch.  Prep for the rugby this afternoon. Also got my 2 x 0.5 ali discs for my dust shield project, measured up already, may have a hole saw bit of fun later.. Have a good one peeps..


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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

Kenneth Cartwright said

Wes_france said

Fixed a small hole in the boot floor. Only a temporary fix at the moment but for a first attempt I am very happy with the result.
Also I changed the reverse light bulbs, checked the light clusters and clean up the earth in the boot - still no reverse lights though


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Hi mate you can search on here..for easy fix.there's a switch on in gearbox under the air box. Check cliprices cable is attached or buy new switch from vw classic or vwheritage.

Reverse lights are fixed!  It was a poor connection on the switch. A quick test and then a clean up and all working fine


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Today was the turn of the front lights. No issues to fix but the bulbs were really dull in comparison to newer cars. So I swapped them to a Phillips set and I am really pleased with the results.
I also have it a coat of wax which it didn't really need as the previous owner had done this prior to selling it still…!


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this weekend was a collecting of parts weekend, a 200mile drive for a new front door and two new wings. also took delivery of a new boot hatch.

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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

Today I R B mostly blasting and prepping my rocker cover.


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  1992 1.8 8 valve Convertible GTI
  2008 E93 335i N54 Twin Turbo
  3 Kids
  Suzuki LT50 Quad
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New blue mohair hood fitted at Car Hood Warehouse, Chessington. Fab job and they really know the Mk 1. They have never seen a 'Young Line' ! Took him for a spin with the hood up in rush hour traffic through Epsom 😱😱😱 Fan not cutting in, any ideas? Cheers

1992 Red 'Sportline' LHD from France now in Spain,
1991 White' Young Line' GTI LHD from Germany that I can not take to Spain because of Brexit!😒



 

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Checked fluids, put new waistline trim clips on then took it for a good run since it was the first decent dry day for a while up here in Aberdeenshire, ran it to temp, made sure the fan kicked in….then parked it back in the garage. Still to get a good detail but that`ll come when the weather improves.

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It was great to give it a good loosen up today .

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What did you do to your Mk1 Golf Today ?

Blasted and painted my bottom pulley


  1992 1.8 8 valve Convertible GTI
  2008 E93 335i N54 Twin Turbo
  3 Kids
  Suzuki LT50 Quad
  ( and the Mrs ) Tiny convertible tin top.jpg

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started the task of splitting my RM's today, should be ready for the upcoming show season.
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It was dry.. finally.. got the white knight out.. got some Shell Nitro.. just 20 litres as there's triple points on my shell card looked shiny under the forecourt lights.. took her for a nice dark drive.. beautiful.. tempted to take her to work tomorrow.. sunny forecast..


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Fixed my Broken door Check.

From this:


to this.


Yes I could of Welded it, but the point of all my work is how can a Toolically Challanged person fix it.

I started with this.


After a wee bit of sawing/drilling/grinding, and filing.


Primered, and Painted.


A little color, and clear.


Yes I could of torn my interior out, I could of cut the panel, and welded it all back up.

But what about the Average Joe who doesn't have a wire welder, and or Torch Welder.  


What do Divorces, Great Coffee, and Car Electrics all have in common?

They all start with GOOD Grounds.

Where are my DIY Links?

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Well I started well thinking that painting cabby hinge covers.. but realised later that I'd done 2x NS or passenger side..blimey.  what a Duffus
Any how paints a very good match.. will photo later.

Any idea what size cup washers are? To finish the job?
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From caster removed black side trim. Started cleaning and replacing clips for black/Chrome trims.. bling

On the drive
T25 Diesel…sameoldblueshiŁ (currently under resto)
Rocco gt2….1990 secret 2…(currently under resto)
Mk4 99 1.8t indigo blue Gti with 43k miles
Caster 93 clipper JH Green cabby
Snowy 91 GTi White cabby( sat waiting for inspiration)
Myvalver 89 GTi Grey mk2 16v
Yuppy Flu 91 GTi Flash Red Sportline


 Golf mk1 owner's club on Spotify

Mk1 golf owners club playlist: Golf mk1 owner's club playlist - YouTube
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