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Good and bad news!!

Good news = car passed mot!!!
Bad news = can't track it due to been lowered!
Ok news = brakes passed all checks but agrees the pedal travels a bit before they do anything then work great.

Paintwork next.

I'm getting the paintwork samples today by a "block" reader then I'll be having a few parts painted up as a put me on for a little bit. Hopefully that getting done next Saturday.

Interior coming out to be cleaned and a new interiors going in, once the weddings been finished.

Congrats!

I have the same problem with the lowered issue.

You need to find a tracking place where they know cars, I know that sounds daft, but I managed to find a place where they can adjust the angle of the top arms on their hangers to fit over the tyres at around 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock rather than at the usual 1 and 11 o'clock positions. They then use a tape on the centre of the rear wheel rather than using the rear hanger.

I've also been told that laser alignment can do it as thy attach to the wheels rather than hanging stuff. I've also been told that Quik Fit now have laser alignment in some locations. Might be worth giving them a bell?

Otherwise it's down to strings and chalk on a flat level surface, which is a pain in the bum but doable.

I find the same with brakes that have been bled using a bleeder system. I usually use a vacuum bleeder then get a friend (read tramp who needs a tenner) to push the pedal lots for me to bleed them manually afterwards. Seems to stiffen up the pedal a bit more.

Looks good!

Ian

I'm going to manually set the tracking as a need to drive it to a place.

Kwik fit branches can have the hunter tracking stuff which is good for lowered cars.

I might have a lead on a lad who races mk1 golfs so it will be set good.

I bled the brakes in the end with a pressure system via the brake bottle but I'm going to run them and see if they improve as it's all new components 

Nice one, a pass is a pass so at least you can start to enjoy it now  

Paint samples been taken today and ordering paint for Saturday.

Taking my new mk6 golf interior along to weld up while I'm polishing car up.

Then just needs tracking and new wheels fitting.

It's gone from slow progress to full steam ahead the end is in sight!!

That looks like a mk6 interior in a mk1? Oh yes it is!

Not fully finished the rear seat yet but half hour Saturday will finish them off.

Such comfy looking seats!! Nice material too  

Where they a pain to fit?

They fit me perfect, love the tartan and should hold me good on the track / road.

Yes a pain but no one seems to have done anything different with regards to rear seats so I took on the challenge.

Need to plan some shows for this year now.

Good job! Will you be at Stanford Hall with it?

Stanford hall? I'll google it.

Not done the show scene in years so have to try find out all the info.

I'm near the Donny show the owners club is going to do will put my name forward for that.

6th may is the same day as sports cars in the park I was going to go to.

Let's see how the next few weeks go and I'll see.

I take it the clubs having a stand?

Yes club will have a stand. It’s a great show! Real mix of water and air cooled.


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mk1 daz said

I'm going to manually set the tracking as a need to drive it to a place.

Kwik fit branches can have the hunter tracking stuff which is good for lowered cars.

I might have a lead on a lad who races mk1 golfs so it will be set good.

I bled the brakes in the end with a pressure system via the brake bottle but I'm going to run them and see if they improve as it's all new components 

Let me know what settings you end up with for the tracking will you please?

Toe, Camber etc.

I really need more info on that interior too  

Looking good.

Ian

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I took advice off club gti for tracking settings and went with -1 camber and 0 toe



I had to help them set it up as they didn't know how to adjust camber but the golf was older than the lads doing it so that was done at 9am.

Next on today's list was paintwork.

Two and a half hours sanding the bonnet and the passenger wing, just need to do these bits to get me through till winter.

Bonnets in the oven now.

Nice one! Can’t beat a bit of fresh paint


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The rest is getting done next winter, back to bare metal.

Also popped out the rear window and took off the zender spoiler to fit the black window trim sticker for the more original look.

Cheers mate Pretty much what I was thinking but nice to have it confirmed.

I'd have been tempted to leave the bonnet in it's sanded condtion and just clear it. Looks cool.

But far better painted    

Ian