Kamei Retro Racer mk1 build

There are still a few retro racer styles out there still not done by anyone for you to do :-)

Mike,

What other retro racers were there? Have you any links to images or can you post them please?
What is the bodykit on your car, it looks fab! Have to agree about the seats, go black when you can justify it! Great build fella, keep it going.

Cheers,
Kurt

hmm, i allways fancied the jps colours ,

could do a classic bike coloured mk1

i look forward to seeing your project in the flesh one day

I will post some up when i get a chance but very busy at the moment.

The bodykit is a copy of one of the German BergCup racers made by a fella username "pol" on CGTI.com, it's a couple of hundred pounds iirc though to fit it & blend it in like mine it can be expensive & a lot of man hours.

Cheers all

Ordered the black dye for the seats today.


trial fitted the belts:










Ugly mug shot


I will remove the seats when the black dye turns up to have a mess about with them.

Had a good look inside the alternator & i don't think there is much life in it so have a few questions before i replace it:

Do you know what type i have, or best to fit? (engine is DX 1.8 now 2.1).





I could go to Bosch but i would need specific details of what alternator to order…

Hope someone can help.

Mike

Dyed the seats today:



look a bit better now, under natural light they are a dark blue.

much much much much much much much better mate

a million times better ,

just dont wear anything white for a while

cheers

takes three days to dry properly though i did run the heat gun over it to aid it drying:

Paul Haslam popped around & got straight in to action to get the engine in….



The main man Paul:


Come on Paul tuck that belly in   :


Job done:


Not bad considering there were only two of us to install her without scratching anything:

Picked up the retro Dino Raid steering wheel today from "hankmanus" on Newport Edition & gave it a trial fit:







Same fitment as standard mk1 steering wheel:


I then give it a clean up and replaced the tired bolts on it with stainless steel ones:



Tiny update:
I had a brain wave today & noticed the same bracket i had damaged was on my mk3 not being used so nicked it for the mk1 & put shorter bolts back in it's place:





There she is:


Gave it and the 2nd alternator bracket a good clean with the wire drill bit:


Then some primer:

fthaimike said

cheers

takes three days to dry properly though i did run the heat gun over it to aid it drying:

Hmmm….

Not seen this stuff before. Where did you pick it up? How much did you use to do the blue on that one seat?

http://www.fabricspray…pray-paint/midnight-black

If your staying the same colour i don't think you would need as much but to go from bright blue like i had to black you would need a bottle per seat i would think as i only used one & it is a dark blue now.

They have video demo's:
http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/video-demo

Slow but getting there (who knows where? lol):



1st half of the alternator brackets fitted:


Alternator fitted on lower bracket (was a very tight fit):


More bits primered up:
Bar from gear selector mechanism, fuel filter bracket (attaches to the end of the fuel metering unit) & one of the air breather pipes:




Also fitted the 4-1 manifold back on though haven't attempted yet to put the two top middle nuts on yet as they look a nightmare to get at.

Coming along nicely there Mike

cheers

would you know how much play is supposed to be in the front engine mount? because at the moment the bush has about another 2cms to be in all the way, i know the rear one has that slide hole that the captive bolt goes through but i wouldn't have the strength myself to hold the engine forward & do the rear one up tight so wondering if there is normaly a little give in the front?

Tiny bit done so updated for myself:

Painted:


Started to sand down the rad cowling (cack pic) which was a mess but starting to get it back to metal:


Gave some of the old breather pipes a degreasing & wash (will replace the jubilee clips with new):


This was the only info i could find on the radiator core?


Degreased & cleaned the metering unit (might paint the top half of it…).




This was on the metering unit:


I was told originally that it was a 1.6 version that supplied more fuel than the 1.8 one.

Love this! A really interesting build, plus all the research you have done makes it even better. Keep it up!

I don't know about the 1600 m/head suppling more fuel, are the part number different from later 1800 units?

Pete.

Yes that shows up as a 1.6 and they were also used for the vw cup racers as another upgrade.

I found out about it myself when my engine was built many years ago & one of the workers was an ex bosch employee who was very clued up on it.

Spent another 2 hrs rubbing back the rad cowling to remove any rust so finished the main side:

Just have the back to do now though might leave it for today as it's a bloody horrible dusty job & the drill don't half make your fingers go numb after a while.

Cleaned up & primered the metering unit:




Checked on a new Radiator:
From VAG £136.63 +vat = £160

GSF (173VG0180 RADIATOR-525mm G1 GTI/GLI 1.6 / 1.8 8v 1/81) £46.30 +vat = £55.27  8-)