mk1 16v project

smudger said

Excellent work mate. I know what you mean about impulse purchases and the Mrs not knowing about them.

Ha ha so im not the only one then lol

Nice updates Chipster, love the look of your engine mate, it's well smart. Nice coillies too man  

Melteddrummer said

Nice updates Chipster, love the look of your engine mate, it's well smart. Nice coillies too man  

Thanks man hopefully once im got everything done ill give it a tidy up, i.e hide the wires and things a bit better cuz it looks a bit untidy compaired to when i got it back from crazy quiffs with last engine  

Funily they were at gti international and got talking to them about the cabby they got, cut a long story short it was on ap coilovers and they were telling me how good the ride was and even tho it was pretty low the suspension still have a lot of give and that sold it for me ha ha ha

I hate goin to shows and stuff like that cuz im like a kid when i see summat i like cuz im like I WANT IT!!! Lol

had a go at cutting out the area where the seatbelt bolts

heres my attempt

I wire brused it back to see where the rust had got to and cut it the area out







should be ok to sort out just is a bit close to the fuel filler neck with the welding  

You should be able to get enough access from the front of the tub(see pic) to slide a piece of sheet metal between the hole you've created and the fuel filler pipe, just as a bit extra protection. Once you've finished welding, pull the sheet metal back out.

I did think about putting a bit of metal between the but wasnt sure how,Nice one buddy

did a bit more on the car recently, cars still being annoying grrrrrrr wont start now!!

well anyway….

made a plate and shaped it slighty to fit in the hole and welded a plate to the back to make an anchor point for the seatbelt





got it welded and tiger sealed in place, im not reealy to bothered how it looks as ull never see it once the seatbelt is in place and parcel shelf support



also bought this a while back, a mk1 sirocco wiper mech as the once that was on the car was a right bodge





got a bracket made up so that it can be mounted nicely inside the scuttle tray



got it tooked inside the tray nicely



just waiting on my raintray cover to be made so it looks a lot cleaner

also purchased one of these from the agm to represent when im driving





I got the ap coilovers fitted and am so much happier with how it sits now



that's all for now as ive got more bloody issues with my engine. hopefully one day I can finnaly get it sorted!!

I love this thread. Sums up mk1 ownership to a tee   

That looks really tidy, nice clean look

Looking good Chipster, she's sitting nice

Cheers guys

http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=modifications-and_2%2Fsoda-blaster-for-carb&redirected=1#post_1338727    have a look at this it will help you out if cleanining anything up again

been on a right spending spree again ha ha

first off I bought a new chrome vw badge



finally got my just caddys steering column back





got it all fitted and put back on



bought a brand new fuse box cuz im sure mine was on its way out



got a box of stuff in, mainly bought it cuz it came with all the fuses for the fuse box



and finally wat ive been waiting for wat seems like forever…….

thanks to smudger for letting me copy him this is a spot on piece of work





tried fitting it cuz im like a kid when it comes to new things lol it wasn't the best of fits but once Id got the seal on it pushed down a treat but there is one part where there is a gap put that's just me being picky



I didn't have any clips to hold it down on the other edge so I came up with an ingenius invention lol basically found another bonnet seal and used that, works a treat
 




that's all for a few weeks now cuz ive got a really annoying problem with the engine intake system, turns out that the airbox is too far forward and where I have dubilee clipped all the pipes together it had stretch the rubber pipe and split it, I cant move the air box any further than what it is so ive got to get a longer plastic pipe made up, so gonna be a few weeks before I can even think about the engine

but then once that is sorted ill be giving bert a bell cuz ive heard lots of good things about his work

trying to just keep myself busy with this until I get that bloody pipe sorted

I bought a abf dizzy cap and found the lugs on the side are too big to get the clips over so I heard somewhere that a 205 cap fits better which I found as u can see the difference between the both



but the problem with using the 205 cap is I had to change the ends on the leads to suit the cap







loads of room now





hopefully in the next week I can get this pipe sorted

ive also got another purchase ive got in the pipeline……… but what cud it be    lol

Nice one Chipster. Glad you're pleased with the scuttle tray. It's a nice bit of kit isn't it. I like the idea of the way you have secured it. I might have to copy you now      

smudger said

Nice one Chipster. Glad you're pleased with the scuttle tray. It's a nice bit of kit isn't it. I like the idea of the way you have secured it. I might have to copy you now      

Ha ha by all means matey copy me all u like

That scuttle tray is soooo nice. Shame it's hidden by the bonnet!    

just a little update…

got the pipe finally made



nice bit of welding



put the pipe on and tried starting it but not much joy in that department


and last but not least my new favourite purchase



they have already been polished which saves me a job, but I need to get the pcd changed on them as they are 5 x 112 standard



its nearly there just gotta get a few tiny things done then its a case of mot and DRIVE IT !!!!!!!

Nice wheels. The 5 x 112 will be a bit or a mare to convert, mine are 5 x 114.3 and I'm having to bore the drive hub holes out. Pm if you want more details or let me know if you have any better ideas.

Will be great when you get to drive her 

Matt

Ive sent them off to get them plugged, welded and then drilled to suit mate, i got quoted £50 a wheel which ive heard ent bad, but theres one thing i havent checked is the central hug hole :/ hopwfully its the correct size