Toad's Mk1 Golf Cabby Project

Looking really good there mate, wheels are awesome.

T

thanks fella

waited long enough for em to come…but still waiting for the bloody adapters !!

Forgot to say this?

PM James75 as he has my poer hood kit, but he also has a set of brackets that you might be able to buy, plus he might take some pics for you  as i forgot!

nice one will do

280mm front discs came today

just waiting for the last coat of paint on me callipers to dry



and these came yesterday

yay





but am missing some bolts so ordered them too..shoudl be with me by monday

hi, if you still have the wheels avalible i will definatly buy them off you, as long as you are local, i am i sussex.

My red lipped black ones faced a quick death today in the rain meeting a kurb!

Email me on harrydrysdale31@hotmail.co.uk if you do

Thanks harry

done a bit today

car is back out of the garage on axle stands so i can finish the brakes off

so today i took off the old brakes…and fited up my 280mm discs with my vauxhall v6 callipers and flexis

need to bleed em up but will wait till ive fitted my 16v servo and master cylinder

oh and am keeping my eye out for a rear disc conversion too

pics for the picture collectors








the scala/snowflakes are promised to someone else….but if they become available ill let you know

Niiiiice looking very sweet! So now i know someone who has done it   If you dont mind me asking how much has that whole brakes setup cost you? And is it hard to do? Thinking about  

discs - ?60 ebay
calipers - ?25 breakers
bolts - ?10 here
felxis - ?6 ebay
master cylinder and servo ?30 ebay


time….30 mins for the brakes….need to fit servo and master cylinder

should be doing the servo etc this weekend…but am looking at a rear disc conv too so wont be bleeding the system just yet

just for your info…did some additional work today.





removed the old crusty fuel filler neck, and drained the fuel from the tank to replace the neck….however….on removing the old neck i must have applied pressure to the side of the car

the car must not have been steady on the stands…(well it is on gravel)

and the bloody things toppled over trapping my arm under the car


soiled my pants i did

managed after much wiggling to get me arm out with just a few scrapes



LESSON FOLKS…..if your car is on axle stands…make sure its level and firmly steady

ive now got the arduous task of figuring out how to get it back on the stands the lot is flat to the floor…dozy twonk


on a lighter note…i can finish the filler neck swap tomorrow as my new gasket is at VW stoke

toadheaddesigns said

the car must not have been steady on the  stands…(well it is on gravel)


ive now got the arduous task of figuring out how to get it back on the stands the lot is flat to the floor…dozy *CENSORED*

on a lighter note…i can finish the filler neck swap tomorrow as my new gasket is at VW stoke

Whereabouts are you located mate as you might be able to rally up enough folk to give you a hand lifting it up

Gutted that it fell off, good job you werent fully under it  8O  8O

only my arm was..thank god

im in stoke

im gonna have a bash at getting it off the ground tomorrow

slowly lift the back 1st one brick at a time until all supported

ill sort it i think lol

Well I am home from uni So if you need a muscly strong chap give us a knock and i'll sent a mate round lol naa if you need me buzz me    Happy to help!

sorted

a bit of tinkering with scissor jacks, housebricks and a trolley jack

its now back in the air, and on two wheels at the back with axle stands at the front

steady as she goes :p

if its not one problem its another
collar on the adapters is too big for the wheels grrrrr

gonna have to get all 4 machined down

and i ordered the wrong size wheel bolts (numpty )

on a lighter note..finished the fuel filler neck today

took one tin top filler (cab ones are twice as expensive)…bent it…cut it…filed it, lubed it…then fitted it with new clips…..jobs a good un

new gasket fitted too….had to bend the fixing bracket slightly but worked a treat

pics



view inside wing



pipe to tank after draining



spot the difference?



not any more



new gasket



had to bend this fixing bracket



done

no more work as yet…but picked up a few more bits

replacement bonnet with power bulge

and steering wheel

good work there the bonnet in interesting looks like it has a huge breast on it    should look ok tho once in paint

just summat different i spose

i like it  

Mate you are lucky to get out of that with only a scrape! It's a bit late now  but I always put the wheels I've taken off the car back under it when working on it for exactly that reason.  Be careful dude it's a lovely car but not worth getting squished for!

Bonnet looks really cool, as you said a bit different and nice bit of fab work with the filler neck too.  Keep up the good work….safely :wink: