my new 79 golf

drove for 3 hours friday night so i could get to work on th mk1 one today.

got a lot done though:
removed the tiny old master cylinder:



found the spot welds on the washer bottle:

drilled them out:

and removed it:

i plan on putting a small bottle inside the scuttle.

found the spot welds on the drivers side chassis leg:

cut it off:


figured out where to put it back:


chopped out the battery tray:



removed the passengers wing ready to put horn in there and hide wires:

hole here to exit above fuse box:

hole here to get into front cross member:

wire will then run through cross member to other side.
chopped the wires and pulled them into car ready to reconnect in wing:

it will look so much better without these in the bay.
going to put battery in boot.

looking a lot better already without tray and wires:


removed the dash to make it easier to do wiring, brake pedal and hydro clutch:



all in all a busy day.

plan to use the mk4 hydro clutch arrangement.
not sure about brakes was gonna go for 2 x xmaster cylinder but been told i can get a remote servo that runs like an electric pump which should give good brakes and not be seen??? looking into this at the moment??

should be close to engine fit by next week i hope !!!!!

picking up BBS RS on Monday!!!!

great work, keep it up, happy days on the BBS, you get them online?

What you planning to do with the seats, reupholster yourself?

Look forward to seeing more of this.

i want the seats redone in the same material but i cant seem to get hold of it from anywhere.
realistically i need enough to cover both front seats???
i want to stick with the standard look interior. i like the low backs a lot.

did a big six and a half hour round trip to pick up a set of BBS RS today.
7.5" for the front
8" for the rear
stainless steel dishes
they are beautiful

spent the day working on the car again today the guys at the garage are excellent, first time anything like this has been attempted. just using info off forums to get through it.

made some progress:

stripped down front wishbones, hubs etc ready to paint them all:



koni coilover ready for clean:


mk4 empty engine bay:


stripped off air con and power steering pumps, then cut down bracket:





unneeded parts:


took off timing belt and got engine side mount on:


hanging about to get dropped in:


carl and michael lining it up:


attempting to fit:


gearbox side mount lined up:


attempting to get the rear mount to line up :


engine in on both side mounts and rear mount:


got it in bar the front mount:

the front is sitting a little high but i think when the front mount is on this will be sorted??

next job is to needle gun off all the dirt and underseal, then paint inner arches with black stonechip paint to protect it all.

this is starting to get along really well now.

gonna take off gear linkages and selector tower ready to fit.

i still need a pair of genuine wings to put on it.

not too sure about driveshafts. i measured the mk1 ones and they are 80mm from hole centre to centre the mk4 are 90mm. everyone talks about 100mm driveshafts??????

Got a bit more done yesterday:

got the inner wings ready to be cleaned up for a paint:


tried one side with a sander:




tried the other side with a needle gun, bit more time consuming but better result i think:


removed the gear linkages form the mk1:


and also from the mk4:


looks like it will be reasonably straightforward to fit!!! i hope!!!

Wow you are moving so fast on this project. Its such a blur. lol

Seriously though good stuff

thanks,

its going good normally drive from derby to swansea to work on it at weekend……permernantly tired!!!!!!!!

not posted for a while…been doing it on edition.

here ya go

got loads don today, mainly sorting out the pedal box.

Got the old pedals and steering column out:



bought ?8 worth of steel, to make it out of:



gonna have the brake and clutch pedals sitting on a straight bar, welded to column:





chopped the unescssary bits off the column:





resvoirs for the master cylinder:



balsnce bar:



master cylinder:



random shot of the engine:



cut a bit of steel to extend the original mk1 brake pedal and house balance bar tube:







welded it on:



welded on some extra braces as i dont fancy it breaking, also the balance bar tube!!:





sprayed the pedal:



cut this out as it is not used:





got it all in place:





gonna put some strengthening bits in totorrow and the actual mount for master cylinder and hydro clutch cylinder:



also started stripping down rear beam and bits to take home and paint:



really happy with the progress today. target is to get pedal box and gear selector in by sunday.

carl and michael have been awesome yet again helping me and showing me how to do things and doing stuff i cant do.

got the plate finished to hold the master cylinders:



pictures of the complete pedal box, one plate will bolt to the bulkhead, also attached to top of bulkhead and column:









got ready to cut the floor out to take the mk4 02j shifter:



marked it out to cut:



cut the floor:



cut the floor:



removed the metal:



got loads done today.

pedal box is nearly done, had it all working.

floor is also cut ready to fit mk4 shifter.

trying to decide whether to remove drip tray and seal up heater intake???????????

got a load more suspension parts off and degreased ready for the hammerite treatment:




also got some 100mm driveshafts and flanges for my 02j box:

had the trusty hammerite out again, got everything done, except the rear beam which is cleaned up and ready for paint on wednesday:













so thats nearly all the suspension parts painted up for about £6, been a bit time consuming cos they took a while to clean, but i think they have turned out great.

really looking forward to getting the car back on some wheels by christmas….i hope…

been at the garage today and to be honest got hardly anything done….

could not assemblew all suspension as i am waiting for new brake back pleates to arrive.









got struts in place and driveshaft position seems correct.

got some new wheel bearings in the hubs….£9 a side at GSF and £15 @ EURO car part!!!!1



welded a lug to column from pedal box





been trying to get the engine sitting right and just cant get happy with it????? seems too high at the front ?????

bought some mounts off a guy on edition and i am starting to think they are not right???? does anyone have any pics or measurements of what they should be????

Dont have any pics to show the hight but both mine and Bigadd's 1.8T's looked to high at the front when fitted, both were ok with the bonnet on.

it just seems forced when it is in i think the rear mount is wrong.

Heres my mounts

rear mount




side mount



and engine in place

thaat rear casing looks like mine.

i am gonna make a new rear mount.

awesome looking project, looks a cracker o a S1 shell.cheers

i have been messed about by a few garages over this car now, if anyone can finsh this project for me please get in touch !!!!!
its progressed since i posted on here last:
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=246482

is this done yet