Mk1 golf gti, 2L 16v, R1 Carbs. Nurburgring Nordschleife

U dont waste much time do u looks great love this car

keep up the good work

Dubwanabe said

U dont waste much time do u looks great love this car

keep up the good work

I have'nt got much time lol, its my daily so i having to get lifts with the missus when she goes to work. Good job i did my crimbo shopping before i took it off the road  

Day 3 update

Its running and i drove it home  

Pic of the bay



Few things i not happy about
Position of throttle and clutch cables, going to re-route them so they look tidier.

The mk1 gti fuel lines was'nt long enough to tuck them away so they have to stay til i get some made or if i find the PL 16v lines.

I wired it up using the mk1 gti loom then added in the KR ECU loom which i shortened. The ecu is now neatly tucked in the rain tray and attached to the TCI unit, just how i did in my caddy.

Because i was'nt running the full KR loom, i could'nt use the ISV set up for controling the idling.

I used the AAV from the old gti engine which i chopped its mounting bracket off and filed down so it was just a neat cylinder.



After priming the pump so the fueling was under pressure, turned key fully and she started first time, Result.

Would'nt idle at all though then i realised i forgotten to connect the vacuum pipe to ecu  :roll: , Yes i was in a rush to get her done.
Once sorted, she idled brill with just a little adjustment with the Idle screw on the TB.

Set my gear linkage up which work perfect first time then went for a spin(literally).

Its twice the car it was before. Goes, stops and sounds great.


16v Conversion, Brake upgrade and stainless system done in 3 days. Get in there  :punk:

Top class work mate.

I wish I could get my conversion done that fast  

your car's beautiful mate, congrats.

nice photos.

and those wheels…..sick.

tell jan my maw is asking for him.



peac.e

Cheers for the comments guys  

New slimline fan next to original unit



Now sits in front of the rad



It can work either by pushing or pulling air, just depends which wire you use for the positive.

Much tidier than the original unit  

cars lookin real good man, where an how much did u get that fan, bn lookin around for one like that that can run both ways. how did u mount it?
cheers

boyle_sbd said

cars lookin real good man, where an how much did u get that fan, bn lookin around for one like that that can run both ways. how did u mount it?
cheers

Cheers mate

Just tap '12 slimline fan' in on ebay mate. Theres also a fitting kit. Total cost was just under £30 delivered  

The GTI should be a blast to drive now!

nice one caddyrage,will look into it, cheers

RoadBoss said

The GTI should be a blast to drive now!

It is mate  :twisted:

Love it to bits  8)

Collected these this morning  8)



OZ turbo's, 15x7j and ET33's.  

Had the wrong size tyres on so i removed them straight away at a garage i've been helping out at. Tinklers in Ramsey

No centre caps so plan is to have some made


Now searching for wider lips and some stainless RS bolts  

Sweet!

OZ sockets arrived today which i've borrowed so i could remove the bolts without damaging the original lips. Might need to re-use 2 of the lips so it made sense to remove them properly.



The 4th wheel is at a machine shop as i'am having some flush centres made

I'am now looking for a pair of 1in and 1.5in lips, maybe 2in so the fronts will be 7.5's and the rears 8's or 8.5's

I've got a load of RS bolts, 1 set is chrome, the other is a darker shade which could be stainless but its hard to tell.

Also ordered 185/45/15 tyres

Oh, this is the look i going for other than shiney bolts to break them up abit

good jobs mate,
its gonna be perfect,
keep going… :wink:

Can't wait to see how those look on there.

Few pic's of the car whilst i was washing it with some megs. Wheels are my old rm's borrowed from my mate whilst i awaiting to get my OZ turbo's painted.









As you can see, the 8.5in rears are a tad big so i've had to raise it  

The 7.5 fronts sit lovely though  

I've also checked the emissions, it was running very lean so i've now adjusted it so hopefully i'll notice better mpg and power  8)

What size tires are do you have on there?

On the RM's above, they are 185/45 nankangs on the 7.5's and 195/45 yokohama A539's on the 8.5's.

They give the same look of stretch front to back mate.


I'll be fitting 185/45's all round on the 7.5 and 8in wide oz turbo's