Jimbo's Mk1 Golf 1.8t

finally received the parts from FK;

and check out my chrome grille!



probably won't use it, just bought it as it was only £8!
Mk1's at HiQ now, getting tracking and camber set up, and hopefully tonight fit the new handbrake cables, so i'll once again have a handbrake!

eBay bargain??

That FK sale about a month ago!

Get it fitted and stick some pics up of it.

Wow! Very shiny! IMO it will either look good,  or really bad!

really bad,

found that loose wire yet?

Going to have to wait until the weekend when/if i get home, as i can't get in the garage on base this week
And I'm pretty sure it'll look shite!

"daffodil" haha!

anyway, spent ALL day trying to fit these seats  
but first took out the buckets, and the 'brackets'



this side will go on like so;


one side tacked on;


center bit was the easy part


for my ride home;

 :mrgreen:

at the last pic. Looks comfy.

its really hard to press the brake and clutch down!

could you get me a pic of how the gear cables run to the box? I can't route mine very well without the shift feeling tight! read impossible to move!

shitttttttt. sorry pal. forgot to get a picture!
i'll try and remember to get one tomorrow

finally got the seats in!;

they were a right bugger to fit, still not perfect as they don't slide very well. think i might just get some mk1 front and rear seats in there. the rear seat back bit is quite heavy too….

some cutting welding measuring;


a bit  quicker on the D/S seat as i knew where and what to cut…

rawwwwrrrr;


fitted the chrome grill too;


can't really see it in the rubbish light though! might try it again when the suns shinning (keeping my hopes up!)

but put my other single headlight grille on;

IMO the standard grill looks better!
The seats look pretty good!
If you are ever thinking of selling those wheels,  you know where to come…

I think I agree with Chez mate about the grill. Well done for persevering with the seats.

Mine has got Vectra recaros in and they just don't feel right to me for some reason. I think they're not quite aligned right.

water was leaking in from somewhere, had a look, and i'm pretty sure its the boot hinge bolts.
so whipped that off;


bracket area was a bit rusty so cleaned that up and etched it;




then started making a lower front strut bar;


now off to get merry…..
happy crimbo!!!!!!!

looking nice m8 all you need now is a ar50 hybrid t4 turbo and a forged bottom end and it be a little monster  ooops and a diff

the power at the minute is enough for now!

whipped the new drums the rear, slight bit of surface rust on them now so, took that off and painted them;



also fitted the new handbrakes;


and finished off the lower strut bar;



and painted it in hammerite!
i'll make a skid plate sometime soon that'll attach to that^

took the stub axles off, but sods law, the last bolt bloody snapped!!!!!!!!!!

any ideas how to remove it?

cheers

Drill with reverse direction 6 milimeters

You got any thread extractors? Try that,  just don't snap them! You are really stuffed then.

Maybe hit it with some heat first if you have the facilities.

Not yet! Gonna buy a stud extractor today.
And ill make It go red roar before I remove it!