My MK1 ABA 2.0 with R1 Carbs ,from the Netherlands

Thanks Mr Vegas  

Some would like some would not but it's my car  
Bought some extra 16Inch Porsche Boxsters rims 6J and 7J perfect sizes to go low  







And we working on a new cooling system bought a smaller but thicker alloy radiator.
First i created a home made nipple M22x1.5 got to welded on the radiator for the thermal switch.
And than we can fit it in and change some water hoses.

WOW mint

Looks Amazing ! We should meet once. I'm from the Netherlands as well!

Thanks Guys ,that must be no problem Jordy when the new season starts  

I the mean time the search for brown interior part go on.
Found a brown mirror and door openers.



Cooling system is in progress am happy that the radiator is gone under the filters from carbs 1 and 2.

Welcome to the club Peter! Stunning Mk1 - thanks for sharing the pictures

Can we see some interior shots please!

Thanks Dub-Doctor
I'm still working on my interior it must be brown all the way.
It's a 1977 interior  

New parts needed to be fitted this winter still looking for brown window lifters and a brown handbreak cover.
I got other door card already cause i don't like the audio in it and the cheap ass electric windows.
The short arm rest in brown are here to.

Some where march it will be better but here we go as it was this last season.

New parts

Still loving this! Interior is in gr8 shape

Thanks Dub Doctor got some more brown interior parts yesterday  

Looks nice and love the colour.
Perhaps move this over to the your Projects forum too?

Keep up the good work.

chortle said

Looks nice and love the colour.
Perhaps move this over to the your Projects forum too?

Keep up the good work.

Don't know if this is possible the car is never done so more will always follow.

So we are a bit further with the cooling ,the expansion tank from the MK3 is a bit big……

But the carbs are free from the radiator that was the main goal  



Time to spray the radiator black no bling bling in my engine bay.
I also look further for a smaller expansion tank and found this one from the VW UP.
Bought a new ABA coolant thermostat housing to make it complete.



New Spal fan and where good to go ,shame my wife is sick now ,so we try it to install it next week.

Looking great!

Hope your wife gets better soon

Your garage floor is far too clean!  

It's just flew so it would be gone this week i hope Andy  

Yesterday was like my birthday new stuff !!!

So after a hard day of labour where still a bit closer to ready to go  
Give my VW Up cool reservoir a new spot for good ,fitted the fresh painted cooler and fan.

Bought some time ago different door cards cause mine where full of not OEM stuff and boxes ,long arm rest cheap ass electric windows.
So now we have the dark brown wit short brown arm rest only need the windows lifter brown…..









Old set-up


New set-up


Difference between each other  

 wow.. I love it.. just looks so new. the car just looks better and better more I look at it.. envy… 

Like the new door cards. Saying that, the old ones were pretty decent!

Yeah it was a shame that i made some holes in the first door cards. That was years ago did not see the real beauty of it. Stupid yes there were 1977 door card original….

Fitted my new hella rear lights yesterday and some work on the cooling system.
Hope to start here up Wednesday  

Yesterday we finished the cooling system ,so after three months her first start  

Take some time to change my not working window lifter mechanism.
It's done now ,still looking for the same colour door cards for the back.
Brown window lifters are also hardddddd to find so in the mean time i use the one from the MK2  

Don't know how it works with all the tags but this is a short run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk7NslX_U9w&feature=youtu.be

The car is almost done for a new season