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by paulshears Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:18 pmI don’t really know why I bought my Driver 
At the time I was living in a rented flat on Anlaby Rd. in Hull…..I had a Scirocco that was SORNed cos I couldn’t afford the insurance…..and I was running Matt’s mk1 Golf 1.1 C with him second on the insurance (he was learning to drive at the time)
I did think about making a GTI replica, I even bought all the bit to do it…….it does have some GTI bits fitted, but only cos I wanted to make the car “mine”……Mars red is probably the most popular mk1 colour and I do get bored of seeing them cos they all look the same…..
There wasn’t really a plan at the time to make it into what it is today
This is the car when I got it, cost my £600 & I was ripped off really cos there was a couple of months MOT left and when MOT time came it failed BIG STYLE
Also when I tried to MOT it a rigid brake pipe burst when they tested the brakes…….then I drove it across the yard, pulled the handbrake to stop the car, I just locked the brakes and crashed into a wall L
The front bumper was damaged and so was the lower front panel….BUT, these were in need of replacing anyway
So the idea was to tidy up the rusty bits and get it MOTed…….this turned into a full re-spray and me spending around £2500
BIG TIP - if you look at buying a Mark 1, look here first (picture below)……were the drivers side seat belt mount, it was totally rotten here and MOT fail…..big job to fix….it’s caused by mud collecting in the wheel arch and on top of the petrol tank filler neck pipe (filler neck was shot too)
All the rust had to be cut out …..new panel between the inner and outer arches replaced, inner arch had to be replaced with a piece cut out of an accident damaged mk1 & a new filler neck fitted
part way through
Matt’s to thank for the bodywork
When it first went back on the road….less the arch extensions and stripes
£2500 later
At the mk1 Owners Club Show @ Gaydon ……with the MSW wheels that I got bored of polishing and sold
At the beginning of 2006 I decided to get the head gasket done and clean as much of the engine bay as I could, without removing the engine
Engine bay before
Engine bay after
Up to now I have won the following
Best Standard / Slightly modified mk1 Golf at CGTI Elsecar 2005
Best Classic Golf mk1 at GTI Track Show Donington Park 2005
Best mk1 Golf at GTI Spectacular York Raceway 2006
The engine bay is also shown in the Mk1 Golf Owners Club 2007 Calender
Next on the list to do are
take the engine out and paint the block & gearbox
fit a new sump & oil pump while the sumps off ……car runs a little hot & I think the oil pump is the problem as water pump, radiator and head gasket have been done
Get the drivers seat re-trimmed……worn bolster
Get a new headlining fitted…..tear near tailgate
Re-conditioned steel wheels are to be fitted as well
At the time I was living in a rented flat on Anlaby Rd. in Hull…..I had a Scirocco that was SORNed cos I couldn’t afford the insurance…..and I was running Matt’s mk1 Golf 1.1 C with him second on the insurance (he was learning to drive at the time)
I did think about making a GTI replica, I even bought all the bit to do it…….it does have some GTI bits fitted, but only cos I wanted to make the car “mine”……Mars red is probably the most popular mk1 colour and I do get bored of seeing them cos they all look the same…..
There wasn’t really a plan at the time to make it into what it is today
This is the car when I got it, cost my £600 & I was ripped off really cos there was a couple of months MOT left and when MOT time came it failed BIG STYLE
Also when I tried to MOT it a rigid brake pipe burst when they tested the brakes…….then I drove it across the yard, pulled the handbrake to stop the car, I just locked the brakes and crashed into a wall L
The front bumper was damaged and so was the lower front panel….BUT, these were in need of replacing anyway
So the idea was to tidy up the rusty bits and get it MOTed…….this turned into a full re-spray and me spending around £2500
BIG TIP - if you look at buying a Mark 1, look here first (picture below)……were the drivers side seat belt mount, it was totally rotten here and MOT fail…..big job to fix….it’s caused by mud collecting in the wheel arch and on top of the petrol tank filler neck pipe (filler neck was shot too)
All the rust had to be cut out …..new panel between the inner and outer arches replaced, inner arch had to be replaced with a piece cut out of an accident damaged mk1 & a new filler neck fitted
part way through
Matt’s to thank for the bodywork
When it first went back on the road….less the arch extensions and stripes
£2500 later
At the mk1 Owners Club Show @ Gaydon ……with the MSW wheels that I got bored of polishing and sold
At the beginning of 2006 I decided to get the head gasket done and clean as much of the engine bay as I could, without removing the engine
Engine bay before
Engine bay after
Up to now I have won the following
Best Standard / Slightly modified mk1 Golf at CGTI Elsecar 2005
Best Classic Golf mk1 at GTI Track Show Donington Park 2005
Best mk1 Golf at GTI Spectacular York Raceway 2006
The engine bay is also shown in the Mk1 Golf Owners Club 2007 Calender
Next on the list to do are
take the engine out and paint the block & gearbox
fit a new sump & oil pump while the sumps off ……car runs a little hot & I think the oil pump is the problem as water pump, radiator and head gasket have been done
Get the drivers seat re-trimmed……worn bolster
Get a new headlining fitted…..tear near tailgate
Re-conditioned steel wheels are to be fitted as well
Last edited by paulshears on Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:11 pm; edited 1 time in total
....then rinsed off the crap with low pressure water hose
