Current Spec

Model:

1980 VW Golf LS

Yellow (if you know the proper colour please let me know, no sticker in boot and I want to order some paint)

First Registered 17/06/1980

Engine:

Rebuilt 1272cc 'PY' G40

Garret T25 Turbocharger

Custom Turbo Manifold & Downpipe

Homebrew 2.5" SS Exhaust

Forge Dump-valve

540mm x 140mm x 65mm FMIC

Alloy RPM Tuning Sump

Aeroquip Braided Drain Line

Mocal Oil Cooler & Thermostatic Oil Cooler

Suspension & Steering:

JOM Coilovers

Seam Welded Wishbones

Superpro Wishbone bushes

Powerflex Steering Rack Bushes

Brakes:

Lucas 54 Calipers

Audi 90 Carriers

EBC 256mm X-Drilled/Grooved Discs

Ferodo DS3500 Pads

Goodridge Braided Hoses

200mm Rear Drums

Wheels and Tyres:

VW Driver Steels 14x8

195/40/14 ContiSports

Interior Styling:

Koenig Fixed Back Reclining Bucket Seats

Schroth Blue Harnesses with Pre-Tensioners

Roll Cage extending to A pillers and across windscreen

300mm Momo Team with Snap-off Boss

Various Guages

Couple of pics:-

Outside the pub in Durham (its previous home)

Back on the drive this morning, meeting its yellow younger sister

Comments:-

After having two series 1 mk1 golfs and 6 others, i took a sabbatical to make polos go faster than they should. After building a 170bhp Mk2 Rallye Yellow Polo and a 170bhp+ Comet Blue Mk2 Polo Turbo, I noticed this beauty which would make a suitable home for the turbo lump.

The drive home was interesting, no stereo and a rather loud cherry bomb exhaust made some for deaf ears! Fuel stop at Scotch corner was met with an old dear taking picture of the car when I got out the petrol station. Top couple, taking pictures of it for thier dub mad son!

Lots of random switches and some choice electrics! - Big red button for a horn by an air vent, hard wired rad fan, with a switch in the glovebox!

Wipers didnt work, which was fine until I got to the M62 where naturally seeing signs for Manchester, she decided to greet me in true fashion by raining! So whilst having a fag and attempting to see out of a very wet window, I noticed a random toggle switch in the ashtray. A flick of the switch saw the wipers come on! RESULT!

Interior heaters don't work so probably either a few fuses out, or going by the state of electrics, so dodgy wiring, so a play with the multi-meter over the next week when the cars in the unit should see all the minor niggles rectified.

Clutch is slipping due to all the 55 raging ponies, but thats no concern of mine really as the car wasnt bought for the engine

Planning on painting the bonnet (had a large black square?!) and engine bay, and completing the turbo transplant before the 28th (our clubs Rolling Road day, which the comet blue polo was due to make its appearance!) Wish me luck =D

My two previous series 1's - Warning upsetting content.

The Muppet

The Muppets demise =[

Charlie Murphy

Edited 23 June, 201214 yr by grungeisdead

looks to be lagos yellow LK1A

http://www.cabby-info.com/images/Paints/LagosYellowLK1A.png

i could be wrong though

i have a fmic that was fitted to a mk1 golf k03 turbo you can have for nothing ... even has alloy mounting brackets (has plastic ends)

let me know - still need those g40 springs off you!

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE MUPPET D:

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkk at the muppet

btw you have a fetish for yellow cars!

looks to be lagos yellow LK1A

http://www.cabby-info.com/images/Paints/LagosYellowLK1A.png

i could be wrong though

Hmmm interesting! I nearly bought a yellow cabby early last year. Will see what the mk1 OC say, but you might be right!

omg omg omg omg! I see why the blue turbo is going now, i was abit unsure at first but makes sense!

You've changed units again haven't you?

Hahaha yeah moving in over the weekend! Woop :)

i have a fmic that was fitted to a mk1 golf k03 turbo you can have for nothing ... even has alloy mounting brackets (has plastic ends)

let me know - still need those g40 springs off you!

You have PM Sir! Thank you very much!

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE MUPPET D:

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkk at the muppet

btw you have a fetish for yellow cars!

to both of you's have a read of this

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...=108289&hl=

Thats nasty as hell

Pretty scary as well when you think about it, could happen at any point really something like that

Yeah man wasnt cool to be fair =[ I carry a fire extinguisher now in all my cars

Your best bet regarding the colour is to try and remove a painted part, it might be a bit harder on the golf, seen as you haven't got a painted filler flap, and run that over to a paint supplies place. They can then match some colour chips against the colour, and you should get a better match, especially with it being yellow. Yellow cars are a night mare to blend as the lads at my place will vouch!

I look forward to see this at the RR day hopefully :-).

If you boys struggle then I sure as he'll am going to hahahahaha! hmmm decisions decisions Mr Karlface!

carbon fibre bonnet with a turbo sticking out of it, sorted

Love this picaturrr!

Edited 12 January, 201214 yr by mattpolo5491

the car is beautiful

colour coordinated cars ftw

yeah man! units on the way home from work so can bash out a few hours every night. if your free this weekend come down for a mooch.

borb's arrived yesterday! just need to get some tyres!

looks gaawwwwjus Saf <3

Well sorting out our new unit was a priority before anything could happen with the Mk1. It came in a bit of a sorry state!

which after a weekends effort looked like this

The blue mk2 coupe is also mine and will be providing its heart for the Mk1. The engines in question

Mk1

Turbo

If anyones interested in seeing the build of the engine - see this thread

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...=244980&hl=

thas one hell of a unit!

Indeed it is We've been looking for one long enough!

I am most jealous of your unit!

bet thats not cheap to rent!

now it just needs a few sofa's, TV and a fridge :p

There's a kitchen, office, and another big room down the back :p Got sofas, got a beer fridge. Just need TV

Fackin hell!

Did the previous owers just empty a few skips of rubbish into it?

How much is it to rent something that size?

Can't wait to see this...

Previous owners were hoarders and seemed to have bought a load of shite job lots of ebay, as well as doing the odd bit of car work. It works out pretty cheap with having 4 people in there plus we got a weeks free rent for tidying the place ourselves!

One word, schwwwweeeeeeet.

So long suckaaaaaaaaaaa!

Holy Moly!

Just got water lines, gear linkage and driveshafts to come off and engines coming oot!

One big jigsaw puzzle :)

Tomorrow shall see the engine out of the G40, the blue mk2s suspension and subframe replaced with standard items and some rust in the mk1s engine bay cleaned up with a wire brush and sprayed.

Wednesday is a day off and Thursday see's three new arrivals to the unit!

If anyone has a new clutch (or good 2nd hand one) for a 4 speed polo/golf engine, please let me know!

Also after some 195/45/15 tyres for my Borbets

Edited 16 January, 201214 yr by grungeisdead

looking promising! think you should respray it so you know what colour it really is, id suggest porsche 959 raidgelb yellow!