my new project.....mk1 Golf Driver

ThE-aBuSeR wrote:

any ideas on wheels yet??

using my black 6x13 ATS Classic's (Manta rims)

only til i find some 7x13's i like

may get some Compomotive CXR's in black

Made no updates for a while…….been getting the Orange Polo ready for selling

Managed to do a few bits and pieces though

Got myself a GTI rear beam, going to clean it up and spray it black



Cut through the clamps for the ARB, there a pain in the bum……I’ve got some custom made stainless steel clamps to replace them, may even buy a set of Eibach ARB’s instead of using standard GTI bars



Rear beam bush bracket thingies…….going to clean them up and fit poly bushes in them



Rebuilding the front brakes…..they have been on 2 of my cars over the past 7 years or so, all I have ever done to them is paint them orange & then red

There now’t special…..calipers are mk2 Scirocco, carriers are mk2 Golf……this gives better clearance for my ATS Classic’s (Manta rims)

Fitting new “Goodridge” style flexi hoses too




Disks & pads will go again……..enough meat left in them for another track day

well done , comin on nicely, id love to have the time and space to do a proper full-on project like this, rather than buying a car, runnin it and just doin bits and bobs whilst driving it.

current picture of the Golf

yup, done now't



have bought some bit's though

secondhand Sportex performance exhaust.....£25




Huntmaster seats.....£40....going in the Nova for now........still may get the original Huntmaster seats out of the Orange Polo retrimed (in black)

got some more bits sorted

CD changer/tape player......very old model, i had the model below this in my first VW about 12 years ago



i got a Wolfsberg steering a while back.....was cheap cos the horn push is missing

started looking for something to fit it & saw a Vauxhall Corsa horn push on eBay......thought to myself the Nova has a Corsa steering wheel, measured it, too small .....but the horn push Nova SR wheel i got from Jacko's scrapyard is spot on size

changed the blue ring on it for a black rubber oring, removed the Vauxhall badge & made a plastic circle for the centre (putting a VW sticker on it)