1982 Mk1 Golf GL+

So, as some may of seen on my Facebook i recently aquired an '82 Mk1 Golf 1.5 GL 5 door.

Very nice... Keeping it standard or is this going to be another special...

im sure there will be a mention of a 20v t In this resto !

WizBizMartin wrote:

im sure there will be a mention of a 20v t In this resto !

She's fitted with a Mk4 Golf 1.8 20v Turbo AGU engine, O2a Gearbox and VR6 heavy duty Clutch.
Engine mods are KO3s Turbocharger upgrade, Large Front mount intercooler, cutsom Pipe work, Decat, Stainless Exhaust, and Induction Kit. Nothing majorly over the top but knocking on for 180- 200bhp i would imagine.

I got it from one of my best friends who had built it, but had loads of running problems. So he spent more time working on it than driving it (hence the wiring a mess, etc) and he had lost interest.

As i got it





The Battery had been moved to the boot, but mounted Ghetto stlye in the Wheel well, so i mounted a Battery box temperarily to make it look neater



Also started to rip the engine bay apart to tidy wiring, brake lines, and pipes up. The Master Cylinder had also burst and dumped fluid into the servo, so i removed that too to clean it properly and replace Cylinder



Thats about as far as i have got so far, but i will keep you all updated.

Love it!!

That thing is the tits!!! Chav baiter!! Fair play Si, I heard about it at the meet last night from Paul, Kates dad. He's smitten with it too!

Love it! For me the MK1 is THE golf, solid a tough looking.

Cheers guys. Yeah it should be a right laugh when she on the road. Need to lower it a bit and fit some uber wide banded steelies. Shouldnt take too much to get it MOT'd then I can tidy it up and tinker once its roadworthy

Maybe drop it a little, bit I like the steels as is

I thought it looked great just as a standardish nice clean 4 door.

Then you just have to spoil us by opening the bonnet, that's just not fair Si.

Cracking car, keep the updates coming, they are always interesting to read.
You always make the fault finding sound so simple, wish it was that easy.

That's cool as fuck, a real sleeper.

Havent updated for a while.
Heres a small list of things ive recently completed...

- Extended, shortened, and re-routed the Engine looms
- Made new Brake lines
- Fitted new Brake master cylinder and servo
- Fitted new (2nd hand) Mk3 Golf GTI 16v Front calipers and new pads
- Bled Brakes although they need doing again
- Re-routed Fuel Lines
- Made a bracket and re-located header tank to drivers side inner wing
- generally cleaned / painted up things to make it look better

Took her a drive down the lanes ..... She's quick!

This is gona be mental dude! I live your project threads

Looking fiiiine! I know of a gti mk1 locally for around 1k if you know anyone... This will be awesome when it's all installed...

How the bay currently looks....



Doesnt look like ive done much, until you see the pics of how the bay was when i got it.

I want to do away with the Blue Samco hoses as it doesnt suit the theme of the car at all. Will be using them as a template to build hard pipes (aluminium). Should give it a much classier look, and more OEM.

Also the suspension was set so hard that it was a bit of a handful, would bump steer wverywhere. So i softened the shocks up. Drives a lot nicer now. #mustbemegettingold

Decided to remake the Intercooler pipework as i didnt like the Blue Silicone hoses.
Still not 100% hapy with it so may re-do it again at some point.

ALso made a start on removing as much of the over complex breather system pipework.

this car is gonna be so much fun for you when its done

since i'm stuck in like 1964 or something ....can you explain whats better or more powerful than the other golfs you have built ? .....loving your build threads , but not always under sting them ....lol

WizBizMartin wrote:

this car is gonna be so much fun for you when its done

Should be a laugh. Will be out on track at Castle Combe Spring Action day. Cant wait!!

nomates wrote:

since i'm stuck in like 1964 or something ....can you explain whats better or more powerful than the other golfs you have built ? .....loving your build threads , but not always under sting them ....lol

lol. All my golfs i have had have been different in ways. This Golf will be the most powerful Golf ive owned, not my favourite Golf though, that was my old green Mk2 VR6. Miss that car so much.

you should build another cabbie

The Exhaust Tailpipe had been niggling at me for a while so i had to do something about it. I hated the way it sat.
So i re-welded the hangers to lift it up, fitted new rubbers and cut the end of the pipe off.

Before


After


I drove the car to my dads place which gave me a good chance to see how she went. 1st and 2nd gear is quite frantic, but after that i was a bit disapointed. The Fuel pump (from a Scirroco) started making some horrible noises so i will be replacing that to see if that makes any difference to power.

Pic of how she currently looks

I love this, a proper sleeper.

it's going to be fun!

any suspension mods to help it stay on the road?

tango_van wrote:

it's going to be fun!

any suspension mods to help it stay on the road?

Its got a set of fully adjustable Koni Coilovers (set a little lower than standard), Uprated Anti-roll bars, and strut braces.
The geometery has been setup by Grant Motorsport and a nice ammount of camber on front.

Also ive got another set of 15" Wheels so i can get my track tyres fitted to them. So just swap the wheels over for road use / track use.
Plan is to get her on track at Combe on 27th April.

Mr Scoops wrote:

I love this, a proper sleeper.

Cheeers Scoops.