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May 11, 2013 11:47:39 GMT
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I've loved this whole thread! A great read mate, loving the wheels, good luck with wiring the polo engine mate!
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May 11, 2013 13:17:03 GMT
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awsome wheels
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Jul 13, 2013 14:22:51 GMT
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Couple of pics to add !! Firsly, red gti grille trims and gti spoiler... :-)  Dug this out of hiding and cleaned it up !  Oh, and snapped my clutch cable..... :-D hahhaa....oh well...  |
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Jul 13, 2013 15:55:33 GMT
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Good lord ! Just found this pic as well......circa 2007ish I reckon. :-)  Have come a long way  |
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and for those of you that were/interested....clutch cable comparison ( actually a comparison with the spare new one I have ) - I've actually fitted a lovely NOS one... smooth as silk now, shame I need to change the gearbox hahaa..  |
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New rims ahoy !!! Having wanted a set of G60 steels for many many years and constantly forgetting to buy them, I suddenly remembered to do so.... and....  much better. |
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A whole year without an update - bad Thrasher... ;-)
Still lovely - needs to be a little bit lower and a LOT more "going ".....
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Nov 21, 2014 11:32:41 GMT
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nice read, and a bit of de-ja-vu! I had a mk2 polo a couple years back that I did some of these mods to. saab dizzy, cavalier coil and ignition module, ashley manifold, german GK inlet manifold, headwork and weber dmtl. took 55bhp 1272cc HK engine up to 73 had exactly the same issue with manifold to flexi too, ended up sleeving it Was that a white polo ?? Did you have a thread on clubGTi for it !?! Nice work BTW. :-) Had an HK in my other mk1 driver, had to sell it last week sadly....curses, was going to swap it over.....not too keen generally on the GF and the silly cylinder head, however, its what Ive got and its seemingly healthy despite silly miles of abuse.. well that is one hell of a delay in replying  but yes it was a polo coupe "boulevard" and you are a right there is/was a thread on clubti |
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and yet another delay repling to this....have retreived the HK lump from my old mk1 as the owner didn't want it - have got a polo 5 speed box as well.....I think we can see where this is going..... ;-)
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Dec 12, 2014 16:02:41 GMT
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Right - I admit it freely. I'm a disgrace, the mk1 has been sitting for over a year now. Woke up from an afternoon nap earlier furious at this realisation. So I dug out the keys, and went outside to have a look..........  [/URL]bad That doesnt look too bad, one flat tyre....  BLAGH....  Dent that id totally forgotten about which annoyed me all over again -  Tried turning it over but my ( very expensive ) Varta battery ( and possibly the car ) didnt want to know....at least its not seized and the oil pressure light went out....hurrah. Interior stinks and is mildly moldly, and its covered in leaves. So, battery on overnight charge, I'm off up to pick up my children who will be assisting me in cleaning and sorted ( although they are currently unaware of this ) Its not all bad, I've owned this car for a long time now, and two lifelong friends have owned mk1's for a similar amount of time, been nagging them for YEARS to sort their stuff out.....one out of a garage in Aldershot all the up to the middle of the middle of nowhere in Scotland, the other out of his ex wifes garage...woops. pics - Golf C 1.4 GT lump on twin solex 40's  and this, totally stock apart from some 30mm lowering springs and nine spokes " Driver "...  Thing is, all three are worth saving and all pretty solid - so thats whats happening.....see who gets back on the road first. :-D and my fingers hurt, forgot what hard work thread writing is.... ho ho. |
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Dec 12, 2014 22:10:33 GMT
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Lovely stuff
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Dec 16, 2014 14:31:40 GMT
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Well it would be if I'd managed to get out there and fire the thing up, life and work has got in the way....soon..
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Dec 18, 2014 16:19:12 GMT
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We have a runner. Like a sewing machine this thing.
Need to swap a few fuel lines, front brake pads, that annoying flat tyre , a minor exhaust blow and a bloody good clean and oil change......THEN ! - MOT.. :-D
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Jan 15, 2015 11:42:10 GMT
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Quick pic-less update, a mate has just managed to write off his mk3 Golf 1.4 5 speed,
Anyone put one of these lumps in a mk1 with the FI etc, I assume its a simple single point system ? Just want reliable for cruising, my days of thundering around in this like a loon are done ( Ive got a mk4 for that :-D )
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Jan 29, 2015 23:55:56 GMT
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Been on the blower to footman james insurance this afternoon...fully comp insurance for £207.....will be silly not to, also been trying to decide to part with my BBS's or not to release some funds.....
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Feb 19, 2015 10:17:27 GMT
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RIGHT !!!!!! Remember this ? HK code 1.3 from my previous mk1, 9.5:1 compression, better pistons, valves and head. Swapped it back to me for a spare Gti back seat :-)  and this ? Mk4 Polo 1.4 gearbox, approx 60k on it - £40 from a local breakers many moons ago...  One of these....and associated bits...  Sorted. Just need to sweet talk my dear father into lending me his garage for the big swap. :-D |
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2015 10:20:49 GMT by Thrasher
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Apr 27, 2015 20:36:46 GMT
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Useless update - I've got to get this sorted ASAP for several reasons -
A - I'm moving house
B - I'm getting married
C - I'm sick of it sitting around
D - I need it for bug jam as my sister is coming and she's borrowing my mk4 and I have no other means of transport.
Soon ....... :-D
yours, Thrasherly.....
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luckygti
Posted a lot
I need to try harder!
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Apr 27, 2015 21:05:08 GMT
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Skimming your thread again has me wanting a Mk 1 Golf badly. Uh oh!
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Apr 28, 2015 11:48:22 GMT
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I've considered selling it a few times - the new missus has forbidden it though.
I'm likely to regret it immediately anyway :-D
I sorted all the fuel lines out a few weeks ago and removed about 5 years worth of rubbish from the interior....not much stopping me from taking it for an MOT really. :-D
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Last Edit: Apr 28, 2015 11:50:34 GMT by Thrasher
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Apr 28, 2015 17:54:33 GMT
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That's a really nice mk1 can't wait to see what the future holds for it. I'm doing an ABF conversion on my 1985 mk2 golf it was originally a HK engine and have quite a few parts left so if you need any 1.3 parts let me know cause I have a garage full of parts. |
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