Mk1 Owners - Your cars please

[RS ZWEI]

What car do you have?

Year/Model/Engine/Colour/Spec/etc.

Modifications and plans?

Photos as well.

(dont know why we never set this up earlier in the Mk1 section)

[RS ZWEI]

My VW Golf GTI Mk1 1980.

This is the first car I purchased, I got it while I was in High School in around 1997?
It is a rare car, it is a cross over from the little light model to the bigger light model.
This car has from factory, light rear lights, later factory plastic bumpers, 5 speed Gearbox but the older dash etc.



Anyway here is the spec:

*   1781cc 8v EV motor (from MK2 Golf GTI)
*   Ported and polished (hydraulic) head
*   Schrick 288 cam
*   Balanced and blueprinted
*   Lightened flywheel
*   K&N air filter
*   Larger throttle body
*   2.5" exhaust
*   5 speed FD close ratio gearbox
*   Patec coilovers with adjustable damping
*   OMP lower strut-brace
*   Sparco upper strut-brace
*   Momo Corse 78 steering wheel
*   Momo  race seats
*   Harness
*   Rollcage
*   Racing Hart CP 035 alloys/factory 9 spoke 13's/15' Momo Stars/16' Momo Stars
*   Mintex pads
*   Bee Sting aerial

[sifty]

Well, I've had mine for a year and a half now and I rescued it from the scrap heap it was heading towards. I looked at a few Mk1 GTIs and even some Mk2s, but this was the one that 'spoke to me'. It was basically saying "Save me". 

It's an August 1982 1800 GTI - So big bumper big light combo. Sold originally in the UK and imported to NZ in '84, I'm the 3rd owner.   
Factory Schwarz black with black and grey interior.

Currently sporting some 'temporary' flat black paint and other notable mods include:
- Becker stereo
- H&R Cup suspension (Febi-Bilstein top mounts up front)
- Stainless exhaust
- Custom lower front X brace, built by 80 Vert
- 'Missing Link' weighted short shifter
- '80s aftermarket sunroof
- Aftermarket Pirelli P Slots with Pirelli P7s.

Plans are to keep driving it lots and slowly restoring back to period original, doing as much as possible myself.

[wgtngti]

I've had this for a couple of years, 1983 NZ new, 110k
Before this I had a UK import mars red GTI cab for about 7 years.
It's got some Nuespeed and GTi Engineering bits on it but is other wise standard.

Not sure about long term plans, Thinking about some 15" ATS cups and dropping it a bit.

[spooln]

Maddie, 83 gti 1800, 5 speed. Diamond Copper Brown Metallic (LP8Y), apparently a uber rare color. NZ seemed to get gold, silver and bronze cars around this time, as a few bronze mk1 convertibles around.

Got her from filx a while back, before that ex Gannaway Mk1 hoard. Always amazed at how well she drives, the cars must have been a revelation in the early 80s. Just hit 190k. Running pretty stock, bar spax lowering springs (only about 30mm), and 15 inch corrado steeles. Have fixed the mfa, new genuine headlights, oil cooler, valve guides, and had the drivers bolster repaired.

Plans....considering puttin on the zender 3 piece spoiler, but means drilling holes...

[Poonmobile]

Its a beautiful thing those MK1's

[sifty]

Next purchase for me, get a proper GTI front lip. 

[AROUSN]

Coming up a couple years i have owned this slowly getting it back on the road and getting sorted with new Paint shortly. Paint looks ok in Pic but its got some bad spots, will be keeping it fully stripped with cage etc aswell.

1983 MK1 GTI UK Import ( September 1997 VW Performance mag cover car )

Specs:

1800 Passat G60 Supercharged with Larger 0.9Bar Pulley and Matching Chipset,
Sard Fuel Reg
Elec Lift pump
G60 High Pressure Pump
Custom Exhaust manifold
5 Speed Close Ratio with Cable shift ( Have a Long Ratio box aswell )
Custom Leda Coil Overs with Adjustable Dampening on Rear
Eibach Front and Rear Sway Bars
Urethane Bushes all round
Camber Adjustment on Rear
Front Top Mounts Slotted for Camber Adjustment and Adjustment in the strut Upright locating bolts
Rear strut Brace
6-Point Cage
MKII GTi Rear Brakes
MKII GTi Front 256mm Discs with Audi 100/90/80 Callipers
Brake Balancer
EBC GreenStuff Pads
BBS 15x6.5
+ more as i find it..

Not the best pic but will update once shes had a new Paint etc.

[RS ZWEI]

Coming up a couple years i have owned this slowly getting it back on the road and getting sorted with new Paint shortly. Paint looks ok in Pic but its got some bad spots, will be keeping it fully stripped with cage etc aswell.

1983 MK1 GTI UK Import ( September 1997 VW Performance mag cover car )

Specs:

1800 Passat G60 Supercharged with Larger 0.9Bar Pulley and Matching Chipset,
Sard Fuel Reg
Elec Lift pump
G60 High Pressure Pump
Custom Exhaust manifold
5 Speed Close Ratio with Cable shift ( Have a Long Ratio box aswell )
Custom Leda Coil Overs with Adjustable Dampening on Rear
Eibach Front and Rear Sway Bars
Urethane Bushes all round
Camber Adjustment on Rear
Front Top Mounts Slotted for Camber Adjustment and Adjustment in the strut Upright locating bolts
Rear strut Brace
6-Point Cage
MKII GTi Rear Brakes
MKII GTi Front 256mm Discs with Audi 100/90/80 Callipers
Brake Balancer
EBC GreenStuff Pads
BBS 15x6.5
+ more as i find it..

Not the best pic but will update once shes had a new Paint etc.

Nice, was the reg put on hold or do you have to put it back in the system?

[Duncan B]

BB's old Mk1. I bought it about a year ago. Spent a bit on it but mostly on rust repair. As most of you will know, it's got an ABF and running Vmaxx coilovers. I've done mintex pads better fluid and stainless braided lines. Oh and a duckbill and 15x7 "no name" wheels. Next on the list is probably a couple of race seats and quick release boss kit (just because I can lol) OR panel and paint and berg cup arches maybe.

[Mitch]

My Mk1 cabby's 

White one is
1988 5speed manual 190xxxkms
New shock absorbers
1.8l converted to carburettor, weber 32/36 dgv. No mods that I have done. Snowflakes to go on are sitting in the garage.

Brown/gold one is brand new, $450 190xxxkms
3 Speed auto  1.5l Cracked head.
Little to no rust.
Straight as hell body.
Sexy tan interior. Missing gauges though

[bugn8r]

1976, has a 1.6 swapped in.
Use to go like crap but now goes good.
Have done a lot of work on it (well Lane has haha)
Finally lowered it, got some JOM's for $300 landed so couldn't refuse

[sifty]

1976, has a 1.6 swapped in.
Use to go like s**t but now goes good.
Have done a lot of work on it (well Lane has haha)
Finally lowered it, got some JOM's for $300 landed so couldn't refuse

This is awesome bro, loving it. More photos!

[Poonmobile]

Love the martini racing livery!!

[SirTom]

Mk1 cabby 1982. 1600i 5sp gti. Very tidy
Plans....stainless exhaust

[bugn8r]

1976 NZ New 1100cc

Only Miami blue car left! Lane has the remnants of one hanging in his shed though 

First lady owner bought it new in Chch and used it till it ran the bearings. Sold years later to the owner of the Jap import yellow GTI on here where it sat under some pine trees!

Has been sitting for years now but finally in dry storage! Will be kept pretty original.

[jjfourie1979]

Hi there!

I'm new to forum as I've just landed this one, 1977 golf GTI mk1 UK spec. Body is rusted through and looking actively for a donor shell. Any leads would be welcome!

[sifty]

Hi there!

I'm new to forum as I've just landed this one, 1977 golf GTI mk1 UK spec. Body is rusted through and looking actively for a donor shell. Any leads would be welcome!

Awesome! Just how bad is that body?

[vwrally]

New mk1 toy on its way, coz 8 mk1's just aren't enough 

[dave]

Ken berry car?