Gunter on the grass...

[gtimk5]

These were taken by some good friends a few years ago.
Motorkhanas are a lot of fun and pretty easy on your car. They are pretty technical and require a good memory!
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[gtimk5]

A couple more to bore you all
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/07/DSCN0581-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/07/DSCN0574-1.jpg

[GoLfMan]

love it mate, great action shots and the car looks awesome!

[gtimk5]

Hey thanks Golfman. At the moment Gunter is missing a motor and gearbox. Sitting in my country shed covered in birdpoop. Must do something with it soon. Cheers mate :)

[worm]

I cant quite believe that you would let a car that was once so pretty be covered in bird crap.. shame on you!

[gtimk5]

I know..... I need some motivation to get back into it. Even just get him on the road as a sorted road car. I was going to reshell him but time is a problem. Get him going for next years Bug In.
I was out doing things in him 20 weekends a year at least and these days I get very bored on the weekends. No preparation to do, nothing. Go on these drives (in the Mk5) they have down here.
Motivate me someone!

[joshyd-mk2gti]

awesome pictures andrew. looks like its in top condition. get it back on the road already!


(parts arrived yesterday)

[Golfwise]

I know..... I need some motivation to get back into it.
Motivate me someone!
I've got plenty of 1.8 motor bits ,twin webers and manifold etc
Shouldn't be too hard to get 170 hp
and size 12 Blundstones to give you some extra motovation.

[gtimk5]

I am interested Golfwise, you know that. But the size 12 Blunnies? I probably need a good kick up the A to get motivated!!!
I have a car you are interested in, Do a deal??:)
Cheers mate

[Golfwise]

Domain Hillclimb is not far away.
Black 8v vs Green 8v

[GoLfMan]

just look around the forum at the restos going on mate you should get enough motivation from that!! :D

[TassieGTi]

I am interested Golfwise, you know that. But the size 12 Blunnies? I probably need a good kick up the A to get motivated!!!
I have a car you are interested in, Do a deal??:)
Cheers mate

Sounds like a great idea guys :) That way, we may see two racing Golfs out and about instead of none ;) Drag him out from the shed and bring him back to life :)

[gtimk5]

Yeah I know Golfman, but Gunter isn't show material by any means! He's had over 6 years of everything being thrown against him (including guide posts and an out of control Lucaliar at Symmons) and he's looking a bit tired.
I built it up to protect my black Mk2 GTI door,(86gtis now) as its easier to repair or throw away than a later one. In that respect he well and truly exceeded my expectations! Will get him going again someday soon......:)

[gtigrl]

were those before or after you hit the post ...:D

[gtimk5]

Same year that we hit the 3 guide posts! About 3 months after. He was all fixed 4 days after out "off". Same with T boning the car at Symmons. Front wa shoved across a couple of inches. Stripped it on yhe monday after, sent it to be pulled straight. Golfwise kindly gave me a front panel that had been in a blackberry bush for about 6 years. Got that sandblasted, remounted it and painted it all up with new guards ect. Competed in a hillclimb 2 weeks later trying to defend my title. Didn,t win though.
Gunter, apart from a couple of times was a very low cost, low maintenance car. Over the whole time competing he owed me less than $30,000. Thats over 6 years of competition. To put that in perspective, I was talking to a local with a Porsche 930 last night who has spent $200,000 in two years!
I know he is in a different league to me but he has never beaten me in a hilllclimb yet. Will this year though, remember, no motor or gearbox!!!!! Cheers! :D :D

[GoLfMan]

fred flintstone power!!! :D
get her running with a screaming 8v it should be good to see a coupla golf nuts going at it!!!

[gtimk5]

Got some scary video of an outbraking duel between us from a few years ago. Was close Golfwise, wasn't it? I won out!!!:)

[gtimk5]

No. They are ROH 15x6 wheels and are now on a red Mk2 cl up in northern Tas. They suited the car though. Cheers! :) :)

[86gti]

im thinking gunter would look nice doing some Targa Stages :-) . . .
we need to get you enthused!!!! lol

[Golf Loon]

Yeah come on Andrew, sort out a racing golf.

I`ll chip in a few parts. What do you need?

[gtimk5]

Thanks blokes. Plan to get my sh.t together next year. I will have to work out which way to go as with road events I can't run a twin cam and I think a hot 1.8 S.C. is all I can run these days. I don't plan on doing any more circuit racing because of the mind games and politics of some others. Sort of put me off motorsport before but road events are a lot of fun and brings out the all round drivers.
Cheers, Andrew, and thanks, I need some geeing up! :)

[DubSteve]

Keep it up Andrew the way that Gunter moved in the photos I'm sure that you could do that again... Show all what a VW can do ;)

[gtimk5]

Thanks Steve. Thats what I need mate. Some re-assuring that I did get the best out of him.
Take 3 weeks to clean the bird poop of him!!! :D
Cheers, Andrew :)

[DubSteve]

Thanks Steve. Thats what I need mate. Some re-assuring that I did get the best out of him.
Take 3 weeks to clean the bird poop of him!!! :D
Cheers, Andrew :)

No worries Andrew just keep up the good fight. Three weeks to clean poo of a car OMG what a disaster HAHAHA lol.

[gtimk5]

I need to post some update poop pics Steve! Tis a different colour these days! :)

[Golf Loon]

Yeah get poop cleaning mate. I reckon a well set up 8v would give it to the 16vs anyway. 2L bottom end, crazy ported 1.8 head and efi. I reckon youd show a few people what an "old" golf can do. Get it happenningmate, I wanna see you and Gunter out of retirement. I wish I was nearer, I`d come and help you. :)

[gtimk5]

Thanks Loon. Nearly motivated enough to look into it over the christmas break. I will PM you with what I need mate and we can sort it out from there.
Enjoy your first christmas with the newborn too mate! Cheers, (thats christmas cheers too!) :)

[86gti]

Im up for helping out Andrew..:D we need to see Gunter back on the black stuff!!!!!!!!:D we need to get Loon down here too...lol

[Golf Loon]

Yeah get me a Tassie bunker lined up for when it all kicks off. :D

I wish I was down there, especially for Targa ;)

[gtimk5]

brackies B&B is the go in april, get your A..e down here Loon! Be good to see you here :D

[DubSteve]

Wish I could do something to help, but I'm in Sydney and not much use from here lol... Oh well MAY THE VOLKSWAGEN BE WITH YOU!!!!!

[gtimk5]

Thanks Steve. You fellas geeing me up is enough to help with getting me motorvated. 2007, he will return! Happy Christmas to you as well mate.
Christmas cheers, Andrew :)

[86gti]

haha, yaaaaay...motivation, now all we have to do is keep on your back..lol j:

[GoLfMan]

haha, yaaaaay...motivation, now all we have to do is keep on your back..lol j:
get the cattle prod out mate Gunter must return!!!

[blackgti1.8]

Mate, you didn't seem any too keen on a Gunter resurrection in Cygnet,
but I reckon if enough of us start prodding, something must happen;)
You can't let a rich heritage like that go to waste, can you?
How hard can it be:)

[Golf Loon]

Hey Andrew its 2007, hos the Gunter resurrection going?
Just a friendly prod mate :rolleyes:

[DubSteve]

Hey Andrew its 2007, hos the Gunter resurrection going?
Just a friendly prod mate :rolleyes:

Make that 2 ;)

[gtimk5]

Hey! thanks for that!!! Been busy trying to patch my daughters cabrio back together after her christmas eve T bone job. Unfortunately the front is twisted too much so it looks like it might be a write off. I have been working on getting back on the road but the time might have come to switch off the machines..... :( Let the insurance company handle it. I will by it back if I can.......
Bloody shame as GLI cabrios dont come along everyday.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/01/100_1165-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/01/100_1166-1.jpg
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Tell you what, I will go up to the block on monday and work out a wish list for gunter!!!!
Sorry for the tardiness blokes!!! And thanks for pushing, once again!!!

[blackgti1.8]

Ouch.
Hard to tell from the photos - are the rails out of wack?
If the wheel took the impact, wouldn't have been pretty...

BTW, keep us posted on brackies B&B in April.
I'm planning another quick visit around then..

[gtimk5]

Hi I an, the actual cast hub bearing carrier was bent beyond belief!! couldnt rotate the wheel at all as it was hard up against the strut
the front has moved up and accross 1.5 inches. lucky she didnt get hit another metre back. Would have been a very different christmas.
was a bit different anyway.
Anyway, got to get to gunter now.....
We will organise the targa weekend very soon mate. Cheers and a happy 2007 to you! Andrew:)

[Golf Loon]

The Cabrio is surely fixable, just lots of work.
Make sure you buy it back if it ends up as an insurance job.

Let us know about the Gunter ressurection too.

[gtimk5]

Thanks loon, will be in touch mate, and hope 2007 is good for you mate:)

[blackgti1.8]

Ugh - thanks Andrew.
Sounds ugly:(

I agree with Matt that scapping it is a shame, but fixing it does sound a challenge - welding a new new front end on not an option?

Glad for the sake of your daughter that the Golf did make the (likely) ultimate sacrifice though.

Hope that 2007 is kinder to the Robinson household:)

[gtimk5]

I really think that the insurance company will write it off. My intention is to buy it back and repair it. I have a complet front end sitting in the shed, from the seats forward but I would prefer to straight it. It does have a bit of rust in the rhf which will get repaired in time. Cheers, Andrew :)

[Golf Loon]

I`d pin the insurance company down to a salvage value and get them to sell it straight back to you ;)

[gtimk5]

Yes Loon, on our contract I have 1st option. Its insured for a lot more than I paid for it too. Should be fine there Cheers:)

[Golf Loon]

Yes Loon, on our contract I have 1st option. Its insured for a lot more than I paid for it too. Should be fine there Cheers:)

Nice. Thats the way to do it ;)

[gtimk5]

Bought the cab for $1100 with a crook head gasket and radiator. It also had numerous electrical faults so I replaced the fuse box and wiring harness. Also fitted Konis. The thing went so well with all the GTI running gear (std). I replaced the hub and guard at home and drove it into work. Didnt feel any different to before the accident but its running a fair bit of neg camber on the rhf. And with the front skew whiff, its very hard to close the bonnet. BOOO....:(
It wouldnt take too much to pull it. As I say, she was lucky she didn't cop it in the door. The lower sill panel thickness is about 5 times thicker on the cab compared to the normal golf but she was hit higher than that. As it was, she wacked her head on the window pretty hard.
Cheers, Andrew:)

[DubSteve]

Ouch thats nasty hopefully shes OK. Damn people will they ever learn.

Andrew was the car fully insured or third party? Because when I had my accident my vr6 was only 3rd party and it was a ride off t-boned right into my door. I got the car back free, and I got paid out for it by the other company.

[gtimk5]

Hi Steve, yes, it is fully insured so we should be ok there. I should be able to get the quotes organised tomorrow and we can find out what the next move is then.
It was actually her fault. She only had her licence for 5 weeks and she locked up the brakes at an intersection in a very heavy downpour. I had taught her to go non and off the brake pedal in that situation , which she did but each time it locked up. We hadnt had rain for over a month and that particular intersection is notorious for oils ect. No excuses though, she meast up and has learnt a lesson. I also thinkl that 13 inch wheeels are more prone to aquaplanning as welland I nearly got caught out in the cabrio in 2005 driving it in the winter while waiting for the Mk5 to arrive. I fitted new tyres to it before my daughter got her licence.
Anyway, its workout day for Gunter tomorrow too!!!!

[Golf Loon]

Go the Mk1 working bee Andrew ;) Keep us posted.

[DubSteve]

Good luck with Gunter resurect him. Was there a problem with the brakes that they kept locking up or did she just press the brakes to hard?

[gtimk5]

Nothing wrong with the brakes Steve, the GTI specs mean a bigger booster and the larger calipers and ventilated front discs. I got caught out twice while I was driving it the other year and put it down to the tyres, thats why I replaced them. Bear in mind on that particular intersection there are always accidents there, s[ecially in the wet and It looks like there has been a couple more since christmas eve.:?
Going to look at Gunter today, will pm you Loon. Thanks for your support mate.:)

[Golf Loon]

Another Prod Andrew :?

WE WANT GUNTER ;)

[gtimk5]

you will have a pm friday loon. And thanks mate, this holiday thing is knocking me around!!! Back to work monday. At last!!:D

[fourbtoo]

Might be interested in the rollcage and perhaps other Mk 1 bits. Coming to Tassie for the inaugural Bug-In all being well. Either in my Mk 1 or Mk IV R32 if it's not sold. Not interested in some 6 cylinder Golf power are you? - more fun than a Mk V GTi!

[gtimk5]

B e great to see you at the bug in. The day at Baskerville raceway on saturday will be fun. It is going to be a great easter weekend! I am the chief scruitteneer for the show side of it, not a judge though,,,
My aim is to have Gunter well and truly up and running for that. I am not seperating him. It is a quick little jigger around there.
The loss of 2 golfs in our family over the last 3 weeks have stopped any progress at present....:(
Cheers, Andrew :)

[Water Boy]

How is Gunter going??? We need an upadate...

Cheers James :)