Golf Loon
20-07-2005, 08:09 PM
So have begun the conversion from tired sluggish auto to slick manual.
Just thought I`d document it a bit for anyone else who fancies a go at it.
Put the car up on stands
Got the auto box out eventually, those things are heavy.
Disconnected exhaust and undid the four bolts undr the shifter mechanism and ripped out the old cable shifter.
The Manual shifter machanism bolted straight in, support bracket fitted to boltholes on steering rack. Cheers VW.
Clutch bolted on, Manual Gearbox from a Mk2, but more recently a Mk1 fitted straight back on. Gearshift and linkages work. Cheers Golfwise.
Now I didn`t have a front engine mount or a Mk2 starter, so I cut the auto bracket to clear the manual box, retaining the boltholes to hold the starter on and used a Mk1 Starter.
The side engine mount on a Mk2 is in 2 pieces and I only had the top piece, so I used that and a spacer to raise the motor to the correct height. Bolted in pretty solid now.
Auto and Manual Driveshafts are the same. Hoorah.
Now the steering box and pedals.
Oh my God, the wires and the damn sheer bolts that VW attached the column with. Accursed German steel.
Finally got the column out, along with most of the dash. Tried tapping the bolts and eventually gouged them with a grinder and then they undid. Normal bolts going back in there methinks.
Pedals were a cow, but got the auto pedals out eventuall, remember it attaches to the brake booster and pedal.
Manual pedals went in nicely. A quick break to admire the third pedal in the car and back to it.
A Mk1 Clutch cable was pressed into service, although I did have to enlarge a hole in the raintray. I put a grommet in it, she`ll be right.
Damn, just found a Mk2 cable, ah well, next time. Clutch works, I`ll leave it alone.
Cut the end off the auto throttle cable and hooked it up to the carby linkage.
Car is still in the air, but I had it running and could engage the gears (and disengage) and make the CV shafts spin round. Hoorah.
Car has a mad miss, due to the HT lead I destroyed. Job for tomorrow.
Thats how it is today, close of play. Tomorrow need to put the dash back in and then put it back on its wheels.
Just thought I`d document it a bit for anyone else who fancies a go at it.
Put the car up on stands
Got the auto box out eventually, those things are heavy.
Disconnected exhaust and undid the four bolts undr the shifter mechanism and ripped out the old cable shifter.
The Manual shifter machanism bolted straight in, support bracket fitted to boltholes on steering rack. Cheers VW.
Clutch bolted on, Manual Gearbox from a Mk2, but more recently a Mk1 fitted straight back on. Gearshift and linkages work. Cheers Golfwise.
Now I didn`t have a front engine mount or a Mk2 starter, so I cut the auto bracket to clear the manual box, retaining the boltholes to hold the starter on and used a Mk1 Starter.
The side engine mount on a Mk2 is in 2 pieces and I only had the top piece, so I used that and a spacer to raise the motor to the correct height. Bolted in pretty solid now.
Auto and Manual Driveshafts are the same. Hoorah.
Now the steering box and pedals.
Oh my God, the wires and the damn sheer bolts that VW attached the column with. Accursed German steel.
Finally got the column out, along with most of the dash. Tried tapping the bolts and eventually gouged them with a grinder and then they undid. Normal bolts going back in there methinks.
Pedals were a cow, but got the auto pedals out eventuall, remember it attaches to the brake booster and pedal.
Manual pedals went in nicely. A quick break to admire the third pedal in the car and back to it.
A Mk1 Clutch cable was pressed into service, although I did have to enlarge a hole in the raintray. I put a grommet in it, she`ll be right.
Damn, just found a Mk2 cable, ah well, next time. Clutch works, I`ll leave it alone.
Cut the end off the auto throttle cable and hooked it up to the carby linkage.
Car is still in the air, but I had it running and could engage the gears (and disengage) and make the CV shafts spin round. Hoorah.
Car has a mad miss, due to the HT lead I destroyed. Job for tomorrow.
Thats how it is today, close of play. Tomorrow need to put the dash back in and then put it back on its wheels.