post pic of your own car

[Red Mk1]

post a pic of your own car...

ill start:

http://xs30.xs.to/pics/05216/marlogolfscaleddown.jpg

[Rednut]

http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs30&d=05216&f=Milo.jpg

^--- theres my old baby before the Loon took him away! :P

[Rednut]

http://xs30.xs.to/pics/05216/Milo.jpg

for the lazys :)

[Rednut]

http://xs30.xs.to/pics/05216/UnderHood.jpg

thought i'd add one of under the hood..

[GoLfMan]

Does that pod filter do anything to the performnce of the car?

[Rednut]

you'll have to ask Raoul Duke that one, he was the one who put it in.. i wasnt able to drive back when he installed it.

[Golf Loon]

Heres my ride. Bit static at the moment.

http://xs30.xs.to/pics/05216/golfsofar1.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs30&d=05216&f=golfsofar1.jpg)

[Golf Loon]

I gave that Pod Filter to my mate Steven. Hes building a wild Mk1 1600. So it went to a good home RedNut. As did Milo.

[Rednut]

good to hear it... is that the skyjumper that rocked up to take milo away???

[Golf Loon]

Skyjumper. thats too random. :?

[GoLfMan]

i put a new engine in my '77, 4 door golf, but i couldnt put the emission control on there because one of the plugs wouldnt come out. so we left it out.
does this matter when i go to get my roadworthy?

[Golf Loon]

Leave it all off and make it look as if it were never there. It would be a severe tester that picked you up on that in a 30 year old car. At least in NSW.

[Rednut]

random? as if :P wasnt that guy you rocked up with a camera man/skydiver?

[syncro]

My old '86 (now in Perth)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/05/3.jpg

My old '78 (now in Queensland)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/05/4.jpg

[imported_brackie]

Same colour as my '78 diesel. Silver Diamond?

[Golf Loon]

Oh yeah, Chris. That was a mad mission mate, gearbox and alternator died on the way home. With a car on the back. Yup we battled dude.

[Rednut]

now.. if it where australian cars.. you would have been in trouble. zee germans dont pissfart around.. (was at a bbq yesty with Holden/metallica yobs gas-bagin about their v8's)

[Raoul Duke]

Well...if anyone ever got Milo cranked before it hit the casket, you would have realised his grunt.

After i changed the box and clutch (even before) it genuinely hammered!

Hard to keep grip on him, much nicer when i had the 225's on the front, original MK (hmm...forgive my innocence) - actually they werent MKII GTI rims...i cant remember, anyway...it had some extreme pull when it was in its full pieces. Didnt last long...someone tried to put it through a school yard after a wee bit too much chit chat with Mr James Beam. (oh...and "I" dont drink bourbon...)

[Rednut]

i wonder if he even had his licence.. :P

[Golf Loon]

All 1600 Golfs hammered. in the Uk we had 1L, 1.1 and 1.3L ones. I had a few 1300s which went ok. But 1.6 is best for power to weight ation. i`ve still got Milos motor and box here. A bit of no licence going around i`ve heard.

[Rednut]

it was my bad.. i got bored one night waiting for raoul to come back from a concert.. i decided to kill time by demolishing half a bottle of jimbeam to myself in about 2 hours... decided to go for a "spin around the block" in milo, then jim took over and started going around other streets instead of the block i lived in at the time. (mind you, luckly iit was late, and quiet streets). anyway.. i think jim stopped driving at one stage, by that stage.. i had fallen asleep. i would seem that i had sailed straight down a street and attempted to turn a corner. instead, i jumped up onto a gutter and missed a fence by about a metre(the fence was about 2 metres from the gutter). when i came too(impact). i had realised what had happened and got worried. 1. drink driving. 2. no licence. 3. in bad part of neighbourhood where many "islanders" live. 4. the car wouldnt start. 5. when i pushed the car off the gutter, i noticed the wheel and rim was well busted. 6. the steering wheel was goin mental like i was driving on the dunes(the car was smooth tho). i locked the car and ran home.. waited for raoul and co to come home and we towed it back with a bit of rope and a bigarse ute..

and there you have it folks, the tales of the drunk, unlicenced driver :)

[Rednut]

i think this and my previous post should be moved to the stories and experiences category. im sure you all have some juicy stories or near death experiences.. ive started the ball rolling, its up to you guys to keep the laugter going :)

[82cab]

http://spaces.msn.com/members/raysgolf/

[imported_brackie]

i think this and my previous post should be moved to the stories and experiences category. im sure you all have some juicy stories or near death experiences.. ive started the ball rolling, its up to you guys to keep the laugter going :)
Yeah!! What do you reckon? Should we have a "General Chat" forum for swapping personal stories? Have to be careful not to turn away people who don't like what they could perceive as factions and cliques.

[Rednut]

interesting articles would be fine i reakon.. just have a *warning these are true stories and my not be for everyone*

[GoLfMan]

heres my 4 door 1976
http://xs31.xs.to/pics/05226/DSC00726.JPG.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs31&d=05226&f=DSC00726.JPG)

[GoLfMan]

ill post the 2 door later when the batteries charge for the camera
:P

[TassieGTi]

Here are a couple of pics of my MK1 GTi. It is an 81 model, genuine private import from the UK. I am currently doing a 16V conversion on the car so I can rebuild the original engine and return it to its original spec. Will post pics of this soon!

http://xs31.xs.to/pics/05220/MK1GTI1SM.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs31&d=05220&f=MK1GTI1SM.jpg)http://xs31.xs.to/pics/05220/MK1GTI3SM.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs31&d=05220&f=MK1GTI3SM.jpg)http://xs31.xs.to/pics/05220/MK1GTI2SM.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs31&d=05220&f=MK1GTI2SM.jpg)

[GoLfMan]

thats a beauty mate. nice rims!!! what they called... see the tow bar on my 4 door i cant get that bloody thing off, its half the size of the car for god sake :shock:

[imported_brackie]

Same colour as mine! But gee....those rims look great. If I weren't such an originality nut I would go for something like those. Does it have the Pommie rear light clusters?

http://home.iprimus.com.au/brackie/vw/tow.jpg

Towbar?? Yeah, my little girl has one too. A towbar on a diesel??? That'd make you work the gearstick! I'll never use it.

[alex g]

ohh ronal turbos a man with some nice taste

[Golf Loon]

Love your GTI TassieGti and the wheels look great. Thats the best excuse for a 16v conversion!

Towbars are a pest, as you cant remove unless you also have the brackets which were removed to fit the towbar. It makes jacking up the car at the back easy though!

[GoLfMan]

nah both my golfs are petrol... i will never use the rowbar and might get it taken off profesh. :) but i love that GTI man 8)

[rallye driver]

hi everyone, this is my car i hope you like it, i havent driven it for the last 9-10 months as im living in sydney and the car is still at home in ireland in my garage

http://homepage.eircom.net/~rmnproject/pics/syncro/rallye.jpg

[alex g]

umm yes rally me like

[Golf Loon]

The Beast. Yum

[GoLfMan]

i think im in love.... tuff ride man :) very tidy and love those rims!!!

[h100vw]

Big splits, uuuummmm. Nothing better to do at the weekend except clean them!!

They look wicked but were the first thing I took off my GTI G60. Too idle to keep them clean. Never using the brakes wasn't an option. :lol:
Gavin

[G60JAY]

Nice looking rallye that. Bet you must miss it! I see your a County Cork man.

[OEM G60]

Loving that Rallye ! Still want one of those, are they 16" RS' ?? Very nice

[rallye driver]

thanks for the compliments lads,

the wheels are bbs rs 301 7.5x17s with a half inch wider rim at the rear, hard to keep clean with brembo 4 pots making lots of dust!

@g60jay...close! im from kerry i registered it in cork, i miss it alright i havent driven a decent car in the last 9-10 months, im going home in a few weeks so im looking forward to pulling it out of storage.

thats a serious corrado you have there, did you do the syncro conversion yourself?

[mrgolf]

http://ozaudi.com/nuke/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10351/Golf3.jpg

http://ozaudi.com/nuke/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10351/GTIBELC.jpg

http://ozaudi.com/nuke/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10351/shoot2.jpg

http://ozaudi.com/nuke/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10351/shoot3.jpg

[OEM G60]

Your Car is looking absolutely mint Mrgolf - i saw it in a mag when i was in Australia in Feb. Did you import it yourself ??

Rally driver you must of done a 5x100 hub conversion then ??

[G60JAY]

thanks for the compliments lads,

the wheels are bbs rs 301 7.5x17s with a half inch wider rim at the rear, hard to keep clean with brembo 4 pots making lots of dust!

@g60jay...close! im from kerry i registered it in cork, i miss it alright i havent driven a decent car in the last 9-10 months, im going home in a few weeks so im looking forward to pulling it out of storage.

thats a serious corrado you have there, did you do the syncro conversion yourself?

Yes i fitted the rallye/syncro floor pan with rear diff etc. Quite a bit of work but well worth it. Will be fitting a vr6 24v turbo in soon. Will be back in uk in a few weeks so will send it off over here.
I will be in Ireland myself in a month or so. Got some work to do in a town called Youghal,Co Cork.

[mrgolf]

Your Car is looking absolutely mint Mrgolf - i saw it in a mag when i was in Australia in Feb. Did you import it yourself ??


Nope. Was lucky. Bought it 5 years ago with 90000miles on it. Put a lot of effort into getting it straight and shiny. It was a good base to start with though. Third owner. Dont think I will sell it. Too good. Retire it when I get a MkV GTI.
Thanks for the compliment. The car will be in the Volkswagen magazine for Australia as part of their publicity for the MkV. You wont get it in UK, though.

[OEM G60]

Can i have first refusal on your 16VG60 motor then Jay :D :D

[G60JAY]

Can i have first refusal on your 16VG60 motor then Jay :D :D

:) Your not the only one who's asked that! I am hopefully fitting it in to the other corrado coming out here.

[rallye driver]

carpoid, yeah i had to convert to vr6 hubcentres and cv joints on the front and some vr6 syncro rear hubs with redrilled pcd on the brake disks. i really like your 16s on your corrado it looks sweet.

g60jay, if you are in cork for the august bank holliday weekend our club has its annual show in midleton that weekend.

[Roscoe]

This link should take you to some pics of my Mk2.

http://www.rossbuckinghammotorsport.co.uk/golfracingphotos_136807.html

Hope it works!

[GoLfMan]

i like that car very much :) so whats the specs??? and wat car is that that your beating down the straight?

[Golf Loon]

I reckon its a Pugeot 205 with a dimma kit on it!

[Roscoe]

The other car is a Toyota Corolla sports sedan the pic was taken a few weeks ago at Sandown. Mine is a Mk2 GTi with G-Max suspension, Powerflex bushes, K-Mac camber kit, strut braces, Zimmerman X-drilled discs, goodridge hoses, 15 x 7 Zenders wheels with Yokohama A032R Tyres. The Motor is stock GTi at the moment but not for too much longer. The car handles really well but is in serious need of some grunt!

[GoLfMan]

at least you got the handling and brakes first :) what are you planning for the engine?

[Golfwise]

Great photo of your mk2 GTi but I reckon the Corolla is about to overtake.
I've run a Mk2 GTi at our local track and it went well,handled brilliantly but lacked grunt.

[G60JAY]

[quote="
g60jay, if you are in cork for the august bank holliday weekend our club has its annual show in midleton that weekend.[/quote]
Sounds good. Will try and make it. :D

[Roscoe]

I have a few ideas: 1, Supercharge the 8V motor, 2, Convert to 16V 3, Convert to Mk4 TDi. I would like to race it in Improved Production in the Vic State Race Series if I can get it to go fast enough. Supercharging is probably my cheapest option but the 16V could be kept in an under 2 litre class. Diesel would be great because I don't think anyone races a diesel in Australia and a front wheel drive diesel car would make a change from the Nissans and RX-7s! It would be expensive though unless I can find a motor at reasonable cost.

Just out of interest I have a data logger in the car and I ran it at Philip Island. For those who know the circuit I was exiting turn 12 onto the main straight at 145kph and going through turn 1 at 5100rpm in 5th which is about 165. The poor thing just struggles for top end speed but with more power it will fly!

[Roscoe]

Oh by the way G60JAY I will be flying out of Heathrow back to Melbourne on the Bank Holiday Monday, cant make it to Cork but have a Guiness for me. :lol:

[finemk1]

oops

[alex g]

looks familiar ohhh i too am are in love , fine mk1 are those rear arches pulled or extended??
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/06/Photos010-2.jpg

[OG-Golf]

mk1

http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs33&d=05244&f=GolfEngine.gif

http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs33&d=05244&f=Golfangle.gif

[G60JAY]

Oh by the way G60JAY I will be flying out of Heathrow back to Melbourne on the Bank Holiday Monday, cant make it to Cork but have a Guiness for me. :lol:

:D Will do. Cheers mate.

[boo]

Hi All This is a link to my pics hope you like them. My car is a 1980 GLD, now a 2litre Audi with a 4 speed box, top mount webber, koni adjustables, Spax springs, Holden VP Front Brakes and Slotted Rotors the car rides on a low profile simmex tyres an i'm mean very low. This car went from 13" wheels to 14"x5 to now 15"x7s. I am yet to colour code the bumpers, front grill an broow an the side mirrors. This car has been built for the Brisbane Mt Cotton Hill Climb. My first race with her will be the 4th of September.

I raced tonight agaist 2 Honda Civics with VTECS an i won so i guess its going GOOD. LOL

Anyway hope you enjoy them (SEE LINK BELOW)


http://spaces.msn.com/members/VWRACINGBRIS/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=

[zjm]

my little beastie http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=42781&pid=397289&aid=45097

[imported_brackie]

Your link doesn't work, Mate! (And I was getting all excited......)

[Valver.]

Sold as of a few weeks ago (to an old fella from Brisbane!), miss it terribly :cry:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/000_0473-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/000_0474-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/Angle2Engine-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/000_0269-1.jpg

The replacement (in progress....)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/000_0425-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/000_0416-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/100_0362-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/100_0357-1.jpg

[alex g]

i like the seat damm it must fly and the 2 dr aint that bad either what are your plans ???

[Valver.]

It went really well in the end, but took ages to get the sort of performance I was after. Mainly because the people doing it had no experience with VWs.

The Mk1 has a similar ABF engine spec ready, minus the throttle bodies. I'd gathered a few bits to turbo it, but can't afford it yet by the time I factor in big radiators etc etc etc :roll:

[alex g]

forget the turbo and go for the old school throttle bodies no engine suits a mk1 better than a 16v on dual carbies or bodies in my opinion

[joshyd-mk2gti]

valver- is that rim an RH classic (i think thats wat its called)??? the same as this
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/15x8RHClassics-1.jpg
i love those rims!

heres my car
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/CIMG22652-1.jpg
its just standard, for the moment anyway.

[el_foolio]

wow, very nice car, and your a p plater :P go the p platers. how much did it set you back?

[Valver.]

valver- is that rim an RH classic (i think thats wat its called)??? the same as this
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/15x8RHClassics-1.jpg
i love those rims!

heres my car
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/CIMG22652-1.jpg
its just standard, for the moment anyway.

Hi again ('twas me replying to your wheels thread on Vortex [H8SV8S]!!!)

The wheels are badged Intra, but yeah, they're all made by the same people in Germany - nicely spotted!! :shock:

[GoLfMan]

hows the GTi going josh? neerly got new wheels?

[Golf Loon]

Love the Seat. looks Badass

Here are my 2.

http://xs39.xs.to/pics/05306/jettafront.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs39&d=05306&f=jettafront.jpg)

Mk2 jetta daily Driver. Finally sorted the gearlinkages and engine mounts. Flies Now and lower too!

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs40&d=05310&f=golfinside.jpg)

And the Mk1 project car, will have a 16v engine and box bolted in as soon as i get a clutch spring.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

thanks for the kind words. the cars going great. still waiting to get a thumbs up or anything from a fellow enthusiast...

rims and rubber isnt far away. when i sell my old car (1987 pulsar, wana buy it??? :lol: ) ill look into getting some.

ahh u got those intra's from carshine didnt ya?? ill have to give em a call one day, and see wat theyve got for me 8)

i bet that seat sounded grouse!

[sebas20vt]

http://www.dub05.com/DSC02851.JPG

[GoLfMan]

sweeet ride man!!!! love it, watched the movie. specs ?? :)

[sebas20vt]

280BHP

[GoLfMan]

:shock:

[GoLfMan]

:shock:

[joshyd-mk2gti]

:shock:

got the new grill on the golf last night. looks the goods i reckon :D
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/08/CIMG23311-1.jpg

[Golf Loon]

sweet. but youll miss the extra headlights at night!

[Golfwise]

He's probably like me .not allowed out at night. :( :(

[GoLfMan]

:lol:

[joshyd-mk2gti]

lol. na it still lights up pretty good actually, better than i thought it would.

[GoLfMan]

looks sweet to man!

[alex g]

single grill all the way

[Golf Loon]

I like the extra lights, but I go pretty hard and the lanes are dark round here :D

[alex g]

out in the stiks (ooohhhhh cheap shot) :lol: :lol:

[Golfwise]

Anyone want to trade their CL single light set up for a GTI one.
I'm too old to go out at night so don't need lights and cos of ma age ,I'm half blind too. :?

[boo]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/boo927/newpics005.jpg

[GoLfMan]

sweet ride.... love the rims and very very tidy!!!!!
would look even better slammed :D

[el_foolio]

yeah man, like the ride, but you should LOWER it :P you need some cut sports springs or something dude. otherwise, nice

[finemk1]

this was my first golf that i took to with a grinder after my front strut collapsed due to cut springs so i bought a citroen AX GT and made this my stuff around car, after alot of weldind and holding things together with bolts this is it, registered and all..... after 3 months painted it can black and added a trampoline roll bar with vinal cover for the back boot made of mdf.
fully sik bro
http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05346/chopped1.JPG (http://xs.to)
http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05346/blackchopped.JPG (http://xs.to)

[evorobin]

That is awesome. Well done on a nice mk1 low top!

[Golf Loon]

Nice job. Makes me think UTE! :D

[finemk1]

Well done on a nice mk1 low top!

hahah dont you mean nice mk1 'NO' top it sucked when it rained as we had no garage and a tarp was the hood, ,really just a summer car

[GoLfMan]

such a sweet lookin ride though... what happened to it?

[finemk1]

gave it to a mate to use for roo shooting on a farm, that was about 2 years ago god knows where it is now.... probably in a small cube!

been thinking i want to do it to my current one, but that would just be stupid and a waste of a good golf, should be fun chopped 16v and all hahahahha would fly........

[Golfwise]

Oh fine !
Stay in after school and do one hundred lines.

ï must not chop up good Golfs"

naughty boy ! :cry:

[OEM G60]

Saw rallye drivers' at E38 this weekend, gorgeous car, was a runner up in show and shine ....

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/09/E38031-1.jpg

[vwrallycar]

heres my Ventohttp://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/vwrallycar/vento1.jpg

[rallye driver]

hey carpoid you should have come and said hello!

[mrgolf]

I wish my g/f's Vento was white. Her red one is nice enough though. Also 96. I know this will create a stir here, but its dropped 40mm, has Koni reds, nice amount of neg cam on the front, and handles far mor neutrally than my Mk2 GTI. It is amazing how well that thing handles...

[vwrallycar]

any pics of the vento?

[static1800]

Heres my 79 3 door, its an EFI 1.8L with a Wolf 3D comp, Mk2 induction manifold, 5 speed box, 4 wheel disc brakes the fronts are ventilated, Bilstein shocks. It's a BMW metallic paint with BMW rims also the interior has been all retrimmed.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/10/IMG_1109-1.jpg

I will soon purchase some extractors and put a nice sports exhaust system on it to make it go a little bit harder (although it already fly's) but not attract to much unwanted attention, and maybe one day rebuild the engine and do some internal mods balancing etc.

[GoLfMan]

sweet ride dude.. tidy :)

[DVR68U]

here's my '94 VR6 http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2283114
cheers brenton :lol:

[hill billy]

had it for about a 4 weeks, just about to fit new strut inserts, F+R, top mounts and bump stops
http://xs57.xs.to/pics/05481/gti2.jpg
http://xs57.xs.to/pics/05481/gti3.jpg :)

[Gold-mk1]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d704b3127cce94697a7c578a00000016108MctWbZw0U

[EndlessMKI]

This link should take you to some pics of my Mk2.

http://www.rossbuckinghammotorsport.co.uk/golfracingphotos_136807.html

Hope it works!

nasty!!!

http://login.doyourownsite.co.uk/siteimages/ross/50/45900.jpg



http://login.doyourownsite.co.uk/siteimages/ross/50/45901.jpg

[bren]

i'm from boston, england and heres my chariots ---

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/11/mine-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/11/album1072-1.jpg

hope you like!! :wink:

[worm]

My first golf 77 gls

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5531/vwgolfgls19774ov.jpg

sold to a friend... you dont want to see what it looks like now :cry:

[worm]

took one of my bike few days ago..... i know its not a car but its still my pride and joy.... and it goes kinda fast :D

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/6510/r12dh.jpg

[joshyd-mk2gti]

hell yeh i bet it goes fast!!! be careful on that thing

[WABIT]

me and my babyyyy


http://xs61.xs.to/pics/05521/P1010644.JPG (http://xs.to)


wabit

[evorobin]

http://www.evoposters.net/carpics2/Australian-driving/ecca_sig.sized.jpg

[silverhornet]

hi all. new guy thinking of moving to nz soon, looked into shipping my car with me, dont look like it would be too much trouble 8)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/moomoos/Edition38Sept2005220.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/moomoos/P8140034.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/moomoos/P8280060.jpg

hope everyone likes it :oops:

[WABIT]

welcome mate!

just a question... what dashboard is that from???

wabit

[aprr32]

Looks like a Polo dash to me. I have measured one up and they seem to be the same width as a Golf 1, NICE.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

stuff the dash, is that a 1.8t i see????

[alex g]

stuff nz what about australia

[aprr32]

You want a 1.8T? Ring me and I'll build you one.