UK Kamei Mk1 Golf Replica - Prescott Hillclimb on page 53 !!!!!

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  1. Riley

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    nice mike [:D]

    i reckon,fag lighter connection would be fine.

    should allow you to have another fuse too,i think most of em come with a fuse as the pin if you know what i mean?

    neil.
     
  2. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    Yeah i was wondering that if i put a 3amp fuse in will this be too small for other stuff connected through the cigarette lighter?
     
  3. Riley

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    aye possibly too small depending on what you might be running.
     
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    how minted are you for VAG panels ;) :lol:

    looks great so far!

    no silly grill spoiler on the front ;)
     
  5. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    Right i FINALLY managed to get of mybum after the xmas rest& finish stripping all that glue [xx(]off the inside of the roof & my fingers & neck were killing after trying to lie down in a mk1 & rub the crap off for another 3 hours [:x](putting the back seat in made it easier mind [:$]).


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    Some bits look a bit white because it was never painted in the factory due to it being covered by the headlining & the tar remover took any light bits off along with the glue.





    I also got hold of one of those plastic label punch making machines so started to stick some around the dash [:$]:


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    Next thing probablly is to get some matching grade/colour wire tobring the k-star connections into the ashtray compartment & get a new solder tip & solder for the fine wire.
     
  6. Andy947 Forum Addict

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    One of the dymo machines would do such a nicer job of the labelling rather than that shite old tape ;) :lol: :lol:
     
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    Did you get a rear panel off Crazyquiff? They're identical to the UK cars rear panels and top quality:thumbup:They're about twice as thick as some pattern parts!!


    Car looks awesomely fast! How does the gearbox stand up to the power? Was it your carfeatured in 'The Golf' a while back?
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  8. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    Andy it was a dymo (junior one) &had enough tape given to me to last a life time :lol:.


    shortstuff the front panel awaiting fitting is a genuine VAG one bought here in UK....& the mag was possibly if it used to look like this:


    http://groups.msn.com/My2-18vMK1GolfDriver/homepageor if not work:


    http://groups.msn.com/My2-18vMK1GolfDriver/shoebox.msnw?albu mlist=2


    Gearbox is a 4+E with a QuaifeATB with Helix motorsport clutch which seems fine so far as it's only 160bhp / 154 torque


    At the time of those pics from mag i didn't have the ATB or 4+E & the steering rack bushes/joints were shot.
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  9. Shortstuff Forum Member

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    I remember the pic of it going sideways for some reason:lol:


    When I read the article I suddenly wanted a 2.1 litre engine for my MK1! Hmmmm, maybe I should get it running again before thinking about that though[:$]


    Loving the car anyway.
     
  10. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    cheers mate......you'll find the 16v boys will turn you away from an 8v engine like mine because of cost (can you blame them :lol:).


    Pity it looks nothing like it used to inside but it's for the better.
     
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    Next job on the cards was to start looking at removing some of the secondary soundproofing:


    So today i tackled section D:


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    Here's how it started:


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    Then armed with a metal paint stripper i chipped away for about1 & 1/2hours & got to this stage with just the really sticky stuff left behind:


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    Then i used loads of Tar remover & a plastic ice scrapper & after a few cycles of rubbing it in then using a new rag i got it all off:


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    I then weighed all the stuff i had removed & it came to 1/3 of a KG which doesn't seem like much but that was quite a small area so im expecting a lot more than that when i do the rest.
     
  12. altern8 Forum Junkie

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    keep up the good work [:D] i spoke to the cage man in risca (newport) i should be going to see him next week sometime and the other man in the night i will give you a bell when i go [:D]
     
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    hi mike video is cracking m8 , cars comeing on well to , llandow soon ,get it on ther , you should be able to fly with all that weight loss , ;) paul
     
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    Just out of curiosity why have you gone for a 4+E gearbox ? If its the one I'm thinking of its the same as fitted in my mk2 jetta 1.6tx. I thought 4thg would be too longand that you'd have been better off fitting a gti 5speed box ?


    on another note, ace little car. It looks like it flies !
     
  15. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    Because i dont have to change gear so quick/often as the last box i had & it pulls like a train so doesn't have a problem with the longer gear.


    & going off the mk1 clock in 4th is a laugh as i needed 5th before.


    edit: all this was done for when it was used on the road +E and motorways were great but now that i'm trying to get it on track after a few goes i may be changing 4th & 5th.
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    Thats lookin well smart now :thumbup:

    I can't believe how long it took you to get that gunk off the roof though :lol: :lol: And you've started on the sound deadening now too :lol:

    I'm still looking for a house with enough room for a big garage [:D] [:D] that's within my budget [:^(] [:^(]
     
  17. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    Cheers all, there might be an easier way of removing it but this just costs elbow grease [:D]........nah it's the stickiest sh*t on this planet :lol:.


    Should be able to do some more Friday now unlessi amtied uppicking up & sorting the Seat Ibiza?
     
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    are these the holes you are on about mike

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  19. fthaimike Forum Addict

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    aye to the left of that picture like swiss cheese :lol:
     
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    Right had a little bit of time on weekend so done this:


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    I ran out of time to remove the glue so i will leave that till next time.


    Ifound it easier using this tool:


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    I think it's for lifting nails? anyway i found it easier to push under the stuff & pry it up or if it was a stubbornpiece i would use it upside down & push along & it would lift it easier.
     

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