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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tidla on 03 December 2012, 22:01:54

Title: pocket rocket
Post by: tidla on 03 December 2012, 22:01:54

Someone mentioned how light these cars were when first built compared to the weight of modern cars.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Mk1-Golf-1-8Turbo-20Valve-GTI-G60-VRG-MK2-MK3-MK4-TT-AUDI-RETRO-PX-Campervan-/300810799954?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4609b88b52

this one should go some then.

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: 05omegav6 on 03 December 2012, 22:13:49

Alot of time and effort gone into that 8)

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: omega3000 on 04 December 2012, 07:41:28

Nice motor and even nicer lock up  :)

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Post by: henryd on 04 December 2012, 09:04:33

I've got a mk2 Gti with the supercharged G60 lump sat in my workshop at the moment,its not mine though :-\

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: tigers_gonads on 04 December 2012, 10:26:58

Had a Re 2000 conversion done by GTI Engineering to my mk2 in 87 when I was out in germany (tax free)  :D

Sheeeete, it was quick  :D

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: Keith ABS on 04 December 2012, 12:31:25

    One little known fact of a Mk1 Golf is that the wheelbase is 10mm shorter then a Sierra. My speedfreak mate was into his Cossies when he aquired a very tidy Mk1 GTI. He then set about  fitting the nessacary underbody strengthening etc to fit the sierra rear axle and then got the front inner wings done to take the Sierra legs. after fitting everything and getting it runing and then through the engineers test, he got bored and sold it on. he,s now in Aus playing with V8,s
keith B

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: Andy B on 04 December 2012, 15:22:51

Quote from: tidla on 03 December 2012, 22:01:54

Someone mentioned how light these cars were when first built compared to the weight of modern cars. ....

About 850kg IIRC ....... SWMBO 'little' Smart Roadster is 800kg  ??? ???

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 December 2012, 17:12:11

Any advance on 650kg? And that's quite lardy too, IMHO. Plenty of unnecessary stuff on it:

Windscreen
Heater
Wiper motor
Wet Weather gear
Spare wheel
Padding on the seats
Effing great vented disks that barely get warm ::)

Title: Re: pocket rocket
Post by: tidla on 04 December 2012, 19:10:59

Quote from: Kevin Wood on 04 December 2012, 17:12:11

Any advance on 650kg? And that's quite lardy too, IMHO. Plenty of unnecessary stuff on it:

Windscreen
Heater
Wiper motor
Wet Weather gear
Spare wheel
Padding on the seats
Effing great vented disks that barely get warm ::)

I suppose the 650kg could vary greatly depending on the driver, which i assume is necessary.