Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Build Updates + New Channel Project Car? / VW Mk1 Golf Rabbit Caddy Citi Jetta

[@6ixthstage845]

I LOVE THAT CARPORT AT THE END!

[@MysteryGarage]

Thanks man lol, more to come on the "Stable" as time goes on for sure, needs some key decorations and choice upgrades! Thanks for watching and the continued support!!

[@juanrocha6548]

Mystery garage, How do you keep rodents away from those project cars?? i have a similar carport and can't get rid of them

[@dallasforrest9430]

Really like the content on your channel. Keep it up🙏🏼

[@MysteryGarage]

Thank you so much!! Appreciate that alot!! Thanks for watching!!

[@dallasforrest9430]

@@MysteryGarage this is definitely a great vw channel and your videos flow very nicely 🙏🏼 just wanted to shear my feedback 👍🏼

[@Vw1.8T20v]

KEEP UP GOOD WORK AND PROJECT BUILDS💪🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸🇩🇪

[@MysteryGarage]

Thank you so much!! Appreciate the support!! Cheers!!

[@niltssosa3056]

I think you should keep it a collector you can always find another mk1 that isn't as rare. Can't wait to see what you got

[@MysteryGarage]

Very good point!! Time to find out! New video is now live! Thanks for all the support and appreciate the comments as always!!

[@ThePopcyclePete]

As a VW enthusiast I usually am all for mods and engine swaps but as I go Cars and Coffee events and cruises, I have really come to appreciate seeing the unmolested examples of Mk2 16v's, Wolfsburg & Trophy Edition Jettas ect. And if you go on sites like Bring a Trailer...these are the cars that actually fetch decent money. My vote is; if it's a special (rarer model) keep the purity. All the other cars in the barn are going to have endless modifications done to them. Keep one as an ode to the original German design team of this brand we love so much. My 2 cents.

[@MysteryGarage]

I feel the same way! Maybe it’s because of my age and increasingly greying hair but just not seeing cars like these anymore almost makes me feel like it might be part of my obligation to save some of the rarer ones, seeing other rarer one saved makes you feel good inside you know!?! But it’s time to find out!! New video is now live!! Appreciate the continued support as always!! Cheers

[@johnathekid1040]

Great channel, excellent work! Scirocco in the future?!?!??! Make a series on the ABF please. Im sitting on two 16v engines and am excited to see the finale of the build!

[@MysteryGarage]

Oh absolutely!! Appreciate the watch and thank you so much for the support! 16v are unreal plants, I love them! Cheers

[@BenjaminFranceMusic]

I’m excited to see how this turns out man! Very cool idea to use the mk4 stuff for tuning!!

[@MysteryGarage]

Thank you, thank you, me too!! Almost keeps getting better and better!! Appreciate the support as always!!

[@markmoore9323]

My guess is a mk1 gli

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahahaha time to find out! Video just dropped, thanks for all the support!!

[@markmoore9323]

Keep it clean wait to do the swap on a less rare one what is the pick up going to get

[@MysteryGarage]

Love it! Appreciate the comment!! Thanks so much for watching!! Cheers

[@northwestgravel]

Vw fox is my guess and is something I’ve been looking for myself. Scirocco makes more sense.

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha have to wait and see on that one wont we!!

[@IsmaelGarcia-jo7rr]

Mk1 swap 1.8 T , yes yes yes, I’m in Texas and this swap are popular

[@MysteryGarage]

Thank you!! Yes I’m looking forward to a 1.8t swap for sure!! Cheers, appreciate the support!!

[@06atechnik64]

Recent subscriber. Great content!! Keep up the good work! I speak ME7 quite well, so I'm intrigued by your intended use of the ME7 2.0 ECU. My curiosity is that ME7 uses throttle inputs, load calculated with the MAF, and other things that don't seem like they would necessarily be easy to integrate into a carbureted setup. Don't get me wrong, because I'm in no way saying it cant be done, I just know there will be complications. I personally take the nay-sayers input as a challenge to make it work, if anything, just to prove them wrong. I don't know who Dave is, but if I can be of any assistance in this endeavor, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand to make it happen!!

[@06atechnik64]

Also... Do some research on the guy that put a 16v head on a mk4 2.0 Jetta wagon. 16v head with ME7 management. There's some things in that forum thread that might give you some ideas. Particularly for a cam sensor, and its much more simple than rebuilding your bottom end with ABA bits.

[@MysteryGarage]

Hey thanks so much!! I appreciate both the help and the support!! Very much appreciated! Welcome to the mystery garage!! Looking forward to more in the future

[@juanbadbreedracinggarcia6608]

You got me excited with these builds👍🏻

[@MysteryGarage]

YES! Thanks for watching, truly appreciate the support! Cheers

[@VWarmy]

Is it a Midnight Blue Etienne Aigner edition Cabriolet ?? .... there was only 422 of those brought to the US lol . Would be sweet to see a cabby though ! Just waiting to start the build on mine

[@MysteryGarage]

Lol guess we will have to wait to find out wont we?? Im excited about this one in ways i never thought i would be!! Stay tuned and thanks for watching!! Cheers

[@cayyclaentertainment2166]

Love ur videos love ur cars. Whts the price on a VR6 engine I have my own restoration project of a Mk1 golf would love to drop a VR6 in it but it's hard to find a VR6 engine here in South Africa

[@MysteryGarage]

Thank you thank you!! They very so much on choices, condition, parts chosen, etc.. even where you live in the world! Too hard to get down to specifics.. however i will say this! Think about what you think the most it would cost, then double it, and add half, then you are probably getting warmer lol! Thanks so much for watching, truly appreciate the support!! Cheers!!

[@mk1-borrie493]

I think you bought a mk1 scirocco and that would be nice. At the moment i'm upgrading my golf aswell. And i have done an interesting swap for all the 1.1 or 1.3 owners.

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha, we will have to see! Nice!! Love hearing about other builds!! Thanks for the support! Cheers

[@tobiasandersson2296]

Keep it original✌️

[@MysteryGarage]

Again i am on the fence... its such a tough call! Appreciate the comments so much!! Thanks for the watch too!! Cheers

[@DKaraffa]

Depends on the car. If Scirocco, swap it 1.8T. If Dasher or something keep it stock.

[@MysteryGarage]

New Video is live!! Time to have a peek lol! Thanks so much for all the support! Cheers

[@json8172]

Page up! Page up! Page up! Page up! Send it!

[@MysteryGarage]

Thanks for all the support!! Truly appreciate it!! Cheers

[@mil46]

Hello from Portugal My prediction is that it will be a scirocco mk1 5 speed. If it is, please keep it original. I have a vw golf gti mk1 that you can see here in the photo is from 1982, and because I broke his engine in 1996, a 1.8 16v engine was assembled and, coriously, although in Portugal this mechanic never been commercialized,and as a digifiz daschboard. today I would have kept the original engine. Now let's see the other opinions. Greetings and congratulations on your channel

[@MysteryGarage]

Hello Portugal 🇵🇹, that’s awesome!! Welcome to the Mystery Garage!! Appreciate the support and love to hear build stories!! Thanks for watching and appreciate the comments as always!! Cheers!

[@PieterKuijk]

I recently viewed your previous videos on the abf clone engine. You mentioned the intermediate shafts could not be swapped because the keyway on the pulley is different. So how are you pulling this off?

[@MysteryGarage]

I did?? Lol man o man, maybe I was referring to the pulleys on the intermediate shafts meaning you can swap the shafts AND pulleys but you cant swap the shafts without swapping the pulleys because they are keyed differently. Meaning when I go back to the Aba intermediate, I’ll have to go back to the Aba intermediate pulley as well. Now I’ll have to go back and check what I said lol. Hope I didn’t confuse you on that one!! Really appreciate the support and thanks so much for your continued! Cheers

[@PieterKuijk]

@@MysteryGarage I understand. But i believe the 8v and 16v use different size pulleys. (both teeth and width).

[@calvincalliezgovender6202]

So, next week there is gonna be a war in the comments section between keeping it "pure" or doing the engine Swop. Great way to keep me wanting more lol. Now, I gotta do some sleuthing to figure out what car you bought, I'll msg on you on the gram if I think I figured it out lol

[@MysteryGarage]

Lol that's probably exactly right! Its such a hard call.... or is it? Maybe ive already made up my mind... lol

[@nicholasdasilva7601]

How much would u say is a fair price for a mk1 or 2 gti?? In Canada

[@MysteryGarage]

Oh man that’s a tough one, there are so many factors!! Have one in mind? Or looking to sell one? Lol, cheers

[@davewhite724]

91 Etienne Aigner edition US only model that I found listed with 639 sold How'd I do with this guess?

[@davewhite724]

Cabby of course

[@the_producer]

if it's this one (I don't see if for sale anymore) I would still swap it. it's cool, and "rare" but that doesn't mean you can't put a clean modern power plant in it

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha love it!! Have to wait and see wont we.... well i do lol!!

[@tallgiese1]

My first thought is to keep it stock and have a collector car, but would that mean it wouldn't see much street action? But also could you just go Stock for the not engine parts and have that swapped engine? So looking stock until you open the hood. Yeah tough call. My Mk1 Rabbit is staying slow stock until it dies or maybe I get a really good find on a TDI. I do have the option of a 1.6L Mk2 engine swap which will not make it any faster, per se, but is newer. But It also means I could find a rolling shell and throw it in that and build a car for and with my son.

[@MysteryGarage]

Appreciate the comments a lot! Thanks for the continued support! Hahaha ya sounds like you have quite a few options for yourself there, more project cars?.. lol sounds like you’ve caught the bug! Cheers!!

[@loshambo]

Keep it original. OE restoration. Is it a mk1 Scirocco S?

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha time to find out!! New video is now live!! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the support!! Cheers

[@MK-xs4up]

Everything but no 2.5L five cylinder swap ?

[@MysteryGarage]

Yes I mentioned that, “07k”, would absolutely love to do one, and most likely will! Thanks for all the support, thanks for watching! Cheers!!

[@dubCanuck1]

I'm betting 75 Scirocco (after having scoured your IG). If that's the case, 1.8T it. Either way, 1.8T or FSI/TSI swap it.

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha have to wait and see, but YYEEESS FSI/TSI swap too!! Add that to the list!

[@kriskovatch]

why not use the abf crank trigger? 030 103 171 L

[@MysteryGarage]

Very good question! Using the Aba distributor, will allow me to manually adjust advance/retard by rotating the distributor slightly and will assist in making this extremely tunable in my own garage. Appreciate the support and thanks for watching!!

[@lessofallevilstohellwithal3389]

If not a scirocco then I'd like to see a fox.

[@MysteryGarage]

ooooo Both great choices... Stay tuned to find out!! Appreciate the support!! Cheers

[@DKaraffa]

Scirocco!!!!!

[@MysteryGarage]

Lol guess we can wait and find out hahaha

[@bfong1940]

Dasher?

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahahah have to wait to find out wont we!! Dashers are damn cool!! Appreciate the support!!

[@jayinmi3706]

Next episode, like Sunday? Dunno if I can wait til Wednesday. lol

[@MysteryGarage]

Your worries are answered lol, new video is now live!! Appreciate the support as always!!

[@davesmith6618]

Keep it pure if its really rare. Can always bang the 1.8t in something else

[@MysteryGarage]

Love it! Appreciate the support!! It’s time to find out, new video is now live!! Cheers

[@callumduncan6728]

i just dont understand why anyone would voluntarily choose carbs when there are so many accurate fueling options available lets face it a carb is not much more sophisticated than a bucket with a nail hole in the bottom sad to see this but really like the channel , just mechaniced to much carbed stuff and love a rock solid efi and a solid state ignition

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha oh I know, totally understand where your coming from, and I’m not arguing that carbs are better in the slightest... This is my personal “Dream Car” build, a car I’ve wanted to build for years and a set of screaming, throaty carbs have always been on that list! So while I’m taking that plunge and accepting my fate, I’d like everything around them to be as sophisticated as I can get to make up any ground I’m “choosing to lose” by choosing to go the carb route! Hope that makes sense? I know I’m starting with a limp lol. But I want all the carb sounds! Appreciated he support and thanks for the comments!! Cheers

[@syncropassat]

If it’s as rare as it sounds I’d say restore it. That said if you mod it in such a way as to be reversible, and you keep everything you’ve removed, then no real harm. Just don’t go hacking it up, that’d make me a sad panda.

[@MysteryGarage]

Hahaha love the comments, appreciate the support too!! It’s time to find out what it is, new video is now live!! Cheers!!