VW Mk1 Golf TURBO 330 BHP!

In this video I start a new job.... It's a 330bhp Volkswagen GOLF Mk1 with a 1.8Turbo engine conversion for Dream Car Giveaways!
The car needs a fair bit of work doing, some jobs are worse than others, in this video I tackle the problems I've found including re-working the fuel system!
Go check out www.dreamcargiveaways.co.uk for a chance at winning some cool cars!!!!
#vw #vwgolf #golf

[@paulcurrie9252]

Would be awesome if you could link to some of the products and tools you use if there is stuff you would recommend. Like the wrap, I'd rather buy a product that a genuine person like yourself has tried out! Keep the videos coming, hugely underrated channel 👍

[@MikMech]

100% top marks for the black-out mods. Looks clean. That fuel setup was a BBQ waiting to happen. Stellar job again. Kudos, Kudos, Kudos, for a really nice tidy up. You're worth more money!

[@nickepps1746]

Who ever installed that fuel system should be locked up. Absolutely terrifying. Nice work, love the workshop.

[@newworld7698]

Had 2 of these mk1 in the 90's,a black mk1 1.6,extremley clean,blew the engine and sold it,the oyher was a red 1.8 perrelli,sold it on,a couple of mk3 rs turbos,xr3i,and my fave a mk2 rs Mexico ohc,with rally suspension,that was fun wrote it off going to a rave blackburn,then some stole it.if i new then what i know now,id be rich in classics

[@kevinneilson8063]

It's all great sticking a great big engine in a car but if you can't get the basics right its a deathtrap. Great job rectifying the shoddy workmanship

[@tessbushell5489]

Lovely car now,I can’t believe it was that ruff and unsafe.Glad you have worked your magic on another classic 👍🏻

[@bigkeg9173]

My dream car 😊 I can't believe someone spent all that money on it and then did ridiculous short cuts like that fuel system! Great stuff mate 👍 19:48

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Big Keg, hope your well mate 👍

[@johnsnowdon2939]

Makes you think about the standard of the rest of it, doesn't it?

[@golden-balls-radio]

@@johnsnowdon2939crap build all around no doubt.

[@StanleyKubick1]

Just caught your corsa turbo video and checked out the channel. what an incredible selection of fun little cars you have videos on. instant sub

[@tonybilco1317]

Love these videos paul, really helpful and learnt a lot from you diagnosing problems then showing how to fix which i can use on my ongoing projects at home in garage please more content like this love your channel and how you deliver your content even the humour is great so wish i had your amazing skill and knowledge i can only dream of..best wishes keep up the amazing channel 👍👏❤

[@lyndonwebber1389]

Mad how they spend that much money doing a car , then bodge up stuff that’s fairly easy, as always a cracking job ! See you up the nec 👍

[@UngluckInc]

As the builder and owner of a 500whp+ mk1 20 over the last 15+ years, with a professional background in motorsport....that trunk is a not just dangerous, but the person(s) who did that and the owner who thought it was ok, should be shunned. That is super low IQ stuff, all around. Great job getting that all sorted and safe. You have gained a new sub'r.

[@hoggmotorsport]

Catching up mate!! Fuel pipes and swirl tank were shocking... Yet the interior and engine bay looked so good 🤔 it's like it changed hands half way through the build!! Caught up on your Nova 👌 cool little car, looking forward to seeing more of it! Cheers Paul 👍

[@ash_mk1_escort]

Another car actually saved! Great work again mate

[@MarkFowler.]

Great mechanic.👌 But the comedy side makes the videos extra special.😂 Keep up the good work.👏

[@johnnysurr]

The interior is mint! love a mk1 golf

[@lazyarsepie_vx]

Always like your videos , am also a player on dcg. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@LeeRestoration1275]

fuel system installed by David Blunkett - those gear selector cables lol - - great job Paul - lovely motor

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

Wow so you wouldn’t recommend Mr Blunkett then? 😂🤣💀

[@philcackett1155]

Loving your work, shame you’re so far away, my old mini needs a few final bits doing before it goes for paint!!!

[@toggenation]

Earth strapping the steering rack to make the horn work, removing the copper fuel lines, fixing the 5mm rock on rear wheel bearings... Every fix you did was car-thartic (Catharsis for Cars). I feel so much better now.

[@Turbo_vortx]

Just stumbled across this channel fucking love it. Like watching old wheeler dealers but no benders in tow love it

[@Turbo_vortx]

Just to add one of my customers won an e30 off these did you come across it mate nice motor. Top lad won it as well

[@ODDAutos]

Welcome to the channel matey, glad you like it 👍👍.

[@css172]

I do wonder how someone could do such a clean tidy engine bay conversion but then leave a fire hazard in the boot. Nice video / repairs.

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks buddy, 100% mint now

[@jasonb9629]

Yeah that really blew me away! Copper fuel lines LOL. Guy must have been a plumber!

[@laszloszell8753]

You can do also,everybody can,just then is not gonna be street legal in Europe.

[@karlossmith3714]

Such a clean and tidy car and then the fuel lines run like that!!

[@pr06ctr]

Cracking video. Hopefully get to see some of your own projects again soon. Scary how such a nice looking motor can be so badly wired and plumbed.

[@ODDAutos]

Will get back on with the mk2 escort as soon as the corsa’s finished 👍 can’t wait

[@enemyfruitloop5858]

Great video and nice work as usual. I sold my 1.8T mk1 about 11 years ago. It was a fun car. I might have a go on the competition for this one.

[@ODDAutos]

Do it mate, drives soo nice this one does. Think it goes live tonight on dreamcars site 👍

[@paulriggers1558]

if DCG didn't buy this car, somebody would of bought it in good faith [ i bet it wasn't cheap] + would probably be filling a total loss fire claim form in by now, or worse... go down to halfrauds + nick a positive battery terminal cover off a new battery, + use a bit of washer pipe to vent it outside keep em coming young man

[@levonbates]

Amazing video mate! Love the skit 😂😂

[@rayanderson921]

Blimey Paul, how bad was that!! Looked like a minter, just goes to show...those rear wheels literally looked like they were about to fall off 😢 what a car now though ❤ I'd love it

[@paulcherry8256]

Wow, Looking at it, it looks okay... 🧐 You'd NEVER know what a fire hazard it was.. ..😱 How are there out there?..🤔 M8, the work you do to make the car's road worthy and safe are Very Very informative. (Thanx for your detailed videos). Top class work by you.. I'll be entering for this draw from Dream car 🤞

[@grantmail4112]

Epic work as always Paul! Have you got that fit birds number mate? 👍😎

[@marty3469]

Geez in the boot was a explosion going somewhere to happen, glad you sorted it 👍

[@allysonsquires8421]

I once bought a nova saloon that looked mint freshly painted. It was a quick car 1.6 carbed went like stink for what it was, one winter later it had more orange than a can of tango. I was gutted..... once its starting it doesn't stop. It was white also. By year two it was done and broken for pars I made my money bk lucky enough for me.

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

I think I’ve dated that bird you tried to pull 🤣 what a mess still you got it sorted Paul nice job mate 👍

[@jessmods8980]

Amazing . I love the MK1 wish I could win it .. I currently own a mk1 GTI I’m restoring.. so much work.. love the car ..

[@chrono2738]

Pinching the door handles with all my grip force is muscle memory at this point XD great cars you have to drive one atleast once soooo much personality

[@desmondmayhew6466]

Another Great entertaining Video ( love the Charactors Boy Racer and the LADY ) she was Pretty LOL Keep up the Great work Buddy

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

punctuation And grammar weren’t Your strong Subjects were They? Also, got real creepy kinda fast! 😂🤣💀👍🏾

[@carlwarnett2054]

That bit with Paul in the wig was hella funny

[@pauldixon3677]

Shocking bits of detailing where they cant be bothered, just get it fitted attitude lets the car down. post your inspection and repairs, its all good. Well done Paul.

[@ODDAutos]

It’s mint now, drives lovely 👍🏻

[@edalbagem]

Full nut and bolt restoration?! Not that impressive but fine now after you have sorted it out. Good job!

[@davetevens5080]

You gotta love a mk1 golf. Shame about the idiot that put it back together with all that rubbish fuel pipping and state of those electrics. Nice one Paul 😊

[@alanhanniffy8177]

Finally a real car !!😍🇮🇪

[@ElGwapo1927]

Great work as always but cant say I liked that screen

[@DanSargeant-420]

I must say I actually love the MK1 golf there's just something about them also those wheels look unreal and a mint set up nice amount of power as well 😍🔥👌

[@ODDAutos]

The OG golf 😍

[@DanSargeant-420]

@@ODDAutos 100% mate would love to drive this for sure 👌

[@ODDAutos]

It’s going live tonight on the Dreamcar site,

[@DanSargeant-420]

@@ODDAutos ok mate cheers for that I'll definitely check that out 💯

[@neill4133]

Great job Paul, currently de chroming my mk2 Escort Ghia as I prefer the satin black look too. Purists are boring!

[@chopperhehehe]

Cracking car sad it didn't get finished right glad yous fixed it 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers buddy, mint now 👍

[@adee-H1066]

Fit birds😂😂😂.love your presentation,you do make me laugh dude👍👍

[@ODDAutos]

That one was 100% FIT 🤣

[@adee-H1066]

@@ODDAutos she sure was,I would definitely 👍 🤭🤭🤭

[@mattatherton1997]

Nice but people have been doing bigger horse power conversions on the 1.8t for 20 + years now. Great engine !

[@pj3635]

Another cracking video

[@midlifemechanic834]

Great content as always Be good to see a classic Italian one day (Fiat preferably)

[@billywhizz98]

Another great video Paul

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Billy 👍🏻👍🏻

[@damianmarsden5176]

Beautiful!

[@ODDAutos]

Sure is 👍

[@iandykes5574]

If that's the fuel system what's the rest of it like it's a very bad restoration. Glad you have it to sort it all out Who ever did this needs to never restore a car again

[@stefmarr]

Great work on sorting all that nasty mess out. Whoever worked on this car previously, needs to stay away from cars 😆

[@windymills77]

Hard to believe someone spent all that money on a paint job, interior and engine install… then bodged the hell out of the fuel system!!!

[@burtbacarach5034]

Man that fuel"System"!And from the looks of it who ever cobbled the fuel system tpgether also did the radio.Just shameful.But now it's all up to snuff,as befits the rest of the car.Good job!

[@darianistead2239]

I'd still run a swirl pot for a turbo car with a crappy tank even if it's no track car, by either a contained swirl with integrated pump under the floor or in the spare wheel well with a bolt in cover over entire wheel well as a firewall. Here, that thing would never pass low volume certification for the road with boot mounted battery that's in a passenger cabin without being contained and vented directly to external atmosphere. Same goes for the old fuel system in passenger cabin.. Crazy..

[@malamutten3203]

Super cool little golf. Too bad the steering wheel is on the wrong side

[@darrenegalton4621]

Was just going to ask how you was getting on with the corsa? No update video mid way through?

[@Drew.Pugh.Barney.Mcgrew]

Awesome car, a mate had one with a G60 lump in it when I was a fair bit younger than I am now. Kicks himself regularly that he sold it.

[@ODDAutos]

I had one years ago too, mint to drive.

[@Drew.Pugh.Barney.Mcgrew]

@@ODDAutos I bet your list of cars you wish you'd kept in a barn is pretty epic. I've got 5 in my list and 2 wish I'd bought and didn't.

[@Roundholesinsquarepegs]

@@Drew.Pugh.Barney.Mcgrewwhat are they?

[@Drew.Pugh.Barney.Mcgrew]

@@Roundholesinsquarepegs wish I could/should of kept Metro turbo, R5 GT turbo, series 1 escort rs turbo, fiesta rs turbo and a 1960 Porsche 356 b t5. Should of bought E30 M3 and a split screen VW camper.

[@mattsgaragex]

I just hope the prior owner and the community they are part of watches this and persuades the person that did this work to never touch a car again. Your work is great as usual but I bet the body is full of filler and a rot box waiting to explode in the orange peril. Hope the winner takes the cash alternative 😂

[@ODDAutos]

Drives mint now 👍

[@GTFour]

Wowzers, how did someone paint and prepare such car to such an amazing standard to then wire and fuel it to be a driving inferno to be! 😳

[@axi0matic]

The de-chroming in general looks good, but I'd have left the VW badge personally. Same with the letters (e.g. Ford) on other cars you black out. Great job as always though.

[@markdoyle6414]

Will those back wheels not be a bit of a disaster with all that play?

[@rustynut9uk897]

It's a late MK1 big back light.nice car.❤

[@mattclarke6773]

Early chrome bumpers tho

[@gafrers]

Great

[@finleyk]

Massive amount of work gone into that car but still the pinstripes arent level

[@ikegoodman6702]

Should of kept the vw badge chrome

[@SuperRon]

No swirl pot now? Just lift pump into main pump?

[@johnrowell942]

Awesome classic

[@ODDAutos]

Sure is 👍👍

[@garethv1554]

Absolutely shoddy workmanship on this lovely golf. Looks all good now though!

[@Cobra83.]

With every comp site. None of them put images of the underneath on the page.

[@goosegog47]

My partner bought one of the first production cars. He says...After blowing 3 turbos, all replaced under warranty, I traded it in. Very fast, as fast as many of the motorbikes of its day. The unreliability meant that the car became a liability.

[@ronnieteulon]

Black out chrome looks so much better. Workmanship of its former owner.??

[@savostanivukovic9801]

Mate, that girl sure was pretty 🤩 you should have her on the show 😂

[@allysonsquires8421]

Even on the point of the check strap, there is rust there aswel, I'd rather have the corsa b

[@DeeGSi]

It's always the door handles on a MK1 😂 1:34

[@theyarenthere]

Who was that beautiful fair maiden my guy left at the side of the road?

[@ODDAutos]

I’d be a stunner if I was a lady 🤣🤣

[@ryandennehy2400]

That ‘rebuild’ is shocking, what were they thinking 😮

[@ODDAutos]

All good now 👍

[@LearnToRace]

After seeing that boot install I would be very concerned on how well the rest of the car has been built, it may all look good but what corners have been cut or bodged

[@ODDAutos]

I went over the rest mate, was spot on. Had it here for 2 weeks in the end 👍

[@robbeard6929]

You should have fitted fork 'andles.

[@waltersaunders7699]

Kn'ell mate! What a nightmare

[@nickepps1746]

Dream car giveaway! More like nightmare scenario. 😂

[@stu2427]

What about the BMW e36 chrome bumper model

[@ODDAutos]

I’d still wrap it, and limo tint the windows on that, ha ha only joking 👍

[@jimbob578]

I forever hate looking at these, as I nearly got one for free from a mate of a mate. Obviously said I'd take it, heard nothing for a couple of weeks, so called my mate to see what was going on with it, and he called the owner... to say, well as he never heard back from my mate, he just scraped it 😥 this must have been 20 years ago now and I've never forgiven him lol.

[@thomasprins2598]

Totally unfortunate that I’m on the other side of the world 😢 beautiful dream car far better than any Ferrari any day

[@markjess239]

Didn't dream car say they were doing a video on this golf

[@tristanmensikov1410]

Nope I like the chrome but still good video. I ended up building my own vw buggy because I couldn't get yours. Lol

[@ODDAutos]

Ahh mint, I’ve still got mine too. Just waiting for the sunny days to come around again to drive it.

[@danielwhiteley5941]

Full restoration 😂😂😂 apart from the important bits

[@richyalebon1758]

ipad in a golf ffs shockin I get its a retro mod and love 18t under bonnet but you Don't see that, and don't even mind the more modern seats retrimmed in later cloth as still a nod to a oem look but a fkin ipad 😢

[@MrAidanfleming]

Hahah the wig!!

[@user-zs4nh7vu5u]

👍👌💪😎😁🤩

[@williampresley3000]

‘Ello,VW parts is it? I need two white knobble things for my MK1 Golf. Thanks much.

[@ODDAutos]

This is a top notch precise car channel here mate, that’s definitely what they are called 100% 🤣

[@williampresley3000]

@@ODDAutos I’ve no doubt.

[@JWxUK]

That’s one thing that bugs me about so many builds, shiny paint etc but no attention to detail or safety and finishing the car 100%, a bit of a lash up, I still wouldn’t trust the rest you haven’t seen with this one.

[@gtj1]

The bodywork is probably full of rust and filler underneath that shiny paint.

[@johncoldwell340]

Don't think the fiesta wheel is the right pcd for the golf

[@ODDAutos]

Fiesta wheel?

[@johncoldwell340]

@@ODDAutos the spare looks ford maybe I wrong again lol

[@apj6y]

@@johncoldwell340 Looks similar to a Mk3 Golf Steel wheel, and there were also some similar fitted to the Polo Caddy vans. I had some on my Mk2 Jetta and then on a later Polo after I got tired of pumping air into leaking alloys.

[@mddaly6082]

Another great video but a shocking state to find that car in. Loved the "pick up" segment but don't forget it might not be a bloke that wins... or a heterosexual.

[@frasermcintosh6013]

Where did that come from?

[@ODDAutos]

Don’t know mate, it’s going on dreamcars site later 👍🏻

[@frasermcintosh6013]

@@ODDAutos there was a car just round the corner from me in scotland that looked just like that minus the interior that was hanging off. Looks sweet though 😍

[@welshywilliams1692]

That original fuel system is horrific

[@ODDAutos]

It’s all gone now which is good, goes like stink now 👍

[@welshywilliams1692]

@@ODDAutos thank god you got your hands on it 🙌🏻

[@grayfool]

Cool car, built by a complete muppet. I couldn't believe that fuel system. What the hell! Nice syrup, by the way. Really suited you.

[@craigorford9932]

Pity the guy who did the work on the car,didn’t sort the rust out on the inside of the passenger’s door

[@ODDAutos]

That’s spray wax 👍. It’s blumin everywhere

[@craigorford9932]

@@ODDAutos the car looked well but when you got closer why did they leave it a death trap?

[@eddiebecke42]

Hey man, love the content. I've sent you emails a few times and would really appreciate if you could respond to them, thanks.

[@garns8878]

Sadly all too often the case with these classic "show cars". Made to look good but everything underneath is bodged to hell. I know because I bought one and had this exact problem. Looked amazing but the car was an absolute shower of shit, the wiring, fuel system and everything in-between was bodged to fuck! Never again.