My MK1 Golf, Dilbert

First full day with our new project!

First thing was to pick up a set of locking wheel nuts. Strange they weren't already fitted, perhaps the previous owner was more trusting than I am. Also picked up a fire extinguisher, just in case. My brother, James, wasted no time in giving it a good wash and wax even though it had only cleaned it a few days ago!

The oil leak that, in theory, is the rocker cover gasket seems to have got a bit worse. I think it's more likely to be a seal. There's also a knocking noise coming from somewhere, might be the water pump or possibly just a pulley. But when the engine was rebuilt all ancillaries were replaced, so needs investigating.

The Webers really need to be properly set up, now that the engine has been run in as, not surpirsingly, it's running pretty rough on the run in mapping. But, as the engine is going to be stripped down, there's no point in doing that yet.

But, so far, minor things which don't sound complicated, read expensive, to sort out.

Been searching for parts to beautify the engine and engine bay, fortunately German eBay is awash with bits for Golf's. Haven't made up a shopping list yet but can see it's going to add up pretty quickly.

Never given a car a name before, never really had a project car, but this time thought why not. As the registration starts DLB I thought Dilbert. So say hello to Dilbert!