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• MKI Golf/A1 Golf GTD downpipe? did they get made? by Baxter on 28 Oct, 2005 13:38
• How do, I got a A1/Mk I Caddy, just bought a GTD to rebuild.
  There was talk a bit back about someone making a downpipe specifically for the conversion.
  Just wondered how they got on and if they were available yet?
  Im a buy one off the shelf kinda guy!
• #1 by 935racer on 31 Oct, 2005 15:27
• Yep they are made, I am making more his week but I am on the other side of the pond, but they can deffinately be shipped out there on your dollar.
• #2 by BlackTieTD on 01 Nov, 2005 06:32
• they are made?! ship me one  
• #3 by 935racer on 01 Nov, 2005 10:37
• I am making more tomorrow morning so they will be ready to ship out tomorrow afternoon!
• #4 by Baxter on 01 Nov, 2005 11:53
• I have mailed you, do you take PayPal?
• #5 by malone on 01 Nov, 2005 11:57
• Quote from: "Mr Brick-Yard"

  I have mailed you, do you take PayPal?

  
  
  www.passengerperformance.com supports PayPal
• #6 by Maarten on 02 Nov, 2005 07:12
• I can deliver you one of these:
  
  
  
  
  Oversized 70mm to fit a Mk1 which uses the original C-clamp flanges. €160,- ex shipping
• #7 by DVST8R on 02 Nov, 2005 21:33
• Hot off the press! ok so mabey hot off the welder.  :wink:
  
  MK1 Downpipes.
  
  
  
  More pics will be up in the vendors forum shortly.
• #8 by Maarten on 03 Nov, 2005 02:01
• If you weld/clamp that to the rest of the exhaust that is not goping to last long cause the engine is rocking back and forth it will snapp off the flange bolts eventually. or do you put a flex piece after the downpipe?
• #9 by vwmike on 03 Nov, 2005 02:14
• I'm sure he plans on you using a flex joint. This is how I did it on my exhaust:
  
  Notice the flex joint right after the downpipe.
• #10 by veeman on 03 Nov, 2005 06:56
• Wow... those look like nice pieces.  I have basically the same style downpipe and for the flex pipe, I went to summitracing and picked up a small stainless braided section (slip-on) and it seems to work pretty well.
  
  
  
  They've also got a weld-on kind as well:  
  
  http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=+PSM-82-4216&x=0&y=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&searchinresults=false&N=0&target=egnsearch.asp
  
  When I got it, it didn't seem like it flexed very much at all, but once the rest of the exhaust was put on, it turned out to flex quite well...
  
  I had plans to put in some kind of support to the back of the block, but I'm not sure if it's necessary with the flex joint.
• #11 by 935racer on 03 Nov, 2005 07:40
• Yes you need to use a flex joint, but the price does not include one. I can add them on for additional cost. The reason I didn't put one on is so whoever is makingthe rest of the exhaust can put it where need be, this is also the reason why there is an extra foot on the end of the downpipe, gives the exhaust builder some flexibilty.
• #12 by Northern RD on 03 Nov, 2005 10:10
• Quote from: "DVST8R"

  Hot off the press! ok so mabey hot off the welder.  :wink:
  
  MK1 Downpipes.
  
  
  
  More pics will be up in the vendors forum shortly.

  
  
  Niiiice,.... :shock:  :shock:
• #13 by Baxter on 03 Nov, 2005 13:16
• Blimey, they are coming thick and fast now!
• #14 by 935racer on 03 Nov, 2005 14:22
• Get them while they are hot!