1981 mk1 golf c overhaul
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Old Timer
1981 mk1 golf c overhaul
think you're a legend…
love that you just stripped your engine, the car's a shell, and in your big pile of new parts, you've got a head unit and gearknob!!!
that's ambition!
love it, you're putting me to shame.
love that you just stripped your engine, the car's a shell, and in your big pile of new parts, you've got a head unit and gearknob!!!
that's ambition!
love it, you're putting me to shame.
'83 Black GTI Cab on BBS RAs - DreamBoat 3000'
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dont mess about me
plus its the little things that push me to finish it lol
plus its the little things that push me to finish it lol
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been cleaning and painting
dirty hub vs clean hub
black handle vs chav handle
and 1 primered bay!!
not quite so prtty on the other side
dirty hub vs clean hub
black handle vs chav handle
and 1 primered bay!!
not quite so prtty on the other side
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bay now
was told me covering it all in primer was a bad idea n t all needs to be metal lol
arty farty pic of chris aka golf gt welding his bay
oh n todays delivery
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Old Timer
excellent progress Laura.
is the paint top, if so, Nice 8)
is the paint top, if so, Nice 8)
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yup, thats the colour its going to be
VW texas yellow
VW texas yellow
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Local Hero
Fab colour choice! Can't beat a yellow Mk1. 8)
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Old Timer
y's it bad to prime it? do you ned some kind of sealler 1st? or an etch primer?
thanks
thanks
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epoxys awesome as a 2k sealer primer. then some high build over it.
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Old Timer
plus its the little things that push me to finish it lol
too true, just not as quick as you, but i cannae wait to put my new valve caps on ops:
mon the restos!
'83 Black GTI Cab on BBS RAs - DreamBoat 3000'
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thansk for the comments, i have 2k high build primer
went up with a massive list to do tonight n eneded up doing nothing apart from mending the hole in my sill … lots of grinding back to do now but at least its solid woo
went up with a massive list to do tonight n eneded up doing nothing apart from mending the hole in my sill … lots of grinding back to do now but at least its solid woo
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Worked on my hole last night…
some back ground on "the hole"
looked like this when i got it
on grinding it back i discovered it looked like this
which made this
Welded a small plate in but the surrounding metal was like tin foil
started grinding it back last night and jusy started going through so thought sod it all do it properly
crappy iphone pics coming up
after grinding back
taken back to decent metal
ouch thats a big hole
then 3 hours of messing with sheet metal, body work hammers and lots of swearing an d throwing tool about, id managed to fabricate a decent enough peice…
still required some tweeking but it was getting late
im proud of that
some back ground on "the hole"
looked like this when i got it
on grinding it back i discovered it looked like this
which made this
Welded a small plate in but the surrounding metal was like tin foil
started grinding it back last night and jusy started going through so thought sod it all do it properly
crappy iphone pics coming up
after grinding back
taken back to decent metal
ouch thats a big hole
then 3 hours of messing with sheet metal, body work hammers and lots of swearing an d throwing tool about, id managed to fabricate a decent enough peice…
still required some tweeking but it was getting late
im proud of that
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Old Timer
Good work! keep it up, its coming along nicely.
Cheers
Dib
Cheers
Dib
Golf MK1 GLi Golf MK2 GTi Golf MK3 GTi Galaxy 2.3 Ghia X Seat Inca 1.9 Diesel Tomorrow is almost over, today went by so fast The only thing to look forward too is the past.
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ENGINE BAY… ALMOST THERE
me looking like i should be skiing not working lol
Christophers new higher turrets!
and a guy that looks liek the guy off viva lol
me looking like i should be skiing not working lol
Christophers new higher turrets!
and a guy that looks liek the guy off viva lol
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my new clocks arrived the other week
direct fit into the standard gti centre console
prepping for paint has now started red bloody rust everywhere!!
came in on moday and a door had magic'd its self onto the car… i was very impressed the car has started putting itself back together haha!
the old one was rotten at the botton and this one is better so christopher decided to fit it for me
after lots of sanding
the door has for some reason been half sprayed in white … i was a little worried it was covering some rust of dodgey repair up but nope… all sanded back fine
wow you can see how much dust there is… i finally invested in a face mask after coughing up god knows how much crap. cant be healthy
The other side
This was the roof!
yummy… not been washed in years and by the looks of it never polished haha
SAND SAND SAND
velvet looking roof
and the workshop doodle pad
couple more essential bay pics… almost 100% there now
direct fit into the standard gti centre console
prepping for paint has now started red bloody rust everywhere!!
came in on moday and a door had magic'd its self onto the car… i was very impressed the car has started putting itself back together haha!
the old one was rotten at the botton and this one is better so christopher decided to fit it for me
after lots of sanding
the door has for some reason been half sprayed in white … i was a little worried it was covering some rust of dodgey repair up but nope… all sanded back fine
wow you can see how much dust there is… i finally invested in a face mask after coughing up god knows how much crap. cant be healthy
The other side
This was the roof!
yummy… not been washed in years and by the looks of it never polished haha
SAND SAND SAND
velvet looking roof
and the workshop doodle pad
couple more essential bay pics… almost 100% there now
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well its been about 5 weeks sisne ive done any work on the mk1 but decided to change that today
bought a whole sill section insted of trying to fabricate a peice the right shape to weld in…
cut down to the right size
winer! happy with that, means ill also get the right little lip in which although i didnt notice it at first would bug me now i have noticed it lol
bay almost ready for primer… finally
new wings
something a bit wrong with our inspiration wall
and the result of todays work… ouch..
dont let go of an angle grinder when its on…
start of the new dash pod design
bought a whole sill section insted of trying to fabricate a peice the right shape to weld in…
cut down to the right size
winer! happy with that, means ill also get the right little lip in which although i didnt notice it at first would bug me now i have noticed it lol
bay almost ready for primer… finally
new wings
something a bit wrong with our inspiration wall
and the result of todays work… ouch..
dont let go of an angle grinder when its on…
start of the new dash pod design
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Newbie
Hi iam having serious truble i want to buy a 1981 vw rabbit diesel but i want it to have gti front and all emblems is that posible? please help me please
IHAVENOIDEA
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and will it look like a golf gti to the common i not someone checking under the hood
IHAVENOIDEA
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just realised not updated this in aaaages
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shes alive!!!
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