83 gti full rebuild
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hopefully primer soon
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Got this little fella from machine mart along with a spraygun air gun and paraffin gun for ?70, not bad at all for little spray jobs and that only gonna use it for priming as i have found a guy who lives a mile or so away who's gonna spray the whole car with doors etc off and he's gonna pick it up on a flat bed
got the inside sprayed up in rust proof primer just got to flat back a few area's then im gonna give it a few coats of high build primer. Also got the new bonnet and one wing sprayed in primer as well, if it stays nice tomorrow i'll get another coat down and spray the floor pans then all i have to do is prime the outside of the car flat back and get the topcoat done cant't wait this is how the outside is looking including the doors, all paint sanded back to original primer then it gets a few coats of high build.
All bare metal is getting zinc oxide primed befor high build to stop rust
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hope u guys enjoy
Befor paint
new bonnet test fit and primed
New wings also primed needed a bit of work to fit flush with the shell
And the rest of the shell
ohh and a pic of my old polo i found this weekend
Again sorry for the bad pics still using my phone :?
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Praise well deserved for your hard efforts.
The aftermarket sunroof situation is a terrible one, and should really be rectified.
One thing I've learnt is, that if a job's worth doing, then it's worth doing right!
You would have to unpick the roof skin from the drip rails and then drill through the spot welds on the inside. Then replace the roof skin and the missing support bracket from inside. The outside corners are best brazed in place rather than welded. A tough job, but well worth the results.
I should know as it was the first task on my own car!
I'll be watching your progress with interest.
1980 Mars Red GTI BRMotorsport 142
1983 Black GTI
1983 Black GTI
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the golf in the booth
all masked up
i don't have any pics during the spraying but it came out pretty good there are 3 runs that need flatting back and spraying in, i also brought an orbital sander/polisher so i can wet flat the paint back and polish it up the doors are also sprayed and i will be fitting them today if it stops raining :roll:
anyways pics
excuse the shorts in the reflection lol
had a bit of luck at the scrap yard i got some wiper arms indicator lenses and this steering wheel from a mk2 golf almost the same as the original.
I also saw a pair of mint old recaro buckets from a rover t bar with adjustable lumber suport etc so asked the guy but he wanted to sell the as a set with doorcards and everything so i told him i wasn't interested then he offered me them for ?50 per seat so i got a set of recaros for 100 quid bargain im just gonna run harnesses and no back seats i think so its nice and simple. Im keeping all the original gti bits for future when i come to sell it so it can be put back to original.
Just a quick question i've asked in the electrical forum as well, what is this white electrical conector on my inlet it doesn't have anything pluged into it??
so thats my progress so far next up is to put the doors back together fit headlining and spray the inside again so it looks good with the back area striped out, the pick up seats get runners and put it all back together.
should be driving her soon
dunc
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Just want to say well done on your project, looks a good quality job, looking forward to seeing the final pics
Not sure what the connector is, will have a look on mine
Ade
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Tie rods and tie rod ends
steering rack boots
ball joints
wishbones & bushes- these have been laqured as i had a lot spare lol
wheel bearings front and rear
cv boots - sanded down and resprayed the cv's befor fully rebuilding
new arb mounts and bushes
engine mounts & gearbox mounts
new rear drums and pads
Strut top mounts
upper and lower suspension bushes - i wanted all bushes replaced when i fit the coilovers
sump gasket - there was a bolt snaped in the block which needs to be removed causing a leak
oil filter
air filter
Theres probably more but i can't remember it all lol, i now just need to get stuck in and re fit all the front components then put it back on the floor and start on the rear bits. I also refurbed and painted the front calipers to make them a bit neater and removed my exhaust system to make it more accesable to waxoyle the underside, the exhaust didn't even have a clamp from the down pipe, and when i was removing the hubs the hub nuts they wern't even torque'd up came of very easy, same thing happened with all the suspension bolts….. the previous owner made a real good job of this car …… lots of shiny pics coming soon i promise :roll:
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windscreen
wiring loom for inside car my ones screwed
headlights
single headlight red grill
all side trim in black and clips
tailgate lock rubber grommit
and that circular bit behind the steering wheel that makes a conection to the horn as its snaped
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ARB painted and new bushes fitted mounts have been wire brushed and repainted as well
New oil and air filters the discs that came with the car after a good clean up arb brackets from crazy quiff and new wishbones and balljoints all fitted
the wishbones were laqured as well as i had 5l left over from the previous paint i brought so i might as well use it.
i went for a drive to crazy quiff and picked up a few bits as well a new interior light, rear lamp wireing and a windscreen i only need side trim and a grill then i have all the bits to put it back on the road hopefully….
I had to remove the exhaust mnifold this weekend to get he steering rack back in place and adjusted up and found that it was bolted up hand tight and some of the gaskets were instaled the wrong way round so more jobs to do but at least all the major parts are fited just gotta bolt on the coilovers and remove a snaped sump bolt befor it can be put on the ground.
More updates soon
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and thats basically where its at as off today. new arches and side decals went on, now all i need to do is fit my double headlight grill and hella lamps a new red grill trim, and the rear seats and parcel shelf. I will also be changing the exhaust tip for something a bit smaller and subtle and then enjoy driving it. Its taken a long time to get it this stage and i've enjoyed the whole build process. coments welcome.
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