Golf GTI Special '83
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Early-1800 said
Unless you are going for a concours d'elegance finish does it need sandblasting?
Apart from roof it all looks like normal old car rotten floor and sills. A bit of a weldathon but repair panels are available and it can be made good.
You are probably right. After getting everything off now I've actually decided not to sandblast now. I need to replace both floors, inner/outer sills on both sides, the boot floor (maybe) and what's called "rear chassis repair" on Heritage on both sides. So what's left to sandblast is basically the front of the car, and I'm going to try do that myself instead.
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espenlg said
So as recommended I did not deliver the car for sandblasting. So while waiting for my welder to arrive I've started cleaning things up. I try to spenda couple of hours every day to keep the momentum, and I have a lot of metal to coverThe front of the car is actually not that bad compared to the rear. I need to replace the suspension turrent on the left side - and the front panel, but I think that is it.
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Great work! You certainly aren't hanging around.
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Great work! You certainly aren't hanging around.
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Wow! That roof was cheap for that. Saw one on facebook very recently, also in red for £700 … bargain and great work so far well done
I know! I mean, £385 is a decent amount of money, but the chance of finding a roof in good condition is pretty slim I guess. I'm pretty sure I would have paid £700 if that was my only option.
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Great project - Will be great to follow![]()
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- Rear Chassis Repair - Both sides
- Complete Front Panel
- Lower Front Side Member Repair - Both sides
- Floor Pan - Both sides
- Inner and outer sills - Both sides
- Large Outer Rear Wheel Arch - Both sides
Then on wednesday my new welder arrived. I ended up with a rather unknown (I guess) Spartus EasyMig 215. I've tried it out today and I have to say it works very well, considering I have never welded anything before. So I'm practising a lot and using my current front panel as a test area. It will be replaced anyway. I also bought a load of metal so my plan is to create a "cage" of some sort to secure the shape of the car while working on the floor and roof. When this is done my next step is to create a rollover jig. Hopefully I have everything I need.
In addition I'm trying to spend an hour every day grinding away the dirt and old paint. I'm close to being finished with the engine bay, only the tricky parts left.
I also managed to find a new suspension turret for the left side. Heritage didn't have any plans for getting it in stock. However, when looking at the situation I'm not actually sure if I need to change it. I'll share some pictures in the next post and ask for your opinion.
I couple of picture showing how my garage was packed while temporary storing the Heritage-packages, and the current state of the engine bay.
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With this in place there is no excuse to not start replacing panels. I'm going to take small steps and I've started to work on a piece where the left suspension turret is located. I'll share the result when it's done. Wish me luck :-D
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