GLD .. Another winter off the road.
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GLD .. Another winter off the road.
I bought the car in January 2001 From a guy called Gary who gave it it's regal name (Malik) I had had a look at a couple of others which were complete dogs when I came across GLD in the local free-ads paper it was in gloucester but my mate was willing to give me a lift to go check it out and when I got there I fell in love with it..
It was a Pirelli edition imported from germany but it had the majority of "Campaign" features but was basically standard and the guy didn't scrimp on parts or servicing so I snapped his arm off..
I then drove it quite happily up until 2008..
here are the pics when I took it off the road in August, which was for a couple of reasons :
1. I couldn't afford (at the time) the fuel it was costing me to drive it round town which in turn was slowly killing it and coking it up..
2.The rear beam was starting to die. One of the mounts had come loose which I hadn't noticed for a good while and it had ovaled out the mounting point so it came off the road..
Had a couple of teething troubles along the way.. the old seat belt anchorage problem..
And the clutch cable pulling through the Bulkhead, Both of which are now remedied..
But for 7 years on the road as a daily driver I don't think it did too bad.. and if I Didn't use my breakdown cover I wouldn't be getting the most out of my insurance would I? :?
Anyway now the weather is getting better I am (trying) to get it back to it's former glory..
Bit of Powdercoating & cleaning is on the cards I reckon.
Just got this problem to sort out.. I think my screen was Leaking for quite a while judging by the soaked sound deadening material in the drivers well (It doesn't anymore by the way) but I don't know what to do about this floor? It solid but do I sand it back and coat it with something or just re-carpet? advice would be very much appreciated..
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I would clean the floor up. May not be anything major but you wouldn't want to leave and it get worse. Upside is under the carpet so no one will see, so you could sand back to ensure no surface rust and clean then just black smoothright for example - easy!
Look forward to seeing the progress
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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Got the rear beam back from the powdercoaters friday .. i'm well happy with it. Got the brackets, anti roll bar and back plates done at the same same time wil try and get some more pics up.. sorry about the quality it's from my phone..
:mrgreen:
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after reading this review..
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/214173/cordless_drill_test.html
Love those auto express tests. always seems like they give a good mix of prices and specs.. anyway it was the cheapest I could find it online and it arrived next day, can highly recommend them!
Was starting and running the car every couple of weeks until one of the fuel lines decided to give up and was firing puddles of petrol onto the garage floor everytime the pump primed!! Might have to give that up for a while!!
So now i'm gonna wire cup the floor pan and get a nice smooth rust free surface and then comes my next dilemma. Which paint to use. I'm gonna take the worst bit i.e the bits with crackled paint and rust back as far as I can to bare metal but don't really wanna strip all of it so I've narrowed it down to 3 paints.. Por-15, Epoxy mastic or Kbs rustseal ( http://www.kbs-coatings.com/ )
Don't know too much about the last one but it's is kinda middle ground in cost between the two others anyone ever used it or can recommend either of the other two?
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Bert said
i got exited when i saw the GLD bit,i thought it was a diesel
Bert
thats wat i thought lol
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And another mk1 in Bristol :wink:
Good luck with it.
Pete
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Bert said
i got exited when i saw the GLD bit,i thought it was a diesel
Bert
Me too… Nice plate… buddy :mrgreen:
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jellybelly said
i'm a big fan of POR-15 and i'm sure a few more people on here are as well
never seen the other products so can't say anything about them
Yeah por 15 seemed pretty good, tough but smooth finish, I think my mk1 has gained a couple of kgs from how much I have on it
Pete
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First things first. To tackle the main problem why the golf had to come off the road in the first place. The rear beam. If there's one tip I can give anyone when working on old cars is use plenty of release oil/WD40 or whatever your prefered choice is. Be sure to coat every nut and bolt well in advance of when you intend to remove it, You'll save yourself so much time and grief.. So when attempting this be sure to soak the beam mounting and shock bolts with it
At this point detach the brake cables from either side of the lever in the car and pull them underneath through the floor. Make sure you place some support on the middle of the beam as it weighs a ton and I reckon would probably hurt if it fell on your head or leg! also ensure you detach the load sensing valve from the beam before you drop it down.
The beam mounts are in surprisingly good nick really considering and came apart pretty easily, Although I took no chances and did a quarter turn forward and back as some on here recommended.
While the beam is propped by the jack, Clamp the brake hoses and remove the rigid pipes from the flexy pipes and get that rusty beam outta there!
Now it's off the car I can see The ARB bushes are a bit past their best as well..
The OS mounting point looks ok…
But not so good on the NS, at least I found out what was causing that seriously loud bang which was coming from my rear nearside wheel..
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Its kept rust away for 5 years from a restored car I know of. It goes on thick too so hardly need to go over any of it again. Its also a third of the price of the epoxy mastic.
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In my opinion the very best rust beating combination is ? first a coat of Zinga and two coats of epoxy mastic ? no more rust. I did two coats of epoxy mastic on the floor and on the inner arches and inner wings I did zing and epoxy ? belt and braces so to speak?.
I tested them myself ? when the bare steel rusted it stopped dead where the epoxy started ? no creeping. Epoxy is very very difficult to remove even with a sharp screwdriver ? very tough stuff.
For an extra few quid it is worth it ? means you can forget the underside of the car?..
just me tuppence worth
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also had a bit of a problem with the round bits of steel coming away from the floor?? didn't seem like they were welded? they just pushed through is that right?
Other than that boot floor seems really sound. Don't know what the stuff is on the floor but it is like tar/Bituminous and seemed to be doing a really good job. Is that stuff factory has anyone else got it or know what it is?
So after reading how much better it was using a grinder with a wire cup brush I thought I'd give it a crack… Can't believe how much easier it is to get off!! Then my grinder started making funny noises and chucking grease out so I had to stop (think it's killed the bearings, It's a black and decker one too I've only had it about a year but i've lost the receipt grrr!! why is it my dad and grandad have the old green black and decker stuff and it seems to last a dogs age!!) got myself a new grinder today and am looking forward to making some real progress under there :mrgreen:
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