83 Gti set to get full resto
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My 83 Gti set to get full restoration
Always enjoy reading this thread - keep up the good work.
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Cheers Cero, much appreciated
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Cero said
Always enjoy reading this thread - keep up the good work.
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so keep putting the 50p's in the broadband meter!
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Top skills Andy mate. There is such a thing as direct debit for bills mate
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Wish I could get a bank account to set one up lol
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No bank account?
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It's a long story
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mate, ive looked though your build. i think you've got alot more skills then me. I'm all for saving mk1 golfs, but this one would of been broken into bits and sadly scraped. hats of to you mate, brilliant job, totally deserves a medal.well done…..
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Melteddrummer said
It's a long story
Tell me over that beer you owe me at the AGM
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Roger that!!
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its been 4 days since you last updated this thread, have you not paid the electric aswell lol
Old dubs never die, they just get lower
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Swallowtail_uk said
mate, ive looked though your build. i think you've got alot more skills then me. I'm all for saving mk1 golfs, but this one would of been broken into bits and sadly scraped. hats of to you mate, brilliant job, totally deserves a medal.well done…..
Cheers mate, much appreciated I couldn't bare to scrap a mk1, I wouldn't be able to sleep lol.
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dik-van-dub said
its been 4 days since you last updated this thread, have you not paid the electric aswell lol
Electric is paid lol I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.
Cheers, Andy.
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Melteddrummer said
I've just had a weekend off
Pfft! Part timer
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Yomp said
Melteddrummer said
I've just had a weekend off
Pfft! Part timer
I know! shocking isn't it
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Melteddrummer said
Electric is paid lol I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.
Cheers, Andy.
Like in American Pie?
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smudger1980 said
Melteddrummer said
Electric is paid lol I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.
Cheers, Andy.
Like in American Pie?
Old dubs never die, they just get lower
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smudger1980 said
Melteddrummer said
Electric is paid lol I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.
Cheers, Andy.
Like in American Pie?
LOL
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Small update people, it's been a few day's since I worked on the car as I was waiting for more sheet metal, I managed to get some from a friend of mine, happy days
Anyway, Started today on the o/s rear sill which was goosed, cut out the rot and welded new plate in
New inner/inner sill plate
Next I had to make a new on of these
So cut out some new steel
Bought myself a new metal folder from machine mart
Marked out the bend lines for the radius in the panel(just a bit of educated guess work really)
Moved to the bender, starting with the line closest to me working backwards
put bottom return in plate
Missed a couple of photos but made cut out for the jacking point stiffener
New one compared to the old one. the piece at the bottom of the pic is the old inner/inner sill with whats left of the old jacking point stiffener
Next I set about making a new Stiffener for the jacking point. I made it from a piece of 50x30 box section, you'll get the picture…
Capped the ends off
weldable primered both the new pieces before I welded them together
welded up then tacked to the car
Outer/inner sill tacked in to position
All welded up
Dressed up and painted
That's as far as I got today. Sorry for the amount of pics, just thought it might be helpful for anyone doing the same thing.
Comments/Advice welcome as always.
Cheers, Andy.
Anyway, Started today on the o/s rear sill which was goosed, cut out the rot and welded new plate in
New inner/inner sill plate
Next I had to make a new on of these
So cut out some new steel
Bought myself a new metal folder from machine mart
Marked out the bend lines for the radius in the panel(just a bit of educated guess work really)
Moved to the bender, starting with the line closest to me working backwards
put bottom return in plate
Missed a couple of photos but made cut out for the jacking point stiffener
New one compared to the old one. the piece at the bottom of the pic is the old inner/inner sill with whats left of the old jacking point stiffener
Next I set about making a new Stiffener for the jacking point. I made it from a piece of 50x30 box section, you'll get the picture…
Capped the ends off
weldable primered both the new pieces before I welded them together
welded up then tacked to the car
Outer/inner sill tacked in to position
All welded up
Dressed up and painted
That's as far as I got today. Sorry for the amount of pics, just thought it might be helpful for anyone doing the same thing.
Comments/Advice welcome as always.
Cheers, Andy.
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Inner sill repair looks ace, loving the new jacking point, top work
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