82 mars red GTI

This is my little mk1 gti project that I've had for a few weeks now, started stripping it inside and out to get it down to the bare shell so i can start on repairing the shell to get it ready for paint. I'm planing on keeping it mostly original apart from a few bits like wheels and suspension bits and bobs as it was found, had to weld one side of the rear axel on to get it on the trailer and home


as it is now got a few bits off, still loads to go.






had a go at cleaning up the front spliter came up a treat   should have taken a before pic :?

doesnt look too bad in the pics.  do you know what body work your going to need to do??  good luck with it all, will be worth it when its done!

It's not bad but i know one of the rear arches needs doing as there's a big dent in it  the bottom of the doors have some rust on them the front wings i think are a bit rusty in places (i know ones got a hole in it) and the front panel at the bottom is all rusted and dented. The roof has two nasty holes in it one on the sunroof and one next to it, thinking of getting a new roof without a sunroof for it and the tail gate has a nice hole in it lol. Most of the bad bits are hidden underneath around the edges of it.

Did some more work to it over the weekend, got the headlining out, the dash and removed most of what was left of the engine.
Also discovered that the sunroof still works  8O  thought it would have siezed up


next jobs to remove all the wiring loom


just a few wires and tubes and the brake servo to go now    

looking good  

nice project, looks like someone loved in once. i'm sure it'll be back to it's best in no time :wink:

good luck for you mate.

condition of your car is not too bad. Take a look of mine, you gonna be happy

Done quite alot since last time, got wings off, bonnet, brake servo, rear bumper, wirings almost out and it's now in the garage

can now start taking windows out and seals off without worrying about rain


wheel off


found a nasty hole in one of the wings, lol i believe it isn't genuine though.


this sides not as bad but got a good replacement for this one


found some rust not too bad though



Im going to build one of those car tipper rolly things soon so i can get all the suspension off and weld the underside.

also had a great surprise for my birthday -my gti in cake format

hi

the birthday cake needs a bit of panel beating as well never new you got Mars-red food colouring
another mk1 saved     
cheers
baz

Done quite a bit since last time got all the suspension off, steering rack and columns out and started some small body repairs to the floor and behind where the front wings go, hopefully going to be ordering some repair panels soon. Got a few parts aswell including wheels, lights, sunroof and a few bits for the inside. 8)

last time out before the final strip down and body repairs


floor repair, still needs finishing off



repair to behind the bottom of the wing, needs pin holes sorting still




bare shell awaiting the body roller jig (rear beams off and waiting for paint)


also found that the roof is worse than we first thought holes everywhere

GTInCyprus said

good luck for you mate.

condition of your car is not too bad. Take a look of mine, you gonna be happy

Thanks
yea yours is worse :mrgreen: you've done a nice job to it does look rather nice indeed   mine does look better than it really is tho  :roll:

Now got the car up on to the car roll over jig and had a look at the underside… where do i start!









 









Filler neck is rotton to death but got a new one with the car  



Right rear chassis leg is pretty rotten but got a new one ready to replace it








Also started cuting out the old arch and filler hole to help with replacing the wheel tub.

Been repairing the holes under where the rear bench goes over the past few weekends nothing amazing but it should be alright with a bit of cleaning up





also while doing the inside did the outside bit where the fuel pipes run through.



Welded up some holes that was for a alarm and started cleaning them up.



during the week when im not doing the body ive been painting stuff ready to go back on





started on these now almost got them done but ran out of satin black paint :roll: goning to get some more on saturday.

Got the above bits all painted now
Done a few repairs to the drivers side floor today and yesterday as i'm off work, hopefully get some more done tommorow and sunday.

The repairs, all need cleaning up to make neat-


Tunnel repair, had holes of rust all down the side of it.


Started cleaning up the floor primmed it so it doesnt go rusty agian.


also got this for it  


and these   -


Joe.

I've been repairing the part where the front left wishbone is bolted to the car, it had rotted through the floor and through the chassis leg. I've made 3 pannels, one for the floor then one to go over that which is the chassis leg and then the dome sort of part at the end of the chassis leg that gives it its strength. Also repaird the side of the floor and inner sill as there was big hole there and painted the front half of the floor with hammerite anti rust primer. Going to clean the rust off the boot floor next as thats quite bad and repiar any holes that I find.

2 of the pannels that I've made, the one on the right is the left overs of the old one that i used to make the new one.


Floor repair being held in place with a magnetic arrow ready for welding.


Welded on


Next part welded on


And the last part on, have ground back the welds now


Few pics of the repairs to the inner sill and floor






Pic of the half painted floor


Joe.

this brings back some good memories for me

keep up the good works

Thanks  

Top job mate, I wish I had space to put my shell on its side, would make life much easier!

Thanks  

Done alot since the last update cleaned up the boot floor / spare wheel tub and started on the front inner wings, new chassis leg on and a few other repairs have been made also been painting parts ready to go back on and picked up a enigne.

parts I've baught since the last update are:
-headliner
-gear shift boot
-new door pin switches and those rubber seals
-kamie gear knob
-ate break servo sticker
-1/3 of a spare wheel tub to repair mine
-standard 1.8 GTI engine and gearbox

Inner sill repair




new chassis leg


gear shift linkage


cleaned up my break servo aswell



engine


Still loads to do and loads of parts to get, Joe.

Done a fair bit since I last updated this, both chassis legs are on with bolts replaced, both front inner arches cleaned off, verious bits of metal welded in, started cleaning the engine bay, painted a few bits, started to repair the rear left arch tub and got hold of a drivers rear 1/4 pannel.
anyway heres some pics

chassis leg and bolts being repaired





some more new bits and suspention bits i've shot blast and painted



repairs inside the car



started cleaning the engine bay up, now removed the battery tray and altering the new one as its slightly wrong


rear left arch tub repairs.



inner arch, the other sides like this now too


something tells me that its not going to be ready for the agm  
Joe.