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On the brightside though, the car might be a few kilos lighter once you replace it all with decent metal…
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Behind the offside rear wheel…
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I've never seen anything quite like it…
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List of past and present cars ive owned
1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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PhilipMcTDI said
I had the same problem area on the rear with mine but not as advanced fortunately, I cut a section out of another spare Jetta I had for parts and had my mate weld it in! Brillant job too
Ideally I'd like to find a rear section from a donor car as it would save a lot of faffing about fabricating bits. Quite hard to come by though
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1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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PhilipMcTDI said
Well since I bought another donor car for parts, I might have the section your looking? Pm me your number if you like, I could what's app you the picture of the areas you need possibly tomorrow if it's not raining and cut them out if I'm done at the car
Thanks! I've sent you a PM…
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Following much tea and deliberation I became very aware that this project is never going to get finished on my tiny drive… Thankfully, hard work at the (completely non-car-related) day job meant that a move to larger premises was on the cards. So after a year of sitting in the wind, rain and sea air, moving day came:
Loaded up…
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And now safely tucked up in the dry!
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This really has helped things no end. A full strip down can now commence and although progress will be slow at least I can plug away at it here and there when I get spare time.
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I know there is little in the way of tuning options for the original GF engine but with a good service and some help with induction and exhaust it will be a nice looking and sounding lump.
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There is a guy on Facebook just now with a full rear end of a jetta for sale.
He also has a lot of panels, but you have to ask for a lot of images of what you need. As you have found out not everything is as nice as it looks on face value.
But good luck with the project and buy a rollover spit. was the best money I ever spent on my jetta.
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Do you mean the guy based in Bristol? If so then yeah, I've seen him on Facebook. He does seem to have quite a few parts which may be handy; however, like you say, some of them look a little rough. He's quite far from me but once the car is fully stripped it might be worth a trip over there to see what he has got. And yes, definitely want a rollover spit. Toyed with the idea of making one but i'm going to hold out for a bit and see if I can lay my hands on a reasonably priced second hand one first (if such a thing exists!).dubway said
some amount of work going to go into this.
There is a guy on Facebook just now with a full rear end of a jetta for sale.
He also has a lot of panels, but you have to ask for a lot of images of what you need. As you have found out not everything is as nice as it looks on face value.
But good luck with the project and buy a rollover spit. was the best money I ever spent on my jetta.
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Not much progress has been made thanks to a busy work/life schedule (and lack of funds). Just really plucking away at the boring bits here and there when I get the time.
Engine is now out, as is the interior, windscreen, most of the wiring, rear beam, all suspension etc. Each element had its issues with removing but got there in the end! And somehow, I'm still finding filler!
Been stripping bits of underseal and filler here and there when I get an hour or two… Started marking out and drilling the spot welds for the front inner wings as it's looking like the simplest route is going to be to replace these entirely. However, I have managed to source panel chops for both front corners so repairing the inner wings as two patch repairs is still an option…
Next up is fabricating some sort of jig for realigning the inner wings before they get removed/cut out.
Started keeping track of the stripdown/build on youtube; mainly as a platform to rant and moan about bits when they go badly, but also as a way of keeping my sanity with this rust heap and keeping a bit of a record of how things go back together too!
https://youtu.be/Z2TD5ZG6Spo
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Not much progress has been made thanks to a busy work/life schedule (and lack of funds). Just really plucking away at the boring bits here and there when I get the time.
Engine is now out, as is the interior, windscreen, most of the wiring, rear beam, all suspension etc. Each element had its issues with removing but got there in the end! And somehow, I'm still finding filler!
Been stripping bits of underseal and filler here and there when I get an hour or two… Started marking out and drilling the spot welds for the front inner wings as it's looking like the simplest route is going to be to replace these entirely. However, I have managed to source panel chops for both front corners so repairing the inner wings as two patch repairs is still an option…
Next up is fabricating some sort of jig for realigning the inner wings before they get removed/cut out.
Started keeping track of the stripdown/build on youtube; mainly as a platform to rant and moan about bits when they go badly, but also as a way of keeping my sanity with this rust heap and keeping a bit of a record of how things go back together too!
https://youtu.be/Z2TD5ZG6Spo
https://youtu.be/hQrr16trNdA
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I've been at mine for far too long but I'm insane when it comes to detail as I'm sure you know lol
List of past and present cars ive owned
1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
the
1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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Things got drastic and scary…
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Actual progress!
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List of past and present cars ive owned
1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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1997 corsa 1.2 poop
2003 Ibiza 130 tdi hybrided to 240bhp
1991 Mk 2 jetta calypso green 1.6td
2001 MG ZT 190+ v6 in trophy blue…. Sold to my brother
2003 Golf GTI TDI 150 black leather heated recaros
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Of course, I found some rust…
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Nothing surprises me with this car now though so not that fussed by what I found.
All scrubbed up… Still got to do the spare wheel well which will be very awkward in a Jetta!
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