mk1 golf notop! *updated original post

cheers lawsy, thats what i'm doing.

how big are your axle stands?

rustmuncher said

Give this a try then
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=29690&highlight=#29690

 8O WOW. that is bad. get more pics when i get the rear in pieces.

whatalotafun said

cheers lawsy, thats what i'm doing.

how big are your axle stands?

thats avery personal question… lol

took some pics of the inside of the rear mounts and it looks like the rusty one has been attempted before. not very succesfully:


this is the passenger side:



and here's a few of the underside:





all looks sound to me. :mrgreen:


heres some of the sills:



and does anyone know if you can get a replacement for this????


comments welcome

Can u show a pic not so ultra close up, I can't even recognise what that is!

sorry paul, it's the front of the passenger sill.just under the wing

In that case, have you removed the front wing to look at it properly?

not yet. will do tomorrow night.

hope t ain't much worse. will find out soon hey.

getting into it now.

can't wait to get her finished.

will i have to make my own piece for here then?

i do like a bit of fabrication  :mrgreen:

I can't see it properly from here. Try a search - there is a reference diagram, of available panels, from Hadrian panels. Then you can find out if they did a repair section for that area. Then you need to find a local stockist and see if its still available.

looked yesterday, looked at loads of diagrams, none matched.

theyhave a stockist in burt st edmunds. about 10 mins away.

not sure if you have seen this

http://uk.youtube.com/…G3R7uj5MM&feature=related

i have been shown this before, would love mine to be the same but not shortened

Nice conversion! If it was English would have put money on Andy Saunders having done this one :wink:

removed this litle lot:


to reveal this:

looks like a very tidy :wink:  repair.

the other side looks fine tho:


the petrol tank has never been removed in 25years:


looks like i've gotta remove that plate and clean her all up, before making up a tidy little plate to go in its place.

and gear linkage has some up and down movement when you push it up from the bottom, is this normal?

doesn't look all that bad really
should keep you busy for a bit
good job!

this is the problem bit:









pics taken going around the problem area.

All looks a very familiar area to me! Just make sure you check it all thoroughly, and make repairs by removing all the rotten metal surrounding an area, then weld a patch or whatever, over it. Looks like a reasonable previous repair. I wish the guy who repaired mine previously (VW specialist, not a DIY job either....) had been as careful....

i was going to remove the piece that has been put on clear it all out and make a nice plate to go back in.

the bit taken of are all in very good condition.

exhaust system is a new genuine vag item. a new filler neck, again genuine vag. and new bilstien rear suspension.

someone loved this car!

who ordered that bloody snow?

own up, i KNOW it wasn't paul.

sorry it was me lol

i wanted a break from welding so prayed for some snow