Mk1 GTi Campaign Restoration Thread - New pics Page 6

stonechip it? so will I need primer etc? I'm a complete novice to paintwork…

Today, I finally got round to fitting the brand new rear suspension, springs and new bushes. Currently sat on steelies now. Hopefully will get the front suspension on tomorrow then it's time to say goodbye to her for 2 weeks while she undergoes some botox and other facial surgery.

PS. Thanks to Rhys (R11ysf) for sorting me out with some spring caps.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d171/gareth83/MK1%20GTi/Resto003.jpg

tut tut tut, your numberplate is on the wrong side of legal!!  :naughty:  :naughty:  :shhh: i wont tell if you dont

Am enjoying this thread lots as i have just bought exactly the same car in a similar state.

Its nice to see whats waiting for me  

Finally completed all the suspension this afternoon:



Put the mk2 steelies on it so the P-Slots can be re-furbed:



Loaded her up with all the body panels, still couldn't get the tailgate off ha ha:



Then went over the car to see if there was anything else to strip, thought I'd check the sunroof drain holes while I was at it!! Unfortunately the passenger's side is fooked:





Please post in the following thread if you can help me out with a fix:

http://www.vwgolfmk1.o…viewtopic&p=294923#294923

away she went first thing this morning:



she looks tiny in that photo!!!

Looking good matey, would love a silver Mk1

nothing to update, off to the bodyshop Monday to take some update photos.

can't wait, hope it's coming along!

been down the bodyshop this week and not one bit of work has been carried out as yet!!

He's had to sack two of his employees for stealing I am led to believe so he's a bit behind. I've offered to help prep the car in return for a reduced price. So I'll be popping down on my next set of 4 days off to learn some tricks of the trade. Really looking forward o it actually!!

Went down there today, prep work has started. Should have some photos come the end of the week.

Mate - where are you getting the P slots refurbished? I'd like to get mine done - but the black part inside the wheel is apparently very difficult to do? Would be interested to see what your look like afterwards. Good luck with it - gonna try and get mine down when funds permit!!

I can offer a full wheel refurb service including tyre fitting etc.  We use Pristine Wheels one of the countries's best refurb company.  Not the cheapest but the quality is excellent.

bytor said

Mate - where are you getting the P slots refurbished? I'd like to get mine done - but the black part inside the wheel is apparently very difficult to do? Would be interested to see what your look like afterwards. Good luck with it - gonna try and get mine down when funds permit!!

The wheel refurb has fell through, the guy was only going to clean up just the faces. Going to leave them for now, I'll probably run the mk2 steelies for a while anyway to use up the good tyres on them.

Went down to the bodyshop on Friday to give a hand with some prep work.

He had found a load of rust earlier in the week and asked if I want the full works or just a cheap repair. Opted for the full works as I may as well get it done for future peace of mind. He spent a day and a half adding extra welding. The car is completely rot free now!!

So I spent Friday afternoon grinding the weld lines. Here's a few updated pics:








Going back down tomorrow to help clean up the bonnet, wings etc.

I'd imagine the primer will be put on towards the end of this week!! Finally!

Excellent build thread :wink:

Im restoring my mk1 at the moment and reading through your thread is really inspiring mate! Keep up the great work 8)

Looking forward to some more updates soon.

Went down earlier in the week and used an orbital sander (mainly grade 180). First time I had ever used an orbital sander on a car, really interesting but definitely hard work!





As you can see it's obviously had a bit of repair work done in the past due to the filler you can see, the guy said he'll go over my work (I'm not exactly a pro!!) and finish grinding most of it back to bare metal.

Going down on Monday/Tuesday to help prep all the panels

what colour you going to get it done?

The same, if I spray it any other colour and it wont hold it's value

good point.

you're in Cardiff??

where are you getting it sprayed?!