My First Resto

Bought from a guy in Devon on eBay for ?300,



New Shoes waiting to be fitted  



4 x 4 Mode (Definately need to sort that  ops: )



And finally getting rid of the rubbish interior





Next step is to strip to a bare shell and then she's going in for some body mods and a colour change in the new year.

Then i can start the fun part which will be putting it all back together, albeit with a few tweaks here and there  :twisted:

Nice one Alun, looks quite a solid car for ?300. Did you get the new shoes for the ?300 too?!! 8O  (Yep, lose the 4x4 look tho :wink: )

Looks like a Driver from the pics. Is the engine staying or going?

Welcome aboard!

Cheers
Andy

nice borbet t's 8)  :wink:

what colour and interior you gonna put in?

Cheers guys   

Was very impressed how solid it was for ?300. Only rust found is surface rust on the rear arches underneath the trims and a couple of patches on the bootlid.

I wish it came with the wheels for ?300 the cost me ?370 from a guy in Germany and the tyres were ?240 fitted. (Making the wheels worth twice what the car is 8O )

Current plans are a full respray in Audi Canyon Red and then ill make a decision on what way the interior will go (Stripped and caged weekend track warrior or Leather retrim and make it a sweet daily driver)

ANOTHER MK1 SAVED FROM THE RAVAGES OF HE WHO HATH THE IRON JAWS OF DESTRUCTION


nice car nice wheels get stuck in!

restoration
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noun [C/U]
the act or the process of returning something to its original condition, or to a state similar to its original condition

Not knocking what you are doing it's not a restoration though is it.

Not sure I would have referred to a series 2 dash as rubbish either. Lots of people on here quite happy with that dash.

Peter.

he probably means 20 yr old manky carpet and driver seats.

yeah maybe, and that insulation under the carpet that never dries once wet.

You could do a desert safari in a mk1 golf safe in the knowledge theres always moisture stored in the floor insulation.

Peter.

Nice one Alun, looking good so far, liking the wheels, deck it next, should look sweet, anymore plans?

I started my project with a driver, nice to see the progress, keep us posted :wink:

No major updates really.

Engine came out last weekend.



And finished stripping the interior







Work has stopped for now as this has all been done without a garage and its a bit too cold. So im gonna wait until it warms up again before i carry on.

Reminds me of mine when it was in bits!

good stuff mate…

tallpete said

Not knocking what you are doing it's not a restoration though is it.

I know what you mean, when I think of restoration, I imagine a severely rotten car with many parts beyond redemption, being totally stripped, new sections of bodywork constructed, then all mechanical, electrical, running gear components etc refurbished or replaced.

My Golf isn't that bad, but it certainly has had a number of 'issues' which would have been uneconomical on a ?500 banger. For example, clutch, patches of bodywork, replacing a number of FI and braking components, etc. I'd describe it as 'renovation' not restoration.

Stripping all the interior, electrics and engine out of a car, can't be sniffed at!