Project WOS

Hi people

Just picked this up at the weekend and amazingly it was only 5 miles from my home.  Must be the closest I've ever gone for a car in my life  

Hasn't been used for 3 years and needs a good bit of work but it starts and all indications are its a proper campaign model although some tinkering has gone on in the past by the looks of things  :roll:

My intention is to get it back to looking its best so will be constantly looking in the 'parts for sale' section for a 4 lamp grill, front spoiler, mk1 dashboard and genuine golf ball gearknob to start with.  

I'll post pics as I go along but here it is as I brought it home

Looks like the previous owner really wanted a Mk2 judging by the 16v lower front spoiler, dash and grill (Looks more like a Mk2 item than a Mk1!).

Thought I recognised this - I was watching this on ebay a couple of weeks ago and forgot about it due to lack of time and work atm.  Not too far from me either. Looks in reasonably good shape, good luck with it and keep us posted with updates  

Looks like a good base, you keeping the rear spoiler on?

looks like a nice project, ill keep an eye on this, be intresting to see

chris

Grant25 said

Looks like a good base, you keeping the rear spoiler on?

Yes the rear spoiler will be kept on…..until I change my mind  

Well started to have a good old poke around it and some areas are a pleasant surprise like the front wings seem to have been replaced quite recently but thats cancelled out when you see things like the exhaust being held on by a bit of chain instead of a rubber exhaust hanger  



Areas where I knew were in need of metal work are the rear arches, sills, rear lower valance and spare wheel well.  Looks like that area only requires a patch though.









While I was at it I thought I would start looking at the electrics.  Now I'm not sure if the dash is indeed from a 16V mk2 or thats just a badge the previous owner has stuck on but there are various annoyances about the whole set up   :evil:

The MFA clock works but when you switch anything else on it dissapears  :dontknow:  The heater blower doesn't work, the wipers dont work (front or back), the hazards do work, the heated rear screen switch works and the clock lights dont  :roll:










I am assuming that either the original loom has been butchered to fit the mk2 dash or even a mk2 loom used, I dont know.  If anyone can tell from my pics then feel free to give me a clue.  I guess I'll need to add a mk1 loom onto my ever expanding shopping list.

Also, anyone know where I can get a pairt of sills?  CrazyQuiffs state 'Note: these sills are only available for the early style which does not have the depression for the later sill trim ' My car is a 1983 so I guess these wont do  :dontknow:

Spent an hour this evening pulling the instrument panel out and looks like a big Block Party going on  :roll: . Obviously whoever put the mk2 dash in hadn't heard of solder  :dontknow:

Got to the bottom of why the windscreen wipers weren't working - wired incorrectly! Surprise surprise

Also looks like I may have uncovered why the heater blower wasn't working either - Yes thats a melted block connector there !




And thats duck tape instead of insulating tape round 'spare' wires



Looks like the mk2 clocks are from pre 1990



And I'm not sure where these stalks are from so I've put up a topic in the 'electrical' section about them.




Every cloud has a silver lining though as it appears from my untrained eye that the mk2 clocks have been used with a good length of mk2 loom from the instruments and then 'joined'    to the existing mk1 loom.  This means that when I get a mk1 dash and instruments I should be able to wire everything neatly and then Roberts your Mothers Brother  :wink: