And so it starts.....
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And so it starts.....
I was tipped of about this car by my mechanic(thanks Peter) it used to be owned by one of his staff so we knew a fair bit about the state of the motor and gearbox.
Pics to follow (once I convince my long suffering wife that we need a cheap digital camera)
Charles.
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and stops.....
After a morning pulling up carpets and deadening, I have to admit that this may not be the chasis to restore. The rust I found under the passenger seat mount turned out to be far worse than I had hoped. The pics say it all :cry: :cry:
C
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Local Hero
Cheers
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I will continue to strip it but without much hope in using the chassis.
C
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Local Hero
But i have seen this before .
If its terminal here whats the rear sills like ?
And the rear chassis legs ? You have to ask your self , am i going to restore this or look for something better but at the end of the day you will struggle to find a better example for little money . Stick with it , restore it and enjoy it …. Small light examples are becoming rare ….And this nice looking Golf deserves a second chance .
Good luck Chudd…
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Old Timer
Good luck with it,
Mark
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Local Hero
The satisfaction of taking a rusty shell to one that is rust free is very very rewarding - if you've got the time
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Old Timer
8)
mmmmmmmm tasty!
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Old Timer
As above, if the ends of the sills and the chassis rails that go out to the bumpers are ok, then weld it up, espcially as it's a small rear-light model…
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Seriously I love the jig you made, spotted it before in your full resto post, nice work!!!
I am still undecided but will continue the stripping exercise. If I can find another floorpan to cut up I will grab it.
Anyone seen lower hinge damage like this before? My mechanic does not seem worried "just weld a plate behind it" he sez
I spent some time this afternoon hitting some of the surface rust patches with rust-convert stuff.. cracked up when I saw that most of the "rust" was the original metalic brown that the cheap re-spray had flaked off :roll:
Thanks for all the advice gang
Charles.
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Old Timer
Seriously though - I never seen hinges like that before - must have had stress damage or something - check the panel gaps etc wings bonnet front panel - may have accident damage??? Just a thought..
Get all the rust areas located and then assess the shell - may be cheaper and less hassle to locate another shell??
Or as said above lot of satisfaction from replacing with new metal and sure whats the rush!
Get all the underseal off the underside and it'll be easier to tackle the problems.
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I am considering contacting my local mobile sandblasting contractor for a quote, especially since I think I want to go back to bare metal where ever possible (still laughing at the brown metalic "rust" spots all over the car).
C
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1x Mk1 Golf GLS Rally Car
1x Alaskan Malamute and a sled
1x MY11 Skoda Scout
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1x Alaskan Malamute and a sled
1x MY11 Skoda Scout
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Old Timer
You need either a heat gun and paint scraper or a grinder with a wire brush on it - it did the grinder routine - worked well and was very messy! definatley outside good weather work - as in my pics! did mine in August last year!
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Progrgess
I managed to get the all the windows out with both glass AND rubbers intact WAHOO!!!!
Really glad I did get the glass out as it revealed some potentially nasty rust, easily killed at this stage.
Engine out, old carbie off
Webbery Goodness (with thanks to Mr Peter)
Before…
After
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1x Alaskan Malamute and a sled
1x MY11 Skoda Scout
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Local Hero
My Build Thread
All My Build Photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pix-al/albums/72157622794406840
My other hobby - www.pix-al.co.uk
All My Build Photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pix-al/albums/72157622794406840
My other hobby - www.pix-al.co.uk
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Local Hero
Mind you you could go really "old skool" with it and get a horse to pull it.
No - seriously - good work 8)
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Old Timer
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PS is that Curly Watts of Coronation Street fame tinkering with your motor?
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DOH!!!
I guess I got carried away with the weight reduction.ops:
As for Curly's help… I''ll get back to you
Charles.
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1x Mk1 Golf GLS Rally Car
1x Alaskan Malamute and a sled
1x MY11 Skoda Scout
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1x Mk1 Golf GLS Rally Car
1x Alaskan Malamute and a sled
1x MY11 Skoda Scout
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Old Timer
Nice work dude 8)
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday
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