What did you do to your MK1 today?

So what MK1 related jobs big or small did you all undertake today.

My list;

Removed a rotten wing;

Fitted a clean wing;

Removed a rusty headlight;

Fitted a decent one;

Took my grey VW badge out of the grill and sprayed it satin black;

Replaced leaky rocker cover gasket;

Sanded down and painted rocker cover with an old tin of VHT metallic black paint i had lying round in the shed.

Not bad for a days work i think. Plus was getting paid time and a half while i was swapping out the wings and headlights  :mrgreen:

looked at a fuel leak

and gave up

it was getting dark

jools182 said

looked at a fuel leak

and gave up

it was getting dark

Every job needs a proper assessment first!  :mrgreen:

Nothing with the car but was shopping around for Insurance :mrgreen:

Went to a scrap yard, for a few minor trim pieces, fuel vapor seperator, and maybe an oil warning system wotsit, but alas no MK1's in any of my local scrappers so I cam home made a cup of tea and applied for a few jobs instead.

i thought about it. and will do something tomorrow. PROMISE

Went to a couple of scrappers in her then i got home put a syntec / washing powder mix into a bucket with hot water . . . .  scrubbing brush . . .

with all the carpets removed i gave  them a rite good clean with that mix then got the pressure washer out and spent an hour on it washing the soap out and alot of black / brown water came out but now they are all clean

however tomrw i have another list  of stuff to do

jimmy

Welding.

i stroked her as i walked past her after being away for a week.
tommorrow i will remove all the bird crap from the window.
dirty little swines.

Hopefully i will have more to add tomorrow but forecast not looking so good and i dont have a garage plus if it is nice i may end up going out on the bike instead!

I drove mine for the last time, until its finished

 

went down and took a few bits out of the parts washer to see how they're getting on. just a little more soaking required i think.

kind regards,

geoffrey

Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T    

Tian said

Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T    

You forgot to add "Arnold" to the end of your post.

I filled the empty hole in the dash with the period (1983) Alpine radio cassette player that came with the car I bought just over a month ago.
Really tidies the car up and the best thing is the cool electrically operated retractable aerial which goes up and down as you trun the radio on/off…very retro!  

Tian said

Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T    

Thats on my list too. Need to find a cheap set of steels first so i can get the tyres of my borbets ann get the rims polished up. How long did it take you and how did it go wrong?

Rubbed down under the arch (wheel slightly catching) and got all the dust off the wheels…, then went to Kidderminster for a Franky & Benny's breakfast,22 mile round trip… :wink:

nice and dry today,,,,happy days..

removed wiper motor,stripped the linkages and spindles down,cleaned and greased all bits,took heater motor out,stripped greased and cleaned then refitted,all quiet and blows well on 3 speeds  :wink:  havent put wipers back so no comment yet  
Bert

Braided hoses, Green Pads & Brembos on the front.

Nothing on the back because I didn't realise I needed bearings and only bought drums  

Tomorrow I start again, because the offside hose is rubbing on full lock  

Might give him a wash when I'm done  :wink:

8)FITTED NICE NEW ALARM VERY LOUD