thought just show you all my golf and let me no wat u tink

first this is when i got her






and this is how she looks now

Tell me you didn't repair that tailgate!!!!    8O

I've never seen rust that bad on body panels!!!

sweent jesus lord above thats rotten .  8O nice steering wheel tho mate

well i guess if you got it for next to nothing and you want a big project this is deffo the one. I bet it looks mint when you have finished fair play...

True True , fair play on ye old resto point of view , christ tho , that is rotten . Is the shell as bad as some of the pannels ??

Ahhh Tin worm everywhere 8O

Your car makes mine look almost showroom condition.

Got your hands full with that one.  Your getting there though stick in, It will be worth it in the end. :wink:

Looks like you've got a massive project there but it'll all be worth it - good on you for hopefuly gettting another mk1 back on the road!  

don't think you've put the fillerneck pannel in right mate. ops:

:clap: now that's dedication!

fair play for getting stuck in to that one, look forward to seeing the next update

G-DUB said

sweent jesus lord above thats rotten .  8O nice steering wheel tho mate

 & dash!  :wink:
Where did you find it? Down a well!
 
Good luck with it.

volkswarren Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:29 am    Post subject:  

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  don't think you've put the fillerneck pannel in right mate.  
 

yes the filler surround is on a little pissed by the time i'd noticed it was to late i'd welded it in me bad! ops:

i went to a mates house one day and saw it on a blokes drive. found out he had it for 15 years and half that had been sat on his drive. the floor pan and everything that counts is sound just gone rotten round its self unfortuanally.

the rear drivers side chassis needs some cutting out and re welding in but thats no problem the thicker the metal the easier to weld as i keep blowing holes in the body work which means more welding but i'll get there.

the best thing about it is the 1.6 diesel engine and the steering wheel i do believe it is a wolfsburg german gti steering wheel.  it is actually an import as the reg docs say st registered abroad and i am the third registerted keeper but still she needs a little (lot) of tlc. and the best bit the misses hates it and the son loves it ( hitting it and using my tools anyway)

AL_Mk1 Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:10 pm    Post subject:  

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  Tell me you didn't repair that tailgate!!!!  

I've never seen rust that bad on body panels!!!
 
 

no my local scrappy had one in with a little surface rust on and a window in so i'm laughing

theres more pics athttp://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/rov716y/

A definate Iraqi taxi .........maybe not

yea thats bad :roll:  good luck ! plenty of gas and welding wire and cutting discs then :wink:

Where did you find it? Down a well!

:lmao:  :clap:
Seriously though - how did they pay you to push it away?
 :wink:

the guy actually towed it down my father in laws and i never parted with a penney and if you are a tru mk1 lover it dont matter what the condition you still appritiate the beuty just cry at the condition as i did

A fair point well made - wasn't having a dig, just impressed with how much of a job you've taken on!
Looking forward to regular updates though…  :wink:

good luck and well done for taking on such a resto job :clap:

pics taken today off rear drivers side inner arch

mate you deserve a round of applause, surely thats what this forum is about, saving, restoring and preserving.

keep the pics coming. ive got a feeling this is gonna be a good un!

fun, isnt it