got started today

i decided to start work on the mk1 today and thought i would show everyone how im getting on                                                         

Good stuff - The rust on your front inner wings makes me think I should put my plastic arch liners back in... ops:

Brave man well done  

Looks like you have nice working conditions ? What year is your car ?

Cheers……….

its a 1980 small light, i have a big empty garage but no lights yet

like the car, love the garage it make all the difference when your doing a resto i reckon, good luck old chap  :wink:

nice garage thought it was your living room at first      

Good luck with the restro

Ahhh I see, not so clean and tidy   but still, couple of repairs and it'll be spot on  :y:

what's the rear axle mounting points like? looks like there must have been some moisture in the boot to get the little bits of rust

PhillTMK1GTI said

Ahhh I see, not so clean and tidy   but still, couple of repairs and it'll be spot on  :y:

what's the rear axle mounting points like? looks like there must have been some moisture in the boot to get the little bits of rust

i dont know yet i havent looked. is it much of a job to repair if it has gone ?

not done them myself, Rustmunchers almost done his so will be the best man to talk to… just the thought of getting the rear axle etc off to do it and making sure it's all perfectly lined up is enough to put me off  

inner wings don't look too bad really, the repair panels available should cover all of it!

I'll be watching your progress though so keep the updates coming  :wink:

i have ordered all the panels from beaver auto panels exept the front wings im getting from vw jus waiting for it all to arrive it was suppose to turn up today but didnt

Looks like mine but about twice over. But then its a Series 1, so its going to be worth more once complete. Depending on how badly affected the front lip of the inner wing is, where it joins to the front panel, it could be worth cutting a big top section of it off and butt welding in a repair section.

I just (Tuesday) took off my rear axle. I was worried about stuck bolts, etc but I used a good tip: turn the nut ever so slightly the wrong way (clockwise, tighten), then turn it anticlockwise a tiny bit. Then squirt copious amounts of WD40 in and give it 10 mins or so. Then undo maybe only 1/10 or so, then redo and undo several times. Then use more WD40. Then loosen, say 1/4, then back & forth many times, then more penetrating fluid. Only when you feel the nut loose, should you simply wind it off.

If I were you, I'd go round the whole car and soak every nut and bolt you find with WD40 now! And do this regularly over the next few days and weeks.

wd40 is ok but at work we use somethin called rust off , its made by wurth and is the mutts nutts , will free the tightest of seized bolts  :mrgreen:

Any idea where you can get hold of Wurth products? I've never seen them in any shops, and Frost don't do them…

not sure , i will ask at work tommorow where they sell it ,someone will know

ice got a set of original TIM gauges the black ones if u aint got em!

paul_c said

I was worried about stuck bolts, etc but I used a good tip: turn the nut ever so slightly the wrong way (clockwise, tighten), then turn it anticlockwise a tiny bit. Then squirt copious amounts of WD40 in and give it 10 mins or so. Then undo maybe only 1/10 or so, then redo and undo several times. Then use more WD40. Then loosen, say 1/4, then back & forth many times, then more penetrating fluid. Only when you feel the nut loose, should you simply wind it off.

I had to undo my axle mounts a little while ago for something… I just put an air gun on mine and whacked it up to full power - I had faith that my little car would not break!  ops:

8O your a brave man AL  

good stuff deano, inner wing rust is nasty, have same problem. Started mine today 2 will get some pics up.

Good luck with resto, im not jealous of your garage