MK1 restoration / 2.0l 16v conversion

Hi all,
Well this is the car that I've had for about 8 years and I can't see my self ever getting rid of it.
The car was pretty much standard, apart from wheels and suspension.
It came with loads and loads of history and was really straight when I got it.

I drove it for about 5 years then took it off the road as it had a fuel leak and I wanted to tidy the bodywork up a bit.
As these things go, it's turned into a restoration and it's been off the road for 3 years now.

I've been collecting parts for a while now and decided it's about time I pulled my finger out and got cracking with this

anyway, Here are some pictures…

I stripped the interior to find that it had gone in the usual places
the upper rear seatbelt mount was totally rotten


The spare wheel well was shot, which i knew about and have a replacement section for


The N/S rear arch and sill are also rotten.

So then the engine came out




Ended up dropping it through the bottom of the car



The bulkhead had previously been repaired, where the clutch cable pulls through. I did put one of those stick-on repair plates on it but it's gone really rotten under it.

Removed the wings, brake linkage/servo etc. and most of the wiring


The dash is now out as well

I plan on trying to do a bit more work on it this weekend so I'll try and get some better pics up

Gary.

Here are a few parts I've gathered
9A head (the block and gearbox to match are buried under a load of stuff in the garage)

Fuel lines

brake lines

256mm brake upgrade

Calipers now cleaned and painted

set of bushes

Quaife quick rack

replacement tailgate

replacement wing

looks promising…looks like the brakes i sold on ebay as well ahha. wish i'd never got rid of them now!
gd luck

If that's Josh then yes, this is your old brake set up
in fact, I think that is your photo from the advert lol

looking good mate

I've done a little bit of cleaning today and removed a bit more of the wiring from the engine bay but there's not really much change.
Here are some more pictures for you any way









Better pic of the rear seatbelt mount