My first MK1 79 GTi well 2nd if im honest

Well my original project stella look a rough turn last week and rotted herself into the ground

Chassis leg, Sill, Floor, Inner A pillar and firewall not connected!

BTW No power tools were used to open this up just my mate ANDY seen in most of the pics lol  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:







I have a 2L TSR Brandshatch engine on twin 40s
16v Rear disc conversion
Coilovers
Full poly bush
Lots of Carbon
So much more but im a tad all over the place due to the change in shell

Hope you all like

Well i would like to take this time to welcome and introduce her Sister Artois

So here she is in all her glory

New Shell

Semi Smoothed bay

Front Panel smoothed this is getting cut out and replaced!

Sound deadening holes i poked out and its MINT inside like new


Inside rear arch

New Sills in place with stickers sill attached

Rear and inside


Happy Kevo


The work i need to carry out on her!

*Full strip down of underside and arches
*Fit new front panel
*Fit new rear panel as its sheet metal and filler!
*Remove filler from swage lines and re install handles
*Strip all sound deadening off inside
*Remove roof for Carbon Skin
*Fit and Weld Brackets for roll cage
*Fabricate Seat Frames
*Remove 2 engine mounts and Battery Tray in bay and weld back in original one
*Finish smoothing of bay

Thats all i can think of right now more updates soon let me know wat you think

BIG thanks to

K at www.xquisite.com sorting me revcovery truck
Phil recovery driver for hanging about and doing a flawless job
Phil v18turbo for helping me all day and my rents and neighbours!

**Update**

I picked up a rust free Bonnet and Bootlid propper bargain aswell so im well chuffed!!






I thought the rear panel had just had the Bumper holes smoothed out but i was wrong that had welded in a flat bit of metal

SOOOOO this now means cutting it out and replacing the rear panel too which is a shame as its more work! I want this  car 100% perfect so it has to be done!




Took  me 2hrs to get this far…………….. gonna be here a while but already can see the car is in 100 times better condition




**Small Update**

Got the rest of the arch done took me 4hrs and 2 wire drill brushes to do it though!



Then went to Devon to pick some more carbon up

Front bumper[b/]



Rear Bumper



4 x End Caps



CL Splitter



**UPDATE**

Started at 9.30, compressor, angle grinder and drill all going (teach my neighbours to party till 4am ) well this is what i got done.

I pulled my rear quarter back to metal as i want to start from scratch and i also wanted my swage line back thankfully it was just filler!

Removing filler from swage line


Rear quarter primed


Inner wing primed


Then i go busy with the door! Again wanted swage line back but i also wanted to put my handles back on so got to the work on that aswell!

Found the welded plates


Then cut them out


Then handle was put back in


Thats it really for today, i know it doesnt seem like a lot but i really feel like today has been very productive!

More updates soon

Took me 5 weeks and my seats finally turned up!!

They were well worth the wait.







Couple more updates are coming very soon car is coming together nicely

New Brake Bias Pedal Box

Had this custom made so i can now clear my bay of the old shite!

Ill be running to Willwood 0.625 Master Cylinders for front and back but the rose joint allows me to adjust the bias between them on set up! Braided lines to follow next week




ok so during the week i bolted these up and got them fitted just havent had time to get pics up!

This obviously means i can work on the under neath of my car

all looks rather exciting and definately doing a good lookin job there.

yea i know its kinda all over the place sorry about that!

Lots to come should make sense over the next couple of months well hopefully!

Looks like a really good project. I will be keeping track of this. I saw that shell on ebay a few times. Im glad your un-smoothing it all. It looked terrible

Yea i got it cheapish!

Gonna need a lot of work but ill get it down!

At the moment im stripping all back to metal sorting the minimal rust on it out  and Zinc priming every panel till it goes into bodyshop on the 2nd of November where she will be put back on the chasis tilts get a full colour change and all dents removed and blemishes sorted.

Some of the things i have left to get are,

Front wings
Rear panel
Front Panel
Braided brake lines made
Braided Fuel lines made
Dash back from carbon wrapping
and all my powdercoated items back of my sister other half

LOOOOOADS to do but should be done for Ultimate Dubs next year fingers crossed!

original shell didnt look that bad to me :dontknow:  

GREETINGS SIR

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ASSIST? I AM LOOKING FOR A SUPPLIER FOR THE STEEL BUMPERS FOR A MK1 CABRIO. (THE CARBON CAPS ARE AWESOME)

PLEASE IF YOU CAN POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.