My Restro Project

Well with not knowing much about mk1's at the time i went out and bought what i thought was a mk1 in pretty decent condition. Well took the rear arch covers off and found a little bit of rot, which when i took to the garage to get a quote turned out to be lots of rust, the chassis leg was rotten, lots of old patches, not good news. the guys there said for the amount of money it would take to fix it would be cheaper just to get a new shell and transfer the parts across so thats what i'm doing.

here she is



maybe should have looked around for one in better condition but this one will give me a chance to get my hands dirty and get to know th car really well,

some of the bad bits.

the previous owner tried to get the wheel well out and re position the steering column




some more rust









All in all got my work cut out.

having no previous welding experience before, i enlisted one of my friends who has kindly fixed up the structural bits underneath, now i just have to finish it.

that is STRIPPED good job mate

you'll wanna do that filler neck and sunroof properly mate, prone to rotting if you dont do it right, but good look with the build, i'll keep my eye on it

should be getting the sunroof out this weekend so i can properly get at it, and think the fuel filler will be a bit more in dept than i think.

Give me a shout if you need any shell sections to repair yours.  I have new rear wheel tubs coming in soon too.

Cheers

Rich

bit more of a up date,

before



its gone



in it goes



and again

Nice work - looks like there's a lot to do but you're making swift progress :wink:

also looks like someone is very handy with a grinder and welder :clap:

good progress, keep it up

little bit of an update, not done much has started a new job.

tidyed up the front wings and gave them a some primer and a coat of smooth stonechip.

 







Got some bits powdercoated.

Shot blasted


Rear Beam



Lots of Brackets and bits


Fan Cowling


Rear Drum Covers

moving on swiftly, the way forward, well done.