projet tank

Ok here she is back in 2000 at me wedding with two of me mates. the tall one was the onwer back then.
my mate took the car of the road in 2005 and it stood under a car port
till mid 2009. when i offererd to store it as he was haveing some building work done and needed the space.
so the car stood in my lock up for a mounth or two and then i poped the question to me mate CAN I BUY IT he had this car from 3 years old it was
a big thing for him https://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/uploads/pbextract/1000691/vwgolfmk1058.jpgbut after a week we did a deal and the projet started. the fist thing i got was an m.o.t. it failed not on much but still a fail
so i whent shoping for the bits . back soon with some bits :wink:
so got me bits lets get going.this is a before and this is an after note the 4 holes that i tapedin the hubs with some help from me dad he`s the man
 :wink:
sorry about the camra also some new brake plates

new cv jonts x2 outers heres old and new

new spring and shocks

spring caps were hard  to find so i had to clean them up here thay

and fished after id drop one and put them in the
kichin overn and bubbled the paint
and started again
so bracks now got some upraterd discs and green stuff pads on thay go

some new wish bones and some bushes and ball jonints


now for the anti roll bar and bushes plus some stainlles
steel clamps at this point ive decoverd crazy queffs

look at the old and new bush
well thats the front done now the back end now.

axl of and it looked poor :dontknow:
so set to work painting and cleanig
and here se is finshed.


then the fuel tank same thing cleaning and painting :evil:

heat shield needed some tlc to

a qwick bit of paint . and now the fuel pump and basket and the sender same thing clean and paint .
not much left of the old one   ok the sender my luck has changed just some new feul lines easy all done
the under body. no welding needed just a clean and yep  you ,ve got it painting
done now here it is
 
so thats it for now break lines next and fuel lines to come then some bits can go back on then its body work.

ok here some pics of me doing me new lines the black band you can see is a cut up inner tube of a bike a top tip i got off this site thanks to g60go :wink: it helps holding the two lines in place  when fitting and thay look nice and neet when finshed.
oh my hair gone. thanks mo for the photo skills ill let it slide because of all your help :wink:

the old lines


some nice braeided brake lines have gone on and replaced all copper lines

the lines




and a new pump just incase the old one put in the spare bin 8)

the old pump

so the pumps back on the accuelaters back on the tanks on all looks good and the camras died so ill se ya soon with some photos and a big thanks to mo

Looking good

thanks mate lots more to do ive done me fuel lines post some more pics soon.

Great work, love the pics!, nice to have a car
witha bit of history.

cheers

Dib.

ok it been a bit but heres an up date  ive done the gear bushs and rods

also my good mate marco has done my rear archs for me and almost finshed its taken about 4 munths for all the panils to come so i was looking at me inner wings for a bit and the other side both look good will i was waiting i painted my rear hubs in black

so the new bonnits come and the wings to :wink:


so it comes to the primer and my new compressor stops building presser 3 days after the warrenty run out.so phoned clarke up and was told that the head gasket may have gone but thay will not have any for 3.munths at lest. any body now were i can get a kit from . its a clarke boxer air 100ltr 12.2cfm 10 bar 3 hp

now i have the bits and still can`t do any work on the car.
heres my lovely new panils in black

very good jobs mate ,
refreshing operation! ,

keep going… :wink:

ok im back

ive been on me hols and had a lot to do with my work.so time has been tight but ive save some funds. so i know have brakes also the compresser fixed ive shalzts the under body and me and me mate mo had her runing on the four axel stands
just to check are work so far and she started fist time. next job his to take engine out and hood off
and start preping for paint

so i found some tin worm on the driver sill
so me and me mate mo cut a sill out a shell i had

ok then any one now why me photos so small

heres the sill out

we also have taken the outer hood off

might doo the head liner any one done this addvice would be veray welcome

some more pics

any one done a head liner  also sill paching any tips going to pull the block soon ready for paintinting the shell any tips on getting rid of waxoil whould help lots as there is a lot in the enginge bay
also whot paint for the block when i get to it any addvice whould really help thancks ! :dontknow: