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What did you do to your MK1 today?

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What did you do to your MK1 today?

So what MK1 related jobs big or small did you all undertake today.

My list;

Removed a rotten wing;

Fitted a clean wing;

Removed a rusty headlight;

Fitted a decent one;

Took my grey VW badge out of the grill and sprayed it satin black;

Replaced leaky rocker cover gasket;

Sanded down and painted rocker cover with an old tin of VHT metallic black paint i had lying round in the shed.

Not bad for a days work i think. Plus was getting paid time and a half while i was swapping out the wings and headlights  :mrgreen:

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looked at a fuel leak

and gave up

it was getting dark

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jools182 said

looked at a fuel leak

and gave up

it was getting dark

Every job needs a proper assessment first!  :mrgreen:

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Nothing with the car but was shopping around for Insurance :mrgreen:

Diesel Possessed

A97JCE

Feeby

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Went to a scrap yard, for a few minor trim pieces, fuel vapor seperator, and maybe an oil warning system wotsit, but alas no MK1's in any of my local scrappers so I cam home made a cup of tea and applied for a few jobs instead.

~Madferret



Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83

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i thought about it. and will do something tomorrow. PROMISE

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Went to a couple of scrappers in her then i got home put a syntec / washing powder mix into a bucket with hot water . . . .  scrubbing brush . . .

with all the carpets removed i gave  them a rite good clean with that mix then got the pressure washer out and spent an hour on it washing the soap out and alot of black / brown water came out but now they are all clean :)

however tomrw i have another list  of stuff to do :)

jimmy

Ratty 83' 1100  Golf Now With 5 Speedsssssssss  :D   (Holly)
 
93' Polo Coupe ! .. Mates Project Car     (Poppy)

70' Beach Buggy - Holier Than A Church !!!    (Lilly)

72' Beetle in a thousand pieces (bro's)   (Daisy)

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Welding.

                                

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i stroked her as i walked past her after being away for a week.
tommorrow i will remove all the bird crap from the window.
dirty little swines.

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Hopefully i will have more to add tomorrow but forecast not looking so good and i dont have a garage plus if it is nice i may end up going out on the bike instead!

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I drove mine for the last time, until its finished

 :(

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went down and took a few bits out of the parts washer to see how they're getting on. just a little more soaking required i think.

kind regards,

geoffrey

1983 Polo CL - daily

1984 Golf G60 Syncro - sold

1989 Rallye Golf - sold

1992 Corrado G60 - crushed

1989 Polo C - chopped and crushed

1991 309 Style - crushed

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Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T :banghead:  :banghead:  :banghead:

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Tian said

Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T :banghead:  :banghead:  :banghead:


You forgot to add "Arnold" to the end of your post.

                                

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I filled the empty hole in the dash with the period (1983) Alpine radio cassette player that came with the car I bought just over a month ago.
Really tidies the car up and the best thing is the cool electrically operated retractable aerial which goes up and down as you trun the radio on/off…very retro!  :D

1983 Campaign, BRMotorsport152

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Tian said

Polished my ATS Cups and lacquered them, badly!!!

T :banghead:  :banghead:  :banghead:

Thats on my list too. Need to find a cheap set of steels first so i can get the tyres of my borbets ann get the rims polished up. How long did it take you and how did it go wrong?

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Rubbed down under the arch (wheel slightly catching) and got all the dust off the wheels…, then went to Kidderminster for a Franky & Benny's breakfast,22 mile round trip… :wink:

nice and dry today,,,,happy days..

Banner

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removed wiper motor,stripped the linkages and spindles down,cleaned and greased all bits,took heater motor out,stripped greased and cleaned then refitted,all quiet and blows well on 3 speeds  :wink:  havent put wipers back so no comment yet  :|
Bert

Thats not a rod knockin,its a diesel stupid! floppy top and 1 tin top

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Braided hoses, Green Pads & Brembos on the front.

Nothing on the back because I didn't realise I needed bearings and only bought drums  :banghead:

Tomorrow I start again, because the offside hose is rubbing on full lock  :banghead:

Might give him a wash when I'm done  :wink:

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8)FITTED NICE NEW ALARM VERY LOUD
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