83 Gti set to get full resto

Always enjoy reading this thread - keep up the good work.

Cheers Cero, much appreciated

Cero said

Always enjoy reading this thread - keep up the good work.

X2

so keep putting the 50p's in the broadband meter!

Top skills Andy mate. There is such a thing as direct debit for bills mate

Wish I could get a bank account to set one up  lol

        No bank account?

It's a long story  

mate, ive looked though your build. i think you've got alot more skills then me. I'm all for saving mk1 golfs, but this one would of been broken into bits and sadly scraped. hats of to you mate, brilliant job, totally deserves a medal.well done…..

Melteddrummer said

It's a long story  

Tell me over that beer you owe me at the AGM

Roger that!!

its been 4 days since you last updated this thread, have you not paid the electric aswell lol

Swallowtail_uk said

mate, ive looked though your build. i think you've got alot more skills then me. I'm all for saving mk1 golfs, but this one would of been broken into bits and sadly scraped. hats of to you mate, brilliant job, totally deserves a medal.well done…..

Cheers mate, much appreciated  I couldn't bare to scrap a mk1, I wouldn't be able to sleep lol.

dik-van-dub said

its been 4 days since you last updated this thread, have you not paid the electric aswell lol

Electric is paid lol    I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.

Cheers, Andy.

Melteddrummer said

 I've just had a weekend off

Pfft! Part timer

Yomp said

Melteddrummer said

 I've just had a weekend off

Pfft! Part timer

I know! shocking isn't it

Melteddrummer said

Electric is paid lol    I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.

Cheers, Andy.

Like in American Pie?      

smudger1980 said

Melteddrummer said

Electric is paid lol    I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.

Cheers, Andy.

Like in American Pie?      

     

smudger1980 said

Melteddrummer said

Electric is paid lol    I've just had a weekend off, I'll get back on it this afternoon after band practice.

Cheers, Andy.

Like in American Pie?      

LOL

 

Small update people, it's been a few day's since I worked on the car as I was waiting for more sheet metal, I managed to get some from a friend of mine, happy days  

Anyway, Started today on the o/s rear sill which was goosed, cut out the rot and welded new plate in

New inner/inner sill plate


Next I had to make a new on of these


So cut out some new steel


Bought myself a new metal folder from machine mart


Marked out the bend lines for the radius in the panel(just a bit of educated guess work really)


Moved to the bender, starting with the line closest to me working backwards




put bottom return in plate




Missed a couple of photos but made cut out for the jacking point stiffener






New one compared to the old one. the piece at the bottom of the pic is the old inner/inner sill with whats left of the old jacking point stiffener


Next I set about making a new Stiffener for the jacking point. I made it from a piece of 50x30 box section, you'll get the picture…


Capped the ends off


weldable primered both the new pieces before I welded them together


welded up then tacked to the car






Outer/inner sill tacked in to position




All welded up


Dressed up and painted




That's as far as I got today. Sorry for the amount of pics, just thought it might be helpful for anyone doing the same thing.

Comments/Advice welcome as always.

Cheers, Andy.

Inner sill repair looks ace, loving the new jacking point, top work