GarytheGolf

Malcolm - good to meet up again at Alton and see Gary all finished.  You won't be disappointed Andy, Malc has done a truly brilliant job on the restoration.


 

I can't wait to see it Dave - looks great in the photo  

It has been quite a few months since my last post.

I assure you that Gary has been out on those many good weather occasions. Went to a show with Dave Watson. He kindly took a photo.



Apart from cleaning, the frequency to do work is few and far between now.  A few months ago, I managed to replace the carb with a new Weber and have replaced my dodgy repair on the drivers upper door trim.

A new kitchen relocation / cloakroom project on the house has become my main priority recently and due to storage requirements and potential damage, Gary has been put into storage for the new few months. Here he is with some of the big boys.

It looks to be in good company

Malcolm

Congrats on the photo shoot with VW Heritage - Gary looks superb.  Well done.

Just spotted the VW heritage pictures in the new forest, car looks very nice.  

Thanks, I did it a couple of months ago before the car went into storage.

I only found out that the pictures were on the VWH website yesterday.

The car will be out at the end of the month as I am just getting over some building work and the garage is full.

Just read it all.

Brilliant job!

Looking forward to a nose around Gary at the AGm if you make it.

Ian  

Again, a few months have passed, Gary has been in storage for that time with some building work to the house.

On Monday he is coming out and returning home via the garage for an MOT and service.

Tomorrow, I have got to clear the garage to make way for him. busy day!.

I had some photos done before putting him in.

Stunning pics Malcolm.

Will you be there at the AGM at Stratford???  I will be there on the Sunday - would be nice to put a face to the name and see Gary i the metal!

Great photos Malc  

Apart from a new horn, Gary passed MOT with no advisories.

Scary moment though, on the way to the garage the gearstick became loose.  Somehow I could select reverse inadvertently when wanting first.

Scary for my neighbour following me and people behind me at the traffic lights!

It seems a spring clip around the gearstick became detached allowing the gear lever to drop and past the gate for reverse. All sorted now.

Got to fit him back into my garage.

I've had that happen Malc, was it the circlip that had popped out of the groove?

If so be prepared for it to happen again. I've had it happen on two MK1s and find it happens repeatedly - I think the clip gets a touch loose.

New ones are cheap enough - maybe it's worth replacing it - certainly if it happens a second time  

Andy, Sorry, just seen this, I don't think a got a notification by email of your reply, but I might be wrong.

Thanks for the advice, I will take note of that, it was a bit scary.

I have just had two days off this Thursday and Friday and given the car a make over in preparation for the AGM.

However, I have been plagued by the rain and showers, I'm a bit concerned that we might have the same over the weekend.

Malcolm.

Tomorrow's weather looks fairly good Malcolm if you fancy it. 🙃😉👍🏼

Definitely coming Saturday and Sunday. Got my tickets, hotel and GarytheGolf.

The car is ready to go, I have decided to part with some items, I will list them on the correct forum and will take them to the AGM if anybody is interested.
I have five standard 5J x 13 steel wheels, professionally refurbished on this blog with brand new 175/70 tyres, the spare is unused.

A twin headlight grill refurbished by myself on this blog.





An original Mk1 towbar again refurbished by myself.



A small block top fill refurbished metal radiator in original box originally purchased from ebay.

Had a great weekend at the AGM, I am over the moon on getting a Top 3 award in the Standard Class Show and Shine.



So today, I am fortunate now to be on a 4 day week, Gary has been unpacked and valeted as it rained quite heavily on the journey back.

Some might be aware I had to put him in storage during some building work on the house before the AGM. Well I recycled the dining room carpet.



Note, I have still got a lot packed around the sides and roof to get rid of.

Gary is back home.

Congrats on the award!!  

Congrats on the award and an awesome car!