The money pit build 2! Full ground up build.

Basking in the sun 

That's what we have been waiting to see    looking forward to seeing the top half soon  

Love the colour.  

  Not sure there really needed but should there be some holes in the box section underneath the floor, the bit garages seems to jack Mk1 Golfs up from and most are slightly crushed?

mark1gls said

Love the colour.  

  Not sure there really needed but should there be some holes in the box section underneath the floor, the bit garages seems to jack Mk1 Golfs up from and most are slightly crushed?

This is how the new ones come!

Someone will need to see the dentist if they jack my car up from there after this 😂 

I'll be cutting holes from above into the sections so I can fill it full of cavity wax, all the edges are seam sealed so nothing can get in.

More paintwork done today 🥳🥳🥳

jakethepeg007 said

That's what we have been waiting to see    looking forward to seeing the top half soon  

Some more paint done, panels next then need to get chassis parts on so it can be painted on its wheels.

👌 yessss! Some real progress mate, great to see!! 

1luckydub said

👌 yessss! Some real progress mate, great to see!! 

 

Yes it's crazy 18 months of replacing panels, feeling like it's getting nowhere then a weekend of paint and boom looks finished 😆 

Looking great  

You'll be needing a large stock of white cotton gloves for the rebuild now

jakethepeg007 said

Looking great  

You'll be needing a large stock of white cotton gloves for the rebuild now

I know the first scratch will cut me deep than the paint!!!

I'm already thinking how little this car will be driven 🤯

Lower arms back from the Powdercoaters.
Super pro bushes fitted and all new nut, bolts and washers etc

Such a simple part that I've had to import so I can crack on with building the rest of the suspension.

Just waiting on hubs coming back from Powdercoaters.

Does anyone know if the lhd and rhd steering shaft are different???

On the left is my lhd outer steering column v's the rhd one I've had made into a peddle box 🤯

Can someone clarify ??

mk1 daz said

Does anyone know if the lhd and rhd steering shaft are different???

On the left is my lhd outer steering column v's the rhd one I've had made into a peddle box 🤯

Can someone clarify ??

Coming a along now . Love the orange.

Re the steering shaft VW list:




It appears on the face of it that if you aren't an automatic LHD or LHD with power steering there is only one shaft 171 419 505B.

 

But when you go on Heritage it lists for RHD with that part number.

How confusing  .

Volkswagen classics don't list a side designation on their site.

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.com/catalog/en_uk/part/171419505B?epis=007&f=golf&g=golf-mk1&c=236468&ct=2

Worth reaching out to them and asking.

Rich. said

mk1 daz said

Does anyone know if the lhd and rhd steering shaft are different???

On the left is my lhd outer steering column v's the rhd one I've had made into a peddle box 🤯

Can someone clarify ??

Coming a along now . Love the orange.

Re the steering shaft VW list:




It appears on the face of it that if you aren't an automatic LHD or LHD with power steering there is only one shaft 171 419 505B.

 

I use that site to check part numbers too hence it making me assume I'm ok.

Rich. said

But when you go on Heritage it lists for RHD with that part number.

How confusing  .

But then I check that site as you've done 🤔

Maybe they list it like that because there lazy 🤔

Rich. said

Volkswagen classics don't list a side designation on their site.

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.com/catalog/en_uk/part/171419505B?epis=007&f=golf&g=golf-mk1&c=236468&ct=2

Worth reaching out to them and asking.

I'm pretty confident I'm right now, I know the bottom spring is wrong as per photo.

Instagram to the rescue

Rich. Then we need to have a good long chat about the r32 conversion.

I've got my lump in bits rebuilding it etc but I've been massively let down by someone so I'm either eurowise or S&P and I know you went eurowise.