The Old Diesel

Nice finish on the beam  

im made up with it. its like new, just need everything else to match now lol

More repairs this weekend

The A post has had a dodgy repair



Plate fell out leaving a gaping hole lol



Leaving the A post for now until I decide the best way to do it

My dad helping me with the welds



Prepping areas for welding….




Folded some steel and began to mould it to fit…




then i realised that half of what I was grinding was wax oil. So now that's all out and I'm left with this



I had to re-design my plate lol



Like a glove!!



Moved on to the rear of the car









All done. Not the best job in the world, but I'm happy with it



Also got the support plate welded up. My cousin is going to line the back panel up when he comes down. Slowly getting better at welding too, however the holes in my hand say otherwise haha



Also borrowed an engine stand for when the bodywork is done

one door repaired, prepped and the inside painted



the door is like new, its just because its an iphone pic

Also got a new rear arch but not got a pic of that

Good work there chap and better to have holes in your hand than in the metal - I hate it when you're welding and blow holes, takes much longer to fix than your hand!  

thanks bud, i totally agree, the weld burns hurt a lot. but a piece inside of you dies when you blow a hole in the metal just won these on ebay, they need a little refurb though

They need a bit of work dude. There's a how to on the forum somewehre about refurbing badges

Good luck with it.

Smudger

thanks pal i will have a mooch

found a good guide. here it is in case anyone else needs it  

How 2 restore your emblems. Tons of pics, beware..56K | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum

so a few little bits and bobs have been sorted.

made some dashboard brackets (what a pain these was, they look easy but they wasnt lol)



replaced another dash mount, colour match is slightly off though lol



the door check strap had broke from the inside. so had to cut that open to sort it out





and a bag of powder coated goodies  



Couldn't tell if my cousin was welding or having a nap lol     More rot cut out and replaced    Tomorrow I need to sort these bits out        And get these welded on    Last owner had a heavy foot. The accelerator pedal has nearly been ripped off the bulk head  

Nice work so far mate, you've had a few problems the same as mine, your getting there now though mate, keep it up

I think the most difficult bit will be to weld a new pc where the boot lip  has rot…..

My Jetta has rust in the similar place.

cheers mate

luckily i have a solid piece from another car

 

wow…. u lucky man….

I am looking for my MK2 Jetta a similar pannel….

Any help ?

ahh sorry dude, cant help you there, i got it from a guy cutting up a mk1 on this forum

Some amazing repair work there, looks great  

Matt

Car is now off the spit and these are my new axle stands lol





Lined the new rear panel up







Cut out, dad cleaning up the edges





Working out the cut lines



Found this in my replacement panel





Had to repair the replacement panel lol



Random pic…





Welded in, was a pain joining it up though



Cousin welding inside the car



Replacingore rot



Few skims of filler in, and more welding being done





 
Rear end getting final touches









Lining rear arch up







Cutting both panels



Cut out



Perfect fit



cleaned, reshaped, sealed then tacked



Fitted





Tried to line the doors and wings up and found that the hinges on the drivers door are goosed, so I got on to TPS and ordered some new hinges for tomorrow. Also got these made up today by my uncle within the hour lol



Bonnet back out



Test fit and everything lines up great. Front panel is now welded on as well

Looking good mate, your making good progress I saw this on ebay tonight, thought it might of use to you, re the 5sp gearbox

thanks bud

why do people do bodge jobs, this is what happens when you spray over the previous owners cheap aerosol fix <_<



in other news, this turned up ;D

Looking good buddy. Nice bodywork skills  

i cant take credit dude, my cousin has been getting stuck in with me. he used to work in the VW bodyshop.