Slow and Steady wins the race ;) Cabby Project

So ive owned my Cabby for only a few weeks now. Since being a member of the site i have been following djrussf1 rebuild. I would love to be able to go into so much detail but as mine is a daily driver i cant . This will be a slow project and will be just little bits at a time.


So last week i cleaned the engine using Gunk degreaser. I did this so that when i want to work on the engine its not covered in oil.


I also found there was a small oil leak and thought this was due to the Rocker cover gasket. So this was changed.


Today i had this turn up!


And this


So i can now replace the rear drums and wheel bearings and raise the car a little as it has been lowered so much its sitting on the roll bar.

Looks nice, and another member in the south-east!

drakey91 said

Looks nice, and another member in the south-east!

Cheers

I know there are hardly any Mk1 owners down here.

Where in Haywards Heath are you?

nice looking motor you have there mate

I am just round the corner from The Dolphin pub, in Lucastes!! Although I go to university in Bristol currently. Where are you in Brighton?

mAtt- said

nice looking motor you have there mate

Cheers

drakey91 said

I am just round the corner from The Dolphin pub, in Lucastes!! Although I go to university in Bristol currently. Where are you in Brighton?

Im near preston park if you know it? Im originally from hastings but moved to Brighton for Uni. I was considering Bristol at one point

Yeah, one of the only places I know in Brighton!! Normally I am rather inebriated!! How long have you had the car?

drakey91 said

Yeah, one of the only places I know in Brighton!! Normally I am rather inebriated!! How long have you had the car?

Only for about 3 weeks. I used to own a beetle cab a few years ago and another mk1 cabby with my step dad.

What have you got?

I drive a *cough*Ford Focus*cough* but have a rather large project car!! The thread is on here, its called possible project - its a series one GTI

drakey91 said

I drive a *cough*Ford Focus*cough* but have a rather large project car!! The thread is on here, its called possible project - its a series one GTI

ill head over and have a look now

Have you got a link to it? i cant find it

Yeah, here you go. No real updates, its in a barn now thats about it! http://www.vwgolfmk1.o…ighlight=possible+project

Looks good, be good to see it at DATP

drakey91 said

Yeah, here you go. No real updates, its in a barn now thats about it! http://www.vwgolfmk1.o…ighlight=possible+project

Looks like a good project

Why no updates? did you get it in the end? Done any more work on it?

James_W said

Looks good, be good to see it at DATP

Cheers mate.

Im going to try and make that my first show! The paintwork is what lets it down, the lacquer has started to crack

Not really many updates as I am in Bristol most of the time, and when I am home am working so an overall lack of time coupled with a major lack of knowledge!!

Where is it kept? Haywards Heath?

Near Fletching, about 7 miles from HH towards Uckfield

Well if you ever need a hand im always up for a project armed with my haynes manual