Mk1 Gti - Full Resto Project - Lots of Pics...

I joined the site last week - I have already seen many great examples of mk1's - I said I will start posting some pics of my resto project -

Spec:

1981 VW Golf Gti
Black in colour resprayed Toyota T902 Black
81000 miles
1600cc no modifications, completely standard

Pics:

The day I bought it:







The work begins:









To the panel beaters:









More pics soon -

Any comments welcome -

Thanks for looking -

Pierce

You haven't hung about! It doesn't look too bad to start with? Are you keeping standard?

Cheers
Andy

yea i was gonna say, looked like a good example before you started!!!

Engine bay looks good…..

What did you remove the rust around the Ceiling window with?

What's next on the cards?

Thanks lads -

Yes keeping it completely standard, only changing a few small bits and pieces - The engine is staying standard as is the interior -

A few small suttle upgrades for the exterior but thats it -

All the underneath of the car is now layered with protectant paint, as are all the arches - Sanded away for hours then applied paint -  

Both doors and the exterior were sanded down and painted also -

More pics to come soon -

Any suggestions welcome -

Thanks -

Pierce

Update:

Exhaust:



After it got some stainless steel polish and paint:



The Grille being redone:





New front lights:



Leaving the panel beaters(finally after 3 months, but to be fair thay did a top quality job):



More pics soon -

Any suggestions wlcome -

Thanks -

Pierce

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Looking good will you have her at the limerick show?

Car looks good Pierce.

Keep it up bro'.

Are you from New Zealand?

Exhaust looks almost new again.

Human said

Car looks good Pierce.

Keep it up bro'.

Are you from New Zealand?

opposite side of the world  :mrgreen:

ireland i assume, i don't think NZL has anything to do with the country, new zealand would only be able to have 999 cars if that was the case

Human said

Car looks good Pierce.

Keep it up bro'.

Are you from New Zealand?

Ha Ha no not from New Zealand, I am in Ireland -

Thanks for the comments lads -

Any suggestions wlcome -

Pierce

wesleyh said

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Looking good will you have her at the limerick show?

Hey Wes -

Good to hear from you -

Dont know much about the Limerick show, when and where???

Limerick is close to home -

Pierce

Around the middle of june
GAA Field somewhere just outside the city
Very good show as the weather does be great
Have a look back at events in vagdrivers and you'll see some pic's
I think it's the best Ireland has to offer in the line of a vw show

wesleyh said

Around the middle of june
GAA Field somewhere just outside the city
Very good show as the weather does be great
Have a look back at events in vagdrivers and you'll see some pic's
I think it's the best Ireland has to offer in the line of a vw show

Yes should be the that, must get more details off you closer to the date -

I would like to see those cups up close :wink:

Pierce

Another update:

New Original Badges:





New Brake Discs and Arch work done:



BBS G60's:





New Rear Lights:



Bumpers were sanded down, primered, painted and lacquered which is a pain in the a##:





End Result with new clear indicators:









More pictures to come soon -

Any suggestions welcome -

Thanks -

Pierce

Looks great Pierce. Are the BBS 15 inch?

That is one nice car mate :clap:

lovely looking car mate , im jus at the starting point on my 1.3 driver , the car got keyed (scratched) by some yobs, im 17 and still at school, so moneys hard ,
how much you pay for the respray?
cheers james

Hairyarse said

Looks great Pierce. Are the BBS 15 inch?

Yes 15inch - Bought them from a guy who refurbs wheels in South London, Croydon I think, not oo sure - Got them sent over to Ireland and there was not a scratch on them -

Thanks -

Pierce

jimstar2008 said

lovely looking car mate , im jus at the starting point on my 1.3 driver , the car got keyed (scratched) by some yobs, im 17 and still at school, so moneys hard ,
how much you pay for the respray?
cheers james

Hey James -

I know what you mean about the money, I am still in collegee, only 22 myself - Started this project at 21, its hard to get the money together but it all pays off in the end -

The respray was done by a friend in Ireland - I stripped the car to the shell and he did his magic - He had it for about 4 months before I got it back - The price I paid was in euro so dont know how much sterling it is  

Let me know your progress with your mk1 -

Starting at an early age means more time for learning  :wink: -

Pierce