my golf project

hi i brought my golf about 3 weeks ago now from swansea for ?260
getting it home i put it on the drive and not really looked at it till the other day the under side of the car looks good with bits of weld that needs to be looked at
and the inner arch looks a mess the person who did the repairs on it must of had a pigeon in his welding set or put the weld on with a catapolt
the car is a 1.6 gti cab
i'm thinking of putting a power hood on her lecky windows front and back and remove the silly front and back bumper and put proper ones back on
also i'm going to put leather seats in

some pics of the car will upload more as i go on

removed the seat and found that it needs welding

all the weldin on the car it like this not good

Looks like a bit of work mate… hope it goes well for ya  :wink:

took the engine out today and found more work that needs to be done still not sure what engine to drop back in think of a 2.8 but still not sure

hood off and getting ready to pull her heart out

up in the air to remove the driveshafts and bottom engine mount

this looks naff


engine out


should be doing more tomorrow if the wife don't find me something to do around the house lol

up in the air

before the heart transplant

Excellent stuff mate.  Seen this colour in the flesh…it's awesome.. going to look pretty tidy when done  :wink: .  You got the 2.8 yet?  You quite confident about the swap?

i've done one before but on a ford galaxy but this one is a little differant  the fabrication side of it yes it the electrics side i'm not to sure about but as long as i have a book on it i will be fine
don't think i'm keeping the colour thinkin more of a burn copper colour
puttin a stainless exhaust on which i'm makin myself
lookin at the moment for somewhere to get it acid dipped

i think this is where my chassis number is ment to be i found it today when doing work on the car
what i want to know is where where else can i find a chassis number
 :dontknow:

i have just found another chassis number but this on is pop riveted in the back off the car
should this be riveted  :dontknow:
i have only ever had ford and they are alway stamped on
i have the police coming out on monday to see if i have brought a lemon
 

Hope not! The chassis number is normally on a plate on the top of the front panel and it's riveted to it. Here is a pic of the plate on page 5 of the campaign buyers guide. I don't think this plate changed location on cabbys?

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7&page=5

Hope the police give you good news! 8)

the police have been and told me that from the looks of things it is stolen but as there is no other markings on the car and all the ones that are there match there is nothing they can do
but i have to get the chassis number stamped in at vosa



i don't know if i can do this here but i have loads off bit up for grabs
1.6 engine and box
air filter box and most of the bits out the engine bay
i would like it to go to golf nuts like yourselfs
if i can't advertise here sorry    bump

i was sat thinking on what to do with my doors was toying with lambo doors but was not to keen so i though of suicide doors so has this ever been done and if not then it will be full steam ahead
and think it will look sick
also done a bit of body work today and she in need of a inner arch
so crazyquifs will be getting a call soon

bump said

 so i though of suicide doors so has this ever been done and if not then it will be full steam ahead

Most things have been done, so chances are they have been.

bump said

the police have been and told me that from the looks of things it is stolen but as there is no other markings on the car and all the ones that are there match there is nothing they can do
but i have to get the chassis number stamped in at vosa



i don't know if i can do this here but i have loads off bit up for grabs
1.6 engine and box
air filter box and most of the bits out the engine bay
i would like it to go to golf nuts like yourselfs
if i can't advertise here sorry    bump

this is just a thought but if its a stolen car wont they Q plate it ?
this would make the car worth less money and add more to the cost of insurance. :dontknow:

thats what i thought but as everything else match's the log book they said there is not alot they can do
it's only the one chassis number missing the other two are there and the engine number match's
i'm just going on what they said  :dontknow: