82 GTI LHASA GREEN TIN TOP, to be something mad!!

GTInCyprus said

Hi simon,
how is going on?

i'm slowly getting there, see your mk1 is coming along nicely.

slowly is good, when getting something together  

i have lots of things to do, but weather is too hot. its not possible to stay in garage, i miss the winter.

Wheels look Awesome!!!!!!!

quick update, going  little slower than i would like, but defo going in the right direction now.
new brake lines through out..

rear beam back from the blasters and reassembled with new bushes and anti roll bar straps..



and i now have all my panels, all genuine vw items


also had to get a new fuel pump as my other one was full of the black goo, also had the fuel pump and accumulator cage powdwer coated along with the fuel filler neck..

couple more bits to buy and were almost there.

Looking good mate.

Who do you get to do your powder coating?

b and p blasting and coatings in newington.

ok small update, found some new 6mm allen key bolts for my wheel cylinders as my original items rounded off while trying to remove, belive it or not halfords were the only place i could find them, and they wee stainless too.
  this allowed me to get the rear brakes together…


and new brake pipes..


note the new clips where the hard meets the flexi pipe, 36p each from b and b components, maidstone. or tierod69 on ebay..
also had some paint mixed up at halfords, wasn't too sure how good it was going to be, but i used it to paint under the arches, and the results were amazing…
before..

after..


and as the accumulator was originally green, i gave it the once over…

was hoping to get the rear beam back on this weekend but decided to get the small amount of welding done before hand.
took the mk2 to a classic car show on bank holiday monday, heres a few pics..



and a lovely karman ghia..

that mk2 is stunning  8O  the mk1 is comming along nicely looking forward to the next update  :wink:

got to get a couple of holes welded up and the i can re-assemble,
inner arch..

wheel well..

light surround/rear panel..

outer arch lip..

and a pin hole in the door shut..

and thats about it for the time being…..

finaly started to tackle the welding,
cut out and template made..

wheel well cut out…

had to remove the seat support to get to the hole in the inner rear wheel arch..

got  the rear light  surround welded up, from this..

to this..

also welded up the where the number plate goes, will hopefully get more done tonight.
 this is my first welding attempt so very slow, but getting the hang of it.
does any one have a picture of the bracket that holds the fuel gravity vent valve, in the rear wheel arch, as i have to replicate this.

Looks good.. keep on the good work.

bit more welded up..
cill..

after..

arch..

after..

rear of arch..

after..

number plate light..

after..

just the drivers rear arch to do now 8O

Top work! Looks like you are getting on well with the body repairs :wink:

Love the mk2, I have a D plate golf c, which should be on the road soon.

Look forward to more progress!

Pete.

rear beam back on, hand brake all attached and drums re-assembled..





need to do the compensation valve and put on the fuel pump, filler neck accumulator, and such.
cleared out the garage and gave it a lick of paint..

so at least i wont get wet, now the weathers turning 8)

Some busy days before holiday i think? :wink:

redpetemk1 said

Top work! Looks like you are getting on well with the body repairs :wink:

Love the mk2, I have a D plate golf c, which should be on the road soon.

Look forward to more progress!

Pete.

get some pics up of your mk2 8)

79-85 said

redpetemk1 said

Top work! Looks like you are getting on well with the body repairs :wink:

Love the mk2, I have a D plate golf c, which should be on the road soon.

Look forward to more progress!

Pete.

get some pics up of your mk2 8)

Excuess my mate there :roll:



Any more progress on the mk1?

very nice,  looks just like mine. are they bbs wheels??

no more progress on the mk1, hopefully at the weekend i shall have her running again. and able to drive her for the first time.

79-85 said

very nice,  looks just like mine. are they bbs wheels??

no more progress on the mk1, hopefully at the weekend i shall have her running again. and able to drive her for the first time.

Cheers, can't beat a red "C", it's on the 14" pls splits I nicked off my mk1. Currently getting this ready to daily over the winter.

Look forward to more progress on the mk1 :wink:

Pete.