brad mole's mk1 golf project

thanks, its barely gonna be seen anyway and will get dirty asd hell, but i dont mind, i done the last bit of the main headlining yesterday, gonna put the A pillar trims on tommorow then get the windows in, not bothering with B and C pillar trims. it wasnt too bad once i started going, i just wanted to leave plenty time before moving onto the next bit to glue, so ended up taking about 2 weeks instead of 1 day lol

looking really great pal. Some excellent work gone into making that engine look clean  8)

Loving that colour aswell on your mk1

well today was both good and bad

good points:
- finished the headlining
- windows in
- fuel filler neck on
- more panels painted

bad points:
- trail fit of seats on subframes didnt go well, needs a big change as they sit too high
- A pillar trims didnt want to stick properly
- Headlining sagged a bit and creased a little when we put the windows in, nothing major
- windows are scratched and look a bit pants
- cracked my all red lights fitting them

but overall i got the important stuff done which im happy about

bought another bonnet


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

a few other bits were painted


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

fitted red lights and exhaust was fitted the other day, looks spot on i think, and scrubbed up well from how it used to look

before


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

after


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

fitted headlights, and a pic of the 3 valvers all in bits though


brad moles mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

That is looking awesome! Loving the colour

That looks sweet  8) You doing all the work yourself?

Mk1sean said

That looks sweet  8) You doing all the work yourself?

thanks guys, yeah everything except the paint, my mate is doing that  8)

small update

bought some more new bits


mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

started assembling my bumpers up


mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

as i intended on getting small bumpers, i got the bumper bracket holes welded up, then realised i wont have the money for them just yet, so my next plan was to just run the bumper irons and paint them satin black, but then i had a new idea…

original bumpers


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

choppy choppy


mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

budget small bumpers


mk1 golf by bradmole, on Flickr

yeah they arent great, but they will do for now, god knows how they will look on the car, but we will have to wait and see

Cracking job there, very impressive.

Could I ask where you get most of your parts from - the MK1 specific bits that is.

Looking forward to seeing the finished article.

Jason

most of the engine parts were from GSF, most of them are pretty decent quality

its been aaaages since the last update, but finally progress is being made

painted the mirror bases as they were looking a bit rough


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

eventually got the doors put on and got the car back home to my garage


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

still no engine


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

but wait…


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

started on some wiring


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

doorcards cleaned up and fitted


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

oh and a pic of the finished headlining, the reason my project has been so slow lately, but its finally done, a few creases but it was going to happen, i dont think it would be possible to refit one without creasing, total nightmare


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

need some thicker self tappers for the mirrors, also managed to get the door windows in, what a ballache, never again am i removing those windows



brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

shot of the rear, with new modified bumper on


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

oh hello


brad moles mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

Looking good do you think it will be ready for ed38

i really hope so, but i doubt it if im honest, theres a massive list of things to do still, it is doable, but i will need plenty favours from people and no one seems to be doing favours for me, just things like fuel lines, brake lines, timing belt, wiring, once those are done i will be flying

good luck mate. i'm trying to get mine done for edition too( i was originally aiming for the begining of april)! i still have welding to be done! we are at about the same stage i think. i hope you get yours done!

how did i miss this !!!!!!

looks cracking mate. love the colour, the all red rears, engine bay coming on well!!

i hope this does get to edition, i wanna see it!

good luck with the rest of the build!

richie

Hopefully there will be some good bits for sale at ed38 loads of bits I need!

picked up a few pieces today, ABF dizzy, and a belt as the other one i ordered was wrong, im still not certain this is the right one, its the same length as the original, but has bigger teeth and is a slightly wider belt


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

and got a few bits together to sort out the terrible loom


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

im also getting a fan made up for the radiator so that should be ready next week, but my favourite bit, put the new black rocker cover on, with stainless nuts and put my intake in place for the money shot! if only i could keep it this simple and tidy


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr


mk1 golf progress by bradmole, on Flickr

mate ur car is lookin epic now, wish mine wud turn out as nice as urs lol keep up the good work

bay looks sweeeet!!!!

Looking better Every post

I vet you could eat of that engine bay!
Looks brilliant mate!
Dave