Jellybellys LD Diesel Front end resto begins!!

Nice work so far.  
I had the same problem with my coolant expansion tank a while ago…years of chaffing on its mount had made it leak. There's so much movement/vibrations from the old diesel engine, it's worth checking things like hoses that are making contact with other parts and adding extra protection like tape if there's no sheath round it already. That's what I do anyway. In fact my clutch cable goes right over the brake fluid tank and rests on the cap so I have to keep the cable well wrapped up and keep an eye on it. Must be what happened to yours at some point.

P.S - Even the Mk1 DIESEL ONLY Haynes manual says 12mm discs, so I made the same mistake too when I last changed the discs.  :evil:

It's all about the vented VWII brakes chaps. Mine stops like a GTI. … when it goes  

cheers dubber

well looking forward to getting this as my daily

done some more today

started out a damp morning but turn out to be a stunning afternoon

this is how we started thing morning





so off came the bumpers and all the trim

got out the machine polisher and all the tools

then later this afternoon it finished like this







the paint is in a poor way but it has come up pritty good and at least it has a bit of a shine to it rather than just a flat matt colour

hope you like

also in the week i picked this up….. retro roof rack



me being me i need to fix it and tart it up so drilled all the wood out





tomorrow at work i'll machine some new stuff out. hopefully it will end up looking nice

taxed it this morning, so as soon as the tax disc lands i will be driving around. carnt wait

enjoy!!!

Nice work! This car is sooo lucky. Another one now set to last a lot more years. Are you calling it Babs after the reg number? Wonder what wheels they are on it? They don't look like the original Mk1 kind of steels, but I wouldn't mind some like that for mine.
Look forward to seeing it with the rack on so I can say, 'Nice rack, Babs!'  8O

well i wanna call it babs but mr jb want to call it cornelius :dontknow:

done some work on the rack this week shoud should be looking as good as new in no time

hopefully it should last a few more years, this weekend i think i might underseal it all again to protec the underside

Good work there Jelly :wink:

Did you sort out the brakes, Fit Gti Callipers mate, Got them on JCE, stops brilliant.

Are you planning to clean it 1st before applying underseal ???

yea i will clean it as best i can with a stiff brush

the reason why is that it is bone dry underthere so it the perfect time for doing it

have some gti brakes on the way i hope but i'll live with these for a bit

well i've been driving it around tonight

and i like it

need some fine tuning but it's all good

plus my ICE has arrived



not sure if it will fit but if not i will make it fit love the old school ness

Did you like the badge ? Any chance of some +ve feedback on ebay ?  :wink:

Jelly you lucky git, that radio looks imaculate.

Been looking at some of these recently but they aint been that good.

Where did you get the radio from Jelly looks ace :mrgreen:

Any more of them badges Dubz :dontknow:

got it on ebay lad

£52 so a bit expensive but it's brand new, in box with the instructions and everything

bargin

looking at some more retro speakers at the minute

£52 is a good price considering the condition of it and what it comes with.

I will keep searching

the amount of these radios i used to chuck away back in the day when i used to fit ice for a living!!

Wow… I like the radio! Touch of class  :wink:

well had a nice easy day today

done something a little bit different

bought this roof rack of a member on here



drilled the wood out as one was broken and was a bit rough



then gave it a good sanding



then a nice coat of silver





then gave it a laquer and laquered the new wooden bits





then let it dry for a but in the nice sunshine

put it all back together



rather than rivet i got some nice stainless button heads for fixing the wood back on



all i need now if fo my grandad to finish the new feet and it will look good on the desiel

all in all i've had a good day

what you think

Love it, going to look realy nice.

wow that roof rack look great

looking good mate

Great job on the roof rack. Should look nice against the blue. The carpets look like new!

Fair play, thats a cracking job.

Its going to look really nice once its fitted.