Rallye
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Another 2 holes disappeared today!!
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Looks like a 70s MK1 that's lived by the sea for too long.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Early-1800 said
Crikey, I thought Mk2s, esp later ones, were much more rot resistant?
This car certainly doesn't have the wax coating that our series 2 MK1's have.
Rallye sills are prone to rotting.
This particular one lived on a farm all its life before being laid up in a barn for 7 years The rear chassis legs were full of mud.
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Old Timer
problem is with the welding masks they never fit over your wooly hat so it's either arch eye or cold head
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I can tell you that the lower edge is the same as yours, if that's any help?! lol
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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Matt
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pazwaa said
What is "leading a joint"?
Matt
Lead as in the metal.
Its an old method of building up a body panel similar to modern day fillers.
The beauty of it is it seals the joint and is more flexible than the steel its on so it doesn't crack.
Loads on youtube……..
Lead Loading
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Do you sand/grind it smooth or do you put a skim of filler over it?
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Local Hero
It'll get a light skim of stopper to sort any slight imperfections.
Its much more reliable than just filling but does come with the obvious hazzards.
It doesn't suit large flat panels so well due to the heat you have to put into the panel to get it to flow.
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I've managed to find the technical information for setting all the bearing pre loads and back lashes but there's an awful lot of VW special tools used in rebuilding it.
Some home made improvisations are going to be required…..
puller..
Now the roller bearing is out the damage to the needle rollers is more visible..
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You should stick this up on MK2 forum too - they'd love it over there.
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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I found this site a while ago that list a lot of vw tools buy there number, most are expensive but the images may help you figure out what they look like http://www.dieselkontor.de
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On the bevel gear a number is etched by the manufacturers during testing. This number relates to the location of one gear against the centre line of the other gear to give optimum running quietness.
These are the numbers etched on the original gears…….
The "25" is to identify the paired gears.
The "33" is to identify the measurement that one gear runs in relation to the other gear 33 meaning 0.33mm
On the new gears I have this:
Now is this "119" or "611"? If its 119 then its written upside down compared to the old gear. this number is however only to match the paired gears.
The important number is this:
Which to me reads "50" (0.5mm). The etch after the 50 is just an initial I think.
Now if I read it as a 50 then its etched up the other way to the original gear.
However it could also be read a "09" meaning 0.09mm which is a completely different setting.
What do you think?!
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Or can you make the measurement or is that a daft question??
Andy
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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