my mk1 golf project g60

Looks stunning underneath, can't wait to see the top side finished!

Quick update, the body shop have had a job put back, so it's going to them in a weeks time. Also started  stripping the engine. 

This sure is coming along great. Love what your doing underneath. All new break lines and all. Great work.

So stripped the engine off down to bare block. Everything seems fine apart from the Haynes manual being wrong on measurements . The good side got the head off to be pressure tested and the block to the cleaners and to be rehoned. On the bad side knocked a piston off the bench and broke. The skirt off it 

id get the grill and lights on before you paint it mate, minne looked good but didnt try the grill and lights and moths down the line when i put it together it looked like the front panel was a little low

Will try that but sure previous owner said he tried grill on when he welded the panel in. Will double check.  Thanks 

so i got the engine fully stripped down and sent the head off to be pressure tested and the blocke to be honed and cleaned ready to be painted.

i grabbed some bbs on ebay for cheap that needed some work, so got them stripped and made a start  


then decided i would need a cover for when the car comes back from the body shop so grabbed some material  


Then friday i had a call off body shop saying they have a slot for my car,  so off she went  

Exciting times!  

Good luck with the body shop mate. Let us know how she gets on there

Smudger

She only went Friday and already I want to pop in lol. It's only like 2 mins drive from my house and I pass it most days. Going to try and leave it for a week before I go and see how she's getting on. 

got the engne and head back and started to paint and build back  up, just awating all the gaskets & seals

Looking great. So your going for a all black motor?

Yeah I think so bud all black with bits an bobs detailed same colour as the car or silver. 

Well that sounds interesting. Cant wait to see what it looks like when your done.

Been to see her at the body shop today, the lads  making a quality job on her and am looking at getting Her back the 13 oct. Forgot to get any pics was to busy looking over it.  

Nice, then the fun part starts.

just a update really . fitted new piston ring, water pump and all new gaskets and seals. not far from done really   now few pics




then I had a phone call last Monday saying the body shop was finished with the car just polishing left to do so I finished work over as I couldn't wait to see it   few pics





pics was before its been polished . so he rang me Friday saying it was finished and I could arrange for collection sat, felt like a kid at xmas again.  

few more pics from the bodyshop

Looking good mate, bet you can't wait to get her put back together?!

Looking good and I can imagine the excitement.