Colley's 82 mk1 gti

Good work, how difficult was it to remove the wheel arch tub? I'm going to have to do that repair on mine one day and wondered if it was a PITA to do!

Saulty said

Good work, how difficult was it to remove the wheel arch tub? I'm going to have to do that repair on mine one day and wondered if it was a PITA to do!

Believe it or not getting it out isn't the problem they're fairly straight forward, there's a couple of dodgy welds to get to if you don't have decent access to the tub. I've got it up on a spit so can easily get to the welds along the floor pan. I used a spot weld drill and belt sanders to get the welds out but obviously you need to clean the undersea back first. 
The main thing is before starting make sure you take measurements of the strut top from structural points so you can drop the new one in to the exact same position. Even measure other parts of the tub as you can't have too many measurements to guide you mate. Hope this helps.

Stripped the sound deadening off the floor pan and only found one small hole so some good news 😄 Finished off the front drivers side floor pan from last time after inning out of gas for the welder and then dropped onto the Drivers Rear floor pan with only small repair panels needed

Used my sand blaster on some awkward areas in the drivers side footwell and seat runners then treated with hydrate 80 and zinc primer, taken the spare wheel well out to clean up and repair easier. Both inner sill fronts were replaced with some chassis leg panels I had at work so nice and sturdy.

Been busy! Looks like good progress  

I've been repairing and treating my tailgate during some breaks at work bit by bit

Found some old images on my phone, scary to think how little decent metal was left on some of the key strength areas of the car

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Chassis repair pieces for under the passenger side floor

I stripped the primer back which I put on after having the bottom of the shell sandblasted a year ago and applied hydrate 80 rust prohibiter and a coat of primer 

Repair panel to make up for the bulk head 

Good work, looking like a steady process. Keep it up   ! Loving the before pics, I think I'd have walked away from it!
Just out of interest, what repair panels did you use for the inner sills, what outer sills do you plan to use and what rear arches do you plan to use?

Saulty said

Good work, looking like a steady process. Keep it up   ! Loving the before pics, I think I'd have walked away from it!
Just out of interest, what repair panels did you use for the inner sills, what outer sills do you plan to use and what rear arches do you plan to use?

I took the panels I used for the inner sills from a job at work which was getting two chassis legs and these were left over ideal for what I wanted they were similar looking to the originals and were thick steel so cut them to size and dropped in.  The panels I bought from eBay when they were on a good deal, for sills, inner and outer arches they are klockenheim if I remember right but anyway the reason I bought them is because the sills have the pressings in them for the trims and looked good quality and so far haven't disappointed been straight forward to fit

Managed to get a cut from a decent donor car for the inner scuttle panel as mine was shot, so stripped it back and coated with hydrate 80 and primer then trial fitted it with the new scuttle and front end panels.

The little triangle piece of steel is from the back of the chassis leg which I think is where the washer bottle or something similar sits and the water had rot it away over time

Colley27 said

Saulty said

Good work, looking like a steady process. Keep it up   ! Loving the before pics, I think I'd have walked away from it!
Just out of interest, what repair panels did you use for the inner sills, what outer sills do you plan to use and what rear arches do you plan to use?

I took the panels I used for the inner sills from a job at work which was getting two chassis legs and these were left over ideal for what I wanted they were similar looking to the originals and were thick steel so cut them to size and dropped in.  The panels I bought from eBay when they were on a good deal, for sills, inner and outer arches they are klockenheim if I remember right but anyway the reason I bought them is because the sills have the pressings in them for the trims and looked good quality and so far haven't disappointed been straight forward to fit

Thanks mate, I think I remember a post on here about those panels. Was the make Klockerholm?
It looks like you've been busy again, it's gonna be worth it in the end.