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Full restoration...

Hi,

Introducing myself to the forum only today after 10 years of ownership with the MK1. :ninja:I want to document as much as I can on this thread and hopefully get some good advice along the way.

Heres the car prior to breakdown.

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Luke

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Hi Luke Welcome!

Great to see another Irish mk1 on the forum. 

Look forward to your updates. 

Cheers Hugh.

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Some photos of the breakdown. My mate Mo offered a lot of help in return for plenty of fags and tea  :thumbs: 20161120_142225.jpg

Was a long two days but got there

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Shughy said

Hi Luke Welcome!

Great to see another Irish mk1 on the forum.

Look forward to your updates.
Hows the form Hugh! Remember speaking to you briefly at the Terenure show, trying to get this one as clean as yours haha  :thumbs:

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All good Luke… Yes I remember we chatted at terenure. 

Your in good hands so - looks like that didn't take to long. What's your plans again for the GTI? I guess you won't be completed before our September meet in Naas for our Wicklow tour 2017. Welcome to pop out and get some inspiration though. Should have in excess of 20 mk1's again. 

Cheers Hugh.

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 Car is being sent to a local blasting shop today to get brought back to bare metal in preparation for paint.

In the meantime I'm rebuilding a few parts.

Got a sandblasting cabinet and 25kg of glass bead media. Should be fine enough not to damage aluminium parts but coarse enough to get through rust on steel. Seems to be working well so far…

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I've also invested in a zinc plating kit to restore some of the parts original chromate finish. Currently using blue and yellow chromate, need to get a black chromate for some of the engine parts.
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Oh wow bling bling - should look the business when complete. Your off to a great start. The problem I found when doing mine… the detailing - it never stops. Enjoy.  :cool:

Cheers Hugh.

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Shughy said

All good Luke… Yes I remember we chatted at terenure. 

Your in good hands so - looks like that didn't take to long. What's your plans again for the GTI? I guess you won't be completed before our September meet in Naas for our Wicklow tour 2017. Welcome to pop out and get some inspiration though. Should have in excess of 20 mk1's again. 

Would love to have it ready for then, but its unrealistic! Maybe the following year it'll be ready enough to drive.

Plan is to restore as close to OEM as possible while still upgrading a few items such as suspension, wheels, exhaust etc.

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Watching with interest, looks great so far.  :thumbs:

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 :o

 :wub:

 :thumbs:

Ian

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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

Block and head has been sent to the machining shop to get the once over.

New rings, bearings, honing, valves etc

Car has been delivered to the sand blasters. I'm waiting for the blaster to remove axles and place the shell on a rotisserie. I'll work on them as soon axles/brakes when he's done that

For now it's a matter of cleaning, plating and curing the parts I've off the car

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Wow, some beautiful looking work so far. :thumbs:

Maurice


'84 GTI Cabriolet (undergoing rework and upgrades)
'83 T25 Caravelle (Daily Driver)
'95 T25 Caravelle/Camper (SA import, awaiting re-commissioning)
'96 Toyota Hilux Surf (Daily Driver)
'73 Beetle Based Trike (project)

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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

Good work , what part Dublin you living?


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Re: 1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

gafo said

Good work , what part Dublin you living?


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In clonsilla, are you local yourself?

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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

From church town living in shankill now,


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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

My cars black also


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LaluOC said

In clonsilla,……..

Thought the houses in the pics looked familiar, portersgate by any chance? I'm in Hartstown.

Maurice


'84 GTI Cabriolet (undergoing rework and upgrades)
'83 T25 Caravelle (Daily Driver)
'95 T25 Caravelle/Camper (SA import, awaiting re-commissioning)
'96 Toyota Hilux Surf (Daily Driver)
'73 Beetle Based Trike (project)

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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

Thats right! Jesus you're right beside me then and I've never seen your car.

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1981 GTI Irish Rebuild

Got the engine back from the engine builders today. Body is only finished blasting now. So will focus on the engine and axles for now. Ordering some kw coilovers also

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Spotted the Autocavan brake linkage, is this a std mk1 or a Gti Engineering one by any chance ?
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