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If the car is rusty enough to warrant taking it apart and putting it on a jig, then everything's gonna be rusty and a nightmare to get off.
Been there, done that, used all the swear words you did
The mantra of 'it'll be worth it when it's done' must be repeated
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The bracket it attaches to and the clips that hold the lines that go to it rust like hell. Make sure you know which line goes where. If you get it wrong when putting it back together then no fuel flows and you'll be scratching your head for ages trying to get the engine to run again.
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Got some parts going to the powdercoaters at the weekend. Fuel tank, rear beam and loads of little brackets and bits.
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Getting rid is the best plan .
Loving the build thread so please keep going and update on your progress, it can be a slog some days but it will all be worth it in the end.
1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Thanks very much for the kind words. I've been promising to do this for over a decade and for one reason or another just haven't got round to it. I'm determined to get it finished and back up to it's former glory.
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Interested to see how this comes on - you'll probably finish before me. Keep at it!
J
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Looking for some advice as well, I'm getting new suspension, new discs and pads, new driveshafts, new everything, should I re-use the front hub carriers or try and get some new ones? I'll obviously refurb the existing if I do keep them but if I'm getting new everything else Should i just go the distance and get everything? Thoughts please?
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To be honest, if you got them blasted and painted up then they'd look like new anyway. They are just big lumps of iron.
Can you get new ones?!
I like the sneaking out of being teacher. I'm doing that all the time!
J
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Great work, keep it up!
My opinion (for what it's worth) on the bodywork, keep the rain tray.
Only remove the paint where there's rust - the reason these cars have survived as well as they have is the phosphating/zinc coating/e-coating done at manufacture, and nothing we can do is anywhere near as good for corrosion protection.
Don't make the common mistake of sanding everything to bare metal - waste of time and detrimental to the car.
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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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