The money pit build 2! Full ground up build.

Stage 2 of 4 completed.

A couple more stage 2 photos

     

Cars now ready for collection.

I went and collected the shell yesterday, mint sunshine setting off and while loading trailer. Half way back and it poured it down, stopped and threw a cover over it, then that ripped off on motorway.

Finally got home and the sun broke out 😪

I put the rear beam, front arms and wheels on whilst on the trailer so I could unload easier.

Ok the results!!!!!

It's worse than expected which gave me a night of "WTH" am I taking on. So here's a quick run down of what I'll replace and it's not because of rot it's more getting rid of bad repairs.

Full floor from bulkhead to back seats both sides, full back boot floor in sparewheel sections, full back from bottom to above lights, both rear 1/4's inside, inner arch on passenger side rear, full inner and outer with shocker tower on drivers rear 1/4, outer cills are a maybe, convert from lhd to rhd inside car, both front chassis legs, two front wings, bonnet and front panel.

Here's a few photos of some of the repairs.

 

Well can see the crud on car now… wonder why people dont flatten weld repairs.  Unless they realised would be hidden by carpets and underseal.  A lot of the previous build was do in Poland. where it did  have bucket seats(sparko)

There seems to be a lot of holes in the boot, perhaps they was drilled to let the water out….

Now you can see what's been done badly before you can move forward and get a solid car which if done right should last many more years.  

Kenneth Cartwright said

Well can see the crud on car now… wonder why people dont flatten weld repairs.  Unless they realised would be hidden by carpets and underseal.  A lot of the previous build was do in Poland. where it did  have bucket seats(sparko)

Just some all our rubbish repairs done tbh mate but it is 39 years old.

I also don't understand why they don't grind them flat and all I can think is the reason you give 🤷🏼‍♂️

mark1gls said

There seems to be a lot of holes in the boot, perhaps they was drilled to let the water out….

Now you can see what's been done badly before you can move forward and get a solid car which if done right should last many more years.  

Thanks for posting mate i was beginning to feel like it's was a pointless build thread.

The holes at the back passenger side of the boot was for all for the battery.

I wanted to really see all this but i was hoping it might have had less repairs.

I hope with the effort I'll be putting in it will last another 40 years.

One other thing I noticed is I don't have the outside mount points for the rear bumper any more as they have been welded over.

I need to decide if having s1 bumpers on a s2 really bothers my off not 🤷🏼‍♂️

Looking through all the images on my phone 90% are s2 with s1 bumpers and no wheel arches so I must like the look.

I though I might as well sit it on the banded steels to push around seen as they are no good for actually driving on 😪

Looks like you have your work cut out (Excuse the pun) Looking forward to following this … Don't give up. Keep your eyes on the prize!

blans said

Looks like you have your work cut out (Excuse the pun) Looking forward to following this … Don't give up. Keep your eyes on the prize!

Thanks for looking and commenting on the build.

Yes there not going to be much left of the original car, infect the wife said wouldn't it be easier to build ones from new panels v's what your going to do 😋

I've set the completion date for jan 2022 in my mind but summer of that year will do.

A couple more colours I like.

I've made an order for the front end panels so the car can go away for jigging when I get them, then I need to have made a decision on the colour so I can paint the engine bay 🙈

One for the purists 🙈

I've seen some wheels I like but need to look into fitment without plastic arches on 🤷🏼‍♂️

15 x 8 with 25et.

I didn't want to put plastic arch extension on as I'll be running s1 bumpers on my s2. Something I said I'd never do.

Your car your choices but ive never understood cutting the scuttle out.. (unless its to weld a different one in)

So I've nearly got all my panels now for the start of the welding rebuild!!!

Two new front wings
Genuine bonnet
Brand new complete front end section
Two genuine chassis legs
Two rear 1/4's (the full extensions ones)
Genuine back section including tail lights.

Still to order

Two doors
Both front floor panels
Rear boot floor
Probably put sill sections on too.

Roofs good only got one small dint 😬

I've now sold the Audi TT 225 which was going to be use for the doner engine and awd system.

I ended up running the tt for a couple of months and it was too good to break.

So I need to put my attention on getting the shell finished hen decided on the next stages.

Still not decided on colour but thinking a pastel colour nothing too bling.

magnolia silk lol