start of mk1 resto NEW PICS

hi all just started restoring my mk 1 so i will show some pic or at least try hear i go                                                                                                 

mmm that looks nasty, shoudlnt be too bad to repair as long as you can find a repair peice of metal. Good luck in the resto mate, im almost finsihed with mine and its been a steep uphill struggle but worth it

I can see u dont have a garage to work in either like me lol, my advice for a resto would be plan out EXACTLY what u want, cost the whole lot, go thru every nut and bolt that may need replacing, and once uve worked it all out, add a bit more, say 15%, cos it will add up in unforseen costs

If you do this before u cud save urself the headache problems i suffered from

I alos reccomend buying all ur stuff in one big go i.e. the odd aresol here and there go and buy it all from a paint factors, buy parts form motor factors etc etc

Postage and buying from main stores lke halfords has to be the biggest area i could have cut cost on with my car

If you have it all planned out then you can order it in one go and save literally hundreds

BTW i absolutely love that colour, i think you should keep the paint, it looks awesome when its nice and unfaded like in the engine bay there

What are ur plans for it?

any most of all good luck

look forward to see this project come along, some nice rust on the inner wing there :roll:
do you have a garage or are you doing all the work on the street? i would be scared of little sh*ts nicking all my nice new bits when it starts coming together??? :?

hi all i do have a garage but my gti is in thear bought the gti but the shell is rotton a lot more so i got a mk1 driver for the shell the shell is very good inside my plan 4 the paint is passat gray

nasty bit of rust in the inner wings - make sure you get rid of it all!

i like the colour too - i hate grey

shame about the inners mate good luck with the build